All Obituaries

Bart Cannon, age 61 of Idabel, OK passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at McAlester, OK. He was born March 14, 1961 in Jacksonville, FL, the son of Roman and Sue Cannon. Bart moved to the Idabel area in 1973 when his father went to work at the Valliant Paper Mill for Weyerhaeuser and Bart would later work there as well. He enjoyed fishing, riding his lawn mower and was also a very talented pool player. An avid OU fan, he would watch all of their games and cheer on his beloved...

Vernon Lee Kuykendall, age 68 passed a away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at his home in Haworth, OK. A private memorial will be held at a later date.  

Ruth Carole Sands, age 82 of Honobia, OK passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Paris, TX. She was born on February 4, 1940 in Idabel, OK, the daughter of George and Faye Taylor Beeman. Ruth was one of the founders of the Honobia Bigfoot Festival and Conference and was adamant about attending yearly. She enjoyed watching the birds play in her large wisteria bush in her yard, but most of all she loved reading. She was a Baptist by faith and a lifetime resident of the area. Ruth loved...

            Glenda E Pollard Elder, age 87, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Idabel, OK. She was born on August 21, 1935 in Idabel, OK, the daughter of Haskell and Helen E Roach Pollard.             Glenda worked over 20 years as a paralegal in the Oklahoma City area before retiring. She and Le traveled extensively, Hawaii was her absolute favorite place to go. Las Vegas, where she could always...

Joy Johnson, age 86 of Idabel, OK  passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Idabel. She was born on February 28, 1936 in Broken Bow, OK, the daughter of Henry and Laverne Bray Sweeden. Joy was a sales clerk for several different retail stores over the years including West Dept. Store, Sharpes and S&H Dept. Store. She enjoyed meeting people at work and made many great friends over the years. Joy was a member of the Bypass Church of Christ and especially enjoyed her share group....

Alan Clampet, age 67 of Haworth, OK passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Texarkana, TX. He was born December 4, 1955 in Idabel, OK, the son of Larnel and Barbara Clampet. Alan was a 1974 graduate of Haworth High School. He married his wife, Sherry on August 12, 1977 in the Cisco Community, OK. Alan worked as a home builder and custom cabinet maker for most of his life. Some of his best memories were made at deer camp and in his outdoor kitchen with close family and friends. He also...

Stephanie Anne Roberts, age 54 of Lawton, OK passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022 at Idabel. She was born on September 22, 1968 in Foreman, AR, the daughter of Courtney and Linda (Adams) Roberts. She is a graduate of Haworth High School and continued her education studying business at Langston University. She worked at Tysons, as a Day Care worker and was a Caregiver for many years. Stephanie loved cooking, laughing, being around her family. She captivated anyone with a warm and welcome...

Myra James, age 75, passed away on December 30, 2022 in Idabel, OK. She was born on June 11, 1947 in Valliant, OK the daughter of Herman and Eula James.     Myra was a dispatcher for the OSBI for several years.  She thoroughly enjoyed her pets, sweets, and family reunions. Myra was a resident of McCurtain County moving from Midwest City, OK two years ago. Myra is preceded in death by her parents; husband; Doug Deshazo; granddaughter, Emily Mays; son-in-law, Ernie...

          Florence “Elaine” Fisher of the Redland Community passed away on December 22, 2022 in Durant, OK. Elaine was born August 27, 1966 in Bakersfield, CA, the daughter of Glen and Virginia McDaniel. She was one of four children: Elaine, Glen, Jr., Virgil and Jennifer.           She was preceded in death by her mother, Virginia; a brother, Virgil and a baby daughter, Robin McDaniel. Elaine is survived by...

Harmon Townsend, age 83 of Idabel, OK passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Idabel. He was born August 1, 1939 in Corrine, OK, the son of LP "Bill" Townsend and Vallie Stephens Townsend Harmon was a veteran of the US Navy. He later attended barber school and lived in FT Cobb, OK where he was a barber for over 20 years. He moved back to the Idabel area in the late 80's and began helping his brother-in-law at Smokes Smoker. Harmon enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing...