Garfield County, Oklahoma Obituary Collection

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EDWIN GEORGE DUNCAN
Edwin George Duncan, 92, and long-time resident of South Padre Island and Harlingen, Texas, passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 in San An-tonio, TX after a long illness, surrounded by his family.
Born in Garfield County, OK on Aug. 28, 1915. His parents, Robert E. Lee Duncan and Ula Lena Catlett Duncan raised Ed on his family’s homestead farm with four older brothers and two younger brothers.
Ed was a graduate of Garber High School in 1931 and Oklahoma A&M; in 1935 with a BS in vocational agriculture. While teaching high school in the Texas Panhandle, he learned to fly, fulfilling a childhood dream. He then became a county agricultural agent while he logged flight hours to qualify as a flight instructor for the Army at Fort Sill, OK. His 32-year career with Braniff Airways began in 1943 when pilots were recruited by the commercial airlines to fulfill contracts with the Defense Department.
He met the love of his life in 1944, Betty Jo Hendrix, a flight attendant for Braniff. They married in Drumright, OK in February 1945 and began their 59-year marriage in Dallas, TX. Their daughter, Diann, was born in Dallas a year and a half before Ed and his family transferred to a new flight base in Lima, Peru, for three years. He described many of his South American adventures in a book he wrote in 1999, and described his true pioneering spirit in the early days of the airline industry. He would later fly Boeing 707s to Europe, South America, Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Vietnam. His interest in exercise and a healthy fresh diet factored into his robust health when he retired from Braniff at age 60 in 1975. He then channeled his energy into nutritional consultations and building a business in Rio Grande Valley “Air Ports,” (coin-operated, compressed air machines at convenience stores), that continues today.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, and is survived by his daughter, Diann Duncan of San Antonio; grandchildren, Natalie St. John (and husband Rich) of La Feria and Clint Poulter (and wife Keri Golightly) of San Antonio; great-grandchildren, Jason, Chesney, Christopher, Bryce, Kaslyn St. John and Allison Poulter; and brother, Robert E. Lee Duncan Jr. of Winfield, KS.
A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at The Chapel By The Sea on South Padre Island.

WILLIAM ‘BILL’ L. MORROW
The funeral for William “Bill” Lewis Morrow, 71, of Enid, will be 1:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Cha-pel with Rev. Steven Meier officiating. A graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Colony Cemetery, Colony, Kan.
He was born to Frank and Velma Mae (Lewis) Morrow on Sept. 28, 1936 on the family farm near Burlington, KS and lost his fight with cancer on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 in Enid.
Bill grew up in LeRoy, KS. On March 5, 1960, he married Nancy H. Kettle in Colony, KS where they made their home. He was a salesman for a chemical company for many years and moved his family to the Enid area in 1974. He started B&M; Construction in 1991, selling the business and retiring in 2006. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in LeRoy, KS for 49 years and was a member of the Scottish Rite in Guthrie. Bill was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He had a talent for fixing almost anything.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy of the home; two daughters, Sherri Craig Quigley of Midland, TX, and Lori Morrow of Enid; four grandchildren, Stephanie Pinkerton and husband Ben of Stillwater, Levi Craig of Alberta, Ontario, Travis Craig of Balmorhea, TX, and William Morrow of Enid; two great-granddaughters, Peyton and Riley Pinkerton; one brother, Frank Morrow and wife Judy of Haysville, KS; brother-in-law Charles Kettle and wife Norma of Topeka, KS; and family friend James Hicks of Drummond.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to O.M.R.F., cancer division.
Condolences may be made online at www.andersonburris.com.

HAZEL ‘JEAN’ DOWNING
Hazel “Jean” Downing, 82, departed this life Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, at Emporia Ave. Church of Christ, 1144 S. Emporia, Wichita, KS. Graveside services are at 3 p.m. Thursday in Byron-Amorita Cemetery, Byron, OK.
Jean was born Sept. 22, 1925, on a farm near Byron, OK to John and Mabel Sluder Cutright. She graduated from Byron High School in 1944 and married her high school sweetheart, Clarence Vernon Downing on March 25, 1944.
She was a seamstress, enjoyed doing for others, but her greatest joy was her family. She was a long-time active member of Emporia Ave. Church of Christ.
Surviving are her husband, Vernon; daughters, Trudy Hall of Ponca City, OK, and Judy Downing of Wichita; grandsons, Jeff Hall of Collinsville, OK and Jammie (Vickie) Hall of West Des Moines, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Jason, Brandon, Emily and Nathan; one sister, Margaret Seibel of Wichita; sisters-in-law, Ruby Nell Cutright of Cherokee, OK and Dorine Cutright of Byron; and numerous relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Walt, Warren and Joe.
She leaves a legacy of love, joy and integrity.
Memorial established with Emporia Ave. Church of Christ. Services by Broadway Mortuary, Wichita, KS.

TEDDY E. PETTY
A graveside service for Teddy E. Petty, 71, of Ponca City, will be 10 a.m. today in Odd Fel-lows Ceme-tery. Mike Sweetman will officiate. Ar-rangements are by Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, Ponca City.
He was born July 4, 1936, in Ponca City to Ted Owen and Lerose Sherbon Petty and died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at Willow Haven Nursing Home, Tonkawa.
He attended Lincoln Elementary and East Junior High schools and graduated from Ponca City High School.
He attended First Church of God of Ponca City.
He was a carpenter and was on the board of directors of Carpenters Union in Calif-ornia.
Surviving are one son, Rick Petty of Ponca City; one daughter, Janie Groves of Las Vegas; one brother, Gary Petty of Ponca City; one sister, Darlene Kay Petty Staf-ford of Enid; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, 1904 N. Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK 74601.

N.R. ‘CORK’ EASLEY JR.
The funeral for N.R. “Cork” Easley Jr., 78, will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Emman-uel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Me-morial Park Cemetery. Arrange-ments are by Ander-son-Burris Funeral Home. Visitation is at the funeral home.
He was born Aug. 19, 1929, in Ravia to Noah R. Sr. and Ollie Hurst Easley and died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007.
He was a graduate of Ravia High School and later attended Murray College in Tishomingo.
He married Virginia Lee “Edith” Smallwood Sept. 10, 1949, in Tishomingo, where they made their home before moving to Sherman, Texas; Sulphur; and Enid.
She died Feb. 6, 2006.
He worked in Grand Prairie, Texas, and for Dolese in Big Canyon.
He worked for Continental Bakery in Sulphur and earned the position of regional supervisor.
They owned Sulphur Ho-tel before moving to Enid, where he began working for Champlin Refinery.
He later owned Trail Mo-tel and Lazy H Motel, both in Enid.
He later married Venus Prather Watkins March 20, 2007.
They attended Emmanuel Baptist Church.
He also was a member of First Baptist Church in Tishomingo and Sulphur Masonic Lodge and was active in Gideon’s.
Surviving are his wife, Venus of the home; two sons, Doug and Roy Easley, both of Enid; one daughter, Barbara Ryan of Pond Creek; three stepdaughters, Gayle Leader of Seminole and Stephanie Wilson and Dana Foster, both of Enid; one sister, Carolyn Mower of Ravia; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
In addition to his first wife, Edith, he was preceded in death by one sister.

JOSEPH WESLEY KARBAN
A memorial service for Joseph Wesley Karban, 78, of Havertown, Pa., formerly of Waukomis, will be 3:30 p.m. Monday at Arlington Ceme-tery, Drexel Hill, Pa. Ar-rangements are by Auer Memorial Home, Hamsburg, Pa.
He was born Dec. 6, 1928, in Waukomis, to Richard and Mary Karban and died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007.
He graduated from Pioneer High School in 1946. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M; College with a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering. He served in the Army during the Korean War with tours of duty in France and Italy. He worked with Soil Conservation Service, as-signed to the western Oklaho-ma area, and later worked as an engineer with National Park Service along the eastern coastal areas, including the Everglades in Florida; Cape Hatteras, N.C.; Washington, D.C.; and Philadelphia.
Surviving are two sons, Sterling Phipps and Brian Phipps, both of the Philadel-phia area; six sisters, Anna Frances White of Bristow, Rosemary Moore of Tulsa, Martha Randolph of Marsing, Idaho, Viola Dietrich of Scottsdale, Ariz, Helen Smith of Waukomis, and Kay Turner of Las Cruces, N.M.

MAUDIE MARIE WILLIAMS
A graveside service for Maudie Marie Williams, 60, will be 10:30 a.m. today in Kingfisher Cemetery. The Rev. Leon Seaton will officiate. Arrangements are by Sanders Funeral Service Inc., Kingfisher.
She was born Aug. 23, 1947, in Kingfisher to Mart and Ethel “Terry” Jeter and died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at a Fort Smith, Ark., hospital.
She lived in Kingfisher for many years and married Riley Williams in December 1962.
Surviving are her children, Terry Williams of Alix, Ark., Pamela Rofkahr of Ozark, Ark., and Tina Thorpe of Chickasha; three brothers, Ernest Jeter of Brownsville, Texas, and Earl and Ronald Jeter, both of Kingfisher; two sisters, Thelma Truitt of Woodland, Calif., and Ada Jeter of Oklahoma City; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Riley.
Memorials may be made to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for cancer research.

MICHAEL ‘RICHARD’ COHLMIA
A graveside service for Michael Richard Cohlmia, 65, will be 1 p.m. today in Memorial Park Ceme-tery. Pastor Leon Akers will officiate. Ar-rangements are by Yan-da & Son Funeral Home, Yu-kon.
He was born Jan. 16, 1942, in Enid to Edward and Helen Ann Jabara Cohlmia and died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at his home in Oklahoma City.
He married Judy Simpson in May 1968.
He served in the Navy and was an oil consultant for D.L. Goins and Associates.
He moved to Bethany in 1983 and opened Judy’s Antiques.
Surviving are his wife, Judy of the home; one daughter, Tiffany Hutchison of Okla-homa City; two sons, Jeff Lochner of Oklahoma City and Bill Lochner of Norman; one sister, Rose Cohlmia of Enid; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.

HELEN BARRACKMAN
The funeral for Helen Barrackman, 87, will be 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, Kingfish-er. The Rev. Michael Strange will officiate. Burial will be in Kingfisher Cemetery. Ar-rangements are by Sanders Funeral Service Inc., King-fisher.
She was born May 14, 1920, in Kingfisher to Her-man and Joy Ruth Leonhardt Baker and died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at Kingfisher Regional Hospital.
She lived most of her life in the Kingfisher area.
She married Mike Bar-rackman May 14, 1965, in Miami, Okla.
Surviving are two daughters, Joan Karns of Tulsa and Ruth Werner of Kansas City, Mo.; one stepson, Mike Barrackman of Kingfisher; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, two brothers and one sister.

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