Obituaries

Ruby Lucille Burger Sparks

Ruby Lucille Burger Sparks

Ruby Lucille Burger Sparks

Ruby Lucille Burger Sparks was born November 5, 1934, in Agra. She died at home on Thursday, August 19, 2021. She was 86 years old. Sparks, the daughter of Clyde C. and Nellie V. (Reed) Burger, married Herman C. Campbell in 1953. She worked as a seamstress and was a foster parent.

David Wayne Gilman

David Wayne Gilman was born to Roy and Wanda Gilman on September 12, 1966, in Midwest City, Okla. He died Monday, August 23, 2021, in Oklahoma City due to complications of COVID-19 pneumonia. He was 54 years old.
M. Saginaw Grant

M. Saginaw Grant

M. Saginaw Grant

M. Saginaw Grant, “Wapime” (grey fish), was born July 20, 1936, in Pawnee, Okla. He died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in North Hollywood, Calif. He was 85 years old.
Roy Farrell Taylor Jr.

Roy Farrell Taylor Jr.

Roy Farrell Taylor Jr.

A memorial service will be held for Roy Farrell Taylor Jr. at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 14, 2021, at White Dove Cemetery in Sparks. Arrangements are under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston. Taylor was born April 8, 1955, in Chandler.

Darrell E. Lortz

Darrell E. Lortz of Sapulpa, Okla., was born August 26, 1929, in Long Beach, Calif., and died Tuesday, July 27, 2021. He was 91 years old. Lortz was the son of Charles Dewey and Ruth Ida (Mason) Lortz. He and his wife, Fredine “Freddie” J.
Ruth Bernice Terronez

Ruth Bernice Terronez

Ruth Bernice Terronez

Ruth Bernice Terronez was born February 15, 1934, at her home near Dwight Mission in Oklahoma. She died Friday, July 30, 2021, in Stroud at the age of 87 years. Terronez, a graduate of Sallisaw High School, studied at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla.
Dale Lee Miller

Dale Lee Miller

Dale Lee Miller

Dale Lee Miller, age 49, died on Sunday morning, August 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla., due to Covid related issues. Born in Roswell, N.M., to his mother, Sherry Baldwin, on June 14, 1972, Dale enjoyed many things, the outdoors most of all including - hiking through the woods, camping, hunting, fishing.
Della Mae Elizabeth Milner

Della Mae Elizabeth Milner

Della Mae Elizabeth Milner

Funeral services will be held for Della Mae Elizabeth (Peace) Milner at 2 p.m., Saturday, August 14, 2021, in the chapel of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston. Burial will follow at Rossville Cemetery under their direction.
Keith Lamonte Thomas Jr.

Keith Lamonte Thomas Jr.

Keith Lamonte Thomas Jr.

Keith Lamonte Thomas Jr. was born February 14, 1985 to the late Keith Thomas Sr. and Sheila (Adkins) Thomas in Shawnee, Okla. He is preceded in death by his father Keith Thomas Sr. and son Keiton Thomas. He was known to some as (AKA Fizzle) or Fiz. He was reared in Davenport, Okla.
Michael Gordon Goodmon

Michael Gordon Goodmon

Michael Gordon Goodmon

Michael Gordon Goodmon was born in Milan, Mo., on February 7, 1963, the oldest son of Paul Gordon Goodmon & Mary Kathleen Helmich and went to be with our Lord God in Heaven on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Mercy Hospital OKC at the age of 58.