Obituaries

Jimmy D. Murdock

Jimmy D. Murdock passed away on December 10, 2022. Jimmy was born on December 15, 1939 in Pottawatomie County, OK to his parents, James and Ella Murdock. Jimmy was preceded in death by brothers, James Edward Murdock, Charles Murdock, and Freddie Murdock, sisters, Wanda, Betty (B. J.

Patricia Gladys Boren (Whitefield)

Patricia Gladys Boren (Whitefield) passed away December 11, 2022. Patricia was born October 4, 1952. Pat worked at Walmart, local factories, and did beading work. Anyone who knew her, knew her best friend was her dog Getcha, who preceded her in death by 5 months.

Linda Gail Russell

Linda Gail Russell passed away Nov. 30, 2022. Linda was born June 17, 1947 to Jimmie and Charlotte (Lee) Kissee in Seminole, OK. She graduated from Bristow High School.

Jenny Lou Elisabetta Jones

Jenny Lou Elisabetta Jones Adkison passed away Dec. 4, 2022. Jenny was born in Chaumont, France, March 7, 1947 to Lewis C. and Lina P. (Piccini) Jones, while her father was stationed there with the Army. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1966.
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Barbara Jean Robinson

Barbara Jean Robinson, 94, of Tecumseh, OK passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022 in Shawnee. She was born July 10, 1928 to Herman and Edith (Hickerson) Morrow in Hollis, OK. Barbara was raised in Moore, Oklahoma and graduated from Moore High School.

Stephen Paul Thorpe

Stephen Paul Thorpe passed away Nov. 24, 2022. Stephen was born to Franklin Thorpe, Sr. and Patricia Lorentz on Dec. 4, 1966, in Lawrence, KS. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University and worked at the University of Kansas as a maintenance technician.

Royce A Hinkle, Jr., MD

Royce A Hinkle, Jr., MD passed away November 25, 2022. Royce was born in Denison, Texas to Royce Albert Hinkle, Sr. and Berniece Cissna Hinkle. Upon graduation from Muskogee Central High School (1950), Royce attended and graduated from NEO Tahlequah (1953) and UMKC School of Dentistry (1955).

Frances Louise

Frances Louise (Sealock) Hankins Mason (Sealock) Hankins Mason passed away Dec. 3, 2022. She was 90 years old. Louise was born on Feb. 20, 1932, in McLoud, OK. She graduated from Prairie Valley High School in Seminole County. On Aug. 13, 1950, she married Doyle Wayne Hankins.

Dennis Vance Barnes

Dennis Vance Barnes passed away Nov. 23, 2022. Dennis was born Aug. 13, 1949, in Enid, OK to John Barnes and Corrine (Parks). Dennis is preceded in death by his parents; John Barnes and Corrine (Parks); sister, Jan Barnes, and brother, Steve Barns.

Kay Dette Sugg Best

Kay Dette Sugg Best passed away Nov. 26, 2022. Kay was born Apr. 24, 1944 in Ada, OK to Nell Dean (Johnson) Aynes and William Roan Sugg. She graduated from John Marshall High School. She married Forrest Edward Best on Oct. 23, 1963. They moved to Shawnee in 1983 where they managed Kib Warren’s.