Obituaries

Feb 17, 2020

Cleda Marie Pitts, 86, of Comanche passed away Monday, February 18, 2020 in the Duncan Regional Hospital. Services will be 2:00 PM Friday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home in Duncan with Billy Rowell officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairlawn Cemetery at Comanche. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5-7 PM on Thursday. Cleda was born March...

Feb 14, 2020

Janet (Dottie) Clayton, 84, of Duncan passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 in the Gregston Nursing and Rehabilitation in Marlow. Services will be 2:00 PM Thursday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home in Duncan with Reverend Harold Metheny officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairlawn Cemetery at Comanche. Visitation will begin Tuesday and the family will receive friends for visitation at...

Feb 7, 2020

Nancy Joan Kidd, 74, of Duncan passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020 at her home in Duncan. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Duncan Cemetery under this direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Nancy was born November 1, 1945 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the daughter of Harold and Hazel (Henry) Powell. She graduated from the Duncan High...

Jan 31, 2020

Chester Leroy McAlister, 72, of Duncan won his battle with cancer when he went home to be with the Lord on January 31, 2020. He was surrounded by his family and his dog Ladybug. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at the Ft. Sill National Veterans Cemetery at Elgin. Services are under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral...

Jan 26, 2020

Virginia Louise Cox, 87, of Duncan passed away Sunday, January 26th, 2020 in the Country Club Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be 10:00 AM Saturday in the Bethesda Church of God with Reverend Harold Metheny officiating and Reverend Johnnie Gray assisting. Interment will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral...

Dec 16, 2019

Christopher “Chris” Gamblin, 57, of Duncan passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 in the Duncan Regional Hospital. Services will be 2:00 PM Thursday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home with Reverend Travis Stewart and Ladd Polk officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairlawn Cemetery at Comanche. Chris was born at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 21, 1961, the son of...

Dec 14, 2019

Melvin Lon Peck, 94, of Duncan passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 in the Country Club Care Nursing and Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be 3:00 PM Friday, December 27, 2019 in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Melvin was born February 23, 1925 at Comanche, Oklahoma the son of L.S. and Bessie (Morler) Peck....

Dec 8, 2019

Nov 23, 2019

Billy Joe Sellers, 84, of Noble of former long time Duncan resident passed from this life Saturday, November 23, 2019 in the Norman Regional Hospital. Services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Harold Metheny officiating. Interment will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Garden Cemetery. Billy was born June 3, 1935 at Walters,...

Nov 22, 2019

Nov 18, 2019

Wbiliado (Yayo) Varela IV, 43, of Duncan passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 in Duncan. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Saturday in the Marlow First Baptist Church with Reverend Officiating. Memorial and cremation services have been entrusted to the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. There will be visitation at the funeral home. Yayo was born January 26 1976 at El...

Nov 15, 2019

Adalynn Sky Kerr, infant daughter of Ryan and Katlyn Kerr, was born November 15, 2019 in the OU Children’s Medical Center in Oklahoma City and departed this life the same day. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Thursday in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for visitation...

Nov 11, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Todd Andrews, 99, a former long time Comanche resident passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 in the Marlow Manor Nursing. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Thursday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home with Reverend Dennis Hall officiating. Cremation and memorial services are under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Mary was born May 30, 1920 at...

Oct 30, 2019

Oct 26, 2019

Norma Estelle Wood, 90, of Duncan, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 in the Grace Living Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Services will be held at Parkview Baptist Church, Duncan, Oklahoma at 1:00 PM this Friday, Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Norma was born February 16, 1929 at Wewoka, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry and Hazel (Smith)...

Oct 24, 2019

Martha Ruthalene "Rene" Smith, 81, of Duncan a former long time Bryan, Texas resident passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 in the Wilkins Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Monday in the Bryan City Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Martha was born February 27, 1938 at Witts Springs, Arkansas the daughter of...

Oct 21, 2019

Sally Eileen Park, 74, of Duncan passed away Monday, October 21, 2019 in the Wilkins Nursing and Rehabilitation. Service will be 11 AM Wednesday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Randy Southerland officiating. Interment will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Sally was born April 2, 1945 at Springfield, Illinois the daughter of Boyd and Wanda...

Oct 19, 2019

Charlene Marie Spencer, 59, of Duncan passed away on Friday, October 19th, 2019 at her residence. There will be no visitation and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation services have been entrusted to the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Charlene was born March 29, 1960 in Duncan, Oklahoma the daughter of Embry and Hallie (Brooks) Spencer....

Oct 4, 2019

Donald Lafayette “Duck” Taylor Sr., 67, of Duncan passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Duncan Regional Hospital. Don was born February 12, 1952 in Duncan, Oklahoma, son of James and Alta Mae (Taylor) Taylor. He was a champion wrestler and football player during high school. He graduated from Duncan High School in 1970 and received a Bachelor’s Degree in...

Sep 12, 2019

Ina Jenelle Thacker, 83, of Loco passed away Thursday, September 12th, 2019 in the Wilkins Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, October 19, 2019 in the Velma Church of Christ with Reverend Roger Sims officiating. Services are under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Ina was born June 26, 1936 Southwest...