Area Obituaries

Sheila Dawn Rose passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the age of 61 in Calera, OK. Sheila was born on December 11, 1959 to Jesse Willard Rose, II and Betty Jean Fuller Rose in Okemah, OK. Sheila was raised north of Okemah by her grandparents Isaac “Ike” and Etter Green Fuller. Sheila married…

Harold Dean Witty was born on July 7, 1941 in Welty, OK to Berl and Mable Witty. He passed away on February 12, 2021 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda, his parents, and brother, Clayton. He is survived by his daughter, Cheryl and her partner, Carmel of Oklahoma…

Troy Gene Shumate Sr., of Okemah, passed away on January 24, 2021 at the age of 93. He was born in Hinton, Oklahoma on October 14, 1927. Troy was a Corporal in the US Army serving during the occupation of Japan after WWII. He was a pitcher for the US Army baseball team. Troy was…

Rebecca Ramona Sherlock Rebecca Ramona Sherlock age 83 passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 in Oklahoma City. She was born in Okemah ,OK on July 21,1937 to the late Elwin Vaught and Clyde Jane Smith Vaught. Rebecca married Kenneth John Sherlock February 1, 1980 in Texas and he preceded her in death February 19, 1998.…

Dara Michelle Wingate Dara Michelle Wingate of Okemah, Oklahoma, passed away on November 16, 2020 at the age of 36. She was born Dara Michelle Geyer on October 3, 1984 in Shawnee. She was the daughter of Eldon L. Geyer and Vickie V. (Harris) Sexton. Dara grew up in Prague and was a graduate of…

James Andrew (Andy) Wilson James Andrew (Andy) Wilson of Okemah, OK left this earthly life to be with his Creator on November 11th, 2020 at the age of 67. Andy was born in Fort Bragg, NC on March 18, 1953, but grew up in Fairview, OK. Andy’s passion for agriculture began at an early age.…

Ronnie Stapp Graveside services for Ronnie Stapp will be held Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah. Ronnie Stapp was born July 2, 1953 to Gene and Nancy (Fish) Stapp. He passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at his home in Henryetta at the age of 67. Ronnie worked…

Jake Briggs Funeral services for Jake Briggs will be held Monday, November 30, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Prague, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah. Jacob Randall Briggs was born November 26, 1995 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Steve and Cindy Briggs. He passed away Monday, November…

Larry Carl Coleman Larry Carl Coleman was born August 22, 1951 in Paden, Oklahoma to Roy Coleman and Edith Marie (Whitson) Hewitt. He passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 in Okemah at the age of 69. Larry was a hard worker who enjoyed fishing and loved his watching his chickens and dogs. He had a…

Timothy Beets Graveside Services for Timothy Beets will be held Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah, Oklahoma. Timothy Beets passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at the age of 61. Timothy was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Clarance Wayne and Clara Fern (Wade) Beets on November 7,…