All Obituaries

Travis N. Payne 86, of Duncan, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Graveside Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2022 at the Duncan Cemetery with Rev. Matt Chambers officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Family visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Carter-Smart Funeral Home. Travis was born January 8, 1936 in Harrisburg, Oklahoma to Travis...

  Robert Dawe Deaton 82, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022 at his home on Meridian. Graveside funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the Duncan Cemetery with Rev. Bubba Clark officiating, and arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Robert was born February 12, 1940 to Homer & Fern (Denney) Deaton in Shelbyville, Illinois, he worked as an airplane mechanic until his retirement. Robert is...

  Gerald Edwin Cook 94, of Lawton, Oklahoma formally of Duncan, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at the Lawton Oklahoma Veterans Center. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Lawton Oklahoma Veterans Center with Chaplain Mike Shklar officiating, private interment services will follow at the Rock Creek Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Gerald was born on Saturday, July 16, 1927 in...

Jerry Don Sellers 80, of Temple, Oklahoma, passed away April 18, 2022 at Wichita Falls, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Carter-Smart Funeral Home Chapel with Ken Kerbo officiating, interment will follow at the Duncan Cemetery and arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Jerry was born To Gardie and Minnie "Dehart" Sellers on November 18, 1941 in Walters, Oklahoma. Jerry grew up in the Walters...

Barbara Ann Arbuckle 79, of Duncan, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Duncan Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Open Range Cowboy Church with Rev. Richard "Snip" Allen officiating, interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Barbara was born on Saturday, October 17, 1942 in Prague, Oklahoma to Lorenzo & Janie...

Bobby Eugene Biffle 88, of Duncan, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Duncan Regional Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Duncan Cemetery, with Rev. Dean & Freda Hall officiating, and arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Bob was born on Monday, October 30, 1933 near Velma, Oklahoma to John and Edith (Ridzell) Biffle, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army, he operated several...

John Ralph Strong 86, of Duncan, Oklahoma passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 4, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Duncan Cemetery with Rev. David Galletly, and arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Family visitation will be Thursday evening April 7, 2022 at the Carter-Smart Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00 p.m. John was born June 16, 1935 in Duncan, Oklahoma to Homer and Anna Laura...

Bonnie Louise Quincy 70, of Duncan, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at Duncan Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at the Carter-Smart Funeral Home with Rev. Dean & Freda Hall officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Bonnie was born on Monday, September 17, 1951 in Lawton, Oklahoma to C.H. & Pearlie (Miller) Dunn, she had worked as a home care nurse before her...

Betty Nell Blackerby 86, of Duncan, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Duncan Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Western Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Wilson officiating, interment will follow at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche, Oklahoma. Arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. Family visitation will be Friday evening March 25, 2022 at the Carter-Smart Funeral Directors...

Johnny Glenn Rose, 61 years of age, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Oklahoma City on March 20, 2022. Johnny was born on December 14, 1960 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Lester & Louise (Durham) Rose. Johnny graduated from Empire High School in 1980. John joined the military in 1981 and was Honorably Discharged in 1993. He worked for the Federal Prison System until he retired in 2013. He was currently employed as a security officer for Hobby Lobby. Johnny married...