NAME: BEN WILLIAM “SCOOT” TRAMELL, AGE 68, OF ATOKA, OK.  BORN: AUGUST 21, 1932 AT ATOKA ok TO ODUS CLIFFORD ”PETE”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war in THE 406TH ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY AS A RADAR OPERATOR. SURVIVED BY WIFE: PATRICIA tramell OF THE HOME. CHILDREN: JOHN TRAMELL OF ATOKA, OK. ROBERT TRAMELL OF ATOKA, OK. LINDA CAROL NICKLES AND HUSBAND MARTY OF TOPEKA, KS. GRANDCHILDREN: MELINDA LEE AND KAYLA ANN NICKLES OF TOPEKA, KS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: PETE AND RUBY TRAMELL.GRANDPARENTS: WILLIAM AND MOLLIE TRAMELL. BEN AND DORA PONDER.AUNT: ADELL BROOKS.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2000 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICE: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: WESTVIEW CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. RON KING. CASKETBEARERS: DAVID BLACKBURN, CHARLES McKEE, DON BARNARD, CHRIS CHITWOOD, MIKE ELLIOTT, DWIGHT ROGERS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: TINKER RAY, PERRY RAY, HARVEY ARNOLD, RUSSELL WILSON, SHERMAN BLEDSOE.
NAME: TOMMIE LEE HARRISON, AGE 75, LIFELONG ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 27, 1925 AT ATOKA TO MATT NELSON AND GERTRUDE (MANNING) HARRISON. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 75 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT MACEDONIA RURAL ELEMENTARY AND GRADUATED FROM DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL IN ATOKA. MARRIED: BERTHA LEE HALES ON MAY 3, 1948 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: TOMMIE WORKED SOME YEARS AT THE ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT IN McALESTER AND WAS A CHURCH OF CHRIST MINISTER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE 4TH WARD CHURCH OF CHRIST. TOMMIE WAS PAST PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF NAACP, HE WAS PRESENTLY SERVING AT ATOKA HOUSING AUTHORITY. HE WAS ACTIVE WITH ATOKA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND HAD SERVED A NUMBER OF YEARS ON THE ATOKA CITY COUNCIL. TOMMIE WAS ALSO A FORMER MEMBER OF AMERICAN LEGION, HE VOLUNTEERED FOR MEALS ON WHEELS, HE WAS VERY ACTIVE AND KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY AND VERY ACTIVE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS. SURVIVED BY WIFE: BERTHA harrison OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. CHILDREN: MARZELLA FREEMAN AND HUSBAND DONALD OF ATOKA, OK. WILMA BRIGHT AND HUSBAND JIMMY OF RIVERSIDE, CA. ELEANOR J. WILLIAMS AND HUSBAND CHESTER OF WICHITA FALLS, TX. ADA H. CORBRAY OF ATOKA, OK. DICKIE LEON HARRISON AND WIFE JESSIE OF LAWTON, OK. MARSHALL WAYNE HARRISON OF ATOKA, OK. JOSEPHINE RILEY AND HUSBAND WILLIE OF ATOKA, OK. MARSHA MARIE HARRISON OF ATOKA, OK. REBECCA LAVON NNABUCHI OF ATOKA, OK. STACY MENNEFEE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. 36 GRANDCHILDREN, 29 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: CECIL DAVIS OF ATOKA, OK. ADRAINA OLIVER OF MILWAUKEE, WI. DARLENE HOLT OF COALGATE, OK. ELIZABETH FREEMAN OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BROTHERS: JESSIE HARRISON OF ATOKA, OK. JOE LEWIS HARRISON OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: MATT AND GERTRUDE HARRISON.CHILDREN: LEONARD RAY, DANNY LEE, DAVID EMANUEL, TOMMIE, AND PHYLLIS KAY HARRISON.BROTHERS: GEORGE, PAUL, BENJAMIN, JACK, AND LEROY HARRISON.SISTER: MABEL HARRISON.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICE: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN HILLS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: BILL GREEN.ASSISTING: WILLARD HARRISON. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) CORNELIUS HARRISON, STACY MENNEFEE, MATT FREEMAN, TODD COOPER, BRADLEY CORBRAY, DONALD CORBRAY, ULYSSES HARRISON, JOSH HARRISON, TIM HARRISON, KENDAL HARRISON, CORLY SUTTER, TONY COLTON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BILLY JOE CLAYTON, ROOSEVELT BUTLER, ORLIN HILL, DALE BROWN, EDGAR VINSON, CHARLEY COLTON, MARTIN PIERCE, BUDDY HARAWAY, LAWRENCE NEAL.
NAME: RENA ANN “COLLUM” STOWE, AGE 83, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: OCTOBER 19, 1917 AT HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS TO J. W. AND SARA WARD COLLUM. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 83 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT RUSH PORT, AR. MARRIED: IRVIN OTTO STOWE ON NOVEMBER 17, 1942. SHE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS IN A LAUNDRY IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH: SHE WAS A BAPTIST. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: ANNETTE STOWE OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDSON: STACY STOWE AND WIFE TINA OF LEHIGH, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: KYLE WAYNE, BRADLEY SHANE, AND CASEY MADRID STOWE OF LEHIGH, OK. BROTHER: WALTER COLLUM AND WIFE TINE OF KINGSTON, OK. STEP GRANdDAUGHTER: VICKIE BROWN OF VAN BUREN, AR.STEP GRANDSON: RANDY STOWE OF HERBER CITY, UT. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: J. W. AND SARAH COLLUM.HUSBAND: IRVIN STOWE IN JANUARY, 1993.SON: JAMES STOWE.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICE: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. MACK DOLCHOC. CASKETBEARERS: CLAY SIMPSON, SHANNON SIMPSON, CRESTON SIMPSON, DAVID JOHNSON, DELBERT POWELL, GENE MELSCOG.
NAME: GERTRUDE E. (PIPPIN) HOWARD, AGE 99, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 12, 1900 AT GAINSVILLE, TEXAS TO CHARLES L. AND GERDA (UNKNOWN) PIPPIN. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 99 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT THACKERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND SOUTHEASTERN TEACHERS COLLEGE IN DURANT. MARRIED: POSIE HOWARD IN 1946 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: A TEACHER AND WORKED AT FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF PENN & A STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST. SURVIVED BY STEPsONS: VINCENT HOWARD and WIFE LISA OF LAGRANGE, TX. WINSTON HOWARD OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ROY HOWARD and WIFE BETTIE OF MEDERIANVILLE, AL. STEPDAUGHTER: MARTHA WHITEHURST and HUSBAND HUEY OF SUNNYVALE, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CHARLES and GERDA PIPPIN.HUSBAND: POSIE HOWARD IN 1985.BROTHER: CHARLES PIPPIN, JR.SISTERS: LELA BELLE PIPPIN, RUTH PIPPIN, VIRGINIA PIPPIN, and MADGE PIPPIN.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000 AT 2:00 PMPLACE OF SERVICE: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: DAVID HARENDT. CASKETBEARERS: JERRY CARTWRIGHT, RAY CARROLL, LACY COOPER, JIM HEATHERLY, STEVE MANSELL.
NAME: OLLIE MAY “SWEETHEART” CARTWRIGHT BLEDSOE, AGE 88, A LONGTIME LANE AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 14, 1912 AT EAST ALLISON, ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO WILLIAM DAVIS AND ROBY ISABELLE (McGINNIS) CARTWRIGHT. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 AT HER RESIDENCE IN LANE, OK. AGE: 88 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LANE, OK. MARRIED: SHERMAN A. BLEDSOE, SR. IN JUNE OF 1931 AT ADA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WORKED AT NEIMAN MARCUS IN DALLAS FOR SOME 27 YEARS AS AN ACCOUNTANT IN THE PRECIOUS JEWELRY DEPARTMENT. SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING ALL NEW STORES IN THE U. S. SHE WAS A FORMER TEACHER AT LANE AND HARMONY SCHOOLS AND WAS POSTMASTER AT LANE DURING WORLD WAR II. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS BAPTIZED INTO THE CHURCH OF CHRIST AT AGE 21 IN THE ROEBUCK LAKE NEAR HUGO. SHE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS OF THE LANE CONGREGATION. WHILE RESIDING IN DALLAS SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE HIGHLAND OAKS GARLAND ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST. SHE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE LADIES BIBLE CLASS AND FOR MANY YEARS SHE TAUGHT CORRESPONDENCE BIBLE COURSES TO THE AFRICAN PEOPLE. SWEETHEART WAS A MEMBER OF THE LANE HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB. SURVIVED BY SONS: SHUG BLEDSOE AND WIFE THELMA OF LANE, OK. BILL BLEDSOE AND WIFE GLENDA OF DALLAS, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: TONYA BARTON OF ATOKA, OK. BRYAN BLEDSOE AND WIFE CHERYL OF LANE, OK. BILLY BLEDSOE OF DALLAS, TX. MICHELLE CORTEZ OF DALLAS, TX. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: MELISSA BLEDSOE OF LANE, OK. SCOTT BLEDSOE OF LANE, OK. JOHN DAVID BLEDSOE OF LANE, OK. MATT JAMES OF ATOKA, OK. WENDY BARTON OF ATOKA, OK. JESSICA ANN CORTEZ OF DALLAS, TX. SISTER: DOLLIE MILLICAN OF GREELEY, CO. BROTHER: ZACK CARTWRIGHT AND WIFE JANE OF BRENTWOOD, MO. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM DAVIS AND ROBY ISABELLE CARTWRIGHT.HUSBAND: SHERMAN A. BLEDSOE, SR. ON APRIL 23, 1968.SISTERS: KATE McMURTRY WHITSON. KNOLLY ANN HOFFELT.BROTHERS: W. O., SLICK, SAM, AND JIM CARTWRIGHT.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2000 AT 2:00 PMPLACE OF SERVICE: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: LLOYD McELHANEY.ASSISTING: ADAIR CHAPMAN. CASKETBEARERS: BILL MILLER, LEON YATES, SAM HEARRELL, DAVID BARTON, RON MARBLE, BILLY WAYNE GOODSON. HONORARY CASTEBEARERS: BRICK DASHNER, STAN MAGGARD, BOBBY RECTOR, SKINNER STILES, JESSE WAYNE PHILLIPS, GLENN NORTON, DWIGHT BIRDSONG, AND THE LANE CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATION.
NAME: FLOYD F. MOBBS, AGE 93, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 23, 1907 AT BENTLEY, INDIAN TERRITORY TO FRED AND EMMA (PAULGUITZ) MOBBS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2000 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 93 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN ATOKA COUNTY AT WEST ALLISON. MARRIED: MINNIE GREEN IN 1929 AT DURANT, OK. MATTIE MARIE TOMLINSON IN 1944. BONNIE YARBROUGH PATTON ON AUGUST 27, 1979 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A FARMER AND RANCHER AND WORKED AT A ROCK CRUSHER NEAR SULPHUR, ok. CHURCH AFFILIATION: A LONGTIME MEMBER OF BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. FLOYD served IN THE U. S. MARINE CORPS during WORLD WAR II. HE WAS also A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION IN ATOKA. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: CHRISTINE SPILLMAN AND HUSBAND AMOS OF ATOKA, OK. TERRY FLOYD MOBBS AND WIFE LENNIE OF KELSO, WA. LINDA KAY SILVERS OF ATOKA, OK. LARRY DEAN MOBBS AND WIFE PAULA OF KELSO, WA. RAYMOND L. TOMLINSON AND WIFE BONNIE OF RANIER, OR. ERNEST TOMLINSON AND WIFE RUTH OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BILLY GENE TOMLINSON AND WIFE MYRTLE OF LORENA, TX. HARVEY DALE TOMLINSON AND WIFE ELLEN OF BLANCHARD, OK. 13 GRANDCHILDREN, 20 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 10 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHER: EARL LEON MOBBS AND WIFE JEWEL OF BENTLEY, OK. SISTERS: ANNA BELL KRAMM OF DURANT, OK. EMMA LITTRELL OF EL DORADO, OK. MILDRED ELDRIDGE AND HUSBAND BLUE OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: FRED and EMMA MOBBS.FORMER WIVES: MINNIE GREEN IN 1932. MATTIE MARIE TOMLINSON. BONNIE YARBROUGH ON NOVEMBER 24, 2000.SON: OSCAR F. MOBBS.DAUGHTERS: SHIRLEY MARIE MOBBS, SANDRA JEAN JACKSON, and IVY PEARL TOMLINSON.BROTHERS: JESS and RALPH MOBBS.SISTERS: MAUDE METTS SHERWOOD and IDA BELL SPEAKS.HALF-BROTHERS: FRANK, CLYDE, BILL, WALTER, and WORTHEY MOBBS.HALF-SISTER: MATTIE LARNEY.SISTERS-IN-LAW: ARTIE, SUSIE B., and CORA MOBBS.BROTHERS-IN-LAW: GARVEY METTS, MELVIN SPEAKS, and LONNIE LITTRELL.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2000 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICE: BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ BENTLEY, OK. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY ARGO. CASKETBEARERS: DALE, BILL, MIKE, RAY, MARK, AND ROY MOBBS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: KENNETH FRAZIER, TOMMY RICHARDSON, DONALD COYLE, KENNETH MOSER, CHARLES CARROLL, TROY GAMMON.
NAME: SHIRLEY FAYE (VAUGHN) GRAY, AGE 53, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 17, 1947 AT SPARTA, TENNESSEE TO HOMER CORDELL AND LOIS M. (WRIGHT) VAUGHN. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX.AGE: 53 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT SPARTA, TEXAS AND SANTA PAULA, CA. MARRIED: DALE GRAY ON NOVEMBER 14, 1981 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WORKED FOR LEVI STRAUSS COMPANY IN TENNESSEE, THE ATOKA SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FOR THE FAMILY MONUMENT BUSINESS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: ATTENDED HARMONY AND HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCHES THROUGH THE YEARS. SHIRLEY WAS A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE D.A.V. LADIES AUXILIARY. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: LOIS M. VAUGHN OF MONTE VIDEO, MN. HUSBAND: DALE GRAY OF THE HOME EAST OF ATOKA. CHILDREN: KENNETH HORN OF MORRISON, TN. SHEILA WHITE and HUSBAND K-DON OF ATOKA, OK. JAMISON HORN and WIFE ANGELA OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: CHRISTINA and JAMES HORN. DREW and JASON YANDELL. SHELBY and ALEXANDER HORN. AND EXPECTING ANOTHER GRANDSON VERY SOON. SISTERS: RUBY COLLUM OF MONTE VIDEO, MN. WILLINE MARTIN OF ARKANSAS. BROTHERS: JAMES VAUGHN and WIFE LORENE OF BINGER, OK. CHARLES VAUGHN OF MONTE VIDEO, MN. DARRELL VAUGHN OF LAKELAND, OR. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: HOMER CORDELL VAUGHN.SISTER: ELLEN MARIE VAUGHN.GRANDDAUGHTER: JESSICA LYNN DANIEL.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2000 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICE: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: TROY YANDELL.ASSISTING: REV. JUNIOR HENRY. CASKETBEARERS: CLIFFORD BROWN, DAVID NICHOLS, SAMMY GRAY, GUY STEPHENS, HUEY SEWELL, EARNIE KENYON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DAVID WADE, LARRY CAPPS.
NAME: CORNEALOUS WADE “C.W.” WILLIAMS, AGE 77, OF SHAWNEE AND FORMER ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 14,1923 IN ATOKA COUNTY, ok TO JAMES ALBERT AND MARGARET ELIZABETH (HARGROVE) WILLIAMS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT THE HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE, OK.AGE: 77 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT OLNEY, OK. MARRIED: MARY ALMA CULP ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1946 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR CONAIR AIRCRAFT COMPANY IN FT. WORTH. HE LATER WAS A COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND MILLWRIGHT. HE WAS A FARMER AND RANCHER HIS ENTIRE LIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS BAPTIZED IN 1948 AT THE WAPANUCKA BAPTIST CHURCH. FOR MANY YEARS WHILE LIVING IN SHAWNEE HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE OKLAHOMA AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. WADE WAS A MEMBER OF THE AFL-CIO MILLWRIGHTS UNION IN THE NORMAN LOCAL. SURVIVED BY WIFE: MARY williams OF THE HOME IN SHAWNEE, OK. SONS: JOHNNY WADE WILLIAMS OF BROMIDE, OK. STEPHEN DEAN WILLIAMS OF BROMIDE, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: STEPHANIE DEANNA WILLIAMS OF McALESTER, OK. STEPHEN WADE WILLIAMS OF ATOKA, OK. KATHRYN ANN WILLIAMS OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: SYBLE JAMES AND HUSBAND ROE OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW: LENNIE WILLIAMS OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JAMES ALBERT AND MARGARET WILLIAMS.BROTHERS: STANLEY ”BUCK” WILLIAMS AND WIFE ANNIE. BEN F. WILLIAMS AND WIFE DAISY. WILLARD WILLIAMS.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: ROSE HILL CEMETERY ~ WAPANUCKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY SCHOONOVER. CASKETBEARERS: WILLIE BILL KIRKPATRICK, J. W. REED, HANK WILLIAMS, JEFF SEWELL, JACK JARMON, LEON ANGEL. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: RAYMOND TAYLOR, OTTO JUSTICE, CARL SMITH, GLEN HAMMERSLY, JERRY McCURRY, ODELL McCURRY.
NAME: OMER A. PITTMAN, AGE 76, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 27, 1924 AT BAUM, OK IN CARTER COUNTY TO WILLIAM HENRY AND MAUDIE THELMA (BARNES) PITTMAN. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE NEAR COAL CREEK.AGE: 76 YEARS 5 MONTH AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT NORRIS CHAPEL NEAR GREASeY BEND IN JOHNSTON COUNTY. MARRIED: LOTTIE EARLINE WAITS ON DECEMBER 24, 1945 AT GREENVILLE, TX. OCCUPATION: FARMER AND TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS A SHOP FOREMAN FOR ENNIS AUTOMOTIVE IN ENNIS, TEXAS SEVERAL YEARS.. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE MELBA AVE CHURCH OF CHRIST. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: JANICE AND CHARLEY PUGH OF ATOKA, OK. FRANK AND JANNA PITTMAN OF ADA, OK. MARY AND GARY GILBERT OF SOUTH, TX. ROGER AND TWILIA PITTMAN OF ATOKA, OK. HOPE AND BENNIE OWEN OF ATOKA, OK. TONY AND LORETTA PITTMAN OF POWELL, TX. BILL AND TARA PITTMAN OF ATOKA, OK. 20 GRANDCHILDREN, 18 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: WYNEMA PUGH OF MILBURN, OK. OPAL MILLS OF HOLLIS, OK. BROTHER: NETHEL PITTMAN OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM HENRY AND MAUDIE THELMA BARNESSISTERS: RUBY WEBB, THELMA BAILEY, HELEN HUEY AND LEVENIA PUGH
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2000 AT 11:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: COAL CREEK CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: ARNOLD JOHNSON. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) RUSTY PUGH, LONNIE GILBERT, JEREMY GILBERT, BRAD PITTMAN, ERIC PITTMAN, FRANKIE PITTMAN.
NAME: MARGARET ANN (HORATH) FAULKNER, AGE 48, OF DENTON, TEXAS AND FORMER ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 1, 1952 AT DURANT, OKLAHOMA TO JOHN WILLIAM AND OPAL LEE (SPEAKS) HORATH. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT NORTH CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTER, MCKINNEY, TX.AGE: 48 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL AT COLEMAN AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA IN 1969. MARRIED: TERRY FAULKNER IN 1981 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: TERRY faulkner OF THE HOME EAST OF DENTON, TX. CHILDREN: MARION KEITH SMITH and WIFE LINDA OF CALERA, OK. WESLEY FAULKNER and WIFE RACHEL OF FRISCO, TX. AMY FAULKNER OF DENTON, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: TREVOR FAULKNER, JACQULINE SMITH, AND ABIGAIL FAULKNER. MOTHER: OPAL HORATH OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: JACK HORATH AND WIFE GAIL OF SAPULPA, OK. BO HORATH AND WIFE JEAN OF ATOKA, OK. JERRY HORATH OF ATOKA, OK. RONNIE PAT HORATH OF BIXBY, OK. SISTER: WANDA PERKINS and HUSBAND MELVIN OF FARRIS, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: BILL HORATH
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB JOHNSON. CASKETBEARERS: MELVIN WAYNE PERKINS, KEVIN HORATH, JASON HORATH, GERROD HORATH, KEITH MOBBS, TEDDY HENDERSON.
NAME: ANDERSON “ANDY” LEFLORE, AGE 70, OF THE BENTLEY AREA. BORN: FEBRUARY 13, 1930 AT BENTLEY TO THOMPSON AND CARRIE JANE (GIPSON) LEFLORE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2000 AT THE CHOCTAW NATION HEALTH CENTER IN TALIHINA, OK.AGE: 70 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED WEST ALLISON, BENTLEY SCHOOLS, JONES ACADEMY AT HARTSHORNE, AND SEQUOYAH INDIAN SCHOOL AT TAHLEQUAH, OK. MARRIED: SUE ELLIOTT AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A CAREER MILITARY MAN, SERVING OVER 22 YEARS IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING BOTH THE KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS. AFTER HIS RETIREMENT FROM MILITARY SERVICE, HE WORKED FOR CHIEF TRAILER MANUFACTURING IN DURANT, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF CANE HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND A MEMBER OF THE CHOCTAW VETERANS ASSOCIATION. SURVIVED BY STEPSON: MICHAEL JONES OF ATOKA, OK. STEPDAUGHTER: JENNIFER BELLS OF ADA, OK. BROTHERS: THEODORE “TED” LEFLORE AND WIFE MARY ANN OF ATOKA, OK. DONALD LEFLORE AND WIFE ROSE OF SHERMAN, TX. TOM LEFLORE AND WIFE VONDA OF DALLAS, TX. CHARLES GIPSON AND WIFE RITA OF SOUTH DAKOTA. SISTER: CHRISTINE GIPSON DILLARD AND HUSBAND GLEN OF CANEY, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: SUE LEFLORE IN 1994.PARENTS: THOMPSON AND CARRIE LEFLORE.BROTHERS: PRESTON LEFLORE AND HAROLD GIPSON.SISTER: JUANITA JACKSON.NIECE: DEANA LEFLORE
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2000 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: CANE HILL METHODIST CHURCH ~ BENTLEY, OK. INTERMENT: CANE HILL CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. FLOYD PETERS.ASSISTING: REV. DAN SEXTON.
NAME: FORREST MERRILL TIMS, AGE 54, OKLAHOMA CITY RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 15, 1946 AT TALIHINA, OKLAHOMA TO SIMON CULBERSON AND ORA MAE (TIMS) LEWIS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2000 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 54 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED BENTLEY ELEMENTARY AND OKlahoma City’S CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED: FLORENCE FIXICO ON IN OCTOBER, 1964 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. BARBARA JEAN POTTS IN 1997 AT ADA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED FOR COLONIAL ART COMPANY IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR 30 YEARS, RETIRING IN AUGUST, 2000. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH IN OKLAHOMA CITY. FORREST WAS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS “BUGS”, “TOOTSIE”, OR “BROTHER”. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: MICHELE FAWN HENDRICKS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. DANETTE DAWN SANTOS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SISTERS: CAROL KEMP AND HUSBAND JESS OF HUGO, OK. LOTA WANNA MOORE AND HUSBAND DANIEL OF HOLIDAY, FL. CECELIA JUNE BAKER OF OKLAHOMA CITY. LILA ANNETTE KEMP AND HUSBAND WILMER OF FT. TOWSON, OK. AUNT: CITA WRIGHT OF ESPANOLA, NM. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: SIMON AND OLA LEWIS.SISTER: JEAN HUDSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2000 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: CANE HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ~ BENTLEY, OK. INTERMENT: CANE HILL CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. RAY TAYLOR. CASKETBEARERS: WARREN KEMP, JEREMY KEMP, DANNY JIM, ELDEAN JIM, JAMES HUDSON, JOSE’ GONZALES. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: HOUSTON BAKER, WILMER KEMP, LEE JIM, JOHN JIM, LESTER JIM, KENNETH RICHARDSON.
NAME: LEROY DAVID BLACKBURN, AGE 82, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 27, 1918 AT SPALDING, OKLAHOMA TO DAVID WASHINGTON AND ISABELLE (YEATS) BLACKBURN. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 82 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1938. MARRIED: LUCILLE UMSTED ON JULY 19, 1947 AT SHAWNEE, OK. OCCUPATION: LEROY WAS A FARMER AND RANCHER. HE WORKED FOR THE ATOKA COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE AS DEPUTY FOR EIGHT YEARS AND SERVED AS ASSESSOR FOUR YEARS IN THE 50’S. HE ALSO WAS MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF ATOKA. HE WAS ON THE EXCISE BOARD FROM NOVEMBER 1979 TO JULY 1986. LEROY WORKED SEVERAL YEARS FOR THE OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION. CHURCH AFFILIATION: CHURCH OF CHRIST FAITH. LEROY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE D. A. V., AMERICAN LEGION AND V. F. W. HE SERVED AS ATOKA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN AND WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER as well as SERVED MANY YEARS AS CHAIRMAN OF ATOKA COUNTY RURAL WATER DISTRICT 4. SURVIVED BY SON: ROY BLACKBURN AND WIFE VICKIE OF CANEY, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: AMBER BLACKBURN OF CANEY, OK. JORDAN BLACKBURN OF CANEY, OK. BROTHER: FLOYD BLACKBURN OF DURANT, OK. SISTER: MABLE WITHROW OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: LUCILLE BLACKBURN IN 1998.PARENTS: DAVE AND BELLE BLACKBURN.BROTHERS: COLEMAN AND HOUSTON BLACKBURN.SISTER: OLA BELLE BLACKBURN.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GARY WEEDEN.ASSISTING: REV. ROBERT EARL UMSTED. CASKETBEARERS: O. P. RAY, TINKER RAY, DAVID BLACKBURN, DENNIS DUCKWORTH, JERRIEL BETTS, EARL UMSTED, JR. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DUKE ELLIS, MONROE COCHRAN, GILBERT BAKER, BUD CARR, JACK BONNER, HARRY FARRIS.
NAME: ROY LEE O’HERN, SR., AGE 94, A CADDO AREA RESIDENT SINCE 1931. BORN: JUNE 1, 1906 AT HENNESSEY, INDIAN TERRITORY TO PATRICK S. AND MARTHA JANE (DUNCAN) O’HERN. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2000 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 94 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS. EDUCATION: ROY ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT SURPRISE IN KINGFISHER COUNTY, OK. MARRIED: IRENE ELIZABETH TALLMAN ON APRIL 20, 1926 AT HENNESSEY, OK. OCCUPATION: RANCHER AND A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN CONSTRUCTION. CHURCH AFFILIATION: A LONGTIME MEMBER OF MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH AND A LONGTIME MEMBER OF ATOKA COUNTY FARM BUREAU. SURVIVED BY SONS: ROY O’HERN and WIFE BONNIE OF CADDO, OK. GARY O’HERN and WIFE CAROL OF WILBURTON, OK. BOB O’HERN and WIFE DONNA OF MIDWEST CITY, OK. DAUGHTERS: BEVERLY HARBIN and HUSBAND H. L. OF CADDO, OK. PAT LAHMAN OF CADDO, OK. 14 GRANDCHILDREN, 25 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 3 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: WINNIE PRYOR OF TULSA, OK. FLOSSIE GALLUP and HUSBAND HOLLIS OF STRATFORD, OK. BROTHERS: CHARLEY O’HERN and WIFE EVELYN OF LOVELL, OK. STANFORD O’HERN and WIFE RITA OF PEORIA, IL. CLYDE O’HERN OF SUN CITY, AZ. preceded in death by WIFE: IRENE O’HERN ON JUNE 16, 1988.PARENTS: PATRICK and JANE O’HERN.SISTER: NORA CAIN.BROTHERS: RAY, GILBERT, DALE, SID, MELVIN, and WAYNE O’HERN.SON-IN-LAW: PAUL LAHMAN.GRANDSON: DARREN O’HERN.GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: KELLY and CODY O’HERN.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2000 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GETHSEMANE CEMETERY ~ CADDO, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB JOHNSON. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) LEE HARBIN, ROGER HARBIN, ED HARBIN, WYATT O’HERN, MARK O’HERN, GARY O’HERN, HERSHEL O’HERN, TOM O’HERN.
NAME: FAUSTER ISOM LOVELACE, AGE 86, A LIFETIME ATOKA CAUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 13, 1914 AT BENTLEY, OK TO SHELBY ISOM AND BELLE Z. (TUCKER) LOVELACE. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 86 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1934 AND ATTENDED SOUTHEASTERN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE IN DURANT, OK. MARRIED: MAXINE GROSS ON JUNE 18, 1937 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: FAUSTER TAUGHT SCHOOL SOME 5 YEARS AT TUSHKA AND ATOKA. HE WENT TO WORK FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY IN 1941 AND RETIRED IN 1978 AS DISTRICT MANAGER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE ATOKA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WHERE HE SERVED ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AND HE AND MAXINE WERE SPONSORS OF THE M.Y. F. YOUTH GROUP.. FAUSTER WAS A BOY SCOUT MASTER SOME 13 YEARS. HE SERVED AS ATOKA CITY MANAGER A SHORT WHILE, HE WAS FIRE CHIEF SOME 17 YEARS WITH 20 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE FIRE DEPT. HE SERVED ON THE ATOKA SCHOOL BOARD AND WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE ATOKA JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WAS A SPONSOR OF THE ATOKA TEEN TOWN. HE HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA MASONIC LODGE #4. survived by WIFE: MAXINE lovelace OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: KAREN PRICE AND HUSBAND BUCK OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: KIMBERLY BICKLEY OF CEDAR PARK, TX. KEVIN KRAHN OF AUSTIN, TX. GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: JASMINE HARGRAVE OF CEDAR PARK, TX. BROTHER IN-LAW: JACK GROSS AND WIFE BETTY OF KALISPELL, MT. NIECE: PAULA WELCH OF TULSA, OK. NEPHEW: BRYAN GROSS OF TULSA, OK. preceded in death by PARENTS: SHELBY AND BELLE LOVELACE.INFANT DAUGHTER: CHERYL ANN LOVELACE.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2000 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: WESTVIEW CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. RON KING. CASKETBEARERS: BILL GOFORTH, VIRGIL CRAWFORD, JOHN PROCTOR, BILL ROGERS, MARK MANION, DAVID DOWNING. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JOHN D. FAULKENBERRY, MAX COPELAND, MOZELLE PROCTOR, SUE ROGERS, HARVEY CAPPS, JUNIOR BRUCE, BILL FLOWERS, DON BARNARD, JOE GRIFFIN.
NAME: DEONDREAH SHARALYN NICOLE DAVIS, INFANT DAUGHTER OF LORI GWENETT DAVIS AND LANCE GANARO LANE OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: SEPTEMBER 25, 2000 AT McALESTER, OK. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2000 AT HER HOME IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 2 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: LORI GWENETT DAVIS OF ATOKA, OK.FATHER: LANCE GANARO LANE OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: SHALANCIA KRESHAE LANE OF ATOKA, OK. SHREE SHALANNA NICOLE DAVIS OF ATOKA, OK. SHANARA MACHE‘ DAVIS OF ATOKA, OK. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: CLIFFORD AND MARILYN LENNOX OF ATOKA, OK. MATERNAL GREAT GRANDMOTHER: CECIL DAVIS OF ATOKA, OK. PATERNAL GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER: PAULINE WALTERS OF ATOKA, OK. AUNT: ASHLEY LENNOX OF ATOKA, OK. UNCLE: SHANNON DAVIS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GREAT GRAND MOTHER: CLARA JONES.GREAT GRANDFATHER: MELTON DAVIS.GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER: DAVIS WALTERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2000 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: WILLARD HARRISON
NAME: MARK ALAN SMITH, AGE 40, LONGTIME LEHIGH RESIDENT AND FORMER TISHOMINGO RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 30, 1960 AT DENISON, TEXAS TO ARZIE THOMAS AND BLANCHE DELORES (WALKER) SMITH. PASSED AWAY: HE WAS FOUND DECEMBER 23, 2000 1.5 MILES OFF SH 48, NORTHEAST OF COLEMAN IN JOHNSTON COUNTY AFTER AN EXTENSIVE AREA WIDE SEARCH.AGE: 40 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT DENISON, TX AND TISHOMINGO, OK. MARRIED: ROBIN JEANETTE LYNN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1980 AT ADA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A WELDER EMPLOYED WITH LEGENDS TRAILER MFG. AT WAPANUCKA. MARK HAD WORKED OVER 15 YEARS FOR TRAIL MAGIC TRAILER MFG. IN COLEMAN, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN ATOKA, OK. SURVIVED BY WIFE: ROBIN smith OF THE HOME IN LEHIGH, OK. CHILDREN: HANNAH SMITH, CASSIE SMITH, MARKY SMITH, MARK ALAN SMITH ll AND BRITTANIE SMITH OF THE HOME IN LEHIGH, OK. MOTHER: BLANCHE MARTINEZ AND HUSBAND LOUIE OF TISHOMINGO, OK. FATHER: ARZIE THOMAS SMITH AND WIFE VERA OF LEHIGH, OK. SISTERS: EVE CAMPBELL OF SARDIS, FL. KATHY BOHANNAN OF NINNEKAH, OK. LAURIE McBRIDE, NAVARRE, FL. DEBBIE STALLINGS OF ADA, OK. STEPHANIE FUTRELL OF TISHOMINGO, OK. KAREN GRAGGS OF SPRINGER, OK. BROTHERS: TOMMY SMITH OF DALLAS, TX. STEVE SMITH OF DALLAS, TX. ROBIN SMITH OF BLANCHARD, OK. MOTHER IN-LAW: BERTHY CONAWAY OF LEHIGH, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER IN-LAW: GRANT CONAWAY.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2000 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: LEHIGH CEMETERY ~ LEHIGH, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LYNN TYSON.ASSISTING: REV. R. C. SOUTH. CASKETBEARERS: DAVID GARDNER, LONNIE HOKETT, JEROME MATTHEWS, STACY SMITH, GARY ROBERTS, ERIK LYNN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: STEVE SMITH, ROBIN SMITH, TOMMY SMITH, GREGORY ALEXANDER, JEFFERY ALEXANDER, BRANDON STALLINGS.
NAME: ROXIE VANILLA ROBINS, AGE 88, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 26, 1911 AT CADDO TO JACOB G. AND JULIA (GENTRY) ROBINS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 88 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN THE BOSWELL AREA. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE FIRST PENTECOSTAL AND LATER AFFILIATED WITH THE MOUNTAIN VIEW PENTECOSTAL CHURCH. SURVIVED BY SON: ROY ROBINS OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: LUCILLE COLLIER OF YOUNGSTOWN, FL. NEPHEWS: ROBERT GENE STOCKWELL OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. GRADY COLLIER OF PANAMA CITY, FL. JAMES COLLIER OF BIRMINGHAM, AL. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JACOB AND JULIA ROBINS.SISTER: MARY ANN DANIELS AND HELEN STOCKWELL.NIECE: ELIZABETH BEULIER.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB McCLOUGH.
NAME: TEDDY JOE MARLEY, AGE 56, A RESIDENT OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO AND FORMER DALLAS/FT. WORTH AND STRINGTOWN RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 5, 1944 AT STRINGTOWN, OKLAHOMA TO GRANDVIL EUGENE AND LILLIAN (HOLSTINE) MARLEY. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2000 AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO.AGE: 56 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM STRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1961 AND WENT ON TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY AT WILBURTON, OK. MARRIED: PAMELA SANDERS ON FEBRUARY 17, 1963. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED IN PAGOSA SPRINGS AS DETENTION OFFICER FOR THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, AS A RURAL POSTAL CARRIER, AND AS A CARPENTER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: ASSEMBLY OF GOD. TED HAD MOVED TO PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO WITH HIS FAMILY IN 1988, COMING TO THE MOUNTAINS IN COLORADO FROM THE DALLAS/FT. WORTH, TEXAS AREA. HE ENJOYED FISHING AND WOOD WORKING. survived by WIFE: PAM marley OF THE HOME IN PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO. MOTHER: LILLIAN MARLEY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. SONS: TIMOTHY MARLEY OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO. ERIC MARLEY OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO. DAUGHTER: DEENA MOORE OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO. GRANDCHILDREN: PAMELA MOORE AND LINDSEY MARLEY OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO. BROTHERS: J. D. MARLEY OF IRVING, TX. JIM MARLEY OF STRINGTOWN, OK PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: GRANDVIL MARLEY.SISTER: EVELYN HELMS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: MARLEY FAMILY CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: JIM KELLOGG. CASKETBEARERS: BILL BROOKS, JIM SANDERS, DOUG HOWARD, BEN MARLEY, TERRY HOLSTINE, SHAWN SHEFFIELD. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DALE STEPHENS, CHARLES MASON, GENE TISDALE, JAMES CHAFFIN, LAMAR LANSDALE, JAMES COOPER.
NAME: JIM TOM “J. T.” WEAVER, AGE 73, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 2, 1927 AT PAULS VALLEY, OK TO ERNEST AND CORA DELL (PRITCHETT) WEAVER. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2000 AT SUNSET MANOR IN TECUMSEH, OK.AGE: 73 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM PAULS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ATTENDED THE OKLAHOMA MILITARY ACADEMY AND OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY, OBTAINING HIS MASTERS DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED MANY YEARS AS A COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE PAULS VALLEY FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH FOR MANY YEARS. J. T. SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY FOR 2 YEARS. survived by BROTHER: FRANK WEAVER OF ODESSA, TX. NIECE: SHERYL BARRETT and HUSBAND ROCKY OF SHAWNEE, OK. NEPHEW: MARK WEAVER and WIFE SHELLY OF ODESSA, TX. GREAT NIECES: JENNIFER LUTTRELL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. HOLLY WEAVER OF ODESSA, TX. GREAT NEPHEWS: GEOFF LUTTRELL and WIFE MARINA OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA. JOSH WEAVER OF ODESSA, TX. JOHN WEAVER OF ODESSA, TX. COUSINS: DORIS CHESHIER OF DALLAS, TX. ISABEL EVANS OF LAKE JACKSON, TX. MIKE WEAVER OF FRANKFORD, MO. MILFORD NICHOLS OF COLUMBIA, MO. preceded in death by PARENTS: ERNEST and CORA DELL WEAVER.SISTER: EVELYN HELMS.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2000 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: WOOSTER FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL ~ PAULS VALLEY, OK. INTERMENT: MT. OLIVET CEMETERY ~ PAULS VALLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS: RON ROBERTS, WALTER BABER, THAD MORRIS, BILL TAYLOR, ROCKY BARRETT, BEN A. JACKSON.
NAME: GRACIE LEE (MANNON) HEDGECOCK, AGE 52, A COALGATE AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 26, 1948 AT DAISY, OKLAHOMA TO COLUMBUS JEFFERSON AND BESSIE VIOLA (ESTEP) MANNON. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2000 AT HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE. AGE: 52 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 1 DAY. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT REDDEN, STRINGTOWN, AND OKLAHOMA CITY. MARRIED: SCOTTY HEDGECOCK ON NOVEMBER 8, 1973 AT COALGATE, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WORKED AS A PRIVATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR MANY YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST FAITH. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: GINA OTT and HUSBAND MEL OF COALGATE, OK. SHANNON HEDGECOCK and WIFE DONNA OF DURANT, OK. KEITH HEDGECOCK and WIFE JANA OF OLNEY, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: RAVEN, GAVEN, and ROBYN OTT OF COALGATE, OK. HALEIGH DONN HEDGECOCK OF COALGATE, OK. BRIANNA and SABRA HEDGECOCK OF OLNEY, OK. FORMER HUSBAND: SCOTTY HEDGECOCK OF COALGATE, OK. BROTHERS: KENNETH MANNON and WIFE FLORA OF CHOCTAW, OK. ARCHIE MANNON and WIFE JANE OF PANAMA CITY, FL. SISTER: OLA SUE GROVES OF CHOCTAW, OK. SPECIAL FRIEND: ALVERA BAUMERT OF COALGATE, OK. preceded in death by PARENTS: COLUMBUS JEFFERSON & BESSIE VIOLA MANNON.BROTHERS: BART and EVERETTE MANNON.GRANDCHILDREN: SHANNA MARIE and AUSTIN DALE HEDGECOCK.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2000 AT 4:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: LEHIGH CEMETERY ~ LEHIGH, OK. OFFICIATING: TROY YANDELL. CASKETBEARERS: CHARLES BAUMERT, EDDIE MAYER, MEL OTT, VINCINT OTT, RICKY CLEM, DANNY ENGLISH.
NAME: WILLIS RAY STEPHENS, AGE 64, OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND FORMER LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA.  BORN: DECEMBER 17, 1936 AT BOGGY DEPOT, ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO JOHN NATHANIEL AND AUDREY LOURENE (DEWITT) STEPHENS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2000 AT ST. ANTHONY’S HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 64 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STAR AND OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, GRADUATED AT TUSHKA. MARRIED: JOYCE ANN DARROW IN 1958 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED NUMBER OF YEARS FOR LES WALLS WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND MAINTENANCE FOR FRED JONES. CHURCH AFFILIATION: FREEWILL BAPTIST. survived by CHILDREN: BILLY RAY STEPHENS OF MIDWEST CITY, OK. BOBBY JOE STEPHENS AND WIFE PENNY SUE OF NORMAN, OK. CHARLES WAYNE STEPHENS AND WIFE KIM OF NORMAN, OK. ANN MARIE STEPHENS OF MIDWEST CITY, OK. JOHNNIE THORNTON AND WIFE DEBBIE OF MIDWEST CITY, OK. CONNIE THORNTON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GRANDCHILDREN: JUSTIN STEPHENS, NATHAN STEPHENS, AARON STEPHENS, CHARLIE STEPHENS, CHRISTINA STEPHENS, KENNETH STEPHENS, NIKKI STEPHENS, CHRIS FRANKLIN, KATLYN STEPHENS, MAKALA THORTON, MICHAEL THORTON, CHRISTOPHER THORTON, ASHLEY THORTON, TRAVIS ELLISON. BROTHERS: NORMAN STEPHENS AND WIFE RHONDA OF BOGGY DEPOT, OK. PAUL WILLIS AND WIFE LINDA OF JONES, OK. SISTER: LISA WALLIS OF CHOCTAW, OK. STEPFATHER: REV. JESSIE WALLIS. preceded in death by PARENTS: JOHN AND AUDREY STEPHENS.SISTERS: LOURENE AND LAVADA STEPHENS.SON: JOHN EDWARD STEPHENS.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2001 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: PLEASANTVIEW FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH ~ TUSHKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. ROBERT EARL UMSTED.ASSISTING: REV. VICTOR COOK. CASKETBEARERS: LOUIE GARDNER, CHARLIE STEPHENS, CHRIS FRANKLIN, MILFORD, POWELL, JERRY CANTRELL, ROGER SIPES. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: A.W. BARNETT, DON LeFAZIA, LEO EVANS, GENE TOMLINSON, KEITH HILL.
NAME: JULIA A. PELLEGRINI, AGE 52, A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LEHIGH, OK. BORN: JULY 1, 1913 AT LEHIGH, OKLAHOMA TO ERNETTO AND CLOTILDE (ENRIETTIO) PELLEGRINI. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2000 AT COLONIAL MANOR, ATOKA, OK.AGE: 87 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 29 DAY. EDUCATION: LEHIGH JEFFERSON SCHOOL AND EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, GRADUATING IN 1945. MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED. OCCUPATION: JULIA TAUGHT SCHOOL OVER 44 YEARS, STARTING AT WEST ALLISON, BOISE CITY, PHILLIPS, LEHIGH, AND RETIRED FROM STRINGTOWN AFTER TEACHING THERE 14 YEARS. SHE WAS ATOKA COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN 1967. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH OF COALGATE, OK. survived by BROTHER: LOUIE PELLEGRINI OF LEHIGH, OK. SISTERS: TERESINA VOTO OF ATOKA, OK. ERNESTINE PELLEGRINI OF ATOKA, OK. ISABELLE MOUNT OF TULSA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ERNETTO AND CLOTILDE PELLEGRINI.BROTHERS: NICOLINA AND JOHNNY PELLEGRINI.SISTER: MARGARET PELLEGRINI.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2000 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ COALGATE, OK. INTERMENT: LEHIGH CEMETERY ~ LEHIGH, OK. OFFICIATING: FATHER RAY ACKERMAN. CASKETBEARERS: DON SAIN, NICK LOLLI, JOHN ERNEST PELLEGRINI, JAY DEE VOTO, RICK SHAHAN, JAYSON VOTO. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: J. D. VOTO, LOUIE PELLEGRINI, MIKE MOUONT, SCOTT MOUNT, STEVE GEARHART, NED NEEDHAM, MIKE KOZAK, RILEY TOWNSEND.
NAME: EVERETT M. MANION, AGE 71, OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
BORN: APRIL 7, 1929 AT CAIRO, OKLAHOMA TO HARVEY NEWTON AND GOLDIE (BENCH) MANION.
PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2000 AT ATOKA, OK.
AGE: 71 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LIMESTONE GAP.
MARRIED: BETTIE MOORE ON OCTOBER 11, 1948 IN MCALESTER, OK.
OCCUPATION: HE WORKED AS A DIESEL MECHANIC, AT AMIS-OTAC, STRINGTOWN ROCK CRUSHER FOR SOME 45 YEARS, RETIRING IN 1993.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: STRINGTOWN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: BETTIE manion OF THEIR HOME IN STRINGTOWN, OK.
DAUGHTER: BARBARA FARRIS AND HUSBAND JIM OF COALGATE, OK.
SONS: RUSTY MANION AND WIFE RUTH OF SHAWNEE, OK.
RICKY MANION AND WIFE DONALDA OF MADILL, OK.
MARK MANION AND WIFE KATHY OF ATOKA, OK.
11 GRANDCHILDREN, 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.
SISTER: JUANITA WELCH OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: HARVEY AND GOLDIE MANION.
SISTER: DOROTHULA NELSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2001 AT 10:00 AM.
PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.
INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON.
CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) JASON FARRIS, JOSHUA MANION, CASEY MANION, KEVIN MANION, ERIC MANION, BOBBY GILES.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: (SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS) LAWRENCE BOWEN, RICHARD JOHNSTON, CODY MILLER, BIL POTTS, JACK LANSDALE.
NAME: ERNEST ELMER JORDAN, AGE 76, AN ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 15, 1924 AT BENTLEY, OKLAHOMA TO OLIVER FRANCIS AND POLLIE ELLIS (GUNKEL) JORDAN. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE: 76 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT GRASSY LAKE AND MERRY’S CHAPEL, OK. MARRIED: DARLENE ST. CLAIR ON AUGUST 8, 1948 AT WESTFIR, OR. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED FOR SOME 29 YEARS AS A LUMBER INSPECTOR AND GRADER AT WESTERN WOOD PRODUCTS AND WEST COAST LUMBER COMPANY IN PLEASANT HILL, OREGON, NEAR EUGENE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF BLACKJACK BAPTIST CHURCH. ERNEST SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. AIR FORCE DURING WORLD WAR II. WHILE LIVING IN OREGON, ERNEST WAS A MEMBER OF THE MOOSE LODGE, THE EAGLE LODGE, THE ODD FELLOW LODGE, AND THE V.F.W. survived by WIFE: DARLENE JORDAN OF THEIR HOME IN ATOKA, OK. CHILDREN: DELANA STILL OF PLEASANT HILL, OR. DAVID L. JORDAN AND WIFE KATHY OF VANCOUVER, WA. DARRELL L. JORDAN AND WIFE IRENE OF OKANOGAN, WA. GRANDCHILDREN: DANIEL STILL AND NATHAN STILL OF PLEASANT HILL, OR. SISTER: RENE CALLICOAT AND HUSBAND FOY OF BENTLEY, OK. BROTHER: FRED JORDAN AND WIFE JUDY OF ATOKA, OK. preceded in death by PARENTS: OLIVER and POLLIE JORDAN.SON: DALE JORDAN.BROTHERS: J. D. and HERSHEL JORDAN.SISTERS: MARY LUTTRELL, ARTIE MOBBS, and CLARA JORDAN.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2001 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER. CASKETBEARERS: MARK MOBBS, MIKE MOBBS, FOY CALLICOAT, FRED ARMSTRONG, TROY GAMMON, ALLEN WHITEHEAD.
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