Obituaries

John Todd Willis

John Todd Willis was born October 20, 1944, to Jack Bernard Willis and Ellie Evelyn (Todd) Willis in Shreveport, Louisiana. He departed this life on January 13, 2023, at the age of 78 years. Todd attended Ringgold High School and was a graduate of Castor High School Class of 1962.

Dora Sue Funk

Dora Sue Funk was born September 1, 1938 to Louis Henderson and Tranie Elizabeth Walding Henderson in Dalhart, Texas.

Robert “Bob” Thomas

Robert “Bob” Thomas was born on July 12, 1936, to Harry and Myrtle Thomas in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Bob lived a full and rich life until his passing on January 7, 2023 at the age of 86 in Cushing. He was united in marriage to Boonthavee Ruangrit in January 2015.

Claudia Gail Pinson-Wilson

Claudia Gail Pinson- Wilson was born September 3, 1941, to Claude and Thelma (Fowler) Pinson in Texola, Oklahoma. She departed this life January 7, 2023, at the age of 81. She was a graduate of Cushing High School class of 1959.

Tracey Duane Maxwell

Funeral Service for Tracey Duane Maxwell, 60 of Drumright, Oklahoma will be at 10:00am on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro, Oklahoma with Mister Monty Guthrie officiating.

Virginia Lee Howell Holleyman

Virginia Lee (Howell) Holleyman was born April 2, 1933 in Okmulgee, OK the daughter of ED and Lona Mae (Presley) Howell. She completed this life at her home in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at the age of 89. Virginia was raised in Okmulgee where she graduated from high school.

Hurshel Harold Haley

Hurshel Harold Haley, 91, left us November 30, 2022, with his family by his side in Magnolia, Texas. He was born May 21, 1931, in Yale, Oklahoma, to Lillie Hope Taylor Haley and James Isaac Haley. He graduated from Yale High School in 1949. He served in the US Army from 1951-1954.

Benjamin Andrew “B.A.” Pruitt

Mr. Benjamin Andrew “B.A.” Pruitt, 68, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 1, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Lincoln in Troy, MO. Born January 16, 1954 in Tulare, CA, he was the son of Charles and Alfa Faye Mc-Farlin Pruitt. B.A. was a man of many talents.

Joe Bryan Ashley

Joe Bryan Ashley, 63, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away on January 04, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Graveside funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Sallisaw City Cemetery with his nephew Austin Car-

James Thomas Mott Jr.

James Thomas Mott Jr., life-long Stillwater resident and true family man, died suddenly on December 20th, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. A celebration of life is being scheduled for the end of January, and details will be shared once solidified.