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"textContent": "_Death notices and service information are published on The Stillwegian website as a community resource. Death Notices are also published in our Community Record newsletter._ Sign up today_._\n\n* * *\n\n### April 30, 2026\n\n**Kevin Merle Prince** , 63. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Prince-Kevin/5709256/\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 29, 2026\n\n**Don R Briggs** , 83. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Briggs-Donnie/5708929/\n\n**Elva Ray Scott Jr.** , 92. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Scott-Elva/5708930/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 26, 2026\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 25, 2026\n\n**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/\n\n**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\n\n### April 24, 2026\n\n**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/\n\n**Richard Owen Cavett** , 76. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Cavett-Richard/5707308/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 23, 2026\n\n**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\n\n**Ronnie Manford Smith** , 73. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Smith-Ronnie/5707092/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 22, 2026\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 21, 2026\n\n**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\n\n**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\n\n**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\n\n* * *\n\n### April 18, 2026\n\n**Johnathin Ray Burnett** , 35. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Burnett-Johnathin/5705790/\n\n**Joseph L. Haney** , 70. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Haney-Joseph/5705625/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 16, 2026\n\n**Jesus Manuel Ruiz** , 63, Perry. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/jesus-ruiz\n\n**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\n\n**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/\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 15, 2026\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 13, 2026\n\n**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\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 12, 2026\n\n**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\n\n**Summer Azalea Graham** , 46. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Graham-Summer/5704450/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 11, 2026\n\n**John Phillip Lloyd** , 85, Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Lloyd-John/5704198/\n\n**Sally Ann Denny** , 85. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Denny-Sally/5703758/\n\n**Brandy Grotheer** , 36. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Grotheer-Brandy/5703759/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 10, 2026\n\n**Raymond Frank Fancher** , 87. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Fancher-Raymond/5703669/\n\n**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\n\n* * *\n\n### April 9, 2026\n\n**Gary Lee Smith** , 77. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Smith-Gary/5703670/\n\n**Linda Sue Wilson** , 76. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Wilson-Linda/5703346/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 8, 2026\n\n**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\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 7, 2026\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 5, 2026\n\n**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\n\n* * *\n\n### April 4, 2026\n\n**Jennifer Lynn Lamer** , 47. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Lamer-Jennifer/5702994/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 3, 2026\n\n**Betsy Lee Keyes** , 76. Services pending. Obituary → https://www.strodefh.com/memorials/Keyes-Betsy/5701382/\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 2, 2026\n\n**Edith Lister** , 78, Stillwater. Obituary → https://www.dightonmarler.com/obituaries/edith-lister\n\n**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/\n\n**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/\n\n* * *\n\n### April 1, 2026\n\n**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",
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