Obituaries

Janie Bates

Janie Bates

Janie Bates

Janie Bates transitioned to Heaven on March 8, 2026 after an
Song Won Shin

Song Won Shin

Song Won Shin

Song Won Shin was born “Sin Sung Won” to Sin Kyong Yol on April 12, 1973, in Seoul, South Korea. His beloved mother, Kyong Yol, married his father, Army NCO, WC McGehee in 1980. His family moved to the United States in 1981, settling in Wilson, Oklahoma in 1982.
Byron Neal “Butch” Yates

Byron Neal “Butch” Yates

Byron Neal “Butch” Yates

Byron Neal “Butch” Yates, 74, of Caney, OK, passed away on February 16, 2026. Born on July 31, 1951, in Caney, OK, Butch entered the world right after his mother, Ruby, spent the whole day working in the hay field.
Gary Wayne Burleson

Gary Wayne Burleson

Gary Wayne Burleson

Gary Wayne Burleson, a beloved-wonderful husband, dad, PaPaw, son, uncle, brother, and friend, went to his heavenly home on February 12, 2026, at the age of 57, in Durant, Oklahoma.

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