Obituaries

Patricia Lou Speer

Patricia Lou Speer

Patricia Lou Speer

Patricia Lou Speer was born June 5, 1940, in Cushing, Okla. She died Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Wellston at the age of 81 years. Speer was the daughter of Walter Isaac and Maxine (Gabbard) Mincks. She married Paul Speer in 1957. She was of the Christian faith and a follower of Christ.

Stanley Richard Weiss

Stanley Richard Weiss, 66, of Chandler died at his home Sunday, April 10, 2022, surrounded by his family. Service arrangements will be shared at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of AE Funeral Services of Shawnee, Okla.
Michele “Mickey” Elaine Howe Hopkins

Michele “Mickey” Elaine Howe Hopkins

Michele “Mickey” Elaine Howe Hopkins

Michele “Mickey” Elaine Howe was born December 1, 1956, to Clyde and Jane Howe. She had four siblings, Kari, Mike, Debbie, and David Howe.
Harold Parker Sneed

Harold Parker Sneed

Harold Parker Sneed

On March 9, 2022, Harold Parker “Parker” Sneed passed away at the age of 74 at his home in Stroud, Okla. Parker Sneed owned/operated Parker’s Pawn Shop for 41 years, which was the longest running business in town.
Merlin Dale Bridge

Merlin Dale Bridge

Merlin Dale Bridge

Merlin Dale Bridge was born to Merlin J. Bridge and Alpha Fay (Mendenhall) Bridge on February 11, 1938, in Chandler, Okla. He married Frances Ruth Burk on June 9, 1960, in Chandler, and to them, were born five children.

Kenneth Leon Williams

Kenneth Leon Williams was born November 29, 1932, and died March 12, 2022, in Stroud. He was 89 years old. Williams, who grew up in Stroud with his mother Edith and stepfather Woodrow W. Sosbee, married Peggy Sue Hicks of Davenport of August 20, 1954.
Richard Hobill

Richard Hobill

Richard Hobill

Richard “Rich” Hobill of Chandler, Okla., was born to Bob and Marie Hobill on January 5, 1948, in Downey, Calif. He passed away on March 9, 2022, at the age of 74. Rich is a veteran of the United States Army and worked in construction as a master carpenter for most of his life.
Minnie Lou Wade

Minnie Lou Wade

Minnie Lou Wade

Minnie Lou Wade, 81, was born September 15, 1940 in Lamar, Okla., to Dan and Ida Lee (Brown) Dickerson. She passed away March 12, 2022 in Wellston surrounded by her family. Minnie was a faithful member of The Way to Jerusalem Church in Wellston. She loved everyone and loved God.
Charles Harold Sharp

Charles Harold Sharp

Charles Harold Sharp

Charles “Charlie” Harold Sharp was born to Harold and Lola (Armstrong) Sharp on May 31, 1954. He died Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Edmond, Okla., at the age of 67 years. Charlie served in the United States Army and worked with the union operating heavy machinery until retirement.
Judith Ann (Malm) Friskup

Judith Ann (Malm) Friskup

Judith Ann (Malm) Friskup

Judith Ann (Malm) Friskup, age 81, of Muleshoe, Texas, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in Muleshoe. She was born August 15, 1940 to Roy and Louella Malm in New Ulm, Minn. She married her high school sweetheart, Kent Friskup, on October 10, 1959.