Obituaries

Graveside services for Lynda Gail Trinkle, 74, of Allen are 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 20 th , at Calvin Cemetery, Rev. Ed Rutherford will officiate. Mrs. Trinkle passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 in Ada. She was born April 21, 1947 in Okemah to Wayne Allen and Lear Beatrice Ezell Nolen.

Born in the small town of Wetumka, OK, Colleen Toy White achieved more in her lifetime than anyone has a right to expect. She was the fourth of five children born to Bass and Bula Moore.

Queston Dwight Yarbrough passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 70. Queston was born December 30th, 1950 in Gerty, Oklahoma to Jesse Jackson Yarbrough and Ninnie Mae Woodall Elliott. He graduated from Calvin Public Schools in 1969.

Funeral services for David Nin Parker will be held, Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Wetumka, Oklahoma with John Roberts officiating. David Nin Parker was born December 15, 1941 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Nin and Maggie (Jones) Parker.

Our Sympathies extended to the families of... Dr. Rory Gene Stricklin passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He was born on November 16, 1978 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Rory grew up on his parents’ dairy farm milking cows and living the farm life.

Rosella Tuttle Vallandingham, age 95, long time Wewoka resident, peacefully left this earth surrounded by her family on July 22, 2021.

Dale Dean Jennings passed away at his home in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday evening, August 7, 2021, at the age of 86 years. Dale was the son of Floyd Jennings Sr. and Winnie Mae (Hooper) Jennings, born on October 20, 1934 in Seminole County, Oklahoma, where he was brought up.

Joe Junior ‘Dude’ Grizzle passed away at his home in Spaulding, Oklahoma on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the age of 80 years. Joe was the son of Joe Clifford Grizzle and Oletha (Sexton) Grizzle, born on June 24, 1941, at Spaulding, Oklahoma, where the first five years of his life were spent.

Ethel Leme Thompson passed away in Holdenville on Friday, July 30, 2021, at the age of 84 years. Ethel Leme was the daughter of Barney and Bessie (Moores) Thompson, born on January 28, 1937 in Chicota, Texas. She was brought up in the area of Paris, Texas, and was a graduate of Paris High School.

Kenneth Earl “Bud” Keesee was born June 14, 1943 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Kenneth and Willie Mae Keesee. He passed on August 10, 2021. Bud was a longtime Holdenville resident, graduating from the Holdenville High School Class of 1961.