Obituaries

Harry Ray Russell was born March 10, 1933 in Van, Texas to Joseph Edion and Lillian Antoinette (Goodrich) Russell. He passed from this life Wednesday, November 22, 2023 in Wichita Falls, Texas at the age of 90. He served his country in the United States Air Force for over 21 years. He was a mechanic and quality control inspector. He and Oteaka Wanda Gunter were married September 5, 1953 in Big Spring, Texas. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping in his younger years. He also enjoyed woodworki…

Linda Kaye Shepherd was born December 14, 1949 in San Diego, California to Lewis B. and Elizabeth Kay Harris. Linda passed from this life Wednesday, November 22, 2023 in Duncan at the age of 73. She and Robert Shepherd were married on July 15, 2013 in Waurika, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and loved to cook. Her favorite things to do were watch Lifetime and spending time with her grandkids.

She is survived by her children - Ronnie Lee Houston, Randy Lee Houston and wife Brandi, and Jodie Cart…

Charles Brezina was born February 17, 1936, in the Mud Creek area, 9 miles east of Addington, Oklahoma to Joe and Eula (Beavers) Brezina, and left this life on November 20, 2023. Charlie, as he was usually called, grew up on the family farm with 3 sisters; Mary Jo, Pat, and Josie He attended the EB Ranch school and Addington School, from which he graduated. He enjoyed bronc riding in high school and early adulthood.

Charlie served his country in the United States Navy for four years, and tour…

Howell Curtis Mays was born December 1, 1945 in Ryan, Oklahoma to Hubert Curtis and Eula Mae (Smith) Mays. He passed from this life surrounded by his wife and daughter on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 in Wichita Falls, Texas at the age of 77. Curtis graduated from Waurika High School, and then served his country in the United States Air Force as an Airplane mechanic. He and Linda Marie Phillips were married July 6, 1968 in Waurika, Oklahoma. He was a welder for many years, and then employed until…

Doris Ann Baker was born September 3, 1945 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Medreath E. (Spurrier) and Fairy E. Bell. She passed from this life Thursday, October 26, 2023 in Wichita Falls, Texas at the age of 78. She was the owner/manager of OK Plumbing. Doris and Paul Henry Baker were married in Reno, Nevada on September 22, 1962. Henry preceded her in death on June 2, 2017. Doris and Henry devoted their later lives to their music, especially the preservation of the Western Swing genre. In 1999, Henry an…

John E Miller, 77, ran off to heaven on Sunday, October 1, 2023, immediately after the early worship service at First Baptist Church of Bryan, Texas.

John was born on November 14, 1945, in Wayne, Michigan. He grew up in Sedalia, Missouri, the son of George H Miller and Georgia I Miller. John graduated from Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia in 1963. A lifetime Baylor fan, John graduated in 1967 with a BA in Political Science and Speech. Playing baseball was a major aspect of John's life, fr…