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Harvey Lee Price passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 83.
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David Lester Pitts Sr, 76, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025 in Oklahoma City surrounded by family. He was born April 22, 1948 in Comanche, Oklahoma to W.O. and Sarah (Barton) Pitts.
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Ina Mae Reams passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at Heritage Village Nursing Center in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 92.
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Edith “Arlene” Lawson was born May 27, 1940 in Sickles, Oklahoma to J. D. Murchison and Clara (Smith) Murchison. She passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 in Oklahoma City at the age of 84. She married Buddy Lawson on November 16, 1959 in Durant, Oklahoma. They met in Binger, Oklahoma. Buddy was parked at a stop sign and Arlene crossed the street in front of him and it was love at first sight! She attended school at Binger and Lookeba-Sicles. She received her Bachelor’s Degree at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
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Ima Jean “Jean”(Davault) Phillips age 94, passed away in her home on March 21, 2025. She was born Feb 27, 1931 in Asher, OK to Martin and Gertrude (McAlister) Davault. She was raised in Noble, OK and graduated from Noble HS. After high school, she worked in a jewelry store and then Primrose Funeral Home both in Norman. This is where she later met her future husband, James G. “Jim” Phillips Jr. while working at the funeral home in Norman, OK. They were later married September 26, 1952 in Norman. They lived in Wellston, Comanche, and Edmond before moving their sons to what would be their forever home in Holdenville in 1962. They purchased Hudson Funeral Home and this is where they raised both sons in the funeral home. In 1977, they purchased Stout Funeral Home in Wewoka. Jean served her beloved community with Jim for many years until her health prevented it. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Holdenville where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday School. She actively served at Holdenville General Hospital as a Pink Lady, was active in Mother’s Club where she was a “fierce” dominoes player, and a Cub Scout Den Leader. Her greatest joy was her family. She spent many weekends enjoying sleepovers with her grandchildren, playing dominoes and cards with friends, and cooking Sunday dinners for the family.
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Joe Edward Cantrell passed away Sunday, March 16th, 2025 at this home in Atwood, Oklahoma at the age of 78.
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Noel Lee Mitchell Tuno was born on September 23, 1964 in Delano, California. She was the daughter of Donald and Iva Cochran.
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Author, educator, and attorney Anita Faye Hill was born in Lone Tree, near Morris, Oklahoma, on July 30, 1956. She was one of thirteen children born to Albert and Irma Hill, who farmed in the Okmulgee County area. Her parents set high moral standards for her, and she was reared in the Baptist faith. Academically gifted, Hill graduated as valedictorian from Morris High School in 1973. A National Merit Scholar, she attended Oklahoma State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1977. She enrolled in the Yale University Law School, obtaining a doctorate in jurisprudence in 1980.
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