All Obituaries

Joan Embree July 18, 1932     January 12, 2022 Joan was born on July 18, 1932 in Sedgwick County on a farm near Cedar Vale, Kansas to parents Ransom and Eva Huffman Kinnaman.  She passed from this life in Enid, Oklahoma on January 12, 2022.  Joan and James Embree met in Wichita while she was working at Avis Rent -A -Car.  They were married April 28, 1956.  To this union four children were born, two sons, Charles David and Timothy James, who both died...

Joyce Irene McNabb Hopkins passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022.  She was the daughter of Herschel Sprague and Pauline Inez McNabb, born in Helena, Oklahoma on February 25, 1933. She moved with her parents to LeFors, Texas when she was two and to Hooker, Oklahoma in 1949.  This was the year she met the love of her life, Billy Hopkins.  Fate had it that they would meet grabbing hold of the same pole at the roller rink.  No wonder she caught his eye as Joyce was beautiful...

The world lost a beloved Mother, Jeanne Louise Wolf Welch, on January 8, 2022.  Jeanne passed away at the Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family. Jeanne was born on January 2, 1938  in Wichita, Kansas.  Jeanne was blessed with four daughters and four sons-in-law, Terry and Vickie Johnson of Lawton, Oklahoma, Mike and Terie Judkins of Jenks, Oklahoma, Stan and Janet Waugh of Stillwater, Oklahoma and Muhanad and Linda Al Marzook of...

    David Lee Catlin – a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend – passed away on January 6, 2022, at his home in Hazelton, Kansas, at the age of 79. Born on August 24, 1942, in Hardtner, Kansas, David grew up in rural Harper County before moving to the Corwin/Hazelton area. After graduating from Hazelton High School in 1960, David started his own custom harvesting business in 1961 and traveled from Texas to North Dakota cutting wheat and milo. On February...

  Melvin “Red” Allen went to be with Jesus on January 6, 2022.  He was born in Aline on February 4, 1927, the son of Herb and Nellie Chase Allen.  His family moved to Ringwood when he was 16.  At the age of 17, Red joined the U.S. Navy to help with the American efforts during WWII, serving in the Pacific Theater aboard CVE-82, USS Saginaw Bay.  After the war he returned home to Ringwood and finished high school. Red was an outstanding athlete who...

Cory Wayne Lovely August 1, 1962  -  January 5, 2022 Cory was born on August 1, 1962 in Enid, Oklahoma to Fred Lovely and Faith Chadwick Lovely and passed from this life on January 5, 2022 at his home in Jet.  Cory lived in the Jet area most of his life.  Cory enjoyed spending time with his twin brother, Rory in his back yard.  He was always first to volunteer his help to anyone who had a need.  Cory enjoyed his time at the mini mart “social...

Karol Lorene (Brown) Jack was born February 17, 1935, to Jesse and Ona (Porter) Brown at their home in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma.  She departed this life on January 1, 2022, at the Fairview Fellowship Home. Karol, along with her sister, Marilyn, and brother, Kenneth, grew up in Cleo where her father was Postmaster; she fondly recalled going with him to meet the mail-carrying train at the edge of town and watching him sort through sacks filled with envelopes and packages.  Karol...

Betty Lou Schmidt November 7, 1952  -  December 29 2021 It is with great sadness that the family of Betty Lou Schmidt, 69, of Sharon, Kansas announces her passing from earthly life on December 29, 2021.  Betty died peacefully at Ascension Via Christi St. Frances in Wichita while surrounded by her loving family.  What a gift.  Betty died from complications of diabetes, kidney failure, and heart and vascular disease. Betty was born in Hardtner, Kansas on November 7,...

Linda Lou Cushenbery September 2, 1941  -  December 29, 2021 Linda Lou Cushenbery was born to Robert John Failes, Jr. and Esther Bernice Coulter Failes on September 2, 1941 in Cherokee.  She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend.  She left this world after a brief illness on December 29, 2021 at the age of 80.  She grew up five miles north of Cherokee on her family’s farm.  She was a member of the Driftwood First...

  Betty Jeanne Weir, “GG”,  from Cherokee, Oklahoma, left her earthly home on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the age of 80. Betty was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 27, 1941 to parents, Earl Raymond Stanton and Margery Jean (Schoolcraft) Stanton.  She was the youngest of three children. In 1958, she met and married James Murl Ivy.  To this union three children were born, Debora, Jeanne and Beverly.  She later married George William Weir in 1968...