Obituaries

The services celebrating and honoring the life of Vernon Wade Wright, 70, of Enid, are pending under the direction of Brown-Cummings, a life celebration home. Condolences and special memories may be shared with the family online at WWW.BrownCummings.com.

A Memorial Service for June Butricks, 90, of Enid will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel in Enid, Oklahoma. Burial will be at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home & Crematory.

The Mass of Christian burial for Billy Dale Underwood, 76 year-old Enid resident is 11:00AM Saturday, January 31, 2026 in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church. Rev. Mark Mason will officiate. A prayer of St. Joseph's Chaplet will be held Friday, January 30, 2026 at 6:00PM in the Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Ft. Sill Cemetery, Lawton at 11:00AM Monday, February 2, 2026.

Barbara Whittaker, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday morning, January 21, 2026. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February 21, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Enid Elks Lodge, 520 W. Oxford. This will be a come-and-go gathering.

A Celebration of Life Service for Gertrude Darlene "Grammy" Eckstein age 84 of Enid will be 2:00 PM Friday, January 30, 2026 at Emmanuel Enid with Rev. Shonn Keels officiating. The family will have a visitation prior to the service starting at Noon at Emmanuel Enid. A private family burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery after the service under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.

A Celebration of Life service for Marlene M. Haggard will be 3:00pm, Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Devon Krause officiating, with burial following in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00pm, Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.

A Celebration of Life Service for Linda Jo Harris, 74 of Enid, is 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2026, in the Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tom Pullin officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation is Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Helga Lavicky, age 88, of Enid, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, January 18, 2026, at Greenbrier Nursing Home.

Verneta Jean (Unruh) Carver, age 88, of Enid, OK passed away January 16, 2026. She was born in Meno on October 31, 1937, to Ray and Ada (Buller) Unruh.

Funeral Service for James Lee Wichert, age 62, of Enid, will be 10:00am, Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church with Reverend Travis Schmidt officiating, with burial following in the North Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, in Fairview, OK. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at the funeral home. Service arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.

A Celebration of Life service for James W. Lingenfelter, age 97, will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2026, at the Ladusau-Evans Chapel, with Rev. Bruce Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.

Funeral services for Goldie Jean Watkins Nickels will be Monday, January 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm in Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jesse Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Aline Star Cemetery, Aline, Oklahoma.