Obituaries

Patricia Gayle Pixley

Patricia Gayle Pixley

Patricia Gayle Pixley

A funeral service will be held for Patricia Gayle (Adams) Pixley at 2 p.m., Friday, July 9, 2021, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Shawnee, Okla. Burial will follow at Wolf Cemetery near Bowlegs, Okla., under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston.
Thurman Franklin Norman

Thurman Franklin Norman

Thurman Franklin Norman

Thurman Franklin Norman, long-time Davenport, Okla., resident was born August 20, 1939, in Wewoka, Okla. He departed this life on July 2, 2021, at his home in Davenport at the age of 81 years. Thurman was the son of C.T. and Ella (Barkhimer) Norman.
Harley Dean Holman

Harley Dean Holman

Harley Dean Holman

Harley Dean Holman passed away peacefully at the age of 71 from a prolonged illness on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital, in Tulsa, Okla., in the company of his immediate family. Harley Dean was born on January 15, 1950, in Okemah, Okla.
Betty Arlene (Turner) Howard

Betty Arlene (Turner) Howard

Betty Arlene (Turner) Howard

Betty Arlene (Turner) Howard, age 76 of Shawnee, died Sunday, June 27, 2021 in Edmond, Okla. Services were Friday, July 2, 2021 in Walker Funeral Service Chapel at 10:00 a.m. with Celebrant Glenda Stansbury officiating. Burial followed in Prague Cemetery, Prague, Okla.
Dennis Lee Abram

Dennis Lee Abram

Dennis Lee Abram

Dennis Lee Abram was born to William and Evelyn Abram on July 25, 1951, in Oklahoma City. He died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at his home in Stroud. He was 69 years old.
James O. “Sonny” Pickett

James O. “Sonny” Pickett

James O. “Sonny” Pickett

James “Sonny” Pickett was born on August 18, 1935. He went home peacefully on Friday, June 25, 2021, while surrounded by family. He leaves behind his wife of 68 years, Joann Pickett of Carney. He is survived by his children Betty Makintubee and her husband Steve of Chandler, Okla.

Joseph Leroy Hibdon

Joseph Leroy Hibdon was born to Rita (Danner) Hibdon and Virgil Leroy Hibdon on November 28, 1961, in Oklahoma City. He died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at his home in Chandler. He was 59 years old. Joseph was a welder for Service King Manufacturing.
Dalbert Leon Thornhill

Dalbert Leon Thornhill

Dalbert Leon Thornhill

Dalbert Leon Thornhill was born September 16, 1956, in Oklahoma City. He died Saturday, June 19, 2021, at the age of 64 years. Thornhill, the son of Dalbert and Frances Thornhill, married Tonie Place in October 1978 in Davenport.
Jimmy Ralph Carter

Jimmy Ralph Carter

Jimmy Ralph Carter

Shawnee, Okla., resident Jimmy Ralph Carter, 90, passed from this life June 24, 2021. Services were held Monday, June 28, 2021 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel in Shawnee. Burial followed at Tecumseh Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.
Sarah (Ramirez) Vasquez

Sarah (Ramirez) Vasquez

Sarah (Ramirez) Vasquez

Sarah (Ramirez) Vasquez was born April 6, 1925, in Oklahoma City and died Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Oklahoma City. She was 96 years old. Vasquez, the daughter of Vincent and Regina Ramirez, married Bernon Vasquez on November 29, 1947. She worked at El Chico and Roundup Café.