Local Obituaries for Norman, Oklahoma.

Mar 26, 2020

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Edgar E. (Eddie) Wiseman passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Norman after a long battle with lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis. Eddie was born November 18, 1939, in Maywood, MO, to James and Wilhelmina (Graham) Wiseman, and grew up in El Paso, Texas. He earned his BA in Business at Texas Western (now UTEP)...

Mar 23, 2020

James F. Odell of Norman, Oklahoma was born to Albert Sidney and Johanna Francis (Anderson) Odell on September 23, 1928 in Brentwood, Arkansas. He passed on March 23, 2020 at the age of 91. James may have been born in Arkansas, but he was raised in Oklahoma, as he liked to say. James joined the United States Army shortly after...

Mar 21, 2020

Anya Harper Salazar was born on September 17, 2012 to Diana and Luke Salazar. She joined the Lord in heaven on March 21, 2020. She picked up her love of music from her parents. She loved Christmas music so much that she taught herself to play Joy to the World on her piano. She also took guitar lessons with her...

Mar 20, 2020

Our dear Mother/Grandmother Margaret Chandler passed away 3/20/20 after a brief illness. Margaret was born to Susie and Jim Doherty on 9/25/34. Her birth was considered miraculous at the time, as Susie and Jim were told that they would never have children, and then in her mid-forties, Susie had Margaret. It was almost unheard of for a woman well into...

Mar 20, 2020

Dawcett Middleton, 68, of Norman passed away on Friday, March 20,2020. The family has chosen a private family burial with a celebration of life memorial service at a later date.

Mar 11, 2020

Alta Jane Waldrop was born on February 13,1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. Her father, Alfred Nelson Quick and mother, Maude Muller Reeves Quick moved Jane and her siblings to Oklahoma City when she was very young. Jane grew up on the southside of Oklahoma City and attended Grant High School. She loved her family and she is survived by daughter...

Mar 8, 2020

Joanna Burns Compton, 88, was born on May 8, 1931 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Edra & Jay Crisp. She passed away in Norman on March 8, 2020. Joanna has been a resident of Norman since 1976. She taught for the Norman Public School system for 27 years. She also volunteered for the Norman Regional Hospital for 22 years. Joanna loved...

Feb 28, 2020

Constance Elaine “Connie” Jensen, age 69, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, February 28, 2020, in Norman, OK. Connie was born on February 16,1951 in Clinton, OK to Gerald and Carlene (Elliott) Gravlee. She attended Chattanooga Public Schools in southwest Oklahoma and was active in basketball, cheerleading, track, volleyball, and was the 1969 Chattanooga Rodeo Queen. Connie...

Feb 22, 2020

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Feb 13, 2020

Walker Daniel Pitchlynn, beloved son of Joyce and Gary Pitchlynn, proud Chickasaw and Eagle Scout, walked on to be with his Creator on February 13 at 10:10am. He was an innocent victim of a robbery attempt by an 18 year old with a gun. Born as Daniel Isaac John on December 25, 1999 to Angela John, a single mother who...

Feb 11, 2020

Carol Tweed Claflin of Tulsa, Oklahoma joined her Lord and Savior in heaven on February 11, 2020 at the age of 73. Carol was born on January 27, 1947 in Knox City, TX to lifelong educators and faithful Christian parents, George Washington and Abigail (Gail) Reynolds Tweed. The family moved to California shortly after Carol’s birth. This is where she...

Feb 3, 2020

Pat Nolen Abernethy, 79, went to be with her Savior on Feb. 3, 2020. Pat was the oldest of three children born to A.C. and Dennie Nolen. She was born May 8, 1940, near Sherman, TX. Throughout high school Pat worked at a local pharmacy and graduated from Lawton High School as Valedictorian. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma...

Jan 28, 2020

It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Almira (Hill) Grammer, who passed on the afternoon of January 28, 2020. Almira was born and raised in DuQuoin, Illinois to parents Leslie Burton and Lorena Maria (Layton) Hill. On August 24, 1958, shortly after graduating from DuQuoin High School, Almira married the love of her life, Gary Grammer....

Jan 28, 2020

Jan 27, 2020

Willis Dean Warren, 80, of Norman joined the Lord on January 27, 2020. Willis was born in Garvin, Oklahoma on May 3, 1939. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1958 and subsequently received both his Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees from Langston University. Willis worked in education for the Iowa Public Schools and Langston University. He also worked...

Jan 20, 2020

Mac Kenneth Hennigan was born on June 29, 1938 to Gus Horton and Bessie Jewell (Cummings) Hennigan in Jonesboro Hodge, LA. He passed away peacefully January 20, 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK. Mac served in the United States Army for 22 years, serving a tour in Vietnam and 2 tours in Korea. In 1979 he retired with full honors and...

Jan 17, 2020

John Ryan Pevehouse of Norman, Oklahoma was born to Jacque Fincher (Lamb) and adopted father, Ken Pevehouse on August 12, 1967 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He passed on January 17, 2020 at the age of 52. After college, John followed his heart and began serving as a youth minster in the Waterloo Road Baptist Church, where he stayed until 1996....

Jan 16, 2020

Mary Jane (Lowery) Coleman was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on September 2nd, 1955 to Lucille Rose Banasik (Lowery). She was raised in Tulsa by Lucy and her father, Joseph (Joe) Eugene Lowery, who adopted her at age 9. Mary passed away peacefully at home on January 16th, 2020 with her family by her side. Mary was a selfless, resilient, and...

Jan 11, 2020

Bill Hersey went to be with his Lord on January 11, 2020. Bill was born in Mitchell, South Dakota. As a young man he attained the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts and after high school he joined the Navy in 1972. Bill retired from the Navy where he served on many ships he also served in Vietnam and the...

Jan 11, 2020

Derald Cooper Fendley was born on April 20, 1940 to Monnie Leon & Margaret Lucile (Gunter) Fendley in Thomasville, Alabama. He married Margaret Jeanette Spoon in Chickasaw, Oklahoma on September 29, 1967. The couple made their home in Norman after Derald retired from the US Air Force in 1981. Derald retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service...