Frances Burton

Frances E Burton passed away on Sept. 1, 2025. Frances was born on Nov. 2, 1940 in Denver, CO to John N Appelhans and Mary F (Maynard) Appelhans. Frances graduated from high school in Denver. Shortly after graduation Frances engaged in college business courses.

Janet Tolbert Walling

Janet Tolbert Walling, 88, passed away Sept. 3, 2025. Janet was born in 1936, in Ada, OK, to William Hayward Tolbert and Mallie Rosemary Powell. Her name appears as Jeannette on her birth certificate, but she changed the spelling to Janet as an adult. She graduated from Stonewall in 1954.

Katherine Taron

Katherine Marjorie Taron passed away Aug. 22, 2025. Katherine was born on Oct. 17, 1943, to Pierre and Lelia Taron.

Jerry Dee Lemons

Jerry Dee Lemons, 90, passed away Aug. 25th, 2025. Jerry was born at home in Purcell Ok. He attended Buckeye Union High School and played football. He then attended Arizona State University for a whole two months.

Larry Fishburn

Larry David Fishburn passed away Sept. 5, 2025. Larry was born May 20, 1948, in Oklahoma City, OK to David and Lela Fishburn. He was married to Joann (Finch) Fishburn from Dec. 1967 to 1993. Together they had three children. Larry was a jack of all trades and a professional cobbler.

Colleen Akin

Hazel Colleen Akin passed away Sept 4, 2025. She was born Dec. 21, 1938 in Chandler, OK to Henry Clayton and Hazel Lee (Simpson) Jones. She graduated from Shawnee High School. Colleen married Fred Jack Akin on Oct. 3, 1956 in Reno, NV. and they made their home in Shawnee.

Mary Ann Godfrey

Mary Ann Godfrey passed away Aug. 19, 2025.She was born September 17, 1952 to James and Isabelle (Peacore) Edgin in Shawnee. She was raised in Ridgecrest, California and graduated from Burroughs High School. She had two sons, Christopher and Andrew Gregory. She married Robert Godfrey in 1991.

Katherine Taron

Katherine Marjorie Taron passed away Aug. 22, 2025. Katherine was born on Oct. 17, 1943, to Pierre and Lelia Taron.

Diane Loraine Lawerance

Diane Loraine Lawerance passed away Aug. 18, 2025 in Shawnee. Diane was born Nov. 6, 1951 in Shawnee, OK to Donald and Lola May Duvall. She attended Shawnee schools and married the love of her life, Billy Lawerance on May 30th, 1969.

Mavis Jean Lupton

Mavis Jean Lupton (Campbell) passed away Aug.19, 2025. Mavis was born in Shawnee on Nov. 6, 1928 to Marvin Royce and Myrtle Inez Campbell. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1947 and married George “Allen” Lupton. They raised four children.