Obituaries

Arthur Ted Allen

Allen, Arthur Ted, age 90, passed away July 9, 2025. Arthur was born June 8, 1935, to Ted and Louise Allen in McAlester, OK. Arthur graduated from McAlester High School in 1954. After high school, Arthur spent one year at Southeastern College in Wilburton, OK before joining the US Army.

Olivia Lehmann

Olivia Camille Lehmann passed away July 4, 2025. Camille was born Aug. 30, 1943 in Okmulgee, OK to Carlos Victor and Norma Berniece (VanSickle) Sutton. She graduated from Miami High School in 1961. She graduated from Hillcrest School of Nursing in Tulsa, and did some post grad work at OU.

Kari Lynn Porter

Kari Lynn Porter passed away July 10, 2025. Kari was born on July 21, 1993, in St. Louis, MO to James Lee Porter, Sr. and Judy Lynn Carroll. She was a graduate of Tecumseh High School.

Roger Jennings Humphrey

Roger Jennings Humphrey passed away July 1, 2025. Roger was born on Aug. 16, 1950, in Shawnee to Jennings Artie Humphrey and Moheba Inez Humphrey. He retired from Eaton Corporation after a long and dedicated career as a machinist.
Stanley Beesley

Stanley Beesley

Stanley Beesley

Stanley Warren Beesley was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, uncle and friend to all. He passed peacefully on June 29, 2025 in his Norman, Oklahoma home after a long struggle with kidney disease.

Tommy Eugene 'Pops' Walker

Tommy Eugene “Pops” Walker passed away June 29, 2025. He was born Oct. 12, 1952, to Preston Eugene Walker and Thelma Lee Irving in Los Angeles, CA.He married Leona Taylor on Sept. 3, 1971, in Nicoma Park, OK. They shared 49 years of love and laughter until her death in 2020.

Steven Frank Armstrong

Steven Frank Armstrong passed away June 26, 2025. He was born in Shawnee, OK on April 19, 1954 to Oscar Frank Armstrong, Jr. and Carmelita Armstrong. Steve graduated from Shawnee High School in 1973. He also attended Seminole State College and Oklahoma City Community College.

Franklyn Tracy Green

Franklyn Tracy Green, passed away July 2, 2025. Tracy was born on Aug. 14, 1956, in Sumter, SC. He attended Bethel High School. Tracy married Norma Green, in 1977.

Jerry Wayne Crain

Jerry Wayne Crain passed away July 1, 2025. Jerry was born on Dec. 17, 1946, to E.U. and Ruth Crain. He graduated from Harjo High School. He spent much of his life working side by side with his father on the farm.

Michael James DeRemer

Michael James DeRemer passed away on June 30, 2025, following a cardiac arrest while battling kidney disease. Michael was born in Doylestown, PA, on May 29, 1963, to Kenneth and Sylvia DeRemer, Michael met the love of his life, Donna, and they were married on August 2, 1986.