Obituaries

Myrna Jane Kuntz Wortham of Edmond passed away July 10, 2023.A memorial service will be held in August in Oklahoma City.Among her surviving family members are children Ron and Carol Wortham and Susan Aldrige, and twin sister Jean Guth.

The funeral for Francisco Oviedo Marquez, 61, was Friday July 7, at First Baptist Church of Hennessey officiated by Sergio Ortega. Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.Francisco was born in Sainapuchic, Chihuahua, Mexico, on Oct.

God called one of his angels home. Garry Humphries left us on Monday July 3, 2023, to be in his beautiful new home with his sister Tricia and his Heavenly Father.Although he left his dad, mother, sister and brother, we will miss him so much. We all know he will be happy in his new home.

Tom Wells passed away peacefully on July 6, 2023, at his home in Hamilton, Texas, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Wells was born March 6, 1953, in Enid to parents Thomas “Dale” Wells and Gertrude Wiebe Wells.

Joe Robert Richardson of Piedmont passed away suddenly on June 28, 2023.He was born to Joe and Maxine (Ford) Richardson in Shamrock, Texas, on Aug. 27, 1957.Joe was a loving husband and dedicated father who will be greatly missed by his large family and many friends.

Josephine “Jo” Gassen of Okarche passed peacefully on June 27, 2023, in Oklahoma City, at the ripe ol’ age of 93.Jo was born on July 11, 1929, in Okarche to Theodore and Frances (Kline) Gassen.She was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and a graduate of Holy Trinity High School.

Linda Carol Emmerich Best was born Nov. 7, 1965, to Victor and Evelyn Clark Emmerich.Linda passed away peacefully at her home in Crescent on Sunday, June 25, 2023.Linda was a beautiful, kind, extraordinary person.

Gary Lynn Price, 58, of Okarche, died Friday, June 23, 2023, in Oklahoma City.Graveside services were 10 a.m. Wednesday June 28, at the Kingfisher Cemetery.Gary was born Sept. 5, 1964, in Kermit, Texas, to Billy L. Price and Martha Twilligear (Price) Pyle. He was the youngest of nine children.

Joe Garrison, 73, passed away June 21, 2023.Joe was born in Hobart on Feb. 27, 1950. He was the fourth child of O.B. and Bernice Karr Garrison.Joe graduated from Anadarko High School in 1968.

Greta Boyd Foote, 86, of Albuquerque N.M., passed away on April 26, 2023.Greta was born in Kingfi sher to Lela and Guy Boyd. She graduated from Kingfi sher High School in 1955.