All Obituaries

Gloria Faye (Critchlow) Hill was born to Earnest and Mary (Stoughton) Critchlow on January 1, 1938, north of Slapout, OK.  Gloria was the youngest of 7 children.  Having several older brothers and one older sister, she acquired the nickname Shorty and her classmates called her Glo.  She had a feisty spirit and when she was young she was such a Tom boy; her daddy’s fishing buddy, could care less about her hair and clothes or a messy room, no matter how hard her mother...

Bernice was born on January 18, 1926, in a little house on a hill out west of Laverne in Beaver County. She was the last of six children, four girls and two boys, born to Bert and Emma Lane. The family moved from the farm to Laverne when Bernice grew up. She attended Laverne schools graduating in 1944. She worked as a telephone operator and as a waitress before getting married. Bernice married Carl Sessions, a horseman from Stinnett, Texas, in 1950 and they enjoyed following the horse...

Nancy Louise Voorhies began her life journey on the 8th day of September, 1953, in Toppenish Washington.  She moved in to her heavenly mansion on the 3rd day of January, 2020.  Nancy Louise Voorhies is proceeded in death by her parents Myrtle Armstrong Morris & Edward Walter Morris and Stepmother Alice Morris.  Her brothers Joe and Eddy Morris, Sisters Dorothy Armstrong, Norma Sisson and Bobbie Zyph.  Nancy Louise Voorhies leaves behind Her husband, Jerry Lynn...

Gussie “Gus” Cecil Johnson, Jr. at the age of 64 went to be with the Lord on January 2, 2020. He was born on September 18, 1955 in River Aux Vases, Missouri to Gussie Johnson, Sr. and Harriet (Hagan). Gus was residing in Fargo, Oklahoma with his wife, Tammy, at the time of his passing. He leaves behind his wife Tammy (Bailey) Johnson, of 35 years, five children; son Gussie Johnson and girlfriend, Katherine, of Oklahoma City; daughter Lisa (Johnson) Hewes and her husband Justin...

Rex Owen Hendrick was born on the 11th of June in 1938 to Asa and Gladys Hendrick in Buffalo, Oklahoma. He was the oldest of four siblings; Carol and Ray of the Laverne area and Paul up until the time of his death.   Being raised on the family farm just west of town, Rex grew up knowing the value of working hard and doing a good job at it. Rex and Carol were known to be the easy to handle children while Ray and Paul were the more curious and harder to handle kids!! Rex graduated with...

Woodrow Edward (“Woody”) Walton, Ph.D., 84, of Ft. Worth, Texas, passed from this life into the presence of Jesus, his Lord, on Friday, December 27, 2019. Woody was born to the late Woodrow R. and Virginia Lee Walton on November 4, 1935, in Washington, DC, and lived his childhood there and in Chicago, Kansas City, and Ft. Worth.  Woody graduated from Texas Christian University in 1957 and Duke University Divinity School in 1960.  He received a Masters degree in History...

Betty Faye Breon, daughter of Pat and Alice (Hoch) O’Hair was born August 8, 1930 in Speermore, Oklahoma. She passed away peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Harper County Community Hospital in Buffalo, OK at the age of 89 years old. Betty graduated from Laverne High school with the class of 1949. While still in High School Betty met the Love of her Life Norval George Breon while she was working her first summer job in the local movie theatre; She said while making...

                  MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR CODY (ELMORE) RITTER HOFFMAN WILL BE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019 AT THE SHATTUCK MEMORIAL CEMETERY AT 1:00 P.M. FROM 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. AT THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER IN SHATTUCK  THE FAMILY WILL GATHER TO RECEIVE FRIENDS TO REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES WITH CODY.          

                    Vernon Dale Kelln crossed over to the other side early Thanksgiving morning following a long spell of declining health.  Vernon was born and raised in Shattuck and always considered it his home no matter where his life took him.           He graduated from Shattuck High School and attended Automotive Trade school in Wichita,...

Billy Dean Hunt was born to Bill and Magdalene (Pratt) Hunt in Higgins, TX.  and  died on Nov. 24, 2019 at the age of 74 in Canadian, Tx. Billy was raised in Higgins by his grandparents  Jess and Maggie Pratt and he attended school there. He did yardwork and helped families clean their yards and hauled lots of trash. Billy had a lot of fun on his 3 wheel scooter but really had a time after he got the Gator atv driving around town visiting friends. One of his favorite things...