Carolyn Maxine (Murray) Mitchell

Carolyn Maxine (Murray) Mitchell, 77, of Stroud, Oklahoma, passed away on April 20, 2026.Carolyn was born on September 9, 1947, in Winfield, Kansas, to Woodrow and Maxine Murray.

Marie Mayfield

Marie Ann Mayfield went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 20 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Marie was born on September 20, 1952 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to James E. and Josie G. Walker.

John Hankins

John Wade Hankins, 69, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at his home in Wellston, Oklahoma.John was born on August 7, 1956, in Berea, Ohio, to William and Anna (Cochran) Hankins. He graduated from Atwater High School.

Brenda Rich

Brenda (Helm) Rich, 62, passed away on April 16, 2026.

Ethel Eunice (Hall) Hopkins-Townsley

Ethel Eunice Hall Hopkins Townsley of Chandler, OK passed away Saturday April 18, 2026, at the age of 90 (just past her 90th Birthday on Easter Sunday) in Edmond, OK. She was the youngest of 9 children born to Thomas Franklin Hall & Ethel Eunice Hagar Hall on April 5, 1936, in Wellston, OK.

John Bates

Command Sergeant Major John Bates, born October 31, 1953, in Norman, Oklahoma to Dan andEdna(Dunnam)Bates.He passed away on April 14, 2026, at his home in Wellston at the age of 72.He is survived by his two daughters, son and beloved wife of over 50 years, Susie Bates.

Ola Bon Fouquet

Ola Bon Fouquet was born on March 21, 1937, to Genese Joe and Dollie May Fouquet in Arlington, Oklahoma.

Edith Viola Martin McCracken

Edith Viola Martin Mc-Cracken, 86, went to be with the Lord on April 10, 2026. Born on May 27, 1939, on the family farm near Longdale, Oklahoma, Edith was the daughter of JohnandMildred(Bowker) Martin.

Brandy Megan Grotheer

BrandyMeganGrotheer (Sissy, Toodles), age 36, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Edmond, Oklahoma, following a brief illness. Graveside funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Tryon Cemetery inTryon,Oklahoma.

Samuel Richard Sparks

Samuel Richard Sparks, known to everyone simply as Sam, passed away on March 30, 2026, at the age of 89. He was born on December 24, 1936, in Midwest City to John and Ruby Mae McEntire Sparks.