Obituaries

Ella Fern Meador

Ella Fern Meador

Ella Fern Meador

April 23, 1943 - September 8, 2025Ella Fern Meador was born to Bert and Ada Potter on April 23, 1943, at the family home near Bristow. She departed this life Sept. 8, 2025, at the age of 82 years.Ella graduated from Bristow High School in 1961.
Darrell Gene Walker

Darrell Gene Walker

Darrell Gene Walker

June 12, 1946 - September 19, 2025Darrell Gene Walker, known by many names, Daddy, Grandpa, Gramps, Papa, and Pop-Pop, a skilled cattle rancher and beloved family patriarch, passed away peacefully on Sept. 19, 2025, at the age of 79, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones.
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Patricia Lynn Mathews

April 26, 1954 - September 3, 2025Patricia Lynn Mathews was born April 26, 1954, to Elza and Bessie Tunnell in Bristow. She departed this life Sept. 3, 2025, at the age of 71 years.Patty, a Bristow area resident most all her life, was a vibrant and tenacious person who held firm to her beliefs.
Jimmy Durrell Jackson

Jimmy Durrell Jackson

Jimmy Durrell Jackson

December 26, 1944 - September 5, 2025Jimmy Durrell Jackson was born on Dec. 26, 1944, to Kenneth and Katherine Jackson in Taft, California. He departed this life Sept. 5,2025,at the age of 80 joining his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.He graduated from Bristow High School in 1964.
Charles Ray Smith

Charles Ray Smith

Charles Ray Smith

December 17, 1931 - September 5, 2025Charles Ray Smith, lovingly known as “Ray” or “Smitty,” entered the arms of Jesus on Sept. 5, 2025, at the age of 87. A lifelong member of the Bristow community, Ray was well known and well loved.He attended Bristow Schools with the Class of 1957.
Raymond H. Lutz

Raymond H. Lutz

Raymond H. Lutz

Ocober 16, 1930 - August 24, 2025Raymond H. Lutz passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025 in Tulsa. He was 94 years of age, a life well lived. Born in Denver, Colorado, in 1930, Ray moved with his family to San Diego in 1944.
Robert Warren Carman

Robert Warren Carman

Robert Warren Carman

September 6, 1940 - September 5, 2025Robert Warren Carman, 84, of Bristow, passed away on Sept. 5, 2025, on the eve of his 85th birthday. He was born on September 6, 1940.Rob was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 52 years, Linda Carman, by his parents, Henry and Gladys Carman.
Jason Earl Varnell (Strutty)

Jason Earl Varnell (Strutty)

Jason Earl Varnell (Strutty)

May 19, 1973 - September 3, 2025Jason Earl Varnell (Strutty) was born May 19, 1973, in Duncan, and left this world on Sept. 3, 2025, at the young age of 52, far too soon for a man with such a big laugh, stubborn streak, and love for a good day’s work.
Dr. George Edward Foster

Dr. George Edward Foster

Dr. George Edward Foster

January 29, 1943 - August 22, 2025Dr. George Edward Foster entered Heaven on Aug. 22,2025, after 82 years of life and on his 61st wedding anniversary with his wife, Rita Anderson Foster, who passed on August 31, 2024.
Jimmie Merilyn Stubblefield

Jimmie Merilyn Stubblefield

Jimmie Merilyn Stubblefield

May 5, 1941 - August 23, 2025Jimmie Merilyn Stubblefield was born May 5, 1941, to Luther Lee and Bonnie Dell Jones in Depew. She departed this life Aug. 23, 2025, at the age of 84.Jimmie graduated from Bristow High School in 1959.