Obituaries

Ralph Lee Bradley died at his home in Weleetka, Oklahoma unexpectedly, on December 19, 2020. Ralph was born on December 7, 1941, to Ralph H. Bradley and Martha L. Bradley. he was called a “Pearl Harbor Baby” most of his life.

Wanda Faye Keeler-Scott was born February 19, 1933 in Clearview, Oklahoma. Wanda was the eleventh of eighteen children born to Joseph and Rebecca Marks. She is the granddaughter of the late Dollie Golden and Ashford Miner of Clearview, Oklahoma.

Lafayette Norwood was born September 12, 1934 in Clearview, OK. He was the second child of Bernice and Evalue (Chatman) Norwood. He accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at the age of 12. He moved to Wewoka where his father opened a jewelry store and he attended school.

Wilson Lee King, Jr., a lifetime resident of Okmulgee passed away Thursday, December 31st, 2020 in Okmulgee at the age of 65. He was born to Wilson King, Sr. and Wanda Lee (West) King in Sac-A-Tone, Arizona.??Wilson married Karen Lynn Burgess June 8, 1991 at Little Cussetah United Methodist Church.

Kenneth M. Wilhite was born February 26, 1932 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Jess A. and Lenora Wilhite, and passed from this life December 28, 2020 in St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa Oklahoma at the age of 88.

Patricia Ann Mills passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021, at her home in Calvin, Oklahoma at the age of 72. Patricia was born August 21, 1948 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Fred Marion Andrews and Ollie Opal (Swift) Andrews. She graduated from Muldrow High School.

Shirley Cristelee (Taylor) Lee McAdoo passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Sunday morning, January 3, 2021, at the age of 84 years. Shirley was the daughter of Alton Jewel Taylor and Era (Westerman) Taylor, born on May 27, 1936, in Wewoka, Oklahoma.

Services for Betty Jo Mitchell, 84, of Allen are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church in Allen. Rev. Buddy Drake will officiate. Burial will follow at Allen Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the Allen Chapel from 4:00 Tuesday until service time.

Doyle Bane passed from this life on Friday, January 1, 2021. Doyle was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma on October 29, 1938. He grew up in the Spaulding area as a young boy before moving with the family to the Seminole area.

Melinda Ann Childers passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on December 31, 2020, at the age of 57 years. Melinda was the daughter of Bill and Mary (Pullen) Curlee, born on March 21, 1963, in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Bowlegs.