Obituaries

Maxine Ann Warren Marzuola, 93, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away December 28, 2023, after a life full of love and laughter. She was born September 9, 1930, in Dow, Oklahoma as the only child of Cecil Roger and Julia Persiani Warren. She passed peacefully to her eternal reward on December 28, 2023, at Hillcrest South Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, surrounded by loving family. She loved and was well loved by those who knew her. She had a gift for conversation and loved to interact with anyone who would listen.

Judith Loraine (Welch) Nottingham, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother was called to her eternal resting place on Saturday, December 30, 2023. Judy entered this world in Ponca City, OK on June 21st, 1944, the daughter of Fred and Juanita (Hall) Welch.

Dorothy Jean (Sisson) Reed, joined her husband of 67 years, J.P., in heaven on the evening of Dec. 24, 2023, just before midnight.

Loretta Fay Ramsey, 86, was called to her eternal resting place on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater is entrusted with arrangements.

Sarah Emma Bain entered rest on December 24, 2023, at the Ponca City Nursing Home. She was born on February 10, 1930, to Worthy and Helen (Huffman) Williamson. She attended school at Stony Point near Uncas and in Newkirk. She married Carl Bain August 16th 1947 and the two were wed for 76 years.

In Loving Memory of Sondra Kay Kodesh October 18, 1943 – December 25, 2023 Sondra “Soni” Kay Kodesh, a cherished soul who graced this world for 80 remarkable years, bid her final farewell on the peaceful Christmas morning of December 25, 2023, at her home in Marland, Oklahoma. Born on October 18, 1943, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Soni was the beloved daughter of Ed and Beulah Kodesh.

Dave Neil Lowman, 70, passed away, surrounded by loved ones, on December 25th, 2023. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W. Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK, 74601.

Phyllis Luton of Claremore, OK, passed away in the arms of her daughters on December 24, 2023. She was born to Philip and Marie Kulcke and raised in north Louisiana. Phyllis was a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and Sam Houston State University and was an educator until her retirement. Phyllis and John Luton were married June 1, 1962 and spent 56 wonderful years together in Texas, West Virginia, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Together they raised two daughters. Phyllis was a longtime resident of Ponca City, OK. She was a devoted member of Northeast Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School. Phyllis was also a volunteer driver for Ponca City Meals on Wheels for many years.

Ellis Anderson was born in the Ponca City Hospital January 28, 1939 son of Marvin Ellis Anderson, Sr. and Winnifred Ann Rennie.