All Obituaries

Judy Ann Manners, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, left this earthly life in Denison, Texas on Thursday January 16, 2020. She was born in Madill, Oklahoma on February 26, 1950 to William Huffman and Daisy Tillman Huffman. Family hour will be from 7-8:00 PM Monday January 20th at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home in Durant, Oklahoma. A celebration of her life will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday January 21st at the Mead Baptist Church in Mead, Oklahoma with Bro. Kerry Groce...

Jarid Don Taylor, of Liberty, Oklahoma, left this earthly home in the line of duty at the age of 31 to meet his Savior face to face on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Born on July 28, 1988 to Tamara Jill Taylor McDaris, Jarid spent his 31 years watching OU football and cultivating a love for hunting both deer and hogs.  The basketball court and baseball diamond were often his home.  He loved the mountains and fresh snow while snow skiing and was famous for an effortless swing that would...

Darrell Veach Lyday, a resident of Durant, Oklahoma, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather left this earthly life on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at the age of 84. He was born to Veach Lyday and Opal (Covington) Lyday on February 1, 1935. Darrell married his beloved Wanda Holden in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 3, 1967. Darrell was a member of the Baptist Church and taught sign language in Sherman, Texas. He enjoyed a quiet day with a fishing pole in his hand. Darrell...

Tommy Jack Worthy was born in Durant, Oklahoma on November 23, 1943, two days before Thanksgiving and during the middle of a world war that raged thousands of miles away in Europe and the Pacific Ocean. He died Thursday, January 2, 2020, in Sherman, Texas, a stone’s throw from the birthplace of the American general who won that war and later became president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was the second of three children for Jack and Connie Sullivan Worthy. His older sister, Adelyn, died...

Bettye Borchardt passed away on Monday afternoon, December 30, 2019 at a skilled nursing facility in Keller, Texas. Bettye was born on June 10, 1927 to Violet and M. P. Cody in Bokchito, Oklahoma. She was 92 years, 6 months and 20 days old at the time of her passing. Bettye, an only child, grew up in Bokchito among her parents, grandparents and friends. After graduation from high school, she moved to Dallas to attend Beauty School and to work as a hairdresser. She met Charles Borchardt and...

Donald DeWayne Patton passed away on December26 2019 after a brief bout with cancer, he was 84.  Donald DeWayne was born to Robert Pearl and Minnie Elizabeth Patton May 1st 1935 in Stephenville Texas, the third of seven children.  The Patton family moved to Bryan County Oklahoma in 1939.  In 1953 Donald joined the Air Force and was stationed in South Korea at the end of the Korean War.  Donald met the love of his life in 1958 and married Almeda Inez Gibson on December 20,...

Jayetta Percell passed away Thursday, December 26th, 2019 in Durant, Oklahoma at the age of 73. Jayetta was born on September 27, 1946 in Clayton, Oklahoma. Family hour will be Saturday, December 28th, 2019, from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home, 121 North 5th, Durant, Oklahoma. Funeral services for Jayetta Percell will be held on Sunday, December 29, 2019, 2:00 PM at the Calera First United Methodist Church in Calera, Oklahoma with Don Hyde officiating....

Patricia Faye Mixon, of Durant, OK, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2019 with family at her side at the age of 74. Patricia, or as most called her “Pat”, was born on October 18th 1945 to Doris Gene Russell and Alvis Rose Russell Beshirs in Durant, OK. After graduating from Durant High School in 1963, she went on to study financing, where she worked in the industry for 43 years. In 1966, Pat married Ronald Gene Mixon, where they had one child Trish. Patricia was a passionate...

Robert "Buster" Gamel a loving husband and father of Durant, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2019 at the age of 73. Robert was born to Robert and Josie Gamel on August 29, 1946 in Woodville, Oklahoma. Many years ago, Robert work as a Taxi Driver and School Bus Driver, but he retired as a truck driver. Robert enjoyed working on cars, mowing yards and running snag lines. Robert is survived by his wife Renae Maxwell of Bennington, Oklahoma. Children: Glenda Gamel of Boswell,...

Ollieta Jean Smith quietly entered the gates of Heaven on Sunday, December 22, 2019 with her loving family by her side. Jean was born on January 10, 1937 in Bokchito, Oklahoma to Ora Lee Johnson and Markham Champion "MC" Easter. She graduated from Bokchito High School in 1955 and soon met Billy Wayne Smith while on leave from the Navy. They were married on June 16, 1956 in Bokchito. In April 1957 their triplet daughters Terrie, Sherrie and Jerrie were born. After enjoying the life...