Area Obituaries

Helen Irene Hovater Graveside services for Helen Irene Hovater will be held Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah. Helen Irene Hovater was born November 2, 1929 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Alonzo and Ella (Prohart) Montgomery. She passed away, March 21, 2025 in Coconut, Florida at the age of…

Robert J. Severs Funeral services for Robert Jeremiah Severs will be held Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the High Spring Baptist Church of Okemah. Interment will follow at the High Spring Church Cemetery. Wake services will be Wednesday, 7:00 PM also at the High Spring Baptist Church. Robert Jeremiah Severs was born…

Kay Scritchfield-Rakestraw A celebration of life in memory of Kay will be held, Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 PM at the Hibbs Funeral Home: 2190 Harper St, Choctaw, OK 73020. It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. Kay passed peacefully at home surrounded…

Roy Walker Roy Walker was born on December 22, 1954, in Okfuskee County to Doss Allen and Lucille (Stringfellow) Walker. He passed away March 19, 2025 in his home at the age of 70. Roy was the youngest of 8 children. He grew up and raised his family in Okemah. He graduated from Okemah High…

Leila Rose Kinion Leila Rose Kinion was born July 9, 1958, to Donald and Ethel (Wagoner) White in St. Joseph, Missouri. She passed away Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Weleetka, Oklahoma at the age of 66. Leila grew up in Missouri. She liked working with beads making many different items for loved ones. She attended…

Charley Buck Berryhill Charley was born January 16, 2006, in Ada, Oklahoma to Kolepah Berryhill. He passed away Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Okemah at the age of 19. Charley was a Senior at Okemah High School. He was involved in football, baseball and basketball. He loved making rap music and would include his friends…

Levine Harjo Funeral services for Levine Harjo will be held Monday, March 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Greenleaf Indian Baptist Church of Okemah. Interment will follow at the Greenleaf Church Cemetery. Wake services will be Sunday, 7:00 PM also at the church. Levine Harjo, resident of Dustin, Oklahoma was born in Claremore, Oklahoma…

Artis Faye Strunk Artis Faye Strunk “Artie” was born May 1, 1946 in Great Bend, Kansas to Albert Barnard and Bonnie Payne. She passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 78. Artis and James Edward Strunk were married December 16, 1968 in Wichita Falls, Texas and have been longtime…

Mary Lavern Henneha Funeral service for Mary Lavern Henneha will be held Friday, March 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the High Spring Indian Baptist Church of Okemah. Interment will follow at the Holahta – Sands Family Cemetery west of Okemah. Wake services will be Thursday, 7:00 PM also at the High Spring Church. Mary…

Kathy Sue Smith Kathy Sue Smith was born December 9, 1955 in Hoisington, Kansas to John H. and Flossie Jean (Hayes) Bohannon. She passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 69. Kathy was a resident of the Okemah area most all of her life and was a 1973 graduate…