NAME: LESTER Z. LEUTY, AGE 82, OF BENTLEY, ATOKA COUNTY, OK. BORN: AUGUST 25, 1914 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO BERT AND IVY LEE (EMERSON) LEUTY. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1997 AT HIS RESIDENCE NEAR BENTLEY, OK.AGE: 82 YEARS 5 MONTHS 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WEST ALISON AND ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED: LOLA BELLE SMITH ON MARCH 24, 1936 NEAR BENTLEY, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A TRUCK DRIVER, FARMER, and RANCHER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BLACKJACK BAPTIST CHURCH. LESTER WAS A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. HE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA A FEW YEARS AND WORKED ON A DAIRY A FEW YEARS WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MAN. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: PEGGY ELDRIDGE AND HUSBAND ROGER OF BENTLEY. SONS: HURSHELL LEUTY AND WIFE FREDA OF BENTLEY. EARL LEUTY AND WIFE PAM OF HARMONY. 14 GRANDCHILDREN, 16 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHER: O. P. LEUTY AND WIFE NELLIE OF BENTLEY. SISTERS: CHRISTINE HOWARD AND HUSBAND CHARLES OF HOUSTON, TX. HELEN HALL AND HUSBAND ARVEL OF BOGGY DEPOT. SON-IN-LAW: JOHN LANE OF ARCADIA, CA. BROTHER-IN-LAW: CALVIN TOMLINSON. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: LOLLA BELLE LEUTY ON JANUARY 24, 1995.PARENTS: BERT AND IVY LEE LEUTY.DAUGHTERS: EMMA JEAN LANE, IMMO JEAN LEUTY, AND BETTY LOU WILLIAMS.BROTHERS: GEORGE AND CECIL LEUTY.SISTERS: KATHRYN ELLIOTT AND VIVIAN TOMLINSON.BROTHER-IN-LAW: BUD ELLIOTT.SON-IN-LAW: RONNIE WILLIAMS.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BLACKJACK BAPTIST CHURCH ~ SOUTH OF BENTLEY, OK. INTERMENT: BERA CEMETERY ~ HARMONY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER. CASKETBEARERS: ROGER LEUTY, JIMMY LEUTY, RICK LEUTY, RAY TOMLINSON, JERRY ELLIOTT, DAVID HALL. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BOBBY GRAHAM, WAYNE JACKSON, CHARLES BEGLEY, CALVIN BEGLEY.
NAME: ELMER C. TEASLEY, AGE 77, LONGTIME ATOKA, OK RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 16, 1919 AT FT. TOWSON, OK TO JOHN ALLEN AND JULLIE ANN (DORITY) TEASLEY. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1997 AT THE V. A. HOSPITAL IN MUSKOGEE, OK.AGE: 77 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED PLAINVIEW SCHOOLS. MARRIED: KATHERINE FIELDS ON OCTOBER 12, 1940 AT PITTSBURG, OK. OCCUPATION: ELECTRICIAN AND MACHINIST. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF WARDS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH. ELMER SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. AIR FORCE DURING WORLD WAR II AND WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF THE D. A. V. ATOKA POST. SURVIVED BY WIFE: KATHERINE teasley OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: JUDITH BROOME of ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: MONICA ROBERTS AND HUSBAND SCOTT OF TULSA, OK. STAN BROOME OF BATON ROUGE, LA. BRIAN BROOME AND WIFE NIKKI OF WARNER-ROBBINS AFB, GA. RYAN TEASLEY OF DENTON, TX. KARA STEVENS AND HUSBAND BOBBY OF ATOKA, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: CHEYENNE ROBERTS OF TULSA, OK. CADE ROBERTS OF TULSA, OK. ELI STEVENS OF ATOKA, OK. NIECE: TOMMY NOLAND AND HUSBAND JIM OF SPRINGFIELD, OR. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY SON: DALE TEASLEY IN 1989.PARENTS: JOHN AND JULLIE TEASLEY.SISTER: LEONA STRICKLAND.NIECE: IMA RUTH MANRIQUEZ.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GERALD ELMORE.ASSISTING: REV. MARK BOLLERJACK. CASKETBEARERS: TED HENDERSON, HAROLD THOMAS, HAL ISHMAEL, HOOD BALDWIN, JOHN SELBY, ARVEL HALL
NAME: MARGARETTE JANE (ROWTON) MCKINZIE, AGE 84, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: AUGUST 3, 1912 AT BLACK SPRINGS, AR TO WALSH W. AND KATIE FLORENE (LOUDERMILK) ROWTON. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1997 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME.AGE: 84 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS. MARRIED: WINFRED E. MCKINZIE ON DECEMBER 19, 1932 AT CANEY, OK. OCCUPATION: HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH SINCE 1951. SHE TAUGHT TODDLERS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS, SHE GAVE RIDES TO CHURCH FOR ALL WHO NEEDED ONE. SHE WOULD SIT WITH A SICK NEIGHBOR, AND SHE ENJOYED BABYSITTING as well as THE KIDS. SURVIVED BY SON: UEAL MCKINZIE OF OKAHOMA CITY. DAUGHTERS: UELALA COCHRAN AND HUSBAND OREN OF ATOKA, OK. EUNICE MORRIS AND HUSBAND VERNON OF FT. WORTH, TX. KATHY MORGAN AND HUSBAND PAUL OF WAPANUCKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: CONNIE GRAVES AND HUSBAND TROY OF PAULS VALLEY, OK. STAN COCHRAN AND WIFE RENAE OF ADA, OK. NANCY CHANDLER AND HUSBAND MIKE OF FT. WORTH, TX. DON MORRIS AND WIFE MIKI OF GRANBURY, TX. DALE MORGAN AND WIFE SANDRA OF WAPANUCKA, OK. DARYL MORGAN AND WIFE SHEILA OF WAPANUCKA, OK. 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHER-IN-LAW: DEE MCKINZIE AND WIFE LAVELL OF EL CENTRO, CA. SISTER-IN-LAW: OMA MCKINZIE OF LA MESA, CA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: WINFRED MCKINZIE ON JUNE 10, 1993. PARENTS: WALSH W. AND KATIE ROWTON.BROTHER: CARMAN ROWTON AND WIFE RUTH.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1997 AT 3:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. A. L. SPAULDING.ASSISTING: REV. ARCHIE BELLER. CASKETBEARERS: GENE RECTOR, DICKEY HARDMAN, RICKEY LOUDERMILK, CARL LOUDERMILK, MILFORD POWELL, DENNIS MORGAN, JOHNNY ROWTON, C. R. ROWTON, GLENN ROBBINS.
NAME: THOMAS ALBERT HOLLAND, AGE 77, OF CANEY, OK.  BORN: DECEMBER 16, 1919 AT FOLSOM, OK TO ALBERT AND EVA IDA (FRAIR) HOLLAND. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 77 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LONESTAR AND FOLSOM, OK. MARRIED: BETTY CAMPBELL ON JANUARY 26, 1950 AT SHERMAN, TX. OCCUPATION: CARPENTER, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, AND BAPTIST MINISTER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF CANEY BAPTIST CHURCH SURVIVED BY WIFE: BETTY holland OF THE HOME IN CANEY, OK. SONS: LARRY HOLLAND AND WIFE SANDRA OF MARLOW, TN. JERRY HOLLAND AND WIFE DELORIS OF TUSHKA, OK. THOMAS HOLLAND AND WIFE TAMMY OF CANEY, OK. ALBERT HOLLAND AND WIFE BRENDA OF CANEY, OK. DAUGHTERS: GLINNA SHELTON AND HUSBAND GEORGE OF CADDO, OK. SANDY HOLLAND OF TUSHKA, OK. ESTELLE HOLLAND OF ATOKA, OK. LORRIE HOLLAND OF DURANT, OK. GRANDDAUGHTER: LAQUETA HARKEY (WAS RAISED BY ALBERT AND IDA). 18 GRANDCHILDREN, 8 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS: MELVIN HOLLAND OF VISTA, CA. EMMET HOLLAND OF SAN ANTONIO, TX. JAMES HOLLAND OF CADDO, OK. WILLIAM HOLLAND OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SISTERS: JUANITA BENEFIELD OF ATOKA, OK. ODESSA HARRIS OF COLEMAN, OK. RUBY RITTER OF MIDWEST CITY, OK. IDA BASDEN OF QUINTON, OK. FAYE LYTLE OF FT. GIBSON, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ALBERT AND IDA HOLLAND.BROTHER: ROBERT HOLLAND.GRANDSON: DEWAYNE KREBBS.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: CENTER HILL CHURCH ~ FOLSOM, OK. INTERMENT: CENTER HILL CEMETERY ~ FOLSOM, OKLAHOMA. OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN BASDEN. CASKETBEARERS: LYNDEL HARRIS, CLIFFTON HARRIS, KENNETH MINCHER, CRAWFORD CAMPBELL, BOBBY BROWNELL, ROBBIE KILPATRICK. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL HARKEY, M. H. CROWELL, JIM ECHOLS.
NAME: TYRUS RAYMOND “TY” JOHNSON, AGE 68, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK.  BORN: JUNE 11, 1928 AT ATOKA, OK TO WILLIAM HARRISON AND MYRTLE ANN (FAULKENBERRY) JOHNSON. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1997 AT HIS ATOKA RESIDENCE.AGE: 68 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: TINA BELL McDOUGAL ON JANUARY 12 1952 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE PUT IN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH COCA COLA. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF MELBA AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN ATOKA. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. NAVY DURING THE KOREAN WAR. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE D. A. V. SURVIVED BY WIFE: TINA johnson OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: CRYSTAL STRICKLEN AND HUSBAND MIKE OF WILLS POINT, TX. SONS: LARRY JOHNSON OF ATOKA, OK. RUSTY JOHNSON AND WIFE DIANE OF RICHARDSON, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: DONNY AND STACY STRICKLEN, BOTH OF WILLS POINT, TX. CARLY JOHNSON OF RICHARDSON, TX. BROTHERS: BOB JOHNSON OF DENVER, CO. BILL JOHNSON OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: JONEDA SWINDELL AND HUSBAND EUGENE OF ATOKA, OK. BARBARA RITTER AND HUSBAND DAN OF BARK RIVER, MI. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM AND MYRTLE JOHNSON.BROTHERS: LUTHER AND WENDALL JOHNSON.SISTERS: LOUISE WHEAT, FRANKIE HILL, AND CAROL JOHNSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OKLAHOMA. OFFICIATING: ARNOLD JOHNSON. CASKETBEARERS: VERNON ROLAND, JEROME REED, BEN SEABOURN, RILIEGH SEABOURN, JIM MEARA, TOM MEARA, EUGENE SWINDELL, RUSTY SEABOURN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ROGER PITTMAN, MELVIN ISHMAEL, JAMES ALLEN, JERRY BARTON, ALVA HARDIN, DEAN WHITE.
NAME: CLAUDENE D. (SLUDER) PHELPS, AGE 89, OF ATOKA, OKLAHOMA.  BORN: FEBRUARY 25, 1907 AT DAVIS, OK TO JOHN EDWARD AND BENNY LENORE (SHIELDS) SLUDER. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 89 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED LANE, OK SCHOOLS. MARRIED: ANDREW JACK PHELPS ON MAY 5, 1925 AT LANE, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: CHURCH OF CHRIST. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: HESTER HILTON OF BEAVER, OK. SON: DOYLE PHELPS AND WIFE CHRISTINE OF SULPHUR, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: RODGER HILTON, JIM HILTON, MARY COX, AND GENE PHELPS. 9 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GREAT GRANDSON. SISTER: EDITH GAMMON OF DURANT, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JOHN AND BENNY SLUDER.HUSBAND: ANDREW PHELPS on december 3, 1996.2 SISTERS.3 BROTHERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER.ASSISTING: HASKELL ENGLAND. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS & GREAT GRANDSONS) RODGER HILTON, JIMMY HILTON, MICHAEL COX, GENE PHELPS, KENRICK PHELPS, MARVIN ESTES.
NAME: ROY SMITH, AGE 61, RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: JULY 13, 1935 AT DARWIN, OK TO CLIFFORD E. AND JESSIE (CLARK) SMITH. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1997 AT DALLAS V.A. MEDICAL CENTER.AGE: 61 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED PINE SPRINGS SCHOOL AT FARRIS, OK AND BELSAW LOCKSMITH SCHOOL. MARRIED: MELVA JANE POSTOAK ON AUGUST 27, 1962 AT DURANT, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A LOCKSMITH. CHURCH AFFILIATION: EMMANUEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING KOREA AND WAS A MEMBER OF D. A. V. CHAPTER 60, CURRENTLY HELD THE OFFICE OF TREASURER AND WAS A FORMER COMMANDER. ALSO A MEMBER OF V. F. W., THE HONOR GUARD FIRING SQUAD, AND THE AMERICAN LEGION. HE MADE IT HIS LIFE’S WORK TO HELP OTHER VETERANS. SURVIVED BY WIFE: MELVA SMITH OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTERS: PATRICIA KENYON AND HUSBAND ERNIE OF ATOKA, OK. SHARON POSTOAK OF TUPELO, OK. 8 GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS: TROY SMITH OF FARRIS, OK. HOWARD SMITH OF FARRIS, OK. BRYAN SMITH OF FARRIS, OK. H. B. SMITH OF IRVING, TX. WAMON SMITH OF POPLAR, CA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CLIFFORD AND JESSIE SMITH.SON: J. B. POSTOAK.SISTER: VERA SMITH.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: DOUBLE SPRINGS CEMTERY ~ LANE, OKLAHOMA. OFFICIATING: REV. DAVID WOODS.ASSISTING: REV. JEFF HOLLAND. CASKETBEARERS: PAUL SMITH, RAY WOODS, RICHARD GARSIDE, DONNIE KENYON, JERRY RICHARDS, CHESTER EDGE.
NAME: JACK PERRY BARBEE, AGE 87 OF ATOKA FORMER LONGTIME DURANT AREA RESIDENT. BORN: NOVEMBER 29, 1909 AT TUSHKA, OK TO JOSEPH WILSON AND MARY OLIVE (STONE) BARBEE. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME.AGE: 87 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: FRANKIE LOUISE SCOTT AND LATER TO GRACIE WASSON. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AND WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AT SOUTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY. MR. BARBEE TAUGHT AT SEVERAL ATOKA COUNTY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING BUTLER AND HARMONY AND ALSO SERVED AS ATOKA COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF DURANT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY SONS: WILSON BARBEE AND WIFE LINDA OF HOUSTION, TX. GLENN SCOTT BARBEE AND WIFE SHARON OF PENSACOLA, FL. GRANDCHILDREN: DENA FRANK AND HUSBAND SHAWN OF LUBBOCK, TX. STACY KINGREN AND HUSBAND FRED OF BIRMINGHAM, AL. STEPHANIE BARBEE OF BRIMINGHAM, AL. SHERYL EHLERS AND HUSBAND CHRIS OF PALM HARBOUR, FL. SISTER: DORIS BISHOP OF DERBY, KS. PRECEDED IN DEATH PARENTS: JOSEPH AND MARY BARBEE.FIRST WIFE: FRANKIE (SCOTT) BARBEE IN MAY, 1961.SECOND WIFE: GRACIE (WASSON) BARBEE IN MARCH 1992.3 BROTHERS.6 SISTERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL SERVICE ~ ATOKA. GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL SERVICE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1997 AT 11:00 A.M. INTERMENT: MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY ~ OKLAHOMA CITY. OFFICIATING: REV. RICHARD MAGBY. CASKETBEARERS: HASKELL TAYLOR, CHARLES HOUSER, DERRELL PLUMMER, FRED HODGES, GEORGE SEATON, HASKELL COMBS, PAUL SANDMANN.
NAME: PAMELA ANN (ENGEL) ATKINSON, AGE 34, OF ADA AND FORMER ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 1, 1962 AT RUSSELL, KS TO KEITH EUGENE AND ALICE KATHRYN (HECKMAN) ENGEL. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1997 AT BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY.AGE: 34 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ENID, OK. MARRIED: JERRY ATKINSON ON AUGUST 23, 1980 AT CUSHING, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR WRANGLER BLUE BELL AT COALGATE AS A SEAMSTRESS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: ATTENDED OIL CENTER PENTECOSTAL CHURCH NEAR ADA, OK. PAM GREW UP IN ENID, OK, SHE EXCELLED IN FIELD AND TRACK IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS MANY TROPHIES AND MEDALS FOR HER ACHIEVEMENTS. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: JERRY ATKINSON OF THE HOME AT ADA. CHILDREN: DESTINY ATKINSON OF ADA. SHAWNDA ATKINSON OF ADA. FATHER: KEITH ENGEL AND WIFE JODY OF GOODLAND, KS. MOTHER: KATHRYN WHATLEY AND HUSBAND JACK OF ENID, OK. SISTERS: SHELLY MORRIS AND HUSBAND KEVIN OF DOVER, OK. AUDREY AND ASHLEY ENGEL, BOTH OF GOODLAND, KS. BROTHERS: MARK ENGEL AND WIFE MELONY OF STILLWATER, OK. DAVID ENGEL OF DALLAS, TX. CRAIG WHATLEY AND WIFE DEBBIE OF ENID, OK. MIKE WHATLEY AND WIFE STEPHANIE OF ENID, OK. GRANDPARENTS: OPAL AND HAROLD GILLENWATER OF WESLACO, TX. JUANITA AND CHUCK WHELAN OF GOODLAND, KS. PRECEDED IN DEATH
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA. INTERMENT: BERA CEMETERY ~ NEAR HARMONY COMMUNITY, ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GLENN EAVES. CASKETBEARERS: CLAUD LOVETT, GARY PETTIGREW, DONALD WOODS, MARK DURANT, JAMES NICHOLS, PAUL SMITH JR. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DEATON JASON, JIMMY WILLIAMS, TIMMY WILLIAMS, JIMMY TURNER.
NAME: EUGENE C. “GENE” BEAIRD, AGE 50, OF STRINGTOWN, OK. BORN: AUGUST 26, 1946 AT BATESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI TO CURTIS ELMORE AND EDITH MARIE (BISHOP) BEAIRD. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1997 AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY.AGE: 50 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BATESVILLE, MS, GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN 1964. ALSO ATTENDED NORTHWEST JUNIOR COLLEGE AT SENATOBIA, MISSISSIPPI. MARRIED: JENNIFER BRIDWELL ON APRIL 28, 1980 AT FT. WORTH, TX. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A RETAIL STORE MANAGER WITH PAGE DRUG, RETIRNG IN 1993. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST FAITH. GENE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING VIETNAM. HE WAS ALSO ON THE SCHOOLBOARD AT STRINGTOWN SCHOOLS. SURVIVED BY WIFE: JENNIFER beaird OF THE HOME IN STRINGTOWN, ok. SONS: EUGENE BEAIRD II OF STRINGTOWN, OK. JASON MICHAEL BEAIRD OF STRINGTOWN, OK. DAUGHTERS: RITA MICHELL BURK AND HUSBAND ROGER OF ARLINGTON, TX. JAN LEA RYALS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. CHRISTINA DENISE BEAIRD OF STRINGTOWN. STEPHANIE RENAE BEAIRD OF STRINGTOWN. GRANDSON: DEANDRE MARGUIS KENNY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BROTHER: ROBERT CALVIN BEAIRD OF BATESVILLE, MS. SISTERS: BETTY CAIN AND HUSBAND JIMMY OF RIDGELAND, MS. JUDY GALE BOLTON AND HUSBAND ROBERT OF POPE, MS. MOTHER-IN-LAW: KATHY BLYTHE OF FT. WORTH, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH PARENTS: CURTIS AND EDITH BEAIRD.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1997 AT 1:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB CUNNINGHAM.
NAME: RANDELL DEWEY BOOTH, AGE 59, RATTAN, OKLAHOMA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 13, 1937 AT WEBSTER, ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO DEWEY AND LOIS (WINTER) BOOTH. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 24, 1997 AT HIS CLOUDY CREEK RANCH RESIDENCE.AGE: 59 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED WEBSTER GRADE SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1956. MARRIED: CATHERINE NEW ON MAY 23, 1959 AT FARRIS, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A RANCHER CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF LANE CHURCH OF CHRIST. RANDELL SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY. SURVIVED BY WIFE: CATHERINE booth OF THE HOME AT CLOUDY CREEK RANCH. SON: JOSH RANDELL BOOTH OF THE HOME AT CLOUDY CREEK RANCH. DAUGHTERS: PAMELA JOYCE BOOTH OF THE HOME AT CLOUDY CREEK RANCH. PEGGY SUE BOOTH OF EARLSBORO, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: BENJAMIN WAYNE SUMMEY OF TUSHKA, OK. VIRGIE MAE COCHRAN OF EARLSBORO, OK. EMILY COCHRAN OR EARLBORO, OK. CHANCE ALLEN GLOVER OF CLOUDY CREEK RANCH. DESTINY ALEXANDRIA BOOTH OF CANEY, OK. BROTHERS: JUNIOR RAY BOOTH AND WIFE PEARL OF LANE, OK. CLOVIS BOOTH AND WIFE NANCY OF DIBBLE, OK. FATHER IN-LAW: BEN NEW OF CLOUDY CREEK RANCH. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: DEWEY AND LOIS BOOTH.BROTHER: KENNETH BOOTH.MOTHER IN-LAW: FARRIE MAE NEW.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: BRO. LARRY FINCHER OF RATTAN CHURCH OF CHRIST. CASKETBEARERS: HARRY FARRIS, HAROLD ROLAND, HOLLIS YOUNG, REGGIE METCALF, ROGER KEY, JAMES NELSON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BUDDY DUNLAP, BILLY WAYNE GOODSON, JACKIE WALKER, PHILLIP MILLER.
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