James Robert Hurst

James Robert Hurst was born to Robert and Fayrene (Lovelady) Hurst in St. Louis, Ok., on October 19, 1930. He passed away March 24, 2023, at the age of 93.

Patricia Elaine “Pat” Hargus

Patricia Elaine “Pat” Hargus passed away March 27, 2024.Pat was born June 3, 1944 in Okmulgee, OK to Hubert Wilton and Ines (Vieux) Silas.Pat attended school in St. Louis, OK. She married Ronnie Keith Hargus on December 22, 1965.

Robert B. Zumwalt

Robert B. Zumwalt, M.D. , 96, died March 29, 2024 in Norman after a brief illness. He was born June 17, 1927 in Vinita, OK., to Virgil Wade and Mabel Catllin Zumwalt.He grew up in Vinita where his parents operated a grocery store.

Mary Murrel Barnett Dwight

Mary Murrel Barnett Dwight was born on November 19,1923. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 28, 2024 at the age of 100.Murrel had a full life and wrote a book of her many childhood memories when she was about 92.

Betty Ann (Shepherd) Chancellor

Betty Ann (Shepherd) Chancellor was born October 15, 1940 to Leon and Marie (Sontag) Shepherd in Shawnee, OK. She passed away March 23, 2024 in Shawnee, OK.She graduated from Shawnee High Shchool in 1958. She married the love of her life, Orville “Duane” Chancellor on April 3, 1959.

Glen R. Woodard

Glen R. Woodard passed away March 30, 2024. He was born on November 30, 1947, in Oklahoma City, to Henry Allen Woodard and Nancy Fay (Britton).Woodard. He graduated from Meeker High School with the Class of 1965.

Major General Donald Forrest Ferrell

Major General Donald Forrest Ferrell, USAF, Retired, was born January 6, 1929 to Forrest Shea Ferrell and Theresa Cooper Ferrell in Oklahoma City. He died at his home in Chandler on March 15, 2024, surrounded by his family.He grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Central High School in 1946.

Shelly Sexton

Shelly Kay Sexton passed away March 21, 2024 due to bone cancer. She was born June 13, 1962 to Robert Lee King and Thlema (Battenfield) Dibler in Tahlequah, OK. She married Dewayne Sexton on October 9, 2021.

William Smith

William “Bill” Dane Smith passed away March 20, 2024. Bill was born September 13, 1961, in Perryton, TX, to Darrel Clayton Smith and Jeanette Deloris Fox (Holt). Bill attended school in Greensburg, KS.

Connie Jo Byrd

Connie Jo (Allemann) Byrd passed away March 17, 2024. Connie was born December 31, 1942 in Miami, OK to John and Nellie (Lynch) Allemann. She graduated from Miami High School and obtained her Associate Degree from Seminole State.