Obituaries

James Arthur Gibbons

James Arthur Gibbons, 45, of Shawnee, OK, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Shawnee. He was born July 15, 1976, to Jack and Debora (Megehee) Gibbons in Shawnee, OK. James was raised in the Ada area and graduated from Latta High School in 1995. He served his country in the U.S. Army.

Richard “Rick” Alan Carlson

Richard “Rick” Alan Carlson, 67, of Tecumseh, OK, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, in Shawnee, OK. He was born Aug. 8, 1954, in Detroit, MI, to Charles Austin and Valley Ruth (Bolton) Carlson. Rick grew up in California, moving to Seminole as a Freshman and graduated from Seminole High School.

Ruth Faye Johnson

Ruth Faye (Belcher) Johnson died Nov. 22, 2021, after a six-year, hard-fought battle with cancer and heart failure. She was born June 27, 1934. Funeral service was held Nov. 30, 2021, at Resthaven Funeral Home in Shawnee.

Kenneth Wayne Holder

Shawnee resident Kenneth Holder, 82, died Nov. 22, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Kenneth was born January 30, 1939 in Meeker, Oklahoma to Elmer and Loydell (Beeson) Holder. He served in the United States Army in Korea as an electronics tech and sharp shooter. Memorial services will be 10 am, Nov.

Carol Ruth Gilbert

Carol Gilbert died Nov. 20, 2021, in Shawnee. She was born April 27, 1939, in Wichita Falls, TX, to Harvey and Nona Shirley. Funeral services will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home 11 am, Dec. 2, with Pastor Scott Schooler of Immanuel Baptist Church officiating.

Harold R Ailey

Harold R. Ailey, 80, of Shawnee died Nov. 24, 2021 at his home. Harold was born Oct. 3, 1941, in Shawnee, OK, to Isaac and Cora (Hembree) Ailey. Services were set for Dec. 1, 2021, at the Evangelistic Center Church with burial following at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery; Rev.

Freddie Joe Standing

Freddie (Fred) Joe Standing,75, resident of Jones, OK, died Nov. 26, 2021. Fred was born July 18, 1946, in Lawton, OK, to the late Orin June Standing and Thelma Warden Standing of Gracemont, OK.
Ray Dean Littleton

Ray Dean Littleton

Ray Dean Littleton

Ray Dean Littleton of Prague, OK, passed from this world on Nov. 27, 2021, at the age of 64. Ray was born on Feb. 20, 1957, in Shawnee. He was the son of Roy Littleton and Harriet “Adel” Lanier. He was raised on a dairy farm in Tecumseh, attending Tecumseh Public Schools.
Jackie D. McLin

Jackie D. McLin

Jackie D. McLin

Jackie D. McLin, 83, of Tecumseh, OK, died Saturday, Nov. 20, at his home. He was born Feb. 9, 1938, to Dewey and Frances (Holmes) McLin in OK. Jackie was raised near Macomb in what was known as the Barnette Mission Community. He attended Macomb Public Schools.

Delbert Lynn Alldredge

Delbert Lynn Alldredge, 79, died Nov. 13, 2021. He was born March 29, 1942, in Shawnee, OK. Lynn had many hobbies over the years from gardening, to boating and camping in his younger years to weekends at their lake house with his family and friends.