Obituaries

Mike Morrill

Mike was born on January 2, 1959 to Lance and Sally (Ebright) Morrill as the Blackwell New Year Baby growing up on the now 5th generation Morrill Homestead settled in the Landrun of 1893.

Rita McDonald

Sunshine brightly lit the little room at Drumright Nursing Home December 29, 2021. Rita had her two constant companions in her bed: Sam, a very bright pink stuffed dog, and Teddy, a beautiful teddy bear.

Al McCoy

Al McCoy, 88, passed away from this life on December 27, 2021. He was born January 18, 1933, in Enid, Oklahoma to Paul and Grace McCoy. In 1951, he married the love of his life, Betty (Kanady) McCoy.

Earl “Randy” Wessel

Earl Randall “Randy” Wessel was born on December 15, 1959 in Hominy, Ok to Earl Lee and Patsy Ann (Gaskins) Wessel. He grew up in Oilton, graduating from Oilton High School in 1978. He married the love of his life, Carol Sue Skidmore, on September 23, 1983 in Grove, Ok.

Lee Roy Ruel Branstetter

Lee Roy Ruel Branstetter, 90, of Winterset, passed away with his family by his side on Friday, December 17, 2021. Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel, 1823 N. John Wayne Dr. Winterset, Iowa 50273.

Greyson Tayler Davidson

Greyson Tayler Davidson departed from our lives on December 6, 2021. Greyson was only nine years old; but he had enough love in his heart to last a lifetime. Greyson was a beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend.

Carroll Warren Collier

Carroll Warren Collier, a longtime Cushing resident, passed away at the age of 88 on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at the Renaissance Memory Care Facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m.

Stephen Bryan Robinson

Stephen Bryan Robinson, a longtime Cushing resident, died on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Siloam Springs, Arkansas at the age of 64. No services are planned at this time. Stephen was born on March 7, 1957 in Oklahoma City to Alvis Levi and Doris Ann (Jackson) Robinson.

Gwen F. Freeman

Ms. Gwendolen Fay “Gwen” Freeman, 65, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur, MO. Born September 15, 1956 in Oklahoma City, OK, she was the daughter of William Arthur “Bill” and Thelma Fay Rupert Freeman. Gwen was a loving homemaker.

Imogene “Jean” Faye Matthews

Imogene “Jean” Faye Matthews, longtime Cushing resident passed peacefully from this life on December 11, 2021, at Golden Oaks Nursing Home in Enid, Oklahoma. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Palmer Marler Funeral Home of Cushing, Oklahoma.