Area Obituaries

Kevin Cy Irwin, 54, was born March 11, 1968 in Enid to parents, Larry and Patricia Haley Irwin, and passed away unexpectedly May 18, 2022. He resided in Cleo Springs until his parents moved to the farm west of Aline in 1973, then moved to Aline in 1985. Kevin was a member of the Aline…

Jack Floyd Parr was born to parents, F.O. and Ethel Parr, May 10, 1928 in the Cherokee Masonic Hospital. He passed peacefully, surrounded by family, May 14, 2022 at the Kiowa District Manor in Kiowa, Kan. Jack grew up in Amorita, and graduated from high school in 1946. During his school years he was involved…

Joan McDaniel, beloved wife of Rex McDaniel and Mother to Gary, Michaelle and Scott, passed away on May 2, 2022.  She was born in El Dorado, Kansas August 6, 1942 to Arthur and Mary (Betty) Cooley.  Joan and Rex made homes in Kansas and Florida before returning to and settling in Cherokee, Oklahoma and celebrated…

Betty Woods passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 just five days after her 89th birthday.  She was born in Canadian, OK on April 19,1933 to Joseph and Alice Dudark.  She had eight siblings.  Betty married Dillard Woods   September 11, 1950 in McAlester. They had two children,  Elizabeth and David.  Betty loved watching her grandchildren…

Dawn Ann White was born in Cherokee August 12, 1961, to Lawrence and Goldie Tyler. She went to be with the Lord April 23, 2022. Dawn Ann was raised in Cherokee, where she lived her entire life. She married the love of her life, Jeff White, November 16, 1979. The couple made their home in…

Sheri Cousins of Cherokee was born on November 20, 1954 to Richard Cox and Wanda Lou Carter Cox and passed from this life on April 11, 2022 in Oklahoma City. At her request there will be no service. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. www.lanmanmemorials.com  Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home

Mickey” A. Nokes, will be 10 a.m., Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Grace Mennonite Church, Enid, with Reverend Mike Sommerfield officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. in Short Springs Cemetery, located between Alva and Cherokee and officiated by Mr. Joe Wood.  Funeral services are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Elmer Nokes was born…

Allesi Ann Anderson was born March 7, 1955 in Claremore to parents, Luther and Yvonne Corley Jones, and passed from this life April 2, 2022.  She and Rickey Anderson were married in 1978 in Tulsa.  Those who preceded her in death are her parents, Luther and Yvonne Jones of Claremore, Oklahoma and her great granddaughter…

Gary Means, 70, of Moore, left this life on April 5, 2022. He was born on September 25, 1951 to Gerald and Erma Lee (Bell) Means in Cherokee, OK. He graduated from Cherokee High School in 1969 and received a degree in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University in 1973. Gary married Sheila Fields on…

Charles Stauffer, affectionately known by some as Charlie and by his military friends as Chuck, 93 years old, passed away on January 6, 2022, at his home in Cherokee, Oklahoma. He was preceded in passing by his wife, Loretta Webster Stauffer, his parents, and brother, LeRoy. He is survived by his daughter, Melinda and her…