Obituaries

Crescent native Roma Joyce Roberts, 73, of Orlando died March 27, 2020. Graveside services were held April 1 at Morris Heights Cemetery near Orlando. She was born July 28, 1946, in Crescent to Marcus and Lawanda Lucille Roten Dodson.

David Lee Sowards, 74, of Moore and formerly of Kingfisher, Cashion and Tulsa, died Friday, March 20, 2020, in Oklahoma City. David was born Aug. 2, 1945, in El Reno to Cleo L. and Nelva Sires Sowards. David attended school in Kingfisher and Cashion and graduated from the latter.

Geneva Doris Hanners, 88, of Kingfisher, went to her Heavenly home on March 31, 2020. She was born April 14, 1931, in Campbell, Mo., to Ollie and Susy Cashion and was the youngest of eight children. She married Elbert Hanners on April 22, 1950.

Terry Robert Cooper, 60, Hennessey, died Friday, March 27, 2020, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid. Due to the current circumstances concerning public gatherings, a private immediate family graveside service for Terry was Tuesday, March 31, at Hennessey Cemetery officiated by Rev.

Connie Ann Bush Maschino was born May 2, 1961, and she started her journey to meet the Lord on March 23, 2020. Connie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Connie Ann Bush Maschino, 59, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. Funeral services are pending with Sanders Funeral Service in Kingfisher.

A private memorial service for Evelyn May Lunsford, 85, Kingfisher, was 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Frontline Ministries officiated by Debbie Burpo. Cremation arrangements were by Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home, Hennessey. Evelyn was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Denver, Colo.

Billy Dewayne Givens, 59, of Perry, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 14, 2020, in Perry. Billy was born Feb. 25, 1961, in Perry to George and Helen Ann (Folsom) Givens. He was always a hard worker, working for dairies, hauling hay, working on cars and welding.

Mary Gehringer Byrd, beloved wife, mother, daughter, and sister, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2020, surrounded by family, after a courageous one-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born Jan. 28, 1960, in Seminole to Murray and Norma Gehringer.

Regina Mary Schwarz, 85, of El Reno, died March 2020. She was born in Okarche to John and Rose Alig Grellner. She graduated from Holy Trinity High School in Okarche in 1952. She worked at the Okarche Hospital as a surgical nurse from 1952 to 1976. During that time, on Nov.