Obituaries

Charles “Chuck” M. Pritchett was born December 6, 1942, at St. Francis Hospital at Wichita, Kansas, to Carl and Jaunita V. Pritchett. He passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 21, 2026 in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Funeral Services for Ivon “Vonnie” Elizabeth Choate, 88, Waukomis resident, will be held at 10am on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 in the Stittsworth Memory Chapel with Pastor Helmer Johnson officiating. Committal prayers will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the kind guidance of the Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service.

Lewis Carl Bernard was born November 18, 1951 to parents Henry and Ada Hawes Bernard. He passed away June 20, 2026 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He spent most of his growing up years a few miles outside of Duncan, in a small 3 room house, with 4 brothers and 4 sisters.

A Celebration of Life Service for Mary Etta Veit, age 78, of Enid, will be 11:00 am, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at the Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Alan Seibel officiating. Service and cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.

A graveside service for Jack Mackie will be held at 9:00 am, on Friday, June 26, 2026 , at Ames Cemetery in Ames, OK. Following the service will be a gathering at the Ames Civic Center, 106 E. Corporate Drive, Ames,Ok 73718 for all who want to attend.

Roger Ediger was born on November 17, 1954, in Enid, Oklahoma to Dan and Alma Ediger, and was the younger brother to Karen and Rhonda. He spent his early years on the family farm north of Kremlin, Oklahoma where his family farmed wheat, milk cows, pigs, and chickens. It was there that Roger ate the mud pies that his sister, Rhonda, would make for him.

Graveside service for Dennis Leroy Misak, age 85, of Enid, will be 2:00 pm, Friday, June 19, 2026, at the Rosemound Cemetery in Medford, with Pastor Kateena Aebi Roberts officiating. Service arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.

A Celebration of Life service for Peggy Jane Base age 87 of Enid will be 3:00 pm Saturday, June 27, 2026 in the Ladusau-Evans Chapel with Edward Willis officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.

John David Groendyke was a man of many passions: an entrepreneur, avid collector, legendary outdoorsman, rancher, conservationist, and pillar of the Oklahoma business community. Above all, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

Funeral service for Jeffrey Scott Shaffer, 63, will be 10:00 AM Monday, June 15, 2026, at World Harvest Church with Pastor Brad Mendenhall officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 pm in the Gate Cemetery, Gate, Oklahoma under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation with the family will be on Saturday from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the funeral home.

A Private family Graveside for Jackie Faye Doty, age 89 of Enid will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home and Crematory.

The Memorial services celebrating and honoring the life of Richard Anthony Abernethy, 73, of Enid, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in the Brown-Cummings Chapel. Complete cremation care and services are under the direction of Brown-Cummings, A life celebration home.