Obituaries

Joe Frank Sledd

Joe Frank Sledd

Funeral services for Joe Frank Sledd, 85, of Hickory, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 20. at Hickory Baptist Church with Pastor Terry Neal officiating. Burial will follow at the Hickory Cemetery in Hickory.

Willie Katherine Mullings

Willie Katherine Mullings

Willie Katherine Mullings was born September 8, 1932, in Emet, OK, to the late William W. and Irene Francis (Gibson) Smith. She passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Sulphur, at the age of 91 years. Katherine and Vurnie H. Mullings were married on July 19, 1947, in Sherman, TX. He preceded her in death on December 7, 1978.

Helen Lenora (Atchley) Richards

Helen Lenora (Atchley) Richards

Helen Lenora (Atchley) Richards was born December 6, 1939, in Wynnewood, to the late Bennie A. and Dorothy (Harper) Atchley. She died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Davis, at the age of 84. In early January 1961, while attending a dance, Helen met Frankie Monroe Richards, and the couple was married three short weeks later, on January 25th, in Ardmore. Together they danced the next fifty-five plus years, until his death on August 10, 2016.

Ralph “Tinker” Crittenden

Ralph “Tinker” Crittenden

Ralph “Tinker” Crittenden was born on June 30, 1948 in Tahlequah to Fred and Lucille (Kirk) Crittenden. He passed away on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 in Sulphur at the age of 75 years, six months and six days Tinker grew up inArkansas and later in Sulphur where he attended school. He had worked at several jobs including communications and O’Reilly Auto Parts. He attended the First Freewill Baptist Church in Sulphur.

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