Obituaries

Christopher Johnson

Funeral services will be held for Christopher Johnson, 58, of Hammon, at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Hammon Indian Community Building. He died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in his Hammon home. There will be a traditional all night wake service on Friday in the Hammon Indian Community Building.
Donald Harrison

Donald Harrison

Donald Harrison

Donald Elmer Harrison of McCook, Neb., and formerly of Clinton, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was 87 years old. Don was born July 21, 1932, on the family farm near Stratton, Neb., to parents, Elmer Ellsworth and Cleo Frances (Tatum) Harrison. He attended school at Ash Grove.
Bill Sorter

Bill Sorter

Bill Sorter

A funeral service for Bill Sorter, 79, longtime Clinton resident and local business owner, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020, in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel in Clinton, OK. By Mr. Sorter’s personal request, he will have a short memorial service, officiated by his son, Randy G.

STATE DEATHS

BETHANY Barnes, Bobby Lee: 90, AT&T security guard, died Jan. 12. Services 3 p.m. Saturday, Metroplex Church of the Nazarene, Yukon (Mercer-Adams, Bethany). EDMOND Quinn, Debra: 62, died Jan. 12. Services 10 a.m. Monday (Matthews, Edmond).

David Jernigan

Funeral services will be held for David Jernigan Jr., 77, of Bessie at 2 p.m. Friday in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel. He died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in his Bessie home. The service will be officiated by Rev. Jessie Musick.

STATE DEATHS

BETHANY Houston, Edward Raymond Jr.: 97, Church of the Nazarene pastor, died Dec. 3. Memorial services 10 a.m. Friday, Bethany First Church of the Nazarene, Chapel in the Round (Mercer-Adams, Bethany). EDMOND Vansant, Theodore Charles “Teddy”: 65, appliance sales, died Jan. 12.

STATE DEATHS

EDMOND King, Dorothy D.: 97, homemaker, died Jan. 11. No services (Matthews, Edmond). HARRAH Manek, June V.: 95, picture frame builder, died Jan. 12. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday (Asa Smith, Harrah). MINCO  Meyers, Bethany Jo: 20, convenience store clerk, died Jan. 11. Services 2 p.m.
Bob Byrd

Bob Byrd

Bob Byrd

Funeral services were held for Bob Byrd, 88, lifelong Clinton resident, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2019, in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel, officiated by Doyle Kinney and Charles Murphy. Burial concluded in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Bob R.

Betty Cocanougher

Funeral services will be held for Betty Cocanougher, 82, former Clinton businesswomen, at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel. She died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in the Ranch-wood Nursing Home in Yukon. The service will be officiated by Melvin Dunn, Chris Dunn and Nathan Dunn.

STATE DEATHS

BETHANY Romano, Vincent A. “Vince”: 86, retired Seagate Technology account manager, died Jan.9. Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (Bill Merritt, Bethany). Stevens, Marjorie Elaine: 94, died Jan. 7. Services were Monday (Resthaven, Oklahoma City).