Obituaries

Feb 9, 2021

Dorothy Clarice Baucum 73, wife of Roger, Mother of Becky (Donny) Cockrell and Terry Baucum, Grandmother of Chris, Destinee, Matt (Kristen), Caitlyn, Emilee and Nathaniel, Great Grandmother of Kaiden, Parker and Camren, Brother of Clarence (Monia) Salyer, passed away and is now with our Lord and Savior after battling cancer. Dorothy was a kind and wonderful woman who will...

Feb 5, 2021

Wilma (Blossom) Kingfisher, 79, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 5, 2021. Wilma was born on June 2, 1941, and had a twin sister, named Thelma Kingfisher. She was born in Claremore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Sam and Jennie (Christie) Blossom. She was married to Johnny Kingfisher; Sr. and they had been together for 42 years....

Feb 4, 2021

Joanna Berry of Locust Grove, a retired Pryor Police Department Dispatcher, died on Thursday, February 4, 2021 in Tahlequah, OK surrounded by her family. She was 79.

Joanna was born on March 20, 1941 to Carnes and Versa (Connor) McClendon in Lufkin, Texas. Joanna met Harold  Berry at a friend’s house in Long Beach, CA. They were...

Feb 3, 2021

***Due to the weather, the funeral has been changed to the FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL IN PRYOR at 10:00 a.m, Wednesday, February 10, 2021***

LeRoy Douglas Charles, 81, of Pryor, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in Tulsa. He was born on March 30, 1939 to Douglas Elmo and Ruby Lurlea (Fielden) Charles in Pryor, Oklahoma, and...

Feb 1, 2021

*SERVICES FOR DENNIS ARE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE*

Dennis Wayne Caldwell, 57, of Chouteau, departed this life on February 1, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on October 9, 1963 in Longview, Washington; the son of Walter Asberry Caldwell and Sarah (Skinner) Caldwell. Dennis lived in Washington, Oregon, California, and settled in Oklahoma. He...

Feb 1, 2021

Audrey Geraldine Arnold Bryant, 80, of Pryor, passed from this life on Monday, February 1, 2021. She was born on April 25, 1940 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the daughter of William Allen and Rosa Lena (Hayden) Arnold. She grew up mostly in Pryor. She married Robert Max Bryant on September 19, 1959, and they spent 36 years together. They had...

Jan 31, 2021

John William Ward, 93, of Salina, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 in Salina. He was born on April 1, 1927 in Owasso, Oklahoma; the son of Willis and Eunice (Rockwell) Ward. John married Mattie Elizabeth Anderson on July 13, 1948, and they celebrated 68 years of marriage before her passing in 2014. He enjoyed spending time outdoors,...

Jan 30, 2021

Billy Hughes Howell, 95, of North Lake, Texas, passed from this life on January 30, 2021 in Flower Mound, Texas. He was born on August 18, 1925 in Strang, Oklahoma; the son of Luther Howell and Bertha (Hillburn) Howell. Billy faithfully served our country in the United States Navy. After being honorably discharged, he became an accountant and enjoyed...

Jan 27, 2021

Dalton Jones, 73, of Spavinaw, departed from this life on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was born on August 4, 1947 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas; the son of Wilson and Nadine (Williams) Jones. He married the love of his life, Jeanie (Deloha), on May 11, 1985 and they spent many wonderful years together. Dalton faithfully served...

Jan 27, 2021

**Per family request, masks are required to attend***

Ada Deloris Akerman, 82, of Bella Vista, Arkansas and formerly of Chouteau, Oklahoma, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Deloris was born in Konawa, Oklahoma, on July 9, 1938, to Andy and Ethel Hamrick. Some of her favorite childhood memories were those of time...

Jan 26, 2021

Ronald “Dale” Jones, 79, of Pryor, departed from this life on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 in Salina. He was born on February 19, 1941 in Muskogee; the son of Hobart Jones and Jessie (McIlvain) Jones. He enjoyed being outdoors, hunting and fishing. He also loved to go bowling with his friends. Dale was a member of Pleasant View Baptist...

Jan 21, 2021

Andy Joe Rhodes was born November, 22, 1937 in Yonkers, OK, to James Walter (Jake) and Rowena (Davis) Rhodes.  He departed this life on January 21, 2021.  He grew up in the Four Corners area south of Locust Grove and was the oldest brother to nine brothers and sisters. He graduated from Locust Grove High School in 1956.  Upon...

Jan 18, 2021

** Per family request, masks will be required for visitation and the funeral service**

William Chumwalooky was born on December 2, 1951 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Jimmy and Ella Mae (Backwater) Chumwalooky. He passed from this life on January 18, 2021 at the age of 69 years in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a short battle with cancer. William...

Jan 18, 2021

SERVICES FOR CHRISTOPHER BLOSSOM WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Christopher George Blossom was born on October 16, 1963 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Wilma Blossom Kingfisher. He departed this life on January 18, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 57 years. Over the years Chris worked for Sav Mor, American Roofing in Tulsa,...

Jan 18, 2021

Frances Sue McNair, 88, of Pryor, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at her home. She was born on September 15, 1932 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the daughter of Wallace Noel and Lois Susan (Lee) Livengood. Frances graduated in the Pryor High School Class of 1950, and shortly after went to work for a year at the Wright’s Greenhouse....

Jan 18, 2021

Opal Kathryn Carter, 78, of Salina, went to her heavenly home on Monday, January 18, 2021 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She was born on July 28, 1942 in Stringtown, Oklahoma; the daughter of John Vernon Conn and Bessie Kathryn (Golden) Conn. Opal married the love of her life, Sam Carter, on June 21, 1960 in Lamont, California. Together, they started...

Jan 17, 2021

Betty Cole, 86, of Pryor, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 in Welling, Oklahoma. She was born on November 20, 1934 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the daughter of Chester and Elizabeth (Bokelman) Scheetz. Betty graduated from Pryor High School in the Class of 1952 and worked as a telephone operator for Southwestern bell. Betty met her soul mate, Curtis...

Jan 16, 2021

Jimmy Ray Beck, 77, of Pryor, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at his home in Pryor. He was born on December 24, 1943 in Claremore, Oklahoma to James and Nancy Mae (Pritchett) Beck. Jimmy was raised in the Ecotha Community. He graduated high school with the class of 1961. After high school Jimmy went on to Northeastern...

Jan 15, 2021

Mickey Carolyn (Hill) Bray, 85, of Broken Arrow, went to her heavenly home on January 15, 2021, in Glenpool, Oklahoma. She grew up in Texas, moved to Albuquerque and graduated High School there. The Hill family eventually moved to Pryor to settle. As a young adult she struggled to raise her 2 kids as a single Mother. She worked...

Jan 14, 2021

Margaret Irene Hernandez, 75, of Disney, passed from this life on Thursday, January 14, 2021 Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on June 22, 1945 in Oak Park, Illinois; the daughter of Vance Willis Newman and Alice Anna (Muskemp) Newman. Margaret worked for many years as a nurse, working at Mays Plus Home Health. In 1997, she married Ring Hernandez....