Obituaries

George Lee Gann

George Lee Gann

George Lee Gann

A funeral service will be held for George Lee Gann at 2 p.m., today, August 20, 2020, at Davenport First Baptist Church with Bro. Mike Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow at Stroud Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Stroud. Gann was born to John D.
James Lindel Buchanan

James Lindel Buchanan

James Lindel Buchanan

James Lindel Buchanan was born January 13, 1943, in Hinton, Okla. He died Monday, August 10, 2020, in Davenport at the age of 77 years. Buchanan, the son of Clinton and Ila (Johnson) Buchanan, married Barbara (Green) Buchanan on June 3, 1961.
Melody Rina Switzer

Melody Rina Switzer

Melody Rina Switzer

Melody Rina Switzer was born September 12, 1962, in Fairfax, Okla. She died Tuesday, August 11, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla., at the age of 57 years. The daughter of Carol Dean Culp and Freida Irelene (Scott) Young, she married Darren Townsley. She graduated from high school in Bixby, Okla.
Jo Ann Cargill

Jo Ann Cargill

Jo Ann Cargill

Jo Ann (Pruitt) Cargill was born August 8, 1930, in Lincoln County, Okla., and died Thursday, August 13, 2020, at her home in Cushing, Okla. She was 90 years old. Cargill, the daughter of Henry and Treva (Coyner) Pruitt, married John Albert Cargill on September 10, 1948.

Christy Elizabeth Close

Christy Elizabeth Close was born to Elva and Peggy Jo (McFarland) Burrows on May 8, 19 72, in Seminole, Okla. She died Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at her home in Davenport. She was 48 years old. Survivors include her parents, her husband Jerry Close and other family and friends.
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Vivian W. Hendrix

Funeral service for Vivian W. Hendrix, 89, of Lawton, Okla., was held Tuesday, August 18, 2020 in the Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Hiller of Centenarian United Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed her service at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Shirley Ann Cockrell

Shirley Ann Cockrell

Shirley Ann Cockrell

A graveside service will be held for Shirley Ann Cockrell at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Stroud Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Stroud. Cockrell was born September 13, 1926, in Avant, Okla.
Gerald Zimpel

Gerald Zimpel

Gerald Zimpel

Gerald “Jerry” Zimpel was born September 30, 1938, and died Sunday, August 9, 2020. He was 81 years old and the husband of Donnell Zimpel of Stroud. Services will be held at a later date. A full obituary will be published at that time.

Sharon Kay Cochran

Sharon Kay Cochran was born to Lee and Charlotte (Harper) Bobo on January 7, 1953, in Cushing, Okla. She died Saturday, August 1, 2020, at her home in Oklahoma City. She was 67 years old. Cochran worked as a data entry clerk.
Avery Marie Reynolds

Avery Marie Reynolds

Avery Marie Reynolds

Avery Marie Reynolds was born to Wesley Reynolds and Lisa (Hoover) Reynolds on April 1, 2011, in Stillwater, Okla. She died Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Oklahoma City, Okla. She was nine years old. Avery was a student at Vandever Elementary School in Broken Arrow, Okla.