Obituaries

A Celebration of Life for Carol Jean Vincent, age 79, of Enid, will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Jim Edmison officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Lamont, Oklahoma. Cremation and service arrangements are under the direction of...

Jo Ann is predeceased by her husband Phillip West and survived by sisters, Anita and Betty; brother, Ronnie Springer; her four children, Greg Mack, Jerilynn Childress, Jimmie Reece Hayes and James Robert Carrell; 8 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.

Ronald Eugene Lehenbauer, age 84, of Waukomis, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026, in Enid. It was Ronnie's wishes to be cremated, so no services will be held at this time. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.
Ronnie was born October 29, 1941, in Ames,...

April 14, 1942 - January 23, 2026
Funeral services for Edward Franklin "Ed" Manuel, age 83, of Enid, will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 2, 2026, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel, with Justin Woodward officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home....

The Mass of Christian burial for Billy Dale Underwood, 76-year-old Enid resident, is 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2026, in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church. Rev. Mark Mason will officiate. A prayer of St. Joseph's Chaplet will be held Friday, January 30, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Henninger-Hinson Funeral...

A Celebration of Life Service for Gertrude Darlene "Grammy" Eckstein, age 84, of Enid, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2026, at Emmanuel Enid, with Rev. Shonn Keels officiating. The family will have a visitation prior to the service starting at Noon at Emmanuel Enid. A private family burial will be in the...

February 22, 1944 - January 7, 2026
Skip Baird, 81, passed away on January 7, 2026, in Edmond, OK. He was born February 22, 1944, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Kenneth Baird and Lois Wade-Baird and Ruth Baird.
He married Darla Jenkins in 1963 and together they shared 62 years of blessed marriage, raising two...

Helga Lavicky, age 88, of Enid, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, January 18, 2026, at Greenbrier Nursing Home.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Ladusau-Evans Chapel, with Rev. Jim Edmison officiating. Burial will take place at a later date at...

A Celebration of Life service for James W. Lingenfelter, age 97, will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2026, at the Ladusau-Evans Chapel, with Rev. Bruce Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.
James was born June 2,...

Funeral Service for James Lee Wichert, age 62, of Enid, will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church, with Reverend Travis Schmidt officiating. Burial will follow in North Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, in Fairview, OK. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m....

Funeral services for Goldie Jean Watkins Nickels will be Monday, January 19, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jesse Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Aline Star Cemetery, Aline, Oklahoma.
Goldie Jean Watkins Nickels, age 92, entered into eternal rest on January 14,...

Erma B. Brown, 99, of Enid, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025. She was born on September 1, 1926, in Carmen, Oklahoma, to Leroy A. Curry and Beulah L. (McLane) Curry.
Erma spent much of her professional life as a touch-up artist, colorizer, and school poster artist for Marquis Studios in the 1950s, and as...