Obituaries

Funeral services for Jesse D. Givens were held Saturday, January 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Kialegee Life Center of Wetumka. A prayer service was held Thursday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Wetumka. Wake services were Friday at the Kialegee Life Center at 7:00 PM.

Kenneth Joe Harden passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 82.Joe was born March 13, 1941 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to John Henry Harden and Hattie (Bell) Harden. He attended Gerty Public School.

Funeral services for Cecelia Ann Barnett were held Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Wetumka. Interment followed at the Wetumka Indian Baptist Church Cemetery. Wake services were Tuesday 6:00 – 8:00 PM also at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel.

Betty Jean Cousins was born March 3, 1935, in Hanna, Oklahoma to George Martin and Gertrude (Pendley) Martin and passed from this life January 10, 2024, in Guthrie, Oklahoma at the age of 88.Betty was raised in the Hanna area and attended the Oak Hill School. In 1950 she married Edgar Leon Cousins.

WE REFLECT…. WE REMEMBERMay 21,1938 - December 26, 2023Ida Mae Zackery was born to Festus and Sarah Slaughter on May 21, 1938, in Weleetka, Oklahoma. She is one of eleven children. Ida attended Rentie Settlement in Pharaoh, Oklahoma and earned her GED from Clearview Public schools.

Robby Joe Ring passed away at his home in Atwood, Oklahoma on Monday, January 1, 2024, at the age of 58 years.Robby is the son of Robert & Joy (Gard - ner) Ring, born on October 19, 1965, in Portland, Oregon.

Scott Douglas Rhodes was born May 19, 1973 in Wichita, Kansas to Dwight Rhodes and Ruth Ann (Beasley) Owen. He passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at his home in Wetumka, Oklahoma at the age of 50.

Donald Andrew Banta was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma on September 15, 1932. He peacefully departed this life on December 30, 2023, at Stroud Nursing Home in Stroud, Oklahoma.Don was one of 7 children born to Joseph and Lelia Banta. He attended Wetumka Public Schools and graduated high school in 1950.

We just learned recently of the death of WWII War Hero Fred Vines. He was an amazing man and will begreatlymissed.Here is the obituary that we received. Fred Vines, age 97, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Dee Pack was born January 4, 1925, near Weleetka, OK to William Lester Pack and Myrtle Lee (Lancaster) Pack and passed from this life December 6, 2023 at his home east of Wetumka at the age of 98.Dee grew up in Okfuskee and Hughes County and attended Wetumka School.