Obituaries in Pawnee, Oklahoma

Aug 12, 2017

Darrell Gambill, 92, passed away on Saturday August 12, 2017 at Southern Oaks Care Center with family by his side. He was born July 15, 1925 in Pawnee, Ok to Earl and Laura Gambill. He was the oldest of four brothers and two sisters. He grew up in Pawnee where he attended and graduated from Pawnee High School. Darrell entered...

Aug 6, 2017

Lou Ann (Norris) Jensen of Tulsa, Okla. and Pawnee, Okla. was born on July 3, 1948 to Cecil “Whitey” and Avis Norris. Lou Ann grew up on her family’s cattle ranch in Pawnee and graduated from Pawnee High School in 1966. She met Rodney “Rod” Jensen in Ponca City, Okla. while they were both working for Conoco, and they were...

Aug 6, 2017

Jeanne L. Gonzales McLendon was born January 4, 1932, in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Irena Knifechief Gonzales and Manuel Gonzales. She passed from this life on Sunday, August 6, 2017, in Edmond, Oklahoma having reached the age of 85 years, 7 months and 2 days. She attended Pawnee Indian Boarding School and graduated from Haskell Indian School. As she raised her...

Aug 3, 2017

J.L. Brien, a longtime resident of the Masham Community, northwest of Pawnee went to be with the Lord on August 3, 2017. J.L. was born on a very hot August 5th day in 1936 to Paul Wilson Brien and Lula Viola Guinn Brien. Paul and Lula were lifetime residents of the Masham Community where they raised their five children, J.L....

Jul 26, 2017

Roy Clinton Conner Jr. passed away July 26, 2017 in his home Ralston, Oklahoma at the age of 51 years 3 months and 19 days. Clinton was born April 7, 1966 in Chowchilla, California to Roy Clinton Conner Sr. and Linda Robison Conner. Clinton was born and raised in Chowchilla, California. He enjoyed camping, fishing and golfing. Clinton also enjoyed...

Jul 21, 2017

Jul 15, 2017

Ruth Zelene Transue, aged 71, passed away peacefully at her home in Cushing, OK. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers of family, friends, and many supporters carried her through the tough journey she had in the past five years. GOD has called her home on July 15, 2017.Zelene was born January 15,...

Jul 14, 2017

Geneva Angeline (Pendergraft) Beaver passed away July 14, 2017 with her loving family by her side at the family farm. Geneva was born January 24th 1921 in Prue Oklahoma she was the daughter of John and Emma (Branum) Pendergraft of Maramec Oklahoma. Geneva married Kenneth Claude Beaver of Hallett, Oklahoma Feb. 1, 1939. and they establish their home in Hallett...

Jul 11, 2017

Alwilda (Trussell) Laird passed away from this life on July 11, 2017 at the age of 99 years, 10 months and 11 days. Alwilda (Trussell) Laird was born August 28, 1917 in a copper mining camp near Globe, Arizona. Later the family moved back to Pawnee County and lived in the Watchorn community. She attended grade school at the Skedee...

Jul 9, 2017

Jul 1, 2017

Freddie L. Moses Alexander was November 13, 1948 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Marie Steward Alexander-Abington and Johnny W. Alexander passed away July 1st, 2017 at the age of 68 years and 4 months. Fred attended the Pawnee School system before Graduating from Pawnee High School in 1968. He was drafted into the United States Army, then he joined the National...

Jun 30, 2017

Beatrice Raye (Eaves) Suneagle was born January 13, 1943 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, to William Taft Eaves and Rachel Crow Chief Eaves. She was the 5th born child of 11 children, having 2 sisters and 7 brothers. Bea was a life long resident of Pawnee. As a young girl, Bea attended Pawnee Indian Boarding School (Gravy U). She graduated high school...

Jun 25, 2017

Bertha Jane Woods, age 71, passed from this life on Sunday, June 25th, 2017 in Stillwater, OK, surrounded by her loving husband and immediate family. She was born on March 23rd, 1946 in Shidler, OK to Francis and Juanita (Riley) Eaton. She grew up on a dairy farm near Grainola, OK and graduated from Shidler High School in 1964. On...

Jun 23, 2017

William Keeton Johnson Sr. (AKA Scooter or Skizzie) was born March 4, 1951 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Joseph C. Johnson and Ruth Ella Callaway Johnson Bell. He passed from his life on Friday, June 23, 2017 at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma having reached the age of 66 years, 3 months, and 19 days. He graduated from Pawnee Public...

Jun 20, 2017

James Charles Pratt, better known to his friends and family as Charlie of Pawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 56 years. Leaving behind of the home his wife Sharlene and his little buddy Smoke. Charlie was born September 25, 1960, in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He was the son of Willard...

Jun 18, 2017

Betty Delores Gripe, a longtime resident of Maramec, Oklahoma, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Southern Oaks Care Center in Pawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years. Betty was born on October 20, 1930, in Maramec. She was the daughter of Amos Eli and Harriet "Hallie" Addline (Longgrear) Ellis. Betty began her education and completed her studies in Maramec....

Jun 14, 2017

Kenneth Roberts of Pawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 84 years. Kenneth was born December 4, 1932, in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He was the son of Rush, Jr. and Sally Spotted Horsechief. He grew up in Pawnee attending the Pawnee Indian School. He also attended school at Haskell Indian Nations University...

Jun 10, 2017

Hershall Earnest Lemaster was born on June 28,1923 to Miles Everett Lemaster and Delia Ann Spears Lemaster in Stigler, Ok. The family moved to Blackburn, Okla. By wagon in 1928. Hershall married Neoma Keeton on January 11,1943 and they were blessed with three children, Dale Leon Lemaster, Rosetta Faye Lemaster, and Hershall Dewayne Lemaster. Hershall joined the United States Air...

Jun 10, 2017

John Gregory Schulze passed from this life suddenly on the morning of June 10, 2017 at his home in Pawnee. John was born on December 18, 1963 to Dr. Milton Chester and Viola Ruth (Radke) Schulze in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Ok and a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod....

Jun 10, 2017

Judy Rae Akers, age 78, passed away on June 10, 2017 in Pawnee, Oklahoma surrounded by her family. She was born on November 4, 1938 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Durward and Alta Harris. Judy graduated from Fairfax High School in 1956 and before that she attended schools in Mount Carmel, and Robinson, Illinois. She received an Associate degree in Business...