Obituaries

Ruth Steadman

Ruth Steadman

Ruth Steadman

Ruth Steadman of Wellston was born April 13, 1932, in Shelly, Idaho, and died Friday, May 14, 2021, at the age of 89 years. Steadman, the daughter of Francis Leo and Vessie Viola Barrows, married Jake H. Stewart on April 26, 1954, in Tacoma, Wash.
Phyllis June Bryson

Phyllis June Bryson

Phyllis June Bryson

Phyllis June (Mathes) Bryson of Stroud was born August 31, 1938, in Stroud and died Friday, May 14, 2021. She was 82 years old. Bryson, the daughter of Lloyd and Minnie (Caudill) Mathes, married James H. Bryson on November 14, 1958, in Tecumseh, Okla.

Randall Lynn Bowen

Randall “Randy” Lynn Bowen was born May 8, 1963. He died unexpectedly on May 17, 2021 at his home in Edmond, Okla. He was 58 years old. A funeral will be held 11 a.m., Monday, May 24, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Chandler.
Alma Lee Gooch

Alma Lee Gooch

Alma Lee Gooch

Alma Lee Gooch (White) of Colorado Springs, Colo., passed away at home with loving care from her daughter and granddaughter on May 12, 2021. Alma Lee, fondly know as “Mama Gooch” was born in Charlotte, N.C., to Louise Balliet and Homer White on May 13, 1942.

Carl Thomas Hubbell

Carl “Tom” Thomas Hubbell was born March 9, 1937, in Stroud and died Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at his home in Stroud. He was 84 years old. Hubbell, the son of Floyd Gordon and Esther Joyce (Collins) Hubbell, married Leslie Ann Holt in Colorado in November 1982.
Terry Wayne Brown Sr.

Terry Wayne Brown Sr.

Terry Wayne Brown Sr.

Terry Wayne Brown Sr. of Prague, Okla., passed away on May 4, 2021 in Prague at the age of 73. Terry was born on November 21, 1947 in Stroud, Okla. He was the son of Ray and Betty (Shields) Brown. Terry was born and raised in Stroud. He was a proud graduate of Stroud High School, Class of 1966.
Jimmy Dale Crall

Jimmy Dale Crall

Jimmy Dale Crall

Jimmy Dale Crall of Wellston was born September 30, 1933, near Hugo, Mo., and died Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Oklahoma City. He was 87 years old. Crall, the son of Wayne and Francis (Byler) Crall, married Betty Leake in 1954.
Karron Joe “Jody” Combs

Karron Joe “Jody” Combs

Karron Joe “Jody” Combs

Karron Joe “Jody” Combs, age 66, of Wewoka, Okla., died peacefully April 29, 2021 at home with her family. Karron was born December 4, 1954 at Fort Carson, Colo., to Eddie Carl Vandenburg and Jeannie Vandenburg. In 1971 she married Harold Combs of Mill Valley, Calif.
Karen Kay Deville

Karen Kay Deville

Karen Kay Deville

Karen Kay (Gerken) Deville was born July 30, 1943, in Inglewood, Calif. She died Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Midwest City, Okla., at the age of 77 years. Deville, the daughter of Jude and Neva (McClung) Gerken, married Robert Deville in 1961. She was of the Christian faith.
Lisa Jayne Handke-Mileham

Lisa Jayne Handke-Mileham

Lisa Jayne Handke-Mileham

Lisa Jayne Handke - Mileham of Chandler, Okla., was born, March 19, 1961 in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Walter and Ruth Ann Caldwell - Carter. The family moved to Chandler in 1970. Lisa attended Chandler High School, where she graduated and met many lifelong friends.