Obituaries

Susan Kay Silverman

Susan Kay Silverman

Susan Kay Silverman

Susan Kay Silverman was born in Thomas, Oklahoma to Ira Bill and Verna Mae (Lanier) Whitfield on April 3, 1955. She passed away in Oklahoma City on July 12, 2026 at the age of 71.Susan was raised in Eakly and attended school there and later got her GED.

Donna Marie Laymon

Funeral services for Donna Marie Laymon, 77, of Muskogee, will be held at noon Aug. 8, at the DAV in Muskogee.She was born Oct. 19, 1948, in Butler. She died July 8, 2026.
Carol “Lee” Burgtorf

Carol “Lee” Burgtorf

Carol “Lee” Burgtorf

Carol “Lee” Burgtorf, 81, died July 10, 2026.Graveside will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 16, 2026, at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Custer City, Oklahoma.Carol is preceded in death by her parents, John W. and Etta Mae Caldwell.
James “Jim” D. Tate

James “Jim” D. Tate

James “Jim” D. Tate

A gentle, wise, humorous, generous, and talented husband, father, grandfather, veteran, and friend, is celebrating this Independence Day with heavenly vitality, and everlasting liberty and life.It seems beautifully synchronous that James D.
Clois Dean Jeffries

Clois Dean Jeffries

Clois Dean Jeffries

Clois Dean Jeffries, age 81, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, July 3, 2026, in Oklahoma City surrounded by those he loved. He was born on January 5, 1945, in Portales, New Mexico to James Murray and Ila “Fay” Jeffries.
Catherine Nash Dougherty

Catherine Nash Dougherty

Catherine Nash Dougherty

Catherine Nash Dougherty was born to Evans and Jean Nash in Oklahoma City on March 9, 1947 and passed at her home in Hinton on June 28, 2026. She spent her childhood exploring the natural beauty of 1950’s Nichols Hills with her sisters Nancy and Patricia.
Patrick “Pat” Thomas Cornell

Patrick “Pat” Thomas Cornell

Patrick “Pat” Thomas Cornell

Patrick Thomas Cornell, age 77, of Clinton, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.

Patrick Thomas Cornell

Funeral services for Patrick Thomas Cornell, 77, of Clinton, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, at the First United Methodist Church in Clinton.He was born Oct. 9 1948, in Clinton. He died July 1, 2026, in Clinton.Services are under the direction of Lee Hometown Funeral Home.
Kathy Ann Neufeld

Kathy Ann Neufeld

Kathy Ann Neufeld

Kathy Ann Neufeld was born on April 4, 1953, in El Paso, Texas, to Richard Wayne Butler and Mary Etta (Frazier) Statser. She passed away alongside her beloved husband, Rodney Ray Neufeld, north of Arapaho, Oklahoma, on June 25, 2026, at the age of 73.
Rodney Ray Neufeld

Rodney Ray Neufeld

Rodney Ray Neufeld

Rodney Ray Neufeld was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma on September 8, 1950, to Clarence Virgil and Fleda Arlene (Cartwright) Neufeld. He passed away alongside his wife, Kathy Ann (Butler) Neufeld, north of Arapaho, on June 25, 2026, at the age of 75.