Obituaries

Jo Ann Garrison

Jo Ann Garrison, age 86, passed away Jan. 21, 2026. She was born on Oct. 27, 1939, in Stephens, AR, to Eugene Walter Dixon and Leah Smelser Dixon. She graduated from Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Arkansas in 1957. On April 1, 1958, she married Marvin Dewey Garrison.

Tawanna White

Tawanna Ann White passed away Jan. 25, 2026. She was born Jan. 28, 1957, in Shawnee, OK to Earl Elijah and Pauline “Louise” (Gokey) White.Tawanna graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1975.

Winnie Bond

Winnie Bond, 101, passed away Jan. 21, 2026. Winnie was born on Oct, 4, 1924, in Cleveland, AR, to Arthur E. Guiling and Maudie J. (Polk) Guiling. On Oct. 2, 1940, she married Nolan Ray Bond.

Lanie “Pat” Naoma Wynn

Lanie Naoma Wynn, “Pat”, was born on Oct. 31, 1932, in Barber, AR, to Charles Fleet Cochran and Minnie Pearl (Peoples) Cochran. Pat was the last surviving member of a large family of twelve children.Pat graduated from Mansfield High School. She married Nova Coy Wynn on April 26, 1952.

Sharon Lindsey

Sharon Lindsey, 86 passed away Jan. 18, 2026.She was born to Mark and Virginia (Butterwood) Bishop on Oct. 29, 1939 in Salt Lake City, UT. Sharon graduated from Jordon High School and attended Gordon Cooper Technology Center after moving to OK.

Robyn Michelle Blochowiak-McElroy

Robyn Michelle Blochowiak-McElroy passed away on Jan. 13, 2026, the birthday of her late husband, Randall. She was born on July 10,1971, in Shawnee, OK, to Robert and Elizabeth Blochowiak. Robyn fought cancer for many years.

Joe Anne Sloan

Joe Anne Sloan, 93 passed away on Jan. 15, 2026. She was born in Webb City, MO, on Mar. 24, 1932, to James William Crocker and Faye Leona (Riggs) Crocker.In 1951, Joe Anne married Keith Dutton and of this union two daughters were born, Pam Dutton Leone and Cathy Dutton Higginbotham.

Karen Furtado

Karen Elizabeth Furtado passed away on Jan. 11, 2026. Karen was born on April 23, 1943 in Baltimore, MD to George Louis Kreafle and Doris Elizabeth (Warns) Kreafle.Karen worked in numerous capacities during her lifetime.

Olen Raymond Arnett

Olen Raymond Arnett passed away on Jan. 17, 2026. Olen was born to Race Arnett and Velma (Hurst) Arnett on Dec. 7, 1943, in Carr City, OK.Olen was partially raised by Jack and Anice Hogan. He attended multiple grade schools in Oklahoma City and graduated from Capitol Hill High School.

Thomas “Dale” Owen

Thomas “Dale” Owen passed away Jan. 12th, 2026. Dale was born in Oklahoma City to Thomas Deyo and Esther Ruth Owen. He attended schools in El Reno, Midwest City and Oklahoma City. After high school he attended a year at Bethany Nazarene College.He married Jackie, on April 17, 1966 in Oklahoma City.