Sharon Kay Sullivan

Sharon Kay Sullivan passed away Sept. 19, 2025. She was born Sep. 2, 1942 in Shawnee, OK to Raymond and Dorothy Crow.Sharon was a 1960 graduate of Shawnee High School. She began a long career with Federal Express, retiring after 25 years. She also worked in a dress shop for many years.

Christopher “Clayton” Ray

Christopher “Clayton” Ray passed away Sept. 23, 2025. Clayton was born Jan. 21, 1998, in Shawnee, OK, to Chris Ray and Kimberly Lehenbauer. He began his career working alongside his father-in-law, James, dedicating many years to leading crews in underground utility work.

Betty Louise (Steward) Zuker

Betty Louise Newsome was born on Mar. 18, 1932, in Fredrick, OK to Walter and Gladys Newsome. She passed peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2025 at the age of 93 years. She was orphaned at the age of four and placed in the orphanage in Helena, OK, along with five of her six siblings.

Paul William Simpson

Paul William Simpson passed away Sept. 22, 2025. Paul was born on Dec. 26, 1954, in Shawnee, to Bill and Dorothy Simpson.Paul graduated from Shawnee High School in 1973. On January 14, 1978, Paul married Ruth Ann Fowler at the First Christian Church in Meeker.

Natalee Jade Wissman

Natalee Jade Wissman was born on Sept. 21, 2024. She passed away Aug. 24, 2025, at just 11 months old.Natalee was full of curiosity, always exploring her world with wide eyes and a bright smile. Her laugh was infectious, her spirit funny and sweet.

Randy Gene McCullough, Jr.

Randy Gene McCullough, Jr. passed away on Sept. 22, 2025. He was born on May 18, 1991, in Belton, TX, to Randy McCullough, Sr. and Tammy (Gist) McCullough.Randy spent time working as a pipeline inspector for a natural gas company.Randy was preceded in death by his father, Randy Sr.

Sarah Genevieve Daugherty

Sarah Genevieve Daugherty, age 20, passed away on Aug. 24, 2025, due to complications of asthma. She was born in Las Vegas, NV, to Christopher Daugherty and Helen Zylstra on July 11, 2005.

Mike Lawson

Mike was born in Shawnee, OK, Jan. 22, 1944, to Robert Ezra Lawson and Theresa Vashti Goodson Lawson. Much of his early childhood was spent in small towns in northeastern and western Oklahoma where his parents taught school.

Bryce Winrow

Bryce Jarode Winrow passed away on Sept. 9, 2025. He was born on Sept. 11, 1983, in Shawnee, OK, to Curtis Cooper and Brenda Whitaker. Bryce graduated from Seminole High School where he was a star football player.

Wayne Trotter

Donald Wayne Trotter, 86, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on Sept. 18, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.Wayne was born in York, AL, on Feb. 19, 1939, to Israel and Hazel (Jackson) Trotter.