Donald Gene Brown

Donald Gene Brown was born to George Antoine and Macel Irene (Shawver) Brown on August 27, 1933, in Geary, Okla. He died Saturday, August 8, 2020, at the age of 86 years.

Billy Lee Ray Gessner

Billy Lee Ray Gessner was born to Anthony “Ray” Gessner and June Simmons on August 26, 1953, in Oakhurst, Okla. He died Friday, June 5, 2020, in McLoud, Okla. He was 66 years old. His parents preceded him in death. Survivors include his half sisters, Kelly Jantzen Smith of Hominy, Okla.

Albert Carl Lorenz Jr.

Albert Carl Lorenz, Jr. of Muskogee, Okla., passed away on July 26, 2020. A.C., as his friends and family knew him, was born on November 25, 1938 to Albert Sr. and Anna Lorenz in Wellston, Okla.

Marion Rice

A memorial celebrating the life of Marion Rice will be held 2 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2020, at First Baptist Church of Chandler. Rice requested that attendees wear colorful clothing and not black. Final arrangements were under the direction of John Ireland Funeral Home in Moore.

Lanea Pauline Baker

Lanea Pauline Baker was born October 15, 1937, in Los Angeles, Calif. She died Saturday, August 1, 2020, in Davenport at the age of 82 years. She graduated from Excelsior High School in Norwalk, Calif., and worked for Boeing.

Phyllis Joan Foster

Phyllis Joan (Cox) Foster was born November 14, 1930, at her family’s home near Seminole, Okla. She died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Shawnee, Okla., at the age of 89 years. Foster, the daughter of Joe and Velma Cox, married James “Frog” Foster in June 1953.

Regina Dawn Roberts

Regina Dawn Roberts was born September 7, 1964, in Franklin, Ind. She died Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at the age of 55 years. Roberts, the daughter of Gary Stevens and Betty Jo (Huffman) Howard, married Casey Ryan Roberts in 2014.

Evie Lois Sebastian

Evie Lois Sebastian, 85, of Meeker, went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her home. Evie, the daughter of John and Stella (Mooney) Hogue, was born December 3, 1934 in Tupelo. On November 5, 1955, she married Otis Sebastian in Shawnee.

Louis D. Marak

Louis was born April 12, 1930, on a farm near Meeker, Okla., to Joseph and Mark (Petricek) Marak. He died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at the age of 90 years. Lou attended the University of Oklahoma briefly before being drafted into the Korean War. He served in the U.S.

Richard L. Weast

A memorial service was held for Richard L. Weast on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at the Agra Senior Citizens Center. Weast, formerly of Rockford, Ill., died Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the age of 77 years. After the death of his first wife Patricia Geisinger Weast in 2013, he married Irene V.