Obituaries

Nov 19, 2017

William B. (Bill) Buxton Oct. 3, 1943 – Nov. 19, 2017 The Honorable William B. (Bill) Buxton, of Duncan, Oklahoma passed away in Oklahoma City on November 19th, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was 74. Bill is survived by his beloved wife of 45 years Kathy; daughter Ginny Searcy and her husband Conner and their children Will, Brooks...

Nov 10, 2017

Mary Alpha (Smart) Bullard, 76, of Duncan passed from this life Friday, November 10, 2017 in the Gregston Nursing Home in Marlow. Services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday in the New Hope Free Will Baptist Church in Lone Grove with Reverend David Gardner officiating and LeRoy Holman assisting. Interment services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday in the Ft. Gibson...

Nov 8, 2017

Nov 8, 2017

Anna Bell Barnes, 85, of Duncan passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in the Country Club Care Nursing and Rehab. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Friday in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Roger Walkingstick will officiate. The family will receive friends for visitation at the funeral home from 6-8 PM on Thursday....

Nov 5, 2017

Roy Daniel Hyde, 66, of Duncan passed away Sunday, November 5th, 2017at his home after a long battle with heart illness. Services will be 10:30 AM Thursday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home with Ronnie Bernard officiating. Interment will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends for visitation at the funeral home from 5 to...

Oct 11, 2017

Lesley Meril McCalister, 92, of Duncan a former longtime Velma resident passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 in the Duncan Regional Hospital. Services will be 10:00 AM Saturday in the Velma Church of Christ. Interment will be in the New Velma Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5-7...

Oct 7, 2017

Nellie Fern (Files) Wilson, 95, of Duncan passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 in the Duncan Regional Hospital. Services will be 2:00 PM Thursday 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 friends for visitation at the...

Sep 16, 2017

Sep 12, 2017

Harvey Jackson Cross, 66, of Loco passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 in the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Friday in the Loco Cemetery with Reverend Joe Case officiating. Services are under the direction of the Bailey-Polk Funeral Home. Jackie was born November 13, 1950 at Ringling, Oklahoma the son...

Sep 12, 2017

Johnny Dean Bullard Sr., 81, of Duncan passed away Tuesday, September 12th, 2017in the Ardmore Veterans Center in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Services will be 1:00 PM Saturday in the New Hope Free Will Baptist Church at Lone Grove, Oklahoma under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for visitation at the funeral home from 5-6...

Sep 1, 2017

Petra Salinas Fullerton, 82, of Duncan passed away Friday, September 1, 2017 at her home in Duncan. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday in the Bailey Cemetery under the direction of the Bailey-Polk Funeral Home. Petra was born July 3, 1935 at Ysleta, Texas just outside of El Paso, Texas the daughter of Eusebio and Vicente (Provencio) Salinas....

Aug 24, 2017

Janet Gay Hampton Bentley, 81, of Duncan passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 in the Duncan Regional Hospital. Services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home Chapel with Ladd Polk officiating. Interment will follow in the Duncan Cemetery. Janet was born April 26, 1936 at Hydro, Oklahoma the daughter of Archie and Anne Mae (Brewer) Rutledge....

Aug 11, 2017

Ada Mae Peterson 92, of Brownwood, Texas a former long time Duncan residence passed away August 11, 2017. Graveside services will be 1:00 PM Tuesday in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. Ada was born January 27, 1925 in Springville, Pennsylvania the daughter of Freeman King, Sr. and Mary L. (Baker) King....

Aug 10, 2017

Florence Delores Loftin was born to Oscar Elijah and Callie Luvenia Loftin on November 13, 1936 in Shreveport, LA. She went to meet her Lord and loved ones gone before her on August 10, 2017, surrounded by her children and other family members. Florence was a beautiful lady, known for her quick wit and sense of humor. She was...

Aug 3, 2017

Willa Jeane Cleaver Pack, 96, of Duncan went to be with her Lord and Savior August 3, 2017 in the Country Club Care Nursing and Rehab Center. Services will be 11 AM Tuesday in the First Christian Church with Reverend Arnold Nelson officiating. Interment will follow in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. The...

Jul 31, 2017

Jul 28, 2017

Kenneth Charles Pierce, 67, of Duncan passed away Friday, June 28, 2017. Graveside memorial services will be 2:00 PM Thursday in the Ft. Sill National Cemetery at Elgin, Oklahoma. Kenneth was born April 3, 1943 in Duncan, Oklahoma. He graduated from Duncan High School. He served in the United States Army from July 11, 1969 to January 24, 1972....

Jul 19, 2017

James (Jim) McGinnis, age 84, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2017 at Country Club Care in Duncan. He was born on Aug. 4, 1932 in Durant, Oklahoma to Frank and Cuma McGinnis. He spent his early years in eastern Oklahoma. Near the end of World War II, the family moved west and lived in Nevada and California. After...

Jul 16, 2017

Maudie O. Nelson, 100, our sweet precious mother went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, July 16, 2017 in the Ashbrook Assisted Living Center. Services will be 10:30 AM Thursday in the Velma Church Of Christ with Ron Stough officiating. Interment will follow in the New Velma Cemetery under the direction of the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home. The...

Jul 15, 2017

"Judy Lynn Riddles, 65, of Duncan passed away Saturday, July 15th, 2017 in the Mercy Health Center In Oklahoma CIty, Oklahoma. Judy was born March 12, 1952 in Walters, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clarence E. (Curly) and Bettie Jane (Ainsworth) Reeder. She graduated from Duncan High School in 1970 and from Cameron University in 1980 with a Bachelor's Degree...