obituaries

William Oliver Lemmones

Jan 1, 2020

William Oliver Lemmones passed away in Denison, Texas on January 1, 2020, at the age of 85 years.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, January 4, 2020, 1:00 p.m. at the Pentecostal Holiness Church, 310 North Echo Street in Holdenville.

Brenda G. Moody

Dec 31, 2019

Brenda G. Moody passed away in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at the age of 61 years. Brenda was the daughter of J. E. & Gladys (Saxon) Robertson, born on January 31, 1058, in Hugo, Oklahoma, where she was brought up and attended schools through eighth grade. The family moved to Bowlegs, where Brenda graduated Bowlegs High School....

Lilly Louise 'Penny Kay' Dyer

Dec 18, 2019

Penny Kay was the daughter of Sampson & Mary Ida (Tiger) Harjo, born on September 3, 1949, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She attended Yeager community schools in her younger years, and graduated Sequoia High School in Tahlequah. She was married to Raymond Dyer Sr. on October 3, 1968, at Hilltop Presbyterian Church in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She worked for many years as...

Ricky Dale Treece

Dec 8, 2019

Ricky Dale Treece passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Sunday morning, December 8, 2019, at the age of 63 years.

Ricky was the son of Wesley & Nila (LeForce) Treece, born on January 24, 1956, in Riverside, California, where he grew up and attended schools. He moved to Oklahoma and went to work in the oilfields at age...

Philip Don 'Al' Carpenter

Nov 25, 2019

Phillip Don Carpenter, age 65, passed away in his sleep in the early morning hours of November 25, 2019, with his faithful companion dog, Blue, by his side. He was born on August 3, 1954 in Holdenville, Oklahoma, the middle child born to Orres William and Helen Marjorie Lipe Carpenter. Whether you called him Phil, Al, Uncle Phil, or Phillip...

Vicki Lynn Giles

Nov 15, 2019

Vicki Lynn Giles, 66, of Holdenville, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City following an illness. Vicki was born August 26, 1953 to Robert "Bob" and Retha (Jackson) Giles. She graduated from Holdenville High School in 1971 and attended Oklahoma State University. She retired from the Holdenville News in 2010. The loves of Vicki's...

Jimmie Daphne Stafford

Nov 7, 2019

Jimmie Daphne Stafford passed away in McAlester, Oklahoma on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at the age of 91 years. Jimmie was the daughter of Tilford A. Redding & Bonnie Jewel (Byrd) Redding, born on April 16, 1928, in Tiger Flats, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. She moved to Holdenville in 1945, where she met J. W. 'Dub' Stafford Jr.  Dub & Jimmie...

Lillian Katherine Camp

Oct 21, 2019

Lillian Katherine Camp passed away in Oklahoma City on Monday, October 21, 2019, at the age of 93 years. Lillian was the daughter of Maltie Dee Wallace & Gladys Ora (Shed) Wallace, born on April 17, 1926, at Sasakwa, Oklahoma. She was married to John E. Camp on February 10, 1945, in Oklahoma City. She lived in Midwest City for...

Kristina Hope Mckitrick

Oct 16, 2019

Kristina Hope McKitrick passed away at her home in Quinton, Oklahoma on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at the age of 53 years. Kristina was the daughter of Burl & Faye (Elliott) Jay, born on August 4, 1966, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Wewoka, and graduated Wewoka High School with the Class of 1984. She...

Kenneth Ray 'K-Bar' Sanford

Oct 15, 2019

Kenneth Ray 'K-Bar' Sanford passed away at his home in Holdenville on Tuesday afternoon, October 15, 2019, at the age of 87 years. Kenneth was the son of William Homer Sanford & Thelma Edith Lorena (Jones) Sanford, born on September 27, 1932, at Non, Oklahoma. He was brought up in the Non/Gerty area, where he attended Non schools through the...

Lora Mae Barksdale

Oct 6, 2019

Lora Mae Barksdale passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Sunday morning, October 6, 2019, at the age of 84 years. Lora Mae was the daughter of Willie Jackson Sims & Agnes E. (Wiggins) Sims, born on February 5, 1935, in Stuart, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Holdenville. She was married to Jack Barksdale in Poteau, Oklahoma...

Sallee Fern Lafave

Oct 5, 2019

Sallee Fern LaFave passed away at her home in Allen, Oklahoma on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at the age of 49 years. Sallee was the daughter of Rolland & Martha (Hinson) LaFave, born on December 15, 1969, in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was brought up in Sun Valley, North Carolina, where she grew up and graduated high school. She earned...

Kalob Dwayne Hill

Sep 19, 2019

Kalob Dwayne Hill passed away in Oklahoma City on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at the age of 25 years. Kalob was the son of Kenneth & Audrey (Murphy) Hill, born on November 10, 1993, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His childhood years were spent in Lamar until the family moved to Choctaw, where he attended schools and lived until moving to...

Kenneth Lloyal 'Kenn' Conn Jr.

Sep 17, 2019

Kenneth Lloyal Conn Jr. passed from this life in Oklahoma City on September 17, 2019.  He was born in Ada, Oklahoma on January 29, 1969 to Kenneth and Mary (Jones) Conn. Kenn graduated from Holdenville High School in 1987.  He attended college at East Central University and Seminole State, where he played in the college band Permanent Issue.  He was...

Ruth Lee (Brown) Briggs

Sep 7, 2019

Ruth Lee Briggs passed away in Oklahoma City on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at the age of 85 years. Ruth was the daughter of Joe & Polly (Tebe) Brown, born on September 9, 1933, at Sasakwa, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Sasakwa, and graduated Chilocco Indian School. She was married to Elzie Briggs, and spent most...

Joseph Kyle Ledbetter

Sep 3, 2019

Joseph Kyle Ledbetter passed away on September 3, 2019, at the age of 33 years, in an automobile accident west of Chandler, Oklahoma. Kyle was the son of Curtis & Rene (Brown) Ledbetter, born on July 17, 1986, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He grew up and attended schools in Holdenville. He married Brandi Smith on May 24, 2014, in Lamar, Oklahoma,...

Carolyn Sue Knoles

Aug 31, 2019

Carolyn Sue Knoles passed away in Midwest City, Oklahoma on Saturday evening, August 31, 2019, at the age of 71 years. Sue was the daughter of James Willie Pickett & Velta (Ladd) Pickett, born on October 22, 1947 in Calvin, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Calvin and Holdenville. She was married to William 'Bill' White, and...

Torrence James 'T. J.' Wesley

Aug 27, 2019

Torrence James 'T. J.' Wesley passed away in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at the age of 30 years. T. J. was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on January 9, 1989, to Wyslie (Wesley) Gallardo. He was brought up by his adoptive parents, Andrew Wesley & Shirley (Coon) Wesley, in Holdenville. Following high school, T. J. moved to Ada,...

Marjorie Rae Crump

Aug 15, 2019

Marjorie Rae 'Marge' Crump passed away at her home in Yeager, Oklahoma on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at the age of 77 years. Marge was the daughter of Robert Ray Ewen & Olive Jane (Perkins) Ewen, born on June 26, 1942, in Iola, Kansas. Her childhood was spent in various parts of California until her family settled in Fair Oaks....

June Annette Wilson

Aug 5, 2019

June Annette Wilson passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Monday, August 5, 2019, at the age of 70 years. June was the daughter of Alan Tatum & Jackie Lee (Moody) Tatum, born on June 20, 1949, in Santa Maria, California. Her childhood was spent in Nipomo, California until age 11, when her family moved to Gerty, Oklahoma, where she was...