Mar 10, 2025

Vinita Ann Harris, a lifelong resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025 at the age of 82. Vinita was born on March 13, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Earnest Douglas and Mary Anita (Rogers) Campbell. She grew up in Shawnee and was a graduate of Shawnee High School.

Vinita was a dedicated caregiver....

Mar 8, 2025

Wirt Lynn Trawick was born in Tulsa on May 8, 1930, the only child of Lynn McCaskill and Donna May (Bland) Trawick. He passed March 8, 2025, in Stroud, OK at the age of 94.

A life-long resident of Stroud, Oklahoma, Wirt attended Stroud schools where he attained high marks in all subjects and graduated in 1948. He was active in...

Mar 5, 2025

Jimmie Roy “Jim” Hiemer, 89, a long-time resident of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at his home in Meeker.

Jim was born on May 18, 1935, in Wellston, Oklahoma, to Leo Roy and Alice Mae (Beasler) Hiemer. He attended Happy Hill School in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Jim married Laquita Joy James on October 8, 1970.

Jim retired from...

Mar 4, 2025

Sharon Adele (Royer) Cook was born on May 11, 1938 and departed this life on March 4, 2025. Sharon was born to Marcelious and Vesta Royer. She attended school in Davenport, Oklahoma and Davis, Oklahoma before beginning her career as a banker. During her time at the bank, she met the love of her life Robert Cook. With him, they...

Mar 2, 2025

Betty Jean Riede passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday March 2, 2025. It was one of her wishes.

She was born in Stroud, Oklahoma on February 20, 1933 to Clyde and Midge (Manning) Allen. She graduated from Stroud High School in 1951 and later that year met her husband to be in Stillwater at Oklahoma State University. She married...

Mar 1, 2025

Leslie Laverne Shields passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Leslie was one of 11 born to Ralph and Winifred Shields on Sunday, May 25, 1958 in Chandler, OK. Leslie lived most of his life at McCall’s Chapel in Ada, where he had lots of special friends and enjoyed his job there on campus. He came to Stroud a few years...

Feb 28, 2025

Virginia Keturah Rogers Brown

June 8, 1929 – February 28, 2025

If ever there was a woman who lived life to the fullest—full of faith, family, and a little bit of feisty—it was Keturah Rogers Brown. Born on June 8, 1929, in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Lucius Terrell Rogers and Mildred Juanita (Hearn), Keturah spent her 95 years making the world a little...

Feb 28, 2025

Longtime Chandler resident Marilyn Kay McEntire passed from this life on Friday, February 28th, 2025.

Marilyn was born on Tuesday, September 8th, 1953 to Amos and Willa Dean (Sexton) Crouch in Chandler Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Chandler High School. She was also a charter member of the Chandler Southern Baptist Church. On December 10th, 1970, she married Bobby McEntire....

Feb 27, 2025

Trenton James Findley, aka Tater, was born April 9, 2008, in Cushing, Oklahoma. Tater was attending Epic school and was so excited that he had reached enough credits to be an official junior. Tater played T-ball and was very active in 4-H when he was young. He played basketball, wrestled, tried his hand at bull riding and rodeo, and most...

Feb 24, 2025

Feb 24, 2025

Doris Nell Linduff Ficke Blakley, 87, of Bethel Oklahoma passed on February 24, 2025, after a long battle with dementia. Doris was born on December 8, 1937, near Tecumseh, Oklahoma. She was a proud graduate of Tecumseh High School, Class of 1956. In 1959 she married Emmett Joe Ficke, and they had 2 daughters, Sherri and Sheila. Mr. Ficke passed...

Feb 23, 2025

Roy Lee Grissom Jr., a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and dedicated educator, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2025 in Prague, Oklahoma . He was 95 years old.

Born at home on April 17, 1929, in the Econtuchka river bottom, Roy was the son of Roy Grissom Sr. and Lehella Butler Grissom. He grew up on the family farm alongside...

Feb 21, 2025

Donald Lynn Bennett, of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025 in Oklahoma City, at the age of 74. Donald was born on February 26, 1950 in Rotan, Texas and was the son of Edgar L. and Carol Sue (Weaver) Bennett. Donald grew up in California and at seventeen years old, signed up to serve his country with...

Feb 20, 2025

Delbert Lee Sumpter, a beloved husband, daddy, grandpa, uncle and friend, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2025, at the age of 87. Born on November 19, 1937, in Mehan, Oklahoma, Delbert was a beacon of strength and kindness throughout his life, leaving behind a legacy of love and service that will be cherished by all who knew him.

Delbert was...

Feb 20, 2025

Joan Kaye Gilman passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025.

Joan was born on Saturday, November 29, 1952 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to James Prather Sr and Betty (Smith) Prather Autry. She graduated from Classen High School in 1971. She married Donald Ray Gilman on August 28, 1971. After she graduated and got married Joan worked at Stroud Nursing Home for years...

Feb 19, 2025

Willa “Dean” (Sexton) Crouch, 101, passed away on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025, in Chandler, Oklahoma.

Dean was born on May 10, 1923, in Prue, Oklahoma to Jim Riley and Clara Mae (Wilson) Sexton. She graduated from Davenport High School, Davenport, Oklahoma. Dean married Amos Crouch on October 31, 1940. Together they had 6 children. Amos preceded her in death in...

Feb 18, 2025

Jerry Oliver Smith Jr. passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Jerry was born to Jerry Smith Sr and Delores (Vasquez) Stephens on Thursday, October 24, 1963 in Oklahoma City, OK. Jerry went to school at Putnam City Schools. Jerry started working at a young age, he worked many years in the Oil field and in construction. He enjoyed being outdoors...

Feb 16, 2025

Billie Jean (Dyer) Warden, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at the age of ninety-nine years old. Billie was born on October 26, 1925 in Micawber, Oklahoma, near Paden. She was the daughter of William and Madeline (Farris) Dyer. After leaving high school, Billie went to work at Douglas Aircraft factory (now Tinker AFB) before getting...

Feb 15, 2025

Edith Myrl Sedlacek of Meeker, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 88.

She was born on June 5, 1936 in Connerville Oklahoma to Floyd and Minnie Eva (Bow) Sampson.

Edith married Edward Lee Sedlacek on February 21, 1958 at the First Baptist Church in Ada, Oklahoma. She met her husband Edward Lee while...

Feb 15, 2025

Priscilla Fern Hessman was born January 5, 1940, in Arvin, California, and left us peacefully on February 15, 2025, at her home in Prague after a long battle with cancer. She grew up in the Sacramento area, and moved to Paden, OK, after her marriage to Jack Hessman in June of 1959. They lived near Paden until his death in...