Obituaries

Randy Gene McCullough, Jr.

Randy Gene McCullough, Jr. passed away on Sept. 22, 2025. He was born on May 18, 1991, in Belton, TX, to Randy McCullough, Sr. and Tammy (Gist) McCullough.Randy spent time working as a pipeline inspector for a natural gas company.Randy was preceded in death by his father, Randy Sr.

Sarah Genevieve Daugherty

Sarah Genevieve Daugherty, age 20, passed away on Aug. 24, 2025, due to complications of asthma. She was born in Las Vegas, NV, to Christopher Daugherty and Helen Zylstra on July 11, 2005.

Mike Lawson

Mike was born in Shawnee, OK, Jan. 22, 1944, to Robert Ezra Lawson and Theresa Vashti Goodson Lawson. Much of his early childhood was spent in small towns in northeastern and western Oklahoma where his parents taught school.

Bryce Winrow

Bryce Jarode Winrow passed away on Sept. 9, 2025. He was born on Sept. 11, 1983, in Shawnee, OK, to Curtis Cooper and Brenda Whitaker. Bryce graduated from Seminole High School where he was a star football player.
Wayne Trotter

Wayne Trotter

Wayne Trotter

Donald Wayne Trotter, 86, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on Sept. 18, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.Wayne was born in York, AL, on Feb. 19, 1939, to Israel and Hazel (Jackson) Trotter.

Janet Whitecotton

Janet (Howell) Whitecotton, 95, passed from this life on Sep. 16, 2025.Janet was born June 17, 1930, in Shawnee, OK to Corliss and Manilla (Chilson) Howell.Janet married Bill Whitecotton, in June of 1948, and they spent 50 beautiful years together.

Laura Jean Pennock

Laura Jean Pennock passed away on Sept. 16, 2025. She was born on Oct. 7, 1957, in Pawnee, OK to William and Genevive (Meeks) Pennock and was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation.Laura dedicated 25 years of her life to working at Firecracker Joes.

Jewel Dean Jones

Jewel Jones passed away Sept. 10, 2025. Jewel was born to Leora Green Webber and William Webber on July 5, 1931, in Hotulka, OK. She grew up in Hotulka, OK, and attended school there and in Shawnee, at Dunbar High School.She married Calvin Jones III in Shawnee on Oct 27, 1947.

Miyoko Strong

Miyoko Strong passed away on Sept. 7, 2025. She was 92 years old. Miyoko was born on April 6, 1933 in Gauji, Japan. She married Robert Lee Strong in Tokyo, Japan on Nov. 4, 1952.Miyoko was an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church.

Glenda Jean Ferguson

Glenda Jean Ferguson passed away on Sept. 18th, 2025. Glenda was born on Jan. 23rd, 1944 in Cleveland, TX to Joyce Elaine and Virgil Warner Pratt. She graduated from Smiley High in 1961. She worked as a paralegal for about 40 years.