Obituaries

Julia Mae (Penny) Denwalt

Julia Mae (Penny) Denwalt

Julia Mae (Penny) Denwalt

Julia Mae (Penny) Denwalt was born October 5, 1936 in Union City, Mo., to Roy Edward and Gladys Helen (Chastain) Penny. She passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022 at the OU Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. Julia attended Bethany Nazarene College. She married George Denwalt Jr.
John Darwin Terry Jr.

John Darwin Terry Jr.

John Darwin Terry Jr.

John Darwin Terry, Jr., was born August 9, 1949, in Stroud, Okla., to John, Sr. and Bernice Terry. He passed away January 6, 2022, in Denver, Colo., at the age of 72. Johnny owned his own oilfield supply company.
Brenda J. Huff

Brenda J. Huff

Brenda J. Huff

Brenda J. Huff of Drumright, Okla., was born July 9, 1949, in Yale, Okla. She died Wednesday, December 22, 2021, in Oklahoma City at the age of 72 years. Huff, the daughter of A.D. “Jappy” and Mary Naomi (Brittain) Ward, married Rusty Huff on June 8, 1972.
Gladys Marie Johnson

Gladys Marie Johnson

Gladys Marie Johnson

Gladys Marie (Duffy) Johnson was born to Woodrow Louis Duffy and Lucille Marie (Davis) Gardner on February 27, 1951. She died in her home on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at the age of 70 years. A 1970 graduate of Wellston High School, she worked as a hair stylist, a baker and a cook.
Douglas Otto Piper

Douglas Otto Piper

Douglas Otto Piper

Douglas Otto Piper was born September 30, 1946, in Kansas City, Mo. He died Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Shawnee, Okla., at the age of 75 years. Piper was preceded in death by his parents Bernard and Pauline Piper.
Velma Louise Lorenz

Velma Louise Lorenz

Velma Louise Lorenz

Velma Louise Lorenz was born to Willie and Louise (Speckman) Schmidt on October 18, 1929, in Wellston. She died Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in Wellston, at the age of 92 years. Lorenz, a 1947 graduate of Wellston High School, was a homemaker and made floral arrangements.
Darlene A. Stanek

Darlene A. Stanek

Darlene A. Stanek

Darlene A. Stanek was born May 8, 1948. She died Friday, December 31, 2021. She was 73 years old. Final arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler.
Jimmy Steven Tillman

Jimmy Steven Tillman

Jimmy Steven Tillman

Jimmy Steven Tillman passed away on December 22, 2021. He was born on August 11, 1949 in Sand Springs, Okla. Steve grew up around Bristow/Stroud area most of his life. He graduated from Bristow High School in 1969 and enjoyed being a jockey.
Randy Roy Smith

Randy Roy Smith

Randy Roy Smith

Randy Roy Smith, a life-long resident of Meeker, Okla., passed away on December 22, 2021, one day after his 63rd birthday in Shawnee, Okla. Randy was born on December 21, 1958, in Lakewood, Calif., to Jack and Joyce Emily (Keel) Smith.
Wanda Jean Hibbert

Wanda Jean Hibbert

Wanda Jean Hibbert

Wanda Jean (Baker) Hibbert was born September 17, 1930, in Carney, Okla. Wanda went to her heavenly home on October 15, 2021, at the age of 91 years old. Mom was one of 12 siblings born to Lawrence and Gladys Baker. She married Perry Wallace Hibbert on December 24, 1951.