Cassie LeAnn James-WhiteBead

Cassie LeAnn James-WhiteBead of Tishomingo, OK passed away on July 22, 2026, at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City. Cassie was born with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. This condition affects the heart and other organs. Not much is known about this disorder but it was a battle she fought every day of her life. She was raised by her parents Randal WhiteBead and Rachel and James Cooper of Milburn, OK. Cassie grew up in the Tishomingo area and graduated from Tishomingo High School in 2019. She and her twin sister, Jessie, lived together and both loved taking care of animals. Cassie would take in any stray she could and always played the nurse maid. Cassie enjoyed going to the zoo and museums. She would spend hours at the museum just looking and reading every word. She loved playing games and fully enjoyed life. She liked spending time with her family and loved holidays. She especially loved Thanksgiving and Christmas because she enjoyed eating her granny’s yams, one of her favorite foods. She was a member of the First Indian Baptist Church in Tishomingo and loved VBS. She was on the Chi-Ka-Sha Association VBS Assist Team where she sometimes taught and helped with crafts. She also loved making bracelets and jewelry for the Operation Shoebox Ministry. Cassie found an incredible community of friends online through Roblox. It was a space where she truly enjoyed herself, shared countless laughs, and built lasting connections with people who meant the world to her. Cassie was shy and reserved but once she came to know you, she would smile in her shy way and talk to you. Cassie is survived by her father, Randal WhiteBead; her parents Rachel and James Cooper; twin sister, Jessie WhiteBead; brothers, Brandon WhiteBead and Dakota Cooper; sister, Destiny Elliot; grandmother, Linda Lewis; grandfather, Larry Springs; niece, Dahlia Jane WhiteBead; aunts, Adrienne Cooper, Alice Zackula, and Paula Hana; and uncle, Larry Springs Jr. Other family members include siblings on her biological father’s side Tiffany, Robert, Samantha, Ryan and many more. As well as her little dog Pepper and as well as all her other animals. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, July 28, at the First Indian Baptist Church in Tishomingo. Pastors Mike Gross and David Lewis will officiate. Interment services will immediately follow at Condon Grove Cemetery in Milburn with Larry Springs Jr., Brandon WhiteBead, Dakota Cooper, Bradley Ball, Dewayne Sampson, Timothy Hunter, Jimmy Priddy, and Danny Wiggington, serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Landon Graham, Craig Stevens, Colton Wood, and Jaycee Mick. Cassie's family will receive friends on Monday, July 27, from 6-8 PM at the First Indian Baptist Church in Tishomingo. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.brownsfuneralservice.com

Cassie LeAnn James-WhiteBead

February 14, 2000 - July 22, 2026