Betty D. Merrill

Betty D. Merrill, 91, of Cordell, passed away peacefully with family by her side on March 26, 2020, at the Cordell Christian Home. She was born on April 3, 1928, to Fred and Willie (Flowers) Crawford in Hydro. Betty grew up and attended school in Colony.

Mary Fern Woodruff

Mary Fern House Woodruff was born to parents A.G. and Flora (Clancy) House on Jan. 10, 1930. She passed from this life on March 27, 2020, at the age of 90. Mary Fern grew up outside of Carter, where her father farmed and her mother was a homemaker. She was the oldest of four children.

Roberta Maxine Leverton

Roberta Maxine (Russell) Leverton, 89, died on March 27, 2020, in Norman, of Alzheimer’s disease. She was born Feb. 10, 1931, to John and Bessie Russell in a farmhouse near Foss. The youngest of three daughters, she had six brothers.

Margie Colene Gatlin

Margie (Colene) Gatlin, 85, of Yukon, went to be with the Lord on March 14, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born Feb. 7, 1935, in Reed, to Lillie Mae Boyd and Clifford S. Boyd. Colene was one of four daughters: Francis Collins, Mae Hammock and Robyn Braswell.

Roy L. Tinney 87, of Mangum

Surrounded by family, Roy L. Tinney Jr. passed through the gates of heaven at 12:20 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020. Roy, also known as Buddy, Daddy, PaPa, and Shine was born to Roy and Mildred Moore Tinney in Altus on May 22, 1932.

Jerry Ray Hartronft 78, of Dill Ciry

Jerry Ray Hartronft, 78, of Dill City, passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2020, at Great plains Regional Hospital in Elk City. He was born July 9, 1941, to Morris Earl and Wilma (Parker) Hartronft in Oakland, Calif.

Obituary: Richard Lynn Adams 79, formerly of Cordell

Richard (Dick) Lynn Adams, 79, passed away Feb. 27, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was born July 28, 1940, in Superior, Wyo., to John and Ruby (Kettle) Adams. Dick grew up in Texico, N.M., where he was active in music and sports.

Sharon Kay Barnes 77, of Colony

Funeral services for Sharon Kay Barnes, 77 yearold Colony resident, will be held Thursday, March 19, 2020, 10:00 A.M. at Grace Assembly of God in Weatherford with Tim Tate officiating. Burial will follow at High Point Cemetery, northwest of Colony, under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home.

Wilma J. (Harms) Zuercher

Wilma J. (Harms) Zuercher, 88, was born Aug. 31, 1931, to Arthur and Martha Harms, and welcomed into God’s presence Feb. 17, 2020, in Rockford, Ill.

Robert L. Goettsch

Robert L. Goettsch, 69, of Cordell, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Feb. 22, 2020, in Midwest City. He was born on Aug. 9, 1950, to Julius Theodore (JT) and Ruth Armelda (Fox) Goettsch in Amarillo, Texas.