Obituaries

Ferrell Eugene Fletcher

Shawnee resident Ferrell Fletcher passed on Mar. 4th at home with his loving wife of 58 years and other family and friends.He was born Feb. 27, 1942 at the family farm in Berlin, OK to Virgil E. and Anna Mae (Jobe) Fletcher.

Vell Hall

Vell Hall, age 92, passed away Mar. 4, 2024.He was born Dec. 19, 1931 in Haywood, OK to E. J. and Callie (Lee) Hall. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Vell married Georgia Grant Nov. 06, 1962, in Pekin, IL.He worked at Fred Jones Ford until his retirement in 1996.

Toney Prewett

Toney Lee Prewett passed away on Mar. 7th, 2024. Toney was born Jan. 7, 1942, in Hickory, OK.He was the son of John and Clorine Prewett and husband of Deloris Prewett.

Peggy Joyce Askins

Peggy Joyce Corley Askins passed away Mar. 7, 2024. Peggy was born August 1, 1935, in Fame, OK to Evadew Bruce Corley and Carlon C. Corley. After graduating from Stidham High School her family moved to Shawnee, OK so she could attend OK Baptist University.
William Charles Martin

William Charles Martin

William Charles Martin

William Charles Martin passed away Mar. 5, 2024.Charles was born Mar. 4, 1936 to Jack and Anne Martin in Macomb, OK.Charles attended school in Tecumseh, OK and graduated in Big Lake, TX where he was a decorated athlete, scholar student and natural leader at a towering height of six feet, six inches...

Jack Thomas

Jack L. Thomas passed away on Feb. 28, 2024.He was born Oct. 14, 1930, to James and Wilma (Barnes) Thomas.After his junior year at Claremore, OK, Jack joined the US Air Force.

Thomas Randall Hooton

Thomas R. Hooton passed away Feb. 25, 2024.A graveside service was held Mar. 1, 2024, at the Dale Cemetery where he will be laid to rest next to his wife Roberta.Thomas was born on Aug. 29, 1939, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Samuel and Estelle Hooton.

William Russell Lupton

William Russell Lupton passed away Feb. 27, 2024. Russell was born to parents Sam and Merroll Lupton on Aug. 17, 1966, in Shawnee, OK. He graduated from Liberty Academy.

Richdean Elouise McElhaney

Richdean “Deanie” Kennedy McElhaney passed away Feb. 18, 2024.She is preceded in death by her parents Bill and Opal Kennedy, sister June Elliott, cherished sons Billie McElhaney and Larry McElhaney, firstborn grand nephew Matthew Heinen, and her beloved husband of 67 years, Bill McElhaney.She...