Obituaries

Hopper Shirley Ann Hopper, Maud, OK resident, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025 in Seminole, OK at the age of 70. Shirley is survived by her husband, J.L.

Bruner Ola Faye Bruner, 84 went to be with the Lord on January 17, 2025. Ola was born on February 14, 1940 to Charley Bruner and Pernie Colbert. She is preceded in death by her father Charley and mother Pernie.

Lay Gary Dean Lay, whom his friends and family knew as BigDog, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025 in Oklahoma City at the age of 61. Dean was born on December 4, 1963 in Holdenville, OK to Earl Dean Lay and Alice Jolene (Conley) Conger.

Deatherage Danna Sue Deatherage was born on March 20, 1985 in Modesto, California to Lorene Elyese Deatherage. She left this world on January 18, 2025 at the age of 39 in San Jose, California.

Sachse Seminole resident, Don Sachse, passed away in Oklahoma City on January 22, 2024. He and his identical twin brother, Ronald Sachse, were born on Gary Air force Base near Austin, Texas on November 1, 1954 to Claude and Opal Sachse.

Julian Terry Wayne Julian age 68, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born March 16, 1956 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Leon Julian and Darlene (Morphis) Julian.

Bowlegs resident, Ewell Alvin Stafford, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at his home, at the age of 86. Ewell, the son of Luie and Lela (Redus) Stafford, was born August 25, 1938, in Bowlegs.

A Celebration of Life service for Janet Marie Childers, who passed away December 21, 2024, will be held this Saturday, January 25. The service will be held at Sharon Baptist Church, located at 19002 S. Gordon Cooper Road in Shawnee from 2-4 p.m.

Sneed It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ella Marie Sneed (Murray), a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and cherished friend, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2025.

Pitts Della Pitts went to be with the Lord on January 20th, 2025, at 5:00 A.M. She was born February 23, 1956, in Wewoka, Ok. to Frank and Ruth Gore and was raised in Wewoka. Della married Dwain Pitts, November 16, 1972, in Seminole, Oklahoma.