Fairfax City, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Fairfax City, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
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Phyllis Napier
Dec 21, 2023
Phyllis Diane Hastings, 68, a resident of Fairfax, Oklahoma, passed away suddenly at Fairfax Behavioral Health and Memory Care Community on Thursday morning December 21, 2023. She was born February 25, 1955, in Nashville, Tenn. to Bobbie Jean Walker and Norman B. Hastings. She was a loving mother, daughter, and sister.
She enjoyed playing Bingo, cards, and dominoes. She...
Forrest "Frosty" Keeler
Dec 19, 2023
The morning of December 19, 2023, before the sun rose Forrest V. Keeler ascended to heaven. Frosty, as he was known, was born in the Big Ben Community of Osage County, Oklahoma on the 13th of October 1940. He was the fourth child born to Forrest and Clara Deloris (Douglass) Keeler. He then attended school at Grayhorse, Claremore, and Garfield...
James Harris
Dec 6, 2023
James Cecil "Jimmy" Harris departed this life December 6, 2023 in Catoosa, Oklahoma at the age of 67. Jimmy never fully recovered from a bad stroke in 2018. Jimmy was born in Claremore, Oklahoma and grew up in Tulsa. He attended McLain and Sperry High Schools, eventually attending Sequoyah Boarding School in Tahlequah where he graduated in 1974. He also...
Merlene Morris
Dec 6, 2023
Georgie Merlene Johnson was born February 20, 1929, at Texon, Texas. Georgie Merlene was named after her maternal grandmother, Georgie Langford Satterwhite. The Merlene name was given because of a cousin, Pansy Merlene Langford.
Merlene’s father was working in the oil fields around the Texon Community. She was the second child born to Gardner Fred Johnson and Yuba...
Ronnie Gray
Dec 4, 2023
Ronnie Gray, age 71, of rural Fairfax, Oklahoma, passed from this life into God’s hands in the early morning on Monday, December 4, 2023. Born in Fairfax on August 7, 1952, to parents Jack June and Frankie Ruth (Kunze) Gray, he was the third of six children.
Ronnie was raised in the heartland of Oklahoma on his parents’ dairy farm—Gray’s...
Joesiah Turner
Dec 3, 2023
Joesiah Lee Turner was born on April 7, 1998, to Joe Lee Turner Sr. and Vivian Guillory in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the second youngest of six children.
He enjoyed playing football, wrestling, and lifting weights with his father. He was very protective of his mother and sisters. The bond he shared with his father and big brothers...
Jeffery Gibson
Nov 30, 2023
Jeffery Dean Gibson, a dedicated truck driver for D & P Tank for 35 years, sadly passed away on November 30, 2023. He was born on October 15, 1960, in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Roy Hurley Gibson, Sr. and Annita (Horn) Gibson. He was brought home to Fairfax where he spent much of his life mostly known as “Jeff.”
A hardworking...
Gary Moore
Oct 29, 2023
Gary Harland Moore of Burbank, Oklahoma departed this life on October 29, 2023 at his home in Burbank to be with his Lord and Savior. Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Burbank with Pastor Dennis Wildman on November 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. with interment following at the Burbank cemetery.
Gary was born on April 30th,...
Leon Hendrix
Oct 24, 2023
Leon D. Hendrix, age 78, a lifelong member of the community, passed peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at Fairfax Manor Nursing Home in Fairfax, Oklahoma. Born on June 19, 1945, in Pawnee Okla., he was the son of Edward Leo and Velma Lorene (Douglas) Hendrix. Leon had a remarkable and fulfilling life that touched the hearts...
Donald Abbott
Oct 20, 2023
Donald Ray Abbott, 90, long-time Fairfax resident, joined his beloved Cleo in heaven on Friday, October 20, 2023.
Donald, affectionately known as Don, was born on August 11, 1933, to parents Lawrence Raymond and Alice Elmisa (Blanchard) Abbott in Kansas.
He attended schools in Kansas and Colorado graduating from High School while living in Colorado. In 1951 he joined the...
Joe Conner
Sep 12, 2023
Joe L. Conner, Ph.D., proud Osage Nation member, tribal health researcher, and publisher of The Fairfax Chief, passed from this life on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Dr. Conner was born above the drugstore in Shidler, OK, to Thelma Leone Carr Conner and Don I. Conner. Early education was at Grainola, OK, schools, then graduation from Shidler High School, where he earned...
Steven Sawyers
Aug 31, 2023
Steven Ray Sawyers, a skilled welder and resolute outdoorsman, passed away on August 31, 2023, at AllianceHealth in Ponca City, Oklahoma after a courageous battle with cancer.
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, a graveside service to honor Steve’s memory will commence at 11:30 AM at the Fairfax City Cemetery with Pastor Lewis Bernard officiating. Services are under the direction of...
Barbara Carter
Aug 18, 2023
Barbara Ann Carter, 86, of Fairfax, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, while tending to her garden, doing what she loved. Born on June 22, 1937, in Oklahoma City, she joined the welcoming arms of her parents, Byron and Ora Whaley, a few days later in Fairfax and was lovingly raised in Fairfax through her high school years....
Wayne Rhoads
Aug 18, 2023
Wayne L. Rhoads, 82, left this world on Friday morning, August 18, 2023 at his home in rural Fairfax. He was surrounded by his loved ones.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in the Fairfax City Cemetery with Pastor Russ Hughes officiating. Viewing will be 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday the 22nd at Hunsaker...
Kittie Dees
Aug 6, 2023
Kittie Wayman Dees, 73, of Paola, Kansas, passed away on August 6, 2023. She was born on October 14, 1949, in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Billy and Boots Wayman. Kittie was a loving mother and grandmother who will be deeply missed by her family and friends.
Kittie attended Burbank High School in Burbank, Oklahoma, graduating in 1967. She spent...
Michael "Scott" Bartlett
Aug 4, 2023
Michael Scott Bartlett, age 37, of Ralston, Oklahoma entered Heaven's gates on Friday, August 4, 2023. He left this world from Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa.
He was born December 27, 1985, in Pawnee, the son of Michael Gary Bartlett and Carla Moore. He soon became affectionately known as "Scott" Bartlett and was a little spoiled growing up or at...
Mose Henry Tallchief
Jul 19, 2023
Mose Henry Tallchief of Wichita, Kansas was healed and made whole on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, after 94 years on Earth making people smile with his long-winded stories. He had been a resident of Azira Nursing Home for the past year.
Mose was the son of Henry Tallchief (Full Blood Osage) and Ethel Tallchief born on September 6, 1928, in...
Lucille York
Jul 18, 2023
Lucille York, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2023, in Owasso, Oklahoma. She was born Lucille Elsberry on May 17, 1932, in Havana, Arkansas. She was known for her kind heart, devotion to family, and her many interests and hobbies.She attended school in Fairfax, Oklahoma. During her time at school in Fairfax, she proudly...
Dennis Culver
Jul 1, 2023
Dennis "Duck" Ray Culver, former Fairfax resident, of Youngsville, Louisiana left us on July 1, 2023, surrounded by his family at home. He was 71 years young.
Born on February 16, 1952, to Bob and Verna Carole (Hunsaker) Culver, he was raised in Fairfax where he married the love of his life, Rosalene Fields, on Wednesday, November 26, 1969, at...
Stephanie Tignor
Jun 3, 2023
Stephanie Faye (Daniels) Tignor, former Fairfax resident, gained her wings and joined loved ones in Heaven early Saturday morning, June 3, 2023. She had been a resident in the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home and was 70 years young.
Born and raised in Fairfax, Oklahoma, she became a part of this world on November 5, 1952, the only child of...
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