Shirley Mae Elizabeth Spalvieri was born March 4, 1931, in Ashtabula, Ohio to Otto and Alma (Luoma) Alvari of Finnish descent. Named after the late, great child actress, of that time period, Shirley Temple, she loved life and always had a special bond with both family members and many special friends.

Linda Carol (Gilbert) Hall was born on June 1, 1943, to Lewis and Eva (Moore) Gilbert in Oakland, California. She went home to be with the Lord on March 21, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

On March 30, 2024, BettyAnnGeorgeDawley departed her earthly home. Upon her arrival in heaven, it has been confirmed, Mona Lisa’s smile is in fact the second most famous.

Louise(Hall)Morgan of Sand Springs gained her wings on Saturday, March 30, 2024. She was born on February 4, 1944, in Porterville, California to Joe and Lottie Hall.

Major General Donald Forrest Ferrell, USAF, Retired, was born January 6, 1929, to Forrest Shea Ferrell and Theresa Cooper Ferrell in Oklahoma City. He died at his home in Chandler on March 15, 2024, surrounded by his family.

Ralph Jr. Jones of Stroud, Oklahoma, passed away on March 20, 2024, due to complications from a respiratory condition. Ralph was born April 25, 1942, in Carnegie, Oklahoma, to Ralph Leonard Jones and Belva Effie (Adkisson) Jones.

Joann (Hibben) Williams was born on April 21, 1938, to T.D. Hibben and Leoma (Trimble) Hibben in Spaulding, Oklahoma. She passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the age of 85. She was a member of the Choctaw Tribe. Joann was the oldest of four children and the family made their home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1956. She was a talented artist and her art teacher at Shawnee High School got her a job at Hallmark Greeting Cards in Kansas City, Mo. Joann worked at Hallmark helping design greeting cards as an artist for one year after graduation before returning to Shawnee to marry her high school sweetheart, Frank Williams. Joann and Frank made their home on the south side of Oklahoma City. They had two children, Frank (Rick) and Carol.

Samuel Irving Hellman, celebrated for his unwavering integrity, boundless love, and profound kindness, passed away peacefully on March 22, just six days shy of his 84th birthday. Born March 28, 1940, in Chandler, Oklahoma, to Victor and Mildred Hellman, he deeply absorbed the small-town virtues of friendliness, charm, and unpretentiousness that he exhibited to everyone who crossed his path - no matter their station in life. Like the famous Oklahoman Will Rogers, he never met a person he didn’t like, and there was no person who instinctively failed to like him.

Theressa Mae Ledbetter, of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Meeker, Oklahoma, at the age of 89. Theressa was born on April 26, 1934, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She was the daughterofEddus“ED” and Lela Mae (Burge) Carter. Theressa grew up in Oklahoma City and was a graduate of Southeast High School in Oklahoma City. Theressa married Jim Ledbetter at Bethal Church of Choctaw and the couple were happily married for 27 years. The couple made their home in Meeker.

Donald Wayne “Don” Hodde, longtime Chandler, Oklahoma, resident was born on July 3, 1949, in McLoud, Oklahoma. Don departed this life on March 16, 2024, in Chandler, at the age of 74 years.