Obituaries

Bottoms Seminole resident, James Christopher Bottoms, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Seminole at the age of 57. Chris, the son of James Odell and Lavoy Louise (Tate) Bottoms, was born June 15, 1968, in Oklahoma City. He attended Strother Schools and was a truck driver.

Phillips Seminole resident, Noah Jefferson “Jay” Phillips III, 82, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his home. Jay, the son of Noah and Isla Mae (Hennington) Phillips, was born December 22, 1942, in Seminole. He attended Pleasant Grove Schools and graduated with the class of 1961.

McDonald Jody Ann McDonald age 47, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Tom and Pat Robertson; grandfather, Leroy Osborne.

Cole Coretta Marie Cole, Seminole, OK resident, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025 in Seminole at the age of 82.

Blakely Ola Mae (Starnes) Blakely, born August 30, 1944 in Wewoka, Oklahoma, passed away July 2 at her home surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel Blakely Sr.

Leatherman Robert Wayne Leatherman, Seminole, OK resident, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025 in Seminole at the age of 69. Robert was born on August 16, 1955 in Silver City, New Mexico to Ralph Eugene and Mary Elizabeth (Bignell) Leatherman and moved to Oklahoma when he was three.

Corona Frederick “Freddy” Joseph Corona passed away on June 29, 2025 in Oklahoma City, OK. With heavy hearts, we remember and celebrate the life of Freddy Corona, age 59: a man whose kindness, strength, and unwavering love touched everyone fortunate enough to know him.

Kincade Butch (Rowdy) Kincade passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025 in his home at the age of 86. A proud Wewokan for 64 years, he was born in Hanna, Oklahoma on December 28, 1938. He was the youngest of 14 children who all precede him in death.

Kern Dickey Ray Kern, lovingly known as Dick, passed away on June 29, 2025, at the age of 82. He was born on March 22, 1943, in McPherson Kansas, to Robert and Virginia Kern. Dick was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Joyce Kay Sparks; and infant daughter, Terrie LeeAnne.

Lozier William “Bill” Burton Lozier, affectionately known as “Weazer,” passed away peacefully at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025, just as he wished, surrounded by his loving children.