Obituaries

Murlon Earl "M.E." Sharp, 78, of Lindsay passed away Jan. 23, 2009. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 at the B.G. Boydston Funeral Home Chapel in Lindsay. Arrangements are under the direction of B.G. Boydston Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Perry "Bruce" Thacker, 58, of Dibble, Okla., passed away Aug. 23, 2008. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 at the B.G. Boydston Funeral Home Chapel in Lindsay. Arrangements are under the direction of B.G. Boydston Funeral Home in Lindsay. Condolences may be sent to www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Donald "Don" Gene Jones, age 75, of Purcell passed away Tuesday January 2, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his family. Don was born February 19, 1937 in Elmore City, Okla., the youngest of 3 children born to Robert Matthew Jones and Elva Isabell (Headrick) Jones. He was raised in Elmore City and attended Elmore City...

Jimmie Dale "J.D." Thornburg, 65, of Maysville was born March 3, 1948 in Phoenix, Ariz., to James Other Thornburg and Dorothy (Winningham) Thornburg. He passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 in Lindsay. J.D. attended school in Bradley. He married Rita Dutton on April 28, 1969. He worked in the oil field as a derrick...

Charles Jackson "J.R." Olinger, 42, was born March 30, 1965 at Springfield, Mo., to Charles Jackson and Stella Frances Pendergrass Olinger. He passed away Dec. 4, 2007 at Valley View Hospital in Ada. J.R. Olinger has lived a great deal of his life in this area. He graduated from Pernell High School about 1983.

Raphael L. "R.L." Baird was born July 31, 1928, at Red River, Texas, to Walter and Susie Williams Baird. He died Friday, January 20, 2006, at the age of 77. Mr. Baird lived in Oklahoma most of his life. He moved to Maysville in 1998 after retiring from the oil field. He was involved in the drilling of the deepest...

Memorial services for J.C. 'Smokey'ù Longacre, 77, Stonewall, are at 10 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Revs. Marion and Wilma Ledbetter will officiate. Mr. Longacre died Monday, March 23, 2009 at his home. He was born May 7, 1931 at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Carlos Dillon and Emma Elzada Finley...

William “Robert” Clinton of Pauls Valley was born April 24, 1924 in Byars, Oklahoma to Neal Clinton and Roberta. He passed away September 15, 2010 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years. Robert grew up in the Byars and Rosedale communities; later he served in the 341st Infantry Regiment in the United...

Earl Daniels, age 93, went to his eternal rest free from the painful and disabling osteoarthritis from which he suffered numerous years. Earl and twin sister, Pearl, were born to Henry and Gertie Daniel September 23, 1917 in Tecumseh, Okla. He passed Monday, October 11, 2010 at his home in Pauls Valley. Earl married...

Claude Jones, 71, of Lexington, Okla., was born Jan. 17, 1939 and passed away Dec. 6, 2010 at Broadway Living Center in Lexington. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10 at the First Baptist Church in Lindsay with Pastor Randy Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery in...