Obituaries

Mary Lucille (Dillard) Henzel was born December 16, 1934 in Merrill, Oregon, the first daughter of her parents Uel and Wilma (Dawson) Dillard. She passed away March 29, 2019 during a brief stay at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was 84.

Virginia Ruth Raney passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 in her daughter’s arms in Anchorage, Alaska at the age of 85. Virginia was born March 21, 1934 in Ada, Oklahoma to Arthur Mormon Raney and Thelma Pample Smyth Raney. Virginia graduated from the Calvin public schools.

Funeral service for long time Seminole County resident and public school educator, Samuel George Barnes was held on Wednesday March 27, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Stout-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with Charlie Bailey officiating. Sam passed away Friday, March 22nd, 2019 in Muskogee Veterans Hospital.

Bobby Lee ‘Bob’ Loftis passed away in Muskogee, Oklahoma on Monday, April 1, 2019, at the age of 89 years. Bob was the son of Robert B. Loftis and Gertrude Loftis, born on January 1, 1930, in Holdenville, Oklahoma.

Inez Davis Abbott went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the age of 89. She was born, raised and attended school in Holdenville.

Duane Givens, a resident of Wetumka, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Wetumka, OK at the age of 71. He was born July 30, 1947 in Hanna, OK to Yahola Givens & Leona (Harjo) Givens. He served in the US MARINE CORP during the Vietnam war and received several medals, including a Purple Heart.

Christine Annette Lewis, a resident of Dustin, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 53. She was born June 14, 1965 in Claremore, OK to Eldon Lewis-Kano and Mandy (Starr) Hill.

Jeffrie Day passed away in Oklahoma City on Monday, April 8, 2019, at the age of 50 years. Jeffrie was the son of Roy Wendell Day & Connie (Dockery) Day, born on July 13, 1968, in Wetumka, Oklahoma. He was brought up in Holdenville by his mother and stepfather, Richard ‘Dickie’ Day.

Anita “Sissie Cay” Buck Herrington passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, in Oklahoma City at the age of 59. Sissie Cay was born October 8, 1959 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Nathan “Wahoo” Buck and Norma Jean Sharpe.

Gage Ethan Ray Smith was born in Ada, Oklahoma on Monday, April 1, 2019, and carried home by angels on that same day.