Vernon Edward Janway

Vernon Edward Janway was born to Cordie Lee and Ethel Marie (Fox) Janway on December 28, 1941, in Howe, Okla. He died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at his home in Wellston. He was 80 years old. Vernon enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Kathryn Diann Fell

Kathryn Diann Fell was born March 8, 1959 in Edmond, Okla., to Mack and Diann (Hudson) Hale. She passed away February 5, 2022 in Stillwater, Okla., at the age of 62. Kathy enjoyed classic cars, quilting, and winning at Fortnite. She loved her “kids” and her dogs along with all animals.

Kenneth Wayne Criess

Kenneth Wayne Criess was born June 3, 1936, in Stroud and died Saturday, January 29, 2022. He was 85 years old. Criess was the son of Walter and Alzenia (Rainwater) Criess. He married Barbara Pomeroy Criess on May 19, 1955, in Stroud. A 1954 graduate of Stroud High School, he worked as a welder.

Fred Eugene “Gene” Blansett

Fred Eugene “Gene” Blansett, of Meeker, Okla., passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022 at his home in Meeker. Gene was 80 years old. Gene was born July 23, 1941 in Oklahoma City. He was the son of Fred Alfred and Eugenia Elizabeth (Cox) Blansett.

Thomas Edward Holland

Thomas Edward Holland was born August 10, 1934, in Davenport and died Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in Stroud. He was 87 years old. Holland, the son of Wilson H. and Garnet (Clark) Holland, married Donna Francis Lee in 1963. He was a member of Davenport Independent Baptist Church.

Sammy D. Murphy

Sammy D. Murphy of Dover, Ohio, was born to Samuel H. and Opal (Hopkins) Murphy on April 10, 1938, in Stroud. He died Saturday, January 29, 2022, in New Philadelphia, Ohio, at the age of 83 years. Sammy retired as a driller in the oil industry.

Jon A. Beloncik

Jon A. Beloncik was born in Stillwater, Okla., June 24, 1951, to Dr. and Mrs. Frank J. Beloncik. Jon passed away at the age of 70 at home in Chandler on January 26, 2022. Jon graduated from Chandler High School with the class of ‘69.

Richard Lee Davis

Richard Lee Davis was born to Burton and Edith (Donaldson) Davis on May 8, 1965, in Enid, Okla. He died Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at his home in Wellston. He was 56 years old. Richard served as a volunteer fireman for Wellston and performed various duties for the Wellston Public School system.

Gene Edward Webb

Gene Edward Webb was born September 18, 1935, and died Wednesday, January 19, 2022. He was 86 years old. Webb, the son of Charles Shelby Webb and Mary Charles Hill Webb, married Joyce Raylene Young on June 16, 1989.

Cynthia Ann Stone

Cynthia Ann Stone was born June 17, 1937. She died Saturday, January 22, 2022, in Stroud at the age of 84 years. Stone was a 1955 Stroud High School graduate and worked in Cushing, Okla.