Jimmy Lee Pigeon Funeral services for Jimmy Lee Pigeon were held Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment will follow at a family cemetery near Tulsa, Okla. Jimmy Lee Pigeon was born Oct. 4, 1943 in Henryetta, Okla. to John Pigeon Sr. and Gertie (McNac)…

Edith Walden Private family services will be held for Edith Gail Walden. Interment will follow at the Wetumka Cemetery. Edith Gail Walden was born April 12, 1934 in Okemah to Rev. W.T. Walden and Ethel (Clarkson) Walden. She went home to Jesus, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 in Okemah at the age of 83. To know…

David “Davy” Keith Walkup, Jr. David “Davy” Keith Walkup, Jr. a loving and witty son, brother, uncle and friend was born April 18, 1979 and unexpectedly passed from this life Jan. 1, 2018 at the age of 38. Davy graduated from Okemah High School, as part of the tight-knit class of 1997. He also attended…

James Alan Coker Funeral services for James Alan Coker will be held Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment will follow at the Holahta – Sands Family Cemetery west of Okemah. Wake services will be held Thursday, Jan. 11, 6–8 p.m. at the Funeral Home…

Melody Dawn Kuehl-Pyatt Melody Dawn Kuehl-Pyatt was born on Dec. 31, 1975 in Sapulpa, Okla She departed from this life shortly after her forty-second birthday on Jan. 2, 2018. Melody, the daughter of Norman Pyatt, Sr. and Vickie Brown (Davis) from Prague, Okla. Melody enjoyed spending time with her family, and treasured every second she…

Janet Sue Steyer A short service and a chance to share any stories or memories of Janet Steyer will be held at the Highland Cemetery on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at 11 a.m. Following the service there will be a celebration of life at the Okemah Historical Society from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to…

Mabel M. Howard You don’t have to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie to find a storybook love and a life well-lived. In her own words, Mabel Howard had 47 “wonderful years” with the “love of my life” and late husband Robert Howard, whom she met years ago on a bus ride from Oklahoma City, to…

Dewey Stowers Dewey “Gabby” Stowers, long-time Sparks, Okla., resident was born June 28, 1934, in Sparks and departed this life on Dec. 28, 2017, in Shawnee, Okla., at the age of 83 years. Gabby was the son of James and Cordia Gustavia (Reed) Stowers. He worked as a lineman for Central Oklahoma Telephone for thirty…

Richard Barry Price Funeral services for Richard Barry Price were held Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment followed at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah. Richard Barry Price was born Dec. 22, 1939 in Oklahoma City to Richard Ralph Price and Lois Barry Price. He…

Betty Ruth Lindsey Funeral services for Betty Ruth Lindsey were held Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment followed at the Welty Cemetery. Betty Ruth Lindsey was born Feb. 19, 1937 to HesterFloyd “H. F.” Lunsford and Jessie Opal (Follis) Lunsford. She passed away Saturday,…