NAME: IDA LUCILLE (GRIFFIN) DUNN, AGE 83, OF ATOKA. BORN: AUGUST 21, 1922 AT GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA TO HARVEY F. AND JEAN (MOORE) GRIFFIN. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2006 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE: 83 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: LUCILLE ATTENDED GUTHRIE SCHOOLS. MARRIED: ORVAL DUNN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1996 AT ATOKA, ok. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND MOTHER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LUCILLE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH IN ALVIN, TEXAS. SHE HAD AFFILIATED WITH THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA. SHE WAS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR AND THE VFW AUXILLARY. survived by HUSBAND: ORVAL DUNN OF THE HOME at atoka, ok. CHILDREN: LARRY JAMES COPS AND WIFE MARY OF OGEMA, WI. LINN COPS AND WIFE LINDA OF LANE, OK. SUSAN THOMAS AND HUSBAND STEVE OF MAUD, OK. RICHARD KOHLHAAS OF SPRINGFIELD, MO. ROBYN GABBARD OF DALLAS, TX. STEPCHILDREN: ORVAL RAY DUNN AND WIFE SUSAN OF JEFFERSONVILLE, IN. NINA JUNE THOMAS OF OWASSO, OK. 24 GRANDCHILDREN AND NUMEROUS GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. VERY SPECIAL FRIEND: MARTHA MEAD OF ATOKA, ok. ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY VERY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS AND HER LOVING CAREGIVERS OF INDIAN TERRITORY HOSPICE. preceded in death by PARENTS: HARVEY F. AND JEAN GRIFFIN.DAUGHTER: CAROLYN POWELl.SISTER: JENNY MAE McKINNEY.SPECIAL FRIEND: MILBURN MEAD.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: ORVAL RAY DUNN.ASSISTING: JIMMY DON ABRAMS CASKETBEARERS: LINN COPS, LINNIE COPS, RICHARD KOHLHAAS, ERIC GILBERT, MIKE THOMAS, MARLIN LEE POWELL FAMILY NIGHT: WEDNESDAY 6 TO 8 PM
NAME: ELIZABETH YVONNE YARBROUGH, AGE 76, A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 1, 1930 TO E. M. AND CLARA (BOYCE) MORROW AT ATOKA, OK. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2006 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITALAGE: 76 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS EDUCATION: YVONNE ATTENDED DUNBAR SCHOOL. MARRIED: ALVIN DUDE YARBROUGH ON JUNE 24, 1949 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: YVONNE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. SHE WORK FOR DR. RIPPEE FOR 28 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. survived by SONS: CLYDE YARBROUGH OF ATOKA, OK. LANCE YARBROUGH OF CHEYENNE, OK. REV. WILL YARBROUGH OF TULSA, OK. DAUGHTER: YVONNE VINEY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AND GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. preceded in death by PARENTS: E. M. AND CLARA MORROW.HUSBAND: ALVIN DUDE YARBROUGH.SON: MELVIN YARBROUGH.DAUGHTERS: DEBORAH YARBROUGH AND WILLIE MAE GREENWOOD.GRANDDAUGHTERS: LEDRA AARON AND KEISHA YVONNE YARBROUGH.GRANDSON: JAMIE DUDE YARBROUGH.GREAT GRANDSON: ISAAC AARON.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 AT 10:00 AM GRAVESIDE SERVICES: GREENHILL CEMETERY ~ atoka, ok. OFFICIATING: REV. JERRY RICHARD. REV. WESLEY KIMBELL. CASKETBEARERS: GARY MCCOOL, C.T. HURD, GREG RIDGWAY, BRIAN WALKER, DERRICK MARLOW, CECIL HILL. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DR. DON RIPPEE, JAMES SCRUGGS. NO FAMILY NIGHT
NAME: RUBY JUANITA (CROSS) THOMPSON, AGE 88, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 7, 1917 AT FARRIS, OK TO NOAH AND AUDIE (BOYD) CROSS. PASSED AWAY: monday morning, FEBRUARY 6, 2006 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 88 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS EDUCATION: RUBY ATTENDED ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING IN 1938. SHE WENT ON TO ATTEND EAST CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY IN ADA, OK. MARRIED: CLIFF THOMPSON ON AUGUST 8, 1940 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OCCUPATION: RUBY WORKED AS A RETAIL CLERK AT WACKER’S DEPARTMENT STORE AND SHARPE’S. SHE ALSO COOKED AT LANE SCHOOL AND WAS A FOSTER GRANDPARENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF LANE BAPTIST CHURCH. RUBY ENJOYED HER 10 YEARS AS FOSTER GRANDPARENT AT LANE. SHE ALSO ENJOYED GOING TO THE LANE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER. survived by CHILDREN: CLIFTEEN CROW AND HUSBAND BILL OF ATOKA, OK. CAROLYN BRICHACEK AND HUSBAND JOHN OF ST. PARIS, OH. GRANDCHILDREN: TANYA LINDLEY AND HUSBAND JACKIE OF DURANT, OK. VALERIE RODRIGUEZ AND HUSBAND SAME OF MT. PLEASANT, TX. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: DEVIN AND HUNTER LINDLEY OF DURANT, OK. JONATHAN AND CAMDEN RODRIGUEZ OF MT. PLEASANT, TX. ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, OTHER RELATIVES, AND A HOST OF FRIENDS preceded in death by PARENTS: NOAH AND AUDIE CROSS.HUSBAND: CLIFF THOMPSON ON JANUARY 3, 1979.BROTHER: JACK CROSS.SISTER: CRYSTAL OWENS.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY MURRAY. CASKETBEARERS: RONNIE DODSON, RONNIE HARPER, TOMMY JOHNSON, NELSON DAY, JOHNNY FAULKENBERRY, PAT KENNEDY. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LAVADA HAMMOND, EVERETT MCGEE, MARIE MCGEE, DARRELL GENE REECE, weda reece, BRENDA ALLEN, MARLENE DAY. FAMILY NIGHT TUESDAY 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M.
NAME: HELEN JUANITA (LEUTY) HALL, AGE 72, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 17, 1933 TO WILLIAM BERT AND IVA LEE (EMERSON) LEUTY AT WEST ALLISON, ATOKA COUNTY, OK. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 2006 AT HER RESIDENCE SOUTH OF TUSHKA, OK.AGE: 72 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS EDUCATION: HELEN ATTENDED BENTLEY GRADE SCHOOL AND WAS A 1951 ATOKA HIGH GRADUATE. MARRIED: ARVEL O. HALL ON DECEMBER 15, 1951 AT DEQUEEN, AR. OCCUPATION: HELEN WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS A PHONE OPERATOR FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL . SHE ALSO WORKED AT THE CITY OF ATOKA TAX ASSESSOR’S OFFICE AND COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE, AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS VO-TECH SCHOOL IN STRINGTOWN, RETIRING IN 1989. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HELEN WAS A FORMER LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE TUSHKA BAPTIST CHURCH AND SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF BLACKJACK BAPTIST CHURCH FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: ARVEL HALL OF THE HOME. CHILDREN: DAVID HALL, SPECIAL FRIEND DIANE BREWSTER, AND DAUGHTER BRITTANY OF TUSHKA. CHERYL SOUTHARD AND HUSBAND JIM OF TUSHKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: RYAN HALL AND WIFE LAUREN OF EDMOND, OK. KRISTA RAMIREZ AND HUSBAND LINO OF SULPHUR, OK. JAY SOUTHARD AND WIFE JESSI OF ADA, OK GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: DEMIAN RAMIREZ OF SULPHUR, OK. SISTER: CHRISTINE HOWARD AND HUSBAND CHARLES OF HOUSTON, TX. SISTERS-IN-LAW: NELLIE LEUTY OF BLACKJACK, OK. DOROTHY LEUTY OF BLACKJACK, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM AND IVA LEUTY.GRANDSON: SEAN HALL.BROTHERS: LESTER, CECIL, GEORGE AND O. P. LEUTY.SISTERS: VIVIAN TOMLINSON AND KATHRYN ELLIOTT.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 AT 2:00 PMPLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BOGGY DEPOT CEMETERY. OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER.ASSISTING: DR. JAMES CROWSON. CASKETBEARERS: ROGER LEUTY, HURSHELL LEUTY, JIMMY LEUTY, RICK LEUTY, JERRY HALL, DARWIN HALL, MIKE HOOK, STEVE HALL, GEORGE HARRISON HALL. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: (hER SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS) NELLIE LEUTY, DARLENE JORDAN, BETTY MAYO, FAYE OLSEN, RENE CALLICOAT, LOIS TIGERT, MARILYN NOWLIN, SUE BOLIC, JOYCE LITTLETON, DOROTHY LEUTY, CAROL SLUDER.. FAMILY NIGHT: WEDNESDAY 6 TO 8 PM.
NAME: MARCELLA MORENA (BUTLER) BLAKLEY, AGE 82, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 15, 1923 TO JOSEPH ULA AND ROXIE MABEL (PHILLIPS) BUTLER AT TUSHKA, OK PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 AT THE ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR IN ATOKAAGE: 82 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS EDUCATION: MARCELLA ATTENDED STAR SCHOOL IN ATOKA COUNTY AND GRADUATED FROM TUSHKA HIGH IN MAY 1942. MARRIED: EUGENE HARRY LEE “SONNY” BLAKLEY ON MARCH 14, 1942 AT COALGATE, OK. HE PRECEDED HER IN DEATH OCCUPATION: MARCELLA WAS A LOVING WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTINE MEMBER OF TUSHKA BAPTIST CHURCH. survived by DAUGHTER: MARGUERITE GOODWIN OF TUSHKA, OK GRANDSON: BENJAMIN GOODWIN OF TUSHKA, OK SISTER-IN-LAW: OPAL MORRISON OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK BROTHER-IN-LAW: CECIL BLAKLEY OF TUSHKA, OK. preceded in death by HUSBAND: EUGENE HARRY LEE “SONNY” BLAKLEY ON FEBRUARY 26, 1971.PARENTS: JOSEPH ULA AND ROXIE MABEL BUTLER.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2006 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH ~ atoka, ok. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY OFFICIATING: REV. STEVE HAVENER. CASKETBEARERS: WILL GOODWIN, BRICKIE GRIFFIN, DANNY COOPER, GARY COOPER, JERRY O. HALL, CLIFFORD WATSON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: TOT CALVERT, LUTHER COOPER, J. T. TONEY, LEONARD MEADOWS.
NAME: COURTNEY DANIELLE WILSON, AGE 15, A LIFELONG TUSHKA - ATOKA AREA RESIDENT  BORN: JULY 11, 1990 AT MCALESTER, OK. TO SHAWN LEE “BUSTER” AND CHERYL DALEEN (GILBREATH) WILSON. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2006 AT THE ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IN TULSA, OK.AGE: 15 YEARS 6 MONTHS 29 DAYS EDUCATION: COURTNEY HAD ATTENDED ATOKA, COLEMAN, AND HARMONY SCHOOLS . SHE GRADUATED FROM HARMONY 8TH GRADE IN MAY 2005 AND WAS NOW A FRESHMAN AT TUSHKA HIGH school. COURTNEY LOVED PLAYING BASKETBALL AND SUMMER BASEBALL AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE ATTENDED HARMONY BAPTIST, BLACKJACK BAPTIST AND SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCHES. SHE LOVED GOING TO CHURCH CAMP. survived by PARENTS: SHAWN “BUSTER” AND CHERYL WILSON OF THE HOME in tushka, ok. BROTHER AND SISTERS: RILEY, MACKENZIE, and HALLIE WILSON OF THE HOME in tushka, ok. PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER: HELEN WILSON OF STRINGTOWN, OK. PATERNAL GRANDFATHER: GARY LANKFORD OF COALGATE, OK. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: BILL AND KAREN GILBREATH OF COLTON, CA. PATERNAL GReat GRANDFATHER: JESSE WILSON OF COALGATE and FORMERLY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GRANDFATHER: WARNIE E. INGRAM OF HOUSTON, TX. AUNTS AND UNCLES: MICHAEL WILSON AND FRIEND STEFANIE RECTOR OF STRINGTOWN, OK. AMY WATSON AND HUSBAND JASON OF LEHIGH, OK. AMY HUBBARD AND HUSBAND JACKIE OF ADA, OK. MICHELE SHEFFIELD AND HUSBAND JOE OF LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ. KARENA HANCOCK and HUSBAND DANNY OF CALERA, OK. VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS: KATHY BRYANT AND SHELBIE JILES BOTH OF TUSHKA. AMANDA MIDDLETON, LARISA LOCKARD AND SABRINA LYNN OF ATOKA, ok. preceded in death by GRANDMOTHER: DIANA REGINA HAASLGREAT GRANDMOTHER: LORENE WILSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: TUSHKA GYMNASIUM ~ tushka, ok. INTERMENT: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, ok. OFFICIATING: DR. JAMES CROWSON. CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL WILSON, RICKY BANKS, CHRIS TAYLOR, JASON HOLLAND, ETHAN SETTLEMIRE, NATHAN EMERSON, RILEY WILSON, AUSTIN PORTER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: STORMY THOMPSON, KATHY BRYANT, AMANDA MIDDLETON, SHELBY JILES, JENNY LISEWALD, CRYSTAL ROFF, DYLAN LITTLE, SABRINA LYNN, LARISA LOCKARD. FAMILY NIGHT: MONDAY at 6 PM.
NAME: THOMAS GREGORY LEWIS, AGE 84, OF THE COLEMAN AREA  BORN: AUGUST 21, 1921 AT SYRACUSE, KS TO SIEGEL THOMAS AND FERN ALMA (BRANSON) LEWIS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 11, 2006 AT THE TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON.AGE: 84 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS EDUCATION: TOM ATTENDED SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE, KANSAS AND GRADUATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1939. MARRIED: MARY K. SMITH IN NOVEMBER 1940 AT CIMARRON, KS. PHYLLIS O’NEAL IN DECEMBER 1984 AT SHERMAN, Tx. OCCUPATION: TOM WAS A FARMER AND STOCKMAN. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. TOM WAS A VETERAN OF THE U.S. NAVY AND SERVED IN WORLD WAR ii. HE WAS A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE D.A.V., V.F.W. AND THE AMERICAN LEGION POST IN ATOKA . TOM WAS A PILOT AND OWNED HIS OWN AIRPLANE WHILE RANCHING IN KANSAS. survived by WIFE: PHYLLIS lewis OF THE HOME NEAR COLEMAN, ok. CHILDREN: SANDRA DECKER AND HUSBAND LARRY OF EVERGREEN, CO. JEAN KING AND HUSBAND CARROLL of AUSTIN, MN. GRANDCHILDREN: JODY WILLIMON AND HUSBAND TED of PAPILLION, NE. KRISTI KELLING AND HUSBAND TOBIN of SUBLETTE, KS. THOMAS DECKER AND WIFE LENA of PARKER, CO. AMY CALLAWAY AND HUSBAND ROB of BRECKENRIDGE, CO. JULIE Eide AND HUSBAND CRIS of WILLIMAR, MN. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: DEREK, BROOKE AND HUNTER WILLIMOn. PARKER AND GRANT KELLING. JOSEPH AND JACOB DECKER. MIA AND ELIZABETH EIDE. SISTER: MARIE LEE OF SATANTA, KANSAS BROTHER: CAL LEWIS AND WIFE CAROLE, ELKO, NV. STEPCHILDREN: KEITH O’NEAL AND WIFE JUDY of SATANTA, KS. DeLAINE FRANCO AND HUSBAND ISRAEL of CHUCKEY, TN. STEP GRANDCHILDREN: JONATHAN AND WIFE BRENNA O’NEAL of OKLAHOMA CITY. ADAM, KATRINA, GARY AND EMILY O’NEAL of SATANTA, KS. preceded in death by PARENTS: SIEGEL THOMAS AND FERN ALMA LEWIS.FIRST WIFE: MARY K. LEWIS.BROTHERS: CLAUDE AND SIEGLE LEWIS JR.BROTHER-IN-LAW: ROLAND M. LEE.SISTER-IN-LAW: JEAN LEWIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2006 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ~ ATOKA, ok.KANSAS SERVICES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006 AT 2:00 PM ~ PLEASANT PRAIRIE CHURCH OF GOD. INTERMENT: DUDLEY TOWNSHIP CEMETERY NEAR SATANTA, KS. OFFICIATING: REV. RON KING, PASTOR FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. CASKETBEARERS: PAUL MARTIN, WILLIE ELDRIDGE, FRANK WORKMAN, DANE BRECHEEN, MIKE COLLINS, LARRY KEETON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ATOKA AMERICAN LEGION HONOR GUARD. FAMILY NIGHT: MONDAY 6 TO 8 PM. MEMORIALS CAN BE MADE TO: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - ATOKA.NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR TRANSPLANTS - 1102 BROOKFIELD RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38119.DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND THE AMERICAN LEGION LOCAL POST.
NAME: MILDRED JUANITA “MILLIE” WILLIAMS, AGE 65, AN ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 6, 1941 AT BENTLEY, OK TO MOSE BOYD AND HARRIETT (PETERS) WILLIAMS. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2006 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT.AGE: 65 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS EDUCATION: MILLIE ATTENDED MAMIE JOHNSON AND WAS AN ATOKA HIGH GRADUATE WITH THE CLASS OF 1960. SHE THEN ATTENDED BUSINESS SCHOOL IN DALLAS, TX. OCCUPATION: MILLIE WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN DALLAS, TX AS A CONTRACT LABORER FOR 20 YEARS AND RETIRED IN 2000. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CANE HILL METHODIST CHURCH IN BENTLEY, OK. SURVIVED BY SON: MICHAEL WILLIAMS OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: GERALDINE WHITE OF VICTORVILLE, CA. NIECE: PAMELA SEFCIK OF STRINGTOWN, OK. NEPHEW: LARRY DEAN PARKER OF ATOKA, OK. GREAT NEPHEWS: ROBERT ALLEN SEFCIK OF ATOKA OK. FELIX BOYD SEFCIK OF ATOKA OK. GREAT NIECE: PATRICIA ANN SHARP OF KANSAS CITY, MO. VERY SPECIAL COMPANION: NATHAN CHRIS NELSON OF ATOKA, OK. SPECIAL FRIEND: KATHY MOORE OF LANE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: MOSE AND HARRIETT WILLIAMS.BROTHER: SYLVESTER JOHN.SISTERS: MARIE PARKER AND VIRGINIA WILLIAMS.AUNT: ADDIE LEWIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: CANE HILL CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. NATHAN SCOTT. CASKETBEARERS: WILBUR ALLEN, FELIX SEFCIK, ELDEAN JIM, NATHAN NELSON, TOM MAYO, TOM LEFLORE.
NAME: WAYNE HARRIS, AGE 66, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 17, 1939 AT COLBERT, OK TO WILLIAM C. AND COREAN (SMART) HARRIS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 66 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS EDUCATION: WAYNE ATTENDED LANE SCHOOL AND ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL. HE RECEIVED HIS G.E.D. WHILE IN THE MILITARY AND WAS TRAINED IN HEAT, AIR, AND REFRIGERATION. MARRIED: WEONA FAY DOLLARHIDE ON MARCH 14, 19SEPTEMBER 26, 1965 AT CANEY, OK. OCCUPATION: WAYNE WAS RETIRED FROM THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS TECH SERGEANT. HE ALSO WORKED MAINTENANCE AT ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS WORKED AT KIAMICHI VO TECH, AND WALMART, RETIRING IN 1982. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS AFFILIATED WITH HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH. WAYNE SERVED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE DURING VIET NAM AS A TRAINER AND SUPERVISOR. SURVIVED BY WIFE: WEONA HARRIS OF THE HOME. SON: RAYMOND HARRIS AND WIFE VERNA OF CADDO, OK GRANDSONS: HALEY HARRIS OF CADDO, OK. KATY HARRIS OF CADDO, OK. BROTHER: J. L. HARRIS AND WIFE JONELL OF MESA, CO. SISTER-IN-LAW: WANDA HARRIS OF CLOVIS, NM. NIECES: VICKIE HARRIS OF SMITHVILLE, OK. CHARLENE WILSON OF BOLIVAR, MO. NEPHEW: RANDY HARRIS AND WIFE CINDY OF CLOVIS, NM. RICHARD PURYEN OF FLEMING, MO. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM AND COREAN HARRIS.SISTERS: ESTHER PURYEN AND FRANCIS MAYBERRYBROTHER: ROBERT W. HARRIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. DREW SUPER.ASSISTING: REV. GENE SLUDER. CASKETBEARERS: JODY SHERRILL, PAUL HOWARD, FLOYD GENE HOWARD, JOHN HENDERSON, BUDDY DUNHAM, ANDY ELLIS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: HARVEY MAYO, JUNIOR RAINS, EARL MOFIELD, FLOYD BLUE ELDRIDGE, BOB WEAKLEY, TED LEFLORE. FAMILY NIGHT: WEDNESDAY 6 TO 8 PM.
NAME: NATHAN FRANKLIN ENNIS, AGE 64, AN ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 5, 1941 AT STANLEY, OK TO ROLLIE AND ETHEL D. (RHYNE) ENNIS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2006 AT THE DALLAS VETERANS’ HOSPITAL.AGE: 64 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS EDUCATION: NATHAN ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM COALGATE SCHOOLS. HE ATTENDED NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN SAN DIEGO, CA FOR TWO YEARS, NUMEROUS MILITARY SCHOOLS AND BTC TRAINING SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. MARRIED: ANNA CATHERINA FUGGER ON JANUARY 15, 1972 AT COALGATE, OK. OCCUPATION: AFTER HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE NAVY HE WORKED AT WAL-MART FOR 18 YEARS, TWO YEARS IN AVON, COLORADO AND 16 YEARS IN THE INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM DEPARTMENT AT THE ATOKA WAL-MART. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS AFFILIATED WITH THE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS A WORKAHOLIC AND LOVED HIS CATS WAMPUS, SQUEAKY, CHARLIE, AND OLD MAN BEAR. HE LOVED TO FISH AND TRAVEL. NATHAN WAS A MEMBER OF THE D.A.V. AND VFW ORGANIZATIONS. NATHAN SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR IN THE US NAVY AS BOILER TECHNICIAN CHIEF FOR 21 YEARS. HE SERVED ON THE USS RUPERTUS, USS DULUTH AND SEVERAL OTHER SHIPS DURING HIS SERVICE. SURVIVED BY WIFE: ANNA ENNIS OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. SONS: RAY ENNIS AND WIFE RENEE’ OF ALLEN, TX. DAVID ENNIS OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: ARTHUR ENNIS AND WIFE PATSY OF WINSTON, OK. ROLLIE ENNIS, JR. AND WIFE EVA OF ARDMORE, OK. BILLY DALE ENNIS AND WIFE EMMA JEAN OF COALGATE, OK. SISTERS: LOLA MAE FILE OF HAYWOOD, CA. JOY FAY DWIGGINS AND HUSBAND JOE OF WELEETKA, OK. VERY SPECIAL COUSINS: EVELYN LOUISE ENNIS OF CALIFORNIA. IRIS ABBOTT OF ADA, OK. VERY SPECIAL SISTER-IN-LAW: DORIS WOLPER AND HUSBAND JACK OF PENNSYLVANIA. SPECIAL FRIEND: WILBUR ALLEN OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ROLLIE AND ETHEL ENNIS.STEPSON: PHILLIP J. SOCZKO.SISTERS: MILDRED AND PEGGY.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL - ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: CAIRO CEMETERY ~ COTTONWOOD, OK. OFFICIATING: JOHN REUBEN CLEMMETSEN.ASSISTING: ROLLIE ENNIS, JR (PRAYERS). CASKETBEARERS: WILBUR ALLEN, DONALD DWIGGINS, ROYCE BLAKER, KEITH HALLOWS, DAVID ENNIS, CHARLES COOKSEY. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ARTHUR ENNIS, PATRICK EDSON, JOE DWIGGINS, BILLY DALE ENNIS, ROLLIE ENNIS, JR., JIM MIXON, PAUL IVEY, TODD GRIFFITH, JIM LYON. FAMILY NIGHT: MONDAY 6 TO 8 PM.
NAME: ELIJAH GILBERT BAKER, JR, AGE 85, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 24, 1920 AT WICHITA FALLS, TX TO ELIJAH GiLBERT AND MOLLY KATE (SPRELL) BAKER. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 85 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS. EDUCATION: GILBERT ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: BETH HOWES ON OCTOBER 8, 1949 AT PARIS, TX. OCCUPATION: GILBERT WORKED AS A RURAL MAIL CARRIER FOR MANY YEARS IN ATOKA COUNTY, RETIRing in 1980. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND RURAL CARRIER UNION C.S.A.gilbert WAS A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR ii AND SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY. survived by DAUGHTER: EDITH LAMIRAND OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GRANDDAUGHTERS: EMILY LAMIRAND, A STUDENT AT OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AMANDA LAMIRAND, A STUDENT AT OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY. NIECES: RITA MAE TOAZ OF KIOWA, OK. LOU PATTERSON OF HOUSTON, TX. LUCILLE Banks OF ATOKA, ok. PAM THOMPSON OF STRINGTOWN, ok. PRICILLA MAINE OF ATOKA, ok. NEPHEW: TOMMY BENEFIELD OF ATOKA, ok. BILL HACKER OF ATOKA, ok. JAKE BAKER OF STRINGTOWN, ok. WAYNE BAKER OF FORT GIBSON, OK. GREAT GRANDSON: NICHOLAS LAMIRAND OF OKLAHOMA CITY. preceded in death by PARENTS: ELIJAH AND MOLLY BAKER.WIFE: BETH BAKER ON JANUARY 16, 2000.SISTERS: HEALION TOAZ, WILMOTH BENEFIELD, AND KATHRYN HACKER.BROTHER: JAKE BAKER.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ atoka, ok. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ atoka, ok. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS: JAMES WILLIAMS, HERMAN COCHRAN, BILL ROGERS, hARVEY CAPPS, JERRY STEPHENS HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: CURTIS LAMBERT, CHARLES BOLLS, THOMAS RAY, JACK BONNER, BUD CARR, SNAKE NORMAN. FAMILY NIGHT: NONEFAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AT GILBERT’S HOUSE
NAME: EVA JANE CLAY, AGE 58, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 14, 1947 AT ATOKA, OK TO JULIUS AND VELMA REE (HANSON) CLAY. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 AT JACKSON COUNTY HOSPITAL IN ALTUS, OK.AGE: 58 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ATOKA, ok. OCCUPATION: JANIE WAS DISABLED. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. survived by BROTHERS: CARL CLAY AND WIFE LINDA OF ATOKA, OK. FRED CLAY AND WIFE BEVERLY OF WARRENTON, MO. CALVIN CLAY OF SHERMAN, TX. SISTERS: HELEN SHEA AND HUSBAND DANIEL OF TULSA, ok. KATHERINE BROOKSHIRE OF SHERMAN, Tx. WILDA FOLSUM AND HUSBAND RICHARD OF DUNCAN, OK. AUNTS: JOSEPHINE NEWKIRK OF STRINGTOWN, OK. VONDA COLLUM OF ATOKA, OK. FRANCES GARSIDE AND HUSBAND RALPH OF TWIN FALLS, ID. preceded in death by PARENTS: JULIUS AND VELMA REE CLAY.BROTHER IN-LAW: LARRY BROOKSHIRE.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006 AT 11:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER. CASKETBEARERS: STEVE BROOKSHIRE, RICHARD FULSOM JR, AARON FOLSUM, DANIEL SHEA, SHAWN CLAY, OLEN DURANT JR, JACK WITHEY, TOMMY CLAY. HONORARY CASKET BEARERS: DELBERT FORTENBERRY, CLARENCE ROWTON.
NAME: MYRTLE ANN (CROOMS) MADDEN, AGE 59, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT, WHO LIVED IN SAN ANGELO, TX FOR A TIME. BORN: SEPTEMBER 28, 1946 AT ATOKA, OK TO HERNY AND BESSIE (VINEY) CROOMS. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2006 AT THE TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TXAGE: 59 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS. EDUCATION: MYRTLE ATTENDED DUNBAR ELEMENTARY AND WAS AN ATOKA HIGH GRADUATE. MARRIED: CLIFFORD LEON MADDEN IN SEPTEMBER 29, 1967 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: MYRTLE WAS A COOK AT THE DUNBAR SCHOOL AND LATER WORKED AS A HOME HEALTH PROVIDER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA, OK. MYRTLE WAS A MEMBER OF THE EASTERN STAR IN SAN ANGELO, TX. survived by DAUGHTER: ANN HOPSON OF ATOKA, OK. SON: CLIFFORD LEON MADDEN JR. OF SAN ANGELO, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: VICTORIA LYNN MADDEN OF SAN ANGELO, TX. DOMINEQUE HOPSON OF ATOKA, OK. DANYELL HOPSON OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: CAL CROOMS OF LONG BEACH, CA. DONALD CROOMS OF QUEEN CREEK, AZ. BUFORD GREENWOOD OF DENISON, TX. SISTER-NIECE: RAMONA FAIR OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. UNCLE: LAWRENCE NEAL OF STRINGTOWN, OK. preceded in death by PARENTS: HENRY AND BESSIE CROOMS.HUSBAND: CLIFFORD MADDEN ON JUNE 3, 2000.SISTER: JUNE TYSON.BROTHER: MELVIN CROOMS.AN INFANT DAUGHTER.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2006 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ atoka, ok. INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ atoka, ok. OFFICIATING: REV. JAMES KELLY.ASSISTING: REV. KENNETH HARRISON. CASKETBEARERS: HAROLD MENIFEE, KUNTA HOPSON, BRANDON CROOMS, STEVE BROWN, DANNY HOPSON, CLIFFORD BROWN. FAMILY NIGHT: NONE
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