Obituaries

Leslie Kaye Martin

Leslie Kaye Martin

Leslie Kaye Martin

Leslie Kaye Martin died Dec. 28, 2021. Leslie was born Sept. 21, 1965, in Tripoli, Libya, Africa. She graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1983. She was married to Randy Martin on Dec. 17, 1983. Leslie graduated from East Central University in Ada, OK, with a master’s degree in Human Resources.
Jerry Lee Villines

Jerry Lee Villines

Jerry Lee Villines

Jerry Lee Villines, 61, of Tecumseh, OK, died Dec. 17, 2021. He was born Sept. 2, 1960, in Plainville, Kansas to Bobby G. and Mary Villines. Jerry graduated with the Class of 1978 from Tecumseh High School and attended OSU in Stillwater. He served in the U.S.

Jackson Thomas (Bubby) Hollingshead

Jackson Thomas (Bubby) Hollingshead, 8, of Tecumseh OK, died December 26th at Baptist-Integris hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born Sept. 8, 2013, at Mercy hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Jackson loved music, especially Johnny Cash and Elvis.
Sherri Lynn Wolf

Sherri Lynn Wolf

Sherri Lynn Wolf

Sherri Lynn Wolf, 68, died Dec. 29, 2021. She began her adventurous life on the hot and humid morning of Aug. 4, 1953, in Stillwater, OK. Due to parental work locations, she went to stay with her maternal grandparents in Wyoming.
Wayne Edgar Jones

Wayne Edgar Jones

Wayne Edgar Jones

Wayne Edgar Jones, 87, of Harrah, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at home on December 19, 2021, with his wife, Debbie, by his side. Wayne was born May 23, 1934, to Raymond and Cleo (Thompson) Jones. Wayne worked hard and played hard too. He was a wellknown land developer and a building contractor.

Rebecca Ann Zuraff

Rebecca Ann Zuraff, 71, died Dec. 22, 2021. She was born Oct. 19, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan to Louis Felix Espinosa and Florinda Reyes Espinosa. Her parents moved back home to San Antonio, TX, when she was two months old and was raised with a younger sister.

Delma Rae McCown

Delma O’Neal McCown, 88, died Dec. 22, 2021, after an extended battle with dementia. Delma was born in Okemah, OK, on Oct. 11, 1933, as the only child to Delmer and Hazel Thomson O’Neal. While attending East Central State College, Delma met Jon Roy McCown. Delma and Jon married on Dec.
Emma J. (Bivings) White

Emma J. (Bivings) White

Emma J. (Bivings) White

Bethel resident Emma J. (Bivings) White, 84, died Dec. 10, 2021. White was born Dec. 4 1937 in Idabel, OK, to Cleveland J. Bivings and Gladys (Frazier) Bivings. She grew up on her daddy’s small farm in Idabel picking cotton with all her siblings until she married Thomas L. White on March 19, 1954.

Roy “Toonz” Dean Hinds

Roy “Toonz” Dean Hinds, 41, of Lawton, OK, died Dec. 9, 2021, at his home. He was born July 21, 1980 to James Irving Hinds, Jr. and Darletta Ann (McGlocklin) Hinds at Fort Bliss, TX. Roy was raised on Army bases until 1995. After this, the family moved to Maud.

Mary Perry

Mary Perry, 59, of Shawnee, OK, died Dec. 13, 2021, at her home. She was born July 2, 1962, to Omer and Hazel (Fulks) Yandell in Healdsburg, CA. Mary lived in California until the third grade when the family moved to Summerfield, OK.