NAME: KNOLLY (CARTWRIGHT) HOFFELT, AGE 87, OF LANE, OK.  BORN: NOVEMBER 23, 1909 AT CHILDRESS, TX TO WILLIAM DAVIS AND ROBY ISABELLA (McGINNIS) CARTWRIGHT. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1997 AT OKLAHOMA VETERANS CENTER IN TALIHINA, OK.AGE: 87 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED LANE GRADE SCHOOL, ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL, AND EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, GRADUATING IN 1935 WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE. MARRIED: RAYMOND HOFFELT IN THE FALL OF 1950 AT McALESTER, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A SCHOOLTEACHER AND PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER. KNOLLY SERVED HER COUNTRY IN THE W.A.C. DURING WORLD WAR II. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MANHATTaN PROJECT WHERE SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATOMIC BOMB. KNOLLY NEVER DROVE A CAR, SHE WALKED EVERYWHERE SHE WENT. SHE BOARDED WITH FAMILIES WHERE SHE TAUGHT. SHE TAUGHT AT LIMESTONE GAP, WEBSTER, McALESTER, KIOWA, LANE, AND COAL CREEK. SHE LOVED TO READ, OIL paiNT, QUILT, AND SEW. SHE LOVED CHILDREN AND STARTED THE KNOLLY CARTWRIGHT HOFFELT SCHOLARSHIP FUND. SURVIVED BY BROTHER: ZACK CARTWRIGHT AND WIFE JANE OF ST. LOUIS, MO. SISTERS: MAE BLEDSOE OF LANE, OK. DOLLIE MILLICAN OF DENVER, CO. BROTHERS-IN-LAW: ED HOFFELT OF WISCONSIN. CLAUDE WHITSON OF VANITA, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW: MINNIE CARTWRIGHT OF ATOKA, CA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: RAYMOND HOFFELT IN JANUARY, 1988.PARENTS: WILLIAM AND ROBY CARTWRIGHT.BROTHERS: J. B., W. O., JIM, AND SAM CARTWRIGHT.SISTER: KATIE McMURTY WHITSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: LLOYD McELHANEY OF THE LANE CHURCH OF CHRIST. CASKETBEARERS: BILLY WAYNE GOODSON, SAM HEARRELL, BILL COBEN, JACK HUMPHREY, TED NOWLIN, RONNIE DODSON.
NAME: HOWARD C. KIRKLAND, AGE 72, OF COTTONWOOD, COAL COUNTY, OK. BORN: NOVEMBER 25, 1924 AT COALGATE, OK TO CARA RAY AND EURA IRENE (BATES) KIRKLAND. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1997 AT HIS COTTONWOOD RESIDENCE.AGE: 72 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 10 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT COTTONWOOD, COALGATE, AND TULSA, OK. MARRIED: EULA MAE WILSON ON NOVEMBER 9, 1946 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A LEAD MAN WITH THE NAVAL AMMUNITION BASE IN SAVANNA, OK, RETIRING IN 1980. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS DURING WORLD WAR II, RECEIVING SEVERAL DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS, INCLUDING 3 BRONZE STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON, AND AIR MEDAL. HE WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF VFW COALGATE POST 1198, ALSO WAS A 32ND DEGREE MASON WITH THE COALGATE LODGE. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: SHIRLEY ANN SHELDS AND HUSBAND STANLEY OF WARDVILLE, OK. MELBA SUE JORDAN AND HUSBAND GENE OF COALGATE, OK. CARA IRENE WARD AND HUSBAND RANDY OF COALGATE, OK. 8 GRANDCHILDREN, 2 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 5 STEP GRANDCHILDREN. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: DESTINY AND NATHAN, JR. FORMER WIVES: EULA MAE KIRKLAND OF COALGATE, OK. ROMA JUNE KIRKLAND OF KIOWA, OK. SISTER: DORTHY DEAN BARKER AND HUSBAND ARVEL OF SEARCY, AR. HALF BROTHER: ROGER BAILEY AND WIFE BETTY OF BEEBE, AR. STEPCHILDREN: DANNY JOHNSTON OF COALGATE, OK. KELLY MIDDLETON OF SAVANNA, OK. SHELLY ROBSON OF COALGATE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CARA RAY AND IRENE BATES.BROTHER: WILLIAM B. KIRKLAND.STEP GRANDDAUGHTER: TERESA SHIELDS.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: COTTONWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH ~ COTTONWOOD, OK. INTERMENT: COALGATE CEMETERY ~ COALGATE, OKLAHOMA. OFFICIATING: REV. BILL WEATHERS. CASKETBEARERS: STORMY LOVINGGOOD, RENDIE WEATHERS, CHARLES HENDRIX, JOE PASQUALI SR, ROY DECK, LOUIS JOHN SANDMANN, GARY DORITY, EDDIE ANGLIN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ARVARD McLELLAN, HOYT WARREN, LEROY MATHIS, RUSSELL FULLBRIGHT, BILLY DON ROSE.
NAME: HELEN MAE (BURNES) DUNCAN, AGE 90, LONGTIME ATOKA, OKLAHOMA RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 16, 1906 AT LEONARD, TEXAS TO JAMES BEN AND LARNARD MAE (TUCKER) BURNES. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 90 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED BENNINGTON AND CRYSTAL, OK SCHOOLS. MARRIED: SAM JACKSON. PRESTON DUNCAN IN COALGATE, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A SEAMSTRESS AND ALSO WORKED MANY YEARS FOR DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT IN TULSA, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD IN ADA, OK. SURVIVED BY BROTHER: BUDDY BURNES AND WIFE SANDRA OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: CLESSIE WINTERS AND HUSBAND HERSHEL OF FARRIS, OK. NEPHEW: JAMES BURNES OF ATOKA, OK. NIECES: SANDRA SWINDELL OF TULSA, OK. KAREN ULMAN AND HUSBAND RONALD OF CHOCTAW, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIRST HUSBAND: SAM JACKSON in july, 1971.SECOND HUSBAND: PRESTON DUNCAN on june 30, 1988.PARENTS: JAMES (July 1974) AND LARNARD BURNES.BROTHERS: ROBERT AND JIM BURNES.SISTERS: MARGIE BLACKWELL, LORRAINE STEWART, GLADYS WALKER, AND CLEO HEARTMAN.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. DOUGLAS A. JOHANNSEN. CASKETBEARERS: BILL GAYLOR, GENE SCOTT, CHARLIE ROWLAND, ALFRED VAN SCHUYVER, NOEL POWELL, MICKEY SCOTT. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: KENNETH COCHRAN, JAMES COCHRAN.
NAME: THADDEUS EDWARD “THAD” JACKSON, AGE 70, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF KENEFIC, BRYAN COUNTY, OK. BORN: SEPTEMBER 3, 1926 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO LONNIE CLINTON AND BERTHA (HICKS) JACKSON. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1997 AT BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY.AGE: 70 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED MAYTUBBY AND CADDO, OK SCHOOLS. MARRIED: MARIE VANDERVER WHITE ON AUGUST 10, 1972 AT DENISON, TX. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A FIELD REP FOR CLINT WILLIAMS PEANUT COMPANY IN MADILL, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS ALSO A 32ND DEGREE MASON WITH CADDO LODGE #3. SURVIVED BY WIFE: MARIE jackson OF THE HOME IN KENEFIC, OK. DAUGHTER: MARGY WEAVER OF FT. WORTH, TX. SON: THAD JACKSON JR. AND WIFE MILEY OF FT. WORTH, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: TANNY WEAVER OF FT. WORTH, TX. MARIE JACKSON OF FT. WORTH, TX. T. J. JACKSON OF FT. WORTH, TX. LONNIE MATHEW OF FT. WORTH, TX. PARENTS: LONNIE AND BERTHA JACKSON OF CADDO, OK. BROTHER: VERNELL JACKSON AND WIFE LILLIE OF DURANT OK. SISTERS: NELTA DALEY AND HUSBAND DON OF CARROLLTON, TX. AUDRA HALL AND HUSBAND GLOVIS OF KENEFIC, OK. FLODELL BREWER AND HUSBAND ROY GENE OF CADDO, OK. GARE RIPPLE AND HUSBAND MORRIS OF WYLIE, TX. BERVA WHITE AND HUSBAND C. J. OF CADDO, OK. LONNITA DUGGER OF CADDO, OK. DOROTHY LUJAN OF PLANO, TX. ZELMA PHILLIPS AND HUSBAND DON OF CADDO, OK. STEPCHILDREN: LEE WHITE AND WIFE PHYLLIS OF MADILL, OK. LONNIE WHITE AND WIFE GWEN OF COLEMAN, OK. LESLIE WHITE AND WIFE RUTH OF KENEFIC, OK. LINDAL WHITE AND WIFE FAYE OF CADDO, OK. STEP GRANDCHILDREN: MICHELLE ATNIP AND HUSBAND JIMMY OF TISHOMINGO, OK. ALLEN WHITE OF DALLAS, TX. VERNON WHITE OF CADDO, OK. MANDY WHITE OF CADDO, OK. TIFFANY WHITE OF CADDO, OK. 2 STEP GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GRANDSON: BILLY JOE JACKSON.BROTHERS: JACK WINEGAR AND KELLY JACKSON.STEP GRANDSON: JAMES LEE WHITE.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH ~ FULSOM, OK. INTERMENT: CADDO CEMETERY ~ CADDO, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LEONARD COOK.ASSISTING: REV. VICTOR COOK. CASKETBEARERS: LARRY HALL, JIMMY DELL HICKS, BILL MILLER, JIMMIE WHITE, FREDDY RAINES, DON PHILLIPS, BILLY B. SULLIVAN, LARRY VANCE, DOUG McBETH, CLINTON WILLIAMS, JIMMY PERDUE, JOE ELROD.
NAME: JAMES PRESTON POWELL, AGE 75, OF ATOKA COUNTY, OK. BORN: AUGUST 17, 1921 AT WALTON, KS TO FRANK AND GOLDIE MAE (LAMB) POWELL. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 75 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IDAHO. MARRIED: BETTY GAMBRILL. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER AND FARMER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST FAITH. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: DELORES SIMPSON AND HUSBAND BOB OF PONCA CITY, OK. SHEILA VANCE OF PONCA CITY, OK. ADOPTED SON: BUSTER YORK POWELL OF TUSHKA, OK. 7 GRANDCHILDREN, 8 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. FORMER WIFE: BETTY GAMBRILL OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: FRANK AND GOLDIE MAE POWELL.SON: JAMES POWELL, JR.
DATE OF SERVICES: THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SERVICES. JAMES DONATED HIS BODY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ANATOMICAL RESEARCH BOARD.
NAME: VAN MARSHALL ADKISSON, AGE 85, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 6, 1911 NEAR BYERS, OK TO JOSEPH MARION AND LONNIE OLIVE (MARSHALL) ADKISSON. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 85 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE, OK. MARRIED: NORA OGDEN IN 1941 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED IN SHIPYARDS IN CALIFORNIA & OREGON, WAS A CARPENTER IN INDIANA UNTIL A SERIOUS INJURY FORCED HIM INTO EARLY RETIREMENT IN 1976. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD IN FARRIS, OK. VAN SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. NAVY DURING WWII. AFTER HIS RETIREMENT, HE MOVED BACK TO ATOKA COUNTY AND LIVED IN FARRIS AND ATOKA AREA. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: ANN ADKISSON OF GREENFIELD, IN. SISTER: OLIVE SORRELLS OF RATTAN, OK. 1 GRANDSON. PRECEDED IN DEATH PARENTS: JOSEPH AND LONNIE ADKISSON.SON: GENE ADKISSON.SISTER: LORENE DELAY.BROTHERS: LOYCE, CARL, GLEN, RHEAFORD, AND JAY ADKISSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD ~ FARRIS, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LEE BROWN.ASSISTING: REV. JUNIOR LYTLE. CASKETBEARERS: (NEPHEWS) AMOS, LEON. DARRELL, DONALD, MARSHALL, PAUL, CHARLES, AND WAYNE SORRELLS.
NAME: JULIA (SEWELL) MOORE, AGE 89, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 9, 1907 NEAR JESSE, OK TO JOSEPH PARKER AND NORA ETTA (TEAGUE) SEWELL. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1997 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME.AGE: 89 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. MARRIED: CHARLIE CHESTER MOORE IN MAY, 1923. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: VERA MORROW OF IRVING, TX. EARLEEN HOLLEY AND HUSBAND FRED OF ATOKA, OK. AMMIE BAUGH OF TOPEKA, KS. AUDREY SANDERS AND HUSBAND BUD OF ATOKA, OK. SONS: DILLARD MOORE OF TULSA, OK. WILLARD MOORE AND WIFE DIANE OF HOMINY, OK. LACEY MOORE AND WIFE SUSIE OF STRINGTOWN, OK. BROTHER: JASPER SEWELL OF WHITESBORO, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: CHARLIE CHESTER MOORE .PARENTS: JOSEPH AND NORA SEWELL.INFANT SONS: BOWEN AND JOSEPH MOORE.BROTHERS: JACK AND FRED SEWELL.SISTERS: ALICE WILHITE, ROSIE STEWART, AND EULA MAYO.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22,1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL SERVICE ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB CUNNINGHAM OF STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) CARY MORROW, ALAN MORROW, LESTER MORROW, JOHNNY, HOLLEY, DAVID HOLLEY, BUDDY SANDERS, CLOYE SANDERS, CLIFF MOORE. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: (GREAT GRANDSONS) BILL NELSON, CHRIS NELSON, EDDIE ELLIS, STEVEN MURRAY, SAMMY CARROLL, CLINTON CORSE, CARY CORSE.
NAME: LENNIE ANNA (GROVE) BETTS, AGE 93, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 31, 1903 AT COTTONWOOD, OK INDIAN TERRITORY TO THOMAS FRANKLIN AND SARAH MELVINA (McCASLIN) GROVE. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 20, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 93 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 1 DAY. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT COALGATE, GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL THERE IN 1918. ALSO ATTENDED BUSINESS COLLEGE. MARRIED: WALLACE M. BETTS ON JANUARY 15, 1922 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS WITH SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR 35 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER (OVER 60 YEARS) OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA. SHE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF PIONEERS OF AMERICA AND EASTERN STAR, ATOKA CHAPTER. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: ANNA BELL JOHNSON AND HUSBAND WILLIAM OF ATOKA, ok. GRANDDAUGHTER: GAIL (JOHNSON) HENDERSON AND HUSBAND ROBERT OF MORENO VALLEY, CA. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: CAREY AND JAMES ADAM HENDERSON OF MORENO VALLEY, CA. GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILD: KYLEE HENDERSON OF MORENO VALLEY, CA. SISTERS-IN-LAW: HAGER PETTIGREW AND HUSBAND DEWEY OF OREN, UT. JUANITA MELVIN AND HUSBAND LOUIS OF FAIR PLAY, MO. PRECEDED IN DEATH PARENTS: THOMAS AND SARAH GROVES.HUSBAND: WALLACE BETTS IN JUNE, 1980.BROTHER: CHARLES GROVE.SISTERS: ETHEL ERWIN, HAZEL WARREN, AND FLORA JONES.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA. INTERMENT: WARDS CHAPEL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JEFF HOLLAND.ASSISTING: REV. RICHARD BETTS. CASKETBEARERS: ROBERT “TOT” CALVERT, LON R. FINK, JOE KENNETH WILLIAMS, BILLY PINGLETON, LARRY PINGLETON, KEITH PINGLETON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: C. A. “BARNEY” McCALL, LEE ALLEN RAINS, BILL PINGLETON, CHARLES KNIGHT, MARION TOOMBS, LEROY BLACKBURN, JERRIEL BETTS.
NAME: IRA LEE MASON, AGE 89, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY, OK RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 22, 1907 NEAR WEWOKA, SEMINOLE COUNTY, OK TO JOSEPH HOWARD AND RHODA ALICE (ROBERTS) MASON. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1997 AT COLONIAL MANOR NURSiNG HOME IN ATOKA.AGE: 89 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED WEWOKA, OK AREA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: CARRIE EVA LULA ROSAMOND ON OCTOBER 8, 1927 AT YUMA, AZ. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A FARMER & RANCHER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF PLEASANT VIEW FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: HAZEL CULBREATH OF CANEY, OK. MILDRED WORKMAN OF BOGGY DEPOT, OK. SONS: HOWARD MASON OF COLEMAN, OK. CHARLES MASON OF BOGGY DEPOT, OK. DONALD RAY MASON OF SPRINGTOWN, TX. RICHARD MASON OF BOGGY DEPOT, OK. JERRY MASON OF WAPANUCKA, OK. 25 GRANDCHILDREN, 57 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 8 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: CARRIE MASON ON DECEMBER 20, 1990.PARENTS: HOWARD AND RHODA ALICE MASON.6 BROTHERS.2 SISTERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: PERKINS CEMETERY ~ WEST OF CANEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB JOHNSON.ASSISTING: REV. LARRY SCHOONOVER. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS & GREAT GRANDSONS) BILLY WORKMAN, J. L. CULBREATH, DALE WORKMAN, CLINT ROBERTSON, B. J. ROBERTSON, JIMMY BYRD. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: STEVE WHITE, JAMES WORKMAN, FRANKIE WORKMAN, STEVE BYRD, PHILLIP CULBREATH, MICKEY DON MASON.
NAME: GERALD RYAN LEFLORE, AGE 19, OF OKLAHOMA CITY, FORMERLY OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: DECEMBER 9, 1977 AT FT. SMITH, ARKANSAS TO C. E. WINDGATE AND MARILYN DIANE LEFLORE. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1997 AT BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, OKLAHOMA CITY. FROM GUNSHOT WOUND SUSTAINED DURING AN ASSAULT AT HIS RESIDENCE IN OKLAHOMA CITY.AGE: 19 YEARS 1 MONTH 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: WHEN RESIDING IN ATOKA, he ATTENDED DOUBLE SPRINGS CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN LANE, OK. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: REGINA JOHNSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GIRLFRIEND: DENISHA JOHNSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MOTHER: DINAE GIBSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BROTHERS: KEVIN GIBSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JOSHUA GIBSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SISTER: MIRANDA LEFLORE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GRANDMOTHER: LIZZIE LEFLORE OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDFATHER: ABE LEFLORE OF CLEVELNAD, OK. AUNT: STEPHANIE LEFLORE OF DURANT, OK. UNCLES: LEON LEFLORE AND WIFE ANITA OF ATOKA, OK. CALVIN LEFLORE AND WIFE DEBORAH OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MANY OTHER RELATIVES. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GRANDMOTHER: BERNICE WINDGATE.GREAT GRANDPARENTS: WILLIAM AND TRACY PETERS. HERMAN AND MARY LEFLORE.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: DOUBLE SPRINGS CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. NATHAN SCOTT. CASKETBEARERS: STACY LEFLORE, DALE LEFLORE, TERRY COOPER, LEON LEFLORE JR, ROBERT COOPER, BRAD PITTMAN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JAMES NELSON JR, LLOYD COLE, WILLIAM NELSON, MICHAEL CROW, JIMMY GIBSON, BRAD SCOTT.
NAME: FRED CROCKETT LOWRY, AGE 64, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY, OK RESIDENT.  BORN: JUNE 9, 1932 AT ATOKA, OK TO JESSE FRED AND DAISY NOREEN (WARREN) LOWRY. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1997 AT HIS ATOKA RESIDENCE.AGE: 64 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED STRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1950. MARRIED: BOBBYE WINTERS ON DECEMBER 6, 1956 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: OKLAHOMA WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH. CROCKETT, AS HE WAS KNOWN BY ALL, WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF ATOKA COUNTY. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY AND THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD. HE WENT TO WORK FOR THE WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT WHEN HIS FATHER, FRED, PASSED AWAY, HE TOOK OVER AS MANAGER OF THE MCGEE CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA, HE WAS THE BIG GAME BIOLOGIST FOR MANY YEARS, AND THE SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA GAME DIVISION SUPERVISOR WHEN HE RETIRED AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN TRANSPLANTING THE WHITETAIL DEER AND TURKEY TO OKLAHOMA’S 77 COUNTIES. CROCKETT WAS AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN - HE LOVED TO FISH AND HUNT AND HAS MANY PICTURES AND TROPHIES TO PROVE HIS LOVE FOR THE OUTDOORS. SURVIVED BY WIFE: BOBBYE lowry OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: DEBBIE SMITHART AND HUSBAND JOHN OF ATOKA, OK. SON: FRED LOWRY, JR AND WIFE KELLIE SUE OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: BARBARA POTTS AND HUSBAND BILL OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: JENNIFER LOWRY OF ATOKA, OK. TERA LONG OF ATOKA, OK. LESLIE LONG OF ATOKA, OK. DAVID LOWRY OF ATOKA, OK. ANGIE MUSE OF DURANT, OK. BRANDI WILLIAMS AND HUSBAND STACY OF ATOKA, OK. UNCLES: DALE WARREN OF SMITHVILLE, AR. PAT DENNIS OF KILLEEN, TX. DELMAR WARREN OF HARTSHORNE, OK. LEE MYERS AND WIFE THELMA OF TULSA, OK. AUNT: HAZEL MOORE OF SULPHUR, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: FRED AND DAISY LOWRY.SON: RONNIE LOWRY IN 1977.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. DON HAZELL. ASSISTING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON AND LYNDOL FRY. CASKETBEARERS: DON RITTER, ERNIE GRIFFIN, JUDGE DOUG GABBARD, BILL EVANS, J. D. VOTO, JAY GREEN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BILL MOORE, DR. ROBERT HAYES, NEAL MERRIOTT, BILL WOOLWRIGHT, HOSS FITZGERALD, DENNIS MCNEIL.
NAME: LEE ALLEN RAINS, AGE 79, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF ATOKA COUNTY, OK. BORN: DECEMBER 15, 1917 AT CADDO, OK TO EMMITT AND CLYDE LEE (MARTIN) RAINS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1997 PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 79 YEARS 1 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED ALL 12 YEARS OF SCHOOL AT ATOKA SCHOOL. MARRIED: JUANITA L. STEPHENS ON JUNE 5, 1938 AT COALGATE, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS AN ACTIVE RANCHER, ALSO OWNER/OPERATOR OF GREEN LIGHT AUTO PARTS UNTIL 1993 WHEN HE SOLD IT. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA, OK. SURVIVED BY WIFE: JUANITA rains OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: CATHY DARNELL AND HUSBAND RON OF BRISTOW, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: BRETT CALLICOAT AND WIFE SHELLY OF ATOKA, OK. AMY CALLICOAT OF ATOKA, OK. TARA McGILL AND HUSBAND CHUCK OF MARIETTA, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: DUSTIN AND DALTON CALLICOAT OF ATOKA, OK. MADISON McGILL OF MARIETTA, OK. SON-IN-LAW: JOHN KENNEDY OF MARIETTA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: EMMITT AND CLYDE RAINS.DAUGHTER: GAILIAN KENNEDY IN 1991.BROTHER: CLIFTON “MIKE” RAINS.SISTERS: LOIS EVELYN “DUTCH” MILLER AND VIRGINIA “TOTTY” McNEW.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JESS HOLLAND.ASSISTING: REV. JAMES CROWSON. CASKETBEARERS: RONNIE DARNELL, JOHN KENNEDY, BRETT CALLICOAT, CHUCK McGILL, STEVE MANSELL, EDDIE BROWN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: GILBERT MANSELL, MILBURN MEAD, JARVIS WILLIAMS, PAUL MULLINS, HOMER BLAKER, ERVIN LILLARD, WALTER “BUD” EVANS.
NAME: LUCILLE JANE (MORRIS) MILLS, AGE 64, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 15, 1932 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO JAMES ANDREW LESLIE AND LILLIE LORENA (BREWER) MORRIS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1997 AT HER ATOKA RESIDENCE.AGE: 64 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WEST ALISON AND FOREST HILL IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: JAMES OYD MILLS ON JULY 9, 1963 AT SHERMAN, TEXAS. OCCUPATION: MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AS A HOME HEALTH PROVIDER AND IN-HOME CHILD CARE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN IN ATOKA, OK. SHE ENJOYED STAMP COLLECTING, EMBROIDERY, GARDENING, AND FLOWERS - KEEPING A BEAUTIFUL YARD. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: JANIE (MILLS) DRISKILL AND HUSBAND MIKE OF BRAMAN, OK. GRANDDAUGHTERS: COURTNEY MOODY OF BRAMAN, OK. AMBER MOODY OF BRAMAN, OK. MOTHER: LORENA MORRIS OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: EVELYN SMITH AND HUSBAND BILL OF ATOKA, OK. JOYCE LEWIS AND HUSBAND CECIL OF ATOKA, OK. MARY HENDERSON AND HUSBAND MARVIN OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER: ELVIN RAY MORRIS OF TEXAS. NIECES: BRENDA RACKLEY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MARANDA HAMM OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MARESHAH HENDERSON OF ATOKA, OK. MARAH HENDERSON OF ATOKA, OK. JULIE GRAY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. LEANN MORRIS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. NEPHEWS: CECIL R. LEWIS JR OF CLAREMORE, OK. JIM BOB LEWIS OF ATOKA, OK. MARK HENDERSON OF ATOKA, OK. ELVIN MORRIS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ALAN MORRIS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. STEP GRANDCHILDREN: DONNA CARLISLE, ROBERT WAYNE CARLISLE, VICKI CARLISLE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BOBBI AND JOHN RICKER OF SAVOY, tx. KENNETH AND REBECCA BREEDEN OF ATOKA, OK. GREAT NIECE: DAYSHA HAMM OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GREAT NEPHEWS: CAMERON LEWIS OF CLAREMORE, OK. MATTHEW RACKLEY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: JAMES ANDREW LESLIE MORRIS.HUSBAND: JAMES OYD MILLS on may 14, 1989.INFANT SISTER: PATSY GERALDEAN MORRIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,1997 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: BRO. JESSE CAREY.ASSISTING: BRO. JAMES CAREY. CASKETBEARERS: MARVIN HENDERSON, BILL SMITH, CECIL LEWIS SR, MARK HENDERSON, JIM BOB LEWIS, CECIL LEWIS JR. HONORARY CASKET BEARERS: JESSIE CAREY, KENNETH CAREY, JAMES POWELL.
NAME: DENZIL DIXON WALLACE, AGE 57, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: OCTOBER 30, 1939 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO CHARLES DIXON AND FANNIE JEAN (ANDERSON) WALLACE. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 57 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 1 DAY EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT ATOKA, OK. MARRIED: LISA MARIE EVANS ON NOVEMBER 17, 1995 AT TEXARKANA, TX. OCCUPATION: HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE U. S. POSTAL SERVICE FOR 32 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST FAITH. SURVIVED BY WIFE: LISA MARIE WALLACE OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: TRACEY WALLACE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SON: CHARLES WALLACE AND WIFE CHASITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SISTER: BILLYE GREER AND HUSBAND GEORGE H. OF OKLAHOMA CITY. STEPCHILDREN: LORI JURADO AND HUSBAND JESSE OF SACRAMENTO, CA. JORI SMITH STATIONED AT PETERSON AIRFORCE BASE, CO. STEP GRANDCHILDREN: JOSHUA AND HAILI JURADO OF SACRAMENTO, CA. AUNTS: JULIA AINSWORTH AND IDELL WALLACE OF ATOKA, OK. ELLEN HAMILTON OF DALLAS, TX. IDA MAE WALLACE OF SULPHUR, OK. BILLIE DOBBS OF TYLER, TX. MARTHA KEENON OF EUFALA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CHARLES AND FANNIE WALLACE.SISTER: BETTY JEAN WALLACE.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. TOM HARGRAVES. CASKETBEARERS: ERNIE GRIFFIN, DON WALLACE, JOHN MARTIN, CLIFF DARST, ABBOTT JONES, HAL ISHMAEL. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: MIKE HIMES, JERRY HALL, DICK DOWLING, LEON CRITES, BOBBY JOE COURTNEY.
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