Obituaries

Fairfax City, Oklahoma Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Fairfax City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas

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Juanelle Morris

Juanelle Morris

Nov 7, 2010

Ruth Juanelle Morris, 84, went to be with the Lord on November 7, 2010. She was born March 21, 1926 in Blue Mountain, Arkansas to James Isaac and Juanita Rogers and married her childhood sweetheart Farrell Reid Morris in January of 1946. They resided in the Big Bend area west of Ralston and raised five children on the family...

Jewel Cellan

Jewel Cellan

Nov 2, 2010

Jewel Inez Hooper Cellan went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Fairfax Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was 98 years old. Jewel was born February 1, 1912 in Wynona, Oklahoma to Henry Clay and Martha Delinda Merriman Hooper. She came to Fairfax, Oklahoma in 1925 and attended Fairfax High School. On...

Margie Dilbeck

Margie Dilbeck

Oct 31, 2010

Margie Dilbeck, lifelong resident of the Ralston and Fairfax area, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010 at the Fairfax Manor Nursing Home. She was 79 years of age. Margie was born March 16, 1931 at Fairfax, the daughter of Charlie Lewis and Julia Hundley Lewis. She attended the Pleasant Valley School near Ralston. She was married to Ab Dilbeck...

Cecil White

Cecil White

Oct 29, 2010

Cecil White, longtime resident of the Fairfax community, passed Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Fairfax Manor Nursing Home. She was 90 years of age. Cecil was born March 12, 1920 at rural Fairfax, the daughter of Lorenzo Chapman and Nettie Mae Barnard Chapman. She received her early education in the Fairfax area schools. She was married to Ollie...

Michael Footracer

Michael Footracer

Oct 11, 2010

Michael Wayne Footracer, Fairfax resident, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2010. He was 37. Michael was born January 30, 1973 the son of Billy Footracer Jr. and LeeAnna Stubbs Footracer in Dallas, Texas. He graduated in 1991 from Window Rock High School and attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was also...

Sherry Phipps

Sherry Phipps

Oct 10, 2010

Sherry Lynn Crenshaw Phipps, 48 of Fairfax, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 10, 2010. She was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on August 28, 1962. Sherry graduated from Fairfax High School in 1980. She was married to Tim Mather, of which two children were born, Derek and Shane Mather. Sherry enjoyed reading, watching movies, family...

Nadine Elsberry

Nadine Elsberry

Oct 8, 2010

Helen Nadine Elsberry Helen Nadine Elsberry, former resident of the Fairfax community, passed Friday, October 8, 2010 at the Stillwater Medical Center. She was 85. Nadine was born February 24, 1925 at Fairfax, the daughter of Harry Faust and Anna Morton Faust. She was a graduate of Fairfax High School. She was married to Alfred Lee Elsberry on May...

Geraldine Couch

Geraldine Couch

Oct 7, 2010

Geraldine Alice Louise Couch, member of the Osage Tribe and lifelong resident of Fairfax, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Fairfax Hospital. She was 73. Geraldine was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma on January 26, 1937 the daughter of William Bear and Helen Morton Bear. She grew up in Fairfax and graduated from Fairfax High School in1955. She...

Michael Widener Jr.

Michael Widener Jr.

Sep 16, 2010

Michael Dean Widener Jr. resident of Stillwater and former resident of the Ralston and Fairfax communities, passed away Thursday September 16, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident. He was 28 years of age. Michael was born June 28, 1982 in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Michael Dean Widener and Cheryl Ann Troutman Widener. He attended schools at...

Buck Weaver

Buck Weaver

Sep 13, 2010

Buck Ben Weaver went home to meet his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 13, 2010 at his home in Webb City. Buck was born on October 4, 1962 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He was the son of Boyd Isom Weaver and Veta Anne McKinney Weaver. He graduated from Shidler High in 1980. He was an all star football...

James Mcinturf

James Mcinturf

Sep 13, 2010

James William McInturf, 28 year resident of the Sunny Slope community, passed Monday, September 13, 2010 at his home. He was 72. James was born January 25, 1938 at Waltreak, Arkansas, the son of James Claude McInturf and Virginia Roland McInturf. He received his early education in the Arkansas schools, moving with his family to Fletcher, Oklahoma at the...

Geraldine Forbes

Geraldine Forbes

Sep 3, 2010

Geraldine Inez Forbes former resident of Ralston and Ponca City, passed this life on Friday morning, September 3, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She had reached the age of 88 years and 2 days. Geraldine was born September 1, 1922 at Wilson, Oklahoma, one of nine children born to Joseph E. Rice and Effie Cassandra Stark Rice....

Crystal Hunt

Crystal Hunt

Sep 2, 2010

Crystal Dawn Hunt, longtime resident of Fairfax, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Fairfax Hospital. She was 44. Crystal was born May 24, 1966 in Fairfax, the daughter of Kent Hunsaker and Barbara Johnson Hunsaker. She was a 1984 graduate of Fairfax High School. She was married to Ray Hunt on December 21, 1990 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma....

Irene Jones

Irene Jones

Sep 2, 2010

Irene Jones, resident of Burbank, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at her home. She was 88. Irene was born June 21, 1922 in Ralston, Oklahoma, the daughter of John William McKinney and Hettie Woods McKinney. She grew up in Ralston and married Floyd Jones on September 2, 1939 in Fairfax. Irene moved to California where she lived...

Joan Barrone

Joan Barrone

Aug 30, 2010

Joan Delphine Barrone, longtime resident of Fairfax, passed away Monday, August 30, 2010 at the Stillwater Medical Center. She was 76. Joan was born March 31, 1934 West of Fairfax, the daughter of Adolphus Graves and Josephine Henderson Graves. She was the granddaughter of Simon and Mary Henderson and Frank and Bertha Long Graves. She was a 1952 graduate...

Zeta Seelig

Zeta Seelig

Aug 4, 2010

Zeta Verne Seelig, 25 year resident of Fairfax, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at the Fairfax Manor Nursing Home at the age of 89 years, 6 months and 23 days. Zeta was born January 12, 1921 at Osage, Oklahoma, the oldest of three children born to Andrew Jackson Trisdale and Hazel Irene Brower Trisdale. She received her education...

Marion Balduff Jr

Marion Balduff Jr

Aug 2, 2010

Marion Albert Sonny Balduff Jr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 2, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers disease. Sonny was born January 3, 1933 in Ponca City to Bernice and Albert Balduff. Sonny grew up and graduated from Marland High School. In 1951 he enlisted in the United States...

Gene Phelps

Gene Phelps

Aug 2, 2010

Gene Phelps, resident of Fairfax, passed away Monday, August 2, 2010 at the Fairfax Manor Nursing Home. He was 74. Gene was born March 19, 1936 at Kingfisher, Oklahoma, the son of Robert Phelps and Bessie Hawkins Phelps. His early education was in the Stilwell, Oklahoma schools. He was employed in earlier years in road construction where he helped...

Doshie Palmer

Doshie Palmer

Jul 27, 2010

Doshie Cleo Palmer, longtime resident, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at the Fairfax Hospital. She was 96. Mrs. Palmer was born March 6, 1914 at Marble City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Robertson and Sarah Ann Hartin Robertson. She was married to Clark Lloyd Palmer on April 17, 1946 at Sedan, Kansas. Mrs. Palmer was a homemaker...

Janise Coleman

Janise Coleman

Jul 24, 2010

Janise Ann Coleman, lifelong resident of the Fairfax community, passed away Saturday evening, July 24, 2010 at the Fairfax Hospital. She was 71. Janise was born June 22, 1939 at Fairfax, the daughter of Roy Gibson and Anita Horn Gibson. She was a 1957 graduate of Fairfax High School. She was married to Jack C. Coleman on September 21,...