Obituaries

Beverly was born Sept. 18, 1931, in Boone Iowa to Al and Florence Anderson.
The Lord took Beverly home Sept. 23, 2025. Beverly married Russell (Ralph) Rylant in 1956. Together they had three children. Years later she married William "Bill" Grigsby in 1988, and he preceded her in death in 2016.
Beverly worked at...

Mary Lou (Cummins) Nelson was born July 25, 1936, in Hollis, Oklahoma to Lloyd Xmas and Mary Irene (McGee) Cummins. She passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025, with her family at her side in Duncan. She was 88.
There are no services planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitt Funeral Home/Oakcrest...

Mrs. Avanell Cheryll (Eden) McLemore, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Healdton, Oklahoma. She was born on Nov. 6, 1935, in Minco, Oklahoma, to the late Mr. Henry John Eden and Mrs. Lena Melissa (Paul) Eden.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Loco First...

Flossie Madge (Foster) Knott went to heaven midafternoon Wednesday, May 28, 2025. She was 95 years old. Flossie was born to John and Bertha Lee (McNabb) Foster in County Line, Oklahoma Nov. 28, 1929.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Ivy Knott, in 2007. Also preceding her in death were infant twin...

Dorothy Kay (Hemphill) Hahn was born Nov. 18, 1961, in Grants Pass, Oregon to Emory Frederick and Thelma June (Knotts) Hemphill. She passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Marlow, Oklahoma at the age of 63.
Visitation will take place from 4-6 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Whitt Funeral Home. Funeral services are...

Glenda Kay (Kendrick) Countiss, 81, passed away peacefully at her home in Wichita Falls, Texas, June 20, 2025.
Glenda was born July 27, 1943, in Duncan, Oklahoma, to G.L. and Reeble (Bridges) Kendrick. She grew up on the family farm in Hastings, Oklahoma. She attended school in Hastings until the high school closed...

Kitty Sue (Lowrance) Beavers, beloved wife, mother, Gran, and friend, passed from this life Sept. 16, 2025, surrounded by love. She was born Aug. 20, 1941, to Logan and Margaret Lowrance, who preceded her in death, along with her sister, Flora Diffie, and her nephew, Joey Diffie.
Kitty grew up in southern Oklahoma,...

Linda Kay (McIlhaney) Taylor, 79, of Edmond, Oklahoma went to heaven Aug. 18, 2025. Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 at First Baptist Church in Temple, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at the Temple Cemetery. Visitation took place from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home,...

Gayla Rae (Nelson) Cohen was born Nov. 12, 1957, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to James and Rita (Smith) Nelson. She passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City at the age of 67.
A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the Whitt Funeral Home Chapel.
Gayla lived a life of compassion and...

Jeanne (Richey) Becker was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma March 16, 1937. She passed away peacefully in her sleep in Duncan, Oklahoma Sept. 13, 2025, at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her parents Pascall and Jessie (McBride) Richey as well as her siblings Mahatta Flinn, LaRetha Henson, and David Richey. She...

Funeral services for Janie Dalorice (Sylvester) Fuller will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel in Walters, Oklahoma, with interment to follow at the Duncan Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Janie Dalorice (Sylvester) Fuller was...

Sherry Ann (Whisenhunt) McClanahan, 67, of Velma, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully July 26, 2025, at Cottonwood Creek Nursing Facility in Chickasha, Oklahoma. She was born Feb. 21, 1958, in Duncan, Oklahoma, to Paul Clinton and Willie Beatrice (Meek) Whisenhunt.
Sherry shared 50 beautiful years of marriage with her...