NAME:  JERRY CLAUDE “J. C.” DALTON, AGE 65, LONGTIME COALGATE AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  MARCH 3, 1937 AT MT. PLEASANT, TX TO HOKE SMITH AND RETTA (DAVIS) DALTON. PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2002 AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, DALLAS, TX. AGE:   65 YEARS  5 MONTHS   AND   2 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS UNTIL HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN 1954. MARRIED:   MICHAELE LYNETTE BELLETTINI, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE BOVIO AND WANDA BELLETTINI OF COALGATE IN 1966. OCCUPATION:  J. C. SPENT MANY YEARS IN THE COALGATE - ATOKA AREAS AS AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR . HE LATER WORKED AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AS A “TROUBLE SHOOTING” ELECTRICIAN AND SCR TECHNICIAN IN THE OIL AND PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. HIS SERVICE IN THE USAF AND HIS LATER CAREER IN THE OIL INDUSTRY ALLOWED HIM THE PRIVILEGE OF TRAVELING THE WORLD FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN ATOKA.        SURVIVED BY WIFE:  LYNETTE BELLETTINI DALTON OF THE HOME IN COALGATE, OK. SON:   MICHAEL SCOTT DALTON & WIFE ALMA OF HOUMA, LA. DAUGHTER:  STEPHANIE DALTON KING & HUSBAND ROGER OF HOUMA, LA. GRANDCHILDREN:   JACQUELINE, TITO, KIMBERLY, MICHAEL & NEWBORN CALEB DALTON OF HOUMA, LA.                                        SETH DALTON, KARA ELIZABETH, & JESSICA SHEA KING OF HOUMA, LA. SISTER:  DOROTHY DALTON WILEY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BROTHER:   JOHN DALTON & WIFE JANIS OF PAGE, AZ.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER:    HOKE SMITH DALTON (1907-1977). MOTHER:    RETTA DAVIS DALTON (1905-1999). SISTER:    RACHEL DALTON.     DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES:   MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ~ COALGATE, OK.   INTERMENT:   NONE - CREMATION. OFFICIATING:   DON LEHMAN.         NAME:    RHODA MAE (TAYLOR) NOTAH, AGE 75, RESIDENT OF WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA. BORN:  FEBRUARY 22, 1927 AT FINLEY, OKLAHOMA TO ARCHABALD AND LENA (NOAH) NELSON TAYLOR.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2002 IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. AGE:   75 YEARS  6 MONTHS   AND   13 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED ANTLERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CHILAOCCO INDIAN SCHOOL, CHILAOCCO, OK. MARRIED:     FRANCIS C. NOTAH IN 1949 AT CHILAOCO, PONCA CITY, OK. OCCUPATION:  HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION:    METHODIST FAITH.      SURVIVED BY CHILDREN:    PAUL W. NOTAH and WIFE MARY ALICE OF WINDOW ROCK, AZ.                          LARRY G. NOTAH OF WINDOW ROCK, AZ.                          LOUIS C. NOTAH OF PHOENIX, AZ.                          GERALD B. NOTAH OF WINDOW ROCK, AZ. SISTERS:   LUCILLE UNDERWOOD OF ANTLERS, OK.                      KATHERINE SEXTON AND HUSBAND DANIEL OF CANEY, OK. BROTHERS:    WAYLAND NELSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                            JOE TAYLOR AND WIFE HELEN OF BROKEN BOW, OK. 7 GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GREAT GRANDCHILD.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND:   FRANCIS C. NOTAH (1922-1998). FATHER:  ARCHABALD TAYLOR. MOTHER:  LENA NOAH (NELSON) TAYLOR.     DATE OF SERVICE:   SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   BUFFALO CREEK CEMETERY. OFFICIATING:   REV. DANIEL SEXTON. CASKETBEARERS:   DARRYL BURNS, LARRY NOTAH, LOUIS NOTAH, GERALD NOTAH, TERRY SEXTON, KIM TAYLOR. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  JOE TAYLOR, WAYLAND NELSON, DANIEL SEXTON, PAUL NOTAH, MIKE SEXTON, LYMEN SHOALT, PERRY TAYLOR.         NAME:    LYDIA (UKSIK) BOWMAN, AGE 79, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF CANEY, OK. BORN:  NOVEMBER 14, 1922 AT EMATTE, ESTONIA TO GUSTAV UKSIK AND LISA OOPAH UKSIK.   PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2002 AT SE OKLAHOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DURANT. AGE:   79 YEARS  8 MONTHS   AND   23 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT TALLIN, ESTONIA IN THE BALTIC. MARRIED:   HARRY BOWMAN ON MARCH 3, 1948 AT AUGSBURG, GERMANY. OCCUPATION:  ACCOUNTANT FOR BEALL’S ACCOUNTING IN NEW JERSEY FOR 18 YEARS, RETIRING IN 1968. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  LYDIA WAS OF THE METHODIST FAITH. SHE WAS VERY ACTIVE WITH THE Veteran’s administration IN MUSKOGEE, OK.      SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER:  ANNA SIPES OF CANEY, OK. GRANDSON:  JIM ALEXANDER OF CANEY, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN:   SUMMER KENYON and HUSBAND ANDREW OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.                                                        NIKKI DOMINGUEZ OF CANEY, OK.                                                        MEGAN, LACIE, and JAMES “BUBBA” ALEXANDER OF CANEY, OK.                                                        MATTHEW SEXTON OF PEARSON, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND:   HARRY BOWMAN ON DECEMBER 29, 1985. FATHER:  GUSTAV UKSIK. MOTHER:  LISA OOPAH UKSIK. GRANDDAUGHTERS:  YVETTE MARIE ALEXANDER, KIMBERLY ANN ALEXANDER.     DATE OF SERVICE:   SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. HAROLD BREWER. GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL SERVICE:   MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. INTERMENT:   FORT GIBSON NATIONAL CEMETERY ~ FT. GIBSON, OK. OFFICATING GRAVESIDE:    CHAPLIN BILL CROW. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  ED WOOD, JIM ALEXANDER, ROB BURLESON, DON SALIZAR, MIKE SALIZAR, DAN SALIZAR.         NAME:    DANIEL JAMES FISHER, AGE 55, LIFELONG BENTLEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  JULY 4, 1947 AT BENTLEY, OKLAHOMA TO JAMES AND JANIE (WILLIAMS) FISHER.   PASSED AWAY:   SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2002 AT HIS HOME NEAR BENTLEY, OK. AGE:   55 YEARS  1 MONTH  AND  4  DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BENTLEY, ATOKA AND GRADUATED IN 1966 FROM THE CHILOCCO INDIAN SCHOOL   MARRIED:   NEVER MARRIED. OCCUPATION:  DANIEL WAS A DISABLED VETERAN. CHURCH AFFILIATION:    MEMBER OF CANE HILL METHODIST CHURCH IN BENTLEY AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHOCTAW NATION.     DAVID SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING VIETNAM.      SURVIVED BY SISTERS:   MARJORIE BROWN and HUSBAND ARNOLD OF DALLAS, TX.                      BETTY CANTU OF DALLAS, TX.                      WILMA DAVIS and HUSBAND GLEN OF CHEROKEE, NC.                      ERNESTINE RAMIREZ and HUSBAND FELIX OF DALLAS, TX.                      MARILYN TAYLOR and HUSBAND BOBBY OF ARDMORE, OK. UNCLE AND AUNT:  NOAH LEWIS and WIFE PEARL OF OKLAHOMA CITY.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   JAMES AND JANIE FISHER.     DATE OF SERVICES:  TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   CANE HILL METHODIST CHURCH IN BENTLEY. INTERMENT:   CANE HILL CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. DANIEL SEXTON. CASKETBEARERS:   RODNEY JOHNSON, MARCUS FISHER, GLEN DAVIS, BOBBY TAYLOR, ARNOLD BROWN, TED LEFLORE.         NAME:    JUANITA FAYE (CRANE) HINK , AGE 78, A FORMER CENTRAHOMA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:    FEBRUARY 22, 1924 AT PAULS VALLEY, OKLA TO FRANCIS MARION AND MARY MYRTLE (WALLACE) CRANE.   PASSED AWAY:   SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2002 IN WESTMINSTER, CA. AGE:   78 YEARS  5 MONTHS   18 DAYS. EDUCATION:   WHITE BEAD IN GARVIN CO., CENTRAHOMA AND EAST CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY. MARRIED:   GARLAND HINK IN CALIFORNIA. OCCUPATION:    SCHOOL TEACHER FOR 30 YEARS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  CHURCH OF CHRIST.      SURVIVED BY CHILDREN:  SHERYL HINK OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA.                          GARY HINK OF OREGON.                          RODNEY HINK AND WIFE SANDY OF WESTMINSTER, CA. GRAND CHILDREN:  CHRISTOPHER HINK, COLLEN SCHRADER, DWAYNE HINK, AND GREGORY HINK OF CALIFORNIA. BROTHER:   ALFRED BENNETT CRANE OF LEMON GROVE, CA. SISTERS:   HAZEL BLOCK OF EL CAJON, CA.                      SALLY MENARD OF LEMON GROVE, CA.                      JEAN BRIDGES OF SAND SPRINGS, OK.                      MARGARET LOVELESS OF PHOENIX, AZ.                      JO RICE OF ADA, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW:   BERNICE CRANE OF CENTRAHOMA, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND:   GARLAND HINK on September 21, 1987. PARENTS:   FRANCIS AND MARY CRANE. BROTHERS:    LEE, CLIFTON, AND JACK CRANE. SISTERS:   ZEDNA GREEN AND TWIN OLETA RAYE GRUBBS.     DATE OF SERVICES:  MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2002 AT 10:30 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL - TUPELO, OK. INTERMENT:   CENTRAHOMA CEMETERY ~ CENTRAHOMA, OK. OFFICIATING:   WENDELL INGRAM. CASKETBEARERS:   CHRIS HINK, COLLEN SCHRADER, DAVID CRANE, KENNETH CRANE, TOM CRANE, JIM CRANE. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  RANDY LOVELL AND KERRY SUTTON. SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN’S FUNERAL SERVICES ~ TUPELO, OK.         NAME:      MELBA “CHRISTINE” (HILLIS) TROTTER RENNER, AGE 65, ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  DECEMBER 23, 1936 AT NINNEKA, OKLAHOMA TO JAMES OLIS AND MARY ELIZA (WILKERSON) HILLIS. PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2002 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE:   65 YEARS  7 MONTHS   AND   28 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON. MARRIED:   BILLY JOE TROTTER ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1950 AT VANCOUVER, WA. OCCUPATION:  CHRISTINE HAD OWNED AND OPERATED A NURSING HOME AND SHE HAD BEEN A PROFESSIONAL CAKE DECORATOR. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  BAPTIST.      SURVIVED BY FORMER HUSBAND:    BILLY JOE TROTTER OF ROWLETT, TX. DAUGHTERS:   CAROL LUKE AND HUSBAND RONNIE OF PLANO, TX.                              ANITA MARCINO AND HUSBAND JOSEPH OF PLANO, TX.                              SHARON HARRER AND HUSBAND CRAIG OF LOWRY CROSSING, TX.                              TINA TROTTER OF WYLIE, TX. SON:   BILL TROTTER OF PLANO, TX. GRANDDAUGHTERS:  ANN DARBY OF WYLIE, TX.                                            DEBRA CHADWICK OF WYLIE, TX. GRANDSONS:   BILL HATLER OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA.                              JOSEPH HARRER OF COLORADO.                              JONATHAN KIKER OF WYLIE, TX.   GREAT GRANDCHILDREN:   MADISON, MAKENZIE, AND TRENT DARBY OF WYLIE, TX.                                                      SHELBY AND LUKE CHADWICK OF WYLIE, TX. SISTERS:   BETTY THOMAS OF ATOKA, OK.                      BILLIE JEAN SMITH OF SACRAMENTO, CA.                      GEANETTA SMITH OF BURKEVILLE, TX.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   JAMES OLIS AND MARY ELIZA HILLIS. SISTERS:   LORENE HAMM, OLA MAE SOUR, MARY BELEMECICH. BROTHERS:  EARL RAY, SEWELL FRANCIS, AND CECIL HILLIS.     DATE OF SERVICE:   SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2002 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   OLD ELGIN CEMETERY ~ ELGIN, OK. OFFICIATING:   ARVEL HALL. PRIVATE COMMITTAL SERVICE:   SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2002 AT 2:30 PM. CASKETBEARERS:   CRAIG HARRER, JOSEPH HARRER, JONATHAN KIKER, LEWIS FRANKE.         NAME:    JIMMIE RAY DAFFERN, AGE 45, OF FT. MORGAN, CO. BORN:    AUGUST 12, 1957 AT STANFIELD, AZ TO JAMES LEON AND CHRISTINE ANN (FINNEY) DAFFERN.   PASSED AWAY:   SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2002 AT SCCI HOSPITAL, IN AURORA, CO. AGE:   45 YEARS  0 MONTHS   AND   12 DAYS. EDUCATION:   GRADUATED SCHOOL AT BOISE CITY, OK. MARRIED:   SANDRA JEAN HUTCHENSON ON JUNE 14, 1977 AT GREELEY, CO. OCCUPATION:  TRUCK DRIVER.      SURVIVED BY WIFE:  SANDRA JEAN DAFFERN OF FT. MORGAN, CO. SON:   BRYSTOL RYAN DAFFERN OF FT. MORGAN, CO. MOTHER:  CHRISTINE ANN DAFFERN OF TUPELO, OK. BROTHERS:  CURTIS DAFFERN AND WIFE SANDRA OF COMANCHE, OK.                          JAMES DAFFERN AND WIFE JODY OF GREELEY, CO.                            IVEN DAFFERN OF PAULS VALLEY, OK. SISTERS:   NANCY ELLEN HADDOCK AND HUSBAND JIM OF KANSAS, OK.                      THELMA DAFFERN OF TUPELO, OK.                      JOYCE HOGER AND HUSBAND MICHAEL OF MONROE, AR.                      RUTH ANN CHAMBERLAIN AND HUSBAND MARC OF TUPELO, OK.                      TINA PEREZ AND HUSBAND CHRISTOPHER OF FRANCES, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER:  JAMES LEON DAFFERN. GRANDMOTHERS:    RUTH ECHOLS AND EULA JANE YATES. GRANDFATHERS:    WILLIAM BUSTER DAFFERN AND LEE YATES.     DATE OF SERVICE:   FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2002 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ TUPELO, OK. INTERMENT:   CENTRAHOMA CEMETERY ~ CENTRAHOMA, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. DAVID BOGGS. CASKETBEARERS:   CHESTER DAFFERN JR, ROY GLEN DAFFERN, RODNEY DAFFERN, DARRELL DAFFERN, DANIAL DAFFERN, GABE DAFFERN, RICI DAFFERN, MATTHEW DAFFERN, VINCE NOE, AND PAT HENSLEY.         NAME:    HERMON HARVEY ARNOLD, AGE 90, LIFETIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  SEPTEMBER 21, 1911 AT UTICA, OK TO JAMES ARTHUR AND MATTIE CANZADY (SMITH) ARNOLD.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002 AT WILSON N. JONES HOSPITAL, SHERMAN, TX. AGE:   90 YEARS  11 MONTHS  AND    5 DAYS. EDUCATION:   HERMON ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LONE PINE AND MOYERS HIGH SCHOOL. HE DROVE THE SCHOOL BUS WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL. MARRIED:   LOLA ELLEN FLOWERS ON MARCH 15, 1931 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK.                        MARYLU TIGNOR ON MAY 14, 1994 AT CENTERPOINT, OK. OCCUPATION:  MINISTERED AND PASTORED MANY CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE AREA SINCE BEING ORDAINED IN 1960. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  A FREEWILL BAPTIST HIS ENTIRE LIFE. HERMON TAUGHT TEEN SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS AT THE LONE PINE SCHOOL HOUSE IN THE 1950’S.  KIDS CAME FROM BUCK HORN, LIVELY, FT. TOMPSON COMMUNITIES, AND A FEW FROM CENTERPOINT.  A FEW ADULTS CAME BUT THERE WAS A LARGE GROUP OF CHILDREN.  HE FIRST BEGAN PREACHING AT CENTERPOINT WHERE HE WAS ORDAINED AROUND 1960.  HE NEVER PASTORED AT HIS HOME CHURCH. HE PASTORED AT ARCHEY F.W.B. (MUD SANDS) - THEN IT WAS CALLED BUCK HORN. HE PASTORED ANTLERS PART TIME FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THEN FULL TIME FOR 5 YEARS.  HE PASTORED PLEASANT VIEW FOR 2 OR 3 YEARS, AND ALSO ATOKA. HE HAD A BURDEN TO KEEP HUGO MISSION OPEN AND LABORED THERE FROM 1995 UNTIL 2000.      SURVIVED BY WIFE:    MARYLU ARNOLD OF THE HOME NEAR CENTERPOINT, OK. SON:   HARVEY LEE ARNOLD AND WIFE ALENE OF CENTERPOINT, OK. DAUGHTERS:   WANDA REE FILLMORE OF BROKEN ARROW, OK.                              YVONNE MILLER AND HUSBAND LEON OF IRVING, TX.                              DELORAS BICKEL AND HUSBAND CHARLIE OF THORNTON, CO. 10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHER:   WALTER DEE ARNOLD AND WIFE PANSY OF CENTERPOINT, OK. SISTERS:   LOVADA PLUNKETT OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                      VIRGINIA “VIRGIE” HALL OF FARRIS, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JAMES AND MATTIE ARNOLD. 1ST WIFE:  LOLA ELLEN ARNOLD ON JANUARY 28, 1995. INFANT BROTHER:    LLOYD ARNOLD. DAUGHTER:  MAUREEN KAY ARNOLD.     DATE OF SERVICE:   WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2OO2 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   CENTERPOINT FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH. INTERMENT:   DARWIN CEMETERY ~ DARWIN, OK.. OFFICIATING:     REV. ANCIL SIMMONS. ASSISTING:   REV. GEORGE FERGUESON. CASKETBEARERS:   (GRANDSONS) STACY ARNOLD, JIMMY McCARTY, JODY McCARTY, DOUGLAS KELLEY, ROGER KELLEY, ROLAND MILLER, LELAND MILLER.         NAME:      FRANKLIN EUGENE BRYCE, AGE 82, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN:  JULY 12, 1920 AT ANTLERS, OK TO JAMES ARTHUR AND EMMA FANNY (MOON) BRYCE.   PASSED AWAY:   TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2002 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA DURANT, OK. AGE:   82 YEARS  1 MONTH  AND  15 DAYS. EDUCATION:   GRADUATED SCHOOL AT ANTLERS, OK. MARRIED:   MERLE ARLENE ROBINSON ON JUNE 25, 1946 AT MCALESTER, OK. OCCUPATION:  RESTURANT OWNER IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND MCALESTER FOR MANY YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  ASSEMBLY OF GOD FAITH.      SURVIVED BY MOTHER-IN-LAW:   VERA (MCWILLIAMS) ROBINSON BAILEY OF COALGATE, OK. SISTER:    MRS. JESSIE CATHEY OF CLOVIS, NM. NIECE:   ELLEN BARRETT AND HUSBAND HOMER OF ATOKA, OK. COUSIN:  NEDRA BURDEN OF ATOKA, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE:  MERLE ARLENE BRYCE ON AUGUST 17, 2001. PARENTS:   JAMES ARTHUR AND EMMA BRYCE. BROTHERS:  BUFFORD CLELL, SIDNEY J., AND JAMES ARTHUR BRYCE. SISTER:  CORDIA FAY RITCHEY.     DATE OF SERVICE:   FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2002 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICE:  GRAVESIDE.   INTERMENT:   ANTLERS CITY CEMETERY ~ ANTLERS, OK. OFFICIATING:   ARVEL HALL.         [Home] [Preneed] [Funerals] [Memorials] [Staff] [Flowers] [Caskets] [Cemeteries] [Contact Us] [General Services] [Coalgate] [Madill]