Mary Ellen (Starr) Torres-Salazar

Mary Ellen (Starr) Torres-Salazar, 65, passed away on Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 24, 1956, to Theodore and Virginia Mae (White) Starr in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mary was raised in Little Axe, Oklahoma and went to Boarding school in Lawton.

Opal Dinwiddie

Opal Dinwiddie, 87, passed away on Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, in her home in Shawnee, OK. She was born to James DeMarcus and Artha Lee Sledge on May 24, 1934, in Eldorado, OK. Opal married Marlan Dinwiddie on Aug. 14, 1979 in Duncan, OK.

Lena May Hunt

Lena May Hunt passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at her home in Oklahoma City at the age of 76 with her loved ones by her side. She was born Sep. 25, 1945 to Elmer Pinkston and Mildred (Phipps) Pinkston in Hutchinson, Kansas. She grew up and attended school in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.

Freddie Gene Rutherford

Freddie Gene Rutherford, 78, was a lifelong resident of Shawnee, OK. He was born to Isabelle Mills and AI Rutherford on May 4, 1943 and passed from this earth on Apr. 25, 2022.

Thelda Joy (Copeland) Butler

“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.” Our beloved mother and grandmother, Thelda Joy (Copeland) Butler, was our family’s guiding light.

Thurman Blanchard

Little Axe resident Thurman “Duke” Blanchard, 71, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Little Axe. Thurman was born Feb. 6, 1951, in Little Axe, Oklahoma to Lewis and Cynthia (Creek) Blanchard.

Jack Beringer O’Neal

Jack Beringer O’Neal passed from his earthly home at 3:10am on April 21, 2022. He was a caring husband, father, papa, brother, and friend. Jack was born Apr. 10, 1951 in Shawnee, OK to Maxine and Bill O’Neal.

Alva Donald Melot

Alva Donald Melot of Tecumseh, OK, went peacefully to be with the Lord on April 11th, 2022, at the age of 103. He was born on January 13, 1919, to Vernon and Mary (Tinney) Melot in Wanette, OK, in a one-room house on his father’s Potawatomi allotment.

Danny Boyett

Danny Wade Boyett, 53, of Jennings, OK, passed away Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022, in Tulsa. He was born June 7, 1968, to Danny and Ruth (Fowler) Boyett in OK City, OK. Danny was raised in the Choctaw area and attended Choctaw Public Schools.

Katherine Ramsey-Moody

Katherine Ramsey-Moody, 82, of Shawnee, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022, at her home. She was born November 16, 1939, in McAlester, OK, to Mr. and Mrs. Winford J. Ramsey. She married the love of her life on September 24, 1955, to Joe Franklin Moody in Collin, Texas.