Rebecca “Beckie” Louise (Loper) Mackey, of Powderly, Texas, was born on Nov. 28, 1953 in Chatom, Ala., the daughter of Hardie Loper and Ada Mae (Ezell) Loper. She passed away May 1, 2026, at the age of 72. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harvel Edgar Mackey, Jr.; son, Donald Duane “Melon” Scaff; brother, David Loper and sisters: Betty Powell and Elizabeth Eubanks.

Funeral services for Zane Alexander Mann, of Broken Bow, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Broken Bow Assembly of God.

Funeral services for David Lowell Keyes, of Wright City, Okla., were held May 12, 2026 at Goodland Cemetery. David passed away May 7, 2026, at the age of 80.

Norma Lee (Stillwell) Holley of Soper, Okla., passed into eternity on Friday, May 8, 2026 in Paris, Texas, at the age of 85. She was born to Albert Frederick “Tice” Stillwell and Betty Lafayette “Fay” (Wharton) Stillwell on Jan. 30, 1941 in Soper, and lived in the area most of her life. Norma graduated from Soper High School in 1959.

Charles Leon “Bootlegger” Creacy, 83, passed away on May 3, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of stories, stubborn opinions, questionable decisions and enough memories to keep his family laughing for generations. Charles was born on Oct. 1, 1942 to Lindey Lee “Dobbin” Creacy and Ester Mosell (Cladwell) Creacy. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Charles Thomas Creacy; his sister, Mary Ann Parker; and two former wives: Ruby Creacy and Teressa Creacy.

On April 19, 2026, Jan (Vandergriff) Smeigh of Columbus, Ohio, peacefully passed away at home after an arduous journey with Parkinson’s Disease. Born in Paris, Texas, in 1946, Jan grew up in and around Hugo, Okla.

Funeral services for Brit Songer, of Valliant, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2026 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home in Valliant.

Janie Elizabeth Wynn Pollard, of O’Brien, Fla., passed away at the age of 69 on Sunday, April 26, 2026 in Soper, Okla., surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer. Janie was born on Aug. 25, 1956 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to her loving parents, Robert Wynn, Jr. and Mary (Shelton) Wynn. She later married Dave Pollard in San Antonio, Texas, and together they made their home in Pinellas Park, Fla., before eventually retiring to their home in O’Brien.

Funeral services for John Eugene Keeling, of Hugo, Okla., were held April 25, 2026 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home. John passed away April 19, 2026, at the age of 72.

Funeral services for Gerald Dillworth will be held at 10 a.m. May 2, 2026 at Christian Life Outreach Ministry in Hugo.