Obituaries

Services for Harold Leonard Akins, 79, of Allen were 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 24 , at Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church, Revs. Bobby Briggs and Buddy Drake officiated. Burial followed at Allen Cemetery.

Jimmy Dwayne “J.D.” Gray, age 80 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at his home, Saturday, August 14, 2021.

Denver Clayton ‘Denny’ Wilbanks passed away in McAlester, Oklahoma on Wednesday morning, August 11, 2021, at the age of 81 years.

Queston Dwight Yarbrough passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 70.

Services for Marion Joe Odom, 54, of Stonewall are 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 23 , at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Aaron Finney will officiate. Burial will follow at the Franks Cemetery near Fittstown. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home.

Karen Sue Strong Knock passed away Friday, August 13, 2021, in Friona, Texas. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 21 , at Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart, Texas with Kurtis Abla, officiating. Inurnment will follow.

Graveside services for Lynda Gail Trinkle, 74, of Allen are 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 20 , at Calvin Cemetery, Rev. Ed Rutherford will officiate.

Thomas Harley Whitaker, age 76, entered into the Gates of Heaven on Saturday, August 7, 2021, in Waxahachie, Texas.

Kenneth Earl “Bud” Keesee was born June 14, 1943 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Kenneth and Willie Mae Keesee. He passed on August 10, 2021.

David Roy Chisum, a resident of Morris, Oklahoma, passed away on July 30, 2021, at the age of 69. David was born on February 11, 1952, to Milford Roy and Lenora Dean (Dodd) Chisum.