Carl Edward Barrett

Carl Edward Barrett of Nicoma Park, Okla., was born to Clarence and Patsy (Vann) Barrett on July 10, 1952, in Chandler. He died Sunday, January 2, 2022, in Oklahoma City after a brief battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.

L.P. Melton Jr.

L.P. Melton Jr. was peacefully called home to his Heavenly Father on January 8, 2022. He laid down to take a nap and woke up in the arms of Jesus. L.P. was known to all his friends as “Jr.” He was born July 3, 1929, in Bristow, Okla., to L.P. “Ted” and Ora (Reed) Melton.

Steven Huddleston

Steven Huddleston, 80, was born July 13, 1941 to William and Dorothy Huddleston in Richmond, Ind. He passed away January 4, 2022 in his home in Wellston, Okla. Steve proudly served his country, entering the Navy at 17 years old, serving as a corpsman on the U.S.S. Hunt.

Ruby Mayan Hughes

Pastor Ruby Mayan Hughes was born November 20, 1940, in Buckeye, Ariz. She died Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the age of 81 years. Hughes, the daughter of William Horace and Eunice Mae Darnell, married Alford Hughes on April 18, 1973, in Tulare, Calif.

Julia Mae (Penny) Denwalt

Julia Mae (Penny) Denwalt was born October 5, 1936 in Union City, Mo., to Roy Edward and Gladys Helen (Chastain) Penny. She passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022 at the OU Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. Julia attended Bethany Nazarene College. She married George Denwalt Jr.

John Darwin Terry Jr.

John Darwin Terry, Jr., was born August 9, 1949, in Stroud, Okla., to John, Sr. and Bernice Terry. He passed away January 6, 2022, in Denver, Colo., at the age of 72. Johnny owned his own oilfield supply company.

Brenda J. Huff

Brenda J. Huff of Drumright, Okla., was born July 9, 1949, in Yale, Okla. She died Wednesday, December 22, 2021, in Oklahoma City at the age of 72 years. Huff, the daughter of A.D. “Jappy” and Mary Naomi (Brittain) Ward, married Rusty Huff on June 8, 1972.

Gladys Marie Johnson

Gladys Marie (Duffy) Johnson was born to Woodrow Louis Duffy and Lucille Marie (Davis) Gardner on February 27, 1951. She died in her home on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at the age of 70 years. A 1970 graduate of Wellston High School, she worked as a hair stylist, a baker and a cook.

Douglas Otto Piper

Douglas Otto Piper was born September 30, 1946, in Kansas City, Mo. He died Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Shawnee, Okla., at the age of 75 years. Piper was preceded in death by his parents Bernard and Pauline Piper.

Velma Louise Lorenz

Velma Louise Lorenz was born to Willie and Louise (Speckman) Schmidt on October 18, 1929, in Wellston. She died Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in Wellston, at the age of 92 years. Lorenz, a 1947 graduate of Wellston High School, was a homemaker and made floral arrangements.