Dora Lee Sheets-Tate was born on July 24th, 1925 and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday the 7th of September, 2022 at the age of 97. Memorial to be held at Sharon Baptist Church, 19002 Gordon Cooper Dr. Nov. 5th at 2:00 with Bro. Clint Dawkins officiating.
Mary Catherine Wood Muse was born on December 24, 1935 in Lovington, New Mexico and passed to her eternal home on October 27, 2022 in Oklahoma City, OK. Mary was the daughter of Paul Revere Wood and Margaret Catherine Wood.
Dora Lee Sheets-Tate went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday the 7th of September, 2022 at the age of 97. Dora was born on 7/24/25 to Robert and Cleo McCracken (Estes) in Lehigh, OK. Dora was preceded in death by husband Bob Sheets of 52 yrs, two sons: Larry Joe and Bobby Lynn Sheets & wife Linda, one daughter Jerri Ann Sheets and husband George Tate of 17 yrs. One sister Zelda Anderson and one brother Joe McCracken. Dora had several jobs but her greatest accomplishment was her family as she was “the tie that binds” our family. So much history and many memories she left us in her 97 years. Left to cherish her memory: son Fred & Vicki Sheets of Meeker, three daughters: Donna Morris; Kim & Mark Young all of Shawnee, Faye Luke of Lodi, CA. Eleven grandchildren, 18 great and 4 great, great grandchildren and many other family members. We want to give a special thank you to Dr. Tony Haddad who took good care of our Mom for over 20 years. Also, a special thank you to Loving Care Hospice. Memorial to be held at Sharon Baptist Church, 19002 Gordon Cooper Dr. Nov. 5th at 2:00 with Bro. Clint Dawkins officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Loving Care In-Home Health Services or Sharon Baptist Church.
Bonnie Jean “Findley” Shields was born July 22, 1927 in Kingston, Oklahoma, to Andrew Ervin “AE” and Addie Susan “Gorrell” Findley. She passed to her heavenly home on October 22, 2022, at the age of 95 years.
Roger H. Smith, 78, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at his home.
Debra Ann Ekpoh of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the age of 59 years young. Debra is survived by her daughter, Kierra Chandler and her son, Paul Chandler. A Celebration of Life will be held for Debra on Saturday, October 29 at 11:00 am at the McElyea & Owens Funeral Group Memorial Center, located at 5110 N. Harrison St., Shawnee, OK 74804.
John Samuel Evans of Lucas, Texas passed away October 24, 2022 at the age of 82. He was born on April 17, 1940 to Samuel Clarence Evans and LuV (Anthony) Evans in- Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Dannye Ryeef McKaig was born December 13, 1942 in Blackwell, OK. His parents are John and Edna McKaig. Dannye was a bonus baby, his brother Carl was 18 and serving in the South Pacific during WW II. His brother Max, was 13 and living at the family home. After returning from the Navy and going home, Carl asked his Mother who is that kid? She replied “well that’s your baby brother”! Around the age of 8, the family moved to Shawnee. Dannye attended Shawnee public schools, graduating with the SHS class of 1960. He attended OSU, for a short time. He decided he wasn’t ready for college, or OSU wasn’t ready for him. He went to work with John in the oilfields as a cable tool dresser. He went on a blind date (although he’d known her since grade school) and immediately fell in love with that gorgeous girl, AKA, Janice Boggs. After a six-week courtship, they married on October 19, 1962. He was welcomed into the rowdy Boggs/Hudspeth clan with open arms. For the first time he met brothers, a sister, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, and more cousins than he could count. And bonus grandparents, Mama and Papa Hudspeth. Jimmy, Ronald and Butch became his chosen brothers, and he loved them dearly. Janice wasn’t happy with his oil field career, for one thing, he was away until the well was completed. Janice had never ever seen anyone come home from work that dirty, covered from hard hat to toe with oil grime and mud. She wasn’t exactly familiar with doing laundry for herself, much less a man that dirty. Tinker Field took up much too much of her time, and she wasn’t that good at homemaking to begin with! Of course, in that era, men didn’t help out with house chores, even if the wife had a career. Different rules were implemented into their young marriage. The husband can help with house chores. She encouraged more education for a different skill set, and Dannye enrolled at OSU tech in Okmulgee. A baby girl, Stacy, joined the McKaig’s in 1963. Dannye and Stacy
Pete J. Magnino, 89, of Concord Township, Ohio, passed away October 14, 2022. He was born March 20, 1933 to the late Pete and Ester Magnino of Tecumseh. Pete attended and graduated from the Earlsboro school system. He enrolled in what was then Oklahoma A&M in 1950 with a major in dairy manufacturing, prompted by his trips to the university for FFA judging contents when he was in high school. He was in the Infantry ROTC and graduated with a commission in 1954. He served two years in the Army and returned to Oklahoma State in 1956 to work on his masters degree which he received in 1957. After he was awarded his masters degree, he worked at Pet Milk in Greenville, Illinois, where he was awarded two patents for the creation of the Sego diet drink introduced in 1961. He entered the University of Wisconsin in 1961 to pursue a Ph.D. in dairy science which he received in 1968. He was a Gerber scholarship recipient. He lived in eight states and worked for four Fortune 500 companies. Pete was an avid sports fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of teams and players, especially in baseball. He enjoyed photography and the outdoors and liked to spend time on the beaches of Lake Erie. He was proud of his family heritage and spent time researching the Magnino family genealogy back to the family’s home in the northern part of Italy. He loved his family and he loved Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Donna D. Magnino of Concord Township, Ohio; his daughter, Lisa Magnino, her husband Jon Coifman and grandson, Alexander Coifman of South Orange, New Jersey; his sister, Lue Bryant and her husband, Jerry and many nieces, nephews and other loving family members. Preceding Pete in death are his siblings, Katherine Childers, AJ Magnino and Christina Watson. Private family services were held in Ohio. A celebration of life will be held in Oklahoma in the spring. Contributions may be made in Pete’s memory to Oklahoma State University Foundation, P.O. Box 1749, Stillwater, OK 74
Dale Sanford Harper was born December 17, 1934, in Cromwell, Oklahoma. He passed away peacefully at home in Earlsboro, Oklahoma with his family by his side on October 17, 2022.