Obituaries

Jerry Randall Rickner

Jerry Randall Rickner, of Chandler, Oklahoma, passed away on September 12, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the First Christian Church, Chandler. Additional information can be found at www.parksbrothers.net.
Lisa Louise Railey

Lisa Louise Railey

Lisa Louise Railey

Lisa Louise Railey, 57, went home to be with her heavenly Father onAugust 31, 2025. She was born on May 17, 1968, in Chandler, Oklahoma, to Jerry and Margie (Anderson) Prock. She relocated to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, in 1978, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Christopher Railey.
Nita Jeffus Talbert

Nita Jeffus Talbert

Nita Jeffus Talbert

Nita Jeffus Talbert was born on February 20, 1925, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Daniel Myron Jeffus and Mary Edith (Pace) Jeffus. She was the fourth child of five children. She grew up in a Christian home that believed in God and the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Ellen Elizabeth Vails Jantz

Ellen Elizabeth Vails Jantz

Ellen Elizabeth Vails Jantz

Ellen Elizabeth Vails Jantz was born on July 6, 1942, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to John Henry Vails and Fern Teresa Bodine Vails. She passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, Kansas, at the age of 83.Ellen married Gary Dean Jantz on November 17, 1962.
Jerry Ish Williams

Jerry Ish Williams

Jerry Ish Williams

Jerry Ish Williams, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Chandler, Oklahoma, on Monday morning, August 25, 2025. Jerry was born on April 22, 1936, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Thomas Milton and Mary Louise (Littrell) Williams.
George Thomas Wooden

George Thomas Wooden

George Thomas Wooden

The family of George ThomasWoodenfromFairfield, CA (until recently) is saddened to announce his passing on August 25, 2025, at the age of 94.Born in Chandler, Oklahoma, on November 22, 1930, George grew up during the Great Depression and World War II.
Joann (Skaggs) Pickett

Joann (Skaggs) Pickett

Joann (Skaggs) Pickett

November 4, 1934 –August 22, 2025 Joann went home peacefully on Friday, August 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Glen Harvey Wayland

Glen Harvey Wayland

Glen Harvey Wayland

Lifelong Chandler resident, Glen Harvey Wayland, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2025, in Oklahoma City at the age of 82.Glen was born in Chandler on October 18, 1942, to Garland and Lela (Porter) Wayland.Glen enlisted in the U.S.
Sharon Elaine Pulliam

Sharon Elaine Pulliam

Sharon Elaine Pulliam

Sharon Elaine Pulliam was born December 23, 1942, in Wellston to Joseph and Ester (Hagar) Pulliam. She passed away on August 25, 2025, in Edmond at the age of 82.Sharon is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Ester; siblings Ray Pulliam, Juanita (Pulliam) McKaughan, Wanda (Pulliam) Foulks.
Scotty S. Cowan

Scotty S. Cowan

Scotty S. Cowan

Scotty S. Cowan was born February 1, 1945, in New Braunfels, Texas, to Carroll Cowan and Nona (Smith) Keene. Hepassedaway on August 12, 2025, in Oklahoma City at the age of 80.