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Walter Lee Marmor

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Life-long resident of Waurika, Oklahoma, Walter Lee Marmor, 65, passed from this life May 20, 2018. He was born December 10, 1952, in Waurika, to Albert Lee and Iva Jean (McKelroy) Marmor. He was a graduate of Waurika High School. He worked as a transporter – flagger for Solitaire Mobile Homes. He also worked for Frank Head at Sooner Texaco and for more than twenty years for Junior Robertson at Junior’s Truck Stop. He enjoyed visiting with his friends over coffee at the Truck Stop and playing pool.

Walter is survived by his wife Elizabeth Hooper, his daughter Chrissy Joe Anderson, his granddaughter Janessa Anderson, and a host of friends.

No services have been scheduled at this time. 

Dixie Fern Hammons Montgomery

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Fern Montgomery, age 79, died Saturday, October 20, 2018, in Norman, Oklahoma surrounded by her family after a strongly fought battle with cancer. She was born December 21, 1938, in Center Point, Oklahoma to Paul B. and Ruth Hammons and was the middle of three children. 

She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her brother, Paul Hammons and wife Barbara from Oklahoma City, sister Kay Brezina and husband Charles from Waurika, children Hal Stout and wife Sherrie, John Stout and wife Yavonna and their children Brooke and Connor, and Susan Howard and her children Brittyn and Barrett, all of Norman. 

Fern was a long time resident of Waurika, Oklahoma and graduated in 1956 from Waurika High School.  She enjoyed 18 years of employment with the district attorney’s office where she was honored for her dedication, work ethic, and integrity.  She will forever be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and faithful friend.   

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at 1:00 pm at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church in Norman located at 419 South University Blvd, Norman, OK 73069.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to McFarlin to initiate a young adult program for individuals with autism. “We are who we are because of our mother, who gave us everything she could. Let our memories of our mother live on forever.”

Scott Barber Morgan

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Funeral Services at First Baptist Church, Temple, OK, Monday, August 20 at 10:00 a.m., Rev. Kevin Simpson officiating with burial in the Temple Cemetery under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Temple. Visitation from 4-6:00 pm, Sunday, August 19.

 Scott Barber Morgan was born to Dr. H Don and Sue Morgan in Ardmore, OK on July 23, 1956 and departed this life on August, 15, 2018 in Wichita Falls, TX at the age of 62 years and 23 days.

 The Morgans moved to Temple and Scott attended Temple Schools for 12 years graduating in 1974.  He married Marsha Newsom in August 6, 1977 in Temple and they have 2 children, Kimberly and Kristoffer.  Scott had worked as a carpenter for Les Hines Construction, Wayne Person and Halliburton.  After a few years with Halliburton he did carpentry once again with Wayne Person before going to work at Goodyear in 1989. He was employed there for the past 29 years. Through the years Scott also did farming and ranching.

 Scott had served on the Temple City Council. He loved OU Sooner Football and enjoyed watching NASCAR and westerns on TV. Carpentry, farming and ranching were joys for him, he also enjoyed visiting and hanging with the guys at Hop & Sack and visits to the lumber yard and Napa Joe’s. He loved spending time with the grandkids and family.

 Scott is survived by his beloved wife of 41 years, Marsha of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Matthew Miller of Guthrie; son, Kristoffer Morgan of Temple; daughter-in-law, Teresa Morgan of Corum; his 6 grandchildren, Kaley Cole, Kara and Kenzie Morgan and Kristen, Brendan and Jacob Miller; his siblings, David Morgan of Hawaii, Donna Gingrich of Houston, and brother-in-law, Gary Monroe of Lake Dallas; his niece Natalie and husband Chris Bleess and their son, Joshua; his aunts Leta Fyke of Amarillo, TX and Margaret Rupert of Chico, CA; other relatives and a host of friends.

 Did we mention he loved Sooner Football?

 Memorial Donations can be made to the Taylor Le Norman/McCasland Cancer Center, 2110 Duncan Regional Loop Road, Duncan, OK 73533 or the Temple Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 473, Temple, OK 73568.

Helen Lucille Hoffman Morgan

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Helen Lucille Hoffman Morgan

January 20, 1930 – December 10, 2022

Age: 92

Helen Lucille Hoffman Morgan passed from this life into heaven on Dec. 10, 2022. Helen was born in Winnsboro, Texas on January 20, 1930 to James Frank and Maebell (Fairris) Hoffman. She graduated from Irving Schools in 1948. (Irving, Oklahoma) She and Glen Dale Morgan were united in marriage on October 14, 1948 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He preceded her in death January 31, 2001.

She was a force of a woman with a plethora of skills: in chronological order, she was a cook for the Irving School, a farmer’s wife & mother, a church secretary for College Heights Baptist Church in Chickasha, a bookkeeper and automotive parts manager for Morgan-Richardson Dealership, a clerk & accountant for Waurika Public Schools, a librarian for Waurika Public Elementary School, and a volunteer tutor for various students in her golden years. She painted murals and sewed many miles of fabric for the First Baptist Preschool in Waurika.

She devoted most of her life as a Sunday School teacher. Preceding her in death are her parents Frank & Maebell Hoffman, her brother James Ray Hoffman and her sister Dortha Ann Hoffman, her husband Glen Dale Morgan, and her daughter Connie Lynn Morgan Spivey. She is survived by her son Ronnie Glen Morgan and daughter in-law Sharon Morgan, her sons-in-law Sam Spivey & John Gibbons, her granddaughters Katrice Volkert & Taryn Gibbons and their husbands, respectively, David Hatala and Travis Husband, and her grandsons Brandon Spivey (son of Sam) and Matthew (son of Ronnie & Sharon), as well as her six great grandchildren Clay & Glen Volkert (sons of Katrice), Chance & Connor Husband (sons of Taryn & Travis), and Hanjoo & Hansohl (daughter & son of Brandon & Yegeun Spivey), siblings – Bonnie Rice, Peggy Allison, Mozelle Hager, George Hoffman, and Linda Sue Kellner.

A celebration of Life is tentatively set for January 20th, 2023.

Michael C Dyer

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Michael C. Dyer, 63, of Waurika, Oklahoma, passed from this life May 17, 2018, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was born January 16, 1955, in Waurika,Oklahoma, to A.C. and Bobby Sue (Tate) Dyer. He was a 1972 graduate of Ryan High School. He and Joanna Schaffner were married February 17, 1975 in Dean, Texas. He was a farmer/rancher and worked for Halliburton for eighteen years. He was a member of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and the First Baptist Church in Waurika. His passion was being outside with his animals and crops. He loved his family and enjoyed horseback riding, fishing, camping, and spending time with his grandkids.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Shirley Thomasson.

Survivors include: his wife Joanna; his children Jared Dyer and wife Michelle, and Karen Wright and husband Lonnie; grandchildren Taylir Wright, Haley Wright, Jacob C. Wright, Ace Lee Dyer, and Jet Michael Dyer; his sister Diane York; and a host of family and friends.

Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM, Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the First Baptist Church in Waurika, Oklahoma with Mark Kunkel and Bruce Humphries officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM at Dudley Funeral Home in Waurika with family receiving guests from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Waurika or the Cross Brand Cowboy Church in Waurika. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.dudleyfuneralhomes.com

Joanna Walker Huff

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Joanna Walker Huff, age 55, passed away June 13, 2018 in Olney, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2018 in the Chapel of Lunn Funeral Home in Olney, Texas with Rev. David Carpenter, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Olney, officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Lunn Funeral Home of Olney, Texas.

Joanna was born on December 6, 1962 in Sumter, South Carolina, Shaw AFB to Joe Austin Walker and Barbara Joan (Hall) Walker. She graduated from Olney High School in 1981 and was the Senior Class Favorite of her graduating class. She was a cheerleader, Drum Major for two years and played the clarinet in the High School Band. She was active in rodeo and was crowned Rodeo Queen in 1977. Joanna loved to sing and play the guitar and she loved her dogs. She married Allen Lee Huff on April 24, 1982 in Olney, Texas and they moved back to Olney in 2010. Joanna was preceded in death by her father, Joe A. Walker on June 29, 1999 and her husband, Allen Lee Huff on June 8, 2017.

Survivors include her mother, Barbara Walker of Olney, Texas; two daughters: Cathy Lorenz of Azle, Texas and Tammy Spangler of Vernon, Texas; one brother, Audy Vann Walker and wife Vickie of Graham, Texas; one niece, Lauren Sullivan of Olney, Texas; one nephew, Alex Walker of Lubbock, Texas; and six grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Olney Senior Cub Center, P.O. Box 216, Olney, Texas 76374.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lunnfuneralhome.com.

Joyce Faye Walker

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Joyce Faye Walker

June 10, 1926 – April 3, 2018

Age: 91

Joyce Faye Walker, 91, of Marlow, Oklahoma, passed from this life April 3, 2018. She was born June 10, 1926, in Ringling, Oklahoma, to Lewis Wilson and Martha Rosetta “Rosie” (Brooks) Brown. She married C.A. Walker on December 13, 1941, in Loveland, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker but worked for a time as a dorm mother at MSU and OSU and also worked for the State Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club in Waurika.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Waurika, Oklahoma until she moved to Marlow and joined New Hope West Church in Duncan, Oklahoma. She enjoyed reading and sewing.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son Richard Walker, and eight brothers and sisters – Carl Brown, Granvel Brown, Vera Gray, Haskel Brown, Mabel Ennis, J. T. Brown, Harold Brown, and Wendell Brown.

Survivors include: her children – Kenneth Walker and his wife Maynell of Waurika, OK, Karen Vanacor of The Woodlands, Texas, Diana Waddle of Harvey, LA, Deborah and her husband Tim Lillard of O’Fallon, IL; thirteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

Funeral services were at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the First Baptist Church in Waurika with Bruce Humphries officiating. Burial was in the Waurika Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Waurika. Visitation was from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Saturday, at the Dudley Funeral Home Chapel in Waurika. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to organizations which support research into macular degeneration and/or osteoporosis.

Rick Dewayne Duncan

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Rick Dewayne Duncan

May 25, 1950 – February 11, 2018

Age: 67

Ricky Dwayne Duncan passed away on February 11, 2018 at Baylor T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital in Dallas, TX surrounded by his family.  He fought a very courageous battle with leukemia for the past 9 months.

Rick was born on May 25, 1950 to Adam Lee and Nellie Duncan at Comanche, OK.  He attended Waurika Schools and graduated in 1968.  After serving in the US Air Force for 4 years, he attended Oklahoma State University.

In 1973 he married Carol Behrens and they had 2 sons.  He was employed by Halliburton in Duncan until his department was closed.

In 1987 he married Karen Sears of Duncan and hey resided in Little Elm, TX where Rick was employed by Banc Tec until the time of his illness.

Rick was a family man and loved to talk about his kids and grandkids.  His hobbies included maintaining their beautifully landscaped yard on the lake and watching OSU Cowboy sport events. GO POKES!

He is survived by his wife Karen of the home, sons, Chantz Duncan (Leslie) of The Colons, TX, Cody Duncan ( Delayna Trusty) of Duncan, OK and Justin Schaffner (Michelle) of Little Elm, TX.

Grandchildren Loryn Schafner and Ethan Schaffner of the home, Jessamy, Cael and Cooper Duncan, Jerade, Cheyenne and Zoey Duncan, Isabella, Cassandra and Dominick Schaffner, sister Carrie Sheffield of Terral, OK, brother Gary Duncan (Sharon) of Waurika, OK and in-laws Eldon Sears (Jean) of Comanche, OK and Wanda Telford of Round Rock, TX.  H was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Velda Gaines.

His wish was to be cremated and there will be a private celebration of his life at a later date.

For those desiring, memorials may be made to the Leukemia Foundation or a charity of your choice.

James “J.J.”Allen Solomon, Jr.

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February 8, 1975 – June 17, 2018

Age: 43

J.J. was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on February 8, 1975.

He passed from this life on June 17, 2018 in Wichita Falls, Texas at the age of 43.

The following poem was dedicated to his memory.

“Missing You Always”

You never said I’m leaving

You never said goodbye.

You were gone before we knew it

And only God knows why.

In life I loved you dearly

In death I love you still.

In my heart I hold a place

That only you can fill.

It broke my heart to lose you

But you didn’t go alone.

A part of me went with you

The day God took you home.

A memorial service was held in his honor on Friday, June 22, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Waurika at 2:00 pm.

Mr. Ronnie Bohot officiated

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