NAME:    JAMES LEE SUTTON, AGE 37, OF MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA AND A FORMER ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN:  JULY 9, 1964 AT OKLAHOMA CITY TO IRL LEE “BUD” AND SHARON SUE (LILES) SUTTON.   PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN MIDWEST CITY, OK. AGE:   37 YEARS  AND    23 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED JOHN GLENN ELEMENTARY AND WESTERN HEIGHTS IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH WITH THE CLASS OF 1982.   HE ALSO ATTENDED OKLA. STATE TECH AT OKMULGEE STUDYING PARTS MANAGEMENT.  HE LATER OBTAINED A BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DEGREE FROM SOUTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY. MARRIED:   DONNA SUE McCARN IN 1984 AT FARRIS, OK.                        DARLENE KIBLER AT OKLAHOMA CITY. OCCUPATION:    HE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN LEWISVILLE, TEXAS. IN LATER YEARS HE WORKED IN SALES, SELLING INSURANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:    JEHOVAHS WITNESS.      SURVIVED BY WIFE:  DARLENE OF THE HOME IN MIDWEST CITY, OK. SON:   JAMES LEE JR. OF BOSWELL, OK. PARENTS:   BUD AND SHARON SUTTON OF CENTERPOINT, OK. BROTHER:   BUD SUTTON JR. OF CENTERPOINT, OK. SISTER:  DIANE WALSTON AND HUSBAND LOGAN OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GRANDMOTHER:   INA MAE LILES OF ALVARADO, TX. UNCLE: FLINT SUTTON AND WIFE SHERRY OF EUFAULA, OK. AUNTS:   CHARLIE KIRKLAND AND HUSBAND KENNETH OF ALVARADO, TX.                  DIANE PROCTOR AND HUSBAND JIM OF CHESSHIRE, CT.                  SUE WILSON OF CENTERPOINT, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GRANDPARENTS:    BOB AND LEONA SUTTON.                                      ARTIE WALLACE LILES.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   FARRIS CEMETERY ~ FARRIS, OK. OFFICIATING:   ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS:   ERIC MAYFIELD, CRAIG ABSHER, CHARLES WHITTINGTON, TONY TALAMANTES, GERALD HARPER, JACK ARMSTRONG, DOUG KING. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  EDDIE THOMPSON, ORVILLE WALLER, LARRY MARTIN, DONNIE HENEGAR, CRAIG HENEGER, CHRIS TREE, TOP GRAHAM.         NAME:    LEONA  BELLE (BOMESBURGER) ARTERBERRY, AGE 87, OF COALGATE AND A FORMER LONGTIME FARRIS AREA RESIDENT.   BORN:  JANUARY 1, 1914 AT ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA TO HI AND NANCY (STOVE) BOMESBURGER.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2001 AT HURLEY MANOR IN COALGATE, OK. AGE:   87 YEARS  7 MONTHS   AND   5 DAYS.   EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT EAST ALLISON AND HARMONY.   MARRIED:   SAM ARTERBERRY ON DECEMBER 23, 1934 AT ATOKA, OK.   OCCUPATION:  HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. WORKED A NUMBER YEARS IN MOTEL HOUSEKEEPING AND MANY YEARS AS A HOME PROVIDER.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  LIFELONG CHURCH OF CHRIST.            survived by   CHILDREN:    JAMES “J. B.” ARTERBERRY OF COALGATE, OK.                          LAURA MAE (ARTERBERRY) SMITH OF COALGATE, OK.   GRANDCHILDREN:     GLENDA (ARTERBERRY) CROSS and HUSBAND ROCKY OF SILO, OK.                                          RHONDA ELDRIDGE and HUSBAND RUSSELL OF ATOKA, OK.                                          JUDY NICHOLS and HUSBAND REGGIE OF ALDERSON, OK.   GREAT GRANDCHILDREN:   DEWAYNE ELDRIDGE and WIFE LIZ OF ATOKA, OK.                                                        BROCK TROTTER OF ANTLERS, OK.                                                        RACHEL ELDRIDGE OF ATOKA, OK.                                                        TRA NICHOLS OF ALDERSON, OK.                                                        JUSTIN CROSS OF SILO, OK.                                                        LARAMIE NICHOLS OF ALDERSON, OK.                                                        JODI NICHOLS OF ALDERSON, OK.                                                        JAYSON CROSS OF SILO, OK.   GREAT GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: HARLIE ELDRIDGE OF ATOKA, OK.            preceded in death by   HUSBAND:   SAM ARTERBERRY IN 1958. PARENTS:   HI and NANCY BOMESBURGER. SON:   CHARLY ARTERBERRY. SON-IN-LAW:  CLEATUS SMITH. BROTHERS:  JACK, JOE, and TWIN BROTHER JIM BOMESBURGER. SISTERS:   LIDDY FOX and MARY WILIFORD. GRANDSON:  CHARLEY DAVID ARTERBERRY.     DATE OF SERVICES:  THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   FARRIS BAPTIST CHURCH ~ FARRIS, OK.   INTERMENT:   FARRIS CEMETERY ~ FARRIS, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV. CHARLES HOWARD ASSISTING:   REV. LARRY BEACH   CASKETBEARERS:   PAUL JAMES, DAVID JAMES, OWEN PRATER, CECIL BUTLER, LARRY MARTIN, WINSTON ARNOLD.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  SMITH BUTLER, BUNNIE BIRCHFIELD, FRANK JAMES, BILLY WAYNE JAMES, JERRY LYTLE, JESS MILLER.         NAME:    JOHN ROBERT CARLISLE, AGE 77, OF OKLAHOMA CITY.   BORN:  APRIL 10, 1924 AT WILSON, OKLAHOMA TO JESS ROBERT AND EDITH ADELE (LAIL) CARLISLE.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2001 AT MIDWEST CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE:   77 YEARS    3 MONTHS    AND   26 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA, OK.   MARRIED:   ANNA B. BREEDEN ON JANUARY 6, 1947 AT SHERMAN, TX.   OCCUPATION:  WORKED AT SAVANNA NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT FROM 1948 TO 1957 THEN TRANSFERRED TO TINKER AIR FORCE BASE.  HE RETIRED IN 1984.   JOHN WAS IN THE U. S. ARMY AND SERVED IN WORLD WAR II.            survived by   WIFE:  ANNA CARLISLE OF THEIR HOME IN OKLAHOMA CITY.   SONS:    DENNIS CARLISLE and WIFE DEANNA OF MIDWEST CITY, OK.                WAYNE CARLISLE and WIFE KATHY OF MIDWEST CITY, OK.   DAUGHTER:    VICKI WITTE OF MIDWEST CITY, OK.   GRANDCHILDREN:   JASON CARLISLE, JENNIFER MORIN, CHRISTOPHER WITTE, AARON CARLISLe,  DUSTY CARLISLE, SHANNON GALBERTH.   4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.   BROTHERS-IN-LAW:   BOB BREEDEN and WIFE JEAN OF ATOKA, OK.                                            DON MILAN and WIFE LOUISE OF ATOKA, OK.   HIS BELOVED PET DOG:   SPARKY.          PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   PARENTS:   JESS and EDITH CARLILE.     DATE OF SERVICES:  THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001 AT 2:30 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.   INTERMENT:   GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV. JOHN HOWARD.   CASKETBEARERS:   BILL LOWE, KENNETH BREEDEN, JAMES POWELL, CHARLES CALLICOAT, EDDY COOKE, DAVID MILAM.         NAME:    DAVID WAYNE BROWN, AGE 63, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.   BORN:  JUNE 24, 1938 AT ROFF, OKLAHOMA TO ELONZO WESLEY AND EMMA EATHEL (TAYLOR) BROWN.   PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2001 AT STRINGTOWN MATERIALS IN STRINGTOWN, OK AGE:   63 YEARS  1  MONTH   AND   13 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WEST ALLISON, GRASSY LAKE, AND ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL.   MARRIED:   ANNA NELL SETTLEMIRE ON JANUARY 12, 1962 AT ATOKA, OK.   OCCUPATION:  WORKED A NUMBER YEARS AT STRINGTOWN MATERIALS.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  MEMBER AND DEACON OF ATOKA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH.            survived by   WIFE:    ANN BROWN OF THEIR HOME IN ATOKA, OK.   CHILDREN:    PATTY BARNETT and HUSBAND KERRY OF LEMMON, ND.                          DAVID BROWN, JR. and WIFE DORIS OF ATOKA, OK.                          DANIAL BROWN and WIFE NINA OF ATOKA, OK.                          CHRISTINA  SEABOURN and HUSBAND LEE WAYNE OF ATOKA, OK.   17 GRANDCHILDREN.   BROTHER:   J. W. ”JAKE ” BROWN and WIFE DOROTHY OF BYARS, OK.   SISTERS:   ALLINE SMITH OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                      OLETA WINBORN OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                      FAYE CALLICOAT and HUSBAND CECIL OF ATOKA, OK.                      MAXINE BAGBY and HUSBAND TROY OF ATOKA, OK.            preceded in death by   PARENTS:   WESLEY and EMMA BROWN. BROTHER:   CARL BROWN. SISTER:  BONNIE LOU BROWN. GRANDSON:  BOBBY VISS.     DATE OF SERVICES:    FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.   INTERMENT:   BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV. JERRY NELL.   CASKETBEARERS:   ROGER WINBORN, BILL ROBERSON, CHAD ROBERSON, STEVE SMITH, JIM MUSE, MARK MANION.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  STEVE HOLSTINE, KENNY COURTNEY, JOHN SELBY, JACK CREWS, CLINT BOONE, OWEN PRATER, ODIS YATES, JERRY GREY, BOB JOHNSON, DUDE MUSE.         NAME:    ANN (JONES) HODGES, AGE 97, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.   BORN:  JANUARY 24, 1904 AT LOVE LADY, TEXAS TO WILLIAM AND MINNIE (WEST) JONES.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE:   97 YEARS    6  MONTHS    AND   15 DAYS   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN LOVE LADY, TX.   MARRIED:   CHARLIE PRESTON HODGES ON JANUARY 12, 1925 AT MERKEL, TX.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  ANN WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH AND ATTENDED PLEASANT VIEW FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH WHEN HER HEALTH PERMITTED   OCCUPATION:  HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER.            survived by   SON:   C. M. HODGES and WIFE DORIS OF TUSHKA, OK.   DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW:    BERNICE HODGES OF BEAUMONT, TX.                                                LaDONNA LAMPHER OF DURANT, OK.   NUMEROUS GRANDCHILDREN and GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.            preceded in death by   HUSBAND:   CHARLIE HODGES ON JULY 7, 1972. PARENTS:   WILLIAM and MINNIE JONES. SONS:  BOBBY UDELL HODGES and BILL J. HODGES. GRANDSON:  TERRY HODGES. ALL HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS.     DATE OF SERVICES:    SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.   INTERMENT:   TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ COALGATE, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV.  BOB JOHNSON.   CASKETBEARERS:   (MASONIC LODGE MEMBERS) HARVEY CAPPS, NATHAN SELF, DOYLE EAGAN, BILL COLLINS, JOHN LATIMER, DOLAN LATIMER, J. D. BRADY.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  JERRY HALL, BILL COOK, TOM WOOLF, DANNY MILLER, DEWAYNE COMBEST, RONNIE HILL.         NAME:      FLORENCE AUGUSTA KLAUSNER, AGE 86, A LONGTIME TUPELO RESIDENT. BORN:    DECEMBER 26, 1914 AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA TO JAMES AND MAMIE (FAISEN) KLAUSNER.   PASSED AWAY:   SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2001 AT VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE:   86 YEARS    7 MONTHS    AND   16 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA AND BAKERSFIELD, CA. OCCUPATION:  HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  BAPTIST FAITH.      SURVIVED BY COMPANION OF OVER 45 YEARS:  WILLIAM BLEVINS OF TUPELO, OK. DEAR FRIENDS:    ELIZABETH HARKINS AND NELLIE HUNTER OF TUPELO, OK.                                    RUSTY and LINDA BLEVINS OF CENTRAHOMA, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   JAMES and MAMIE KLAUSNER     DATE OF SERVICES:    WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2001 AT 11:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT:   CENTRAHOMA CEMETERY ~ CENTRAHOMA, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. DAVID BOGGS. CASKETBEARERS: EARL McAUSLAND, JEFF DAY, LLOYD DODSON, JOHNNY MILLER, STEVE MILLER, RUSTY BLEVINS.         NAME:    JAMES FLOYD KNIGHT, AGE 56, RESIDENT OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND FORMER RESIDENT OF BRYAN COUNTY, OK. BORN:  DECEMBER 3, 1944 AT OKLAHOMA CITY TO MARSHALL ARNOLD AND THELMA RAY (BLACKWELL) KNIGHT.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2001 AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE:   56 YEARS   8 MONTHS  AND  10 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA CITY. MARRIED:     BARBARA NUNLEY AT OKLAHOMA CITY. OCCUPATION:  JAMES WAS A SELF-EMPLOYED MECHANIC.      SURVIVED BY WIFE:    BARBARA OF THE HOME IN OKLAHOMA CITY. CHILDREN:    TAMMI KNIGHT OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                          CHANCE KNIGHT OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                          SHEILA VASQUEZ AND HUSBAND TIM OF OKLAHOMA CITY. STEP DAUGHTER:   RITA NUNLEY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GRANDCHILDREN:   JEREMY GRAY, MARSHALL GRAY, RACHEL GRAY, ROBERT KNIGHT, and ALAYSHA FAUBION. FATHER:    MARSHALL KNIGHT OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SISTERS:   HELEN RUTH AND HUSBAND RICHARD OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                      SHIRLEY LACY AND HUSBAND GERALD OF HEADRICK, OK.                      MARSHA KNIGHT OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                      MARLA KNIGHT OF OHIO.                      LYNN WESTBROOK OF SNYDER, OK. BROTHER:   RAY KNIGHT OF OKLAHOMA CITY.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY MOTHER:  THELMA RAY KNIGHT. BROTHER:   JOE DAVID KNIGHT. SON:   JAMES KNIGHT, JR.     DATE OF SERVICES:  THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2001 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT:   BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING:   ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS:   CHANCE KNIGHT, J. W. STOWE, RAY KNIGHT, JAMIE KNIGHT, TIM VASQUEZ, J. J. STOWE.         NAME:    DANNY THEO BRIGGS, AGE 55, OF WACO, TEXAS.   BORN:  MARCH 19, 1946 AT BONHAM, TEXAS TO PHILLIP RAY & JESSIE MAE (ALLEN) BRIGGS.   PASSED AWAY:   TUESDAY AUGUST 14, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN LACY LAKEVIEW, TX. AGE:   55 YEARS  4 MONTHS   AND   25 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT AMARILLO, TEXAS, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, AND CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO.   OCCUPATION:  HOUSE SUPERVISOR-FREEMAN CENTER- REHAB HOME, WACO, TEXAS OVER 15 YEARS.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  BAPTIST FAITH.            survived by   CHILDREN:  JEFFERY TODD BRIGGS OF LUBBOCK, TX.                          CHRISTY ANN BRIGGS OF LUBBOCK, TX.   BROTHER:   JAMES MAC BOWERS AND WIFE MARY OF CLOVIS, NM.   SISTER:  JULIE WALLIS AND HUSBAND WARD OF WAPANUCKA, OK.   UNCLE:   TROY E. ALLEN AND WIFE PATRICIA OF IRVING, TX.   AUNTS:     SUE HORATH AND HUSBAND D. J. OF CANEY, OK.                    NITA RANKINS OF DURANT, OK.   NEPHEWS:   BRANDON WALLIS OF WAPANUCKA, OK.                          ANTHONY LUNA OF CLOVIS, NM.   GREAT NEPHEW:  JERAMIA MONDRAGON OF CLOVIS, NM.   NIECES:    LaTONIA BOWERS OF TUCEMCARI, NM                    MICHELL REID OF PLEASANT HILL NM.                    BRENDA CROW OF SPRINGFIELD, OR.                    LISA MARTINEZ, CLOVIS, NM.            PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   MOTHER:  JESSIE MAE ALLEN. GRANDPARENTS:  O. E. AND BESSIE MAE ALLEN.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE.   INTERMENT:   ROSEHILL  CEMETERY ~ WAPANUCKA, O K.   OFFICIATING:   REV.  LARRY SCHOONOVER ASSISTING:   REV. JIMMY DON HORATH   CASKETBEARERS:   D. JOHN HORATH, DANNY HOKETT, KALEM HOKETT, NATHAN HORATH, STEVE HENRY, BRANDON WALLIS.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  JERRY JERNIGAN, RONNIE PRICE.         NAME:    JOHN RANDELL TEMPLETON, AGE 51, OF LEFLORE, OKLAHOMA. BORN:  APRIL 14, 1950 AT DeQUEEN, ARKANSAS TO JOHN CARTER AND OLA RUTH (TARNO) TEMPLETON.   PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2001 AT HIS LEFLORE, OK RESIDENCE. AGE:     51 YEARS    4 MONTHS    AND   1 DAY. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BLUE, OKLAHOMA OCCUPATION:  DISABLED ARMY VETERAN JOHN SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE D.A.V.      SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER:    TINA MICHELL TEMPLETON OF POTTSBORO, TX. GRANDSON:  JOHN ROBERT PETTY OF POTTSBORO, TX. MOTHER:  OLA RUTH TEMPLETON OF DENISON, TX. SISTERS:   PATSY JUNE STREETMAN and HUSBAND RICHARD OF GREENVILLE, TX.                      GLENDA RUTH BROWN and HUSBAND ROGER WAYNE OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS:    MICHEAL WAYNE TEMPLETON OF DENISON, TX.                            KENDALL BRADLEY TEMPLETON OF SHERMAN, TX.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER:  JOHN CARTER TEMPLETON     DATE OF SERVICES:  SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY ~ ARMSTRONG, OK. OFFICIATING:   FRED WELLS. CASKETBEARERS:   MICHEAL WAYNE TEMPLETON, KENDALL BRADLEY TEMPLETON, RICHARD WAYNE BROWN, RONNIE DWAYNE BROWN, ROGER WAYNE BROWN, VERNELL JACKSON.         NAME:    CHRISTE MICHELLE (ENNIS) GARSIDE, AGE 31, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.   BORN:  AUGUST 17, 1969 AT OKLAHOMA CITY TO DAVID LARRY AND BELVA JUNE (GOSSETT) ENNIS .   PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE:   31  YEARS   11  MONTHS  AND  28 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT TUSHKA, ATOKA, AND GRADUATED FROM COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1987.   MARRIED:   RICKY ALEX GARSIDE ON JANUARY 14, 1989 AT ATOKA, OK.   OCCUPATION:  WORKED 10 YEARS AT WRANGLERS IN COALGATE, OK.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  MEMBER OF MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS AND FORMER MEMBER OF TUSHKA BAPTIST CHURCH.            survived by   HUSBAND:   RICK GARSIDE OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.   SON:   JOEY GARSIDE OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.   STEP DAUGHTERS:  NIKKI GARSIDE OF ADA, OK.                                        RHANDA GARSIDE OF PERRYTON, TX.   PARENTS:   JUNE HOPSON and HUSBAND JOE B. OF ATOKA, OK.                        DAVID ENNIS and WIFE NADINE OF TUSHKA, OK.   SISTER:  HOLLY DANAI SHERRILL OF TUSHKA, OK.   MOTHER-IN-LAW:   BILLIE GARSIDE OF ATOKA, OK.   GRANDPARENTS:  KATHLEEN ENNIS OF TULSA, OK.                                      THOMAS and LOUETTE GOSSETT OF BOGGY DEPOT.   SPECIAL FRIENDS:   LaTISHIA WYRICK,  SABRINA WYRICK, and CHAYLEN MARSHALL.          PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   GRANDFATHER:   CLARENCE ENNIS.     DATE OF SERVICES:    SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.   INTERMENT:   MT. OLIVE CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV.  BARTT BRADFORD. ASSISTING:   REV. WAYNE EDGAR.   CASKETBEARERS:   EDDIE TRENTHAM, JEFF NEWBERRY, VINCE BECK, LYNN WYRICK, RICKY MEADOWS, ROY BURKHALTER.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  TERRY CALLICOAT, SHAWN CALLICOAT, LARRY BREWSTER, WENDALL SMITH, KENNY HOGAN, ALFRED ELLIOTT.         NAME:      MURRAY PAUL FABER, AGE 86, A RESIDENT OF ATOKA FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.   BORN:  OCTOBER 30, 1914 IN NEW YORK CITY, TO ABRAHAM EISHENBERG AND CELIA FABER.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2001 AT  ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE:   86  YEARS   9 MONTHS   AND 16 DAYS   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND ATTENDED RADIO SCHOOL WHILE IN THE SERVICE.   MARRIED:   EVA IRENE CRAWFORD IN 1960.   OCCUPATION:  EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF TRYTON CAROLINA CORPORATION LOCATED IN NORTH CAROLINA.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  JEWISH.   MURRAY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II.            survived by   FORMER WIFE:   EVA FABER OF ATOKA, OK.   CHILDREN:    KAREN BECK and HUSBAND DARWIN OF ATOKA, OK.                            DAVID FABER and WIFE TINA OF BUCKEYE, AZ.   GRANDCHILDREN:   KRISTY CHAVERS and HUSBAND RUSS OF ATOKA, OK.                                          RACHAEL FABER OF BUCKEYE, AZ.                                          WHITNEY FABER OF DENTON, TX.   GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER:   JORDAN CHAVERS OF ATOKA, OK.   BROTHER:   HARRY FABER OF WEST PALM BEACH, FL.   NEPHEW:  BOB FABER and WIFE PAT OF ORLANDO, FL.            preceded in death by   FATHER:    ABRAHAM EISHENBERB. MOTHER:    CELIA FABER.     DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES:   SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.   INTERMENT:   NONE - CREMATION.   OFFICIATING:   ROBERT FABER.         NAME:    DARREN LLOYD CAPPS, AGE 36, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.   BORN:  DECEMBER 30, 1964 AT ATOKA TO LLOYD AND OLIVIA HORTENSE (LOOPER) CAPPS.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY AUGUST 16, 2001 AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 36 YEARS   7 MONTHS  AND  16 DAYS   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ATOKA, OK.   MARRIED:   NEVER MARRIED.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  DARREN WAS OF PENTICOSTAL FAITH.   DARREN LOVED TO READ AND WRITE.          SURVIVED BY   MOTHER:  HORTENSE CAPPS OF NOBLE, OK.   BROTHER:   TOM CAPPS AND WIFE PHYLLIS OF PORT ARANSAS, TX.   SISTERS:   SUE GRIMSLEY AND HUSBAND JIMMY OF NOBLE, OK.                      LOYANA FONVILLE OF ATOKA, OK.   NEPHEWS:   JAMES GRIMSLEY, DAVID GRIMSLEY, BRIAN SANDERS, MICHALE BREWER, ZACK FONVILLE, and NICHOLAS FONVILLE.   NIECES:  APRIL LLOYD, LORI SANDERS, and AMBER SANDERS.   GREAT NEPHEWS:   ALEX GRIMSLEY, BRANDON LEWIS, DYLAN LEWIS, JUSTIN LEWIS, J. J. LLOYD, BLAKe REMBER, TYLER GIPSON, and                                        BAINBRIDGE SANDERS.   GREAT NIECES:  LEXIS HALL AND JESSICA GRIMSLEY.          PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   FATHER:    LLOYD CAPPS. GRANDPARENTS:  ALEX AND NETA CAPPS.                                      SANFORD AND OLLIE LOOPER.     DATE OF SERVICES:    SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2001 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE.   INTERMENT:   GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV. BOB JOHNSON.         NAME:    GREG W. COLBERT, JR., INFANT SON OF JESSICA MARIE ELLIOTT AND GREGORY WAYNE COLBERT, SR.   BORN AND DIED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2001 AT NORMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL.            survived by   MOTHER:    MARIE ELLIOTT OF NORMAN, OK.   FATHER:    GREG COLBERT, SR. OF NORMAN, OK.   BROTHER:   TRISTEN ELLIOTT OF THE HOME IN NORMAN, OK.   GRANDPARENTS:    MONICA and JOHN JONES OF NORMAN, OK.                                        BILL ELLIOTT OF MIDWEST CITY, OK.                                        REGINA and McKINLEY CHEADLE OF STRINGTOWN, OK.   GREAT GRANDMOTHERS:  JEWEL COLBERT OF STRINGTOWN, OK.                                                      EDNA HILL OF ATOKA, OK.   GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER:   ESTHER KIRK OF STRINGTOWN, OK.   AUNTS:   GINKINA CHEADLE OF ATOKA, OK.                  ANDREA ELLIOTT OF MIDWEST CITY, OK.   UNCLE:   JEREMY CHEADLE OF OKLAHOMA CITY.            preceded in death by   MATERNAL GREAT GRANDFATHER:  JUNIOR C. COLBERT. MATERNAL GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER:    CHARLES BUDDY KIRK.        DATE OF SERVICES:  SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2001 AT 11:00 A.M.  PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE SERVICES.   INTERMENT:   WELLS STREET  CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.   OFFICIATING:   ARVEL HALL.         NAME:    MERLE ARLENE (ROBISON) BRYCE, AGE 76, OF ATOKA, OK.   BORN:  JANUARY 21, 1925 AT ANTLERS, OK TO WILLIAM W. AND VERA HUGH (McWILLIAMS) ROBISON.   PASSED AWAY:   FRIDAY AUGUST 17, 2001 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE:   76  YEARS   6 MONTHS   AND   26 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ANTLERS, GRADUATED IN 1943.   MARRIED:   FRANKLIN EUGENE BRYCE ON JUNE 25, 1946 AT MCALESTER, OK.   OCCUPATION:    MERLE AND HUSBAND FRANKLIN OWNED AND OPERATED RESTURANTS IN McALESTER AND OKLAHOMA CITY MANY YEARS.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  SHE WAS ASSEMBLY OF GOD FAITH.          SURVIVED BY   HUSBAND:   FRANKLIN OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.   MOTHER:  VERA HUGH BAILEY OF COALGATE, OK.          PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   FATHER:    WILLIAM W. ROBISON     DATE OF SERVICES:    MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE.   INTERMENT:   ANTLERS CITY CEMETERY ~ ANTLERS, OK.   OFFICIATING:   ARVeL HALL         NAME:    RUSS LYNN CUMMINGS, AGE 39, A RESIDENT OF BROMIDE SINCE AGE 4.   BORN:  FEBRUARY 1, 1962 AT ADA, OKLAHOMA TO NOLAN LEON AND SONDRA JEAN (SANDUSKY) CUMMINGS.   PASSED AWAY:   SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 2001, NEAR COLEMAN, JOHNSTON COUNTY, OK (AUTO/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION). AGE: 39 YEARS     6 MONTHS   AND   18 DAYS   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WAPANUCKA, OK.   MARRIED:   SONYA KAY EASON ON MAY 25, 1990 AT COALGATE, OK.   OCCUPATION:  RUSS WAS A CEMENT WORKER, CONTRACTING WITH ARNOLD FARMER OF MILBURN, OK.   RUSS LOVED THE OUTDOORS. HE LOVED TO HUNT AND FISH AND ENJOYED TAKING HIS FAMILY FISHING. RUSS ALSO LOVED WORKING ON MOTORCYCLES. HE RECENTLY FIXED UP A DIRTBIKE FOR NOLAN.            survived by   WIFE:  SONYA OF THEIR HOME IN RAVIA, OK.   SON:   NOLAN HAWK CUMMINGS OF RAVIA, OK.   STEPSON:   BILL McCARTER III OF MILBURN, OK.   DAUGHTER:  CHENSA ROSE CUMMINGS OF RAVIA, OK.   MOTHER:  SONDRA CUMMINGS AND FIANCE’ JAMES HOOK OF WAPANUCKA, OK.            preceded in death by   FATHER:    NOLAN LEON CUMMINGS. GRANDFATHER:   JESS SANDUSKY. GRANDMOTHER:     MARTHA ELIZABETH SANDUSKY. COUSIN:    JOE MACK SANDUSKY.     DATE OF SERVICES:    FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2001 AT 11:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE.   INTERMENT:   BOLD SPRINGS CEMETERY ~ FILLMORE, JOHNSTON COUNTY, OK.   OFFICIATING:   GERALD HART.   CASKETBEARERS:   JACKIE LYNN CALLEN, ARNOLD FARMER, JAMES DICKERSON, WILLARD KEMP, MIKE LOPER, JAY BURNS, KENNETH CATHEY, MERL DILBECK.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  BILL CUMMINGS, WINSTON PALMER, MARVIN RUSSELL, BILL McCARTER III.         NAME:    ISAAC JAMES AARON, INFANT SON OF DONALD LYRL AARON, JR. AND LEDRA LaSHELLE (HOPKINS) AARON   BORN:  TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2001 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT, OK.   PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2001 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT, OK.          SURVIVED BY   PARENTS:   DONALD JR. AND LEDRA AARON OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.   BROTHER:   DONALD AARON III OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.   SISTERS:   RACHAEL AARON OF THE HOME.                      COURTNEY AARON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.   GRANDMOTHERS:  LUERENDA HOPKINS OF ATOKA, OK.                                      MYRTLE AARON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.   GREAT GRANDFATHER:   JESSIE HARRISON OF ATOKA, OK.   UNCLES:    DAMON AARON OF HOUSTON, TX.                      DEON AARON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                      BILLY HOPKINS OF ADA, OK.   AUNT:  GLADYS BUSH OF SHREVEPORT, LA.   GREAT AUNTS:     LEONA IKPA, MARY HOPKINS, ALTHEAR FINLEY, and BETH CAMPBELL OF ATOKA, OK.   GREAT UNCLES:    WILLARD HARRISON OF DURANT, OK.                                    JERRY HARRISON OF WARNER ROBINS, GA.                                    CHESTER HARRISON OF STOCKTON, CA.          PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   MATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:   LENNIE and ESTER HOPKINS. PATERNAL GREAT GRANDMOTHER:  ELREE HARRISON.     DATE OF SERVICES:    FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2001 AT 3:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:     GRAVESIDE SERVICES.   INTERMENT:   GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.   OFFICIATING:   WILLARD HARRISON.   CASKETBEARERS:   BILLY HOPKINS, DEON AARON, DAMON AARON.         NAME:    ADAM TROY WELLS, AGE 40, A RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK. BORN:    MAY 19, 1961 AT SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA TO BOB PERRY AND JACKIE LEE WELLS. PASSED AWAY:   FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2001 AT ATOKA FROM INJURIES RECEIVED WHEN STRUCK BY TRAIN. AGE:   40 YEARS  3 MONTHS   AND   5 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA AND EASTONVILLE, WASHINGTON. OCCUPATION:    DISABLED. CHURCH AFFILIATION:    CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN IN ATOKA, OK.      SURVIVED BY PARENTS:   BOB and JACKIE LEE PERRY OF TACOMA, WA. GRANDMOTHER:   VELVA K. WELLS OF ATOKA, OK. AUNTS & UNCLES:    FERN CALDWELL OF TACOMA, WA.                                        EVERETT and SHIRLEY CURTIS OF TACOMA, WA.                                        CHARLES and LOUISE ALLEN OF ATOKA, OK.                                        BETTY WELLS OF ATOKA, OK. COUSINS:   DAVID ALLEN OF ATOKA, OK.                      GENE, JEFF, and SABRINA MARSHALL OF ATOKA, OK.                      TERESA MARSHALL OF FLORIDA.                      KEVIN and RICK CALDWELL OF TACOMA, WA.                      DONALD MARSHALL OF MARYSVILLE, CA.                      VENETA CURTIS OF SEATTLE, WA.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: GRANDFATHER:   HERBERT WELLS.     DATE OF SERVICES:  NO SERVICES.   INTERMENT:   NONE - DIRECT CREMATION.         NAME:    MARY EDNA (WISE) RIDGWAY, AGE 90, A LONGTIME CANEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  MAY 7, 1911 AT McKINNEY, TEXAS TO WILLIAM C. AND JOSEPHINE ADDIE MAE (MAULDER) WISE.   PASSED AWAY:   SATURDAY , AUGUST 25, 2001 AT ST. EDWARD MEDICAL CENTER, FT. SMITH, AR. AGE:   90 YEARS  3 MONTHS   AND   18 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT CROWDER, OK. MARRIED:   DONNIE LEO RIDGWAY ON AUGUST 3, 1929 AT DURANT, OK. OCCUPATION:    FARMER, RANCHER, HOUSEWIFE, AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION:    LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE VOCA BAPTIST CHURCH.      SURVIVED BY CHILDREN:    VIRGINIA CROWELL OF KIOWA, OK.                          DEE RIDGWAY AND WIFE MINNIE OF HARTFORD, AR.                          LAURA ABLES AND HUSBAND DAN OF CANEY, OK. GRANDCHILDREN:   BARBARA TAYLOR AND HUSBAND EUGENE.                                        DWAYNE CROWELL AND WIFE DARLENE.                                        DIANA ELLIS.                                        LORAINE JAMES AND HUSBAND TERRAL.                                        DONNIE CROWELL AND WIFE JOY LYNN.                                        BUTCH RIDGEWAY AND WIFE LANIE.                                        BRUCE RIDGWAY AND WIFE BRENDA.                                        GREGG RIDGWAY AND WIFE PAM.                                        WAYNE RIDGWAY.                                        KAREN WATSON.                                        KATHY PHILLIPS AND HUSBAND DWAYNE.                                        ANNETTE WHITLEY AND HUSBAND SLIM.                                        MIKE ABLES AND WIFE RENEE.                                        STEVE ABLES AND WIFE LeANN. 39 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS:  BILL WISE AND WIFE LESSIE OF McALESTER, OK.                          CHARLIE WISE AND WIFE WILMA OF FRIONA, TX. SISTER:  BEULAH MAE THOMPSON OF COOLIDGE, AZ. DEAR FRIENDS:  ANNIE LACKEY AND MARY.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND:   DONNIE LEO RIDGWAY ON NOVEMBER 14, 1971. PARENTS:   WILLIAM C. AND JOSEPHINE ADDIE MAE WISE. SON:   CLIFFORD RIDGWAY. GRANDDAUGHTER:   PATSEY DEENECE ABLES. GRANDSON:  DENNIS RAY ABLES. BROTHERS:  PERRY, SAM, BUDDY, ALVIE, AND IRA WISE. SISTER:  PEARLIE JASPER.     DATE OF SERVICES:  TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2001 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE.. INTERMENT:   COLEMAN CEMETERY IN JOHNSTON COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. DAVID HOWARD. ASSISTING:   REV. BOB JOHNSON. CASKETBEARERS:   (GRANDSONS) DWAYNE CROWELL, DONNIE CROWELL, BUTCH RIDGWAY, BRUCE RIDGWAY, GREGG RIDGWAY, WAYNE RIDGWAY, MIKE ABLES, STEVE ABLES.         NAME:  HERSHEL LEON TOMLINSON, AGE 46, OF MOORE, OK. BORN:  OCTOBER 17, 1954 AT ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA TO BRYAN HERSHEL AND CLARA MAE (RAINS) TOMLINSON. PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN MOORE, OK. AGE:   46 YEARS   10 MONTHS   AND   12 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH AND CAPITAL HILL HIGH SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1973 OCCUPATION:  UNITED AUTO WORKER FOR 21 YEARS AT GENERAL MOTORS IN OKLAHOMA CITY. CHURCH AFFILIATIONS:   SAVED AT BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH.   HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE UNITED WORKERS UNION.      SURVIVED BY MOTHER:    CLARA MAE TOMLINSON OF BENTLEY, OK. BROTHERS:    BOB TOMLINSON OF NOBLE, OK.                            TOM TOMLINSON and WIFE DEBBIE OF YUKON, OK.                            DANNY TOMLINSON OF BENTLEY, OK. SISTER:  SHARON PETERS OF JONES, OK. 7 NIECES, 2 NEPHEWS. 3 GREAT NEPHEWS, 1 GREAT NIECE.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER:  BRYAN HERSHEL TOMLINSON. GRANDPARENTS:    BOB and RUBY RAINS.                                      JASPER and PERL TOMLINSON.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT:   BENTLEY CEMETERY. OFFICIATING:   REV. JOHN HOWARD. CASKETBEARERS:   BOB TOMLINSON, TOM TOMLINSON, DAN TOMLINSON, JAMES TOMLINSON, CASEY PETERS.         NAME:    DEANNA LYNN FARMER, AGE 26, A STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT.   BORN:  JANUARY 24, 1975 AT McALESTER, OKLAHOMA TO JACKIE EDWARD AND PAULA KAY (LAKEY) FARMER   PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE:   26 YEARS   7  MONTHS  AND  5 DAYS   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, OK.   MARRIED:   NEVER MARRIED.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  A LONGTIME MEMBER OF MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH.            survived by   MOTHER:    PAULA TISDALE and HUSBAND RON OF STRINGTOWN, OK.   FATHER:  JACKIE FARMER and WIFE ELAINE OF STRINGTOWN, OK.   SISTER:  JAMIE FARMER OF STRINGTOWN, OK.   BROTHERS:    SCOTT TISDALE and WIFE SABRINA OF STRINGTOWN, OK.                            BRAD TISDALE and WIFE BRANDY OF STRINGTOWN, OK.   GRANDPARENTS:    JOAN FARMER OF STRINGTOWN, OK.                                        JOE and LOIS TISDALE OF STRINGTOWN, OK.   NEPHEWS:   SHANE TISDALE and BRANDON TISDALE.   NIECE:   BRAYDEN TISDALE            preceded in death by   GRANDPARENTS:  JACK FARMER.                                      CLEO LAKEY and D. H. LAKEY.     DATE OF SERVICES:    FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2001 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.   INTERMENT:   OAK HILL CEMETERY ~ McALESTER, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV. BARTT BRADFORD.   CASKETBEARERS:   BRAD TISDALE, SCOTT TISDALE, JEREMY ANDERS, RICKY MOUSER, DONAVAN SIDES, JIMMY HOLSTINE.   HONORARY CASKETBEARER: JACK MANION.         NAME:    ARTHUR “AUS” EDGAR BROWN, AGE 97, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF MADILL, OK. BORN:  MAY 19, 1904 AT McMILLAN, INDIAN TERRITORY TO JAMES ANDREW AND ANNIE MELVINIE (COLLINS) BROWN.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 2001 AT THE ARDMORE HOSPITAL. AGE:   97 YEARS  3 MONTHS   AND   11 DAYS. MARRIED:   ANNIE LAURA GOFF ON NOVEMBER 16, 1929 AT KINGSTON, OK. OCCUPATION:    AUS WORKED AS A FARMER, TRUCK DRIVER, AND A PIPELINER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND FOR THE CITY OF MADILL AND MARSHALL COUNTY DISTRICT 2, RETIRING AT AGE 85. CHURCH:    HE WAS A MEMBER OF CHURCH OF CHRIST. AUS WAS REARED IN LOVE COUNTY UNTIL 1924 WHEN HE MOVED AND LIVED IN MARSHAL AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES. IN 1955 HE AND HIS WIFE MOVED TO MADILL WHERE THEY LIVED THE REMAINDER OF THEIR LIVES. HE MOWED YARDS FOR THE ELDERLY AND WIDOWED, WAS SELF-TAUGHT AND WAS A RENOWNED FIDDLER.  HE WON MANY TROPHIES AND AWARDS THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, AND ARKANSAS. AUS LOVED TO FISH, DEER HUNT, AND PLAY MUSIC.  HE PLAYED FOR THE LOCAL NURSING HOMES AND SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS.          survived by SONS:    TOMMY BROWN AND WIFE VICKIE OF MADILL, OK.                  EDDIE BROWN AND WIFE DEBBIE OF ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTERS:   NEVA LAFON CLARK AND HUSBAND EMIT OF MADILL, OK.                              MONA JO CUMBIE AND HUSBAND JACK OF RUSSETT, OK.                              GLYNDA JANE HERNDON AND HUSBAND FERRELL OF DURANT, OK.                              SUSAN KAYE PILGRIM AND HUSBAND JACKIE OF ARDMORE, OK.                              NANCY LOU KIRK AND HUSBAND DOUG OF PLAINVIEW, OK. 17 GRANDCHILDREN, 26 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 3 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER:  JO ANN GREGORY OF PAMPA, TX. BROTHER:   VERNON BROWN OF SPRING LAKE, MI. SISTER-IN-LAW:   ALINE BROWN OF ARMORE, OK. SPECIAL PERSONS:   JAYNIE GORES, LILA CARTER, AND KATHLEEN GRIDER.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   JAMES AND ANNIE BROWN. WIFE:    ANNIE ON JULY 21, 1986.     DATE OF SERVICES:    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   WATTS MEMORIAL CHAPEL - MADILL, OK. INTERMENT:   OAKLAND CEMETERY ~ MADILL, OK. OFFICIATING:   FRANK PENNINGTON. MUSIC:   CALLIE RUSHING, TOMMY TAYLOR, and THE DWIGHT BIRDSONG BAND. CASKETBEARERS:   RANDY CUMBIE, JACKIE DON CUMBIE, TODD BROWN, GRANT BROWN, DENNIS CUMBIE, MITCHELL PILGRIM, TEELEIH BOND, JEREMY CUMBIE. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  DR. GREG MARTENS, DONALD JOE ADAMS, OTIS WILSON, ED BENTON, DWIGHT BIRDSONG, JOHN GRIDER, BRYANT WATTS, BO BURTON, DR. JOHN SILLS, JOHN H. JONES, MILFORD CLEMENT, MARCELLO CAVALLO, THOMAS PITTMAN, IVAN LOYD, NOLL PEAVLER, MARLAN BIRDSONG, AND HIS MANY MUSICIAN FRIENDS. SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WATTS FUNERAL HOME - MADILL, OKLAHOMA         NAME:    EDGAR FRANCIS SMITH, AGE 65, OF WAPANUCKA, OK. BORN:  JUNE 21, 1936 IN THE WILSON COMMUNITY, ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO FRANCIS MARION AND RUTHIE OLIE (TAYLOR) SMITH.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2001 AT WILSON N JONES HOSPITAL IN SHERMAN, TEXAS FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A TRACTOR ACCIDENT. AGE:   65 YEARS  2 MONTHS   AND   9 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WILSON AND WAPANUCKA. OCCUPATION:    FARMER AND RANCHER. FORMERLY WAS A LOGGER AND MECHANIC. HE WORKED 11 YEARS FOR JOHNSTON COUNTY DISTRICT II. CHURCH AFFILIATIONS: ASSEMBLY OF GOD FAITH.      SURVIVED BY MOTHER:    RUTHIE SHARP and HUSBAND DAVID OF WAPANUCKA, OK. SONS:    RON SMITH and WIFE LORIE OF WAPANUCKA, OK.                GARY SMITH OF ANDERSON, CA.                BRADLEY SMITH OF TULSA, OK. COMPANION:   IRMA BRAY OF THE HOME IN WAPANUCKA, OK. AND HER 2 DAUGHTERS:   SHERRI MURRAY and SUSAN BRAY OF WAPANUCKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN:   NATHANIEL SMITH OF BOISE, ID.                                          BREANNA SMITH and CHERIE MORGAN OF MOUNTAIN GATE, CA.                                          KATHRYN and ERICA SMITH OF OWASSO, OK.                                          DALTON and LECIE MURRAY OF WAPANUCKA, OK. BROTHERS:  CECIL RAY SMITH and CARL C. SMITH OF THE WILSON COMMUNITY. STEPBROTHER:   TOMMY JOHNSON and WIFE JUDY OF THE WILSON COMMUNITY. SISTERS:   LINDA BILBREY and HUSBAND GARY OF WAGGONER, OK.                      ANN JOHNSON and HUSBAND GREG OF ARDMORE, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER:  FRANCIS M. SMITH. BROTHERS:  DONALD DEWAYNE and RICHARD GLEN SMITH. GRANDDAUGHTER:   KARA ANN SMITH.     DATE OF SERVICES:  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   ROSE HILL CEMETERY ~ WAPANUCKA, OK. OFFICIATING:   DUANE SHERIFF. ASSISTING:   LEE ARMSTRONG. EULOGY:  JOHN BIGBY. CASKETBEARERS:   TOM ALLEN, RANDY HUTSON, DEWAYNE McININCH, GREG HARPER, BUDDY PARKS, J.D. SMITH. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  OTIS NEWMAN, ALLEN WALTERS.         [Home] [Preneed] [Funerals] [Memorials] [Staff] [Flowers] [Caskets] [Cemeteries] [Contact Us] [General Services] [Coalgate] [Madill]