Jenny Warden Pratka
Sep 28, 2025
Jenny Warden Pratka, of Prague, OK, passed away on September 28, 2025, at the age of 73. She was born on July 14, 1952, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Robert “Short” Warden and Katherene Suggs Warden. Jenny graduated with the Prague High School Class of 1970, a proud member of the basketball team.
Jenny’s journey through life was marked by her boundless...
Ora Frankia "Frankie" Story
Sep 27, 2025
Ora Frankia "Frankie" (Shaw) Story, long time resident of Meeker, Oklahoma, departed this life on September 27, 2025, at the age of 92. Frankia was born on March 28, 1933, in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Robert Shaw and Loata (Batte) Shaw.
Frankia graduated from Meeker High School in 1950 and attended Oklahoma A&M. Frankia married Leeman Story Jr. in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on...
May Antionette Rice
Sep 26, 2025
May Antionette Rice, of Chandler, maiden name Young, was born in Oklahoma City, August 15th, 1970, to Rayvone Young and Robert Young. She passed on September 26th, 2025, at the age of 55 in her home surrounded by family.
May spent her childhood in Oklahoma City and moved to Chandler in her teenage years and attended Chandler High School. She was...
Norma Jo Warden
Sep 26, 2025
Norma Jo Warden, 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 26, 2025. She was born on November 1, 1946, in Prague, Oklahoma, to Buck and Clessie Willingham.
Norma was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She spent her life caring for her home and family, playing a vital role not only in managing the household but also...
Jessie G. Wright
Sep 22, 2025
Jessie Geraldine Wright, 85, of Stroud, Oklahoma, passed away on September 22, 2025. She was born October 17, 1939, in Stroud to Leo and Wilda Alley and was a lifelong member of the community.
A 1957 graduate of Stroud High School, Jessie built her life around family, faith, and the simple joys she treasured. On December 29, 1968, she married Clifford...
Jess Scott Alley
Sep 20, 2025
Jess Scott Alley, 76, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2025, in Prague, Oklahoma. Born on October 5, 1948, in Stroud, Oklahoma, Jess grew up in Stroud and attended Stroud Public Schools. He was the son of Leonard John Cushing and Martha Jane (Alley) Cushing.
Independent and determined from a young age, Jess set out on his own at 18 and...
Linda Kay Peterson
Sep 19, 2025
Linda Kay Peterson, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, departed this world on September 19, 2025, in her hometown of Prague, Oklahoma, at the age of 74. Born on October 4, 1950, in Prague, Linda was the cherished daughter of Thomas Edgar "Junior" Gregory and Delores Ann (Gerlich) Gregory. A proud graduate of Prague High School’s Class of 1968, Linda...
James Jefferies Farris
Sep 19, 2025
James Jefferies Farris of Davenport, Oklahoma, 55, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Born April 10, 1970, in Fresno, California, to James Jefferies Farris II and Mildred Ann (Simpson) Coppola, James grew up between Fresno and Davenport. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy as a Damage Controlman before building a long career in the oil field,...
Geneva Lou Keef
Sep 19, 2025
Geneva Lou Keef, long-time Chandler, Oklahoma resident, was born on November 7, 1943, and departed this life on September 19, 2025, in Chandler, OK, at home, at the age of 81 years.
Geneva was the daughter of Arthur D. and Luceal (Brown) Danker. She attended Springdale School and graduated from Chandler Public Schools in 1961. After graduation, Geneva lived an exciting...
Debbie Kay Williams
Sep 12, 2025
Debbie Kay Williams, 69, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Born on July 7, 1956, in Lincoln, Nebraska, Debbie was the daughter of Jay C. and Winifred Rachel (Hayford) Swartz. In 1962, at the age of six, Debbie and her family moved to Tulsa, where she grew up and graduated from McLain High School in 1974.
That same...
Jerry Randall Rickner
Sep 12, 2025
Jerry Randall Rickner, 83, longtime resident of Chandler, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025.
Jerry was born at home on March 9, 1942, in Oilton, Oklahoma to Russell and Blanche (Adams) Rickner. He graduated from Drumright High School in 1960, where he was voted “Most Likely to Succeed.” He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in animal science...
Kathleen Hecker
Sep 12, 2025
Kathleen Hecker, a lifelong resident of Prague, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at her home on September 12, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 21, 1929, in Prague, the daughter of Samuel Hopkins Thompson and Roxie Ethel (Hobbs) Thompson.
While Glenn Elwood Hecker Jr. was serving in the U.S. Air Force, Kathleen met the love of her life....
Nita Jeffus Talbert
Sep 7, 2025
Nita Jeffus Talbert was born on February 20, 1925, in Texarkana, Arkansas to Daniel Myron Jeffus and Mary Edith (Pace) Jeffus. She was the fourth child of five children. She grew up in a Christian home that believed in God and the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Nita attended public schools in Texarkana, Arkansas and graduated in 1942. She graduated from Texarkana...
Jerry Ish Williams
Aug 25, 2025
Jerry Ish Williams, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Chandler, Oklahoma, on Monday morning, August 25, 2025.
Jerry was born on April 22, 1936, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Thomas Milton and Mary Louise (Littrell) Williams. He grew up in Lexington and, at a young age, accepted Jesus as his Savior at Grace Baptist Church.
In 1953, Jerry graduated from Clark...
Lorna Mae Geist
Aug 24, 2025
Lorna Mae Geist, of McLoud, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at home on August 24, 2025, at the age of 78. She was born on August 20, 1947, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Alfred LaVaughn Straw and Marguerite (Kennedy) Straw. After the loss of her mother at a young age, her beloved aunt, Florence Frazier, stepped in to help raise...
Joann (Skaggs) Pickett
Aug 22, 2025
Joann (Skaggs) Pickett
November 4, 1934 – August 22, 2025
Joann went home peacefully on Friday, August 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Family
She is survived by her three daughters: Betty Makintubee and her husband Steve of Chandler, OK, Cherri Brown and her husband Ronnie of Carney, OK, and Janet Hall and her husband Lance of Tryon, OK; her grandchildren: Michele Hood...
Nelda Ann Simon
Aug 16, 2025
Nelda Ann (Bradshaw) Simon of Prague, Oklahoma, entered into eternal rest on August 16, 2025, in Prague, at the age of 81.
She was born on May 20, 1944, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to Homer Gale Bradshaw and Opal Ola (Haun) Bradshaw. Nelda grew up in Meeker and Prague, attending Meeker High School. On November 10, 1961, she married the...
Donna Kay Smith
Aug 16, 2025
Donna K. Smith, 66, a longtime resident of Prague, Oklahoma, passed away on August 16, 2025. Donna was born and raised in Prague and spent most of her life there before moving to Shawnee to be closer to her family. She was happiest when surrounded by her loved ones, especially her great-grandchildren. Her granddaughter Kylee shared a special bond with...
Robert "Bob" William Keating
Aug 14, 2025
Robert William Keating, or Bob as he was known to his many friends and admirers was born on June 7, 1957, and passed away suddenly on August 14, 2025. Born the middle of seven children to Edward Jack and Marion Arlene Keating in Oklahoma City, Bob lived a life full of love, laughter, learning and adventure and he will be...
Jennifer Megan Massey
Aug 6, 2025
Jennifer Megan Massey of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on August 6, 2025, in Oklahoma City at the age of 49.
Jennifer was born on February 3, 1976, in Winfield, Kansas, to Stanley Edward and Mara Elaine (Niimi) Kerr. She spent her early years in Sudan, Kansas, and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, before relocating to Hawaii, where she graduated from high school. Her adventurous...
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