Obituaries

Mary Herring

Mary Herring

Dec 23, 2023

Mary Kathleen Herring, better known to her family and friends as Kay, passed peacefully from this life on December 23, 2023, at the age of 88 in Tulsa, OK.

Kay was born on August 3, 1935, in Anton, TX. Kay was the daughter of Warren and Lydia McCormick Squires. Kay attended school in Littlefield, Austin, and Lubbock, TX. She was a...

Sandra Lair

Sandra Lair

Dec 23, 2023

Sandra Lee Lair of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away December 23, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 86. She was born May 1, 1937, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lee and Eula Waggoner Hunter. She married John Lair on April 19, 1957, in Lawton, Oklahoma. Sandra lived in Lakeview since moving from Cleveland, Oklahoma, in 2013. She...

Shirley Davis

Shirley Davis

Dec 22, 2023

Shirley Ann Davis passed from this life on December 22, 2023, at the age of 88, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Shirley was born on March 19, 1935, in Coweta, Oklahoma, the daughter of Everett A. and Senna Mae (Mashburn) Ridley. Shirley grew up and attended school in Haskell, Oklahoma. Following her education, Shirley remained in Haskell and was later, on September 1,...

Debra Pyles

Debra Pyles

Dec 17, 2023

Debra Kay (Parker) Pyles was born on March 26, 1957, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Roy Thomas and Shirley (Myers) Parker. Debra grew up in the Tulsa area along with her three sisters. Growing up Debra loved to sing. She was involved In the Red Birds, a girl's scouting group. Debra excelled in math.  She attended and graduated from Central High...

Jerry Gray

Jerry Gray

Dec 15, 2023

     Jerry Lee Gray was born on January 19, 1941, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Omer C. and Inez LaFaye Gray. Jerry grew up in the Cleveland, Oklahoma area along with his two brothers. He was active in Baseball as a young boy. Jerry attended Cleveland schools and graduated from Cleveland High School. 

     Jerry spent four years in...

Teresa Lemon

Teresa Lemon

Dec 12, 2023

Teresa Diane Lemon passed from this life on December 12, 2023, at the age of 69 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Teresa was born on June 14, 1954, in Hominy, Oklahoma, the daughter of Basil Duane and Dorothy Mae (Crider) Gilley.  Teresa grew up and attended school in Cleveland where she completed her education.  Following high school, she moved to Tulsa...

Landon Christensen

Landon Christensen

Dec 10, 2023

 

Landon Wayne Christensen passed from this life on December 10, 2023, at the age of 43 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Landon was born on September 15, 1980, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Dwayne and Debra (Cummings) Christensen.  Landon grew up in Cleveland and Bakersfield, California completing his education in Cleveland.  Following high school Landon worked as a painter for...

Danny Cox

Danny Cox

Dec 10, 2023

Danny Cairl Cox passed away from this life on December 10, 2023, at the age of 86 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. 

Danny was born on September 28, 1937, in Cleveland, Oklahoma the son of Donald Cairl and Duskey Edna (Johnson) Cox. Danny grew up and attended school in Cleveland, graduating with the Class of 1956. Following high school Danny attended Central...

Robert Allen

Robert Allen

Dec 8, 2023

 Robert Gale Allen passed from this life on December 8, 2023, at the age of 83, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Robert was born on March 31, 1940, in Grove, Oklahoma, the son of Herbert and Helen Rose (Wilkins) Allen.  Robert grew up in Cleveland, attending school in Terlton and Cleveland.  After completing his education, Robert began working as a plumber for...

Linda Hall

Linda Hall

Nov 26, 2023

Linda Irene Hall passed from this life on November 26, 2023, at the age of 83, in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Linda was born on June 2, 1940, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, the daughter of E.J. and Viola Ruby "Dutch" (Heirford) Keeling. Linda grew up and started school in Cleveland, where she made many lifelong friends. Linda later attended the 7th and 8th...

Dale Trimble

Dale Trimble

Nov 23, 2023

Dale Allan Trimble, passed away on November 23, 2023, at the age of 83.

 

Dale was born in Drumright, Oklahoma the son of Leroy and Maxine Trimble on August 18, 1940. Dale grew up and graduated from Cleveland High School with the Class of 1958. He joined the United States Army in 1958, stationed in Germany. After his honorable...

Glenda Lindon

Glenda Lindon

Nov 22, 2023

 Glenda Gale Lindon passed away from this life on November 22, 2023, at the age of 77, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   Glenda was born on July 5, 1946, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Cleo Clinton and Vivian Madeline (Dillman) Willis.  Glenda grew up and attended school in Hominy, graduating with the Class of 1964.  Following high school, Glenda...

Barbara Spess

Barbara Spess

Nov 19, 2023

 

Barbara Ann Spess passed away from this life on November 19, 2023, at the age of 74 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. 

Barbara was born on July 21, 1949, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Kenneth and Ida Bernadine (Roose) Klingensmith.  Barbara grew up and attended school at Horace Mann Elementary, Duncan Junior High, and later graduated from Duncan High School...

Ronnie Hagberg

Ronnie Hagberg

Nov 14, 2023

Charles Ronald Hagberg, known as Ron to most of his business associates and Ronnie to his many friends and family, was born October 1, 1959, in Tulsa, and passed on November 14, 2023, in Tulsa.  

Ronnie was the son of Charles and Betty (Risinger) Hagberg, longtime Cleveland residents and owner-operators of Hagberg's Ben Franklin and later Hagberg Realty.  Ronnie...

Mary Hawkinson

Mary Hawkinson

Nov 13, 2023

Mary Ellen Hawkinson passed from this life on November 13, 2023, at the age of 69 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

 

Mary was born on August 12, 1954, in Newport News, Virginia the daughter of James Hull and Mary Belle (Bynum) Townsend. Mary grew up and attended school in Belleville, New Jersey where she graduated high school. While Mary was growing...

Mary Haines

Mary Haines

Nov 12, 2023

Mary Lou Haines passed from this life on November 12, 2023 at the age of 89 in Owasso, Oklahoma.

 

Mary Lou was born on June 12, 1934, in Hominy, Oklahoma, the daughter of Oscar Talmadge and Amanda Jewel (Brannon) Gaines. Mary Lou grew up and attended school in Hominy, Oklahoma graduating with the Class of 1952. Following her education,...

Wayne Neal

Wayne Neal

Nov 11, 2023

 

 

Wayne Wesley Neal, age 74, passed away on November 11, 2023, at his home in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

 

Wayne was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on December 5, 1948, the son of Arthur and Opal Neal. Wayne grew up and attended school in Tulsa, Oklahoma graduating from Tulsa Central High School. Shortly following high school Wayne was drafted into...

Garland Thompson

Garland Thompson

Nov 2, 2023

 

  Garland Gene Thompson, known to his friends and family as Gary, passed from this life on November 2, 2023, at 71, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Gary was born on January 31, 1952, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Melvin Donald Thompson and Gladys Alice (Cox) Thompson. Gary grew up and attended school in Miami, Oklahoma, graduating from Miami...

Joy Ledbetter

Joy Ledbetter

Nov 2, 2023

Joy Annetta Ledbetter went to be with her Lord and Savior from this life on November 2, 2023, at the age of 65 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Joy "Grammy" was born on November 29, 1957, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Joy was the daughter of Leonard Eugene and Marilyn Irena (McSpadden) Nave. She grew up and attended school in Barnsdall graduating with the...

Nolan Wilcoxson

Nolan Wilcoxson

Oct 30, 2023

Nolan Douglas Wilcoxson was born on June 5, 1969, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Nolan C and Mary M Wilcoxson. Nolan grew up in the Cleveland, Oklahoma area with his younger brother, Olan. They spent lots of time racing on BMX bikes, traveling around Oklahoma. Nolan mowed lawns that he took over from his grandfather. Growing up he loved to play...