Obituaries

Mary Louise Beshears passed away peacefully on December 12, 2020 with family around her. She was born on November 2, 1928 to Haskell and Hazel Bryant in McAlester, Oklahoma. Louise was the oldest of six children. She was raised in Wewoka, and graduated from Wewoka High School in 1946.

Robert Wesley Stewart, Jr., at age 73 went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 28, 2020, after a brief illness in Antelope Valley, California. He was born in Talihina, Oklahoma, September 20, 1947. Preceded in death by his parents Robert Wesley Stewart, Sr.

Juanita Ruth (Watters) Cravens passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Heritage Village Nursing Home in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 90. Juanita was born September 7, 1930 in Sasakwa to William Jackson Watters and Ivy Augusta Hailey. Juanita was a long time Holdenville resident.

Vanessa Gail Merriman passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, at the age of 64 Vanessa was born May 7, 1956 Holdenville, Oklahoma. Vanessa attended Holdenville Public schools; she married Gary Merriman in Holdenville.

Mose Daniel Lindsey aka “Mr. 305” born December 8th 1974 to Buddy Lindsey and Christine Hill in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He passed away December 1st 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.??Mose attended Bearden Public School and Okemah High School and received his diploma in May 1993.

LaRue Hall was born January 3, 1959 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Joe Hall and Peggy Jo (Wilburn) Hall and passed from this life December 7, 2020 in Tulsa at the age of 61 following a brief illness. Viewing and visitation will be Wednesday from noon to 7:00 p.m.

Funeral services for Marion “Van” Hardin will be held Friday, December 11, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Morse Cemetery in Okemah, Oklahoma. Van Hardin of Okemah, Oklahoma passed from this life on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at the age of 80.

Robert James Berryhill Sr. was born on December 8, 1932 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Roley and Sarah Berryhill. He was an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Robert served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged on November 26, 1954.

A. J. Davis passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the age of 80 years. A. J. was the son of Julius Ross ‘Black’ Davis and Nora (Newman) Davis, born on June 1, 1940 in southern Seminole County near Spaulding, Oklahoma.

HOMEGOING CELEBRATION New Jerusalem Baptist Church Wichita, KS 67214 Monday, November 23, 2020 June Faye Carter- Anderson born October 10, 1940 Weleetka, Oklahoma and departed this life on November 16, 2020. She is survived by her husband Murl Levi Anderson, Sr., and children Carmen, Murl Jr.