Obituaries

Our sympathy is extended to the families of...Wilma Agatha “Gabby” Branum was born November 9, 1946 in Hanna, Oklahoma to William Oscar Blair and Elsie Blanche (Meek) Blair and passed from this life March 7, 2023 in Okemah, Oklahoma at the age of 76.Gabby was raised in Hanna and attended the Hanna...

Ronald (Ronnie) Dale Gordon age 84, passed peacefully on the morning of February 25th.Ronald Dale Gordon was born November 22, 1938 in Wetumka, Oklahoma, the 5th of 11 children born to Baxter (BR) and Thelma Gordon.

Imogene Skipworth passed away in Oklahoma City on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the age of 89 years.Imogene was the daughter of George and Anna (Harper) Barker, born on June 14, 1933, in Grahn, Kentucky.

Anna Hayes was born in Atwood, Oklahoma to Ira and Agnus Blackburn on January 11, 1924. She passed on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the age of 99.She attended Leader school and graduated from Atwood high school. Anna married Odell Hayes in October 1942.

Andrea Jean Newton Crawford was born September 2, 1971 in Cleveland, Oklahoma in Pawnee County to Andrew J. ‘Butch’ Newton III (2013) and Anna Mae Swift Newton.

Feb. 8—Marquise Reynolds had many passions in life, from his faith and helping those who are experiencing homelessness to sports and filmmaking.Those are just some of the attributes his family will miss about him.After an eight-year-long battle with ongoing liver failure and two transplants,...

Phillis Theresa James passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age 73.Phillis was born February 20, 1949 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to John Olden and Iola (Porter) Olden. Phillis graduated from Holdenville High School.

Funeral services for Nathan Gene Parker were held Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Wetumka.

Rosie McDonald, 80, died suddenly on February 4, 2023 at her home in Phoenix, Arizona.Rosie was born on June 22,1942 in Bedford, Indiana to Clarence Callahan and Mary Jo Gilbert. She loved entertaining her friends and family, traveling and playing canasta.

Alfreda June Gann passed away Friday, February 10, 2023 at her home in Lamar at the age of 86.June was born October 2, 1936 in Lamar, Oklahoma to Alfred Gann and Florene (Martin) Gann. She graduated from Moss Public School. June married Dale Gann May 23, 1953 in Holdenville, Oklahoma.