Obituaries

STATE DEATHS

BETHANY Wolf, Lorene Joyce: 87, interpreter for the deaf, United Methodist Conference, died Aug. 21. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Friday, Church of the Servant, Oklahoma City. (Mercer-Adams, Bethany). CHOCTAW Lange, Chris: 31, Oklahoma State Health Departmentlab scientist, died Aug. 22.

STATE DEATHS

CHOCTAW Wilson, Joe Ellis: 77, died July 20. Celebration of life 10 a.m. Saturday (Bill Eisenhour N.E., Oklahoma City). EDMOND Kennan, Helen Mae: 93, died Aug. 21. Services 10 a.m. Friday (Crawford Family, Edmond). North, JoAnne Eades: 85, homemaker, died Aug. 23. Services 10:30 a.m.
Emmitt Mack Smith

Emmitt Mack Smith

Emmitt Mack Smith

Graveside Services for Emmitt Mack Smith, 74, Wichita Falls, TX resident and formerly of the Clinton and Bessie, OK areas will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 28, 2020 in the Clinton Cemetery officiated by Pastor Al Easterling. Services are under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.

James Hendrix

Services for James Hendrix, 90, of Burns Flat, are pending under the direction of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. He was born June 17, 1930, in Hobart and died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, at his home.

Ozelma Simmons

Chapel Services for Ozelma Simmons, 84, of Clinton, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel. She was born June 7, 1936, in Arkadelphia, Ark. and died Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, at her home.

STATE DEATHS

EDMOND Cantrell, Ogden Kaye: 74, police officer, died Aug. 22. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Crossings Community Church, Oklahoma City (Buchanan, Oklahoma City). OKLAHOMA CITY Lovings, Vernell: 88, died Aug. 15. Graveside services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hillcrest Memory Gardens (Rolfe, Oklahoma City).
Steven Cardenas

Steven Cardenas

Steven Cardenas

God, family, wrestling and the University of Oklahoma were a few things that Steven loved the most. He loved God with all of his heart and gave his life to Him in July of 1998. He was a strong Christian man who would love to share his testimony with anyone and everyone who would listen to him.

STATE DEATHS

BLANCHARD Richey, Paula Louise: 83, retired teacher, died Aug. 21. Public viewing 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Private family services (Eisenhour, Blanchard). EDMOND Brumit, Gordon D.: 91, oil and gas, died Aug. 21. No services (Matthews, Edmond).

STATE DEATHS

BETHANY McFadden, Joe C.: 87, retired teacher, died Aug. 18. Memorial services 2 p.m. Saturday, Putnam City United Methodist Church, Warr Acres (Bill Merritt, Bethany). MOORE Thomas-Hill, Ella Jean: 94, died Aug. 18. Services were Friday (Moore Funeral Home, Moore).

Steven Cardenas

Funeral services for former Clinton resident Steven Cardenas will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Custer Avenue Church of Christ with Pat Peters officiating. Burial will follow at the Clinton Cemetery. He died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.