Shirley Jeanne Teegarden

Shriley Jeanne Teegarden passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025. Shirley was born on Thursday, October 11, 1945 to Dale and Opal Barton in Cushing, OK. She attended and graduated Cushing High School in 1963.

Ruth Ellen Foresee

Ruth Ellen Foresee passed peacefully Wednesday morning, March 5, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. At the age of 92, she gracefully left us for a long-awaited reunion with her husband in heaven. Although happy she is in heaven, we mourn her loss in our lives here.

Charlotte Pauline Leavell-O’Kelley-Cooper

Charlotte Pauline Leavell O’Kelley-Cooper, 96, of Cushing, OK, entered her eternal home on Monday March 3, 2025. Charlotte was born January 12, 1929 in Sheldon, MO. to Epha Paul ‘Peck’ Leavell and Linda Evelyn McCallister.“C” for Charlotte stand for the many “char”acteristics that she believed in.

Janice Eilene Ozment Barnett

Janice Eilene Ozment Barnett was born May 24, 1939, to John Rex and Anna Orene Ozment in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She departed this life March 3, 2025, at the age of 85.Eilene attended Cushing Public Schools and graduated in 1957. Eilene married James G. Barnett in 1957.

Donald Allen Dupus

Born Oct 10, 1959 in the U.S. Naval Base hospital at Port Hueneme, CA to the proud parents of Anna Marie Dupus. Don passed away Feb 3, 2025 at the age of 65 in Maryland.Survivors are his father, Alfred Dupus of Mannford, OK.

Betty Lou Whalen

(February 2, 1931 - February 25, 2025) Betty Lou (Gibble) Whalen, 94, of Cushing, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at her home in Cushing.She was born to Earl R. Gibble and Audrey (Johnson) Gibble on February 2, 1931, in Coyle, Oklahoma.

Sarah Irene Crawford

Sarah Irene Crawford was born October 13, 1926, to Claude and Florence (Fillmore) Broyles in Ripley, Oklahoma. She departed this life on February 19th, 2025, at the age of 98 years. Irene, the second of four daughters, was raised in Ripley, graduating from Ripley High School.

Earl Calvin Cates

Earl Calvin Cates was born September 14, 1926, to Fred and Myrtle (Morelin) Cates in Ellsinore, Missouri. He departed this life on February 10, 2025, at the age of 98 years. Earl was one of twelve children; he was raised in Cushing, graduating from Cushing High School.

Renee’ Bassett Willis, MD

Renee’ Bassett Willis MD completed her life of service to others on February 10, 2025. A celebration of her life will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2025 at the Cushing First United Methodist Church. A reception will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the Stillwater Country Club.

Jacqueline Sue Wiggs-Stafford

Jacqueline Sue Wiggs-Stafford, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2025, at the age of 85. She was born on March 15, 1939, in Cushing, Oklahoma, to Able Bo Gayhart and Hazel Dale Gayhart.