Obituaries

Douglas Ben Castleberry

Douglas Ben Castleberry

Douglas Ben Castleberry

Douglas Ben Castleberry (Doug) 63, passed from this life on August 15, 2020 in Stroud, Oklahoma. He was born in Cushing, Oklahoma on October 18, 1956 to Charles Ben and Etta Mae (Winkleman) Castleberry. Doug grew up in and around Stroud and graduated in 1974 from Davenport High School.
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.
Lloyd William Norman

Lloyd William Norman

Lloyd William Norman

Lloyd William Norman was born February 25, 1934, in Stroud. He died Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the age of 86 years. Norman worked as a laborer for Metropolitan Paving.
Billy Wayne Jackson

Billy Wayne Jackson

Billy Wayne Jackson

Billy Wayne Jackson, 82, of Stroud Oklahoma, passed away on February 15, 2020 in Fort Worth Texas. A family graveside service was held February 29, 2020 in Stroud, Oklahoma. Wayne was born December 23, 1937 in Oswalt, Oklahoma to parents Ruby Lee Harris and Jeff Gardner Jackson.
Gary Bruce Morelock

Gary Bruce Morelock

Gary Bruce Morelock

Gary Bruce Morelock was born on September 10, 1942 in Bristow, Oklahoma and departed this life on March 1, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 70. Gary was born to Donald and Aline (Davidson) Morelock of Prague, Oklahoma.