OBITUARIES

Dorothy Pearl (Braatz) Clymer, 95, of Guthrie, OK went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 5, 2022 in Guthrie. She was born December 15, 1926 in New Castle, PA to Herman and Hazel (Jones) Braatz. She grew up in a family of 6 in New Castle. She was the 4th child of the 6.

Frances Mae (Wilson) Smith

Frances Mae (Wilson) Smith, age 72, departed this life on Sunday, July 24, 2022 surrounded by family and friends at her home in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Frances was born January 3, 1950 in Guthrie to Willie James and Nannie Francis (Gordon) Wilson. Frances lived in Guthrie all her life.

Mark Bruning

Mark Bruning, age 47, of Guthrie, Oklahoma passed away on July 28, 2022. Mark was born on October 31, 1974, to Mark Andrew Bruning, Sr. and Dee (Brooks) Bruning in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mark graduated from Guthrie High School in 1993. He started working for the Guthrie Police Department in 1995.

Valerie Ann Cotton

Valerie Ann Cotton, age 69, passed away on July 30, 2022, at her home in Coyle, Oklahoma. She was born on January 7, 1953, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Devalson Barnett Wheeler and Mildred Carolyn (Episcopo) Wheeler. Valerie had lived in Guthrie since 1976 and previously lived in Oklahoma City.

Mark Bruning

Mark Bruning, age 47, of Guthrie, Oklahoma passed away on July 28, 2022. Mark was born on October 31, 1974, to Mark Andrew Bruning, Sr. and Dee (Brooks) Bruning in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mark graduated from Guthrie High School in 1993. He started working for the Guthrie Police Department in 1995.

Jackie (Jack) Wayne Brooks

Our beloved Jackie (Jack) Wayne Brooks, 60, of Guthrie, Oklahoma entered into God’s Kingdom on July 21st, 2022 after a tough battle with Liver Cancer. He was born August 20th, 1961 and adopted by his parents William James and Annabell Myrtle Brooks of Tupelo, Oklahoma a few months later.

Jeffrey Lynn Beutler

Jeffrey Lynn Beutler was born May 31, 1959 in Guthrie, OK to James Alan and Ina Grace (Eakins) Beutler. He passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022 in Oklahoma City, OK. He graduated from Cashion High School in 1977.

Anthony Dale Mead

Anthony Dale Mead, aka Tony, born to Delcy Burgess and David Mead on November 8, 1961, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Tony went to play baseball with the greats in heaven, on July 20, 2022, at 10:56 am. Growing up in Oklahoma, Tony played baseball throughout his school years.

Patsy Ann Daniel Luinstra

Patsy Ann Daniel Luinstra was born June 17, 1949 to Mickey Givens in Tulsa, OK. but she was the daughter of BK and Sarah Daniel of Guthrie, OK. Pat passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 17, 2022 in Edmond, OK.

Dorothy “Dolly” Janet Billen

Dorothy “Dolly” Janet Billen, 86, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born July 7, 1935 in Meadville, Pennsylvania to Edward & Dorothy Beers. She graduated from Canoga Park High School Los Angeles in 1953.