All Obituaries

Lucy Helen (Richardson) Tangney passed away on February 17, 2020 in Cheney Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband Louis Tangney, parents Harlan and Opal (Fields) Richardson, and her brother Donald Richardson.  Her parents welcomed their first child on April 19, 1929 in Enid Oklahoma.  Shortly thereafter the depression hit and the family moved to the May/Gage/Shattuck Oklahoma area where Lucy would spend her school years growing up. As the oldest of six, she had much...

Charles Dale Dotson Sr. was born on January 31, 1935 to Carl Wray Dotson and Ollie Mae (Cook) Dotson, in Webb Oklahoma, and died on February 7th, 2020 at St. Mary's hospital in Enid, Oklahoma. Services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Laverne, OK, Saturday February 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM. He was preceded in death by: both parents; sisters Barbara Joan Dotson, Darla Smoyer, Alice James and her husband, Louis T. "Buddy" James; brother Wray Dotson; son...

Tara Dawn (Skipper) Robinson of Lipscomb, Texas was born to Gary and Wava Skipper on August 3, 1973 in WaKeeney, Kansas and went to see Jesus on February 6, 2020 in Amarillo, Texas. After living in Hays and Garden City for a brief time, the family moved to Morland, Kansas where Tara graduated from Morland High School. Tara then attended Southwestern A/G College in Waxahachie, Texas where she met Russell Robinson, as well as graduating with a Business administration degree. After moving to...

Nada Gail (Littrell) Deal, the 2nd identical twin, was born on July 6, 1945 in Liberal, KS to Ira Carl and Fontell (Burditt) Littrell.  Nada departed this life, at the age of 74, for her eternal home early Saturday morning, January 25, 2020 in her home with the true love of her life by her side. Nada met Ronnie Deal in Hugoton, KS in the fall of 1961 at the young age of 16.  Ronnie walked into a very full diner and Nada quickly spotted this cutie and motioned for him to come sit...

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...