Merlene Morris

Dec 6, 2023

 

Georgie Merlene Johnson was born February 20, 1929, at Texon, Texas. Georgie Merlene was named after her maternal grandmother, Georgie Langford Satterwhite. The Merlene name was given because of a cousin, Pansy Merlene Langford.

 

Merlene’s father was working in the oil fields around the Texon Community. She was the second child born to Gardner Fred Johnson and Yuba...

Ronnie Gray

Dec 4, 2023

Ronnie Gray, age 71, of rural Fairfax, Oklahoma, passed from this life into God’s hands in the early morning on Monday, December 4, 2023. Born in Fairfax on August 7, 1952, to parents Jack June and Frankie Ruth (Kunze) Gray, he was the third of six children.

Ronnie was raised in the heartland of Oklahoma on his parents’ dairy farm—Gray’s...

Joesiah Turner

Dec 3, 2023

Joesiah Lee Turner was born on April 7, 1998, to Joe Lee Turner Sr. and Vivian Guillory in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the second youngest of six children.

He enjoyed playing football, wrestling, and lifting weights with his father. He was very protective of his mother and sisters. The bond he shared with his father and big brothers...

Jeffery Gibson

Nov 30, 2023

Jeffery Dean Gibson, a dedicated truck driver for D & P Tank for 35 years, sadly passed away on November 30, 2023. He was born on October 15, 1960, in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Roy Hurley Gibson, Sr. and Annita (Horn) Gibson. He was brought home to Fairfax where he spent much of his life mostly known as “Jeff.”

A hardworking...

Gary Moore

Oct 29, 2023

 

Gary Harland Moore of Burbank, Oklahoma departed this life on October 29, 2023 at his home in Burbank to be with his Lord and Savior. Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Burbank with Pastor Dennis Wildman on November 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. with interment following at the Burbank cemetery.

Gary was born on April 30th,...

Leon Hendrix

Oct 24, 2023

Leon D. Hendrix, age 78, a lifelong member of the community, passed peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at Fairfax Manor Nursing Home in Fairfax, Oklahoma. Born on June 19, 1945, in Pawnee Okla., he was the son of Edward Leo and Velma Lorene (Douglas) Hendrix. Leon had a remarkable and fulfilling life that touched the hearts...

Donald Abbott

Oct 20, 2023

Donald Ray Abbott, 90, long-time Fairfax resident, joined his beloved Cleo in heaven on Friday, October 20, 2023.

Donald, affectionately known as Don, was born on August 11, 1933, to parents Lawrence Raymond and Alice Elmisa (Blanchard) Abbott in Kansas.

He attended schools in Kansas and Colorado graduating from High School while living in Colorado. In 1951 he joined the...

Joe Conner

Sep 12, 2023

Joe L. Conner, Ph.D., proud Osage Nation member, tribal health researcher, and publisher of The Fairfax Chief, passed from this life on Tuesday, Sept. 12.

Dr. Conner was born above the drugstore in Shidler, OK, to Thelma Leone Carr Conner and Don I. Conner.  Early education was at Grainola, OK, schools, then graduation from Shidler High School, where he earned...

Steven Sawyers

Aug 31, 2023

Steven Ray Sawyers, a skilled welder and resolute outdoorsman, passed away on August 31, 2023, at AllianceHealth in Ponca City, Oklahoma after a courageous battle with cancer.

On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, a graveside service to honor Steve’s memory will commence at 11:30 AM at the Fairfax City Cemetery with Pastor Lewis Bernard officiating. Services are under the direction of...

Barbara Carter

Aug 18, 2023

Barbara Ann Carter, 86, of Fairfax, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, while tending to her garden, doing what she loved.  Born on June 22, 1937, in Oklahoma City, she joined the welcoming arms of her parents, Byron and Ora Whaley, a few days later in Fairfax and was lovingly raised in Fairfax through her high school years....

Wayne Rhoads

Aug 18, 2023

Wayne L. Rhoads, 82, left this world on Friday morning, August 18, 2023 at his home in rural Fairfax. He was surrounded by his loved ones.

Graveside service will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in the Fairfax City Cemetery with Pastor Russ Hughes officiating. Viewing will be 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday the 22nd at Hunsaker...

Kittie Dees

Aug 6, 2023

Kittie Wayman Dees, 73, of Paola, Kansas, passed away on August 6, 2023. She was born on October 14, 1949, in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Billy and Boots Wayman. Kittie was a loving mother and grandmother who will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

Kittie attended Burbank High School in Burbank, Oklahoma, graduating in 1967. She spent...

Michael "Scott" Bartlett

Aug 4, 2023

Michael Scott Bartlett, age 37, of Ralston, Oklahoma entered Heaven's gates on Friday, August 4, 2023. He left this world from Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa.

He was born December 27, 1985, in Pawnee, the son of Michael Gary Bartlett and Carla Moore. He soon became affectionately known as "Scott" Bartlett and was a little spoiled growing up or at...

Mose Henry Tallchief

Jul 19, 2023

Mose Henry Tallchief of Wichita, Kansas was healed and made whole on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, after 94 years on Earth making people smile with his long-winded stories. He had been a resident of Azira Nursing Home for the past year. 

Mose was the son of Henry Tallchief (Full Blood Osage) and Ethel Tallchief born on September 6, 1928, in...

Lucille York

Jul 18, 2023

Lucille York, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2023, in Owasso, Oklahoma. She was born Lucille Elsberry on May 17, 1932, in Havana, Arkansas. She was known for her kind heart, devotion to family, and her many interests and hobbies.She attended school in Fairfax, Oklahoma. During her time at school in Fairfax, she proudly...

Dennis Culver

Jul 1, 2023

Dennis "Duck" Ray Culver, former Fairfax resident, of Youngsville, Louisiana left us on July 1, 2023, surrounded by his family at home. He was 71 years young.

Born on February 16, 1952, to Bob and Verna Carole (Hunsaker) Culver, he was raised in Fairfax where he married the love of his life, Rosalene Fields, on Wednesday, November 26, 1969, at...

Stephanie Tignor

Jun 3, 2023

Stephanie Faye (Daniels) Tignor, former Fairfax resident, gained her wings and joined loved ones in Heaven early Saturday morning, June 3, 2023. She had been a resident in the Cleveland Manor Nursing Home and was 70 years young.

Born and raised in Fairfax, Oklahoma, she became a part of this world on November 5, 1952, the only child of...

Gwendolyn Hurt

Apr 13, 2023

Gwendolyn Hurt, age 83, went to be with the Lord the morning of Thursday, April 13, 2023. Gwen was born November 13, 1939 in Fairfax, OK to William T. and Hazel Lee Edwards. The youngest of 10 siblings, she was raised with her family in Naval Reserve, near Gray Horse, OK, and attended Gray Horse school before graduating from...

David Hazen

Mar 26, 2023

David Wayne Hazen, age 68, of Fairfax, OK passed from this life on Sunday afternoon March 26, 2023. He passed in Oklahoma City, OK surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Jack and Mary Lou Hazen in Fairfax, OK on December 3, 1954.

Growing up a Fairfax Red Devil he participated in many sports from...

Patricia Mckinney

Mar 21, 2023

On the evening of March 21, 2023, Patricia “Patty” Marie McKinney, passed away at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  She was 69 years old..Patty was born September 27, 1953, to William “Bill” Davis and Norma Cox-Davis in Pawnee, Oklahoma.  She lived in Fairfax, Oklahoma where she raised her five children.

Patty worked at the Fairfax Manor...