Roy Theodore “Papaw” Beller

Roy Theodore “Papaw” Beller of Harrah, Okla., was born July 21, 1926, in Washington, Okla. He died Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at the age of 94 years. He married Faye McClure on October 8, 1945.

Reynold Larry Branson

Reynold Larry Brannon of Pawnee, Okla., was born April 18, 1937, in Devils Lake, N.D. He died Saturday, December 26, 2020, at the age of 83 years. Brannon, the son of Reynold William “Bill” Klick and Rose Brannon, married Kay Clary in 1956. He graduated from Del City High School in Del City, Okla.

Roy Dene Nikkel

Roy Dene Nikkel of McLoud, Okla., was born in Elk City, Okla., and died Thursday, December 17, 2020. He was 84 years old. Nikkel, the son of Walter and Ruth Lau Nikkel, married Elfrige Seals on September 5, 1959. He graduated from high school in 1955 in Alfalfa, Okla.

Sara Elizabeth Kinnear

Sara Elizabeth Kinnear of Edmond, Okla., was born to Robert and Beth Kinnear on February 3, 1991, in Oklahoma City. She died Monday, December 21, 2020, from pneumonia. She was 29 years old. Kinnear, a 2009 graduate of Santa Fe High School in Edmond, worked at Cupcakes to GoGo in Edmond.

Judy NaVon Stevens

Judy NaVon Stevens was born February 18, 1949, in El Cajon, Calif., and died Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in Shawnee, Okla. She was 71 years old. Stevens was preceded in death by her parents Ola Bois “Pete” and Francis NaVon Peters and her brother David Bois.

Arthur Phelan

Arthur Phelan of Stroud was born March 31, 1948, in Muldrow, Okla., and died Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Stroud. He was 72 years old. Phelan, the son of Henry and Nettie (Crowley) Phelan, married Lillie Ann (Hobbs) Howard on October 3, 1968.

Sandra Ann Parks

A funeral will be held for Sandra Ann Parks of Moore, Okla., at 2 p.m., January 6, 2021, at Stroud First United Methodist Church. Final arrangements were under the care of Affordable Cremation Service in Oklahoma City.

Julius Max Hudson

Graveside services will be held for Julius “Max” Hudson, at 11 a.m., today, December 31, 2020, at Blackburn Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Home in Shawnee. Family members ask that attendees wear a mask. Hudson was born July 29, 1925, near Vinita, Okla.

Tracy Scott Tillis

Tracy Scott Tillis of Chandler was born January 21, 1972, in Chandler. He died Saturday, December 19, 2020, in Oklahoma City at the age of 48 years. Tillis, a 1990 graduate of Chandler High School, attended the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

Mary Katherine Allen

Mary Katherine Allen of Newalla, Okla., was born June 28, 1942, in Hillsboro, Kan. She died Sunday, December 20, 2020, at the age of 78 years. Allen, the daughter of Abraham and Doris Dalke, married Larry R. Allen on December 28, 1978.