Obituaries

Stanley Joe Garrison, 86 Walters, OK

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A Celebration of Life Service for Joe Garrison of Walters, OK, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, 2024 at the chapel of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters. A Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lawton, OK at 12:00 Noon on Friday, February 2, 2024. The Very Reverend Fr. Phillip Seeton and Reverend Fr. Robert T. Wood officiating. Inurnment with full military honors will be held at the Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK, at a later date. Stanley Joe Garrison, 86, of Walters, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family, after a lengthy battle with cancer on January 27, 2024. He was born August 17, 1937, in Walters, OK to Ervin Ray Garrison and Velma (Brownlee) Garrison.

Mona Faye Archer

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Funeral Service at Dayspring Community Church, Lawton, OK on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 1:30 p.m., Justin Evans officiating with burial in the Walters Cemetery under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Mona Faye (Dalrymple) Archer was born Monday, December 14, 1936 in Walters, OK to Owen Wayne and Rosa Lena (Phillips) Dalrymple and departed this life in Lawton, OK on January 17, 2024 at the age of 87 years, 1 month and 3 days.

Beckie Pendley

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Beckie R. Pendley, was Born December 25, 1968 grew up in Tuttle, Oklahoma and passed away at the Duncan Regional Hospital in Duncan, Oklahoma, January 15, 2024.

Richenda Jean Hatfield

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Richenda Jean Hatfield “Rickie” went to be with her Heavenly Father on January 21st, 2024 in Lawton. She was born to Howard Cox and Rachel Poco on June 4th, 1936.

Robert Masterson

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Robert Masterson, 61 Bobby Masterson, born as Robert Glen Masterson on June 20th, 1962 in Bakersfield, CA, began his journey to the Lord January 10th 2024 surrounded by his family. The void he will leave here on earth is only palatable because of the knowledge we have that as a man of faith, he will be sitting alongside not only God, but his Father Bill Masterson Sr., his Uncle Chris Masterson, and his mother-in-law, Elaine Erwin who have preceded him in death.

lan Smith

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Graveside Service at the Walters Cemetery, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Kent Simpson officiating under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home, Walters.

Jim McElhany

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Funeral Service Outside of Mass were held at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Walters, OK on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., Rev. Ray Ackerman Officiating. Visitation on Sunday, January 7th at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters, OK from 2:00-4:00 pm with a special moment at 3:00 pm for Masonic Rites. James Howard 'Jim' McElhany was born to Earl Odell and Mary Francis (Marsh) McElhany on March 3, 1941 in Enid, OK and departed this life in Walters, OK on December 31, 2023 at the age of 82 years, 9 months and 28 days. Jim grew up in Harrisonville, MO, graduating from high school and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree. He married Betty Anderson on September 1, 1962 and to the union a son and daughter were born. They made their home in the Kansas City, MO area and he worked for IBM.

Ralph Thorne

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Funeral Services will be at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home, Walters, Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., Phillip Hart officiating, with interment in the Walters Cemetery. Ralph Dewayne Thorne was born to William Ernest and Pruda (Dunn) Thorne on April 13, 1931 in Madill, OK and departed this life in Duncan, OK on December 24, 2023 at the age of 92 years, 8 months and 11 days.

Billy Yackeyonny

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Funeral Service at Brown Indian Church, Walters, Friday, December 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Kent Simpson officiating with burial in the Walters Cemetery. A Prayer Service will be held at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m.

Angela Fornoff

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Funeral Service at HartWyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, OK on Thursday, January 4, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. with burial in the Walters Cemetery.