Obituaries

George Daniel Harney, 87, of Ponca City, passed away on September 29th, 2022 with his family, in the comfort of his home. He was born on October 12, 1934 to Ronald Gilbert and Frances Irene (Fussell) Harney in Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

Joan Catherine Keating Slovacek passed away in Ponca City, Oklahoma on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at the age of 93. Viewing will be Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 10am - 5pm. A Rosary Vigil Service will be held at Trout Funeral Home chapel at 7:00 pm on Wednesday October 5, 2022. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 10:00 am with Father Carson Krittenbrink officiating. A private graveside service will be held later.

Alvin L. Thomas, Jr., long time Ponca City resident, died September 24, 2022 in Oklahoma City from complications related to congestive heart failure and other maladies of old age. Alvin was born July 29, 1924 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Alvin Louis Thomas (Sr.) and Grace Lee Allen, the fourth of five sons. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to the High Plains of Texas, where his father farmed cotton in the difficult conditions of the 1920s and 30s near Cotton Center, Texas. It was a simple, difficult existence: a windmill filled a trough with water near the house, lighting was kerosene lamps, and the sanitary facilities were a few steps out the back door, until the 1960s. The family was nearly self sufficient, raising animals and tending a garden, in addition to growing cotton.

Naomi Ruth (Hollingsworth) Kahle of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior at the Stillwater Medical Center in Blackwell on September 27, 2022, with her daughters by her side.

Fern Leyva, 91, beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Sister, was called to her eternal resting place on September 26, 2022. She entered this world on June 11, 1931, in Newkirk, Oklahoma, born to Fines Thompson and Lucille Webb Thompson.

Tamara Ake, 60, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed peacefully on September 21, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was a true fighter, battling cancer for over two years until God finally took her home.

Daniel Warren O’Neill lost his battle with cancer on September 25, 2022, in Stillwater, OK. He was born on December 2, 1945 to James Jesse and E. Marie (Little) O’Neill in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He attended Braden School and graduated from Ponca City Senior High in 1964. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Forestry.