Obituaries

Amanda Donn Boyer

Amanda Donn (Kilby) Boyer passed away Dec. 7, 2024. Amanda was born on April 29, 1977 in Oklahoma City to Donald and Judy (Wright) Kilby.

Cana Hall

Cana Ruth Hall passed away Dec. 11, 2024. Cana carried in her arms their precious expected baby and was met by her dad, wrapped in his arms. Cana was born in Shawnee on Sept. 27, 1996 to Loran and Dana (Smith) Greenlee.

Russell Eugene Saunders, Sr.

Russell Eugene Saunders Sr. (Kepanikwe) passed away on Dec. 13, 2024. Russell was born Aug. 12, 1966 in Shawnee, OK to Wesley Elray and Rena Darlene Mack Saunders. In his younger years, he enjoyed pow wow dancing as a fancy dancer.

James Everell Smith

James Smith passed away Dec. 6, 2024. James was born to Everell and Mary Smith in 1954. He was married to Jody (Josephine) Larkin and was a proud father to three children: Stacey Pyeatt (Kevin), Heidi Linn (Peter), and Eric Smith (Callie) and they in turn blessed him with 11 grandchildren.

Freda Hinkle

Freda Taylor Hinkle passed away Dec. 6, 2024. Freda was born on June 8, 1942, in Watford, England, the tenth of eleven siblings to Henry and Margaret Mary Taylor.In 1963, Freda embarked on a new chapter, moving to America, and pursuing a career as a hair stylist after attending cosmetology school.

Martha Adele Webb

Martha Adele Webb passed away on Dec. 2, 2024. She was 96 years old. Adele was born on Feb. 16, 1928 in Augusta, GA to George and Ollie (Agerton) Merritt. On June 12, 1943, Adele married Cye B. Webb in North Augusta, SC. Adele was a homemaker raising her children.

Doyle Stearman

Doyle Keith Stearman passed away Dec. 7, 2024. Doyle was born April 27, 1940 in Tipton, OK to George William and Thelma (Smith) Stearman. Doyle graduated from Shawnee High School in 1958. Doyle served in the US Army from 1957 and was honorably discharged in 1963.

Thomas D. Currie

Thomas D. Currie passed away Nov. 29, 2024. Thomas was born April 6, 1936, to Charles and Lahoma (Pritchard) Currie, in Shawnee, OK. Thomas graduated from Shawnee High School in 1954. He then attended Oklahoma State University. On April 27, 1961, he married Patricia McCans.

L. Dennis Mofield

L. Dennis Mofield passed away Dec. 2, 2024. Dennis was born in McAlester, OK, on Oct. 18, 1948 to Virginia (Finch) Mofield and Lonnie Mofield. Dennis was a proud veteran who served in Korea during the Vietnam War.

Larry E. Spybuck

Retired Master Sergeant, Larry Eldon Spybuck, Be-Me-Ne-Ba-We, a proud elder of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe and Veteran of the United States Air Force passed away Dec. 5, 2024.