Obituaries

Carley Ann Tatum was born in Ada, Oklahoma on July 18, 2001, to Kevin and Krista Tatum.She was raised in Holdenville, Oklahoma and graduated from Holdenville High School in 2020. She was an honor student and was also inducted into theAthletic Hall of Fame.

Services Friday, July 26, 2024 Siloam Baptist Church Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Theron Henry Forshee was born on September 14, 1934 in Boley, Oklahoma. He was the third of six children born to Teddy and Lou Ethel (Bluitt) Forshee.

LaDonna Gail Morrell passed away Saturday, July 6th, 2024 at Heritage Village Nursing Home in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 72.LaDonna was born September 22nd, 1951 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Cary Monroe Jones Jr. and Lola Maxine (Keefer) Jones.She attended Sasakwa public school.

Carol Darlene Harrison age 85, passed away Monday, July 29, 2024, in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was bom May 19, 1939, in Sasakwa, Oklahoma to the late Harold McClead and Iris (Terhune) McClead.She graduated from Sasakwa Highschool.

Edsil Thurman Cross passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 85.Edsil was born September 18, 1938 in Yukon, Oklahoma to Ancel Virgil Cross and Estil Gladine (Anderson) Cross. He attended Spaulding public school.

Born in Emporia, Kansas, December 11, 1941, to Alberta Johnson Horn and Ira Horn Sr. He attended Emporia Middle School and High School (1960), and Emporia State University (1965); graduating with a BS in Education (Teaching field: Mathematics), and an MS in 1970.

Wanda Lee Deere was born January 26, 1940 in Holdenville, the only child of John and Alma Lee Womack Cox. Wanda passed away on July 17, 2024 at the age of 84.Wanda married Ben F. Deere of Holdenville on November 24, 1965, they were devoted to each other until Ben’s death in 2002.

Carolyn Fay Womack passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024 in Porter, Texas at the age of 79.Carol was born December 13, 1944 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Harold Gus Merkel and Bessie Lorene (Hollinghead) Merkel.Carol graduated from Lamesa High School in Texas. Carol married Ronald Martin in Lamesa, Texas .

Lavern Enita Harden passed away at her home in Horntown, Oklahoma on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the age of 93 years.Lavern was the daughter of Tillman and Retha (Bain) Tollett, born on July 19, 1930 in the Rock Creek community of HughesCounty,Oklahoma.

Nathan Joe Burrow passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at his home in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 93.Nathan was born August 26, 1930 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Luther Clyde Burrow and Mary Bessie (Whittall) Burrow.Nathan served our country in the United Sates Army from 1951 to 1953.