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Obituaries

WILLIAM CONRAD BRINING

William Conrad Brining born April 30, 1939 (83) as the eldest son of Raymond B. & Nina Provost Brining. He passed peacefully May 8, 2022.

MANUEL VAZQUEZ VIEZCAS

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Manuel Vazquez Viezcas, 56, of Tonkawa, OK, left this life on May 15, 2022, in Blackwell, OK. Viewing will be from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Friday, May 20, 2022 at Trout Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Tonkawa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 20, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Tonkawa, with Father Balaswamy Bathini officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 505 Thunderbird Rd, Tonkawa, OK 74653.

EARL FRANKLIN GREEN

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Earl Franklin Green, 87, of Ponca City, OK, left this life on May 3, 2022. A Celebration of Life Ceremony was held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Trout Funeral Home Chapel in Tonkawa, with Rev. Tom Howard officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Tonkawa, 505 Thunderbird Road, Tonkawa, OK 74653.

MARGARET LOISE WILLERTON TAUTFEST

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Margaret Loise Willerton Tautfest, 89, left this life on May 2, 2022, in Ponca City, OK, 11 days shy of her 90th birthday. She fought hard to last until that milestone but unfortunately, God had other plans. Viewing was held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Trout Funeral Home, Tonkawa. A Funeral Ceremony was held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 6, 2022, at the Trout Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Josh Garza officiating. Burial immediately followed at Ceres Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Tonkawa, 505 Thunderbird Rd, Tonkawa, OK 74653.

RICHARD LEE TERREL

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Richard Lee Terrel, 67, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Visitation was held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with family greeting guests from 6-8 p.m. Graveside service were held on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Hill Cemetery with Pastor Brett Nation officiating. Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Perry is entrusted with arrangements.

JUDITH ANN (MOSES) FINTON

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Judith Ann (Moses) Finton, long time resident of Tonkawa, passed away peacefully in Stillwater, OK on Saturday, April 9, 2022. She was 82 years old.

Donald Eugene Buffalow

Donald Eugene Buffalow was born at Pond Creek, Oklahoma on January 28, 1934. He was the second son of John Clarence and Clara Bernice (Hobbs) Buffalow. The family lived on the farm west of Pond Creek until 1945, when they purchased land north of Billings., Oklahoma, and moved there. Don graduated from Billings High School in 1952 , and went to California to work in the car industry. Later, he returned to the Billings area where he met the love of his life, Norma Faye Bell, and on November 19, 1955, they were united in marriage. No children were born of this marriage.

DALE EUGENE BEALL

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Dale Eugene Beall, 94, of Tonkawa, OK, left this life on February 18, 2022, in Oklahoma City. A Celebration of Life Ceremony was held at 10:00 AM, Monday, February 28, 2022, at Grace Episcopal Church in Ponca City. Burial took place at IOOF Cemetery, Tonkawa. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W. Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK 74601.

.CECIL FRANKLIN CYRUS

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Celebration of life. ...Cecil Franklin Cyrus Born Jan 13th 1939 Taylor Texas,

FOREST ROLAND FRAZIER

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On the afternoon of February 10, 2022, Forest Roland Frazier of Tonkawa passed away at the age of 83. Roland was born to Forest and Doris Frazier in 1938 in Tonkawa. He attended school at Pratt Center and graduated from Tonkawa High School in 1956. He was a member of the 1952 and 1953 State Championship football teams. He joined the Army National Guard, where he served for 17 years. He married Kay Marie Preston in 1958, and they were married for 64 years.