All Obituaries

On Wednesday July 1, 2020, with family by her side, Keneta Brown: wife, mother, Nana, sister and daughter was called home. Keneta was born in Woodward, Oklahoma on August 6, 1955 to her Kenneth and Veta Briant of Ft Supply, Oklahoma.   Keneta will be forever remembered by her husband of 47 years, Gary Brown, and their two children, Brad Brown & Kory Brown. Keneta was a proud Nana to Brooks, Macendrew, Cinch, Chance, Breeze and Dylan Brown, and her fur baby, Rusty. Keneta’s...

Mildred Dorothy (Steinbeck) Stamm of Laverne, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, June 4th, 2020 at the age of 95 at the Harper County Hospital in Buffalo, Oklahoma. She was born September 17, 1924 to Richard and Mary (Barnard) Steinbeck in Benkleman, Nebraska. Mildred was welcomed to the family by her parents and brother Marvin, who later had siblings, Everett, Darlene, Dale, Pete, Leo, and Bernita. Mildred was raised during the Great Depression. She had to quit school early to help her mom...

Mark Shane Shepherd went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the age of 45 in the Curahealth Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born June 18, 1974 at Newman Memorial Hospital in Shattuck, Oklahoma to William “Bill” F. Shepherd and Betty (Dixon) Shepherd. He was welcomed to the family by his parents, sisters Heather Dawn and April Renea’. Mark attended Forgan Grade School until 7th grade and then transferred to Lavern School and attended there until...

Brenda Sue (Powell) Cullins was born on June 30, 1956, in Ruidoso, NM, the daughter of Marton Lee and Geneveive (Birkle) Powell.  She passed away on May 21, 2020, at Newman Memorial Hospital in Shattuck, OK.  Brenda was preceded in death by her parents and two husbands:  John Ehret and Terry Cullins.  She is survived by a brother, Marton Lee Jr. (Marty) and wife, Virginia; a sister, Karlinda Olmstead (husband Billy); caregiver and cousin, Gloria Wiseman (husband Bill); an...

Winona Faye Hodges Robins was born on December 18, 1931 at the family home near Forgan in Beaver County to Raymond Ellis Hodges and Edith Marie Gardner Hodges. She passed away at her home on May 17, 2020 surrounded by her family.  Faye graduated Forgan High School in 1949 as valedictorian.  She attended Panhandle A & M for a short time, and on August 12, 1951 at the Forgan First Methodist Church she was united in marriage to Lyndal Dean Robins, the son of Lowell Washburn and...

Randall John Hawk (Randy), son of Gary L. Hawk and Kayla Sue Stover was born in Great Bend, KS  on November 3, 1963 and passed from this life May 10, 2020 in Wichita, KS after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family despite the Covid 19 restrictions.   He is survived by his father Gary L. Hawk (Carol), his brothers Rusty Hawk (Nanette), Jeff Lanterman (Lorrie) and sister Kala Maris (Kevin), daughter Ashley McGrath and many nieces and nephews.   He graduated...

Charlotte Jo (Gill) Pudwill, daughter of Robert Murel and Dorothy Jo (Earp) Gill was born August 23, 1949 in Higgins, Texas and passed from this life on Monday, April 13, 2020. Charlotte attend school in Pampa, Texas and graduated in 1967. She married Robert Jay Pudwill in Miami, Texas on April 1, 1977 to the union four children were born, Robbie, Bob, Terry, and Jason. She drove a school bus for many years and also did hot shot for an oilfield company. She is survived by her husband, Robert...

Miyako was the fourth child of Setsuzo and Yoshie Funato, born October 11, 1931 in Nagoya, Japan. Her sister was Masumi and brothers Takeo and Tokiwa. She married Edward Carlin Jr. in 1954. They had two children, Marion and Marcia. Miyako received he Certification of Naturalization on November 11, 1955 in Anchorage, Alaska and her name was changed to Frances Ann. She married Charles (Chuck)Ives October 9, 1967, they made their home in Wichita, Kansas and later in Follett,...

  Erlene was born on January 17, 1953 at Alva General Hospital in Alva, Oklahoma to Earl William Kilmer and Edith Grace (Ent) Kilmer.  She was the youngest of three children—two brothers (Stanley Jay and Terry Earl).  Erlene was raised in Laverne, Oklahoma and attended Laverne Elementary School.  Both her parents taught at Laverne Public Schools.  Her mom, Edith Grace, was a first grade teacher, and her father, Earl William, was a math teacher, coach, and...

Wayne Philip Pitts, son of Richard C. Pitts and Annette Pitts (Chantel), was born March 21,1945 in Chester, Pennsylvania and passed from this life on Saturday, March 28, 2020, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was not surrounded by all loved ones due to the Coronavirus/CO-VID 19.  Wayne’s wife Sissy and son Cody were present during his passing.      Wayne served in the United States Army from February 9, 1968 – February 3, 1970. He went to Basic...