All Obituaries

Rachel June Westbrooks of the Idabel area departed this life on May 10, 2022. Rachel was born April 22,1978.  Rachel loved the outdoors. She had a big heart and had an adventurous spirit.   She was preceded in death by her father Pete Westbrooks, her mother Joyce Jo (Gray) and her son Nathan Dale Westbrooks.   Loved ones left to cherish her memory are her brother, Bobby Joe Hankins; daughters, Samantha Young, Bethany Grant, Jessica Kupke, Dakota Stewart;...

Teresa Victoria Harris, age 47, passed away May 8, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born January 14, 1975, the daughter of Charles Buchanan and Barbara Harris Thomas.  A caretaker, Teresa worked as a CNA for over ten years.   She was loving and caring and loved her family and her kids.  She enjoyed singing and was over the youth choir and sang in the Southwest District Choir.  She loved her church.  She also enjoyed shopping and going...

Stanley Pewitt, 71 of the Shinewell Community, passed away May 3, 2022 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital. He was born October 10, 1950. He married Deloise on June 18, 2007 at DeQueen, Arkansas.  First and foremost a Christian, Stanley was a devoted husband and provider. Before coming to the Lord, Stan led a different kind of life and wasn’t shy about sharing his testimony. After making that revelation, he helped many wayward souls sober up and change their lives in...

Sarah Ann Batey, 37 of Idabel passed away May 2, 2022 in Paris, Texas. Arrangements are pending.

Betty Walker, 85 of Valliant, passed away April 26, 2022 at her home surrounded by her children.  She was born October 19, 1936 at Haworth, Oklahoma the daughter of Ruben and Oma Voss Farmer.   A true matriarch, Betty loved her family dearly.  Every one of them had a special place in her heart.  Everyone who knew her loved her and many children adopted her as their own family.  Having been given the gift to gab, she never met a stranger.   Betty...

Roger D. Kuykendall, 66, was born November 26, 1955 to RD and Jean Kuykendall in Paris, Texas. Roger grew up in Idabel Oklahoma graduating from High School in 1974. Roger attended Oklahoma State University where he met the love of his life, his wife, Julie. Roger and Julie were married in Cordell, Oklahoma on January 20, 1979. Roger worked as an assistant manager at TG&Y until he got hired on with Southwestern Bell as a lineman in 1981 in Enid, Ok. He obtained the nickname...

James William “Billy” McCain, 90 of Idabel, passed away April 1, 2022 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital.   He was born in the Holly Creek Community on September 25, 1931, the son of Lawrence Levi McCain and Cecil Crenshaw McCain.  He was a 1949 graduate of Idabel High School and a 1953 graduate of Oklahoma A&M where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in animal science.   Billy and Nita Womack were married September 2, 1955 after his return from the Korean...

Mary Jane Dickenson, 62 of Messer, passed away March 31, 2022 at her home.  She was born April 3, 1959 at Idabel, Oklahoma, the daughter of James and Ila Williams Maze.  She married Jay Dickenson on July 11, 2009 at Millerton, Oklahoma.   Mary loved traveling and fishing.  Taking photos was her most recent favorite thing to do.  She was a sports nut!  Without a doubt, she was the biggest OU fan around.  She was tough, strong-willed and...

Dorothy Y. Heckadon, 88 of Avery, Texas, passed away March 30, 2022 in Idabel. She was born September 5, 1933 at Crockett, Texas,  the daughter of Thomas and Katie Campbell.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Idabel.  Dorothy enjoyed quilting, crocheting and sewing and was very good at it.  She also enjoyed cooking, especially baking sweets and her cobblers were amazing.  She worked throughout her life at various jobs, but one of her favorites...

Charlene Storey, 80, went to heaven on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Charlene passed away at her home, surrounded by family. Her services will be on Saturday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m. at the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in the Pleasant Hill Community, Haworth, OK. Graveside services will follow at Denison Cemetery, Idabel, Oklahoma. Family will receive friends at the Clardy Funeral Service Chapel in Idabel from 6:00 to 8:00p.m. on Friday, April 1. In lieu of flowers, Charlene requested that...