Obituaries

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...

February 6, 1939 - January 11, 2026
Funeral services for Mary A. Lewis, age 86, of Piedmont, formerly of Enid, will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026, at New Hope United Methodist Church, with Pastor Hagen Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans...

A Celebration of Life service for Edward "Eddie" W. Morris, age 68, of Enid will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2026, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, with Rev. Butch Rains officiating. Burial will follow in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Breckinridge, under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and...

The graveside service for Billy Charles Patrick Cummings, 82, of Enid, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, in Calvary Cemetery, with Rev. Mark Mason officiating. Complete cremation is under direction of Brown-Cummings.
Billy was born July 28, 1943, to Bill and Irene Kenny Cummings and died...

A celebration of life service for Mona Jean Webb, age 73, of Enid, will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2026, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with Pastor Jonathan Meyer officiating. Service and cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.
Mona was born on July 23,...

Larry Dean Hays was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on December 22, 1945, to Doris Morrison Hays and Okley William Hays. Larry, 80, of Hennessey, Oklahoma, passed away January 1, 2026, in Enid, Oklahoma.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Debbie Long Hays; daughter Lara Jo Koch and husband Brent of Tulsa, granddaughter...

Funeral service for Lucille Hayward will be Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church, Covington, with Pastor Kenneth Wade officiating. Burial will follow in Hayward Cemetery under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory, Enid.
Lucille was born December 29, 1938, in...

Oma Gay Nichols was born October 16, 1938, to Sam and Mabel (Wedel) Koehn and passed away December 25, 2025.
Oma Gay grew up on the homestead north of Isabella and attended the Standard Grade School and later graduated from Fairview High School. After graduating from high school, she attended college classes at...

A Celebration of Life service for Travis Wade Bliss, age 53, of Enid, will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Ladusau-Evans Chapel, with Rev. Jim Edmison officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.
Travis was born January 10,...

The funeral service for Zachary Michael Haske, 20-year-old Enid resident, will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2025, in the Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Kent Cotarelo will officiate.
Zach was born January 17, 2005, in Sarasota, Florida, to Mike and Jayeah (Wright) Haske and died unexpectedly,...

Graveside service for Yvonne Thompson Wampler, 87, will be Monday, December 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel, with Maxwell Meier officiating. Arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory, Enid.
Yvonne was born on May 8, 1938, in Enid, Oklahoma, to David and Frances...

Funeral service for David Rudy, 62, of Enid, will be Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, with Jack Wellman officiating. Burial will follow in Short Springs, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory,...

A Celebration of Life for Mary Elizabeth Crouch, age 74, of Enid, Oklahoma, will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor David Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and...

Funeral Service for Dickie Darrell Jenkins, age 85, of Enid, will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 15, 2025, at the Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Shonn Keels officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Service arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and...

The memorial service for Kristi Dawn Long, 53-year-old Enid resident, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 13, 2025 in Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Dave Jones will officiate. Per her request she will be cremated following.
Kristi was born August 3, 1972, in Norman, OK, to Stuart Long and Sandra...

James "Jim" Robert Mueller, II, age 86, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025. He was born on May 17, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Overland Park, Kansas.
Jim graduated from Shawnee Mission High School and went on to attend Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas. Jim proudly served his country in...

Jerry Lea Scott, 66, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 5, 2025. Born on August 10, 1959, to Robert (Bob) and Mary Louise Crawford, and raised in Ames, Oklahoma, Jerry lived a life overflowing with love, laughter, and faith.
Jerry found great joy in her children and in being "Nana" to...

The funeral services for LaVona Lee York, 84, will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Bethel Hawley Baptist Church, Hawley, Oklahoma, with Pastor Gary Lillie officiating. Burial will follow at New Home Cemetery, Nash, with arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home of Pond Creek.
LaVona was born on June 7, 1941,...

Funeral services for Payton Zeke Jon Kaminskas, of Enid, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2025, a Garber First Baptist Church, with Reverend Tom LeGrand officiating. Cremation and funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.
Payton was born March 29, 2002, in...