Mary Ruth Taylor

Mary Ruth Taylor of Chandler, Okla., went to be with the Lord on May 17, 2021, in Chandler at the age of 87. Mary Ruth (Kay) Taylor was born February 21, 1934 to her parents, Thomas Marion and Mary (Briggs) Kay in Shawnee, Okla.

Sandra Kay Elam

A memorial service will be held for Sandra Kay Elam at 11 a.m., today, May 27, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Davenport with the Rev. Mike Mitchell officiating under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston. Elam was born March 27, 1957, in Alva, Okla.

Dewayne August Blocker

Dewayne August Blocker was born to Franklin Leroy and Mildred Mae (Beier) Blocker on December 31, 1951, in Perry, Okla. He died Friday, May 21, 2021, at his home in Wellston. He was 69 years old. Dewayne was a mechanical engineer. His parents preceded him in death.

William Marshal Smith

William Marshal “Ped’e” Smith was born August 3, 1972, in Oklahoma City. He died Monday, April 17, 2021, in California at the age of 48 years. Smith is the son of Eddie Gene Moore and Beverly J. (Mongo) Smith. Preceding him in death were his maternal grandparents and an aunt.

Raymond Black

Raymond Black was born February 16, 1933, in Stroud, the youngest of four siblings. He died Friday, May 21, 2021, at the age of 88 years. Black, the son of Lewis and Edna Black, married Billie Black in Arizona in 1953.

Randy Bowen

It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Randall “Randy” Lynn Bowen who was born May 8, 1963 in Oklahoma City to James Thomas and Billie Jean (Davis) Bowen. He passed away at his home in Edmond on May 17, 2021 at the age of 58.

Olen Scott Davis

Olen “Scott” Davis was born February 4, 1963, in San Diego, Calif. He died Friday, May 21, 2021, at his home in Meeker. He was 58 years old. Davis was preceded in death by his mother Lillie Brown, his son Wesley Scott Davis and his son-in-law Davis Ellis.

J. Dennis Green

The Rev. J. Dennis Green was born February 16, 1949, in Perry, Okla. He died Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Oklahoma City at the age of 72 years. Green, the son of Jack Mervyn and Ceawilla Dean (Adam) Green, married Leslie Ann Robinson on October 20, 1967, in Midwest City, Okla.

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 (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.