Obituaries

Nora Melbalene Price passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at home in Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 88.Melbalene was born April 5, 1934 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Alvin Evans and Gladys (Golden) Evans. Melbalene attended Holdenville High School.

Donald Scott Evans (Scotty) ,56 of Chickasha, Ok passed away March 15th 2023 at Integris Baptist. He was born February 25th 1967 to Janette Howard and Roger Evans. He was a 23 year resident of Chickasha, Ok.

A celebration of life for Russell Shane Epperley (February 29, 1972 - March 16, 2023) will be held Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 1:00 pm at the Holdenville First Bap- tist Church. Danny Frazee will officiate. An obituary for Shane will be released at a later time.

Funeral services for Capt.Richard Shawn Parker were held Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Expo Center in McAlester, Oklahoma.Interment followed at the Wetumka City Cemetery with full honors.Richard Shawn Parker was born May 28, 1970 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Rickey J. Parker...

Mary Margaret Kelley passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at her home in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 84.Mary was born June 2, 1938 in Komiza, Yugoslavia to Ivan Mardesich and Maria (Ruskisch) Mardesich.Mary graduated from San Pedro High School in California.

Matilda (Tillie) Absher passed from this life on March 12, 2023, at the age of 98, 11 months, and 28 days. She was the daughter of Pablo and Cecilia Molina Flores. She was born on March 14, 1924, in Manchaca, TX.

Patsy Maelynn Bean Elliott (Pat, Patty), a longtime resident of Albuquerque passed away peacefully Monday, March 6, 2023, after a long illness. Patsy was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma to parents, Dow Bean and Inez Abernathy bean.

James Ray Underwood II was born July 28. 1979 in Claremore, Oklahoma to James Ray Underwood and Debra Kay Dawson and passed from this life March 9, 2023 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa at the age of 43 following an extended illness.James was raised in the Okmulgee, Preston, and Wetumka areas...

Brenda Lou Leftwich passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 76.Brenda was born January 13, 1947 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Henry Harjo Sr. and Judy (Wesley) Harjo. She graduated from Bearden Public School. Brenda married Wallace Gambler.

Michael Oliver, 68, of Oklahoma City passed away Saturday, February 25th, 2023.