Obituaries

Howard Aitken

Howard Aitken

Oct 30, 2020

Howard Gilbert Aitken, 92, of Buffalo, Oklahoma, left his earthly home to reunite with his wife, Marie, and his family in Heaven after passing away peacefully on October 30, 2020. Howard was born on November 28, 1927, to Gilbert and Laura Edna (Messner) Aitken in Bent Canyon on the Homer Aitken farm, situated between Fern and...

Ronald Boid

Ronald Boid

Oct 29, 2020

Ronald Frederick Boid left this earth to explore the universe on October 29, 2020 at the age of 84. Despite a prolonged illness, Ron kept busy taking pictures of nature in all its forms – clouds, sunrises and sunsets, his beloved zinnias, butterflies, stars, planets, comets and anything astronomical.

He...

Leland Waugh

Leland Waugh

Oct 23, 2020

Leland Stewart Waugh, the son of George Thomas and Edith Lucy (Vanderpool) Waugh, was born on October 30, 1949 in Mooreland, Oklahoma. He was the sixth child of the 12 children born to George and Edith. Leland left his earthly home and entered into the kingdom of heaven on Friday, October 23, 2020, surrounded by his...

" Jo" Harlene Sawyer

" Jo" Harlene Sawyer

Oct 15, 2020

Harlene Joan (pronounced Jo Ann) Allison Sawyer

Born December 29, 1939 at the family home in Curtis, Oklahoma to Louis and Dorothy Dodge Allison

Walked into Heaven October 15, 2020 after a lengthy illness.  Jo was preceded in death by her parents, her brother-in-law Pat McLaughlin

and her nephew Doug Weder. ...

Betty Jo Thompson

Betty Jo Thompson

Oct 13, 2020

Betty Jo (Perkins) was born on January 25, 1929 to Clyde (Perk) and Opal Jaunita (Franks) Perkins in Fort Supply, Oklahoma.  Betty graduated from Selah High School in Selah, Washington.  Betty married Vance Thompson and to this union four children were born, Jerry, Steve, Doug, and Ava Jo.  Betty Jo was a housewife taking care of...

Ruth McLain

Ruth McLain

Oct 9, 2020

Ruth Ann (Ball) McLain, was born on December 28, 1946 at Hardtner, Kansas to Charles L. and Geraldine (Cook) Ball.  The family made their way to Selman, Oklahoma where they made their home.  Ruth attended grade school and graduated from the Selman High School with the class of 1965.  Ruth worked at the Fruit of the...

Deloras Baker

Deloras Baker

Oct 4, 2020

Deloras O. (Boren) Nester Baker was born January 17, 1930, in Ashland to Earl and Alice (Hopingardner) Boren. She had one younger sister, Marilyn. Deloras attended school in Ashland and Laverne, Oklahoma, graduating from Laverne High School in 1949. Deloras attended college at Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha. She married Fred Carlos Nester, Jr., on July 27,...

Harris Hammontree

Harris Hammontree

Sep 19, 2020

Harris Lee Hammontree was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 19, 1943.  At six weeks old

Harris moved to Woodward, Oklahoma to live with his grandma Reba.  He started School in

Woodward, Oklahoma, then in 1950 he moved to Moscow, Kansas to live with...

Bob Harmon

Bob Harmon

Sep 17, 2020

Bobbie Gene Harmon was born to Thomas Wilber Harmon and Myrtle Blanche (Fox) Harmon on July 17, 1935 at Ashland, Kansas.  Bob (aka Papa) attended Ashland Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1953.  Papa helped his father during the summers Custom Wheat Harvesting.  After graduation, he worked for Jim Jenkins, plumbing the Ashland District...

Gerold Schweitzer

Gerold Schweitzer

Sep 6, 2020

Kenneth Gerold Schweitzer was born to Leta Doreen (Arnold) and Kenneth Schweitzer on January 21, 1942 at Perryton, Texas. Gerold attended the Perryton grade school, until the 5th grade, then the family moved to Ashland, Kansas, to make their home. Gerold Graduated from the Ashland High School with the class of 1960. He went to Barber...

Rose Stoddard

Rose Stoddard

Aug 26, 2020

Rosetta Mae (Lauer) Stoddard was born on October 11, 1939 in Buffalo, Oklahoma to parents Lenny V. (Smith) & Delbert H. Lauer.  She was the middle of three children.  She grew up on the family farm and went to Buffalo Schools.  In 1949 she moved with her family to Hot Springs, NM, later named Truth or...

Tonya Hink

Tonya Hink

Aug 22, 2020

Tonya Sue Ediger Hink was born on May 22, 1969 in Ashland, Kansas to Jerry and Joyce Ediger. Tonya was immersed into the Lord, her Savior, at age 9, attending church in Englewood, where she later became the pianist for praise and worship and was a very active worker and server in the church. Tonya attended...

Betty Holcomb

Betty Holcomb

Aug 10, 2020

Betty Holcomb, a resident of Buffalo, OK, died August 10 at the age of 89. Betty was born November 23, 1930 to Carl and Elizabeth Hellman. She attended Medicine Lodge High School and graduated from the Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita, Kansas.  She married Thomas O. Merritt in 1952 and had two children: Tom and Susan. In...

Ricky Dake

Ricky Dake

Aug 1, 2020

Ricky Alan Dake was born on May 28, 1985 in Amarillo, Texas to Danny and Tommie (Cain) Dake.  Ricky spent most of his life in Woodward, Oklahoma where he grew up and attended school and church.  After graduation Ricky found his passion in the oilfield working on Drilling Rigs.  Ricky has a deep passion for the oilfield, hunting,...

Dorothy Tredway

Dorothy Tredway

Jul 14, 2020

Dorothy Jean Tredway was born August 20, 1929 in Woodlawn, Tennessee, to Lewis and Etta Payne. The family relocated after the construction of Fort Campbell, to New Providence, Tennessee.  They lived in that area until 1944, when Lewis job took them to Moline, Kansas.  Dorothy attended one year of high school at Clarksville and graduated from...

Joyce Brooks

Joyce Brooks

Jul 2, 2020

Joyce was born April 4, 1939 to Floyd and Corinne Tilford in Tucson, Arizona.  The family moved to Moscow, Kansas in January of 1949.  Joyce spent the rest of her childhood years growing up on the farm.  She helped with farm chores and helped her parents with her younger siblings.   Joyce excelled in school and graduated...

Leland Robertson

Leland Robertson

Jul 1, 2020

Leland was born on November 29, 1933 in Buffalo, Oklahoma to parents Mary Elizabeth (Irion) & Eugene Oral Robertson. He grew up on the family farm.  Leland graduated high school with the class of 1951 from Buffalo High School, and was active in FFA and football while in high school.

Leland attended Oklahoma Panhandle State University where...

John Engleman

John Engleman

Jun 29, 2020

John Henry Engleman was born on November 2nd, 1938 at Chickasha, Oklahoma, to Emma (Davis) and Jack Engleman. John's mother was from England and as a small boy John traveled back to England several time with his family. The family lived in various communities in the state of Oklahoma, Chickasha, Claremore, Pawhuska, Elk City, also in the Temple...

Mary Mae Owens

Mary Mae Owens

Jun 24, 2020

Mary Mae Owens was born to Hattie Mae (Brown) Furgason and John Clarence Furgason near Buffalo, Ok on Feb. 17, 1927.  She was the oldest of 8 children. There were several Marys in her class, so her family and friend called her “Mary Mae” She started working at a clothing store when she was a young teenager. Mary Mae...

Marie Loomis

Marie Loomis

May 26, 2020

Alice Marie Loomis, daughter of Lester and Margaret (Marcgynski) Cole entered this world on November 1st, 1934 and entered her forever home on May 26, 2020 with family by her bedside. While growing up Marie helped in the family laundry business and taking care of her 3 younger brothers. Marie graduated from Mooreland High School with the class...