Obituaries

John Caves

Feb 1, 2025

Mr. John Alfred Caves, 86, of Collinsville, Oklahoma, passed from this life on February 1, 2025.

John was born on March 7, 1938, in Indianola, Oklahoma, the son of Clarence William and Malta Govottie (Owen) Caves. John grew up and attended school in Osage, Oklahoma, and graduated as Valedictorian with the Class of 1955. John joined the United States Army National...

John Clark, III

Jan 30, 2025

John Milo Clark, III, known to his friends and family as Jim, passed away on January 30, 2025, at the age of 80 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Jim was born on August 30, 1944, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of John Milo, Jr. and Cleo R. (Hutchinson) Clark. Jim grew up in Berryhill, where he attended school and graduated in the Class...

Shellie Haring Eldridge

Jan 25, 2025

Shellie Sue Haring Eldridge passed from this life on January 25, 2025, at the age of 56 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Shellie was born on November 16, 1968, in Lodi, California, the daughter of Kenneth Eldridge and Sharon Dubose. Shellie attended school in Lodi, California. In the early 1990s, Shellie relocated to Oklahoma and took up residence in Broken Arrow. During that...

Sharon Carter

Jan 17, 2025

Sharon Jeannine Carter passed from this life on January 17, 2025, at the age of 86, in Jennings, Oklahoma, with her family by her side. 

Sharon was born on December 23, 1938, in Oilton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Willie Ray and Nellie Carol (Alspach) Boston. Sharon and her sister were later adopted by their grandparents, Samuel and Blanche (Gibson) Rader. She...

Charline Day

Jan 12, 2025

Charline Ellen Day (Owens) was born in Oilton, Oklahoma on December 24, 1948, to Weldon Lester Owens and Ola Mae Maxine Charline Owens (Smith). She passed from this life at home with her family on January 12, 2025, in Pawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 76.

Charline "Charlie" was the eldest of six children. She was joined in holy matrimony to...

Johnny Kinyon

Jan 11, 2025

Johnny Paul Kinyon, 53, peacefully passed away on January 11, 2025, at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Born on November 10, 1971, at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, he was the son of Robert William Kinyon Sr. of Jennings, Oklahoma, and Grace Louise (Kinyon) Forrest of Hulbert, Oklahoma. John graduated from Oilton High School in 1990.

In 1991, John proudly served...

Edna Copple

Jan 6, 2025

Edna Earlene Copple passed away on January 6, 2025, at her home in Collinsville, Oklahoma, at the age of 89.

Edna was born on May 9, 1935, in Roosevelt, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clifford Lee and Ava Agnes (Duke) Adams. Edna grew up in Oklahoma and West Texas before moving with her family to the Cleveland area. Edna later graduated from...

Ramona Leake

Jan 3, 2025

Ramona Lee Leake entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 3, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 92.

Ramona was born on August 24, 1932, in Humansville, Missouri, the daughter of Clyde Rufus Earnest and Edith Marie (Durbin) Earnest. Ramona spent her young life attending to the family farm alongside her parents and brother and sister. Her school days...

Donald Leshurd

Dec 28, 2024

Donald Wesley Leshurd passed away from this life on December 28, 2024 at the age of 60.

Donald was born on October 3, 1964, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma the son of Harvey and Donna Janette (Cypert) LeShurd. At a young age Donald moved with his family to Prue, Oklahoma where he graduated from high school.

Donald always enjoyed being outdoors, going fishing...

Cecile Brinson

Dec 20, 2024

Cecile Elizabeth Brinson known to her friends and family as Beth passed from this life on December 20, 2024, at the age of 79 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Beth was born on April 21, 1945, in Mobile, Alabama, the daughter of John Marshall William Farr and Ethel Mae (Cooper) Farr. Beth grew up and attended school in Dewey, Oklahoma and graduated with...

Vida Ludolph

Dec 19, 2024

Vida Mary Ludolph, 87, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2024. Vida was a beloved wife, daughter, mother, and grandmother.

Vida was born on December 20, 1936, in Keystone, Oklahoma, to Armond and Mabel (Almy) Sissom, the oldest of five children. Vida has always lived in the Cleveland and Terlton area, having graduated from Cleveland in 1954. Vida is a retired...

Foye Estes

Dec 13, 2024

Foye Eugene Estes, known to everyone as "Dean" or "Pa Dean", passed away on December 13, 2024, at the age of 99, in Cleveland, Oklahoma. 

Dean was born on August 22, 1925, in Cripple Creek, Colorado, the son of Charley J. and Myrtle D (Ramey) Brannan. At a young age, Dean moved to Mena, Arkansas. On October 11, 1943, Dean enlisted...

Brenda Smith

Dec 11, 2024

Brenda Sue Smith passed away from this life on December 11, 2024, at the age of 73 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Brenda was born on February 13, 1951, in Hominy, Oklahoma, the daughter of Oliver and Mamie (Alexander) Carl. Brenda grew up and attended school in Hominy, later completing her GED at Central Vo-Tech. Following high school, Brenda remained in Hominy and...

Anna Brown

Dec 8, 2024

Anna LaFern Brown passed peacefully, surrounded by family on December 8, 2024, at the age of 90 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Anna was born on October 23, 1934, in Searcy County, Arkansas, to Roy and Della M. (Keeling) Thompson. She was the youngest of five children. When Anna was 2 years old, her family moved to Cleveland where she attended school. In...

Susan Fondren

Dec 7, 2024

Susan Annette Fondren passed from this life on December 7, 2024, at the age of 74 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Susan was born on February 22, 1950, in Stockton, California, the daughter of Stanley S. Snelling and Mary Luan (Holderfield) Rocha. Susan grew up and attended school in the Long Beach, California, area and graduated in 1968. She moved to Bristow, Oklahoma,...

Randall Rice

Dec 1, 2024

Randall (Randy) Joe Rice passed from this life on December 1, 2024 at the age of 67 in Cleveland, OK. Randy was born on June 7, 1957 in Tulsa. Randy was the son of Lloyd Rice and Margie Rice (Smith). Randy attended school in Tulsa and Sand Springs, graduating in 1975. After an initial career as a professional commercial painter,...

Carolyn Pendergraft

Nov 26, 2024

Carolyn Sue Pendergraft went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 26, 2024, at the age of 86 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Carolyn was born on November 3, 1938, in Cordell, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry Holman Hay and Viola (Beals) Hay. At a young age, Carolyn moved from Cordell to Oklahoma City, where she attended school, graduating from Capitol...

Kevin Pinkerton

Nov 22, 2024

Kevin Wayne Pinkerton passed away on November 22, 2024, at the age of 60 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Kevin was born on February 18, 1964, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Wayne E. Pinkerton and Letha Dean (Richardson) Pinkerton. Kevin grew up and attended school in Hominy, later graduating from Prue High School with the Class of 1982. Following high school, Kevin...

Sharon Yelton

Nov 11, 2024

Sharon Kay Yelton passed from this life on November 11, 2024, at the age of 78, in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Sharon was born on February 1, 1946, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clarence Yelton and Clara (Warren) Yelton. Sharon grew up and attended school in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Sharon spent many years at Hominy First National Bank before dedicating an impressive...

Bert Huffman

Nov 7, 2024

Bert Allen Huffman passed from this life on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the age of 81, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Bert was born on September 26, 1943, in Keystone, Oklahoma, the son of Clarence Patton Huffman and Freta Pearl Siens(Harp). Bert attended school in Cleveland, Terlton, and Sand Springs, Oklahoma, where he graduated from high school. Following his education,...