BLANCHARD

Bates, Don H.: 85, retired from Wilson Foods, following 40 years service, died Dec. 25. Celebration of life 1 p.m. Tuesday, Faith Tabernacle, Oklahoma City (Vondel L. Smith & Son at South Lakes, Oklahoma City).

EDMOND

Barnett, Ida Elizabeth “Betty”: 96, died Dec. 27. Celebration of life was Monday (Matthews, Edmond).

Holder, David Timothy: 68, died Dec. 26. Celebration of life 10 a.m. Saturday, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Matthews, Edmond).

Kirk, Katherine: 96, died Dec. 24. Services pending (Crawford Family, Edmond).

Nyte, Lois G.: 87, died Dec. 24. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Demuth, Oklahoma City).

JONES

Ruzycki, Velda M.: 91, homemaker, died Dec. 25. Services were, First Christian Church (Bill Eisenhour NE, Oklahoma City).

LEXINGTON

Northcutt, Donnie Nell: 89, Northcutt’s Greenlawn Nursery, died Dec. 26. Services were Monday, First Baptist Church (Wilson Little, Purcell).

MIDWEST CITY

Chong, George “Tuck Sing”: 83, died Dec. 25. Memorial services were Monday (Ford, Midwest City).

Curry, Ralph L.: 87, died Dec. 26. Graveside services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sunny Lane Cemetery, Del City (Bill Eisenhour SE, Del City).

Kirkham, Don W.: 86, died Dec. 28. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday (Bill Eisenhour SE, Del City).

MINCO

Verser, Johnny W.: 75, retired welder, died Dec. 26. Services were Monday, First Baptist Church (Huber-Reynolds, Minco)

MOORE

Murphy, Jeanette: 84, died Dec. 23. Services were Monday (Moore Funeral Home, Moore).

Williams, Tommy Lee: 73, died Dec. 27. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Choctaw Road Baptist Church, Choctaw (Hibbs, Choctaw).

OKLAHOMA CITY

Clanahan, James A. “Jim”: 69, x-ray technician, died Dec. 24. Memorial services 10 a.m. Thursday, First United Methodist Church, Moore (Vondel L. Smith & Son at South Lakes, Oklahoma City).

Dickson, Doyl H.: 87, Tinker Air Force Base aircraft mechanic supervisor, died Dec. 24. Memorial services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Metropolitan Bible Church (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

Bruner, Ruth Davis: 97, died Dec. 18. Services were Monday (Rolfe, Oklahoma City).

Day, Janice E.: 71, elementary school teacher, died Dec. 24. Services were Saturday, Resurrection Memorial Cemetery Chapel (Smith & Kernke N May, Oklahoma City).

Keels, Kenneth: 81, died Dec. 26. Memorial services were Monday, Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church (Rolfe, Oklahoma City).

Scobey, Avis Nadine: 97, died Dec. 19. Services were Monday, East Sixth Street Christian Church (Rolfe, Oklahoma City).

Watson, Della Lou “Dell”: 91, died Dec. 25. Celebration of life was Monday, Chapel of Crossings Community Church (Smith & Kernke N May, Oklahoma City).

Wright, Winfred H.: 88, owner of Wright Electric, died Dec. 25. Services were Monday (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

Hastie, Gerald Dorman “Jerry”: 77, retired program analyst, died Dec. 28. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday (Buchanan, Oklahoma City).

Thompson, Kelby Preston: 65, died Dec. 26. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, North Church (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

Covington, Jeff: 71, electrician, died Dec. 25. Memorial services 10 a.m. Thursday (Vondel L. Smith & Son at South Lakes, Oklahoma City).

Hammond, Jerry: 80, died Dec. 25. Memorial services 1 p.m. Friday (Resthaven, Oklahoma City).

Helton, Joyce Mustachia: 88, retired car wash owner, died Dec. 24. Memorial services were Monday, St. Ann Retirement Center Chapel (Vondel L. Smith & Son North, Oklahoma City).

Newell, Vickie Ann: 70, homemaker, died Dec. 26. No services (John M. Ireland, Moore).

Price, D. Joyce: 84, legal secretary, died Dec. 25. Services were Monday, First Baptist Church of Bethany, Bethany (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

Westenhaver, Jim Junior: 93, died Dec. 24. Graveside services were Monday (Resthaven, Oklahoma City).

PADEN

Hacker, Gerald E. Sr.: 67, retired truck driver, died Dec. 23. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday (Parks Brothers, Okemah).

TUTTLE

Ellis, JoAnn Mary: 80, died Dec. 27. Services noon Thursday (Vondel L. Smith and Son South, Oklahoma City).

YUKON

Clovis, Aaron J.: 82, Oklahoma City police officer, died Dec. 26. Services were Monday, Christ’s Church (Yanda and Son, Yukon).

Kuhlman, Robert Duane: 82, retired teacher and administrator, died Dec. 27. Graveside services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Friendship Cemetery, SW of Minco (Huber-Reynolds, Minco).

YUKON

Hinson, Jean Marie: 92, died Dec. 25. Mass 11 a.m. Thursday, Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church, Oklahoma City (Ford, Midwest City).

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