Obituaries

Brad Thacker

Brad Thacker

Brad Thacker

Funeral services for Bradley “Brad” James Thacker, 61-year-old Weatherford resident, will be held Monday, July 28, 2020 at 10:00 am at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Earl Stephenson officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home. Bradley J.
Billy Unruh

Billy Unruh

Billy Unruh

Billy Dewane Unruh, loving husband, son, brother, nephew, uncle, and friend passed away July 20, 2020, after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Billy was born on July 26, 1970, in Oklahoma City, OK to Vernie Barker-Unruh and Maynard Unruh. He was the youngest and only son of three children.

STATE DEATHS

BARTLESVILLE Garrett, William Ellis Jr. “Bill”: 92, died July 20. Graveside services were Friday, Resthaven Cemetery (Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home – Walker Brown Chapel). BEAVER McFarland, Dwain: 85, rancher, died July 21. Memorial services 11 a.m.

STATE DEATHS

EDMOND Barrett, Gary M.: Barrett, Gary M.: 71, retired U.S. Army, died July 21. Graveside services 10 a.m. Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City (Matthews, Edmond). Harshman, Joan Kay: 84, legal secretary, died July 20. Services pending (Matthews, Edmond). McWhorter, Joshua R.

Rob Essary

Rob Essary, 71, of Clinton died Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Cordell Christian Home. A memorial service will be held in the spring.

STATE DEATHS

From the Oklahoman CARNEGIE Vance, Mattie Colleen: 92, homemaker, died July 18. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church (Ray and Martha’s, Carnegie). DEL CITY McLaughlin, Doris Mae: 95, died July 17. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Sunnylane Southern Baptist Church, Oklahoma City (John M.
Betty Black

Betty Black

Betty Black

Suffering no more and in peace at last, Betty Lou Birkle Black, 76, of Clinton, OK passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 and in the care of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Daughter of Joe E Birkle, Sr and Lillian Ester Schultz Birkle, Betty was born October 9, 1943 in Shattuck, OK.

John R. Martin

A graveside service will be held for John R. Martin, 83, of Verden at 11 a.m. Friday in the Lawnview Cemetery in Cordell. Martin died Monday, July 20, 2020, in the Oklahoma Heart Hospital.

STATE DEATHS

DEL CITY Williams, James Elbert: 84, died July 18. Graveside services 10 a.m. Thursday, Arlington Memory Gardens, Midwest City (Bill Eisenhour, Del City). NORMAN Malone, Martin: 72, retired construction and project manager, died July 17. Graveside services were Tuesday, Hillside Cemetery, N.
Johnie Thomas

Johnie Thomas

Johnie Thomas

Johnie Clayton Thomas, 92, of Elk City, Oklahoma, was born on April 22, 1928, in Butler, Oklahoma. He was the son of Miles Arthur and Lilly (Frazier) Thomas.