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Steven Donald Summers, affectionately known as Steve to his friends and family, was a beacon of joy and resilience throughout his life.

By All of us at Cherokee 411 💔 John Clifford Gritts (1947-2025). Cherokee 411 honors the life and legacy of John Gritts, a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, whose life’s work touched generations of Indigenous students, educators, and artists across Indian Country. Born with a gift for creativity and a heart for service, John pursued his passion for art at Bacone College and later at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), where he studied under renowned

Jonathan Wayne Childers born September 18, 1971, in Claremore, Oklahoma left this world on September 20, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 54 years of age.

Terry Wayne Bark, age 64, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025 at his residence in Colcord, OK. He was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on July 10, 1961 to Iva Lee Blossom of Colcord, OK and Johnson Blossom of Siloam Springs, AR.