April 2026 Deaths

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April 30, 2026

Kevin Merle Prince, 63. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Prince-Kevin/5709256/

Darla Jean Phillips, 87. Services will be held Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m. at Strode Funeral Home Chapel, 610 S. Duncan St., Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Phillips-Darla/5709137/

April 29, 2026

Don R Briggs, 83. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Briggs-Donnie/5708929/

Elva Ray Scott Jr., 92. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Scott-Elva/5708930/

April 26, 2026

David Lee Lunsford, 28. Services at 5 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Strode Funeral Home Chapel, 610 S. Duncan St., Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Lunsford-David/5707932/

April 25, 2026

George Leon Boyer, 85, Glencoe. His graveside service will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Fairlawn Cemetery in Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/george-boyer/5707575/

Tania Lisseth Valdes Ibarra, 15, Stillwater. Visitation Monday, May 11 from noon–8:00 p.m. at Dighton Marler Funeral Home, 5106 N. Washington St., Stillwater; Mass Tuesday, May 12 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 711 N. Country Club Road, Stillwater; interment at 11:00 a.m. at Fairlawn Cemetery. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/tania-valdes-ibarra

April 24, 2026

Dolores Myrlena Tarlton, 91, Stillwater. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at Strode Funeral Home, with the family present to receive friends; funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Tryon First Baptist Church, with burial to follow at Tryon Cemetery. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Tarlton-Dolores/5707261/

Richard Owen Cavett, 76. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Cavett-Richard/5707308/

April 23, 2026

Mary Elizabeth Murphy, 93, Stillwater. Viewing is Wednesday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (family visitation 6–8 p.m.) at Dighton Marler Funeral Home, Stillwater. Interment is Thursday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m. at Fairlawn Cemetery; a Celebration of Life follows at 2 p.m. at Dighton Marler Funeral Home. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/mary-murphy

Ronnie Manford Smith, 73. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Smith-Ronnie/5707092/

April 22, 2026

Vera Mae Bilyeu, 95, Bristow. A celebration of life is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Bilyeu-Vera/5707091/

April 21, 2026

Alan Dale Holbrook, 70, Glencoe. Graveside service at 2 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 6500 S. Perkins Road, Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/alan-holbrook

Alan Dale Holbrook, 70, Glencoe. A graveside service is scheduled for Friday, May 15, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/alan-holbrook

Barbara Kuehl, 75, Morrison. A celebration of life is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, at 2 p.m. at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/barbara-kuehl

April 18, 2026

Johnathin Ray Burnett, 35. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Burnett-Johnathin/5705790/

Joseph L. Haney, 70. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Haney-Joseph/5705625/

April 16, 2026

Jesus Manuel Ruiz, 63, Perry. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/jesus-ruiz

Robert JA Page, 80, Stillwater. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 24, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Dighton Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/robert-page

Caryl Sue Albin Jobe, 92, Stillwater. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 21, at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church in Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Jobe-Caryl/5705334/

Jim Albright, 96. Services will be held Tuesday, April 28, at 10:30 a.m. at Sunnybrook Christian Church in Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Albright-James/5705301/

April 15, 2026

Ryan Timothy Saucerman, 43, Stillwater. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, April 23, at 10 a.m. at Sunnybrook Christian Church in Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Saucerman-Ryan/5705335/

April 13, 2026

Pamelia Kaye Bier, 73, Locust Grove, Georgia. Visitation Sunday, April 19, 2-6 p.m. at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Perry; graveside service Monday, April 20 at 11 a.m. at Grace Hill Cemetery in Perry. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/pamelia-bier

Mike Sherman, 76. Service Wednesday, April 22 at 2 p.m. at Strode Funeral Home Chapel, 610 S. Duncan St., Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Sherman-Jerry/5704604/

April 12, 2026

John Herman Bode, 87, Orlando, Oklahoma. Visitation Thursday, April 23, noon to 8 p.m. (family greeting 5-7 p.m.) at Dighton Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater; funeral service Friday, April 24 at 10 a.m. followed by interment at Morris Heights Cemetery in Orlando. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/john-bode

Summer Azalea Graham, 46. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Graham-Summer/5704450/

April 11, 2026

John Phillip Lloyd, 85, Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Lloyd-John/5704198/

Sally Ann Denny, 85. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Denny-Sally/5703758/

Brandy Grotheer, 36. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Grotheer-Brandy/5703759/

April 10, 2026

Raymond Frank Fancher, 87. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Fancher-Raymond/5703669/

Taneesia Lanelle Tucker, 43, Stillwater. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 1 to 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 930 S. Little Ave., Cushing. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/taneesia-tucker

April 9, 2026

Gary Lee Smith, 77. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Smith-Gary/5703670/

Linda Sue Wilson, 76. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Wilson-Linda/5703346/

April 8, 2026

Violet Cecilia Amanda Macklin, 106, Stillwater. Viewing Monday, April 20, noon-8 p.m., Dighton Marler Funeral Home, 5106 N. Washington St.; funeral service Tuesday, April 21, 2 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, 101 S. Duck St.; interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/violet-macklin

Kevin Randall LeGrand, 67. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on April 14, 2026, at Zion Lutheran Church in Stillwater; burial to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Douglas Union Cemetery in Douglas. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/LeGrand-Kevin/5703590/

April 7, 2026

Joanne Janelle Melton, 90, Greenville, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on April 21, 2026, at Stillwater First Church of the Nazarene; burial to follow at Euchee Valley Cemetery in Cushing. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Melton-Joanne/5703724/

April 5, 2026

Jerry Earl Lane, 91, Agra. Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 10, at Perkins Church of the Firstborn, Perkins. Obituary → Dighton Marler Funeral Home

April 4, 2026

Jennifer Lynn Lamer, 47. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Lamer-Jennifer/5702994/

April 3, 2026

Betsy Lee Keyes, 76. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Keyes-Betsy/5701382/

CSM (Ret.) Herman Allmendinger, 94, Stillwater. A funeral service is scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Strode Funeral Home Chapel, 610 S. Duncan St., Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Allmendinger-Herman/5701963/

April 2, 2026

Edith Lister, 78, Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/edith-lister

Julaine C. Eick, 91, Stillwater. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 6500 S. Perkins Road, Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Eick-Julaine/5701259/

Nora Elizabeth McLain, 86, Stillwater. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Strode Funeral Home Chapel, 610 S. Duncan St., Stillwater; burial to follow in Perkins Cemetery. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/McLain-Nora/5701290/

April 1, 2026

Ronald Lee Funderburg, 81, Perkins. Celebration of Life noon Sunday, April 19, at World Harvest Church, 1718 W. Lakeview Road, Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/ronald-funderburg