Shelly Lynn Richter
April 17, 1972 - July 21, 2025
Shelly Lynn Vickory Richter, 53, of Ponca City, OK, left this life on Monday July 21, 2025. A Funeral Ceremony will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, July 25, 2025, at Kildare Baptist Church. Burial will immediately follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory,505 W. Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK, 74601
Shelly was born on Monday, April 17, 1972, in Tulsa, OK, to Sharon Kay Polite. She attended Ponca City High School, and later worked at the Kaw Smoke Shop. Shelly enjoyed cooking, arts and crafts, along with crocheting, coloring, and socializing with family and friends. Her favorite color was blue, and she loved butterflies. Shelly also enjoyed relaxing to music.
Shelly had an upbeat personality, and always had a kind word for everyone. She brought joy, laughter, and love to the many that knew her throughout the years. Her contagious smile would light up any room. She will be greatly missed by all the lives she has touched.
She is survived by: her husband, Chris Richter; brothers, James Aldrich and his wife, Sonia, Danny Vickroy and his wife, Pat, Wayne May and his wife, Leah; several family members, and friends. She is preceded in death by: her mother, Sharon (Polite) Aldrich; father, Nicholas Aldrich; and husband, James Marstellar.
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