Brenda Rich

Brenda (Helm) Rich, 62, passed away on April 16, 2026. She was born on July 5, 1963, to John Marion Helm and Rosa Naoma Langwell.She worked for a time at National American Insurance Company in Chandler, and later as a store clerk in Chandler and Davenport.

Ethel Eunice (Hall) Hopkins-Townsley

Ethel Eunice Hall Hopkins Townsley of Chandler, OK passed away Saturday April 18, 2026, at the age of 90 (just past her 90th Birthday on Easter Sunday) in Edmond, OK. She was the youngest of 9 children born to Thomas Franklin Hall & Ethel Eunice Hagar Hall on April 5, 1936, in Wellston, OK.

John Bates

Command Sergeant Major John Bates, born October 31, 1953, in Norman, Oklahoma to Dan andEdna(Dunnam)Bates.He passed away on April 14, 2026, at his home in Wellston at the age of 72.He is survived by his two daughters, son and beloved wife of over 50 years, Susie Bates.

Ola Bon Fouquet

Ola Bon Fouquet was born on March 21, 1937, to Genese Joe and Dollie May Fouquet in Arlington, Oklahoma. He left this world for his eternal home in heaven on April 6, 2026, in Prague, Oklahoma, at the age of 89.

Edith Viola Martin McCracken

Edith Viola Martin Mc-Cracken, 86, went to be with the Lord on April 10, 2026. Born on May 27, 1939, on the family farm near Longdale, Oklahoma, Edith was the daughter of JohnandMildred(Bowker) Martin.

Brandy Megan Grotheer

BrandyMeganGrotheer (Sissy, Toodles), age 36, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Edmond, Oklahoma, following a brief illness. Graveside funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Tryon Cemetery inTryon,Oklahoma.

Samuel Richard Sparks

Samuel Richard Sparks, known to everyone simply as Sam, passed away on March 30, 2026, at the age of 89. He was born on December 24, 1936, in Midwest City to John and Ruby Mae McEntire Sparks. He was a resident of Sparks, Oklahoma, at the time of his passing.

Betty Rose Brown

Betty Rose Brown of Muskogee, Oklahoma passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, at the age of 90. She was born in Meno, Oklahoma on February 10, 1936 and raised in North Enid, OK. She was also raised in a traditional German householdandgrewup in the Bible Baptist Church.

Tena Mittasch

Tena Mittasch (aka Ernestine Lavon Butler) entered this world on April 26, 1941, to John and Vera (Smothers) Butler and left to join her Heavenly Father on April 3, 2026, at the age of 84.Tena resided in Carney at the time of her death with her loving husband of 25 years, Jerry Mittasch.

Rhonda Fay Williams

Rhonda Fay Williams wasbornJanuary 2,1958,toRonaldDale and Elsie Fay (Berry) Williams in Chandler.She passed away on March 26, 2026, in Oklahoma City, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 68.Rhonda was preceded in death by her parents, sister, and grandparents.