Obituaries

Helen Lenora (Atchley) Richards was born December 6, 1939, in Wynnewood, to the late Bennie A. and Dorothy (Harper) Atchley. She died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Davis, at the age of 84. In early January 1961, while attending a dance, Helen met Frankie Monroe Richards, and the couple was married three short weeks later, on January 25th, in Ardmore. Together they danced the next fifty-five plus years, until his death on August 10, 2016.

Willie Katherine Mullings was born September 8, 1932, in Emet, OK, to the late William W. and Irene Francis (Gibson) Smith. She passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Sulphur, at the age of 91 years. Katherine and Vurnie H. Mullings were married on July 19, 1947, in Sherman, TX. He preceded her in death on December 7, 1978.

Funeral services for Curtis Lee Jones will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the First Baptist Church of Davis, with Pastor Willard McCartney, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at the Drake Cemetery, south of Sulphur.

Robert T. “Tinker” Crittenden was born on June 30, 1934 in Tahlequah to Fred and Lucille (Kirk) Crittenden. He passed away on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 in Sulphur at the age of 75 years, six months and six days Tinker grew up inArkansas and later in Sulphur where he attended school. He had worked at several jobs including communications and O’Reilly Auto Parts. He attended the First Freewill Baptist Church in Sulphur.

Brenda Jean (Long) Cavins was born on May 12, 1947, at the Delay Hospital, in Sulphur, to the late John Richard and Carlene Mildred (Burleson) Long, Jr. She gained her heavenly wings on Thursday, January 4, 2024, in Oklahoma City, following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services for Juanita Ruth Lewis were held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at the Pathway Methodist Church, in Davis, with Pastors Robert Harrison and Ben Williams officiating. Interment followed at the Green Hill Cemetery in Davis.

Skyla Faye Collins, 32, of Sulphur, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023. Skyla was born on January 16, 1991 in Ada, to Allen Collins and Monica Smith. Skyla lived in Sulphur all of her life and did construction work.

Kenneth Gene “Kenny” Riddle was born August 14, 1959, in Wynnewood, to Silas Gene and Zella Vere (Clark) Riddle. He died on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, in Sulphur, at the age of 64 years. He married Creda Melinda Hardesty on May 18, 1979, in Hickory. Together, they raised two children, Charee` and Colt.

Patsy Ann Malloy, of Sulphur, was born on August 6, 1934 in Sulphur to Amos and Margaret (Fuqua) Dunn. She passed away on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 in Ada at the age of 89 years, four months and 23 days.

Graveside funeral services for Bennie Lee Parks, 89, Sulphur, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 at Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur with Dennis Pulley officiating. Military services will be provided by the U.S. Marines Corps Honor Team. DeArman Funeral Home of Sulphur will be in charge of arrangements.

Odessa Mae (Coffman) Trout was born June 7, 1951, in Springer, OK, to the late Girald Edward & Hazel (Gordon) Coffman. She died Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in Bentonville, AR, at the age of 72 years, 6 months and 12 days. Odessa and Jimmy Keith Trout were married on June 23, 1971, in Dallas, TX. He preceded her in death on March 11, 2014.

Bonnie Patricia “Pat” Webb, 83, of El Dorado, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Baptist Healthcare in North Little Rock. She was born on February 18, 1940 to Casey Lee and Jimmy Irene McLain Jones in Lewisville, AR.