Obituaries

Lois Dobbins

Mar 1, 2024

Lois June Dobbins, 77, lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 1, 2024.

Lois, the daughter of Jack Wilber and Opal Juanita (Adams) Lemmons was born on July 6, 1946, in Hominy Oklahoma. Lois was raised in the Boston Pool area. She graduated from Cleveland High School with the...

Kathleen Pulley

Mar 1, 2024

Kathleen Pulley passed from this life on March 1, 2024, at the age of 78 at her home surrounded by her family.Kathleen (Kay) was born on November 16, 1945, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Richard and Delores B (Mauler) Chaney. Kay was raised and attended school in Tulsa, graduating from Central High School with the Class of...

Judy Tilley

Feb 29, 2024

Judy Dian Tilley passed from this life on February 29, 2024, at the age of 77 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Judy was born on February 18, 1947, in Hominy, Oklahoma, the daughter of John and Pauline (McNally) Nicholas. Judy grew up and attended school in Hominy, graduating with the Class of 1965. Judy was later united in marriage to Danny L. Tilley...

Robert Newman

Feb 26, 2024

Robert Dale "Bob" Newman, 96, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, February 26, 2024. He was born on June 19, 1927, in Cleveland, Oklahoma to Rufus R. Newman and Bessie Jones Newman.

Bob was the second oldest of 4 siblings. He attended Cleveland High School where he excelled in football and basketball. At age 17, he was drafted into the army...

Betty Goddard

Feb 22, 2024

Betty Louise (Sanders) Goddard was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 3, 1930. She is the daughter of Kimball Eugene and Mayme Lorena (Ahner) Sanders. Betty attended school in Osage, Oklahoma, where she completed her education. Betty was later united in marriage to James Goddard on Oct 19, 1946, establishing their home in Osage, Oklahoma, where they resided for 11...

Emajo Head

Feb 21, 2024

Emajo Head passed from this life on February 21, 2024, at the age of 85, in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Emajo was born on May 1, 1938, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bert and Dorothy May (Chandley) Casey. Emajo grew up and attended school in Cleveland, graduating with the Class of 1956. Emajo attended Oklahoma Baptist University for a year, then later...

Janice Burgess

Feb 18, 2024

Janice Pearl Burgess, 75 years old, passed away on February 18, 2024, in Terlton, Oklahoma, surrounded by her loving family. Janice was born on April 14, 1948, in Borger, Texas, to Robert Coleman (R.C.) and Anna Julia Ballard. She graduated from Sapulpa High School in 1966 and worked as a Paraprofessional with the Cleveland School District for over 25 years....

Marshall Nance

Feb 16, 2024

Marshall A. Nance, age 83, passed from this life on Friday, February 16, 2024, at his home in Mannford.

 Marshall was born March 6, 1940, at Mannford, OK to Russell and Rose (Hunt) Nance. He was raised and received his education in Mannford, before enlisting in the US Army. While stationed in Germany, he met Monika Zenk in 1964 and they...

Cynthia Boone

Feb 16, 2024

     Cynthia Jane Boone, age 72, of Pawhuska, passed from this life on Friday evening, February 16, 2024, at Ascension St. John Medical Center, Tulsa.  Cynthia was born April 29, 1951 in Los Angeles, California to Bill and Naomi (Wolfe) Myers.  She was raised and received her education in both Wynona and Pawhuska, graduating from Pawhuska High School.  On...

Hoyt Glenn

Feb 7, 2024

Hoyt Christopher Glenn, also known as "Buzz", was born on May 5, 1934, in Osage, Oklahoma, the son of Love Lee Glenn and Florence Jesse (Owens) Glenn.

Hoyt grew up and spent his childhood through his teen years in the Osage area. This is where he went to elementary school and later graduated from Osage High School. During his...

Rick Davis

Feb 2, 2024

“When it’s time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.”- Henry David Thoreau





Rick Davis departed this life February 2, 2024, at the age of 72 in his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, surrounded by his loving family.



Rick was born December 1, 1951, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Carl Link and Mary Etta (Friend) Davis. Rick grew...

Jean Smith

Jan 24, 2024

 Ima Jean Smith passed from this life on January 24, 2024, at the age of 96, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Jean was born on March 12, 1927, in Crockett, Texas.  She was the daughter of Wiley and Annie Beulah (Julian) Morgan.  Jean grew up in Grapeland, Texas, and completed her education at Grapeland High School.  Jean was united in marriage to Preston...

Guy Cowen

Jan 21, 2024

Guy Earl Cowen passed from this life on January 21, 2024, at the age of 90, in Cleveland, OK.

Gus was born on March 24, 1933, in the rural Keystone Area of Cleveland, Oklahoma, the son of James and Mildred Bertie (Sory) Cowen. Gus grew up and attended school in Cleveland, where he later graduated with the Class of 1951. During...

Woody Orcutt

Jan 20, 2024

Wootford LeeRoy Orcutt, known to his friends and family as Woody, passed from this life surrounded by family on January 20, 2024, at the age of 74 in Hallett, OK.Woody was born on March 31, 1949, in Edmond, Oklahoma, the son of William Leroy and Patricia Josephine (Justus) Orcutt.  Woody grew up and attended school in Terlton through the 8th...

Gary Ormston

Jan 13, 2024

Gary Lee Ormston was born to Cecil and Ethyl Ormston in St. Paul, Minnesota on February 11, 1940 and entered into his heavenly reward on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Gary lived in St. Paul until the age of 8, when his parents moved the family to a farm in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. There, Gary worked on the farm and helped care...

Douglas Thornburg

Jan 12, 2024

Douglas Oland Thornburg Jr. passed away at his home on January 12, 2024, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, at the age of 61. He was born on April 3, 1962, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Doug is survived by his daughters, Bryany Thornburg-Cooper, and husband, Rick Cooper, and daughter, Dakota Cooper, of Newalla, Oklahoma, and Destiny Boyd-Thornburg and son, Carson Ryder Evans-Boyd,...

Deborah Gray

Jan 9, 2024

 

Deborah Jane Gray was born June 1, 1949, to Richard and Beatrice Keeling in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was raised around the Oolagah, Oklahoma area. Deborah went to and graduated from Oolagah High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in graphic design at Tulsa University.

Deborah went on a blind date and met Jim. She fell in love with Him....

Elizabeth McGarrah

Jan 7, 2024

Elizabeth Anne McGarrah passed from this life on January 7, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 26.

Elizabeth was born on August 13, 1997, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jimmie Don McGarrah and Denea Elizabeth (Foster) Muse. Elizabeth grew up and attended school in Yale where she completed her education. In 2015, Elizabeth was blessed with her...

Terry Willingham

Jan 6, 2024

 

Terry Dean Willingham passed away on January 6, 2024, at 70, in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Terry was born on January 15, 1953, in Stroud, Oklahoma, the son of Kenneth and Helen Grace (Hannah) Willingham.  Terry grew up and attended school in Stroud, where he graduated with the Class of 1971.  Terry was part of the back-to-back state football championship team...

Louise Stottlemyre

Jan 5, 2024

Nora Louise Stottlemyre was welcomed by her Lord and Savior on January 5, 2024, at the age of 94.

Louise was born on March 27, 1929, in Rural Keystone, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Guy Marion and Willie Mona (Averitt) Wilson. Louise grew up attending school in Keystone, graduating in 1946. On January 27, 1947, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma...