Obituaries

Reverend Charles Edward Higgins

Charles Edward Higgins passed away May 25, 2023, in Cleveland, Tennessee following a brief illness. Charles was born on January 8, 1950, to Reverend Lester & Florence (Oakes) Higgins in Hugo, OK.
Muriel Faye

Muriel Faye

Muriel Faye “Baby Girl” Waldon

Muriel Faye “Baby Girl” Waldon passed away Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at her home. Muriel was born on gameday, Saturday, October 25, 2003, in Oklahoma City, OK to Chuffee and Keri Waldon Sr. Baby Girl was a strong, confident, brave, outgoing and a very photogenic young woman.
Cynthia Ferguson Cooper

Cynthia Ferguson Cooper

Cynthia Ferguson Cooper

Cynthia Ferguson Cooper passed away peacefully at her home in Shawnee, Oklahoma on May 31, 2023. Cynthia was born November 13,1940 in Tulsa OK, to Hubert and Jackie Martin. Cynthia grew up in Tulsa, OK where she attended Will Rogers High School and the University of Tulsa.

Jimmy Ray Hadley

Jimmy Ray Hadley passed away June 1, 2023. Jimmy was born on August 1, 1950 to Emerson and Letha Gladys (Eubanks) Hadley in Richmond, CA. Jimmy graduated from Holdenville High School. He later completed two years of college.

Trudy Lynn Larabee

Trudy Lynn Bussert Larabee passed away on June 1, 2023. Trudy was born to John and Harriett Jane Bussert on July 19, 1953 in Salina, KS.

Dinah Jan Holbrook

Dinah Jan Holbrook passed away on June 4, 2023. Dinah was born on August 19, 1941 in Ada, OK to Tommie Maines and LaFern (Donaghey) Maines. Dinah graduated from Ada High School in 1959. Later that year, Floyd Holbrook became her husband on October 17, 1959 in Ada.

James Tolbert King

James Tolbert King passed away on May 27, 2023. He was born August 6, 1939, in Shawnee, OK to Dock Bradford and Floy (Ragsdale) King. James was a 1957 graduate of Shawnee High School. He married Letha Ann (Thrasher) King on April 19, 1958, in Shawnee, OK.

Frances “Lucille” Littrell

Frances “Lucille” Littrell passed away on May 25, 2023. She was born July 29, 1925, in Marlow, OK to Franklin Pearce Flinn and Bulah (Marshall) Flinn. Lucille attended Cox City Schools. She married Herbert Elijah “Herb” Littrell on December 21, 1939, in Marlow OK.

Charlton Edward “Ed” Dozier

Charlton Edward “Ed” Dozier passed away May 24. Ed was born July 20, 1941 in La Feria, TX to Stiner Dozier and Gayle (Damewood) Dozier. Ed married Donna (Beam) on August 24, 1963. He served in the United States Marines and later worked as a police officer before retiring.
Stephen Anthony “Steve”Autrey

Stephen Anthony “Steve”Autrey

Stephen Anthony “Steve”Autrey

Steve Autrey passed away May 28, 2023, age 67. He was born May 2nd, 1956 to Noma E. [Ayers] and Burman Coy Autrey in Shawnee, OK. He attended Will Rogers Elementary then Shawnee Public High School, graduating in 1974.