The funeral for Paula Frances (Pitcock) Zelnicek, 73, will be at 10:00 AM Friday, September 25, 2026 at First Baptist Church officiated by Jimmy Berkenbille. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.
Paula was born in Duncan on December 3, 1952, to Willie Joyce and Gladys Geraldine Pogue Pitcock and passed away Friday September 18, 2026 at her home in Hennessey.
She married Eugene T. Zelnicek, Sr. in Hennessey on May 20, 1995.
Paula is survived by one son James Fletcher and wife Teresa of Kingfisher, one daughter Darla O’Brien of Hennessey, three grandchildren Lorynn O’Brien and Niklas Acuna, Lily Fletcher, and Dexter Fletcher, two sisters Donna Akram, Jennifer Fowler, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Eugene Zelnicek, Sr.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to the Community Action Team or Enid SPCA with the funeral home serving as custodian of the fund

