Obituaries

James Ray Gus - tin passed away Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 at Feather Stone Assisted Living in Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 71.James was born July 14th, 1955 in Hold - enville, Oklahoma to Raymond Elsworth Gustin and Shei - la Arlene (Bagwell) Gustin. He graduat- ed from Holdenville High School.

Sharon Kay Crawford passed away Wednesday, July 15th, 2026, at SSM St Anthony Hospital Seminole Campus in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 76.Sharon was born July 12th, 1950, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Norman Swinney and Jewel (Wilson) Swinney. She graduated from Choctaw Public School.

Curtis Dean Brinlee, age 84 and a resident of Hold- enville, OK passed away after a short battle with cancer on August 1, 2026 surrounded by family.The oldest of five children, Curtis was born to I.O.

James Errol Lawrence passed away Monday, July 27th, 2026 at Shawnee Colonial Estates in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 78.Jim was bornAugust 30th, 1947 in Lubbock, Texas to Errol Brian Lawrence and Dorothy (Bishop) Brand.

Sherry “Susie” Coachman was born April 25, 1951, in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Richard Leslie Aultman and Arcie Burns Aultman and passed from this life July 20, 2026, at her home near Wetumka at the age of 75.Susie was raised in Wetumka and attended Wetumka School.

Anna Mae Southerland passed away peacefully on June 30, 2026, at the age of 97.Born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, on June 7, 1929, Anna was the daughter of the late Charley and Roxie Jacobs.

Memorial services for Jacob Dewayne Crouch were held Friday, July 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel, Wetumka, Oklahoma.Jacob Dewayne Crouch, age 24, passed away on July 15, 2026, in Wetumka, Oklahoma.

Johnnie “Andy” Andrew Lucas passed away Sunday, July 12th, 2026 at this home in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 73.Andy was born October 7, 1952 in Dumas, Texas to Johnnie Lucas and Bobbie (Cornutt) Lucas. Andy attended Holdenville High School. He was an electrician in the hog farm industry.

Sheila Ann Tumleson born September 14, 1954 to Don and Wanda Wickoff in Lincoln, Nebraska and passed away July 7, 2026 in Ada, Oklahoma.

Funeral services for Derrick Anthony Moore, 31, was held Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m., at the Wetumka High School auditorium. Derrick passed away unexpectedly on July 8, at his home, in Wetumka, OK.