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Hettie Harris

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Celebration of life services for Hettie Harris were held at 11 am Wednesday, Dec. 14th, 2022, at the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Hugo, Okla., with Larry Stevenson and Kyle Cummings officiating. Burial followed at the Baken Family Cemetery in Valliant. Okla. Hettie went to be with the lord on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Oklahoma City, at the age of 63. Hettie Harris was born Oct. 28, 1959, to Farrell and Ruth (Jones) Harris, in Talihina Okla. She had lived in this area most of her life and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Hettie graduated from Southeastern University with a Master’s Degree in education. Education was very important to her and thought everyone should have the opportunity for a good education. She worked as a social worker for Eastern Oklahoma Youth Services. She enjoyed doing all kinds of crafts and her favorite holiday was Christmas, for which she had a special Christmas hat. Hettie was a devout and dedicated Christian to her Lord Jesus Christ. She loved going to church, teaching her Sunday school class and helping with Vacation Bible School. Hettie was a mighty prayer warrior and loved her church family very much, they meant the world to her.

Joyce Turpin

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Joyce Juanita (Lumpkin) Turpin was born on April 3, 1938 in Coalgate, Okla., the daughter of Carl Lumpkin and Leona (Linton) Lumpkin. She passed from this life on Nov. 30, 2022 in Cooper, Texas, at the age of 84.