Obituaries

May 17, 2021

Funeral Services for Christine Starr, 89, lifelong Hammon resident, will be held 1:00 P.M., Monday, May 24, 2021 in the A.G. Creach Hammon School Auditorium, officiated by Pastors Gerald Panana and Pastor David Flick. Burial will follow in the Hammon Indian Mennonite Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. There will be an all night wake service...

May 16, 2021

A Funeral Service and a celebration of life for Ron Engel, 77, longtime Clinton educator and athletic director will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 21, 2021 in the First United Methodist Church officiated by Pastor Rick Robart and speakers Mike Lee and Dave Meadows. Burial will conclude in the Stafford Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral...

May 15, 2021

Garland Eugene Brown, 54, Clinton resident, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 in the Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Garland was born August 11, 1966 to Theodoris Randle and Donald Ray Brown in Houston, TX. At this time no service has been scheduled. He was raised in Clinton and graduated from Clinton High School in 1984. He...

May 15, 2021

Funeral Service for Charlie Almquist, 34, Clinton resident will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in the Church of Christ, 2601 Custer Ave. Clinton, officiated by Richard Sandoval . Burial will follow in the Arapaho Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Charlie Dale Almquist was born October 30, 1986 to Brent and Virginia (Kelly)...

May 10, 2021

A Memorial Service for Alvin Moore, 66, Clinton resident will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in the Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church in Arapaho, OK officiated by Pastor’s Wendell Folsom and Hoyt Phillips under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Alvin Ray Moore was born February 22, 1955 to Charlie Clinton Moore and Rosie Florence (Blackburn)...

May 8, 2021

James C. (Jim) Baird was born on April 9, 1933 in Panhandle, Texas to Cecil and Eula Faye (Walcher) Baird, and passed from this life on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in his home following a short illness. Maintaining employment during the Great Depression required Jimmy’s parents to move the family to several small towns in the Texas Panhandle, finally...

May 8, 2021

May 5, 2021

A Memorial Service for Darrell Wells, 82, Clinton resident, will be held 2:00 P.M., Friday, May 28, 2021 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel, officiated by Doyle Kinney and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Clinton Cemetery. Darrell Lee Wells was born March 26, 1939 to W.C. Wells and Charlene (Swearingen) Wells in...

May 5, 2021

Graveside Services for Linda Kelley, 79, Clinton resident will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, May 7, 2021 in the Clinton Cemetery, officiated by Elder Don Martin and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Linda Joy (Jones) Kelley was born March 28, 1942 to Wilce and Mildred (Nunnelley) Jones in Dill City, OK and passed away early Wednesday...

May 4, 2021

A Private Burial was held for Betty Joyce Hubbart, 94, Butler resident Tuesday, May 4, 2021, under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Betty Joyce Hubbart was born September 13, 1926 to Vernal Miles Crow and Philina Frisbie Crow in Boynton, OK. Betty is survived by her Butler and Hammon friends and neighbors. She was always so thankful...

May 3, 2021

Funeral Services for Orville Whiteskunk, 64, Clinton resident, will be held 1:00 P.M., Friday, May 7, 2021 in the Hammon Indian Cheyenne-Arapaho Community Building, officiated by Rev. David Flick, Burial will conclude in the Hammon Indian Mennonite Cemetery under direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. There will be a come and go Wake Service 6:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M....

May 2, 2021

Funeral Services for Wanda Lou Martinez, 64, Cordell resident will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in the Clinton Indian Community Building, officiated by Pastor Gerald Panana. Burial will follow in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. The family will greet guest 6:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in...

Apr 30, 2021

Memorial Services for Dennis Brown will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 15, 2021 in Clinton’s New Hope Fellowship Church, officiated by William Jenkins, Jr. and Gary Jones, Jr. under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Dennis Wayne Brown was born May 19, 1963 to Bernie Albine Brown and Opal Alline (Allen) Brown in Heidelberg, Germany and passed...

Apr 26, 2021

Funeral Services for Michael Harris, 70, Custer City resident will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday May 1, 2021 in the First Baptist Church in Clinton, officiated by Dan Day and Mike Bryant. Burial will conclude in the Mount Hope Cemetery South East of Custer City under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Michael Eugene Harris was born November...

Apr 26, 2021

A Mass of Christian Burial for Bernardo Villanueva, 58, Clinton resident will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, April 30, 2021 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, officiated by Father Mandagiri Balaswamy. Burial will follow in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. A Rosary will be held 6:00 P.M., Thursday, April 29, 2021 in the Kiesau...

Apr 25, 2021

Funeral Services for Della (Youngbear) French, 65, Weatherford resident will be held 1:00 P.M., Friday, April 30, 2021 in the Clinton Indian Community Building, officiated by Pastor Gerald Panana. Burial will conclude in the Mound Valley Cemetery in Thomas, OK under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. There will be a Traditional All Night wake service starting 7:00...

Apr 22, 2021

Funeral Services for Kenneth Johnson, 86, Clinton resident will be held 10:00 A.M., Monday, April 26, 2021 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel, officiated by Doyle Kinney. Burial will conclude in the Mound Valley Cemetery in Thomas, OK under the direction of the Kiesau Lee Funeral Home. Kenneth Wayne Johnson was born November 3, 1934 to George and Lucy (Tinney)...

Apr 19, 2021

Funeral Services for Opal Chavez, 80, Bessie resident will be held 2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 22, 2021 in the Cheyenne/Arapaho Community Building east of Clinton, officiated by Jay Mule and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. A private burial will follow in the Clinton Indian Cemetery. A wake service will be held 6:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M....

Apr 11, 2021

Funeral Services for Brian Cunningham, 54, lifetime resident of the Elk City and Cheyenne area, will be held 2: 00 P.M., Thursday, April 15, 2021 in the Gateway Church in Elk City, OK, officiated by Pastor Greg Newton and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Brian Robert Cunningham was born December 23, 1966 to Basil Napoleon Cunningham...

Apr 3, 2021

Services are pending for: James “Jimmy” Richard Andazola was born April 21, 1970 to Paul Gonzales and Jo Ann Campbell in Tracy, CA and passed away early Saturday in the Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. Jimmy was raised and attended school in Waterford, CA. He moved to Oklahoma in 1992. He attended Western Oklahoma Vo-Technical School...