Obituaries

Donna June Deem

Loren Robert Fitzgerald died Sunday afternoon, January 21st at the Renaissance assisted living in Ponca City, OK. He was 99 years old. Loren was born July 9th, 1924 to John Waldo Fitzgerald and Edna Pearl (Ingram) Fitzgerald. He spent his childhood living in rural Grant County on a family farm 5 miles North of Lamont, OK. Loren and his younger brother Delmer attended grade school at the country schoolhouse 1 mile North of their home and attended high school at Lamont High. Shortly after graduating high school, Loren went to work for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, KS.

John Michael “Mike” Williams, 79 of Tulsa passed away Monday, December 11, 2023. He was born April 23, 1944 in Wichita, KS to Jack and Elizabeth Williams. Mike was a retired Vietnam veteran and was also retired from Kansas City Life where he was an agent. He was a parishioner of St. Pius X and enjoyed his family, watching sports and was a Sooner and Chiefs fan. Mike is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carol Williams; his children, John Scott Williams and wife Tiara of Parkville, MO, Brooke E. Williams of Tulsa, OK, Jamie A. Sawyer and husband Jason of Jenks, OK; his grandchildren, James, Regan, Caden, Ella, and Sawyer Williams and Shay Ann Sawyer; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Shay Ann Williams and his brother Jerry “Jerome” Williams.

Kathy Ann Walker, 70, of Lamont, OK, died on January 3, 2024, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid, OK. Kathy will lie in state from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM, on Friday, January 5, 2024, and from 9:00 AM until service time on Saturday. The family will greet friends between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM, Saturday. A Funeral Ceremony will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 6, 2023 at Trout Funeral Home Chapel in Tonkawa with Rev. Ken Macken officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Lamont Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Tonkawa, 505 Thunderbird Rd, Tonkawa, OK, 74653.