Obituaries

Robert (Bob) William Hurst passed away on September 15, 2019 at the age of 76. He was born on May 14, 1943 in Drumright, Oklahoma to Ed and Cleo Hurst. Robert married his high school sweetheart, Donna Wilson on December 21, 1963.

Harold Elmer Phillips passed away Friday September 20th, 2019 in Holdenville, Oklahoma at home at the age of 93. Harold was born May 8, 1926 in Atwood, Oklahoma to Elmer Phillips and Alice Bassinger Phillips. Harold graduated from Atwood public school.

Funeral services for Patricia Valerie Stuckey will be held Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Wetumka, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Wetumka Cemetery.

Joseph Kyle Ledbetter passed away on September 3, 2019, at the age of 33 years, in an automobile accident west of Chandler, Oklahoma.   K y l e was the son of Curtis and Rene (Brown) Ledbetter, born on July 17, 1986, in S h a w n e e , Oklahoma. He grew up and attended schools in Holdenville.

Ruth Lee Briggs passed away in Oklahoma City on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at the age of 85 years. Ruth was the daughter of Joe and Polly (Tebe) Brown, born on September 9, 1933, at Sasakwa, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Sasakwa, and graduated from Chilocco Indian School.

Maxine O. Madden passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019, in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 98. Maxine was born August 4, 1921 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Homer Madden and Bonnie Robinson Madden.

John Hilden DeLande Hicks was born February 7, 1935 in Clearview, Oklahoma. He was the seventh of fourteen children born to Chester Arthur Hicks (1885-1955) and Jessie Mae Hunt Hicks (1900-1991). He attended Rock Creek Elementary School in Okfuskee County.

Ruth Lee Briggs passed away in Oklahoma City on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at the age of 85 years. Ruth was the daughter of Joe and Polly (Tebe) Brown, born on September 9, 1933, at Sasakwa, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Sasakwa, and graduated from Chilocco Indian School.

Funeral services for Louella Denton Ray will be held Friday, September 13, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Wetumka, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Wetumka Cemetery.

Carolyn Sue Knoles passed away in Midwest City, Oklahoma on Saturday evening, August 31, 2019, at the age of 71 years. Sue was the daughter of James Willie Pickett and Velta (Ladd) Pickett, born on October 22, 1947 in Calvin, Oklahoma.