Obituaries

Joyce Allen

Joyce Allen passed away July 31, 2022. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 4, 2022 and continue through service time. Service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2022 at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Clint Dawkins, Sharon Baptist Church officiating.

Julie Linn Kidwell

Julie Linn Kidwell passed away July 24, 2022. She was born August 16, 1967 to Edward G. and Kathy Dianne (Boland) Blankenship in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Julie was raised in Tecumseh and attended Tecumseh Public Schools.

Edward David “Ed” Hendershot

Edward David “Ed” Hendershot passed away July 22, 2022. Ed was born February 6, 1936 in Rush Springs, Oklahoma to Roy and Goldie (Price) Hendershot. He was a backhoe operator for Oklahoma Natural Gas retiring in 1994. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960 and the reserves for 2 years.

Lillie Mae Franklin

Lillie Mae Franklin passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at her home. Lillie was born on August 28, 1940 in Ada, Oklahoma to Elijah and Viola (Carpitcher) Walker. She was a skilled seamstress, gardener, and cook. Survivors include her children Gaylon Franklin, Jr.
Charles Shackelford

Charles Shackelford

Charles Shackelford

Charles Shackelford, 77, of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at his home. He was born July 13, 1944 to Alford and Mary (Newman) Shackelford in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Charles was raised in Earlsboro, Oklahoma and attended Earlsboro Public Schools.

Billie Gene Squire

Billie Gene Squire passed away on July 12, 2022. Billie was born in Shawnee, OK to William and Darby Squire on April 22, 1958, and was a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. He went to Earlsboro High School and graduated in 1977. He lived in Shawnee his entire adult life.

Glen Leo Sires

Glen Leo Sires passed from this life on July 5, 2022 at the age of 77. Born July 29, 1944, he was a lifelong resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma. His dedication and love of his family demonstrated a life of character to all who knew him.

Vanessa Lynn Headrick

Vanessa Lynn Headrick of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away on July 2, 2022, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 60. Vanessa was born in Pryor, Oklahoma, on March 9, 1962, to Darrell Gene Headrick and Waneva Yoder Everett. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1980.

Billy Ray Barnes

Billy Ray Barnes passed away July 11, 2022. Billy was born on July 21, 1929 to Robert and Lola Barnes in Pocasset, OK, and worked as a machine operator and a sheet metal specialist.

Bobbye Jo (Thornton) Mason

Bobbye Jo (Thornton) Mason passed away July 11, 2022. Bobbye was born May 20, 1949 in Okemah, OK to Robert F. and Virginia Mae Thornton. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1967 and Okmulgee State Tech in 1970. Bobbye worked for 20 years at Tecumseh Schools as a cook.