Jan 10, 2022

David Lee “Dave” Sitton was born on May 25, 1955, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to Bearl and Goldie (Helm) Sitton. Dave departed this life on January 10, 2022, at the age of 66. Dave grew up in Chandler, Oklahoma, on a dairy farm, where he learned the value of hard work from an early age. Dave attended Chandler Schools and...

Jan 9, 2022

Stanley O'Neal Redding, a long-time resident of Prague, passed away on January 9, 2022, in Tulsa, at the age of 75. Stanley was born on August 8, 1946, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the son of Richard H Redding and Mary E Redding. He grew up in Oklahoma City, and attended Northeast High School in Oklahoma City, class of...

Jan 8, 2022

David Wayne Henshall of Meeker,Ok left this earth on Jan. 8, 2022, at the age of 60. Dave was born on May 13. 1961 to Troy Wayne and Anna Jean (Gilliland) Henshall. Dave moved to Yankton, South Dakota during High School and lived there for 33 years. He was employed at the Mike Durfee State Prison for 17 years...

Jan 8, 2022

Donna Kay Hamlet 83, of Stroud, OK went to be with our sweet savior Jesus on Saturday, January 8, 2022 She was born on January 14, 1938 in Oklahoma City, OK and was adopted and raised by her parents Hubert G. Beard and Pearl Mae Cooper in Bristow, OK. Donna had lots of friends over the years; she would...

Jan 8, 2022

L. P. Melton Jr. was peacefully called home to his Heavenly Father on January 8, 2022. He laid down to take a nap and woke up in the arms of Jesus. L.P. was known to all his friends as "Jr.". He was born on July 3, 1929, in Bristow, Oklahoma, to L.P. "Ted" and Ora (Reed) Melton. He was...

Jan 7, 2022

Deena Rae Miller Rains, 91, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Deena was born August 30, 1930, in Payson, Oklahoma. to Glenn and Emily Gertrude (Barbee) Miller. Deena attended Pleasant Grove School north of Meeker and later attended Meeker High School. Deena contracted Polio in 1943 and spent time at the Children’s Hospital in Tulsa for...

Jan 6, 2022

John Darwin Terry, Jr., was born August 9, 1949, in Stroud, Oklahoma, to John, Sr. and Bernice Terry. He passed away January 6, 2022, in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 72. Johnny owned his own oilfield supply company. Following graduation from Stroud High School with the class of 1967, he attended Oklahoma State University then proudly joined the...

Jan 6, 2022

Betty Lee Grillo, 88, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Betty was born on September 15, 1933, in Wellston, Oklahoma, to Russell and Nanie (Henson) Duncan. Betty was the youngest of Russell and Nanie’s 9 children. She grew up in the Wellston area and attended Wellston schools. Betty was married to Wilbur Evans for over...

Jan 2, 2022

Ardith Mae (Dingman) Paterson, 74, longtime Stroud resident passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, in Stroud, Oklahoma. Ardith was born March 24, 1947, in Kendrick, OK to Donald Franklin and Susie Lavada (Foster) Dingman. She was one of seven children. She married Charles "Pat" Fredie Paterson on September 17, 1971, in, Missouri. She enjoyed working as a Truck...

Jan 1, 2022

Maxine Faye Lokey was born on July 8, 1935, in Prague, Oklahoma and departed this life on January 1, 2022, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at the age of 86. She was a lifelong Prague resident. Maxine was the daughter of James Farnum and Vida Lucille (Webb) Sutterfield and grew up on the family farm west of Prague. Her education began...

Dec 31, 2021

Daniel C Meyer 1/22/1937 - 12/31/2021 Daniel was born in Kansas City, Missouri to George and Kathryn Meyer. He grew up in Kansas City and St. Louis. He graduated from Lindberg High School in 1955. He attended Oklahoma Baptist University on a baseball scholarship and majored in Physical Education and Spanish. Early in his senior year he met the...

Dec 31, 2021

Darlene Annette Stanek passed away on December 31, 2021 in Chandler, OK. She was born May 8, 1948 in Chicago, IL. Darlene is preceded in death by her parents Edward and Wanda Stanek; siblings Kris Koranek, Edward Stanek Jr.; and Martin Stanek. She is survived by her children Danny Thomas Jr; Annette Clayton and will be missed by her...

Dec 22, 2021

Randy Roy Smith, a life-long resident of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on December 22, 2021, one day after his 63rd birthday in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Randy was born on December 21, 1958, in Lakewood, California to Jack and Joyce Emily (Keel) Smith. As a child, Randy spent much of his time playing ball with friends, with his dad as his...

Dec 22, 2021

Jimmy Steven Tillman passed away on December 22, 2021. He was born on August 11, 1949 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Steve grew up around Bristow/Stroud area most of his life. He graduated from Bristow High School in 1969 and enjoyed being a jockey. Steve was drafted right out of high school and served 2 years in the Army during...

Dec 22, 2021

Jacob Waylon Jessup, passed away in the loving arms of his family, at the age 6, on December 22, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jacob was born on September 15, 2015, in Oklahoma City to Mike and Lisa (Bryan) Jessup and was the youngest of 4 children. Jacob was his mom’s little buddy, the true baby of the family...

Dec 21, 2021

Dec 19, 2021

George Lee Ellison, a long time resident of Meeker, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at his home in Meeker. George was born on April 22, 1932 in Meeker. He was the son of Troy Lee and and Beulah Lola (Youngblood) Ellison. George grew up and attended Meeker schools. George worked for many years in the construction industry....

Dec 17, 2021

Elizabeth "Donnell" Green, a longtime resident of the Tulsa and Broken Arrow areas, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 in Broken Arrow. Donnell was born on August 20, 1927, in Carney. She was the daughter of Henry "Oliver" and Ruth Elizabeth (Lofton) Pickett. She grew up in Carney and was a graduate of Carney High School. Following high...

Dec 15, 2021

Vickie Lanette Williams, 58, a life-long resident of Chandler, Oklahoma, passed away on December 15, 2021, at her home in Chandler. Vickie was born on March 22, 1963, in Chandler, to Leonard Lee and Anna Fern (Collins) Williams. She attended Chandler schools, graduating from Chandler High School in 1981. Vickie loved the outdoors. She enjoyed hiking, and looking around...

Dec 14, 2021

James Dale Ledbetter, of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 72. James was born in Purcell, Oklahoma, on May 28, 1949. He was the son of James Butler Ledbetter and Jimmie (Best) McNally. James moved with his family to California at an early age. Following high school, James served...