Obituaries

David Lee Jones

David Lee Jones

David Lee Jones

David Lee Jones, longtime member of the Durant community passed from this life and entered the Gates of Heaven on May 8, 2024, at his home in Durant at the age of 77. David was born on June 28, 1946, in Cairo, Illinois to parents, Paul and Mary Miller Jones.
Aaron Johnson

Aaron Johnson

Aaron Johnson

Aaron Johnson departed this life on May 8, 2024, in his hometown of Durant, Oklahoma, at the age of 38. He was born on November 4, 1985, in Durant to David and Susan (Hill) Johnson. He attended Durant public schools and graduated from Durant High School in 2004.
Kathryn Swink

Kathryn Swink

Kathryn Swink

Kathryn Swink, a beloved educator, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024, in Durant, OK surrounded by her family at the age of 93.

John Michael Simmons

John Michael Simmons age 57, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday April 22, 2024 in Burleson, Texas. John was born November 12, 1966 to Robert Lee (Bob) Simmons and Margie Colleen Springer.
Kathryn Swink

Kathryn Swink

Kathryn Swink

Kathryn Swink, a beloved educator, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and
Douglas Deel

Douglas Deel

Douglas Deel

Douglas Deel passed away peacefully on April 24, 2024 at his home in Bokchito, Oklahoma, at the age of 92. He was born on July 1, 1931, in Pirtle, Oklahoma to Dallas Leon (Shorty) and Gladys Maurine (Rhinehart) Deel. He married Georgia Juanita Browning on November 17, 1950 in Bokchito.
Jean Pershica

Jean Pershica

Jean Pershica

Jean Pershica, of Durant, Oklahoma, passed away on April 24, 2024, at the age of 72. She was born on September 29, 1951, to Clyde Lester and Erma Thelma (McDaniel) Cox in Durant, Oklahoma.
Madge (Fort) Carrington

Madge (Fort) Carrington

Madge (Fort) Carrington

Madge (Fort) Carrington,, a resident of Carmichael, CA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the age of 88. Madge was born on August 13, 1935, in Greenville, NC to Dr. Marion Kirkland Fort and Jeanette Moore Fort.

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