Obituaries

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.] Sheila graduated from Eufaula High School 1972 then graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1987 and...

Funeral services for Derrick Anthony Moore, 31, was held Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m., at the Wetumka High School auditorium.

Carmen Leann Nolen (Dunn), a beloved daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on July 14, 2026, after a courageous battle with Frederick’s ataxia.

Donald Alvin ‘Don’ Chesser passed away at his home in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the age of 78 years.Don is the son of Alvin Winford ‘Jack’ Chesser & Reba Ersella (Downs) Chesser, born along with a twin brother on November 12, 1947, in Prague, Oklahoma.

James “Jim” A. Jenkins, 73, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, May 23 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.He was born December 11, 1952, in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Dale Keith Jenkins, Sr. and Agnes “Ruth” (Mathis) Jenkins.He graduated from Holdenville High School in 1971.

Pauline (Taylor) Blaylock was born September 13, in Calvin, OK, to William Amos Taylor and Estel (Grimes) Taylor.

Kenny Amos Blaylock was born on March 12, 1945 to Ples and Pauline Blaylock of Calvin, OK. He passed away on July 2, 2026.Kenny was raised and spent most of his life in and around the Spring Creek area. He and Bethryne Beck were married September 17, 1964.

Cookey Ann O'Donley passed away Monday, June 22nd, 2026, at Heritage Village Nursing Center in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 84 Cookey was born December 10th, 1941, in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Thomas Wesley "Bud" Giles and Maudie Beatrice (Bennett) Giles.

Funeral services for Robert Dean “Bob” Pullen were held Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Living Water Church of Wetumka, Oklahoma.