Thomas Lane Barnes was born August 21, 1964 at Watonga, OK to Dick Lewis and Barbara Belle (Clark) and passed away March 22, 2020 at the age of 55 years 7 months and 1 day. Tommy was a resident of the Watonga and Weatherford communities for all of his life where he working as a farmer and as a salesperson for Lock Supply. He attended Watonga public schools first through twelfth grade and graduated there in 1982. He was also a member of the First Christian Church in Weatherfor

Ruth Emmert Schafer was born June 21, 1924 at Okeene, Oklahoma to Frank and Pauline (Greb) Emmert and passed away March 6, 2020 at the age of 95. She attended country schools and Okeene Public school, graduating in 1942 as class Salutatorian. Ruth worked for Long-Bell Lumber Company for over 5 years as a bookkeeper. She married Clifford Schafer on December 7, 1947 at the Zion Baptist Church in Okeene. She was a resident of the Homestead community for many years, attending

Irene Nusz was born August 18, 1923 at Herrington, KS to Sarah Bierig Reisig and Jake Reisig, and passed away March 5, 2020 at the age of 96. Irene was a resident of the Okeene community for 81 years and a resident at Saint Katharine Drexel Retirement Center for the last 12 years. During her years, she was a homemaker, a wife and a mother. She attended and graduated from Okeene High School and was a member of the Okeene Mennonite Brethren Church. She was married to Virgil Nus