Obituaries

May 21, 2016

Our beloved daddy, father-in-law and grandpa, John Gladden Stanford, 95, fell asleep in our Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, May 21, 2016. John was born on March 10, 1921 to Walter John & Fannie Mae (Younger) Stanford in Colony, Kansas. He grew up in Colony, and graduated from Colony High School in 1939. He was a good...

May 19, 2016

The Book of Memories(tm) is made available to all families we serve as well as any family served by any other funeral home in our community. Visitation: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Service: Graveside Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2016 in the West Cemetery at Strang, Oklahoma. Interment will follow with military honors....

May 18, 2016

Vickie Sue Swearengin, 60, of Pryor, passed away on May 18, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on June 17, 1955 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the daughter of Roy W. and Erma (Davis) Simmons. Vickie married Robert Swearengin on November 30, 1990 at Bryan Chapel in Boatman. She worked as a homemaker most of her life and...

May 18, 2016

Raymond Arthur Shrum, Sr., 72, of Pryor, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on June 25, 1943 in Lonora, Oklahoma; the son of Edgar and Betty Jo (Jones) Shrum. He married Darlene Ketterman on September 27, 1963 in Beaver, Oklahoma. Raymond worked as a millwright most of his life for...

May 15, 2016

Christopher Dale Benefield, 52, of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away at his home suddenly in his mother's arms on Sunday, May 15, 2016. He was born on July 10, 1963 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is the son of Jane Wood and Carol D. "Woody" Wood of Pryor, Oklahoma. Chris received his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies...

May 15, 2016

Wanda Elizabeth Brown, 83, of Owasso, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in Owasso, Oklahoma. She was born on September 12, 1932 in Sperry, Oklahoma; the daughter of Vernon and Leona Beaty. Wanda married Bob Brown on February 8, 1952 in Sperry, Oklahoma; and together raised one son, Robert. They lived on a farm for many...

May 15, 2016

Wilma Leora Odle, 82, of Salina, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016 in Pryor. She was born on March 20, 1934 in Murphy, Oklahoma; the daughter of Ora Linwood and Lyda Mae (Frazier) Layton. She married Charles Odle on May 13, 1956 in Pryor, Oklahoma. Wilma was a homemaker most of her life, enjoying the time...

May 12, 2016

Barbara Dell Curnutt, 73, of Pryor, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on December 28, 1942 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Dell and Roberta Jobe. She was a 1960 graduate of Pryor High School and attended Rogers State University in the late 1980's. She worked with Child Abuse Prevention in 1987...

May 6, 2016

Ray Martin Hammontree, 78, of Inola, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016 at his home. He was born on July 27, 1937 in Costa Mesa, California, the son of Robert Hammontree and Fannie Bell (Ormsby) Hammontree. Ray faithfully served his Country in the United States Army. Ray retired with a perfect driving record from Sun...

May 5, 2016

Cloe Allen Willyard, 87, of Pryor, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at his home. He was born on November 12, 1928 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the son of Oscar and Mary (Rice) Willyard. Cloe faithfully served his country in the United States Army and returned to marry the love of his life, Gina on June 1,...

May 4, 2016

William "Pops" Jack Dickey, 76, of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was born on July 19, 1939 in Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of William T. Dickey and Irma Elizabeth (Watson) Dickey. He faithfully served his Country in the United States Army from...

May 2, 2016

Dorothy Marie Legge, 91, of Pryor, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 in Chouteau, Oklahoma. She was born on October 24, 1924 in Arcadia, Kansas; the daughter of Charles and Jessie Tompkins. Dorothy has been a 62 year resident of Mayes County, coming from Pittsburg, Kansas. She married the love of her life, Belden Legge, in...

May 2, 2016

Theresa Faye Haskins, 66, of Pryor, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She was born on June 24, 1949 in Blair, Nebraska; the daughter of Roy John and Eugenia (Stout) Showalter. Theresa retired from Orchid Paper Products, where she worked as a supervisor for many years. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, going fishing...

Apr 28, 2016

Richard Huey Plumlee, 70, of Pryor, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was born on January 19, 1946 in Salina, Oklahoma; the son of Estel and Opal (Walters) Plumlee. Richard worked as a Pulp Mill Engineer for at Orchid Paper Plant in Pryor and after many years, retired from Orchid. He married...

Apr 24, 2016

John Burrel Huckaby was born on August 15, 1942 to Burrel Radford Huckaby and Geneva (Mensch) Huckaby. He grew up in the Pleasant View community west of Pryor where he attended grade school. He was a very intelligent little boy that finished his lessons too quickly, so often found himself sitting on the teacher's lap or helping...

Apr 18, 2016

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