NAME: EFFIE RUTH (McDANIEL) ROBERSON CRITES, AGE 55, OF CANEY AND A FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: JANUARY 18, 1947 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO HURLEY ALBRO AND ANNIE LENORE (LEWIS) McDANIEL. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2002 AT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 55 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS.
EDUCATION: RUTH ATTENDED SCHOOL AT ATOKA, OK.
MARRIED: BILL ROBERSON ON JULY 14, 1963 AT ATOKA, OK. JOE CRITES ON JULY 17, 1998 AT CANEY, OK.
OCCUPATION: RUTH WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS AT ATOKA ABSTRACT OFFICE AND LATER WORKED 10 YEARS AT ATOKA TAG AGENCY.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: RUTH WAS A MEMBER OF CANEY PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH AND A FORMER MEMBER AND PASTOR’S WIFE OF ATOKA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH FOR OVER 20 YEARS, SHE TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. RUTH WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH AND THE COMMUNITY.
SURVIVED BY
HUSBAND: JOE crites OF THEIR HOME IN CANEY, OK.
CHILDREN: DANA MORRIS and HUSBAND RANDY OF ATOKA, OK. CHAD ROBERSON and WIFE KERRIE OF ATOKA, OK.
STEP CHILDREN: CLINT CRITES and WIFE SALLY OF CANEY, OK. TAMMY DOSHIER and HUSBAND KENNY OF CANEY, OK. JODY BAUGHMAN OF CANEY, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: ERIC MORRIS, LUCAS MORRIS, COURTNEY ROBERSON, & KATELYN ROBERSON ALL OF ATOKA, OK.
STEP GRANDCHILDREN: CARL CRITES, KANDI DOSHIER, JOE DOSHIER, LACI CRITES, DAKOTA BAUGHMAN, KASSI BAUGHMAN, JUSTIN HANER, and BOB FRAZIER.
STEP GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: JADEN CRITES.
SISTERS: BETTY SHORES and HUSBAND BOB OF TUSHKA, OK. LORETTA KENT OF TUSHKA, OK. VIOLA ROBBINS and HUSBAND DILLARD OF WILSON, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: HURLEY and LENORE McDANIEL.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: NEW ZION CEMETERY, EAST OF TUSHKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. HAROLD BREWER. ASSISTING: TERRY CALLICOAT.
CASKETBEARERS: JOE LANG, DAVID BROWN JR., LEON ROBERSON, S. L. ROBERSON, ZELBERT ROBERSON, CHARLES ROBERSON, JUNIOR ROBERSON, BOB WYRICK.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: MERL COLE, TERRY CALLICOAT, PAUL JAMES, CLIFF ELLIOTT.
NAME: CLIFFORD H. “TEENCE” COATS, AGE 76, A LONGTIME LANE AND ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: AUGUST 9, 1925 AT LANE TO CLAUDE AND BEULAH (GOODSON) COATS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 76 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS.
EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT DOK AND BUTLER.
MARRIED: LUCILLE BURKHALTER ON MARCH 10, 1946 AT SHERMAN, TX.
OCCUPATION: CLIFFORD WORKED AS A TRUCK DRIVER, SAW MILLER, CONSTRUCTION WORKER AND WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR ATOKA COUNTY DISTRICT 2, AND WAS A RANCHER MOST OF HIS LIFE.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH.
HE WAS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE TEAMSTERS UNION.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: DARRELL COATS AND WIFE SHARON OF LANE, OK. HAROLD COATS AND WIFE FLORA OF STRINGTOWN, SHARON HOOK AND HUSBAND MIKE OF TUSHKA, OK.
8 GRANDCHILDREN, 16 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
SISTER: CHARLENE RACKLEY OF MADISONVILLE, TN.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: CLAUDE AND BEULAH (GOODSON) COATS. WIFE: LUCILLE ON MARCH 29, 2001. SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW: LORENE AND LEAMON SOUTH. BROTHERS: CLYDE AND ROBERT “BUCK” COATS. INFANT TWIN BROTHER AND SISTER: DARRELL AND MURRELL COATS.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN HOWARD. ASSISTING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON.
CASKETBEARERS: BUDDY ELDRIDGE, RAY GOFF, GILBERT WILSON, HARRY FARRIS, BUDDY PRATHER, GARY McCOOL.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JOHNNY FAULKENBERRY, PAUL SILVERS, DOLAN LATIMER, JACK McGINTY, LUCY MOFFITT, TED NOWLAN, ARBRA CROUCH, R. V. GOODSON.
NAME: MATTIE IRENE (STANFORD) MOORE, AGE 87 A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT
 BORN: JUNE 21, 1914 AT GALLATIN, TEXAS TO DOCK AND ELLA (DEMENT) STANFORD. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2002 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 87 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS.
EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT GALLATIN, TX.
MARRIED: THOMAS J. MOORE ON DECEMBER 10, 1929 AT STRINGTOWN, OK.
OCCUPATION: MATTIE WORKED MANY YEARS IN RESTaURANTS WHILE LIVING IN CALIFORNIA. SHE CAME BACK TO ATOKA COUNTY IN 1990 AND WAS A HOMEMAKER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE REXLAND BAPTIST CHURCH IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. AND WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE WMU THERE. AFTER MOVING BACK TO ATOKA SHE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN STRINGTOWN
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: TOMMY MOORE OF BAKERSFIELD, CA.. LINDA HINKLE AND HUSBAND DANNY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GLENDA LANSDALE AND HUSBAND JACK OF STRINGTOWN, OK. BETTY MANION OF STRINGTOWN, OK. CAROL BISHOP OF DECATUR, TN.
39 GRANDCHILDREN, 46 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AND 18 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
BROTHERS-IN-LAW: CLARENCE MOORE AND WIFE MABLE OF LAWTON, OK. OTIS MOORE OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
HUSBAND: TOM MOORE IN MARCH, 1974. PARENTS: DOCK AND ELLA STANFORD. SONS: DAVID, DON, AND LEE OTIS MOORE. SISTERS: PEARL, IVY, AND JOHNNIE. GRANDSONS: DANIEL HINKLE, WESLEY MOORE, AND THE INFANT SON OF DAVID MOORE. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: KELLY LANSDALE AND 2 INFANT MOORE BOYS. DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: MELBA, AND WILMA MOORE.. SONS-IN-LAW: EVERETT MANION AND JOHN BISHOP.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES: STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. PLACE OF BURIAL: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JOEY LANSDALE. ASSISTING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON.
CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) RUSTY MANION, MARK MANION, RICK MANION, NICK HINKLE, RANDY LANSDALE, JERRY LANSDALE
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: (GREAT GRANDSONS) JOSH MANION, JOSHUA MAIDEN, BOBBY GILES, DANIEL LANSDALE, JASON FERRIS, JACOB LANSDALE, THOMAS LANSDALE
NAME: CECIL CALLICOAT, AGE 80, A LIFELONG BENTLEY AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: FEBRUARY 20, 1922 AT BENTLEY, OKLAHOMA TO EATHEN RUSSELL AND MINNIE MAE (PRATOR) CALLICOAT. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 80 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 19 DAYS.
EDUCATION: CECIL ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BENTLEY, EAST ALLISON, AND ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL.
MARRIED: FAYE BROWN ON FEBRUARY 9, 1941 AT BENTLEY, OK.
OCCUPATION: CECIL WAS A BUTCHER FOR WILSON PACKING COMPANY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, HE WAS A FARMER AND RANCHER, AND HE RAN CALLICOAT PROCESSING PLANT FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: CECIL WAS A MEMBER OF ATOKA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: FAYE CALLICOAT OF THEIR HOME IN ATOKA, OK.
CHILDREN: RENEE (CALLICOAT) LEWIS and HUSBAND ROBERT OF ATOKA, OK. TERRY DON CALLICOAT and WIFE BARBARA OF ATOKA, OK. CECIL LOYD CALLICOAT and WIFE LAURI OF ATOKA, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: TERRY SHAWN CALLICOAT, TAMMY DAWN CALLICOAT, BRETT CALLICOAT, AMY CALLICOAT, DOUG LEWIS, CHRIS LEWIS, STEVE LEWIS, ETHAN LOYD CALLICOAT, NATHAN LOYD CALLICOAT, and JACOB LOYD CALLICOAT OF ATOKA, OK.
9 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
BROTHERS: ALVA CALLICOAT OF CADDO, OK. FOY CALVIN CALLICOAT and wife rene OF BENTLEY, OK.
SISTERS: ANNIE FRENCH OF PRINCETON, TX. IRENE FRENCH BROWN OF ATOKA, OK. VIRGINIA FRENCH OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: EATHEN and MINNIE CALLICOAT. BROTHERS: LEONARD TROY “PETE” CALLICOAT. SISTER: FAYE WALKER.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: CALLICOAT FAMILY CEMETERY NEAR BLACKJACK, ATOKA COUNTY, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JERRY NELL. ASSISTING: REV. BILL ROBERSON.
CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) TERRY SHAWN CALLICOAT, BRETT CALLICOAT, DOUG LEWIS, CHRIS LEWIS, STEVE LEWIS, ETHAN LOYD CALLICOAT, NATHAN LOYD CALLCOAT, JACOB LOYD CALLICOAT.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: RANDY MORRIS, RANDY LITTLETON, JACK CREWS, JOHN SELBY, DAVID BROWN, DANIEL BROWN, SANDY DANDERSON, O. P. LEUTY, WILLARD OLSEN, RICKY HUNT, ALFRED ELLIOTT.
NAME: ALICE MAE (CERNEY) BUTLER, AGE 71, A LONGTIME FARRIS AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: DECEMBER 27, 1930 AT MT. ROSE, COLORADO TO FRED AND ALICE BARBARA (SORENSEN) CERNEY. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 71 YEARS 3 MONTH AND 13 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WATSONVILLE, CA.
MARRIED: MINER MARLAND BUTLER IN FEBRUARY, 1959 IN CALIFORNIA.
OCCUPATION: ALICE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST FAITH.
SURVIVED BY
HUSBAND: MARLAND BUTLER OF THEIR HOME IN FARRIS, OK.
DEAR FRIEND: ROSIE McCLINTON OF FARRIS, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: FRED AND ALICE CERNEY. DAUGHTER: BARBARA RUTH BUTLER. BROTHER: JOE CERNEY.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2002 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: FARRIS CEMETERY ~ FARRIS, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. TERRY BURTON.
CASKETBEARERS: HOWARD SMITH, J. T. SAIN, LARRY SMITH, CECIL BUTLER, RONNIE BUTLER, DAVID WOODS.
NAME: RAYMOND EDGAR YOUNG, AGE 76, OF ALLEN, TEXAS AND A FORMER TUSHKA RESIDENT.
 BORN: MAY 27, 1925 AT HIGH HILL NEAR TUSHKA TO WALTER AND HELEN ADNEY (PARK) YOUNG. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2002 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER IN PLANO, TX. AGE: 76 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS.
OCCUPATION: SHEET METAL FABRICATOR AND WELDER FOR ATLANTIC RICHFIELD, RETIRING IN 1985.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED TUSHKA SCHOOLS.
MARRIED: MARGARET JANE SMITHART ON JULY 2, 1943 AT ATOKA, OK.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: RAYMOND WAS A BAPTIST.
HE WAS A 32 DEGREE MASON AND A MEMBER OF THE BERKLEY, CA. LODGE.
SURVIVED BY:
WIFE: MARGARET OF THE HOME IN ALLEN, TX.
SONS: BLAINE ANTHONY YOUNG OF MIDLOTHIAN, TX. VINCENT RAY YOUNG AND WIFE CHERYL OF MESQUITE, TX.
GRANDCHILDREN: KIMBERLY YOUNG, KEVIN YOUNG, KARI YOUNG, LYNDSEY YOUNG, AND MATTHEW YOUNG.
BROTHER-IN-LAW: WESLEY SMITHART OF DURANT.
SISTER-IN-LAW: PATSY BENHAM OF CALIFORNIA.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:
PARENTS: WALTER AND HELEN ADNEY (PARK) YOUNG.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.
CASKETBEARERS: JAKE KIMBROUGH, TIM SMITHART, JERRY HALL, CHRIS HALL, KENNETH WALKER, ORVIL SMITHART.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JOE GRIFFIN, HAROLD THOMAS.
NAME: MARY MONTIE (HICKS) MAXEY, AGE 88, A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: AUGUST 13, 1913 AT COLEMAN, OKLA TO JAMES W. AND LIZZIE BETH (DYER) HICKS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2002 AT HER RESIDENT IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 88 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS.
EDUCATION: MARY ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WILSON IN ATOKA COUNTY.
MARRIED: GEORGE WILLIAM MAXEY ON APRIL 28, 1928 AT WAPANUCKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: MARY WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER AND A WONDERFUL MOTHER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MARY WAS A LONGTIME AND FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE TUSHKA BAPTIST CHURCH. S HE SANG IN THE CHOIR AND PLAYED PIANO MANY YEARS IN THE AREA NURSING HOMES. SHE LOVED QUILTING, GARDENING, AND GROWING FLOWERS.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: SIEGLE MAXEY AND WIFE JOYCE OF LAS CRUCES, NM. VERNICE OVERSTREET-WHITE AND HUSBAND CLIFF OF MIDLAND, TX. WENDELL MAXEY AND WIFE MAMIE OF ATOKA, OK. BARBARA JACKSON OF ATOKA, OK. BONNIE JACKSON AND HUSBAND JERRY OF TUSHKA, OK.
BROTHER: HERBERT HICKS OF TISHOMINGO, OK.
BROTHER IN-LAW: FRED SMITH OF PARKER, AZ.
22 GRANDCHILDREN, 40 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 23 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: JAMES W. AND LIZZIE HICKS. HUSBAND: GEORGE MAXEY ON JUNE 8, 1978. CHILDREN: LOIS MAXEY AND JAMES MAXEY. SON-IN-LAW: DONALD JACKSON. GRANDDAUGHTER-IN-LAW: KRISTI JACKSON. SISTERS: MINNIE HILL, ALMA SMITH, RUBY BUCK, ELSIE WOOD, ALLIE GREEN, and LUCY SWEETEN. BROTHERS: HENRY HICKS AND LUTHER HICKS. GRANDAUGHTER: TWANA MAXEY.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: TUSHKA BAPTIST CHURCH ~ TUSHKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BOGGY DEPOT CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY ARGO. ASSISTING: ARVEL HALL.
CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) TERRY JACKSON, DON JACKSON JR., ROBERT MAXEY, ROY MAXEY, CURTIS MAXEY, DOUG OVERSTREET, KENNETH OVERSTREET, RICKY OVERSTREET, ROGER MINCHER, STEVE RICHARDSON, WENDELL MAXEY JR.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BOB FREDERICK, GENE BROOME, BOB DECKER, ALBERT COOK.
NAME: RAMONA SARAH (WAGONER) GAGE, AGE 89, OF COLBERT, OK. BORN: MAY 4, 1912 AT DURANT, OK. TO WILLIAM S. AND IDA LEE (MULLENS) WAGONER. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2002 AT THE TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX.AGE: 89 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS . EDUCATION: COBB SCHOOLS IN BRYAN COUNTY. MARRIED: RAYMOND M. GAGE ON JULY 18, 1931 AT DURANT AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING 71 YEARS TOGETHER. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER AND A WONDERFUL MOTHER TO HER CHILDREN. CHURCH AFFILIATION: RAMONA WAS A MEMBER OF THE COLEMAN AVE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN COLBERT AND A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST OVER 67 YEARS. RAMONA WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE MURRAY HILL HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB AND WAS A ACTIVE MEMBER OVER 50 YEARS. SHE WAS A VOLUNTEER AND COOK OVER 20 YEARS AT THE COLBERT SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: RAYMOND gage OF THE HOME IN COLBERT, OK. CHILDREN: LAVERNE ATKINS AND HUSBAND FREDDY OF MESQUITE, TX. EDGEL GAGE AND WIFE DELORES OF MESQUITE, TX. BARBARA WEGER AND HUSBAND WAYNE OF COLBERT, OK. DOYLE GAGE AND WIFE MARY OF ARLINGTON, TX. MALCOLM GAGE AND WIFE DONNA OF COLBERT, OK. 11 GRANDCHILDREN, 18 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILD. SISTERS-IN-LAW: GLADYS WILSON OF LUBBOCK, TX. JERRY WAGONER OF FRESNO, CA. FANNIE MAE MAHAN OF CARTWRIGHT, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM S. AND IDA LEE WAGONER.SON: CLETUS DWAYNE GAGE.12 BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: COLEMAN AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST ~ COLBERT, OK. INTERMENT: GARDEN OF MEMORY CEMETERY ~ COLBERT, OK. OFFICIATING: DWAYNE SPRADLIN AND QUINTON GAGE. CASKETBEARERS: GRAND CHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
NAME: CHARLES SEWARD LOUDERMILK, AGE 63, OF COALGATE, OK.
 BORN: JUNE 15, 1938 AT ROSWELL NM TO RAY JOHN AND NORINE ALBERTA (HINKLE) LOUDERMILK. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY APRIL 13, 2002 AT HIS HOME IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 63 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ROSWELL, N.M, ATOKA AND OLNEY.
MARRIED: LINDA GRAHAM ON MAY 7, 1960 AT FT. WORTH, TX.
OCCUPATION: HE WAS A TRUCK DRIVER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: CHURCH OF CHRIST
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: LINDA OF COALGATE, OK.
CHILDREN: BRENDA WOODS AND HUSBAND JEFF OF COALGATE, OK. CHARLES KIRK LOUDERMILK AND WIFE CYNTHIA OF COALGATE, OK. DINA DODD AND HUSBAND DON OF COALGATE, OK. KEITH LOUDERMILK AND WIFE MARY OF CLARITA, OK. KIMBERLY DODD AND HUSBAND RANDY OF COALGATE, OK. SANDY MORGAN AND HUSBAND DALE OF WAPANUCKA, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: MARK, BRANDON, CHRIS, MITCHELL, STORMY, SKYE, AMANDA, LOGAN, BETHANY, STEPHANIE, TRAVIS, AND MAKAYLA.
BROTHERS: DANNY RAY LOUDERMILK AND WIFE CAROLYN OF ALVERADO, TX. TIMOTHY LOUDERMILK AND WIFE MARIE OF VANCOUVER, WA.
SISTERS: ALICE JOHNSON OF MURRIETA, CA. DELORIS LOUDERMILK OF STONEWALL, OK. DEE BASS OF McALESTER, OK. LELA KAY LOUDERMILK OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: RAY JOHN AND NORINE LOUDERMILK. SON: RANDELL RAY LOUDERMILK. SISTER: ALBERTA NORINE LOUDERMILK.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: MOORE CEMETERY ~ CLARITA, OK.
OFFICIATING: BROTHER JOE RUSSELL.
CASKETBEARERS: MARK WOODS, CHARLES L. LOUDERMILK, ANTHONY LOUDERMILK, SAMUEL LOUDERMILK, GARY LEE, JACK AKERS, ZACK AKERS, JIMMY LOUDERMILK.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: GERALD AKERS, DONALD DODD, DALE MORGAN, JEFF WOODS.
NAME: ALISSA ANN NOAH McGEE, INFANT DAUGHTER OF DENNIS McGEE AND KIMBERLY DAWN NOAH.
BORN AND DIED: SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 AT CARL ALBERT HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK.
SURVIVED BY
PARENTS: DENNIS and KIMBERLY OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
BROTHER: MICHAEL McGEE OF OKMULGEE, OK.
GRANDPARENTS: SALVADOR and SHIRLEY MUNOZ OF STRINGTOWN, OK. EARL and MARY ANN McGEE OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES.
INTERMENT: WELLS STREET CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.
OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.
NAME: ELIZA LOU JIM, AGE 45, OF McALESTER, OK.
BORN: JANUARY 18, 1957 AT TALHINA, OKLAHOMA TO WILLIE AND RENA (SEXTON) JIM. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 AT HER RESIDENCE IN McALESTER, OK. AGE: 45 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BENTLEY, OK.
OCCUPATION: ELIZA WAS A HOMEMAKER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A MEMBER OF PHILADELPHIA BAPTIST CHURCH.
SURVIVED BY
FATHER: WILLIE JIM OF McALESTER, OK.
DAUGHTER: ELISHIA JIM OF McALESTER, OK.
BROTHERS: DAVIS JIM AND WIFE DOROTHY OF McALESTER, OK. JOE JIM AND WIFE CHRISTI OF McALESTER, OK.
SISTER: NANCY LOUISE DODSON OF MUSKOGEE, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
MOTHER: RENA (SEXTON) JIM. 1 BROTHER, 5 SISTERS. UNCLE: REV. EMMIT JIM.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH AT BENTLEY, OK.
INTERMENT: BENTLEY INDIAN CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JOE JIM. ASSISTING: REV. WILLIAM FRY.
CASKETBEARERS: L. D. JIM, DANNY JIM, HERMAN SLEEPER, STEVE CLEVELAND, JOHN LEWIS, BOBBY COLEY.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: THOMAS LEFLORE, OZBORN KENNIEUTUBBE, EDWARD DANEY, ALFRED VAUGHN, SAM HOLDEN, KENNETH RICHARDSON, ROBERT BARCUS, ALVIN BARCUS, SIMPSON LEE JIM.
NAME: WENDELL EARL NICHOLS, AGE 61, OF COALGATE, OK.
 BORN: JANUARY 29, 1941 AT BOEHLER, OKLAHOMA TO MARVIN WESLEY AND RILLA (McKINNEY) NICHOLS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2002 AT VALLEY VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 61 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MORRILTON, ARKANSAS AND GRADUATED FROM STRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
MARRIED: DARYL JEAN SNODGRASS ON MAY 1, 1965 AT LOS ANGELES, CA. ZINDA THOMPSON ON APRIL 28, 1989 IN COALGATE, OK.
OCCUPATION: WENDELL WAS A MECHANIC
CHURCH AFFILIATION: WENDELL WAS CHURCH OF CHRIST FAITH.
WENDELL SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. NAVY.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: ZINDA NICHOLS OF THE THEIR HOME IN PHILLIPS, OK.
CHILDREN: LAURA SARD and HUSBAND BILLY OF TROPPE, MD. PENNIE NICHOLS OF LOS ANGELES, CA. WESLEY NICHOLS OF KILEEN, TX. LINDSAY NICHOLS OF COALGATE, OK. ATLANTA NICHOLS OF COALGATE, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: WILLIAM SARD JR. RANDI RODGERS. JACOB NICHOLS.
SISTERS: JOYCE WINSOR OF STRINGTOWN, OK. MARLENE PEELER and HUSBAND HENRY OF ATOKA, OK.
1 BROTHER: LESTER NICHOLS OF ATOKA PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: MARVIN and RILLA NICHOLS
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES.
INTERMENT: MAGBY CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. BARTT BRADFORD.
CASKETBEARERS: HOWELL MAGBY, EUGENE MAGBY, JIM COX, DANNY PEEL, JAMES NICHOLS, HENRY PEELER.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: GARY LANKFORD, JIM BARNETT, KENNETH BECK, BILLY WILSON, HAROLD WITCHER, BILL MILLER.
NAME: BILLY WAYNE SELF, AGE 46, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.
 BORN: APRIL 11, 1956 AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TO J. C. HOOK & ELEANOR SELF. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 46 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS.
OCCUPATION: BILLY WAS A BAIL BONDSMAN UNTIL HIS SIGHT FAILED HIM.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT DALLAS AND ATOKA.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: GALA BRAUDRICK and HUSBAND CHET OF BOSWELL, OK. MIJA THOMAS and HUSBAND TONY OF POTTSBORO, TX. DEANN POWELL OF ATOKA, OK. GARY POWELL OF ATOKA, OK. STEVEN PITTMAN OF ATOKA, OK. SCOTT PITTMAN and WIFE JENNIFER OF ATOKA, OK. ADAM SELF OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. ALEX SELF OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. JAMES PECK OF ANTLERS, OK. DAYLAN ROBINSON OF DURANT, OK.
BROTHERS: JAMES ALLEN SELF OF ATOKA, OK. LARRY GENE SELF OF ATOKA, OK.
SISTERS: PATRICIA ANNE HOOK OF ATOKA, OK. JUANITA CAROL WILLIAMS and HUSBAND DON OF ATOKA, OK. PAMELA RAE THOMPSON and HUSBAND KEITH OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
MOTHER: ELEANOR SELF VALDEZ. GRANDMOTHER: PAT SELF. UNCLE: HUBERT WAYNE SELF. AUNT: JESSIE WILSON.
DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2002 AT 4:OO P.M. PLACE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: FAMILY CEMETERY NEAR DAISY, OK.
OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.
NAME: MATTHEW ALLEN HARRISON, AGE 13, OF WILLS POINT, TEXAS.
 BORN: JULY 14, 1988 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO BOBBY GENE BURROUGHS JR. AND THELMA IRENE McGINTY. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002 NEARS WILLS POINT, TEXAS FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. AGE: 13 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS.
EDUCATION: MATTHEW ATTENDED NORWOOD SCHOOLS IN FT. GIBSON, ATOKA SCHOOLS AND IN WILLS POINT, TEXAS. HE PLAYED BASKETBALL AT WILLS POINT JUNIOR HIGH AND WAS A MEMBER OF DRUG FREE YOUTH ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MATTHEW ATTENDED MEADOW BROOK BAPTIST CHURCH NEAR QUINLAN, TX.
SURVIVED BY
MOTHER: THELMA HORTON and HUSBAND NOLAN OF WILLS POINT, TX.
FATHER: BOBBY GENE BURROUGHS, JR. OF LEXINGTON, OK.
BROTHER: BRADLEY HARRISON OF WILLS POINT, TX.
SISTER: KERRI HARRISON OF BARTLESVILLE, OK.
STEPBROTHERS: ROBERT HORTON OF WEST TAWOKINE, TX. MIKE HORTON OF DALLAS, TX. DAREN HORTON OF FARMERS BRANCH, TX.
STEPSISTERS: SUZANNE PATTON OF ROCKWALL, TX. ANNA McBRIDE OF CASH, TX. CHELSEY FRITCHER OF ATOKA, OK. HANNAH FRITCHER OF ATOKA, OK.
HALF SISTER: SHELBY BURROUGHS OF ATOKA, OK.
GRANDPARENTS: BOBBY BURROUGHS, SR. OF ATOKA, OK. PEGGY MAXEY OF TULSA, OK. MICKEY McGINTY OF ATOKA, OK.
GREAT GRANDMOTHER: ROBERTA TAYLOR OF ATOKA, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:
SISTER: DANNI BURROUGHS. GRANDFATHER: THOMAS OSCAR McGINTY IN 1991. GREAT GRANDFATHER: P. O. TAYLOR. NIECE: LAUREN MORRIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY.
OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER. ASSISTING: MARVIN HENDERSON.
CASKETBEARERS: MIKE HORTON, ROBERT HORTON, DAREN HORTON, THOMAS McGINTY, JOE MAXEY, JIMMY MAXEY.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: GERALD MORRIS, MIKE SPENCE, BRIAN COOK, STEVEN CALLICOAT.
NAME: RUSSELL LOWELL BRYAN, AGE 82, OF NOBLE, OKLAHOMA AND A FORMER ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
BORN: DECEMBER 24, 1919 AT DUSTIN, OKLAHOMA TO CHARLES AND EVA (SCOTT) BRYAN. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2002 AT HIS RESIDENCE AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. AGE: 82 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS.
EDUCATION: RUSSELL ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ATOKA COUNTY.
OCCUPATION: HAVING WORKED ON MANY OF OUR WESTERN STATES DAMS FOR MANY YEARS, RUSSELL BECAME VERY ACCOMPLISHED AT CARPENTRY, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, PLUMBING, AND CONCRETE WORK. HE VERY MUCH ENJOYED HIS WORK BUT ALSO LIKED TO TRAVEL. NEARING RETIREMENT HE WENT TO WORK AS A TRUCK DRIVER TO FINISH SEEING THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES.
MARRIED: BOBBIE L. SWAFFORD ON AUGUST 31, 1947 AT STOCKTON, CA.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: RUSSELL WAS A MEMBER OF LIBERTY GOSPEL TABERNACLE IN SLAUGHTERVILLE, OK. RUSSELL SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY WHERE HE SERVED IN THE AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF WORLD WAR II AS A PARATROOPER. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS MILITARY DUTY, RUSSELL WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND RETURNED TO ATOKA. HE WAS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN FOR MANY YEARS WHILE LIVING IN WASHINGTON STATE AND OREGON.
SURVIVED BY
HIS WIFE OF OVER 55 YEARS: BOBBIE BRYAN OF THEIR HOME IN NOBLE, OK.
CHILDREN: ROBERT LOWELL DAVIS and WIFE SHARON OF FREDRICKSBURG, VA. MARILYN JARVIS and HUSBAND M. C. OF NOBLE, OK. ROGER DALE BRYAN and WIFE LORITA OF MACOMB, OK. JANIS HUTCHINSON and HUSBAND RICKY OF CLAYTON, OK. MICHAEL BRYAN OF MIDWEST CITY, OK. ANDY SWAFFORD and WIFE TONI OF SACRAMENTO, CA.
17 GRANDCHILDREN, 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: CHARLES and EVA BRYAN. BROTHERS: VERNON BRYAN and CHARLES BRYAN. SISTERS: BERNICE RAY and BONNIE BROWN. GRANDCHILD: ROBERT EDWARD JARVIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2002 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: WARDS CHAPEL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: PASTOR LYNDON HOWZE. ASSISTING: JIM COLLIER.
CASKETBEARERS: ROGER BRYAN, MICHAEL BRYAN, RICKY HUTCHINSON, ANTHONY HUTCHINSON, KENNETH JARVIS, MARCUS JARVIS.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BILL FLOWERS, LON FINK.
NAME: LARRY DEAN CROW, AGE 49, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND FORMER ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: OCTOBER 18, 1952 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO VIRGIL ARTO AND BILLIE JEAN (ROLAND) CROW. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002 AT GROSSMONT HOSPITAL IN SAN DIEGO, CA. AGE: 49 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT HARMONY, ATOKA, AND GRADUATED FROM WAPANUCKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1970.
OCCUPATION: LARRY WAS A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST FAITH.
SURVIVED BY
MOTHER: BILLIE JEAN CROW OF ATOKA, OK.
SISTERS: CAROLYN CANTRELL OF ATOKA, OK. DELINDA EVANS and HUSBAND WINFORD OF ATOKA, OK. MARY FRANCES LAVENDER OF CENTERPOINT, OK. BARBRA CATHRINE PRUITT OF ATOKA, OK. CHRISTINE CROW OF NEVADA.
BROTHERS: VIRGIL CROW and WIFE ANN OF ATOKA, OK. ROBERT CROW and WIFE JENNY OF PHOENIX, AZ. GLEN CROW and WIFE CHARLOTTE OF PHOENIX, AZ. DOUGLAS WOODS and WIFE DEBBIE OF DENISON, TX. JOHN CROW and WIFE TAMMY OF ATOKA, OK. JERRY CROW OF ATOKA, OK. RALPH CROW and WIFE PAMELA OF McCLOUD, OK. JIMMY CROW OF ATOKA, OK.
SPECIAL FRIEND: RONALD BOSLAUGH.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
FATHER: VIRGIL A. CROW. BROTHER: DONALD CROW. BROTHER-IN-LAW: TOMMY LAVENDER. GIRLFRIEND: JUDY MAXEY. NEPHEW: CALVIN COUNTRYMAN.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES.
INTERMENT: BOGGY DEPOT CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, O.
OFFICIATING: REV. RALPH CROW.
CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL CROW, JOEY WOODS, CHARLES EVANS, LYNN CROW.
NAME: LEAH NORA INEZ (BOWLIN) BURLESON, AGE 76, LIFETIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK.
 BORN: FEBRUARY 21, 1926 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO JESS HENRY AND MARY INEZ (GARRETT) BOWLIN PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 76 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS.
EDUCATION: LEAH ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ATOKA, OK.
MARRIED: JESS GRIFFITH IN 1942 AT COALGATE, OK. MARK BURLESON IN 1956 AT ATOKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A NURSING ASSISTANT AT HUBBARD NURSING HOME, COOKED MANY YEARS AT PRATON CAFE, AND WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LEAH WAS A MEMBER OF FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: EMMA PARKHILL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ELMER GRIFFITH OF ATOKA, OK. JOHN HENRY GRIFFITH AND WIFE JEANNIE OF ATOKA, OK. SHIRLEY TAYLOR AND HUSBAND RAY OF WAPANUCKA, OK. ORVIL “DUCKY” GRIFFITH AND WIFE SUE ANN OF ASHDOWN, AR. MARTHA BAKER AND HUSBAND EVERETT OF HARRAH, OK. ALICE RILEY AND HUSBAND KERRY OF OLNEY, OK. JAMES BURLESON AND WIFE SHERRY OF ATOKA, OK. TEDDY BURLESON AND WIFE GAYLA OF ATOKA, OK.
24 GRANDCHILDREN, 23 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 3 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
BROTHERS: EDWARD BOWLIN AND WIFE THELMA OF MAYSVILLE, OK. ROBERT LEE BOWLIN AND WIFE STORMY OF FT. WORTH, TX.
SISTERS: MABLE RUFFIN OF FT. WORTH, TX. ELIZABETH AUDREY OF PHOENIX, AZ. BARBARA BURTON OF WASHINGTON. MATTIE WARREN AND HUSBAND SAM OF WASHINGTON.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: JESS AND MARY BOWLIN. HUSBANDS: JESS GRIFFITH AND MARK BURLESON. SON: JESS GRIFFITH. BROTHERS: RICHARD AND JESSE DEAN BOWLIN. SISTER: THEA BLACKWOOD. GRANDSON: OTIS SHIPMAN.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES.
INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. HERSCHEL JUSTUS.
CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) JESS GRIFFITH, ORVIL GRIFFITH, ROY GRIFFITH, HENRY GRIFFITH, JOSEPH BAKER, JEFFERY BAKER, JEREMY BAKER, BRIAN PARKHILL, JUSTIN BURLESON, BO JAMES BURLESON, DAKOTA BURLESON, BRANDON BURLESON, DEWAYNE PARKHILL, MARK SHIPMAN, CURTIS SHIPMAN.
NAME: TESSA OCEANA MARIE MIDDLETON, AGE 5, RESIDENT OF UKIAH, CALIFORNIA.
 BORN: JUNE 11, 1996 AT BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA TO SCOT JASON MIDDLETON AND ANGELA KAY CHILDRESS. PASSED AWAY: EARLY THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2002 IN A FIRE AT HER MOTHER'S RESIDENCE IN UKIAH, CA. AGE: 5 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED KINDERGARTEN IN UKIAH, CA.
TESSA WAS TAKEN FROM US TOO SOON BUT WE KNOW SHE IS SAFE AND HAPPY IN GOD’S HANDS. SHE WAS AN ANGEL ON EARTH AND HAS HER WINGS IN HEAVEN.
SURVIVED BY
FATHER: SCOT JASON MIDDLETON OF ATOKA, OK.
MOTHER: ANGELA (CHILDRESS) IBARRA OF UKIAH, CA.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: WALLACE AND SHERRI MIDDLETON OF ATOKA, OK.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: BEN CHILDRESS AND WIFE PATRICIA OF CALIFORNIA. DEBRA KAY WALL.
UNCLES: TIM MIDDLETON OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. ROB MIDDLETON AND WIFE CHRISTIE OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. WILLIAM CHILDRESS OF CALIFORNIA.
AUNTS: JENNIFER IBARRA OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. JESSICA CHILDRESS OF UKIAH, CA.
COUSINS: KENDRA WALL, ALLEN & LEVI IBARRA, SHYANN & HALEY MIDDLETON, TY IBARRA, and ALEXANDER & HUNTER MIDDLETON, ALL OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. AMANDA AND CHELSY MIDDLETON OF ATOKA, OK
STEPFATHER: SHAWN IBARRA OF UKIAH, CA.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
HALF SISTER: HANNAH ELIZABETH IBARRA, WHO WENT WITH TESSA TO BE WITH OUR LORD. GREAT GRANDPARENTS: ROBERT HERSCHEL AND RUBY SILEAN MIDDLETON. GREAT GRANDFATHER: EVERETT ANUEL MARTIN ON AUGUST 12, 1994. GREAT GRANDMOTHER: DORIS MAE (LOVELL) MARTIN STURGIS ON MARCH 26, 2001.
DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2002 AT 3:30 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: SONSHINE GOSPEL CHURCH IN BAKERSFIELD, CA.
INTERMENT: HILLCREST MEMORIAL PARK IN BAKERSFIELD, CA.
SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF HILLCREST MEMORIAL PARK AND MORTUARY IN BAKERSFIELD, CA.
NAME: BABE (MARBUT) WALLACE, AGE 87, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.
BORN: JUNE 27, 1914 AT HUGO, OKLAHOMA TO TILDEN ARGRO AND DORA ETTA (BABB) MARBUT. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 87 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM HUGO HIGH SCHOOL.
MARRIED: CLAUD WALLACE ON JUNE 6, 1947 AT BONHAM, TX.
OCCUPATION: BABE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: A MEMBER OF ATOKA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SINCE 1947. SHE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE PIONEER CLUB AND THE YELLOW ROSE GARDEN CLUB.
SURVIVED BY
NIECES: VIRGINIA STEWARD OF HOUSTON, TX. LETHA WREN DOREE and HUSBAND BOB OF HOUSTON, TX. RUTH ANN UNDERWOOD OF MONTGOMERY, TX.
NEPHEWS: MATT MARBUT OF ATOKA, OK. DONALD RAY PITTS and WIFE JUDY OF HOUSTON, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: TILDEN ARGRO and DORA ETTA MARBUT. HUSBAND: CLAUD WALLACE IN OCTOBER, 1988. BROTHERS: JOE MARBUT and MATT MARBUT. SISTERS: PAULINE LATIMER and HELEN PITTS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2002 AT 1:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: ATOKA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
INTERMENT: MT. OLIVET CEMETERY ~ HUGO, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. RON KING.
CASKETBEARERS: JUNIOR BRUCE, DON BARNARD, MIKE ELLIOTT, LEE EVANS, NEAL MERRIOTT, DAVID DOWNING.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: MEDFORD UNDERWOOD, BILL MOORE, CLYDE PRUITT, CHARLES McKEE.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO : UNITY HOSPICE 1417 WEST LIVESTOCK DURANT, OK 74701
NAME: BAILEY ETHAN ASHBY, INFANT SON OF TOM AND VANESSA (CAREY) ASHBY.
BORN AND DIED: FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2002 AT THEIR RESIDENCE EAST OF TUSHKA, OK.
SURVIVED BY
PARENTS: TOM AND VANESSA (CAREY) ASHBY OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.
SISTER: OLIVIA ASHBY OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: DOYLE AND BETTY ASHBY OF DELTA, CO. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: JAMES AND THELMA CAREY OF ATOKA, OK.
GREAT GRANDFATHERS: WILLIAM ASHBY OF DELTA, CO. HARVEY BYERS OF DELTA, CO.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
GRANDMOTHER: GRANNY “BEA” CAREY
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2002 AT 4:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES.
INTERMENT: BETHANY CEMETERY, SOUTHEAST OF ATOKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: TERRY HOLMAN.
NAME: OLLIE LEWIS COLE, AGE 69, A LIFELONG ATOKA RESIDENT.
 BORN: JANUARY 10, 1933, NEAR WEST ALISON IN ATOKA COUNTY TO WILLIAM HENRY EDGAR AND MILLIE IRENE (PHILLIPS) COLE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2002 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER, DENISON, TX. AGE: 69 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WEST ALISON AND ATOKA.
MARRIED: LOLA MAE ENVALOU HENSLEY ON AUGUST 13, 1964 AT ATOKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: HE WAS A TRUCK DRIVER AND A PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS MINISTER. LEWIS PASTORED IN ATOKA AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR OVER 35 YEARS.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER and MINISTER OF THE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH IN THE AREA AND WAS ACTIVE FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AT THE CHOCTAW STREET CHURCH OF GOD.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: LOLA MAE OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.
CHILDREN: REBECCA ANVALOU COLE OF ATOKA, OK. GAYLA ANN COLE, OF ATOKA, OK. LEWIS DARRELL COLE OF ATOKA, OK.
SISTERS: LEONA SANDBURG OF ATOKA, OK. DORA MITCHELL OF ATOKA, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: WILLIAM AND MILLIE COLE. BROTHERS: ROY AND ALBERT COLE. SISTERS: LEDONIA PELTS, MAY, NORA, LOREAN, AND WANDA COLE, AND AN INFANT SISTER AT BIRTH.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. BOB JOHNSON.
CASKETBEARERS: JERRY RICHARD, STEVE SMITH, DAVID PELTS, RICKEY PELTS, TOMMY CLAY, ALBERT COLE.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: CARROLL COOKSEY, SHAWN FORTENBERRY, RICKY ADAMS.
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