All Obituaries

Celebration of life services for Zelpha Elane Skaggs, 67, Enid resident, will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 10:00 am in the Stittsworth Memory Chapel with Chuck Kearney officiating. Services are under the kind guidance of the Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service. Zelpha was born on August 3, 1952 in Enid, the daughter of Ben and Mildred Gibson, and passed away peacefully on September 9, 2019 at her residence. She was raised in the Enid and Pond Creek Area. Zelpha’s passion was...

Richard Swords Jr., 77 Former Oklahoma resident Richard Swords Jr., 77, died peacefully on September 8, 2019 at his home in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held at Rest Haven Sunset Cemetery, 6143 Joe Colby Rd, Ponca City OK on September 12th at 11:00am. Mr. Swords was born June 9,1942, in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Richard and Eleanor Swords, graduating from Ponca City High School in 1960, living nearly all his life in the area. An accomplished auto mechanic, Richard spent...

Raymond LeRoy Strange, 81, Ponca City resident, was born on October 13, 1937 in Topeka, Kansas, and passed away suddenly on September 8, 2019 in Ponca City.

Wilma Sue Lieswald, 68, Pearcy, Arkansas resident, was born on September 15, 1950 in Enid, and passed away suddenly on September 7, 2019 in Tulsa.

Donald E. McGrew, better know as “Papa” to those who loved him, entered heavens gates on September 3th. He was 92. Don was born August 15th, 1927 to Mary and Dean McGrew, and spent most of his childhood with his grandparents, John and Lucy Hoskins.  Don attended Red Rock High School until 1945, when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.  He served during WWII and achieved the rank of Machinist Mate First Class.  He returned home after the war to finish...

Funeral services for Everett James Hess, 81, Enid resident, will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in the Stittsworth Memory Chapel. Committal prayers and interment will be on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 in the Otoe Missouria Cemetery under the kind guidance of the Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service. Everett was born on December 10, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of Doc Amos and Blanche Cerny Hess, and passed away peacefully at his residence on September 1, 2019. He grew...

Larry Duane Desbien, 79, Ponca City resident, was born on November 11, 1939 in Palco, Kansas, the son of Claude and Charlotte Desbien, and passed away peacefully on September 1, 2019 at his residence.

Wayne Lloyd Dimmick, longtime resident of Tonkawa, OK passed away peacefully on August 28, 2019. Services to celebrate Wayne’s life will be on September 7, 2019 at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church located in Tonkawa, OK. under the kind guidance of the Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service. Wayne was born August 6, 1943 in Alva, OK to Ira and Claudine Dimmick. Wayne loved helping his father care for the family farm south of Alva. Wayne was equally at home on a combine or wheat drill...

Robert Kane Halcrow, 84, Enid resident, was born on August 15, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of James and Martha Halcrow, and passed away peacefully on August 26, 2019 in Enid.