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Porter John Olden was born July 3, 1954 to John H. and Iola Mae Olden in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Porter attended Holdenville Schools and graduated in May of 1972.
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Gerald Dewayne Scroggins passed away peacefully at his home in Morrison, OK on April 11, 2022, at the age of 86. He was born on January 15, 1936, in Holdenville, OK to Fay and Edith (Price) Scroggins. Gerald was born the oldest of three children. He graduated from Holdenville High School in 1954. His first job after high school was with the Seismograph Service Corporation. He married Winnie Easley and they had three sons, Randy, David and Marc.
Read moreFuneral services for Nancy Jean Factor will be held Friday, April 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Nuyaka Indian Baptist Church of Okemah. Interment will follow at the Factor Family Cemetery of Okemah. Wake services will be Thursday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel.
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Services April 5, 2022 – 10:00 a.m.
Read moreLanora Chambers Williams was born January 28, 1937 in Dustin, Oklahoma to Mr. Chambers and Maudie Salidene Chambers and passed from this life April 18, 2022 in Henryetta at the age of 85.
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Funeral services for Sharell Louise “Griz” Pope was held Monday, April 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah with Robert Taylor officiating. Sharell Louise Pope was born September 14, 1965 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Edward V. and Betty L. (Dunn) Pope. She passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the age of 56. Sharell, also known by many as “Griz”, was a loving homemaker and mom who enjoyed reading anything with true crime, listening to music and traveling. She was also a member of the Thlewarle Church of Dustin, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, four sisters, nephews and youngest son, Mecco Taylor. Survivors include two sons, James “J.B.” Keener of Tahlequah and Bo Frenchman of Okmulgee; four daughters, Francis Wolfe of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Anette Frenchman of Tulsa, Alexia Frenchman of Tulsa and Rebecca Whitlow of Henryetta; two brothers, Benjie Pope and wife Judy of Las Cruces and Robert “Tarzan” Taylor of Henryetta; lifelong friends, Trellas Patterson of Okmulgee, Kat Powell of Okemah and Angie Barrett of Henryetta; 24 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews including a special niece, Angie Lawson of Tennessee and a many dear friends. Serving as honorary bearers were Robert Taylor Jr., Emilio Taylor-Soto, Mecco Taylor, Killian Taylor, Johnny Powell Jr., Frank Kelly, DJ Thomas and Devon Taylor. Services under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home.
Read moreChad Dakota Dilday (his family called him “Gump”) was born May 29, 1992 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to Tracie Long and Clifford Dean Dilday and passed from this life April 15, 2022 near Wetumka at the age of 29.
Read moreSue Ann Bear Rollice passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at her home in Denton, Texas at the age of 58.
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