Obituaries

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.

Elizabeth Ann (Rademacher) Mitchell, 96, of Ponca City, OK went home to be with her Savior, mom, dad, sister, husband, and son, Friday, February 4, 2022. She was born July 31, 1925,

Alan Curtis Wetmore of Neodesha, KS passed away at Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City on Saturday, January 22. He will be dearly missed by family and friends.

Celebration of life services for Walter Melvin Bringham, 80, Ponca City will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Northeast Baptist Church 2200 N. Pecan Road, Ponca City with Pastor Scott Melton officiating. Arrangements are under the kind guidance of the Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service. Walt was born to Art and Velma Bringham on February 24, 1941 in Blackwell, Oklahoma and passed away on October 15, 2021 at his residence in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He graduated from Blackwell High School with the Class of 1959. He participated in wrestling for the Blackwell Maroons. Walt also loved to play adult summer league softball and was a proud OU Sooner Fan. Walt served two years in the United States Army was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard and served as a volunteer fireman. He retired from Smith Gruner of Ponca City, Oklahoma. Walt was preceded in death by his father Art Bringham and his mother Velma Bringham, brother Jack Bringham, and Jim Bringham brother. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Chante’ Bringham