Obituaries
Donna Faye Byrom
Aug 14, 2023
Donna Faye Byrom passed from this life on August 14, 2023, at the age of 85 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.
Donna was born on June 28, 1938, near Bristow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jarvis William and Grace (Poe) Little. She grew up and attended school at several locations, including Olive, Silver City, and completed her high school at Sperry, Oklahoma. Donna soon...
Alexandria Zane Rogers
Aug 14, 2023
Alexandria Zane Rogers, known affectionately as "Lexie," passed away on August 14, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on January 13, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lexie was the beloved daughter of Zack and Shantel Rogers and the cherished sister of Allison and Elizabeth Rogers.
Lexie brought joy to those around her with her ornery scowl that could brighten any...
Peggy Janease Mcintire
Aug 12, 2023
Peggy Janease McIntire, 91, of Mannford, passed away on August 12, 2023, in Tulsa, OK.
Peggy was born on May 2, 1932, at home in the old town of Mannford, to Les and Juanita Hinton. She graduated from Mannford high school in 1950.
She married her high school sweetheart Jackie Edward McIntire on June 15, 1951. They lived the first years of...
Bruce Lee Barnes
Aug 11, 2023
Bruce Lee Barnes passed from this life on August 11, 2023, at the age of 62 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Bruce was born on February 11, 1961, in Riverside, California; the son of Eddie and Peggy Strothman Barnes. Bruce moved with his family to Prattville where he began his education, later graduating from Miami High School with the Class of 1979. Bruce...
William H "Bill" Glenn
Aug 9, 2023
William Herbert (Bill) Glenn, resident of Cleveland, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 9, 2023, at the age of 78 years, 7 months, and 4 days. Bill was born January 5, 1945 at home in Locust Grove, OK to William Hubert and Maxine Helen (Cowan) Glenn. He was raised in Locust Grove until the mid 1950’s when the family...
Mary Jannette (Jan) Draper
Aug 8, 2023
Mary Jannette (Jan) Draper, 83, of Cleveland, passed from this life to her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at her home following and extended illness. Jan was born February 10, 1940, at Anna, Texas to Pearl Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Sharp) Kilgore. She grew up in Lannis, Texas, and in 1952 moved to Blue, Oklahoma. It was at...
John Dalie Hatchett
Jul 29, 2023
John D. Hatchett, age 87 of Hominy, passed away from this life on Saturday evening July 29, 2023, at Integris Hospice in Oklahoma City. John was born February 13, 1936, in Tulsa to Carl Lee and Lenora Alberta (Carpenter) Hatchett. He was raised and received his education in Tulsa, graduating from Central High School with the class of 1954. John...
Donna Louise Ward
Jul 23, 2023
Donna Louise Watts was born on February 24, 1948, to Mary Leona Watts and Robert Parker Watts in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Her family resided in Carbondale, Oklahoma until she was three and then lived in Skiatook before moving back to Tulsa when she was six years old. Donna attended Lowell Elementary through the fourth grade when her family moved to Berryhill for...
Jane Carrol Hall
Jul 21, 2023
Jane Carrol Hall, beloved wife, teacher, and community member, passed away on July 21, 2023, at Cleveland Area Hospital in Oklahoma. She was born on June 26, 1945, in Hominy, Oklahoma, to Glenn and Ruth Cook. Jane leaves behind a legacy of warmth, laughter, and a zest for life that will be deeply missed by her family and friends.
During her...
Jeffery Ryan Phillips
Jul 19, 2023
Jeffery Ryan Phillips passed from this life on July 21, 2023, at the age of 39 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Ryan was born on May 24, 1984, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Jeffery Phillips and Diana Epperson. Ryan grew up and attended school in Cleveland graduating with the Class of 2002. Was very active in sports, especially football, baseball and...
Peggy Lou Griffith
Jul 16, 2023
Peggy L. Griffith, of Broken Arrow, was welcomed into heaven with a glorious reunion of loved ones on July 16, 2023. Daughter of Earl and Norma (Sutton) Cook, Peggy was born March 24, 1940. She had six close siblings and spent her early years in Cleveland. She married Woodrow Griffith in 1958 and they soon had four children under 4....
Christopher M. Zickefoose
Jul 15, 2023
Christopher McCabe Zickefoose, affectionately known as "Zig," passed away on July 15, 2023, at the age of 40. He was born on December 5, 1982, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma Fire Station #1, to Troy Gene and Trena Gay (Echols) Zickefoose.
Chris began his education by being homeschooled until the 6th grade. Chris gave his life to the Lord on June...
Basil Duane Gilley
Jul 14, 2023
Basil Duane Gilley, known fondly as Lil Red and Duane, was born on May 1, 1949, in Hominy, Oklahoma. He peacefully passed away at his home in Osage, Oklahoma, on July 3, 2023. Duane's life was filled with love, work, and cherished relationships.
Duane grew up in Cleveland, Oklahoma, and attended school there. He graduated with the Class of 1967, where...
Melva June Strate
Jul 3, 2023
Melva June Strate passed from this life on July 3, 2023, at the age of 84 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.
June was born on December 16, 1938, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the daughter of George J. and Fannie Marie (Harrison) Lickliter. June grew up and attended school in Hominy graduating with the Class of 1956. During her time in school June was active...
Daniel Lynn Rathbun
Jun 20, 2023
Daniel Lynn Rathbun, 73, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at his home in Hominy, Oklahoma
Daniel was born July 22, 1949, in Levelland, Texas to Horace Tom Rathbun and Mary Ellen (Trueblood) Rathbun. Dan grew up in Hobbs, New Mexico. Dan attended and graduated from Hobbs High School, (Go Eagles). After graduating from high school, he enlisted...
Darrell Dave James
Jun 20, 2023
Darrell Dave James passed from this life on June 20, 2023, at the age of 32 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Darrell was born on December 1, 1990 in Dalton, Georgia. He is the son of Josephine (Censia Domopoy) and the late Curtis Lee James. Darrell grew up and attended school in Cleveland, Oklahoma. He graduated with the class of 2009. He participated...
Robert Elmer Orrell
Jun 18, 2023
Robert (Bob) Elmer Orrell went to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 89 on June 18, 2023 at Evergreen Nursing Center in Owasso, Oklahoma. Bob was born November 10, 1933 in Winfield, Kansas to Elmer Mumford Orrell and Nancy Fern (DeWitt) Orrell. He lived in Picher, Oklahoma as a child until high school. The family then...
Roberta Diehnel
Jun 17, 2023
Roberta Diehnel passed away on June 17, 2023, at the age of 95 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Roberta was born on December 2, 1927, in Cleveland, Oklahoma the daughter of Harve and Eddie Beatrice (Howell) Griffin. Roberta grew up and attended school in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Roberta began working at a local bank for several years before being united in marriage to...
Lee Roy Shuck
Jun 13, 2023
Lee Roy Shuck passed from this life on June 13, 2023, at the age of 94, in Cleveland, Oklahoma.
Roy was born on March 16, 1929, in Picher, Oklahoma, the son of Henry Nathan and Stella Atha (Harriman) Shuck. Roy attended school in Picher, where he was raised and attended school. During his time in school, Roy was very active in...
Naomi Lee Youtsey
Jun 10, 2023
Naomi Lee Youtsey passed from this life on June 10, 2023, at the age of 92, in Jennings, Oklahoma.
Naomi was born on March 17, 1931, in Osage, Oklahoma, the daughter of Commodore Velton and Vera May (Cochran) Horton. Naomi attended school in Osage, Oklahoma, where she was pulled out to help in the fields. She completed her GED...




