Obituaries
Kennith Allen Hill
Sep 2, 2025
Kennith Allen Hill, age 86, passed away September 2, 2025, at his home in Luther. He was born on December 4, 1938, in Pryor, Oklahoma, to Clyde and Luda (Colquitt) Hill.
Kennith graduated from Taft Union High School in 1957 and continued his education at the University of Central Oklahoma where he graduated in 1976. He served in the United States...
Edward Earl Parker
Sep 1, 2025
Edward Earl Parker, age 75, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away on September 1, 2025. He was born on January 4, 1950, to Gus Lee and Cecil Ona Parker in Lewisville, Texas. He spent his younger years helping his father on their dairy farm.
Ed graduated from Dekalb, Texas High School in 1968. In 1971 he began his trucking career. A career...
Judy Lynn Hamilton
Aug 31, 2025
Judy Lynn Hamilton, 70, of Earlsboro, Oklahoma, passed away on August 31, 2025. She was born in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, on August 14, 1955, to Greeley Kirkes and Betty (Mangrum) Kirkes.
Judy married Gene Hamilton in Poteau, Oklahoma, in 1973, and they had one son, Darrell. In 1985, Judy was Rodeo Queen in McAlester, Oklahoma. She worked at the Winstar Casino and...
Judith Lee Hammond
Aug 25, 2025
Judith “Judi” Lee Hammond, age 58, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on August 25, 2025. She was born in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on March 9, 1967, to Charles Palmer and Jacqueline (Bryant) Palmer.
Judi graduated from Eisenhower High School in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1985. She continued her education at Great Plains Vo Tech to get her LPN nursing degree. She also...
Sarah Genevieve Daugherty
Aug 24, 2025
Sarah Genevieve Daugherty, age 20, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on August 24, 2025, due to complications of asthma. She was born in Las Vegas, Neveda, to Christopher Daugherty and Helen Zylstra on July 11, 2005.
After graduating from Shawnee High School, Sarah entered the volunteer world because she was a bit unsure of what she wanted to do. Therefore, she...
Harold Gene Daugherty
Aug 24, 2025
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, after a brief illness, Harold Gene Daugherty’s faith became sight as he stepped into heaven and met his Savior, Jesus Christ, face-to-face. There he was joyfully reunited with his beloved wife, Margaret Carolyn, who had gone home to be with the Lord earlier this year on January 6.
Harold was born in Edmond, Oklahoma, on December...
Terry R. Vaughn
Aug 18, 2025
Terry Vaughn rose to the heavens to our Almighty Savior on August 18, 2025. He was born in Lamesa, Texas, on March 14, 1951, to Alfred Vaughn and Hazel (Swinney) Vaughn.
Terry graduated from Lamesa High School in 1969 and from West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas, in 1976. He was a hardworking man with many jobs over the years, including...
Randy Curtis Coleman
Aug 16, 2025
Randy Curtis Coleman, 61, of McLoud, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2025. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Frank Coleman and Carol Teague on June 29, 1964.
Randy was raised in Oklahoma City surrounded by many cousins who have many fond and fun memories growing up together. He went on to graduate from U.S. Grant High School...
John Thompson Olsen
Aug 9, 2025
John Thompson Olsen, 87, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on August 9, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer.
John was born on January 2, 1938, to Harold and Ora Thompson Olsen in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Washington, in 1956.
After graduation, he proudly served in the US Air Force for 31 years as an aircraft...
David Keith Dethrow
Aug 7, 2025
David Keith Dethrow, age 61, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away on August 7, 2025. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 4, 1964, to Gerald Floyd Dethrow and Mary Laverne (Gregory) Dethrow.
David attended school in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and was a life-long resident of Pottawatomie County. He was a hard worker and made a living in construction work and...
Orvil Lorin "O.L." Locke, Jr.
Jul 31, 2025
Orvil Lorin “O.L.” Locke, Jr., beloved brother, uncle, and friend, passed peacefully in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 85. Born in Madill, Oklahoma, on May 5, 1940, O.L. lived a life marked by intellect, curiosity, and compassion; quietly shaping the lives of those around him through steady presence, global experience, and quiet acts of devotion.
A proud graduate of Shawnee...
Donald Dean DeVault
Jul 30, 2025
Donald D. DeVault, 69, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away on July 30, 2025, after living with Alzheimer’s disease for an extended period. He was born at Ft. Leavenworth Base, Kansas, on March 9, 1956, to Francis DeVault and Doris (Whitehurst) DeVault.
Following his graduation from Midwest City High School, Donald joined the United States Navy. Donald earned a journalism Bachelor’s degree...
Judith Rogers
Jul 29, 2025
She was born on January 19, 1943, in Shawnee, OK. Judith was the daughter of A.B. “Jack” Nelson and Rebecca Nelson. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1961 and went on to continue her career at Allen-Bradley/TDK Magnetics.
She worked as a Human Resource Manager for more than 30 years, where she was known for being deeply committed to fostering...
Dale Lorne Newby
Jul 28, 2025
Dale Lorne Newby of Midwest City, Oklahoma, is the miracle of life to his surviving parents, Milton Wayne and Bobbie June Newby, making his debut on October 1, 1967. He is the brother to Orbie and his wife Vetha Newby, Ghent and his wife Jennifer Weyer, and Keri and her husband John Anders. He is the uncle to Lauren and...
David Clayton Spoon
Jul 24, 2025
David Clayton Spoon, 65, a life-long resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on July 24, 2025. He was born in Shawnee on June 5, 1960, to Robert and Melba (Mickey) Spoon.
David was raised in Shawnee and attended Shawnee Public Schools. He was known as a hard worker who had a varied career and was a supervisor with OG&E for over...
Susan Gwen Delay
Jul 22, 2025
Lady Susan Gwen Delay was born Susan Gwen McGilton in Fort Benning, Georgia, on May 12, 1947. After her father was discharged from the U.S. Army, her family settled in northwest Colorado where Susan grew up in Craig, surrounded by family. She married Charles Sanford Turner on May 15, 1965, and they had two children, Charles Shawn and Joni Suzanne....
David "Tiny" Roy Aliff
Jul 21, 2025
On July 21, 2025, at 2 a.m., David Roy Aliff—known to most simply as “Tiny”—passed away suddenly on the way to the hospital after his heart gave out. He was 68 years old.
Born on May 7, 1957, in Sandusky, Ohio, David lived a big life with an even bigger heart. Though his given name was David, few people actually called...
William Franklin Fipps Jr.
Jul 20, 2025
William Frank Fipps, age 88, of McLoud, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 20, 2025, after a long battle with heart complications.
Frank was born on October 30, 1936, in Brownsboro, Texas, to William Frank Fipps, Sr. and Millie (Hutchins) Fipps. After high school, he worked various jobs before finding his calling as a truck driver for Safeway,...
Elza Clayton Lewis
Jul 19, 2025
The life and adventures of Clayton Lewis. How does one summarize and condense 77 years of life stories into such a brief writing as this? Clayton would advise to write of the things of most importance to him.
Clayton was escorted by heavenly hosts into his new home on Saturday, July 19, 2025. He had been gifted with 77 years upon...
Bruce Edward Parker
Jul 19, 2025
Bruce Edward Parker of Del City, Oklahoma, passed away on July 19, 2025, at the age of 67.
Bruce was born on November 10, 1957, to Burton and Annette Parker in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Del City High School in 1976 and took classes at Rose State College. Bruce had a storied career at Southwestern Bell Telecommunications starting in the...
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