Obituaries

Christopher Wooldridge Landry went to be with the Lord in early May 2022 while living in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico at the age of 72. Chris was born December 28, 1949 to Creighton E. and Vergie M. Landry in Biloxi, Mississippi.

My beloved John Randall Crow (JR, Randy), after one and half years of battling cancer, went to be with His Lord and Savior at the age of 71, June 12, 2022. JR was born on December 22, 1950, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Judith Suzanne (Gross) Gollhardt, a life beautifully lived from November 2, 1941 to June 12, 2022, passed ever so peacefully in her home in Porum Landing, OK surrounded by her family. She will be remembered for the love so freely given to all she met and passionate dedication to her family. Judie was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was one of two children born to Gilbert and Dorothy (Gow) Gross. She was preceded in death by her parents, much-loved sister Ardith Hoffmann and her beloved nephew, Steven Grabner and his entire family. Steven resided with Jim and Judie for two years where they adoringly helped raise him like their own. Judie graduated from Pulaski High School and briefly attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She married Jim, the love of her life and her very best friend on October 21, 1961. The glorious truth of the matter was, where Jim was, there too was Judie. The love they shared was so obvious and contagious to all who surrounded them. Jim and Judie moved to Shawnee Oklahoma in 1979. After 23 years, the couple retired with many friends, which they sincerely consider family, to beautiful Lake Eufaula in 2002. Judie enjoyed her volunteer work and dug right in, as she often did, serving as President of the Ladies’ Auxiliary for the Porum Landing Fire Department. She was a red-hatter and loved the zany excursions. Ladies, she still has her hand-made red and purple scrubbies set aside just for you. Judie’s life was filled with entertaining, laughter, love, leisure, fishing, traveling, cards, reading, knitting, crocheting, sewing, daily devotions and of course 5 o’clock cocktails, often joined by friends and family. Her children were blessed to have her as a Mother Warrior and Sunday School Teacher growing up, then later she added office work, tax preparation, substitute teaching and sewing machine sales to her resume. Ultimately, she found her niche in real estate sales. She was a people person and liked happy endings putting the right people in the right home. She became Realtor of the Year in 1995 but instead of being present to accept her award, in typical Judie fashion, she remained by her dear husband’s side, Jim, as he was having open heart surgery.

James Leroy Shingleton, 78, former resident of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, June 10, 2022. He was born December 30, 1943 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Leroy “Brother” Downs Jr. passed from this Earth on June 14, 2022 in Oklahoma City, OK. Leroy was born September 15, 1951 in Pawnee, OK to Leroy Downs Sr, and Jenny Lou (Keys) Downs. Leroy was raised by his maternal grandparents Walter and Nora Keys; his Aunt June and Uncle Bruce EchoHawk; and Uncle Basil and Aunt Chita Chapman in Pawnee, OK.

Donald Ray Anderson, of Norman, died Friday, June 10, 2022, at Norman Regional Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. He was 86.

On Saturday, June 11, 2022, Jon “Chris” Christopher Hurley passed away at the age of 61 from lasting effects of covid. Chris was born in Los Angeles on February 24, 1961 to Jon and Lynn Valliere and resided in Oklahoma after his parents divorced.

Rev. Joachim Spexarth, O.S.B., entered eternal life on Sunday, June 12, 2022.