Obituaries

Boyd Owen Cheney

Boyd Owen Cheney passed away Mar. 13, 2025. He was born Feb. 4, 1935, in Bennett, NE to Ralph and Lena Cheney. He rode a horse to school and worked with his older brother Dwight and mother and father on their farm.
Cecelia Ann Thornton

Cecelia Ann Thornton

Cecelia Ann Thornton

Cecelia Ann Thornton of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025 in Norman, Oklahoma, at the age of 88.Cecelia was born on May 12, 1936 in Prague, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Joseph Michael and Edith Esther (Irvine) Obsivac.

Lawrence “Larry” Grampp

Lawrence “Larry” Grampp passed away on Mar. 5, 2025, in Shawnee, OK. He was born on May 31, 1962, in Streater, IL, to Laird Grampp and Patricia Grampp. Larry attended Streater Public Schools, and after high school, he began his career in the oil fields where he worked for most of his life.
Joyce Elliott

Joyce Elliott

Joyce Elliott

Joyce Elliott, age 91, of Tecumseh, passed away Mar. 3, 2025 in Oklahoma City. She was born May 3, 1933 in Asher, OK to Ralph and Myrtle (Enlow) Rich. Joyce lived in Asher during her early years. The family moved to Tecumseh around the time she started college.

Sheila Marie McMunn

Memorial service for Sheila Marie McMunn (July 26, 1963 - Feb. 27, 2025) will be held on Mar. 22, 2025 at 10 am at St. Benedict’s 632 N. Kickapoo Ave. Shawnee, Ok.

Dorothy Cleo Pensoneau

Dorothy Cleo Pensoneau, age 101, passed away Mar. 1, 2025. Dorothy was born to Pearl and Ernest Crawford on Oct. 3, 1923, in Howe, TX. Dorothy married Cecil Pensoneau on Feb. 1, 1941.

Diamon Booker

Diamon Duane Booker passed away Mar. 4, 2025. He was born on June 10, 1982 in Shawnee, OK to James Calvin Hill and Valorie Booker. Diamon graduated from Del City High School in 2001.

Sally Chlouber

Sally Ann Chlouber passed away on Mar. 6, 2025. Sally was born on Oct. 16, 1935, to Arch Bryan Barrett and Ramona Helen Odell-Barrett in Earlsboro, OK. She attended Harjo School, where she met Elmer Gene Stark. They were married on Sep. 5, 1954 in Earlsboro, OK. Gene passed away at the age of 27.

Michael Warren Green

Michael Warren Green, born on Feb. 22, 1958, in Ridgecrest, CA, passed away on Mar. 4, 2025, in Oklahoma City. Michael graduated from Burrough’s High School in Ridgecrest, CA, and later served in the United States Navy. He retired from George Fischer Central Plastics after 30 years.

Marquita Lee Baird

Marquita Lee “Marky” (Windel) Baird passed away Mar. 8, 2025. Marky was born July 16, 1962 in Shawnee, OK, to Frank and Nancy Yvonne (Cox) Windel. She graduated with the Bethel Acres class of 1980.