Gerald Arthur Zimpel

Gerald “Jerry” Arthur Zimpel was born September 30, 1938, in Curtiss, Wis., and died Sunday, August 9, 2020, in Chandler. He was 81 years old. Zimpel, the son of Arthur and Carrie (Nelson) Zimpel, married Wilda Donnell Sparks on September 4, 1976.

Marguerite L. Russell

Marguerite L. Russell, age 92, passed away on September 1, 2020 in Mission, Kansas. Marguerite was born in Chandler, Oklahoma in 1927 and graduated from Carney High School in 1945. She lived on a farm near Chandler from 1970 to 1993, then moved to Shawnee where she lived from 1993 to 2018.

Kenton Dale Hoisington

Kenton Dale (K.D.) Hoisington, horseman, welder, farmer, husband, father, follower of Christ and friend to all, went home on September, 2020, at the age of 85. K.D. was born near Ames, Okla.

Marietta Jewel Scruggs Spencer

Marietta Jewel Scruggs Spencer of Meeker was born to Manuel and Jewel Hanley Scruggs on September 3, 1941, in Lindsay, Okla. She died Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the age of 78 years. Spencer, a 1959 graduate of Lindsay High School, worked for REC in Lindsay and Western Electric in Oklahoma City.

Johnny Darrell Byford

Johnny Darrell Byford was born to Vernon and Bonnie (Miller) Byford on November 25, 1941, in Davenport. He died Wednesday, September 2, 2020, in Chandler at the age of 78 years. Johnny was raised by his grandparents, Levi and Smantha (Clarkson) Miller and graduated from Chandler School in 1959.

Loretta Iona Stricklin

Loretta Iona Stricklin was born August 7, 1946, in Wellston. She died September 3, 2020, at the age of 74 years. Stricklin, a 1964 graduate of Wellston High School, worked as a secretary and accountant for Globe Life Insurance Company in Oklahoma City. She was a member of Assembly of God Church.

W. Leon Bolinger

W. Leon Bolinger, 84, of Stroud, Okla., and formerly of the Labette County area, passed away at 5:56 p.m., Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at his home. Wallace Leon Bolinger was born on October 18, 1935, to William Leonard and Carrie (Lamb) Bolinger in rural Porterville, Kan.

Sue Ann Martin

Sue Ann (Wright) Martin was born April 23, 1935, in Chandler. She died Sunday, September 6, 2020, at the age of 85 years. Martin, the daughter of Charlie and Mary Olive (Key) Wright, married Howard Martin in 1955.

Charles Roy Schofield

A graveside funeral will be held for Charles Roy Schofield at 10 a.m., today , September 3, 2020, at the Wellston Cemetery. Final arrangements are under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston. Schofield was born to Monroe and Mabel Schofield on August 15, 1955, in Chandler.

Elania Chris Scribner

Elania Chris Scribner of Chandler was born September 20, 1946, in Cushing, Okla. She died Monday, August 24, 2020, in Chandler at the age of 73 years. Scribner, the daughter of Henry Farish Howard and Laverne Cannon, married Thomas Ray Scribner on April 11, 1969.