STATE DEATHS

BLANCHARD Queen, Mildred Esther (Beeson): 88, retired office manager, died July 12. Services 3 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church (Johnson, Sperry). EDMOND Banes, LeRoy H. Sr. "Roy": 79, died July 13.

STATE DEATHS

ARNETT Suthers, Ethan John: 29, rancher, died July 8. No services, just viewing (Shaw, Arnett). BETHANY Cole, Mary Ida: 78, homemaker, died July 8. Graveside services 9 a.m. Tuesday, Bethany Cemetery (MercerAdams, Bethany). CHICKASHA Spangler, William Gordon: 102, rancher, died July 9.

Joy Rebecca Crawford

Joy Rebecca Crawford, age 90, went home to be with the Lord, July 10, 2020. Joy grew up in Butler, OK, and married Claude P. Crawford from Clinton, OK. Prior to his death in 2009, they celebrated 62 blissful years of marriage. She was a loving wife and mother, who took care of those she loved.

STATE DEATHS

LINDSAY Wood, Michael Ray: 69, died July 9. Private services (Tishomingo Fuuneral Home, Tishomingo). OKLAHOMA CITY Ghata, George: 64, died July 8. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, St. Elijah Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church (Smith & Kernke N May, Oklahoma City).

Orville Schapansky

A memorial service will be held for Orville Schapansky, 78, of Clinton at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Orville Schapansky was born May 1, 1941 to Ernest (Jim) and Esther (Brehm) Schapansky on a farm near Weatherford, OK. He passed from this earth on March 28, 2020.

STATE DEATHS

From the Oklahoman BETHANY Sherer, Genevee Christine "Chris": 87, John A. Brown stationary department manager, died July 3. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Mercer-Adams, Bethany). CHOCTAW Brice, Charles Louis: 93, retired Midwest City fire chief, died July 5.

STATE DEATHS

EDMOND Franklin, Virginia: 87, died July 6. Services 2 p.m. Friday (Matthews, Edmond). Hicklin, Pamela J.: 65, died July 3. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Yanda and Son, Yukon). Lorenz, Glenard Merl Jr.: 72, manager, died July 3. Services were Wednesday (Matthews, Edmond).

Caleb Gray

Caleb D Gray, 45, of Rocky, Oklahoma passed away unexpectedly on July 4th, 2020 at his home. He was born on April 4th, 1975 to Lowell Dawayne and Cheryl Ann (Dromgoole) Gray in Rocky, Oklahoma. Caleb grew up and attended school in Sentinel, graduating from Sentinel High School in 1993.

STATE DEATHS

EDMOND Courson, Van E. Jr.: 78, died July 2. Celebration of life 5 p.m. Friday (Crawford Family, Edmond). Wilson, Beulah Mae: 87, died July 4. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Oklahoma City (Chapel Hill, Oklahoma City).

STATE DEATHS

CANTON Reed, Jerry Dan Sr.: 75, retired from S.W. Bell Telephone Co., died June 22. Private services (Pierce, Canton). DEL CITY Hunt, Patricia Ann: 84, died June 30. Services were Sunday, Sunnylane Family Church (Bill Eisenhour SE, Del City). Tedesco, Patricia Ann “Pat”: 93, died June 30.