All Obituaries

Sharon Campo, a resident of Bokchito, OK, arrived at her Heavenly home on September 25, 2021, at the age of 72. Sharon was born in Fresno, CA to Herman Martin and Clattie (Morris) Martin on March 23, 1949. She married Norman Campo in Dallas, TX on March 17, 1976. Sharon enjoyed hunting and fishing with her husband Norman. She had a caring heart and was natural to work as a home health care provider. Sharon enjoyed sewing and caring for her beautiful rose bushes and flowers. She was a former...

   Dolores Smith Willard was born on March 29, 1925 southeast of Yuba, Oklahoma, known as the Hackbury Community. She passed away on September 23, 2021, at the age of 96. She is the daughter of Augustus and Nodie Parker Smith. she was a graduate of Yuba High School and attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She was married to David W. Willard in 1946, and they had two daughters, Deborah and Denise.    She leaves behind one daughter, Denise Williams...

William Thomas “Bill” Braudrick passed from this earthly life on September 22, 2021, at the age of 88. Bill was born on January 26, 1933, near Caddo, OK. He is the oldest son of Richard and Mabel Baudrick. His Choctaw heritage came from his great grandmother, Mary Eliza Patterson Robinson, and original enrollee. Bill’s boyhood was spent in the country around Pleasant Hill and Caddo during the Great Depression. He attended schools at Pleasant Hill, Caddo, and Durant. During his senior...

Harley Smith, beloved husband, father, and pawpaw, left this Earth and entered his heavenly home on September 20th 2021 at the age of 74 years old. He was born in Durant on Wednesday March 5, 1947. Harley lived most of his life in the Bryan County area. He proudly served his country for 20 years. Throughout his time serving his country, he attended many different trainings, schools, and workshops at numerous army bases. He went in as a private E-1 and went all the way to Sergeant First...

Martha Joane Crow born in Vernon, TX on July 20, 1931, to Jesse and Nora Mathews passed from this life in Durant, OK. to her Eternal Home on September 19, 2021, at the age of 90. Family hour will be from 6-8:00 PM on Friday September 24, 2021, at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home in Durant, OK. A funeral service in her honor will be at 10:00 AM Saturday September 25, 2021, at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Chapel with Rev. Tom England officiating. Her final resting place will be the...

Marcus Marcus Fochik Polk passed from this life on September 19th, 2021 at the age of 43. He came into this world on February 2nd, 1978, in Talihina, Oklahoma to Willard and Sharon Jo (Nowabbi) Polk. He graduated from Bennington High School in 1996 and attended Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He and Krissy Polk raised their beautiful children Ray and Bub in Durant Oklahoma. Family hour will be from 6-8:00 PM on Thursday September 23rd, 2021, at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home...

Brenda Lee (Jones) Embry, a resident of Hendrix, OK, and beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, joined her Savior on September 18, 2021, at the age of 60. She was born in Bonham, TX to James Henry Jones and Wilma Lee (Chesser) Jones on October 29, 1960. Brenda married her husband Mike Embry in Sherman, TX on August 5, 1977. Family hour will be from 6-8:00 PM on Wednesday September 23, 2021, at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home in Durant, OK. A funeral service to honor her life will be...

Barbara Sue (Perkins) Emons, a beautiful soul, and proud member of the Choctaw/Chickasaw Indian tribes left this life on September 18, 2021, at the age of 70. She was born in Caney, OK on July 19, 1951, to Impson Perkins and Sarah (Pickens) Perkins. Barbara married the love of her life, James Emons in Durant, OK on July 24, 1986. Barbara and James were married for a wonderful 35 years. Barbara described how hard it was in the beginning but never lost faith in God and her family. Family...

Paula Lee (Todd) Jessie, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, left this life in Denison, TX on September 18, 2021, at the age of 56. She was born to James (Buck) Winfred Todd, Sr., and Anne Mae (Dockens) Todd in Mobile, Alabama on February 15, 1965. Paula married Arthur Jessie who preceded her in death. A visitation will be held from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on Tuesday September 21, 2021, at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home in Durant, OK. Paula joyfully dedicated her life to...

Janie Louise Jones, age 62, of Durant, Oklahoma left this Earth to join her Heavenly Father on September 18, 2021, in Durant. Janie Louise Chandler was born on October 27, 1958, in Boswell, Oklahoma, to Carl and Orpha Chandler. The third of six Chandler children, Janie learned how to work hard at an early age while helping with household, farming, and ranching chores. She was even coined “Chicken Chandler” at one point by her friends. Janie showed cattle through 4-H and played...