Obituaries

Roy Lee Guinn

Roy Lee Guinn passed away November 16, 2022. Roy Lee was born in Lincoln County on March 2, 1926, to Samuel Burlin and Minnie Fay (Fowler) Guinn. He married Naomia Ruth Curtis on March 9,1950. They owned and operated a dairy farm in Lincoln County.

Richard Lee Martin

Richard Lee Martin passed away November 19, 2022. He was born January 27, 1937 to Howard and Thelma (Hamblin) Martin in Los Angeles, California. He graduated with the class of 1954 from Columbus Kansas High School.

David Wayne Dobyns

David Wayne Dobyns passed away Nov. 9, 2022. He was born Nov. 4, 1944, to Clester and Fern (Brown) Dobyns in Oklahoma City, OK. He married Nola Hazen on May 21, 1999. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clester and Fern Dobyns; 7 siblings; and daughter-in-law, Ratana Dobyns.

Catherine Lynn Simmons

Catherine Lynn Simmons passed away Nov. 6, 2022. She was born July 26, 1971, to James and Charlotte (Erickson) Oliver. She worked as shift lead at Love’s Country Store and Travel Stops. On October 5, 2014, she married Robert Simmons. Preceded in death by her son Brendon, sister, and parents.

Effie “Lou” Craig

Effie “Lou” Craig passed away Nov. 8, 2022. She was born June 9, 1946 to Phillip and Lucille (Haller) Bliven in Grand Junction, CO. Lou worked at Firelake Grocery Store and retired after several years. In her younger years she worked at Scrivener Trucking.

Georgie Mae Fowler

Georgie Mae Fowler passed away Nov. 5, 2022. She was born February 25th, 1926, in Russellville, OK to William Henry Walls & Maudie May (Posey) Walls. Georgie married to Gerald M. Fowler in 1951.

Edmond Gene Colston

Edmond Gene Colston passed away Nov. 10, 2022. He was born on July 22, 1935, in Corinth, KY to Arva John and Edith (Fields) Colston. Edmond joined the Air Force when he was 19 years old and is a Korean War veteran.

Bill Currens

Bill Currens, passed away November 6, 2022. Born January 29, 1930 in Panama, Oklahoma, Bill graduated with the class of 1948 from Panama High School.
Roger Dee Mason

Roger Dee Mason

Roger Dee Mason

Roger Dee Mason, 69, lifelong resident of Tecumseh, OK passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022 at his home. He was born April 1, 1953 to George Walter and Katherine Elaine (Muse) Mason in Oklahoma City, OK. Roger was raised in Tecumseh and attended Tecumseh Public Schools.
Don N. Vinson

Don N. Vinson

Don N. Vinson

Don N. Vinson passed away November 3, 2022. He was born August 17, 1928 in Marietta, OK, to James Earl and Elta Mae (Meeks) Vinson. He married Wanda Mae Billbrey on November 9, 1946, in Mountain View, OK. Don proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.