Obituaries

Karen Kay Bair

Karen Kay Bair, 70, lifelong resident of the Mehan, Agra and Cushing area, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, in the Westhaven Nursing Facility in Stillwater.Karen was born on October 23, 1954, in Cushing to Howard and Wilma (Allday) Bair. Karen graduated from Cushing High School in 1972.

Ruth A. Riffe

Ruth A. Riffe, age 96 of Faribault, MN and formerly of Cushing, OK. Ruth surrounded by her loving family went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. While living at Faribault Senior Living in Faribault, Minnesota.

Shannon Thomas Lamb

Shannon Thomas Lamb, known affectionately as Shannon to his family and friends, passed away at the age of 42 on December 17, 2024, following a motorcycle accident in Cushion, OklahomaBorn on February 20, 1982, in Gainesville, Florida, Shannon grew into a man known for his zest for life and his...

Sherry Ann Mason

Sherry was raised in Oilton. She had worked in the upholstery and floral industries for many years. She was united in marriagery loved fi shing with her daddy, hunting mushrooms in the spring and spending time under the pecan trees.

James Arthur “Jim” Perry

67. Services are Friday, January 3, 2025, at 2 p.m., at Strode Fu- neral Home.Jim was born October 19, 1957, in Hobart to Johnny Max Perry and Nellie Catherine Pfenning Perry. His parents were attorneys.

Bobby Dean “Bob” Murrell

Bobby Dean “Bob” Murrell, 89, died December 15, 2024, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born March 9, 1935, in Cushing, OK, to Hurchel and Mable (Sheridan) Murrell.Bob graduated from Cushing High School, in 1953. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956.

Mary Jo (Bell) Ellis

Mary Jo (Bell) Ellis went to meet her Lord and Savior on December 16, 2024, at her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 75 years of age.Mary was born August 27, 1950, to James and Imogene (Simmons) Bell of Yale, Oklahoma.

Gerald Dean Allie

Gerald Dean Allie was born at home on July 21, 1925 in Goodell, Iowa to Claude Allie and Flossie Agnes Francomb – moving to Laurens, Iowa in time to start school in the Laurens school system from where he graduated in 1943.He attended college in Des Moines, Iowa at Drake University.

Kiowa “Jett” Lee Tate

Kiowa “Jett” Lee Tate, 19, of Cushing, Oklahoma passed away on December 11, 2024.Kiowa was born on April 23, 2005, to Kevin Tate and Kristi Paden. Kiowa was the light of a large, loving family. He was dedicated to anything he set his mind to.

Frances Joan Hays

Frances Joan Hays, 81, of Cushing, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024, in Drumright, Oklahoma. She was born July 4, 1943, in Delano, California to the late John Bates Hays and Pauline (Hughes) Hays.