Obituaries

Sheila F. Abusaab, 77, of Big Spring, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Memorial Services were held Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at the Dorothy Garrett Coliseum in Big Spring, Texas.
Sheila was born January 5, 1948, to parents Roy Fisher and Hettie Ellen (Kordis) Fisher in Enid, Oklahoma.
She married Mike...

Wayne was born March 29, 1949, in Fayette, Missouri, and was raised in Glasgow, Missouri. He attended school at St. Joseph Catholic School in Salisbury, Missouri, graduating in 1967. He graduated from Rockhurst College in Kansas City in 1971 with a BS in Business Administration.
Wayne married Allison on August 12,...

Paul Richard Allen was born in Norfolk, Nebraska, on October 26, 1935, to Claude and Laura Allen.
His parents were farmers who started without property or financial resources of any kind. Paul and his three siblings learned early on what it meant to struggle financially. They all worked long hours on the farm and...

Funeral service for Virginia (Huston) Allison, age 100, of Enid, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Oakwood Christian Church, with Reverend Alan Seibel officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025, at the...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of our beloved Wife, Mother, and Grandmother, Charlotte Jean (Milacek) Bailey, who left us peacefully on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the age of 85.
Charlotte was the heart of our family, a source of unwavering love, strength, and comfort. Her warmth...

It is with deep sadness that we announce John Neil Ballard, Jr. of Tonkawa, OK, peacefully passed away in his home at age 64, on March 13, 2025. Friends and Family are welcome to Trout Funeral Home, Tonkawa, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., with family present from 5:00-7:00 p.m. A funeral...

Graveside services to honor the life of LaVerna Beltz will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2025, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Oklahoma, in the Garden of Gethsemane area, with Elder Hector Rivera and Pastor David Miller officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral...

October 9, 1937 - February 11, 2026
Services for Bobby M. "Bob" Bennett, Sr., will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 16, 2026, at Oakwood Christian Church. Burial will follow the service in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.
The family will receive friends from...

Steve Biddle, 77, passed away peacefully August 16, 2025, at his home in Enid, Oklahoma. He was born on January 6, 1948, to Albert and Jane Hawkins Biddle in Brookston, Indiana.
He was raised and educated in Brookston, Indiana, graduating from Frontier High School. He began working for McDonald's in Lafayette,...

Larry Duane Bixler, age 87, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at his home on August 5, 2025. He was born on April 5, 1938, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Lawrence Clayton Bixler and Johnnie Juanita (Seaman) Bixler.
Larry grew up on a 160-acre farm in Carrier, Oklahoma, and was one of just thirteen students to...

The services celebrating and honoring the life of Dr. Jerry Ben Blankenship, 87, of Enid, will be held Friday, May 30, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, with Reverend Ronnie Hopkins and Reverend Don Johnson officiating. Burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. A reception at Oakwood...