Obituaries

Alice Glennell Pickett

Alice Glennell Pickett was born January 21, 1934, to Benjamin Blunt and Alta (Price) Blunt in Cache, Oklahoma. She departed this life on March 30, 2023 in Oklahoma City. Glennell was united in marriage to William F.

Dolores Call

Dolores Call of Cushing, OK passed on Wednesday March 29, 2023 at the age of 94. The daughter of the late Clyde Krepps and Ethel Powers Krepps, Dolores was born on December 20, 1928, in rural Caney, KS. She grew up in Caney, KS and graduated from Caney High School.

Benjamin Franklin, Jr.

Benjamin Franklin, Jr. was born July 24, 1945, to Benjamin Franklin, Sr. and Bernice (Spooner) Franklin in Concho, Oklahoma. Junior departed this life on March 27, 2023, in Tulsa, with his family by his side. Junior was a proud member of the Sac & Fox Nation.

Mareta Lavon Ryan

Mareta Lavon Ryan, long time Cushing resident, passed away March 26, 2023, in Oklahoma City at the age of 93. Born January 26, 1930, in Yale, Oklahoma to parents C. W. “Ted” and Myrah (Harmon) Appler. Mareta graduated from Cushing High School with the class of 1947.

Willard Lehman Patterson, Sr.

Willard Lehman Patterson, Sr. was born July 1, 1944, to Lehman Patterson and Madge (Holden) Patterson in Cushing, Oklahoma. Willard “Pill” departed this life on March 28, 2023, in Cushing. Pill graduated from Cushing High School with the class of 1962. He then attended Junior College.

Jerry Wayne Brandon

Jerry Wayne Brandon, 80, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 at his home in Americus, KS. Funeral service will be held on Monday March 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, 605 State Street, Emporia, KS. Contributions may be made to Hand in Hand Hospice, 1201 West 12th Ave.

Dionne Lee Craig

Dionne Lee Craig, the daughter of Don and Trudy (Hawes) Mc Whirt, was born on February 6, 1968, in Cushing, Oklahoma. She departed this life on March 21, 2023, in Cushing at the age of 55 years. Dionne was raised in Cushing, graduating from Cushing High School with the class of 1986.

Rose Marie Dennis

Rose Marie Dennis was born March 8, 1930, in Ripley, Oklahoma to parents Harmon D. and Viola (Reddout) Todd. She passed from this life on March 27, 2023, in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the age of 93. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Palmer Marler Funeral Home, Cushing, Oklahoma.

Charalyn McVey

”I have fought the good fight, I finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 Charalyn McVey departed this life and went to be with the Lord on March 17, 2023.

James Lee Jackson and Eressia Christine Holliday

James Lee Jackson was born on December 10, 1932 in Alva, Oklahoma to Roy Jackson and Alice Hada Jackson. He was the first born in a family of five, would later have a younger sister, Peggy, and younger brother, Timm.