Obituaries

Shirlene Flint Harmon

Shirlene Flint Harmon was born April 17, 1938, to Garland Flint and Bessie (Scribner) Flint in Ripley, Oklahoma. She departed this life on January 9, 2026, at the age of 87 years.Shirlene was raised in Ripley; she attended free Silver School and Ripley High School.
Randy Leslie Holden

Randy Leslie Holden

Randy Leslie Holden

Randy Leslie Holden was born September 8, 1956, to Cecil Leslie Holden and Mary (Bias) Holden in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He departed this life on January 15, 2026, at the age of 69 years.Randy graduated from Beggs High School with the class of 1975 and moved to Cushing in 1985.
Bonnie Jean Smith

Bonnie Jean Smith

Bonnie Jean Smith

Bonnie Jean Smith passed on December 27, 2025. She was born to William and Lucy Bell (Seitz) Brannock (Toots, Nannie) on April 16, 1934 in Pittsburg Kansas. The family moved to Miami, Oklahoma while Bonnie was still young, where they stayed through her high school years.
Brian Todd Ruskin

Brian Todd Ruskin

Brian Todd Ruskin

Brian Todd Ruskin, 64, passed from his earthly life Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at his home.He was born July 12, 1961 in Cushing, Oklahoma, the son of Melange Roy Rudkin and Carolyn Sherrill Rudkin. In addition to his parents Todd was preceded in death by his wife, Michelle Frey Rudkin.

David LaRue Bondurant

David LaRue Bondurant, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and respected chemical engineer, passed away on December 21, 2025, in Gladewater, Texas, at the age of 81. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 8, 1944, to Dale Porter Bondurant and Mary LaRue Edrington Bondurant.
Janet Lynne (Snake) Floyd

Janet Lynne (Snake) Floyd

Janet Lynne (Snake) Floyd

Janet Lynne (Snake) Floyd, 66 of Cushing, Oklahoma passed from this life on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at Tulsa Hillcrest hospital. She was born on June 27, 1959, to Amos and Jennie Snake in Norman, Oklahoma, and was a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe.
Barbara Sue Burditt

Barbara Sue Burditt

Barbara Sue Burditt

Barbara Sue Burditt, 87, graced this world with her loving presence on September 13, 1938, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, and she departed this life on December 4, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Barbara embodied grace, warmth, and a steadfast spirit that touched everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.
JoAnn Williams

JoAnn Williams

JoAnn Williams

JoAnn (Harris) Williams was born December 29th, 1933, in Lone Chimney, Oklahoma to Ben and Ethel (Young) Harris. She passed away on Friday, November 21st, 2025, at Clarehouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Merline May Biswell

Merline May Biswell

Merline May Biswell

On November 30, 2025, at the age of 97, Merline May Biswell passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus. Merline was born on July 18,1928 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Clarence Homer Crenshaw and Lula Faye Crenshaw. She grew up in Payne County Oklahoma and at a young age asked Jesus into her heart.
Delorice Adkins

Delorice Adkins

Delorice Adkins

We celebrate the homecoming of a beloved soul, Delorice Faye Adkins. On November 18, 2025, Delorice was called to her eternal rest in Cushing, OK, completing a life of love and service that began in Pawnee, OK, on October 20, 1946.