Obituaries

George Harjo longtime Oklahoma City resident, passed from this life and went to be with the Lord at his home in Oklahoma City in the early morning hours of Thursday July 2, 2026, at the age of 85. George was born in rural Konawa on March 16, 1941, to Lena Harjo and Lina (Powell) Harjo.

Carpenter Seminole resident Franklin Dean “Frank” Carpenter, 78, passed away Friday, June 26, 2026, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Frank was born November 9, 1947, in the Riverbend community south of Konawa.

James “Bill” William Butler passed away Monday, June 29, 2026 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 84. He was born February 8, 1942 in Southwest City, Missouri to John Elisha Butler and Clair Mae (Fields) Butler. He married Sharon Ann Smith on May 26, 1962 in Grove, Oklahoma.

Kelley Lifelong Konawa resident, Darla Jean Shaw Kelley, entered into eternal rest on June 27, 2026 in Seminole, Oklahoma.

Morrison Rugenia (Gina) Rawls Morrison was born October 27, 1950 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She passed away on June 26, 2026. Her parents were Ray W. Rawls Sr. and Lena Richardson Rawls. She was raised in Lamont, Oklahoma and graduated from Lamont High School in 1968.

Wyrick Barbara Sue Wyrick passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at her home in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 82. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ronald Wyrick, sisters, Betty Jean Walker and Julia Ann Dice. Barbara is survived by her children, Mark A.

Gray Connie Jean Gray (Wainwright) passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 21, 2026 in Seminole, OK at the age of 80 surrounded by her family.

Sorrell Seminole, OK resident James “Jim” Dale Sorrell passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in Oklahoma City at the age of 85. Jim was born on September 17, 1940 in Amity, Arkansas to Claudis J. and Ova (Brooks) Sorrell.

Brenda Joyce King passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026 in Prague, Oklahoma at the age of 79. She is preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Terry Chewey; siblings, Jim Lena, and Bonnie Lena.

Pitts Dwain Lee Pitts, 73, passed away Friday, June 19, 2026, at his home. Dwain, the son of Ray and Betty (Adams) Dorrough, was born November 7, 1952, in Arapaho, Oklahoma. He grew up in western Oklahoma around Hollis and Clinton and settled in the Seminole area in the early 1970s.