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03/13/2026

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03/11/2026

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03/09/2026

03/07/2026

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03/06/2026

Writing a eulogy for a loved one who has died can be a challenging task, especially when you're also processing your grief. AI can help make the writing process easier! Click below to learn how to write a personalized eulogy with AI.

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03/06/2026

On February 7, 2026, our beloved mother, mammaw and best friend, Willie Juanita Thompson, departed from this world and returned to heaven. Juanita was born in Denton, Texas to Joe and Willie Kirby on June 28th in 1932. Her presence here will be greatly missed. If ever there were an angel who was sent to earth, she certainly would be one. All who knew her, loved her. She was intelligent, intuitive, kind, caring, loving and had a way of making everyone feel welcomed and special. Her first priority in this world was to serve God, and that she did all of her life. She dedicated herself to helping everyone who needed a helping hand. As the wife of a Free Will Baptist minister, she filled her role extremely well. She was an equal partner in the ministry that they shared bringing people all over Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico to know and appreciate the goodness of being a Christian! Her days were spent helping others in whatever way they needed assistance. Her door was always open to her community, to her church, to her friends, neighbors, family, and all who needed someone to support them. Wherever they were and whatever their need, she was always present. Loving everyone was essential to her nature. She always had a smile on her face. She laughed easily and loved to joke and play. Her lap was home to countless hundreds of children who needed a kind voice, reassurance, love, warmth, and that feeling of safety. We were constantly reminded by her that loving each other is what God placed us here on this earth to do, and it is our job to do that to the best of our ability. Let us not forget…When we faltered, she told us that we “needed to go down to the alter!” Whenever we were discouraged or distraught, she always reminded us, “everything will be okay!” Whenever we were unhappy with someone, her response was, “pray for them and just keep loving them.” Her example included being the best wife to our father, Dean Thompson, for 73 years, for being the best mother to three children and their spouses, the best grandmother to countless numbers of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren, teaching all of us how to be good. She excelled at many things.She loved to cook and share her food . She was known by all for her chocolate pie and coconut meringue pie! If you had one bite, you would want the whole thing! She healed us when we were hurt and picked us up anytime we fell down! She was our greatest confidant and always encouraged us to be our best selves! In our minds and hearts, she exemplified all that was good in this world! We can only hope that we take from her example the goodness that she imparted and carry on her legacy!! Rest in peace, mama! Juanita is survived by sons Buck Thompson and wife,Peggy of Kerrville, Texas and Joe Thompson and wife, Lita, of Duncan, Oklahoma; daughter Paula Wright and husband, Lonnie, of Marlow, Oklahoma; brother-in-law Don Thompson and wife, Linda, of Middleburg, Florida, sister-in-law Johnnye Morris of Kermit, Texas; seven grandchildren Kari Garcia, Andrew Thompson, Philip Thompson, Denisa Reynolds, Clayton Wright, McKinzie Ash, and Clint Duesman, and 18 great and great great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to 1st Cumberland Presbyterian Church youth fund at: First Cumberland Presbyterian Church 202 North 6th street Marlow, Ok 73055 Online condolences may be made at: www.bailespolkfuneralhome.com
Memorial services will be 10:30 AM Saturday March 14, 2026 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 202 North 6th Street Marlow, Ok 73533.

03/04/2026

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03/01/2026

Donna Jo Duyne, 56, of Duncan passed from this life Thursday, February 26, 2026 in the Duncan Regional Hospital.
Services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Duncan Cemetery.
Donna was born December 4, 1969, in Woodward, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Archie and Vesta (Conley) Webb, She graduated from the Duncan High School in 1988. She and Robert John Duyne were married May 12, 2012, in Anadarko. Donna professed her faith in Christ at an early age, and her faith always sustained her. She enjoyed going to concerts, kayaking, traveling, singing karaoke, and riding motorcycles with Rob. She loved playing games and giving gifts. She adored her grandbabies and loved spending time with them. If she ever picked on you it was because she thought very highly of you. She met life's challenges knowing that it is what it's and that this too shall pass. She worked for the Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton. She was preceded in death by her father, and brother David Webb,
Survivors include her husband Robert John Duyne of the home in Duncan, Oklahoma; mother Vesta Webb of Duncan, Oklahoma; children David Myhand and wife Dominique of Meridian, Oklahoma, Ashley Myhand and fiancée Zach of Waukomis, Oklahoma and Sierra Duyne and fiancée J.W. of Chickasha, Oklahoma; brothers Philip Webb of Duncan, Oklahoma and John Webb of Pennsylvania; grandchildren Charlie Myhand, Dusty Myhand, Johnathan Oden, Ryker Lee, Wyatt Lee and Clay Myhand.

02/28/2026

William Coy “Red” Hensley was reunited with his family and friends on Thursday evening, February 26, 2026. He passed away in the Comanche house he called home for nearly 60 years.
Born in Comanche on May 17, 1941, Red was raised by his grandparents, Coy and Malissie Hensley. His mother, Mary Belle (Young) passed away shortly after Red was born, and his father, James “Pete” Hensley, left the state to find work.
Red built a tremendous life for himself and his family. A 1959 graduate of Comanche High School, Red married El Frieda Cook in 1962. Together they raised their two daughters, Lawanda Hamer of Duncan and Sharon McFerron of Norman. The home Red built saw many great times with grandchildren Tiffany (Hamer) Blackwell Cole Hamer, Hattie (McFerron) Demirjian, and Samuel McFerron. In addition to his daughters and grandchildren, Red is survived by four great-grandchildren, Hanna, Jaxon, and Grayson Blackwell, and Ayah Demirjian.
Red’s grandchildren created and continue to sing their song, “Papa Works,” because that is what Red did. From being a National Guardsman, more than 30 years as a Haliburton machinist, during an 11-year “post-retirement” job working at the Family Dollar distribution center to roofing houses with longtime colleague and friend Eddie Couch well into his 70s, Red was working – or telling stories.
Some folks tell fish stories, but Red’s stories spanned many more adventures, traversed continents, and would range from possibly believable to outright outlandish. He would never deviate and never acknowledged a naysayer who dared claim a story couldn’t be true, aside from, of course, Frieda or Haskell. For years, the family felt they endured these stories – or “rattlin’” as Frieda called it - but they are a central part of who Red was, and we already miss them.
Red was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, three brothers, and lifelong friend Haskell McFatridge. Surviving family members include his sister Ruth Kelly of Duncan, his brother Jim, and Jim’s wife Julia Hensley of Lake Havasu, AZ.
Services are being organized by Bailes-Polk of Duncan. Family visitation will be on Monday, March 2, from 6 to 7 pm. Graveside services are Tuesday, March 3, at 11 am at Comanche’s Fairlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you tell a family member an outlandish story, feed a stray cat, or get to work helping family.

02/27/2026

If you're planning a meaningful tribute for a loved one, it's important to understand your options. Click the link to learn more about the viewing, the visitation, and the differences between the two!

Not sure what the differences are between a viewing and a visitation? Check out this article to learn more about each one!

02/25/2026

Over 60 years after he first began astronaut training, 90-year-old Ed Dwight finally achieved his dream of becoming an astronaut! Read his incredible story by clicking the link below.

Ed Dwight could have been the only black astronaut in the 1960s – but politics got in the way. In 2024, at the age of 90, he finally got his chance to go into orbit.