Local Obituaries for Norman, Oklahoma.
Claudia J. Griffith
Jul 14, 2018
Claudia Jean Griffith, 67, passed away on July 14, 2018 suddenly of a heart attack in Norman, Oklahoma. Her husband of 47 years, James Claud Griffith, was by her side at her death. Claudia was born on September 2, 1950 in Altus, Oklahoma to Claud and Margie Russell. Her greatest joys were being a wife, mother, grandmother, and serving her...
Clyde R. "Bob" Hensley
Jul 8, 2018
Clyde R. “Bob” Hensley was born January 20, 1941 in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone to Clyde W. And Mildred C. Hensley. He passed away at his home on July 8, 2018. Bob’s family moved to Crocker, Missouri where he graduated high school. After high school, he enlisted and served in the United States Army for three years in Korea. After...
Michelle Lee (Kessler) Burd
Jul 8, 2018
Michelle Lee (Kessler) Burd was born on May 11, 1968 in Nürnberg, Germany to Michael and Judith (Beaver) Kessler. She passed away suddenly on July 8, 2018 at her parents’ home in Norman. Michelle graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BS Degree in Nursing in 1991 and became a Registered Nurse. She served in that capacity until she...
John Morgan, Jr.
Jul 5, 2018
John Morgan, Jr. was born in Enid, Oklahoma on June 12, 1947 to John Herschel, Sr. and Ruby Marie (Thorlton) Morgan. He passed away on July 5, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 71. He and Marianne Freeman were married on May 31,1969 in Edmond, Oklahoma. John attended Frederick High School, graduating in 1965. He was a true...
Norma Ann (Stehr) Tice
Jul 2, 2018
Norma Ann (Stehr) Tice was born on September 11, 1938 to Emanuel and Martha (Gerner) Stehr in Clinton, Oklahoma. She passed at the age of 79 on July 2, 2018, surrounded by her family. Norma married the love of her life, David “Dave” Tice, on February 7, 1958 in Oklahoma City. They enjoyed 53 years together until David’s passing in...
Quentin Rogers
Jul 1, 2018
Quentin David Rogers was born September 17, 1974 to Jimmy David Rogers and Angela (Altis) Fairchild in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He was an entertainer and a writer. Quentin passed July 1, 2018 at the age of 43. Survivors include: wife Frances Rogers; daughter Constance Stidham; mother Angela Fairchild; father and step-mother Jimmy and Dianne Rogers; sister Tonya Foltz and husband Jon;...
Lula Fay (Morris) Mckenzie
Jun 23, 2018
Lula Fay (Morris) McKenzie was born October 15, 1941 in Stratford, Oklahoma to Virgil S. Morris and Lillie Beatrice (Holman) Morris. She passed away at her home on June 23, 2018 after a lengthy illness, with her daughter and her husband at her bedside. Lula was the youngest of six children and the only daughter. Her early grade school years...
Esther (Leyva) Ingersoll
Jun 20, 2018
Esther (Leyva) Ingersoll was born to Andrew and Raquel (De La Cruz) Leyva on July 30, 1991 in Biloxi, Mississippi. She entered into the Kingdom of Heaven at the too young age of 26. Esther attended Midwest City High School, where she managed the volleyball team and played the bass clarinet. Shortly after graduation she married the love of her...
Roger Lee Smith
Jun 18, 2018
Roger Lee Smith of Glencoe, Oklahoma was born to Jesse Lee and Bonnie Mona (Blassingame) Smith on January 7, 1951 in Kermit, Texas. He went to be with the Lord on June 18, 2018 at the age of 67. Roger married the love of his life, Gay Lynn Maxey, on April 24, 1981 in Gainesville, Texas. The couple eventually made...
Joanna Lynn Owen
Jun 16, 2018
Joanna Lynn Owen was born November 8, 1963 in Wichita, Kansas to Ronald and Jean Owen. She passed away at her home in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday, June 16, 2018 surrounded in love by her family. She was a loving mother and wife. Joanna is survived by: daughter Emma Jean Clouston; husband Daniel Dozier; sister Belinda Jain and husband Michael...
Sandra Kay Busby
Jun 16, 2018
Sandra Kay (Carpenter) Busby of Noble was born to Arvell Alexander and Vera Clara (Gallemore) Carpenter on June 26, 1942, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She entered into her Heavenly home at the age of 75 on Saturday, June 16, 2018, surrounded by family. On October 6, 1961 she married her best friend and love of her life, David Busby, in...
Thomas Edward Hanson
Jun 13, 2018
Thomas Edward Hanson was born on June 13, 1941 in Baltimore, MD to Edward L. and Nathalie (Barnett) Hanson. He passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on June 13, 2018. He and Gail (Chase) were united in marriage at the Shrine of the Little Flower Catholic Church in Baltimore, MD on April 27, 1963. Survivors include: his...
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Sudduth
Jun 8, 2018
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Sudduth was born to Forrest Stanley Farmer and Frances Cornelia (Cole) Farmer on January 10,1933 in El Paso, TX. She passed away on June 8, 2018 in Oklahoma City. Beth’s life was always an out of this world adventure. Her life included marriages to William Mattoon and later to Fred Sudduth. Her love for her children and...
Ret. Col. George Marion Cross
Jun 5, 2018
Ret. Col. George Marion Cross was born January 12, 1927 in Clinton, Oklahoma to Arnett and Jessie Raye (Meler) Cross. He died June 5th in Norman, Oklahoma after a lengthy illness. George Cross was an exemplar of the military phrase an officer and a gentleman. Enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1945, six months after graduating from Clinton High School,...
Shirley A. (Brewer) Backward
Jun 4, 2018
Shirley Ann (Brewer) Backward of Norman was born on May 27, 1935 to Edna Mae (Brewer) Gann in eastern Oklahoma. She passed on June 4, 2018 at the age of 83. Shirley worked at Dillard’s in Sooner Mall in men’s fragrances for many years, before retiring in 1995 to care for her new grandson, Tanner. She doted on Tanner, and...
Cynthia "Cindy" Frances (Regner) Mcinerney
Jun 1, 2018
Cynthia Frances (Regner) McInerney, was born May 27, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. Cindy was the 3rd child of Dolores (Brochocki) and Richard Regner. She passed away on June 1, 2018 at her home in Norman, Oklahoma, surrounded by family after a valiant struggle with cancer. Cindy married Michael McInerney in Chicago, Illinois on August 17, 1974. They lived several years...
Nancy L. (Hall) Hendrix
May 30, 2018
Nancy (Hall) Hendrix was born to Nancy Ellen Vaughn and Larry Wayne Hall on September 7, 1956 in Abilene, TX. She passed away peacefully in her home in Norman, Oklahoma on May 30, 2018. Survivors include her husband, Randy Hendrix, son Lincoln Hendrix, son Joshua Hendrix and his fiancée Brittany Tatum, and grandson Carmello Hendrix, all of Norman. She was...
Mike Jones
May 25, 2018
Michael Edward “Mike” Jones, retired Sergeant with the Oklahoma City Police Department, passed at the age of 58 on May 25, 2018. He was born in Abilene, Texas to James “Jim” Jones and Betty Jean Brannon on March 23, 1960. Mike loved being outdoors, taking any opportunity to hunt. Being a true sportsman, he wasn’t very picky about what he...
Olen Dewight Mitchell
May 16, 2018
Olen Dewight Mitchell was born July 5, 1940 to Olen and Lucile (Kelly) Mitchell in Oklahoma City, OK and departed this life on May 16, 2018 at his home in Norman, OK. Dewight grew up in Tipton, OK, three miles north of the Tipton Children’s Home. The Children’s Home was a big part of his life, from going to school...
