Robert Ellis Hodge

Robert Ellis Hodge was born January 4, 1965, in Antioch, Calif. He died Friday, October 29, 2021, at the age of 56 years. Hodge, the son of Carl and Helen Hodge, married Sara Paulson on November 17, 1984, in Reno, Nev. He worked as a carpenter and was a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Timothy Marcell Young

Timothy “Timmy” Marcell Young was born to Alfonza Giles and Hazel Lorene Young on February 25, 1959, in Oklahoma City and raised by his Aunt Anna IV and Olie Long. He died Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at the age of 62 years.

Eva June Matthews

Eva June Matthews was born July 14, 1934 in Wellston to Benford and Ora (Kennedy) Matthews. She passed away October 26, 2021 in Chandler at the age of 87. Eva June grew up around the Captain Creek area and was a life-long resident of Wellston where she graduated high school with the class of 1952.

Barney Fred Hancock

Barney Fred Hancock, also known as Butch by many, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the age of 75 at his residence in Stroud, Okla. Barney was born in Los Angeles, Calif., on May 9, 1946, to Barney Frederick and Mary Hancock.

Shirley Rae Post

Shirley Rae Post, a longtime Stroud resident, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at her home in Stroud with her family by her side. She was 76 years old. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 3, 2021 at Stroud First Assembly of God in Stroud, Okla.

Geneva Faye Worthen

Geneva Faye Worthen, resident of Eufaula, Okla., and Meeker, Okla., passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla. She was 73 years old. Faye was born on March 14, 1948 in Hastings, Neb., to her parents, Tilson Clyde Laird and Illa Gayle (Stabenow) Laird.

Chris Henry Eulberg

Chris Henry Eulberg was born in Upland, Calif., and at an early age his family moved to Oklahoma. He was raised on a farm in Grant County, Okla. He lost his father at age four but had his older brother Floyd to lean on.

Steve Wayne Smith

Steve Wayne Smith was born November 14, 1956 in Oklahoma City to Billy and Mildred (Cope) Smith. He passed away October 17, 2021 in Edmond at the age of 64. Steve grew up in Wellston where he attended school graduating with the class of 1975.

Linda Jean Tillison

Linda Jean Tillison of Oklahoma City was born November 18, 1959, in Oklahoma City. She died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, in Oklahoma City at the age of 61 years. Tillison, the daughter of Robert Junior and Myrtle (Cochran) Hart, married Richard Tillison on May 8, 1981, in Oklahoma City.

Gary Wayne Smith

Gary Wayne “Buddy” Smith of Agra was born October 16, 1940, in Cushing, Okla. He died Friday, October 15, 2021, at the age of 80 years. Smith, a 1958 graduate of Ponca City High School, earned an associates degree in auto mechanics at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in Okmulgee.