Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Walters & Temple in Oklahoma

Belva Jo Vardell

Belva Jo Vardell

Nov 14, 2025

Funeral Service at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK, Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 2:00 pm. A Visitation will be held Thursday morning from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel in Walters, OK.

Belva Jo (Mullins) Vardell was born to Theodore and Ada Hazel (Damron) Mullins on December 20, 1936 in Temple, OK and departed this life...

Olin Wayne Harris

Olin Wayne Harris

Nov 17, 2025

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at Temple City Hall, Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Olin Wayne “Buddy” Harris was born to Olin Lando “Bob” and Annie Marie (Shelton) Harris on May 19, 1956 in Grand Saline, TX and departed this life at his home in Temple, OK on November 17, 2025 at the age of...

Brant Peter Scherler

Brant Peter Scherler

Nov 14, 2025

Brant Peter Scherler, whose path carried him from dusty plains to mountain peaks and back again, died peacefully in his sleep on November 14, 2025. He was 73 years old.

Born September 21, 1952, in Lawton, OK, to Wesley Arnold and Barbara June (Gilliland) Scherler, Brant grew up on the farm 8 miles west of Walters. He started school at Ahpeatone....

Linda (Norman) Garrison

Linda (Norman) Garrison

Nov 10, 2025

Linda Louise Norman-Garrison, 85, of Walters, Oklahoma, passed away on November 10th, 2025 after a lengthy illness.

Linda was born on the 4th of July, 1940 to Jessie Rowena Carr-Norman and George Athel Norman in Walters, Oklahoma. After graduating from Walters High School in 1958, she went on to study at Midwestern State University.

After college, she met Stanley Joe Garrison, also...

Sue Wyatt

Sue Wyatt

Nov 4, 2025

Funeral Service at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, Monday, November 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. with Interment in the Temple, Cemetery, Temple, OK.

Carolyn Sue (Norton) Wyatt was born to Odis Omer and Wanda Lee (Mapp) Norton on April 1, 1948 at Ardmore, OK and departed this life at her home in Temple, OK on November 4, 2025 at the age...

Barbara Swinford Sauerman

Barbara Swinford Sauerman

Nov 2, 2025

Funeral Services at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, OK, Friday, November 7, 2025 at 1:30 pm, Rev. Jay Driskill officiating with Eulogy by Ricky Swinford. Interment in the Walters Cemetery. Visitation at Hart-Wyatt on Thursday evening from 5-7:00 p.m.

Barbara Janette (Swinford) Sauerman was born February 20, 1937 at Walters, OK to Charles Randolph and Ruth Vesta (Slimp) Swinford and departed...

Ronald Dale "Keith" Trotter

Ronald Dale "Keith" Trotter

Nov 2, 2025

A Funeral Service will be held at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, OK, Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 2:00 pm Interment at Walters Cemetery. Viewing at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters, Tuesday 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Wednesday 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.

Ronald Dale “Keith” Trotter was born to Howard Cornelius and Florence (Adams) Trotter on February 11, 1941,...

Susan Elaine Collier

Susan Elaine Collier

Nov 1, 2025

A Funeral Service will be held at Bible Baptist Church, Walters, OK on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., Rev. John Carlisle officiating with interment at the Walters Cemetery under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters, OK. Viewing will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Susan Elaine Collier was born to Billy Don and Gwendolyn Ann...

Bevelyin Marie Meyer

Bevelyin Marie Meyer

Oct 31, 2025

Bevelyin’s family will remember her life in a private gathering at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, with a graveside service at 2:00 pm for friends and family at the Temple Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home, Walters.

Bevelyin Marie (Cranford) Meyer was born to John Lee...

Jerell Dean Baggs

Jerell Dean Baggs

Oct 28, 2025

Visitation at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Friday, November 7, 2025. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m.

Jerell Dean (Stapp) Baggs was born to Buford Lee and Mervell Lucille (Powell) Stapp on December 16, 1942 at Walters, OK and departed this life in Lawton, OK on October 28, 2025 at the age of 82 years, 10 months and 12 days.

Dean...

Joanie Lee Harris

Joanie Lee Harris

Oct 27, 2025

A Memorial Service will be held at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, OK, Friday, October 31, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. with Lonnie Harris officiating.

Joanie Lee (Tinsley) Harris was born to Raymond Jefferson and Avis Marie (Wood) Tinsley on January 20, 1956 in Wichita Falls, TX and departed this life in Wichita Falls on October 27, 2025 at the age of...

Clarence Elmer Beisch, Jr.

Clarence Elmer Beisch, Jr.

Oct 25, 2025

Clarence Elmer Beisch, Jr. was born to Clarence Elmer and Dortha Fae (Henson) Beisch on May 17, 1939 at Red Hill, NM and departed this life in Wichita Falls, TX on October 25, 2025 at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 8 days.

Elmer was born in a half dugout in New Mexico and his dad would get up...

Chevy Kay Muirhead

Chevy Kay Muirhead

Oct 23, 2025

Chevy Kay Muirhead was born October 24, 1994, in Lawton, OK, and departed this life in Springfield, IL, on October 23, 2025 at the age of 30 years, 11 months and 29 days.

The daughter of Judy and the late Pete Muirhead, Chevy lived in Walters until the age of 3 when the family moved to Iowa Park, TX. She graduated...

Jerry Marion Bowles

Jerry Marion Bowles

Oct 23, 2025

Funeral Service at Union Valley Baptist Church, Cookietown, OK, Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Cecil Boydston officiating. Interment in the Fairview Cemetery, Randlett, under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters. Visitation on Tuesday, October 28th from 5-7:00 p.m.

Jerry Marion Bowles was born to Marion Malcolm and Leatrice Jewel (Boles) Bowles on March 24, 1936 in...

Beverly Ann Winton

Beverly Ann Winton

Oct 21, 2025

Funeral Services at First Baptist Church, Waurika, OK, Friday, October 24, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., with interment in the Waurika Cemetery under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters, OK. Visitation on Thursday evening from 5-7:00 pm at First Baptist Church, Waurika. Memorial Donations can be made to the Waurika Volunteer Fire Department, 107 W. Anderson, Waurika, OK 73573.

Beverly...

Judy (Taylor) Reece

Judy (Taylor) Reece

Oct 15, 2025

In Loving Memory of“Nana” Judy Merle ReeceBeloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Friend⸻Judy “Nana” Reece, a loving and wonderful woman whose heart embraced everyone she met, passed away October 15 in Graham, Texas. Her kindness, strength, and boundless love touched countless lives and will be remembered forever.

Born on June 11, 1944, in Jacksonville, Texas, to Genevia Jones Taylor and Earl Taylor,...

Betty Jean Lewis

Betty Jean Lewis

Oct 15, 2025

Graveside Services at the Walters Cemetery, Walters, OK, Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters.

Betty Jean (Carver) Lewis was born to Vio Lee and Mary Frances (Harwood) Carver on June 24, 1933 in Archer City, TX and departed this life in Fort Worth, TX on October 15, 2025 at the age...

Bobby Lee Coombs

Bobby Lee Coombs

Oct 6, 2025

Funeral services at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, OK, Friday, October 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., Edward Eschiti officiating with burial in the Walters Cemetery. Viewing at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Bobby Lee “Beau” Coombs was born to Melvin J. Coombs and Illa Mae (Long) Coombs on January 19, 1950 in Walters,...

Gary Don Mitchell

Gary Don Mitchell

Sep 23, 2025

Graveside Service at Walters Cemetery, Walters, OK, Monday, September 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Gary Tahmahkera officiating. Viewing at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Gary Don Mitchell was born to J.P. and Alva Joy (Downs) Mitchell on January 8, 1959 in Walters, OK and...

Preston Thomason

Preston Thomason

Sep 16, 2025

Funeral services 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the Indiahoma School Auditorium with Kirk Givens officiating and obituary by Scott Patton. Burial will follow at the Bussey Family Cemetery with words of committal by Les Banks. Viewing on Friday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home, Walters, OK.Preston was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on August 18,...