Local Obituaries for Norman, Oklahoma.

Jul 28, 2021

The world lost a beloved wife and mother on July 28, 2021. “Willis”, as most people called her, was born on August 7, 1933 to James P. and Annabelle (Collins) Grainger in Horry County, South Carolina. She grew up on a farm and even though there was much hard work to be done, she still had so many wonderful memories...

Jul 27, 2021

Foy Edwin Cox, 71, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Foy was born December 5, 1949 in Norman, OK to Foy Cox and Lula Naomi (Hunt) Cox. He graduated from Norman High School in 1968. Foy then joined the United States Air Force from 1968-1971. From 1971-1974 he was in the United States Air Force Reserve....

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Jul 12, 2021

Gene Brown passed away on July 12th, 2021, at the age of 85. He will be greatly missed by his large family, his church family, and many friends. Verrol “Gene” Brown was born in Stroud, Oklahoma where he spent the early years of his life on the family farm. In 1940, with the depression lingering in rural Oklahoma, his family...

Jul 9, 2021

Connie Stapleton was born August 12, 1941 to Roy Knoettgen and Gertrude (Smith) Knoettgen. She passed unexpectedly and walked through the gates of Heaven to meet Jesus face to face on July 9, 2021. She married Delwin Stapleton in 1958 in Sublette, Kansas. Connie’s career was in customer service and much of her time was spent in various positions at...

Jul 5, 2021

Candace Howard was born on December 15th, 1947 to Quenton McConnell and Lydia Grant. She passed peacefully and gently at home on July 5th, 2021. Survivors include her only child, Dana Davis and her husband Robert Davis; three grandkids, Robert and his wife Alexis, Meredith, and Caroline Davis; sisters, Anna Russell and Lisa Lizarrago; brothers, Kenny George and Terry Billiman....

Jul 4, 2021

James Stoldt, 64, of Moore, OK, passed away on July 4, 2021. A Memorial Service will be on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Redeemer Church, Norman, OK, officiated by the Rev. Andy McDonald, pastor of Redeemer Church. James was born on August 10, 1956 in Atlanta Georgia. He attended Corn Bible Academy, in Corn, OK, graduating in...

Jul 3, 2021

Linus P Chism, 92, of Norman passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021. He was born May 2, 1929 in Oklahoma City, OK to Linus Parker Chism and Katherine Richuber Chism. He attended Capitol Hill HS and at the age of 15, joined the U.S.M.C. Reserve. Shortly thereafter, his reserve unit was activated and called into service during the Korean Conflict....

Jul 1, 2021

Karen Sue Searcy, of Oklahoma City passed away Thursday, July 1st, 2021 in her home, surrounded by family and friends, at the age of 58. She was born July 4, 1962 in Oklahoma City, OK to Delbert Mize and Patsy (McCalip) Mize. She attended Noble public schools until 1978 when she married the love of her life, Kenneth, who she...

Jun 28, 2021

Mary Lou went home to be reunited with her husband Richard Peltier on June 28, 2021. Born February 1, 1937 in Norman, Oklahoma to Clyde and Marie Kirk. She was a graduate of Norman High School and Oklahoma University, where she received her Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She married her husband Richard on November 18, 1955 in...

Jun 27, 2021

Daniel Allen Cottom was born on June 5, 1953 in Texas where he developed his lifelong preference for warm weather and snowless winters. His parents, Donald Owen and Zoya Teresa (Zingale) Cottom, didn’t take this preference into account as they moved him and his siblings about the Midwest and Northeast states, ending their tour in Wisconsin where Dan entered high...

Jun 25, 2021

Audrey Elisabeth Dragg, our precious Mom, Nana, Super Nana and Aunt, passed away peacefully and in her own home on Friday, June 25, 2021, at the age of 97. Audrey was born on May 25, 1924, in Dorchester, Massachusetts to Etta Flora Bevan (Torrey) and James Raymond Bevan. She spent many childhood summers at the family home in Deer Isle,...

Jun 10, 2021

Carla Jo Sarisky was born February 23, 1948 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to Robert Elwood Clay and Helen May (Curtis) Clay. After a courageous battle with cancer, on June 10, 2021, she passed away in her home in Norman, Oklahoma. After graduating from Kenmore High School in Akron, Ohio she began working for Gates and later Marsh McLennan insurance agencies....

Jun 7, 2021

Jun 5, 2021

On Saturday, June 5, 2021, Julie Goegel, loving mother of three, passed away at the age of 63. Julie was born on May 23, 1958 on the Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, Libya to Rolf and Anne Goegel. She grew up in Duncanville, TX and then moved to Norman, OK where she raised her one daughter, Liz, and two sons,...

Jun 4, 2021

Bobbie Jo McHughes of Norman, Oklahoma passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 in Oklahoma City at the age of 91. Bobbie was born February 9, 1930 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to D and Eva (Graham) DeArman. The family moved to Norman in 1935. She graduated from Norman High School in 1947, attended Oklahoma University and graduated from Hill’s Business College....

May 28, 2021

Randy Lewis Brown was born on January 6, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri to Wiley Lewis Brown and Celia May (Toney) Brown. He passed away on May 28, 2021, in Norman, OK. After graduation from Norman High, Randy attended college at the University of Oklahoma where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1977. In 1979, he opened...

May 27, 2021

Patricia Ann Rieger, 84, died May 27, 2021 in Norman after a brief illness. She was born July 21, 1936 to Dr. Joseph A. Rieger and Rose Pauline Eischeid Rieger. She was graduated from St. Joseph High School and soon joined the Sisters of Divine Providence in San Antonio, Texas, where her older sister was already a Catholic nun. She...

May 22, 2021

Jay Dee Cunningham was born November 4, 1924 in Eureka Springs, AR to Basil Glen Cunningham and Alta Vesta (Weems) Cunningham. He passed away on May 22, 2021 in Norman, OK. He proudly served his country for the United States Army from June 1943 to January 1946. Jay served in the India-Burma Theatre. A few of his hobbies were woodworking,...