All Obituaries

  Lois Josephine Bussell July 24, 1931  -  September 16, 2020 Lois was born on July 24, 1931 to Ralph Freeman and Angie Hubble Freeman in Wheeler, Texas and passed from this life of September 16, 2020 at her home near Meno.  Lois married J.P. Bussell in 1948 in Canadian, Texas.  To this union three children were born: Elaine, Larry and Stephen.  Lois called the panhandle of Texas home.  They lived in Satanta, Kansas, then in Carthage, Texas.  Lois...

Oliver Marvin Boyer, 86, gently left this world Monday, September 14, 2020 with his son, family, and loved ones by his side. He was born September 5, 1934 to Charlie and Grace Boyer in Medford, Oklahoma.  The middle child of three brothers, he began helping on the farm as a young boy, helping his family through the hardships of the Dust Bowl era.  Ollie enjoyed working outdoors.  He chose a clean life of hard work, serving in the oilfield and farming his family land most of...

  Joan Bramlett was born June 15, 1928 in Medford, Oklahoma to Harold and Lee Elder Reed.  She graduated from Medford High School and attended Oklahoma A&M College.  She married Bill Bramlett in 1948  They had three sons:  Reed and wife, Linda, Rick and wife, Linda Jean, and Mark, all of Medford; one grandson, Curtis; five granddaughters, Ashley and husband, Nathan Ebert, Erica and husband, Randy Hogan, Bethany and husband, Curtis Valentine, Hillary and husband,...

Henry Howard Farley passed away peacefully September 8, 2020.  Henry was born in his grandfather’s house March 16, 1935 in Hardtner, Kansas to Loren Farley and Nancy Vincent Farley.  Henry attended Hackberry country school and graduated from Hardtner High School.  He served four years in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged.  He then finished his bachelor’s degree from NWOSU.  June 25, 1960 Henry married Janice Kolesar and to this union four...

Roger Lee Cronin, 90, of Helena passed away on September 8, 2020.  Roger was born on March 29, 1930 at the farm home southeast of Helena to parents, Jess and Ruby Clark Cronin.  He attended country school for eight years and graduated from Helena High School in 1948.  Roger married Lael Lu Heck on October 20, 1950.  Roger was raised and baptized in the Helena Baptist Church as a child and was then a member of Helena Christian Church as an adult. He was preceded in death...

Kelly Dean May August 28, 1965     September 5, 2020 Kelly May was born August 28, 1965 in Boise City, Oklahoma to parents, Robert M. May and Alberta Georgie Burns May and passed from this life on September 5, 2020 in Enid, Oklahoma.  He was raised in Felt and graduated from Felt High School.  Kelly lived in numerous towns before settling in Helena approximately ten years ago.  On November 12, 2011 he and Diana McDaniel were married in the Carmen...

Vera “Ruth” Taylor Mathis December 6, 1924      September 1, 2020 Ruth was born in a farm home west of Cherokee to Wesley Allen and Grace Sharp Taylor on December 6, 1924.  She lived most of her life in this area.  She graduated from Cherokee High School in 1942 then graduated from Northwestern State College in Alva in 1946 with a degree in Home Economics.  While attending college she met and married Donald J. Mathis on September 1,...

Doris Jean was born on July 6, 1925, to Margaret and C. B. (Ben) Thomason, on a farm in Alfalfa County near Burlington, Oklahoma.  Ben homesteaded there in the Land Run of 1893, and throughout life Doris was grateful for her pioneer heritage and was proudly a member of Oklahoma’s First Families of the Twin Territories.  Her appreciation for growing up in a rural community was why paying it forward became a guiding principle in her life. She met fellow contestant Robert L...

William “Bart” Fay Fishback was born to this life on April 8, 1949 to Raymond John and Laura Bernadine Britting Fishback in Enid.  He went to his heavenly home on August 16, 2020 at his home in Aline. Bart grew up in Helena and graduated from Helena High School in 1968.  After high school he began working around the Helena area. He worked for Sturgeon’s for a few years before having his own trucks and harvest crew.  His next step in life was driving a truck...

Angie Mary McHenry was born on March 26, 1946, to Frutoso and Mary Madrid in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Angie passed from this life in Enid, Oklahoma on August 11, 2020. Angie, as many people know, was a high spirited, devoted, outspoken person. She enjoyed watching her grandkids’ sporting events and activities, spending time on the porch, and it was rare seeing her with the same hair color for a long period of time. Angie was a championship winning tennis player, enjoyed gambling at...