Obituaries

Guy E. Kaniatobe

Guy E. Kaniatobe, 51, of Norman, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Norman. He was born November 26, 1970 to Cecil and Marjorie (Sloan) Kaniatobe in Lawton, Oklahoma. Guy was raised in Oklahoma City. He lived most of his adult life in Little Axe, Oklahoma.

Toni Marie Westby

Toni Marie Westby, 67, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away Friday, April 29, 2022. She was born October 10, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Wallace and Thelma (Wagner) Reynolds. Toni was raised in Oklahoma City and attend Crooked Oak Schools.
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Cecil Laurence Hillerman

Cecil Laurence Hillerman, 96, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 25, 2022. He was born in Sacred Heart on Jan. 11, 1926 to Benedict and Josephine (Richards) Hillerman. Cecil attended St.

Phyllis Gale Johnson Hilton

Phyllis Gale Johnson Hilton was born Jan. 22, 1935, to Melva and Cosette Johnson in Prague, Oklahoma. She died on Apr. 30, 2022. She moved with her family to Shawnee at the age of 7.

Hubert Henry Hasbell

Hubert Henry Hasbell, born July 24, 1941, left our Earthly world to be with our father in Heaven on May 2, 2022. Hubert was a hardworking man who put his family and friends first. He retired from Hasbell’s Tree Service, but was always available and willing to share his knowledge of the trade.

Mary Ellen (Starr) Torres-Salazar

Mary Ellen (Starr) Torres-Salazar, 65, passed away on Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 24, 1956, to Theodore and Virginia Mae (White) Starr in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mary was raised in Little Axe, Oklahoma and went to Boarding school in Lawton.

Opal Dinwiddie

Opal Dinwiddie, 87, passed away on Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, in her home in Shawnee, OK. She was born to James DeMarcus and Artha Lee Sledge on May 24, 1934, in Eldorado, OK. Opal married Marlan Dinwiddie on Aug. 14, 1979 in Duncan, OK.

Lena May Hunt

Lena May Hunt passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at her home in Oklahoma City at the age of 76 with her loved ones by her side. She was born Sep. 25, 1945 to Elmer Pinkston and Mildred (Phipps) Pinkston in Hutchinson, Kansas. She grew up and attended school in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.

Freddie Gene Rutherford

Freddie Gene Rutherford, 78, was a lifelong resident of Shawnee, OK. He was born to Isabelle Mills and AI Rutherford on May 4, 1943 and passed from this earth on Apr. 25, 2022.
Thelda Joy (Copeland) Butler

Thelda Joy (Copeland) Butler

Thelda Joy (Copeland) Butler

“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.” Our beloved mother and grandmother, Thelda Joy (Copeland) Butler, was our family’s guiding light.