Obituaries

William Allen Hawley

William Allen Hawley

William Allen Hawley

William Allen Hawley, known as Bill, returned to his heavenly home on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, after a valiant battle with a sudden and unexpected illness, at the age of 56. Bill is survived by his brother Jack Hawley of Chandler, Okla.

Carolyn Cox

Carolyn Cox of Stroud was born May 17, 1958, and died Wednesday, March 11, 2020. She was 61 years old. Cox was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter Amanda.

Leon Oliver West

Leon Oliver West of Meeker was born August 29, 1932, in Shawnee, Okla. He died Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the age of 87 years. West, the son of Listen and Edith West, married Freeda (Wakole) West on February 8, 1956. He served in the United States Army and worked at architectural millwork.
Mary Marie Smith

Mary Marie Smith

Mary Marie Smith

Mary Marie Smith, 90, passed away March 10, 2020. She was born October 12, 1929 in Wanette, Oklahoma to Thomas and Mabel Hackett. Marie was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Linda Dell Gallaway

Linda Dell Gallaway passed from this life and into the presence of Jesus on March 7, 2020 at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born October 15, 1946 in Sayre, Oklahoma, the daughter of Melvin and Velma Dell Cook.
Troy Dustin Gatz

Troy Dustin Gatz

Troy Dustin Gatz

Troy Dustin Gatz was born September 19, 1985 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Donald G. Gatz and Kelly (Padilla) Dahms. He was the 2nd child of five. At an early age Troy accepted Christ as his personal savior. Troy attended school in Meeker, Oklahoma.
Sharon Ann Truesdell

Sharon Ann Truesdell

Sharon Ann Truesdell

Sharon Ann Truesdell was born February 23, 1942, in Elk City, Okla., and died Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Oklahoma City. She was 78 years old. Truesdell worked as a truck driver for 42 years alongside her husband John C. Truesdell. They were married for 53 years.
Tina Marie Farr

Tina Marie Farr

Tina Marie Farr

Tina Marie Farr was born December 22, 1973 in Oklahoma City to Jerry Walden and Frances Bowden. She passed away March 7, 2020 at the age of 46. Tina grew up in Moore where she attended Moore High School.
Dolores Ann Crall

Dolores Ann Crall

Dolores Ann Crall

Dolores Ann Crall was born in Chandler, Oklahoma, on August 9, 1929, and departed this life on February 21, 2020, in Oklahoma City. She was the daughter of Boyd and Vella (Westover) Hicks and was raised in Chandler. Dee was a registered nurse for most of her working life, serving at St.
Bettye June Starling

Bettye June Starling

Bettye June Starling

Bettye June (Johnson) Starling passed peacefully into Heaven on March 4, 2020, with family at her side. She was born on July 11, 1926 in Lincoln County, northeast of Wellston, Oklahoma on her parents’ farm to Grover Cleveland Johnson and Lucinda Gertrude (Miller) Johnson.