Obituaries

Anita (Irwin) Currie

Anita (Irwin) Currie

Anita (Irwin) Currie

May 25, 1944– Feb. 14, 2026Anita Currie (Irwin), devoted mother, grandmother, and beloved matriarch, passed away on February 14, 2026, at the age of 81.Visitation will be Friday, February 20, from 6–8 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church in Bowie, Texas.
Lorene Kathryn Starr

Lorene Kathryn Starr

Lorene Kathryn Starr

Oct. 22, 1935– Feb. 2, 2026Lorene Kathryn Rogers (Starr) was born on Oct. 22, 1935 in Duncan, Oklahoma to Carl Clifton and Lula Maye Rogers during the height of the Great Depression. She was the sixth born of nine children.
Timothy Alan Stegall

Timothy Alan Stegall

Timothy Alan Stegall

March 10, 1960– Feb. 4, 2026Timothy Alan Stegall passed away peacefully on February 4, 2026, at his family home in Bonne Terre, Missouri, surrounded by his sons, brothers, and loved ones, after a long journey with kidney disease.
	Barbara Ann Palmer

Barbara Ann Palmer

Barbara Ann Palmer

Sept. 18, 1943– Jan. 24, 2026Barbara Ann Palmer, 82, of Cordell, OK went to meet her husband of 62 years at the pearly gates of Heaven on January 24, 2026.
	Troy Hubert Palmer

Troy Hubert Palmer

Troy Hubert Palmer

Aug. 31, 1943– Sept. 11, 2025Troy Hubert Palmer, age 82, of Cordell, OK went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 11, 2025. Troy was born in Borger, TX on August 31, 1943.
	David ‘Dee’ Hines

David ‘Dee’ Hines

David ‘Dee’ Hines

Oct. 18, 1939– Jan. 31, 2026Dee Hines, 86, of Cordell, Oklahoma, passed away on January 31, 2026, at the Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on October 18, 1939, in Rocky, Oklahoma, to Lonnie and Nora (Atkinson) Hines.
Ronald Gene Buckmaster

Ronald Gene Buckmaster

Ronald Gene Buckmaster

Aug. 1, 1949– Jan. 23, 2026Ronald Gene Buckmaster was born August 1st, 1949, in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Nora Letha (Harris) and Oltha Charles Buckmaster. He passed away in Elk City on Friday, January 23rd, 2026 at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 22 days.
Rayma Jean Balzer

Rayma Jean Balzer

Rayma Jean Balzer

Feb. 14, 1947– Jan. 21, 2026Rayma Jean (Littke) Balzer, 78, of Cordell, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at home on January 21, 2026.
Verna Belle Sproul

Verna Belle Sproul

Verna Belle Sproul

Oct. 6, 1940– Jan. 22, 2026Verna Belle Sproul passed away in her home on January 22, 2026 after a long and valiant battle against Alzheimer’s disease with her loving husband of 34 years, Mark Sproul, at her side. Verna was born Verna Belle Dick in Bessie, Oklahoma on October 6, 1940.
Mary Beth Emerson

Mary Beth Emerson

Mary Beth Emerson

Jan. 12, 1961– Jan. 20, 2026Funeral services for Mary Beth Emerson, 65, will begin at 10:00am Monday, February 2, 2026, in The Chapel of Tribute Memorial Care, 4300 West Indian Hills Road, Norman, Oklahoma with Brian Warfield officiating.