Obituaries

Louise Carolyn Lau passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Heritage Village Nursing Center in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 79.Louise was born July 12, 1942 in Ada, Oklahoma to Jack Tyree and Lilly (Berryman) Tyree. She graduated from Ada High School.

Ronald Paul Shirell was born on March 30, 1947 in Long Beach, California to Paul James Shirell and Ruby Marie (Harris) Shirell.

Joyce Wylene Dempsey died on May 5, 2022. She was born August 29, 1932 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to B.R. and Thelma (Bennett) Gordon. She married Jack Dempsey on December 21, 1957 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They had 3 children: Steve, Rhonda, and Mark.

Long time Hughes County resident, Edmon Earl Thetford, passed from this life on May 9, 2022.

Funeral services for Francis Leroy Delashaw, Wetumka resident, were held Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Wetumka, Oklahoma.

Tyler Grady Nix, age 38, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born on December 26, 1983 in Ada to Don Nix and Cindy Nix-Hall. He married Jasmine Nix on October 4, 2014 in Seminole.Tyler graduated from Wewoka. He was of the Baptist faith.

Christina Janice Screechowl passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the age of 77 years.Christina was the daughter of Kenneth and Josephine (Cook) Factor, born on July 20, 1944. She grew up on family land near Holdenville, Oklahoma.

Susan K. Barnett went to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at the age of 70. She passed away at home near Weleetka, Oklahoma after a lengthy illness.

Scott Allen Babb, 57, entered the Gates of Heaven on May 5, 2022, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Don and Dian Babb. Scott attended and graduated from school in Wewoka.

Steven Lee Ledbetter passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at age 59, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Steven was the son of the late Harvey Lee Ledbetter and Dortha (McCoy) Ledbetter. Steven graduated from Seminole High School in 1981. He loved the outdoors, going fishing and hunting with his dad.