Roy Dene Nikkel

Roy Dene Nikkel of McLoud, Okla., was born in Elk City, Okla., and died Thursday, December 17, 2020. He was 84 years old. Nikkel, the son of Walter and Ruth Lau Nikkel, married Elfrige Seals on September 5, 1959. He graduated from high school in 1955 in Alfalfa, Okla.

Sara Elizabeth Kinnear

Sara Elizabeth Kinnear of Edmond, Okla., was born to Robert and Beth Kinnear on February 3, 1991, in Oklahoma City. She died Monday, December 21, 2020, from pneumonia. She was 29 years old. Kinnear, a 2009 graduate of Santa Fe High School in Edmond, worked at Cupcakes to GoGo in Edmond.

Judy NaVon Stevens

Judy NaVon Stevens was born February 18, 1949, in El Cajon, Calif., and died Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in Shawnee, Okla. She was 71 years old. Stevens was preceded in death by her parents Ola Bois “Pete” and Francis NaVon Peters and her brother David Bois.

Arthur Phelan

Arthur Phelan of Stroud was born March 31, 1948, in Muldrow, Okla., and died Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Stroud. He was 72 years old. Phelan, the son of Henry and Nettie (Crowley) Phelan, married Lillie Ann (Hobbs) Howard on October 3, 1968.

Sandra Ann Parks

A funeral will be held for Sandra Ann Parks of Moore, Okla., at 2 p.m., January 6, 2021, at Stroud First United Methodist Church. Final arrangements were under the care of Affordable Cremation Service in Oklahoma City.

Julius Max Hudson

Graveside services will be held for Julius “Max” Hudson, at 11 a.m., today, December 31, 2020, at Blackburn Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Home in Shawnee. Family members ask that attendees wear a mask. Hudson was born July 29, 1925, near Vinita, Okla.

Tracy Scott Tillis

Tracy Scott Tillis of Chandler was born January 21, 1972, in Chandler. He died Saturday, December 19, 2020, in Oklahoma City at the age of 48 years. Tillis, a 1990 graduate of Chandler High School, attended the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

Mary Katherine Allen

Mary Katherine Allen of Newalla, Okla., was born June 28, 1942, in Hillsboro, Kan. She died Sunday, December 20, 2020, at the age of 78 years. Allen, the daughter of Abraham and Doris Dalke, married Larry R. Allen on December 28, 1978.

Helen Clariece Woody

Funeral services will be held for Helen Clariece Woody at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 at Jesus First Baptist Church in Stroud. Burial will follow at Stroud Cemetery with care services provided by Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Stroud. Woody, 78, was born to Cleveland Woody Sr.

Kathryn (Clover) Greene

Kathryn (Clover) Greene was born March 25, 1930 and passed away December 18, 2020 at the age of 90. She was born in Oklahoma City to Henry Earl and Mary Clover. She was raised in Chandler, Okla., and was the oldest of 7 children. She was the drum major at Chandler High School and graduated in 1947.