Obituaries

Funeral services for Ruth Lavon Guinn will be held Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the Assembly of God Church of Okemah. Interment will follow at the Hanna Cemetery.Ruth Lavon Guinn was born September 26, 1952 in Hanna, Oklahoma to Hershel B. West and Vera Nadine (Schnider) West.

Bobby Joe Brittain passed from this world on Sunday, September 25, 2022, in Alma, Arkansas.Bobby was born March 5, 1933 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Jim Wilcy Brittain and Ona Mae (Edwards) Brittain.

Funeral services for Dortha Sue Zackery were held Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah with Bro. Wesley Berry officiating.

Services for Joseph Robert “Joe Bob” Johnson were held Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Wetumka, Oklaho- ma with Rev. Mark Smith officiating.

January 08, 1925 - September 15, 2022 Visitation: Friday – September 23, 2022 – Butler-Stumpff & Dyer Funeral HomeA Homegoing Celebration: Metropolitan Baptist Church Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 11:00 AM.

Richard Leon Shelby was born January 5, 1954 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Vernon Shelby and Leathia Emery Shelby and passed from this life at his home in Wetumka on September 11, 2022.Richard was raised in the Oklahoma City area and attended Oklahoma City public schools.

Funeral services for Leonard Joe Harjo will be held Friday, September 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Salt Creek Methodist Church west of Wetumka. Interment will follow at the Harjo Cemetery south of the church. Wake services will be Thursday evening also at the Salt Creek Methodist Church.

Birdie Joann Elam passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022 at her home in Wewoka, Oklahoma at the age of 86.Birdie was born March 21, 1936 in Ferris, Oklahoma to Henry Lloyd Votaw and Lona Irene (Jordan) Votax. Birdie married Earnest Frances Elam August 4, 1951. Shewasahomemaker.

Diana Lynn Langwell passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, at St John’s Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 73.Diana was born March 26, 1949 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Ray Madden and Julia (Jackson) Madden. Diana married David Langwell in 1990. She was a homemaker.

Deryln Fountain Pope, 75, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022, with her husband and daughter by her side.Deryln was born February 8, 1947 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Deryl Fountain and Beverly (Booth) Fountain.