Obituaries

Oct 2, 2018

Armol Jason Taylor, also known as A. J. or Bob to his friends in Duncan, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his home in Duncan at the age of 81. Services will be at 2:00 PM Friday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Harold Metheny officiating. Interment will be in the Duncan Cemetery. The family will...

Sep 22, 2018

Willie Lorene Simmons, 64, of Duncan passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Willie was born at Denton, Texas on June 7, 1954 the daughter of Lawrence and Lula B. (Eddings) Price and she was raised by her stepfather Henry Moore. She graduated from the Denton High School in Denton, Texas. She...

Aug 29, 2018

Aug 25, 2018

Donna (Net) Maxwell, 50, of Velma passed away August 25, 2018 at her home in Velma surrounded by her loving family. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, September 20, 2018 in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home with Reverend Glenn McGee officiating. Inurnment will be held later in the Katy Cemetery. The family will receive friend for visitation on Wednesday...

Aug 24, 2018

Jerry C. Jones, 68, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at his home in Duncan. Services will be 1:00 PM Saturday in the Stone Chapel Church under the direction of Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for visitation from 6-8 PM on Friday at the funeral home. Jerry was born February 13, 1950 in Stephens, Arkansas the...

Aug 16, 2018

Aug 15, 2018

Vickey Dee VanDeMark, 69, of Duncan went to be with her Loving Heavenly Father Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at her residence in Duncan. Services will be 10:00 AM Friday in the Bethesda Church of God with Reverend Harold Metheny officiating. Interment will follow in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. The family will receive...

Aug 1, 2018

Aaron K. Mitchell, 35, of Duncan passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in the Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday in the Ray of Hope Church with Darlene Bethany and Victor Kemp officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM in the Ft. Sill National Veterans Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral...

Aug 1, 2018

Dorothy Jewell Foster, 86, of Alma passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in the Wilkins Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be 10:00 AM Friday in the Alma Baptist Church with Roland Barrick officiating. Interment will follow in the Alma Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Thursday from 9 AM to 8...

Jul 30, 2018

Sheila Renee Cherico Reynolds, 56, of Marlow departed this life Monday, July 30, 2018 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Memorial service will be held 1:30 PM Saturday, August 18, 2018 in the Duncan Masonic Lodge #309 located at 809 Chestnut in Duncan hosted by the Duncan order of the Eastern Star. Sheila was born June 11, 1962 at Grand Forks,...

Jul 11, 2018

Sharon Kaye Barton, 71, of Duncan passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at her home in Duncan. Graveside services will be10:00 AM Wednesday in the Rock Creek Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Sharon was born in Duncan Oklahoma on October 23, 1946 the daughter of Basil Glenn and Betty Lou (Robinson) Wininger. She graduated from...

Jul 10, 2018

Joseph T. Taff, 87, of Duncan passed away Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 at his home in Duncan. Services will be 2:00 PM Monday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home with Pastor Stephen Grace officiating. Interment will follow in the Hope Community Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Joe was born January 4th, 1931 in Duncan, Oklahoma the...

Jul 8, 2018

Beverley Ann Cook, 61, of Bray departed this life Sunday, July 8th, 2018 at her home in Bray. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Saturday in the Duncan First Baptist Church with Reverend Jerry Couch officiating. Services have been entrusted to the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Beverly was born November 7, 1956 at Chickasha, Oklahoma the daughter of Betty Ann...

Jul 8, 2018

Gary Vinson, 75, of Duncan passed away Sunday, July 8th, 2018 in the Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be 1:00 PM Saturday in the Cameron Baptist Church in Lawton, Oklahoma under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Gary was born September 12, 1942 in Duncan, Oklahoma the son of A.O. and Anna Marie (Day) Vinson. He...

Jul 1, 2018

Joey Wayne Aaron, 46, of Duncan passed away July 1, 2018 in the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Services will be 1:00 PM Friday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Duncan Cemetery. Joey was born December 14, 1971 at Ft. Worth, Texas the son of Loyd Aaron and Suann Dale. He enjoyed CB...

Jun 28, 2018

Tama Gail “Tammy” Taylor received her wings Thursday, June 28th, 2018. Tammy was born May 21, 1962 to Effie A Taylor-Bradley. Tammy attended the Duncan Schools and received her GED later in life. She moved to Killeen, Texas and met Dexter Anderson and worked for a home health company. Tammy enjoyed spending time with her family, shopping and cleaning....

Jun 9, 2018

O. A. Haney (November 9, 1936- June 9, 2018) O. A. (Tony) Haney passed away peacefully on June 9, 2018 in Duncan, Oklahoma. A memorial service with full military honors will take place on June 15, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Oklahoma. The Reverend Randy Southerland will be officiating the service. Arrangements...

May 25, 2018

May 20, 2018

Myrtle R. Reed, 94 of Duncan passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 in the Meridian Nursing Home. Myrtle was born February 25, 1924 at Caney, Oklahoma. She and M.C. Reed were married at She came to Duncan from Atoka in 1974, enjoyed crocheting, playing bingo and was active in the VFW Woman's Auxiliary in her young years. She was...

May 11, 2018

Danny Lee Airington, 70, of Duncan went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, May 10, 2018 in the comfort of his home with his family by his side. Danny was born October 25, 1947 at Chickasha, Oklahoma the son of Dugan nd Ruby Opal (Wright) Airington. He graduated from the Duncan High School. He and Connie Stroud...