Aug 31, 2023

Alta Eliza Skinner passed away on August 31, 2023.

Alta was born in Mena, AR on March 13, 1930 to Wesley and Minnie (White) Hemphill. After graduating from Acorn High School the family moved to Wichita Falls, TX. There she met and married the love of her life, John Edward Skinner in 1952. The family...

Aug 29, 2023

Charlotte Mary Whitehall, of Stroud, OK passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

Charlotte was born on September 9, 1941, in Paris, MO to Floyd and Mildred (Painter) Hern. Charlotte married Dwight Whitehall in Las Vegas on March 27, 1986. Charlotte and Dwight made a home in Oklahoma and raised their children here. Charlotte was a very...

Aug 24, 2023

Alfred "Ray" Smothers, of Chandler, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, August 24th, 2023, in Stroud, Oklahoma at the age of 89. Ray was born on July 6, 1934 in Chandler. He was the son of Yulise Andrew and Rosa Lee (Yarbrough) Smothers. Ray married Ella "Mae" Thomas on September 4, 1955 in California. The couple, both originally from Oklahoma,...

Aug 20, 2023

Jimmie Rae Brownfield, beautiful and beloved daughter of Kim Brownfield and Mary (Coleman) Yancey, was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on October 18, 2007, and tragically departed this life on August 20, 2023, in Stroud, Oklahoma at the young age of 15 years, 10 months, 5 days.

Jimmie is survived by brothers Kaylon Ray Brownfield, Clayton...

Aug 19, 2023

John Leonard Cushing was born on October 25, 1957 and departed this life on August 19, 2023.

John was born to Leonard John Cushing and Martha Jane (Alley) Cushing in Stroud, Oklahoma. He spent most of his childhood there and graduated from Stroud High School in 1976. On November 9, 1984 he married Patricia Melson in Pauls...

Aug 18, 2023

Richard Gene “Rick” Masquat went to his Heavenly Home August 18, 2023 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was born August 30, 1960 in Pawnee, OK.

Rick graduated from Stroud High School, the Class of 1978. After graduation he went to Alaska working on fishing boats and in the oilfield. He worked in several different fields of work...

Aug 17, 2023

James "Jimmy" Byron Johnson passed from this life on August 17, 2023 at the age of 87 after anxiously awaiting the day he could meet his beloved Savior face to face. Jimmy was born in Newalla, Oklahoma on December 3, 1935 to James Jewel Johnson and Aline Vera (Roy) Johnson. He spent his childhood in Newalla and attended school...

Aug 14, 2023

Kathryn Jo Delepine of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, August 14th, 2023 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 70. Kathryn was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on September 7th, 1952. She was the daughter of Marshall M. and Margaret Jo (Tillison) Wells. Kathryn enjoyed reading, television and playing games. She enjoyed cooking, spending time with her grandchildren, spoiling...

Aug 14, 2023

Nicki Wayne West, of Prague, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023 at the age of 58. Nick was born on January 29, 1965 in Shawnee to Leonard Wayne and Ginger Lee (Rogers) West. Nick married Donna Jean "DJ" Webb on June 11, 1993 and the couple have been happily married for more than 30 years. Together, they...

Aug 13, 2023

Meeker resident Leota S. Ward, age 96, departed this life on August 13, 2023 in Shawnee. Leota was born near Little Axe, Oklahoma in rural Cleveland County on October 27th, 1926, to Warner E. and Murial A. (Martin) Wilkerson. Her family moved to the Rossville area in Lincoln County, where she grew up and attended school at Rossville and...

Aug 13, 2023

William “Bill” Ellsworth Wood, 72, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023, at his home in Barnsdall, Oklahoma.

Bill was born on Saturday, October 7, 1950, in Waco, Texas to Dr. James Kenneth and Ruth Charlotte (Henry) Wood and to grandparents, Lyda Kate Cheney Wood and James Kenneth Wood of Waco Texas and Ellsworth Fay...

Aug 12, 2023

Ronald Gene Stone, 64, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Shawnee. Ronnie was born in Kingman, Arizona, on July 16, 1959. He was the son of Bobby Kent Stone and Emma Loy (Nutt) Stone Cooper. Ronnie enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially fishing. You would often find him at his favorite fishing spots, enjoying his...

Aug 8, 2023

Christopher Lee Warden, 65 passed away on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023, at his home in Meeker. Chris was born on October 7, 1957 in Prague, Oklahoma. He was the son of Doyle "D.L." Leroy and Georgia E. (Hinds) Warden. Chris grew up in Prague and was a graduate of Prague High School in 1975. Chris was an avid outdoorsman....

Aug 3, 2023

Jean Elizabeth Liddle Yokley was born on July 12, 1946, in Trenton, Michigan. She moved with her family to San Diego, California when she was 7 years old. Jean married Richard Yokley, a native of San Diego, in 1964 while he was serving in the Air Force and living in Sumter, South Carolina (Shaw AFB). The couple had been...

Aug 2, 2023

Imogene Thompson Ledgerwood was born on February 28, 1944 and departed this life on August 2, 2023.

Jean was born to Emery and Alice (Jones) Thompson. Jean has lived most of her life around the Creek/Lincoln County area. Jean met and married James Ledgerwood on April 23, 1962 in Okemah and were married for 61 years. She...

Aug 1, 2023

Terry Jane Crofford, 73, of Stroud, OK passed away on Tuesday, August 01, 2023, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Terry was born on March 27, 1950, to Harold and Emma Jane Soward in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. She was a 1968 graduate of Stroud High School. She attended church at Stroud First Baptist. She worked as an Executive Secretary...

Jul 30, 2023

Dustin "Dusty" Scott Collins, a life long resident of Paden, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, July 30th, 2023 at the age of 60. Dusty was born on November 19th, 1962 in Oklahoma City. He was one of five children born to Robert "Bob" and Eunice (Smith) Collins. Dusty was raised in Paden and was a 1981 graduate of Paden...

Jul 30, 2023

Betty Jo Waters was born on September 24, 1926 east of Davenport, OK and passed to be with her Lord Sunday, July 30, 2023 at home east of Davenport, OK at the age of 96.

Betty, the daughter of Archie D and Prudibelle (Scott) Oliver was a long-time resident of Davenport. She married Kenneth Waters...

Jul 29, 2023

Brian Russell Burke, a loving father, husband, son, brother and friend passed away unexpectedly at the age of 36 in the early hours of July 29 in a tragic car accident.

Brian is survived by his wife, Star Sierra; children Maleena, Isis and Freya Burke; mother, Sue Miller; siblings, James Wallis, Richie Hall, Kendra Pimentel, Ryan Hall...

Jul 27, 2023

Joseph Alvan Young Jr., the son of Joe Young and Alta Ward Young, was born in Chandler, Oklahoma, on October 4, 1932. He attended all of his lower education in Chandler, graduating in 1950. Serving in the US Air Force from 1951 to 1955, he was an aircraft mechanic and electrician. After his honorable discharge from the service, he...