All Obituaries

Claude James O’Hair, son of Pat and Alice O’Hair, was born April 19, 1929 in Speermore, Oklahoma.  He spent his first few years living in Laverne, Oklahoma.  During WW2 his parents moved to Wichita, Kansas to work at the Air Force Base.  The family moved back to Laverne where Claude graduated from Laverne High School class of 1948. From 1948 to 1950 Claude worked as a lineman for the Oklahoma State Fuel Company digging ditches until entering into the Air Force on...

  Dawn Renee O’Hair, 44, passed away on August 10, 2019.   Born on September 18, 1974 in Laverne, Oklahoma to Tim O’Hair and Anita Inselman. She graduated high school in Laverne with the Class of 1992. After graduating she spent several years being a caregiver to the elderly. On March 5, 1999, Dawn gave birth to twin boys, Brendon and Kenneth O’Hair. She enjoyed spending time with her boys. They brought so much joy and love to her life. She will be...

Vincent Howard Friis, he was 60 years old we found out! He always lied about his age to make him feel younger, everyone knew him with a different age. He has sadly left his friends and family without giving a notice, but that’s how he would’ve wanted it. He never wanted to worry anyone about anything. All he ever did was care about everyone before himself. Our dad was one of the goofiest dads you could have, and my sister and I wouldn’t have it any other way. You could mess...

  Barbara Alice (Leatherman) Wyand, of Laverne, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the age of 99 and 10 months.  Bobbie was born on a farm Northeast of Rosston in 1919. Her family moved to Laverne at an early age.  Bobbie always said her family was poor, but rich in love, family and friends. One of her favorite childhood memories was when the water tower in Laverne would over-flow and she would have a big time playing in the water with her friends.   She,...

DarlAnn Swayze Rial passed away on June 17 in Greenville, Texas at the age of 82. DarlAnn was born in Ashland, Kansas on December 1, 1936 to Bonnie Elizabeth (Ford) Swayze and Jack Herndon Swayze. She attended country school in Sitka, Kansas and graduated from Ashland High School in 1954. DarlAnn attended Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas for two years and served as editor of the college newspaper before marrying Albert Dean Rial of Pampa, Texas on August 12, 1956 at the United...

Ivan Ray Bozarth was born on November 15, 1950 in Laverne, Oklahoma to Auto Fay and Eula Francis (Colten) Bozarth. Ivan grew up on the family farm in Beaver County, Oklahoma and then moved to Laverne. He attended Laverne Schools. He was united in marriage to Sandra Allen Courange on September 26, 1967 in Laverne, Oklahoma, to this union three children were born; Ivan Todd Bozarth, Julie Faye (Bozarth) Coulter, Debbie Sue (Bozarth) Ellis, and adopted Linda Sue (Cooper) Daughtery. Ivan worked...

Phyllis Jo Bockelman Nine was born November 12, 1927. She was 91 years old. She was born at home on a farm a few miles southeast of Slapout, Oklahoma. Her parents were Johnny Bockelman and Edna Lena (Calaham) Bockelman. She had 2 sisters, Miriam Anne Colbert and Brenda McDaniel. Phyllis lived her whole life 2 ½ miles from where she was born, except for the 2 years she attended Oklahoma State University. She went to college a year then taught one year then back to college another year...

  Rosa Borth Becker was born December 5, 1919 on the family farm near Shattuck, Oklahoma to Gustav and Rosa Behrens Borth.    Rosa was united in marriage June 2, 1940 to the neighbor boy across the field, Leroy Howard Becker.  Rosa and Leroy were married for 71 years.  They lived in the Follett area all their lives except for the 14 winters they spent in their home at Victoria Palms Resort in Donna, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley.  They also had a summer home...

Jonell Doyal of Higgins, TX, passed away at the age of 89 on June 4, 2019 at Newman Memorial Hospital in Shattuck, Oklahoma.  She was born on February 14, 1930 in Whiteland, TX to Roy Virgil and Hazel Mae Brock. Jonell received her education in Brady, TX.  She married Alfred C. "A.C." Doyal on November 14, 1947.  She was committed to her family and her dogs. Jonell started babysitting in 1978 when her last child went off to college.  She enjoyed traveling,...

Marilyn Elaine Lansdown Moseley was born September 6, 1933, to Forest Marvin Lansdown and Edith Mary Aldrich Lansdown at Woodward, Oklahoma.  She attended Woodward Public Schools and graduated in 1951.   In 1953, while attending Oklahoma A&M University she met the love of her life, Melvin Wayne Moseley, on a blind date to Lake Blackwell. Two years later, Marilyn and Melvin were married at the First Methodist Church in Woodward, Oklahoma on April 14th, 1955.   After...