Curtis Richard Merkey

Curtis Richard Merkey was born on November 8, 1934 in Hinton, OK to Ernest Reno and Lillian Margaret (Betche) Merkey. He passed away on June 8, 2023 in Bedford, TX at the age of 88. Curtis grew up in Hinton, OK and graduated from Hinton High School.

Barbara Ruth Hays

Barbara Ruth Hays, nee Smith, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away peacefully after a brief illness. Barbara was born and raised in Geary, Oklahoma to Clyde E. “Snap” Smith and Freda R. Smith.

Arnold Gene Huiatt

1941-2023 In Loving Memory... Arnold Gene Huiatt was born December 7, 1941, at Hydro, OK to Harold Huiatt and Zella Tickle, and passed away June 10, 2023, at the age of 82. He was a resident of the Watonga community for 70 plus years where he was a butcher at Jim’s IGA for approximately 38 years.

Doris Louise (Heldenbrand) Plume

In Loving Memory... 1927-2023 Doris Louise (Heldenbrand) Plume died on June 5 in Pensacola, Fla. She was 96.The great-granddaughter of homesteaders staking out farmland in the Oklahoma Land Run of 1893 and the daughter of Quality Bakery owners O.J.

Francis Grace ( Gammon) Boyd

Francis Boyd passed away on June 6, 2023at Circle of Life Hospice surrounded by family. Ferancis was born August 9, 1929 in Watonga, Ok. to Ruth and Paul Gammon. A private burial service will be Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at the Fayetteville National Cemetery.

Randy Reavess Garrett

1959-2023 In Loving Memory... Randy Reavess Garrett was born on October 5, 1959, to Gerald R. and Sarah Jane Garrett. He died on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Dallas, Texas at the age of 63.

Danny Robert Bond

1943-2023 In Loving Memory... Danny Robert Bond was born May 5, 1943, at Enid, Oklahoma to John William and Belva Rowen Bond, and passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the age of 80. He was a resident of the Watonga and Fay community for his entire life, where he was a farmer and rancher.

Murray MedicineBird

Murray MedicineBird passed away on May 30, 2023 in Geary Okla. at the age of 72. Murray was born June 14, 1950 in Clinton Okla. to Frank MedicineBird, Sr. and Minoma (Antelope) Davison. Wake: 7-10 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2023, Geary ERC Building, , Geary, Okla. Services: 11 a.m.

Ethel Irene ( Choat) Gooden

Ethel Irene (Choat) Gooden passed away on May 29, 2023 at the River Oaks Nursing Home in El Reno, Okla., at the age of 96. Viewing was Saturday June 3, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday June 4, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Geary Turner Funeral Home, Geary, Okla.

Eula May Ewing- Hill

Eula May Ewing-Hill passed away on May 20, 2023. Services will be held June 3, 2023, at Tabitha Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.