Obituaries

Tammi Lynne McCarter was born November 21, 1966 at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas, to Ray Gene and Kathy (Bowles) McCarter. She finished her earthly journey on July 29, 2026 at Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, surrounded by a host of loving family members.

Tammi attended school at Okarche, Oklahoma; Mustang, Oklahoma; Waurika, Oklahoma; and Central High, Oklahoma, while her dad taught and coached. After graduating from Central High, Oklahoma High School in 1985, where she…

Robert Lynn Gamblin of Hastings, Oklahoma was born Aug 9, 1945 to Leo Earl Gamblin and Grace Oklahoma Johnson Gamblin. He passed away Jul 24, 2026 at Temple ManorNursing Home in Temple, OK.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents[George T Gamblin, Martha (Selvidge) Gamblin, Willis Floyd Johnson, and Willie Virginia (Miller) Johnson]; brother George Leo Gamblin; half-brother Jackie Lee Gamblin; half-sister Sandra Gayle Boice; and a cousin Wayne Smith and his wife Billy Smith.…

Mary Katherine Brackett was born December 24, 1957 in Waurika, Oklahoma to Dorothy Pritchard and William Ray Smart. She passed from this life July 20, 2026 in Wichita Falls, Texas at the age of 68. She was a 1976 graduate of Waurika High School. She and Jessee Wallis Brackett were married August 13, 1977 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She worked for Basco's Leather Goods for many years as a stitcher. She enjoyed working as a dishwasher for Bill's Fish House after retirement. She also enjoyed crafting,…

Robert Rios Torrez, 65, was born January 11, 1961, in Grandview, Texas to Felicita and Margarito Torrez. By 1972 Feliz and Margarito moved their family to Ryan, Oklahoma where Robert lived most of his life. There he would go on to have his children Leticia Burden, Robert Duane Torrez, and Carley Torrez.

Robert was a hardworking man who spent much of his life doing farm and ranch work, taking on odd jobs, and helping anyone who needed a hand. He never hesitated to give of himself, often puttin…

Jeffery Collier Baker, though only his mama ever called him "Jeffery," passed away on July 11, 2026, at the age of 54. To nearly everyone else, he was simply Jeff. To his children, he was Dad, and to his five grandchildren, he was the one and only Big Poppa, a name he wore with pride and one that meant the world to him.

Born on February 15, 1972, in Odessa, Texas, Jeff was raised in southwest Oklahoma, where he proudly graduated from Rush Springs High School with the Class of 1990. From an …

Garry Lavirl Lyons was born January 2, 1936 in Claypool, Oklahoma to William Proctor "Bill" and Ida Virginia (Fowler) Lyons. He passed from this life June 29, 2026. He graduated from Claypool High School. He and Jacqueline Sue Fulton were married January 7, 1956 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He worked for Halliburton and retired after 30 years. He loved to read and watch westerns and loved to garden.

He is survived by 8 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.

He w…