Obituaries

Barbara Sue Watson, 83, of Ponca City, departed this life on April 15, 2022. A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at 2:00 PM, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Trout Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Gary Wilburn officiating. No viewing is scheduled. Burial will immediately follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Ponca City.

Walter F “Fred” Clarke, 87, died peacefully at his home in Ponca City on Wed April 13, 2022. Fred was born in Ponca City OK on March 25, 1935, to John B “Jack” Clarke and Maude Garnett Clarke. He graduated from PoHi in 1953 and OSU in 1957, beginning his career in geology with the Humble Oil Co in TX before joining the Air Force as a 2nd Lt. Fred married Sara Jones, also of Ponca City, in 1961. They welcomed daughter Lee Anne in 1963 and son Drew in 1966. Fred’s Air Force career took them to many assignments around the country and the world, but the mountains of Colorado became “home”. Fred retired from the Air Force as Inspector General of the Space Command in 1987 - but, he never slowed down a bit, undertaking a Christian ministry for the elderly in and around Colorado Springs and pastoring at the Spring Valley Chapel near Larkspur CO.

Jane Gaye Alexander, 67, of Owasso, OK passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK after a reoccurrence of cancer. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Parker Cemetery, Arkansas City, KS. The Reverend Dr. Francisco Pelaez-Diaz will officiate. Friends may greet the family Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home and Crematory. Masks are requested to be worn for the safety of everyone. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be announced at a later date for mid-late summer.

Julie Ann Wyatt (nee Fisher), beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister, died April 8th, 2022 at age 63. Her family announced her death. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK 74601.

Ronald Lynn “Ron” Ryan, 73, of Ponca City, passed away on March 26, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Ron’s life on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Boettcher home, 210 S. 10th Street in Ponca City. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK 74601.