Obituaries

Funeral services for Charles Ray Crone, an Atoka, OK resident, were held Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at North Side Assembly of God Church in McAlester, OK with Brian Smith officiating.

Funeral service for Nancy Ellen English Shirley will be held Wednesday, (today) December 3, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Eddie Hogue officiating. Burial will be in Lehigh Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.

Service for Clarence Eugene Homer, a Lawton resident, was held Monday, December 1, 2025. Burial was in Coal Creek Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of Arrangements.Mr. Homer was born on March 26, 1964, to Anna Belle (Homer) Pike, at Talihina, Oklahoma.

Funeral services for John Carl Stewart, a Coalgte resident, were held Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Eddie Hogue officiating, assisted by Bro. Ryan Meadows.

Funeral services for Mary Lou (Hearrell) Nickell, a Roff, OK resident, will be held Friday, November 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Eddie Hogue officiating. Visitation will be Thursday evening 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Funeral service for Linda Sue (Daniel) Tomlinson, a Coalgate resident, was held Monday, November 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Coalgate First Baptist Church with Bro. Richard Magby and Bro. Jim Lewis officiating.

Funeral services for Carolyn Lynn Paxton, age 73, an Allen, TX resident, will be held Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Rev. Spencer Hughes and Pastor Kelly Clark officiating. Family night will be Friday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m..

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Stewart ReedThere will be a Remembering Stewart Reed service on Saturday, November 29, 2025 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Moore, OK Fellowship Center (Kids Entrance), at 301 NE 27th St. in Moore.

John David “JD” Colbert passed away October 29, 2025. He was born June 14, 1943 toAnna Lou Kirkpatrick Colbert and John “David” Colbert in Bokchito, Oklahoma.

Funeral services for Darryl Weller of Tupelo will be Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at the Tony Stevens Gymnasium in Tupelo, OK with Jeff Campbell, Jerry Romines and Darryll Canida officiating. Interment will be in Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery.