NAME: RONALD DALE BURKE, AGE 50, OF ATOKA AND FORMERLY FROM MUSTANG AND CHOCTAW, OK. BORN: FEBRUARY 28, 1954 AT SALINAS, CA. TO BOBBY DEAN AND BELVA DELOIS (FINK) BURKE. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2005 AT HIS HOME IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 50 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS EDUCATION: RON ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL IN ASHLAND, OREGON AND FROM 5TH GRADE THROUGH GRADUATING IN 1972 AT ATOKA. MARRIED: KATHERINE HACKER ON APRIL 18, 1981 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: RON WORKED FOR MARVIN COCHRAN AND TRAINED AS A MECHANIC. HE WORKED SOME FOR BURKE BROTHERS ROAD SERVICE. HE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS IN CONSTRUCTION AND WORKED 18 YEARS FOR COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. OF OKLAHOMA. HE WAS A SUPERVISOR FOR OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: RON WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY SON: JULIAN DAGE BURKE OF MOORE, OK.PARENTS: BOB AND DEE BURKE OF ATOKA, OK.SISTERS: JANET THOMPSON AND HUSBAND JAMES OF CHOCTAW, OK. CHRIS ROY AND HUSBAND JOHN OF HOUSTON, TX.BROTHER: DON BURKE OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BOTH SET OF GRANDPARENTS.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2005 AT 10:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BERA CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOE CHAPIN.ASSISTING: ARVEL HALL CASKETBEARERS: RICKIE BURKE, CARL HUTSON, CHUCK MONDAY, KELLY KENNEDY, JIMMY CAMPBELL, STEVE MANSELL, TODD LILLARD, WILLIAM HACKER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: D.W. DARNELL, BILL ALLEN, BILL MALONE, HARVEY CAPPS. AMILY NIGHT ~ MONDAY 6:00 PM
NAME: JOHN BENTON FARMER, AGE 80, A LONGTIME STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 17, 1924 AT HARMONY, ATOKA CO., OK TO EDD AND MINNIE (HUMPHREY) FARMER. PASSED AWAY: EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 2005 AT THE HERITAGE HILLS LIVING AND REHAB CENTER IN MCALESTER, OK.AGE: 80 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS EDUCATION: JOHN ATTENDED THE OLD HARMONY SCHOOL. MARRIED: JOHN MARRIED VIRGINIA COLE HOLSTINE ON AUGUST 19, 1975 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: JOHN WORKED IN THE SHIPYARD WHILE IN CALIFORNIA AND HE WORKED FOR STERNCRAFT BOAT MANUFACTURING AND SAN JUAN POOLS IN LEWISVILLE, TX. HE ALSO WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AS A LOGGER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE MT. OLIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN STRINGTOWN. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE D.A.V., VFW AND THE AMERICAN LEGION. JOHN SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WAS A WWII VETERAN HAVING SERVED OVERSEAS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. SURVIVED BY WIFE: VIRGINIA FARMER OF THE HOME AT STRINGTOWN. CHILDREN: WAYNE FARMER OF SILO, OK. CHRISTINE KING OF COLORADO. JOHNNY B. FARMER AND WIFE ANITA OF STRINGTOWN, OK. STEP SON: BLAINE HOLSTINE AND WIFE LESLIE OF STRINGTOWN, OK. SISTER: LOTTIE TURNER AND HUSBAND ODELL OF STRINGTOWN, OK. 10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: EDD AND MINNIE FARMER.BROTHERS: EDD, LONNIE, LEE, ROY AND JACK FARMER.STEPSON: BLAIR HOLSTINE.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2004 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: MT. OLIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. INTERMENT: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY ROSE.ASSISTING: REV. WAYNE RAINS. CASKETBEARERS: HOWELL MAGBY, JACKIE FARMER, J. D. WILSON, CLAY LANE, RANDY HYATT, JOHNNY REEVES. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: TOMMY LANE, RUSSELL LANE, ROBERT REEVES, JESS WILSON, FRED BRADFORD, PAUL HOWARD. FAMILY NIGHT ~ MONDAY 7 PM.
NAME: NONA EDNA (HOUCHIN) SANDERS, AGE 92, OF DENTON, TEXAS AND A FORMER STILLWATER, OK AND ATOKA-LANE AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 25, 1912 AT BLUE, OKLA. TO EDDIE BUTLER AND LENORA JANE (DEATON) HOUCHIN. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2005 AT DENTON, TX.AGE: 92 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BLUE, OK. MARRIED: HOMER RAY SANDERS ON JULY 1, 1928 AT MYERS CHAPEL IN ATOKA COUNTY. OCCUPATION: NONA WORKED AS A PASTRY COOK FOR MANY YEARS AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH IN DENTON. NONA WAS ACTIVE IN THE COUNTY HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUBS, 4-H CLUB, AND THE COUNTY FAIRS. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: WANDA WALL AND HUSBAND BILL OF LANE, OK. DON SANDERS AND WIFE PHYLLIS OF DENTON, TX. 7 GRANDCHILDREN, 13 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AND 4 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND OF 70 YEARS: HOMER SANDERS.PARENTS: EDDIE AND LENORA HOUCHIN.SISTERS: OLA COMBS, MAE HEMBREE, MAGGIE CORDELL, LOIS EZELLA HENDRIX, AND DOISOZELLA PARKS.BROTHERS: CALVIN,OSCAR, IDIS AND OTIS HOUCHIN
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2005 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BILL BENNETT. CASKETBEARERS: ARTHUR CREWS, BRAD PAGE, LARRY SHEFFIELD, JACK SHEFFIELD, RONNIE DODSON, CURTIS BELCHER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BOB FORAN, BILL COBEN, R.V. GOODSON AND LEONARD SHEFFIELD
NAME: LOUIS JAMES TAYLOR, AGE 73, OF TUSHKA, OK. BORN: JULY 30, 1931 AT COALGATE , OKLA. TO GROVER CLEVE AND MARY ELLEN (MILLER) TAYLOR. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 2005 NEAR CANEY IN AN AUTO-TRUCK ACCIDENTAGE: 73 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS EDUCATION: LOUIS ATTENDED SCHOOL AT GRASSHOPPER IN COAL COUNTY AND HE ATTENDED OKLAHOMA BARBER COLLEGE AT OKLAHOMA CITY IN 1963 AND 1964. MARRIED: PATSY LAIN IN 1952 AT DURANT, OK. OCCUPATION: LOUIS WORKED MANY YEARS AS A CARPENTER. HE WORKED IN THE OIL FIELDS IN THE 70’S AND WAS A LICENSED BARBER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LOUIS WAS A BAPTIST AND A SELF-TAUGHT MUSICIAN AND WAS CAPABLE OF PLAYING SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: GLORIA FRENCH OF TUSHKA, OK. DEBORAH COATES OF CANEY, OK. KARON CLARK AND HUSBAND BOB OF TUSHKA, OK. JUDITH TAYLOR OF TUSHKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: HEATHER WILLIAMS OF TUSHKA, OK. RANDI AVANTS OF TUSHKA, OK. SHAWN WILLIAMS OF CHAPEL HILL, NC. JOSHUA MINOR OF HUMBLE, TX. JEREMIAH MINOR OF FT. HOOD, KILLEEN, TX. JAMES COBB OF LAS VEGAS, NV. AARON COBB OF TUSHKA, OK. GIRLFRIEND: DOROTHY LESTER OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SPECIAL FRIEND: LOIS SHEPPARD OF OKLAHOMA CITY. 8 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: WANDA EVANS OF TUPELO, OK. ETTIE MIDKIFF OF ADA, OK. BROTHERS: GEORGE TAYLOR OF CENTRAHOMA, OK. GARDNER TAYLOR OF LITTLE KANSAS, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: GROVER AND MARY TAYLOR.INFANT SON: DAVID TAYLORBROTHERS: KETHELL AND GROVER TAYLOR.SISTERS: DESSIE HOGUE, VANOE REED AND VADA THORNBURY.SONS-IN-LAW: STEVE COATES AND RANDY WILLIAMSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. ROBERT EARL UMSTED. CASKETBEARERS: FREDDY TAYLOR, GROVER TAYLOR, GARY TAYLOR, NICK TAYLOR, RICKY MIDKIFF, ZACK TAYLOR, LLOYD EVANS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JIMMY LEUTY, D. J. GOODSON, AND JAY WILLIS. FAMILY NIGHT ~ TUESDAY 6:00 P.M.
NAME: BRUCE MAXWELL FURR, AGE 61, A LONGTIME STRINGTOWN AND ATOKA CO. AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 8, 1943 TO CECIL BRUCE AND EURA VIVIAN (MAXWELL) FURR AT ATOKA, OK PASSED AWAY: MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 10, 2005 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKAAGE: 61 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS EDUCATION: BRUCE ATTENDED STRINGTOWN SCHOOLS AND WAS A 1961 GRADUATE. HE ATTENDED SOUTHEASTERN STATE COLLEGE FOR ONE YEAR. MARRIED: HE MARRIED BETTY DUNCAN ON OCTOBER 4, 1980 AT LAS VEGAS, NV. OCCUPATION: BRUCE LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN STRINGTOWN AND WORKED IN AND OUT OF ALASKA AS AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND HIGHLINER. HE ALSO DID INTERNATIONAL WORK FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, UNTIL HE BECAME DISABLED IN 1994 AND WAS FORCED TO RETIRE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BRUCE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE IBEW UNION. BRUCE SERVED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR 10 YEARS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. SURVIVED BY WIFE: BETTY FURR OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. STEPSONS: LEVI DUNCAN AND WIFE PAT OF MEAD, OK. ROBERT DUNCAN AND WIFE MARIE OF WICHITA FALLS, TX. ARLEY DUNCAN OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: ARLENE, STACEY, NATALIE, KAMERON, GENNIFER, ROBYN, CATRIONA, CURTIS, STEVEN, CHRISTIE, TRACEY, KIM, AND SHELLY. 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: MAXINE WILSON AND HUSBAND BUTCH OF STRINGTOWN. NEPHEW: EDDIE THOMPSON AND WIFE PENNY OF STRINGTOWN. NIECES: TERRY MAYO AND HUSBAND EARNEST OF STRINGTOWN. LISA BAGHERPOR AND HUSBAND FARHAD OF NEW JERSY. AUNTS: FLOY STRUCK OF ATOKA. HELEN THOMPSON AND HUSBAND GEORGE OF TERELL, TX. WILLIE JO FURR OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CECIL AND EURA FURR.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2005 AT 4:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: NONE. BRUCE CHOSE TO BE CREMATED AND HIS CREMAINS ARE TO BE BURIED WITH HIS WIFE BETTY WHEN SHE PASSES ON. BRUCE SUFFERED WITH A LONG ILLNESS AND HE IS AT PEACE NOW. HE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB GRAHAM. FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE
NAME: VERA PAULINE (WHEELER) POWELL, AGE 81, A RESIDENT OF THE HURLEY MANOR IN COALGATE AND FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 21, 1924. PASSED AWAY: JANUARY 12, 2005 AT THE MARY HURLEY MANOR IN COALGATE.AGE: 81 YEARS 3 MONTHS 21 DAYS MARRIED: ROBERT JERAL POWELL. HE PRECEDED HER IN DEATH. SHE IS SURVIVED BY NUMEROUS RELATIVES AND MANY VERY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. *NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
NO SERVICES WERE HELD. VERA DONATED HER BODY TO THE OKLAHOMA WILLED BODY PROGRAM IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
NAME: JIMMY DEAN RILEY, AGE 60, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT BORN: AUGUST 19, 1944 TO BURL AND DONNA LOIS (SCOTT) RILEY AT ATOKA, OK. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE: 60 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED STRINGTOWN, OK, TEXAS, AND NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS. MARRIED: MARY ELLEN SCOTT ON JULY 28, 1965 AT EXETER, CA. OCCUPATION: JIMMY RETIRED FROM THE ARMY AFTER 23 YEARS. HAVING SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. HE LATER WORKED AS AN ACCOUNT’S COLLECTOR FOR A RENTAL COMPANY IN TAHLEQUAH, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GRACE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH IN STRINGTOWN. SURVIVED BY WIFE: MARY RILEY OF THE HOME. CHILDREN: JUDY PRITCHARD AND HUSBAND BOB OF WICKFORD, ENGLAND. TRUDY CHILDS OF COALGATE, OK. WANDA HULSEY AND HUSBAND EDDIE OF EXETER, CA. TOMMY RILEY OF COALGATE, OK. MOTHER IN LAW: HAZEL SCOTT OF TAHLEQUAH, OK. SISTER IN LAW: MARY BARHAM AND HUSBAND BILL OF AMARILLO, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: BURL AND DONNA RILEY.BROTHER: DON RILEY.SISTER: BETTY RILEY.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2005 AT 10:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. WADE BOOTH. CASKETBEARERS: BENNY OWEN, GREG GLASCO, MICHAEL TALLEY, BOBBY CHILDS, JAMES CHILDS, LYNN MASSEY, BRUCE JACOB. HONORARY CASKETBEARER: CARL SCOTT. FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE
NAME: LEWIS OGLE, AGE 63, A LONGTIME OKLAHOMA CITY RESIDENT AND FORMER COALGATE-ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 1941 TO ARTHUR AND JOSIE OGLE AT COALGATE, OK. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2005 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN OKLAHOMA CITY.AGE: 63 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS EDUCATION: LEWIS ATTENDED SCHOOL IN COALGATE AND ATOKA. HE THEN ATTENDED BRIDGES BARBER COLLEGE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. MARRIED: BEVERLY MALONE IN 1963. OCCUPATION: HE OWNED AND OPERATED HIS OWN BARBER BUSINESS IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR 42 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A FAITH BELIEVER IN GOD. SURVIVED BY SON: BRUCE OGLE OF STILLWATER, OK. SISTERS: GLADIS COFFEE OF COALGATE, OK. EARMA LANGLEY AND HUSBAND J. D. OF ARIZONA. OLA COOK OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MERLE HENDERSON AND HUSBAND JERRY OF ATOKA, OK. BETTY ENGLISH OF COALGATE, OK. DEAN THOMPSON OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: CLAUD OGLE AND WIFE WANDA OF TUSHKA, OK. MEL OGLE AND WIFE SUE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JAMES OGLE AND WIFE ELANE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ARTHUR AND JOSIE OGLE.SISTERS: LUCIL WATKINS AND MYRTLE WALKUP.BROTHER: CLYDE OGLE.
MEMORIAL SERVICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICE: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: NEW ZION CEMETERY. OFFICIATING: REV. ERNEST ELDRIDGE. FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE.
NAME: ROBERT JOSEPH “BOB” CHITWOOD, AGE 75, A KINGSTON AREA AND FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 21, 1929 TO OMER AND JOSEPHINE (WELLS) CHITWOOD AT ATOKA, OK. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2005 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA IN DURANT, OK.AGE: 75 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS. EDUCATION: BOB ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED: GRETA DEAN ON APRIL 10, 2001 AT WHITESBORO, TX. OCCUPATION: BOB WORKED AND RETIRED FROM SOUTHWESTERN BELL AS A CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY WIFE: GRETA OF THE HOME IN KINGSTON, OK. SON: CHRIS CHITWOOD AND WIFE DEBBY OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: DOUG CHITWOOD OF WAGONER, OK. PAUL CHITWOOD AND WIFE HEATHER OF LUBBOCK, TX. LINDSEY CHITWOOD OF ATOKA, OK. CHRISTOPHER CHITWOOD II OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: JERRY CHITWOOD OF ATOKA, OK. BILL CHITWOOD AND WIFE JENNY OF FT. WORTH, TX. SISTERS-IN-LAW: PRISCILLA DEAN OF GARLAND, TX. RAYLEENE WILLIAMSON OF MEXICO. ROSE CHITWOOD OF MOORE, OK. NEPHEWS AND NIECES: KEVIN WILLIAMSON AND FAMILY OF ROGERS, AR. CRYSTAL WILLIAMSON AND FAMILY OF SMITHVILLE, TX. TERRY CHITWOOD OF MOORE, OK. MARY AND DON KNOP OF MOORE, OK. GARY CHITWOOD OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JACKIE MESSALL AND HUSBAND JIM OF CALIFORNIA. JOHNNY ESKUE AND WIFE LINDA OF ATOKA, OK. VIRGINIA CRABTREE AND FAMILY OF JONDAY, OREGON. ALETHEA LEWENDOWSKI AND HUSBAND MICKEY OF TEXAS. ROBERT CHITWOOD AND WIFE SUE OF DALLAS, TX. BILL CHITWOOD AND WIFE LAURA OF HAWAII. SPECIAL FRIENDS: BILL AND BETTY MCNUTT AND FAMILY OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: OMER AND JOSEPHINE CHITWOOD.BROTHER: JACK CHITWOOD.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005 AT 2:00 PMPLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY. OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN HOWARD. CASKETBEARERS: PAUL LEWIS, BILL HACKER, PAUL CHITWOOD, DOUG CHITWOOD, CHRISTOPHER CHITWOOD II, KEVIN WILLIAMSON. FAMILY NIGHT~NONE
NAME: BESSIE MAE (SETTLEMIRE) TURPEN, AGE 98, A DURANT AREA AND FORMER SEMINOLE, OK AND ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 5, 1906 AT MOODY, OK TO MARION MCKENZIE AND ANNIE (JOHNSTON) SETTLEMIRE. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2005 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN OK IN DURANT.AGE: 98 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS EDUCATION: BESSIE ATTENDED BUTLER SCHOOL IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: RANSOM SOLOMON TURPEN. HE PRECEDED HER IN DEATH ON JUNE 1, 1972. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A BAPTIST. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: MILDRED MEADERS AND HUSBAND WAYNE OF STUART, OK. WILLIE MAE WHEELER OF CAMERON, TX. JO ANN SMITH AND HUSBAND WELDON OF SEMINOLE, OK. JULIA PRATT OF ATHENS, TX. 10 GRANDCHILDREN, 21 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, NUMEROUS GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: LULA SHARP OF HOLDENVILLE, OK. BROTHERS: LOUIS SETTLEMIRE AND WIFE JO ANN OF CADDO, OK. SAM SETTLEMIRE OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: RANSOM TURPEN ON JUNE 1, 1972.SONS: EDWARD AND CHESTER LEE TURPEN.PARENTS: MARION AND ANNIE SETTLEMIRE.GRANDCHILDREN: DEBRA KAY SMITH AND ARCHIE EUGENE BREWER.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS: DOYLE SMITH, WAYNE PRATT, DALE SMITH, TONY SMITH, TRAVIS PRATT, DORMAN CANNADAY. FAMILY NIGHT - NONE
NAME: VERA A. (WINTERS) SCHANE, AGE 97, A LONGTIME CRYSTAL AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 28, 1907 TO JAMES MONROE AND LULA (TAYLOR) WINTERS AT BENNINGTON, OK. PASSED AWAY: EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 2005 AT HER RESIDENCE NEAR CRYSTAL, OK.AGE: 97 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS EDUCATION: VERA ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BENNINGTON, OK. MARRIED: ALFORD BURTON SCHANE ON DECEMBER 14, 1924 AT LANE, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER. SHE ENJOYED QUILTING, GARDENING AND RAISING FLOWERS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: VERA WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE CRYSTAL BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: MARY FRANCES HAMMESNESS OF WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN. DOROTHY BARBARA SCHANE OF CRYSTAL, OK. GLYNN DALE SCHANE AND WIFE VIRGINIA K. OF FLOWER MOUND, TX. JIMMY DWAIN SCHANE AND WIFE JANE E. OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. JUNE DELORIS REEVES AND HUSBAND ROSS OF NAPLES, FL. 24 GRANDCHILDREN, 31 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, NUMEROUS GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: HAZEL LUCILLE REED AND HUSBAND JIM OF DOVER, FL. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: ALFORD BURTON SCHANE ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1970.PARENTS: JAMES AND LULA WINTERSSONS: TROY, DON, AND BOBBY SCHANE.GRANDCHILDREN: BILLY AND BROCK SCHANE.SISTERS: LOIS BOOTH, DOROTHY BRENEMAN, CHRISTINE WINTERS, AND LOUISE WINTERS.BROTHERS: HERMAN, ARVIL, AND CARTER WINTERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: CRYSTAL BAPTIST CHURCH ~ CRYSTAL, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. DARRELL HEATH.ASSISTING: REV. ROY CARPENTER AND GLEN COOK CASKETBEARERS: GRANDSONS. FAMILY NIGHT - FRIDAY 6 PM
NAME: DAVID RAY NICHOLS, AGE 32, OF THE BROKEN ARROW - OWASSO AREA AND A FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 22, 1972 AT ATOKA TO LESTER AND LOIS JAWANA (WILLIS) NICHOLS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2005 AT ST. JOHNS MEDICAL CENTER IN TULSA, OK.AGE: 32 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS EDUCATION: DAVID ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1990. IN HIGH SCHOOL, DAVID WAS ACTIVE IN THE FUTURE FARMERS CHAPTER AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA HIGH DEBATE TEAM. HE ATTENDED KIAMICHI VO-TECH AND STUDIED COMPUTERS. MARRIED: KIMBERLY MOSLEY IN 1991 AT COALGATE, OK. GINA NEIL AT EUREKA SPRINGS, AR. OCCUPATION: DAVID WORKED IN HEAT AND AIR INSTALLATION AND SERVICE. THE PAST YEAR HE WORKED FOR JIM’S HEAT AND AIR IN TULSA, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: DAVID HAD AFFILIATED IN EARLIER YEARS WITH THE MT. OLIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH AND WAS OF BAPTIST FAITH. SURVIVED BY WIFE: GINA OF THE HOME IN OWASSO, OK. CHILDREN: DAKOTA RAY AND EMMY NICOLE NICHOLS OF THE HOME AT OWASSO. ZACHARY ALLEN NICHOLS OF COALGATE, OK. PARENTS: LOIS AND R. L. WOODS OF BROKEN ARROW, OK. SISTER: TERESA MARTIN AND HUSBAND JAMES WILLIE OF BROKEN ARROW, OK. BROTHERS: TONY NICHOLS AND WIFE DEBORAH OF BULVERDE, TX. JAMES NICHOLS AND WIFE CRYSTAL OF ATOKA, OK. ROBERT NICHOLS AND WIFE KARRIE OF TULSA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: LESTER NICHOLS ON JULY 17, 2004.MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: JEWEL AND LORENA WILLIS.PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: MARVIN AND RILLA NICHOLS.BROTHER: BOBBY RAY NICHOLS.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. INTERMENT: MT OLIVE CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: DR. JAMES CROWSON. CASKETBEARERS: RAYMOND WILLIAMS Jr., JAMES MILLER, MATT WILLIAMS, JIMMY NICHOLS, ROY PITTMAN, LONNY BEAN, JAMES DON CORNWALL, DAVID WILLIS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LESTER WILLIS, WILLIAM MARTIN, JIM SNYDER, JAMIE HORN, DOLAN WILLIS, TOMMY CULLUM, JEWEL WAYNE PITTMAN, JAMES LEE CORNWALL. FAMILY NIGHT-SUNDAY 6 PM
NAME: JUNIOR RAY BOOTH, AGE 78, OF THE LANE, OK AREA. BORN: JUNE 28, 1926 AT CADE IN BRYAN COUNTY TO DEWEY AND LOIS (WINTER) BOOTH. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2005 AT THE WILSON N. JONES MEDICAL CENTER IN SHERMAN, TX.AGE: 78 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: JUNIOR ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WEBSTER IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: JENETTIE PEARL UPCHURCH ON FEBRUARY 19, 1947 AT SHERMAN, TX. OCCUPATION: JUNIOR WORKED FOR WILSON PACKING COMPANY IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND RETIRED IN 1979 WITH 29 YEARS SERVICE. WHEN HE RETIRED HE WAS A SCALER. AFTER MOVING BACK TO LANE HE WAS A RANCHER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE HAD AFFILIATED WITH THE LANE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH. JUNIOR SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY AIR FORCE DURING WORLD WAR II. HE LOVED RAISING CATTLE AND HORSES AND GARDENING. SURVIVED BY WIFE: PEARL BOOTH OF THE HOME NEAR LANE, OK. DAUGHTERS: DORIS PASIECZNY AND HUSBAND BOB OF GLENDALE, AZ. SHIRLEY BROWN AND HUSBAND LLOYD OF LANE, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: JAMES RAY WALKER AND WIFE DONYA OF ANTLERS, OK. TINA DIANNE GRAY AND HUSBAND BILL OF ATOKA, OK. TAMMY DORIS DANIEL AND HUSBAND BARRY OF HARMONY. TONYA DIANNE COOK AND HUSBAND MARK OF LANE, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: BRITTANEY DANIEL, BRANTLEE AVANTS, BROOKLYN DANIEL, BLAKELYN DANIEL, COLE WALKER, ALYSSA GRAY, GRACEE COOK, LUCAS COOK AND STEPHEN COOK. BROTHER: JAMES CLOVIS BOOTH AND WIFE NANCY OF BLANCHARD, OK. SISTERS IN-LAW: CATHERINE BOOTH OF DENISON, TX. BONITA WADE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: DEWEY AND LOIS BOOTH.BROTHERS: KENNETH LLOYD AND RANDELL DEWEY BOOTH.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. DWARD JUSTUS. CASKETBEARERS: KENNY HOGAN, W.T. COOK, DALE HOGAN, STEVE PFAFF, LENNIE COPS, LARRY HUGHES, JERRY HUGHES, HARRY FARRIS. FAMILY NIGHT ~ MONDAY 6 PM.
NAME: KATIE BECKIE (MAYNARD) CALLICOAT, AGE 87, A LONGTIME BENTLEY AND ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 13, 1917 AT FROGVILLE, OK TO CUB AND MILEY FRANCES (BOWERS) MAYNARD. PASSED AWAY: EARLY MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 2005 AT THE POST OAK LIVING CENTER, SHERMAN, TX.AGE: 87 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS EDUCATION: KATIE ATTENDED POST OAK, WEST ALLISON, AND ATOKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: CARL CHARLES CALLICOAT ON JULY 3, 1933 AT BENTLEY, OK. OCCUPATION: KATIE WORKED AT A CANNERY WHILE LIVING IN CALIFORNIA. AFTER RETURNING TO THE ATOKA AREA SHE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS AS A SALES CLERK AT WACKERS DEPARTMENT STORE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME ACTIVE MEMBER OF BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE ENJOYED RAISING DOGS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE AKC KENNEL CLUB. SHE LOVED ANIMALS AND GARDENING. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: CHARLES CALLICOAT AND WIFE VIRGINIA OF BENTLEY, OK. FRANCES LOUISE DAFFIN OF EDMOND, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: ANN ANDERSON AND HUSBAND LLOYD OF KILLEEN, TX. TERRY LEE CALLICOAT AND WIFE JOANN OF ATOKA, OK. ALAN RAY CALLICOAT AND WIFE MICHELE OF MEMPHIS, TN. MIKE DAFFIN AND WIFE DENISE OF SALLISAW, OK. DONNA KAY TUCKER AND HUSBAND MICHAEL OF NORMAN, OK. ELLIS WADE CALLICOAT AND WIFE DEANNA OF COPPELL, TX. 13 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND 5 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS: W.C. MAYNARD OF OREGON. EARL MAYNARD OF FT. TOWSON, OK. TRAVIS MAYNARD OF BOGATA, TX. CUB MAYNARD, JR. OF DETROIT, TX. WYLIE MAYNARD OF BEN WHEELER, TX. SISTERS: SUE POINDEXTER OF ARIZONA. FRANCES ELLIS OF STOCKTON, CA. FAYE MCMILLEN OF AMARILLO, TX. JIMMIE BOSS OF AMARILLO, TX. MARTHA LUCAS OF BLOSSOM, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: CARL CHARLES CALLICOAT ON APRIL 6, 2001.PARENTS: CUB AND MILEY MAYNARD.AN INFANT DAUGHTER.SISTERS: MAYBELL BAINS, CLARA MOORE, AND STELLA ANDERSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 AT 10:00 AM PLACE OF SERVICES: BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ BENTLEY, OK. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN HOWARD. CASKETBEARERS: DONALD COYLE, GLEN RICHARDSON, JOHN HENDERSON, JAY LEE, TROY GAMMON, THOMAS “SANDY” DANDERSON, KENNETH MOSIER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LLOYD GIBBS, KENNETH FRAZIER, CHARLES CARROLL, WAYNE HARRIS. FAMILY NIGHT ~ WEDNESDAY 7-8 PM.
NAME: EMMA JEAN FITZGERALD, AGE 68, AN ATOKA AREA RESIDENT FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS AND FORMER CHANDLER, TX AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 24, 1936 AT PRICE, TEXAS TO JOHN CLARENCE AND RUBY LUCILLE (THOMAS) FLEMING. PASSED AWAY: LATE MONDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 24, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 68 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS. EDUCATION: EMMA ATTENDED CARLISLE, TEXAS SCHOOLS. MARRIED: JOE T. FITZGERALD ON FEBRUARY 24, 1959 AT LONGVIEW, TX. OCCUPATION: EMMA WAS A MEDICATION AIDE AT THE EASTVIEW NURSING CENTER IN TYLER, TX FOR 21 YEARS, RETIRING IN 1996. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE PINECREST BAPTIST CHURCH IN KILGORE, TX. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: CRYSTAL TIMKO AND HUSBAND JOHN “RAVEN” OF CRYSTAL, OK. AMY JO RIOS AND HUSBAND RUBEN D. OF SAN ANTONIO, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: PEGGY “TRICIA” BAILEY OF HOUSTON, TX. BRADLEY JOE SLATON AND WIFE DUSTIE OF FISHVILLE, LA. GARY MARK PHILLIPS AND MARTHA OF OVERTON, TX. BROTHER: ROY LEE FLEMING AND LAQUETTA OF VALDOSTA, GA. SISTER: INEZ DAVIS OF CHANDLER, TX. AUNTS: KATIE THOMAS OF BENTLEY, OK. NELLIE LEUTY OF BENTLEY, OK. 4 GREAT GRANDSONS, 3 GREAT GRANDDAUGHTERS. OUR ANGELS: CONNIE MARLEY-HOLLOWAY, JUDY JAMES, SHAWNNA HUNT, ROBERTA JONES, ANDJIMIE SUSAN LEWIS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: JOE FITZGERALD OF CHANDER, TX IN AUGUST, 1987.PARENTS: JOHN AND RUBY FLEMING.GRANDDAUGHTER: AMANDA GUINN SLATON.BROTHERS: RAY AND JAMES FLEMING.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY, ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB GRAHAM. CASKETBEARERS: JAMES HOWARD, GENE MARSHALL, JEFF MARSHALL, CHUCK ROBERTS, DAN PETERSON, JODY THOMAS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ROGER LEUTY, FRED MOBBS, JOHN WEBSTER. FAMILY NIGHT ~ WEDNESDAY 6 TO 8 PM.
NAME: BUDDY MARVIN ALFORD, AGE 68, A LONGTIME CANEY AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER CALIFORNIA RESIDENT FROM 1959 TO 1972. BORN: MAY 28, 1936 AT VOCA, ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO ARNOLD ALLEN AND LILLIE FRANCIS (TIGERT) ALFORD. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2005 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA IN DURANT.AGE: 68 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS EDUCATION: BUDDY ATTENDED SCHOOL AT CANEY AND BUCKHOLT. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED FOR GEORGIA PACIFIC COMPANY IN ARCATA, CALIFORNIA AS HEAD MILLWRIGHT. AFTER RETURNING TO OKLAHOMA, HE WORKED AS AN INDUSTRIAL WELDER FOR PEABODY GALION IN DURANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEN SUNDOWNER MANUFACTURING CO. IN COLEMAN UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BUDDY WAS A MEMBER OF THE VOCA BAPTIST CHURCH AND LATER A MEMBER OF A MCKINLEYVILLE, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST CHURCH. BUDDY WAS A U.S. ARMY VETERAN STATIONED IN HAWAII AND JAPAN. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: SHERRI DIANE MILLER OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM. MARVIN KEITH ALFORD AND WIFE CINDY OF TRINITY, TX. REGINA LYNNE ALFORD OF FT. WORTH, TX. WILLIAM MARVIN ALFORD AND WIFE SAMANTHA OF STRINGTOWN, OK. STEPCHILDREN: SHIRYL ANN TROWBRIDGE AND HUSBAND LARRY OF HARMONY. J. R. HOBBIE AND WIFE KRYSTAL OF KIOWA, OK. BROTHERS AND SISTERS: TRAVIS ALFORD AND WIFE BETTY OF WICHITA, KS. NEAL ALFORD AND WIFE TRECIA OF DOUGLASS, KS. BOB ALFORD AND WIFE ELLA OF CANEY, OK. JACK ALFORD AND WIFE JANICE OF FT. WORTH, TX. DON ALFORD AND WIFE GAYLA OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX. CARL ALFORD AND WIFE VICKIE OF GAINESVILLE, TX. MARY GAY AND HUSBAND JIM OF PIEDMONT, OK. WALLACE ALFORD AND WIFE VICKY OF CANEY, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: THOMAS AND CALLIE FLYNN OF STRINGTOWN, OK. TYLER ALFORD OF TRINITY, TX. TAGEN MILLER OF COALGATE, OK. DONOVAN AND DYLAN ALFORD OF STRINGTOWN, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ARNOLD AND LILLIE ALFORD.SISTER: SAMMIE LEE ALFORD.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: VOCA BAPTIST CHURCH ~ CANEY, OK. INTERMENT: CANEY CEMETERY ~ CANEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. NEAL ALFORD.ASSISTING: REV. JOHN HOWARD. CASKETBEARERS: (BROTHERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW) TRAVIS ALFORD, BOB ALFORD, JACK ALFORD, DON ALFORD, CARL ALFORD, WALLACE ALFORD, JIM GAY. FAMILY NIGHT ~ SATURDAY 6 PM
NAME: GEORGIA LEE (BROWN) OWEN, AGE 69, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 4, 1935 AT KANSAS, OKLAHOMA TO CALVIN MONROE AND SYLVIA MAE (MADLOCK) BROWN.PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 69 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS EDUCATION: GEORGIA ATTENDED PITCHER SCHOOLS AND WAS A 1972 GRADUATE. MARRIED: HASKELL OWEN, SR. IN 1961 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. OCCUPATION: GEORGIA WAS A LONGTIME NURSES’ AIDE FOR THE COLONIAL LIVING CENTER AND LATER WORKED FOR HOME HEALTH. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: HASKELL OWEN, JR. OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SHELLY MORRIS OF ATOKA, OK. ROBERT LEDFORD AND WIFE VICKIE OF FT. WORTH, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: ROBBIE MORRIS OF ATOKA, OK. TIFFANY OWEN OF PHOENIX, AZ. CHRIS LEDFORD OF FT. WORTH, TX. ALLISON LEDFORD OF FT. WORTH, TX. CHAD AND RHONDA OF FT. WORTH, TX SEVERAL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: NORA DEASON AND HUSBAND JIM OF ARDMORE, OK. FRANKIE BANKSON OF ARDMORE, OK. REGINA BROWN OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ROBERTA WASHINGTON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ANITA FRYMIER AND HUSBAND MARK OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BROTHERS: LLOYD BROWN AND WIFE SHIRLEY OF LANE, OK. KENNETH BROWN AND WIFE JUANITA OF OKLAHOMA. GERALD BROWN OF FLORIDA. ARTHUR BROWN AND WIFE LOUISE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CALVIN AND SYLVIA BROWN.BROTHERS: EUGENE AND JOHNNY BROWN.SISTER: WILLADEAN BANKSON.
DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005 AT 11:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICE: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: CRYSTAL CEMETERY ~ CRYSTAL, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GLENN COOK
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