All Obituaries

John Houston Pardue was born July 23, 1932 in Dallasville, Louisiana. He passed away February 15, 2019 at his home in Wellston at the age of 86. Survivors include his son and grandson along with many other family and friends. John proudly served his country in the Unites States Army. Arrangements are under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston.

Infant Jace Taylor Moore was born February 14, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City and passed away a short time after birth.  Jace will forever be a guardian angel to his surviving parents, Jennifer Elaine and Krystal Nicole Moore; big brother, Koleson; grandparents, Audie and Sandra Stiles; uncles and aunts, Jeromy Moore, Tina Moore, Kyrtis and Kayla Wilbanks; cousin, Aydan Moore; and other family and friends. A funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in the...

Michael Scott Mullendore was born October 14, 1988 in Oklahoma City and passed away February 11, 2019 in Oklahoma City at the age of 30. Michael grew up playing sports including t-ball, baseball, basketball, football, roller skating and was an accomplished tennis player having won a partners tournament while attending Choctaw High School.  He is remembered for having hit an infield homerun at the Little League World Series in Arlington, Texas.  Michael worked for a short time at...

James “Bradley” Verner was born on September 15, 1951 in Fresno, California.  Brad worked a variety of jobs during his lifetime highlighted by his time as a truck driver with Sygma, store clerk with OnCue, and eventually retiring with O’Reilly Auto Parts.  He enjoyed drawing and playing his bass guitar in his free time and played in several local bands throughout his life.  He passed away peacefully at his home in Chandler on February 6, 2019 at the age of...

Wanda Lorraine Hogard was born December 1, 1924 in Chandler, Oklahoma and passed away February 4, 2019 at the age of 94.  Wanda was preceeded in death by her parents, Bessie M. Brown and Arthur (C.W.) Brown; sister, Daisy Holdaway; brothers, Harold Brown, L.D. Brown, and Carl Brown; her son, Jack Lucas, who is being laid to rest with her.  Survivors include her daughters, Sharon Kay Lairmore of Bixby, Ok. and Donna May Lucas of Sapulpa, Ok; grandchildren, Tish Patton, Rick...

Frank Lee Lloyd, Jr. was born February 28, 1959 in Dallas, Texas to Frank Lee Sr. and Ruby Blanch (Callahan) Lloyd-Hill.  He passed away January 25, 2019 at his home in Wellston at the age of 59. Frank proudly served in the United States Navy and owned and operated a carpet laying business for many years.  He was an avid Texas Longhorns fan.  He loved his family including his cat, Taz and dog, Sara and he enjoyed the outdoors. Frank is preceded in death by his parents;...

James Robert Kirkpatrick was born August 25, 1941 to Frank and Dona (Anderson) Kirkpatrick. He passed away at his home in Chandler on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the age of 77. James faithfully served for 2 years in the United States Army. He was a dairy farmer for most of his life. James is preceded in death by his parents; his wife Shirley, his brothers’ Donald Kirkpatrick, Charles Kirkpatrick, his sisters Edith (Kirkpatrick) and Virginia (Kirkpatrick). Survivors include his...

Gerrit (Gary) Vandellen Scaffide was born October 9, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio to his adoring parents Lawrence Joseph and Florence Gertrude (Vandellen) Scaffide.  Gary joined his Heavenly Father January 22, 2019 in Oklahoma City at the age of 67. Gary enlisted in the United States Marine Corp on November 10, 1969 and married his first wife Peggy in 1971.  He served a total of 9 years in the Corp including multiple tours in Vietnam and received many accommodations for his bravery and...

Mary Elizabeth Strough was born November 16, 1958 in Fredrick, Oklahoma to James D. and Corene Valentine (Graves) Watkins.  She passed away January 20, 2019 at the age of 60. Mary grew up around Chandler and Davenport.  She married Stephen Allen Strough June 15, 1991 and they raised their son together.  Mary was a to-the-point type of lady with a great sense of humor.  She was a great mother who loved her son and grandson very much. Mary was preceded in death by her...

Connie Lee (Taylor) Carmichael was born May 26, 1945 in Hardtner, Kansas to Jess Thomas and Grace (Anderson) Taylor.  She passed away January 18, 2019 in Oklahoma City at the age of 73. Connie helped raise her siblings at a young age following the passing of her mother.  She grew up in Chandler and later attended Seward County Community College where she earned her associates degree.  She lived a challenging life raising 4 children on her own.  She worked as many as 3...