Carmetta Sue Bruce

October 8, 1955 - September 11, 2023 Carmetta Sue Bruce, 67, of Newby, joined her Savior in Glory on Sept. 11, 2023. She was born Oct. 8, 1955, to Stanley and Juanita Plum.

Crystal Marie Nollner Parker

September 23, 1979 -August 27, 2023 Crystal Marie Nollner Parker was born Sept. 23, 1979 to Terry Nollner and Nedra Jones in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She departed this life on Aug. 27, 2023 in Bristow, Oklahoma.

Barbara Lynn Herman

December 19, 1952 - September 9, 2023 Barbara Lynn Herman was born Dec. 19, 1952, to Gerald and Shirley Hill in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She departed this life Sept. 9, 2023, at the age of 70.

Reba SeDonna Breeding Harding

January 14, 1928 - September 5, 2023 Reba SeDonna Breeding Harding was born January 14, 1928, to Kelly and Agnes Breeding in Bristow. She was the youngest of five children. She had three sisters and one brother. The girls followed in their mom’s footsteps as the best cooks.

Ross Lee Kendall

June 3, 1966 - September 7, 2023 Ross Lee Kendall was born June 3, 1966 to James and Sandra Kendall in Pittsburg, California. He departed this life Sept. 7, 2023 at the age of 57 years. Ross became a Bristow area resident in 2019.

Wayne Merrel Cox

Wayne Merrel Cox was born at home Oct. 1, 1940, to Celia Jane and Merrel Henry Cox in rural Big Rapids, Michigan. He passed from grace into Glory in the early morning hours of Aug. 30, 2023, at the age of 82. Wayne married his lifelong bride Bonnie Bongard on Dec. 6, 1958.

Erma Jean Lewis

September 7, 1932 - August 26, 2023 Services will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the First Baptist Church South, in Beggs, at 11 a.m. A full obituary will follow in the September 7 issue of the Bristow News.

Robert Russell Pearman Jr.

December 21, 1937 - August 26, 2023 Robert Russell Pearman Jr. was born Dec. 21, 1937, to Robert Russell Pearman Sr. and Vera (Purvis) Pearman near Milfay. He departed this life Aug.26,2023 at the age of 85. He graduated from Milfay High School in 1956.

Juanita Grant

Juanita Grant, 90, of Bristow, Oklahoma, left this life on August 17, 2023 to be reunited with her beloved husband, family and friends who preceded her.

Why Does Age Matter?

Do you sometimes become frustrated with young people? You have possibly made foolish choices when you were younger, and regret it now. You probably know that lives are seriously changed when logic is abandoned before destructive behavior. There was a teenage boy whose job was detailing vehicles.