NAME: MARY DOROTHY LEE (PRIVITT) RICHARD, AGE 78, OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BORN: JUNE 9, 1921 IN BELTON, TEXAS TO HUGH AND MYRTLE LEE (PEDIGO) PRIVITT. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1999 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 78 YEARS AND 22 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN BELTON, TEXAS MARRIED: J. T. RICHARD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1938 IN BELTON, TX. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS FAITH. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: J. T. RICHARD OF THEIR HOME IN OKLAHOMA CITY. CHILDREN: NELL HENSLEY AND HUSBAND ARVIN OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MARY BRANCH AND HUSBAND ELDON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JERRY RICHARD AND WIFE SHIRLEY OF ATOKA, OK. DONNIE RICHARD AND WIFE GLORIA OF OKLAHOMA CITY. KENNETH DALE RICHARD OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JACKIE RICHARD AND WIFE AVIS OF SULPHUR, OK. 17 GRANDCHILDREN, 33 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 2 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: HUGH AND MYRTLE PRIVITT.DAUGHTER: BETTY JEANETTE RICHARD.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL: SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M.INTERMENT: RESTHAVEN MEMORY GARDENS ~ OKLAHOMA CITY. OFFICIATING: REV. VIRGIL PATTON. CASKETBEARERS: GARY HENSLEY, BRYAN RICHARD, JACKIE RICHARD, MICHAEL RICHARD, DEWAYNE COOK, ALLEN ALPIZAR. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: TERRY HENSLEY, JARED JINNINGS, BO HORATH, C. T. HURD.
NAME: BILLIE ANN (CATHEY) PETTETT, AGE 58, OF LANE A FORMER LONGTIME PLANO, TEXAS RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 12, 1940 IN THE BOGGY DEPOT AREA OF ATOKA COUNTY TO BILL OLIVER AND FLORA LEONA (HYDE) CATHEY. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1999 AT LAKE POINTE MEDICAL CENTER IN ROWLETT, ROCKWELL COUNTY, TX.AGE: 58 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BOGGY DEPOT, TUSHKA, AND GRADUATED FROM BOKCHITO HIGH SCHOOL IN 1957, ATTENDED SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY AND OBTAINED HER DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS. MARRIED: RAY PETTETT ON MAY 28, 1959 DURANT, OKLAHOMA. OCCUPATION: RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PLANO. SHE WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THE CHURCH DAY CARE CENTER. BILLIE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN HER CHILDREN’S INTRAMURAL SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND LOVED ARTS AND CRAFTS. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: FLORA LEONA CATHEY OF ALLEN, OK. HUSBAND: RAY pettett OF THE HOME NEAR LANE, OK. CHILDREN: PAUL DEAN PETTETT AND WIFE STEPHANIE OF ATOKA, OK. DEBRA LYNN DITTMAR AND HUSBAND JOHN OF FREDRICKBURG, TX. DAVID NEIL PETTETT AND WIFE JUDY OF ROWLETT, TX. MICHAEL GREG PETTETt AND WIFE CARRIE OF WYLIE, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: SKY, CHEYLA, AND WREN PETTEtT. JOHN EVAN. KIRSTIN AND JOHN DITTMAR. JOSHUA, ALLISON, EMILY, AND ABIGAIL PETTEtT. WYLES, HEATHER, AND HAILEY ANN PETTETT. BROTHERS: T. A. WILLEBY OF CAIRO, EYGPT. MARSHALL CATHEY OF SHERMAN, TX. ROY DEAN CATHEY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SISTERS: DOVIE GREGORY OF ALLEN, OK. MADGE McKAY OF WICHITA FALLS, TX. AUNT: MARIE GOLDEN OF CADDO, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: BILL OLIVER CATHEY.STEPBrOTHERS: FLOYD AND BILLY CATHEY.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BOGGY DEPOT CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOE RUSHING. CASKETBEARERS: JASON PETTETT, MARSHAL CATHEY JR, TONY GREGORY, FRANK RAY GREGORY, BILL STEVENSON, SETH McKAY. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BILL O’QUINN, GLEN HULL, JACK PETTETT, STEPHEN WITTY, SAMUEL WITT.
NAME: ALFRED CLAY “AL” PRICE, AGE 85, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.  BORN: DECEMBER 11, 1913 AT CADDO, OKLA TO CHARLES VANCE AND LAURA BELL (BLACK) PRICE. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY JULY 4, 1999 AT ATOKA, OK.AGE: 85 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT POST OAK, NIX, AND HIGH SCHOOL AT CANEY, OK. MARRIED: ROSE B. KELLEY ON NOVEMBER 16, 1947 IN ARKANSAS. DOTTIE LOU DUKE CRAIN ON FEBRUARY 16,1981 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: AL OWNED AL PRICE TRUCKING CO. HE WAS A POLICEMAN IN McALESTER AND RETIRED IN 1979 AS A CAPTAIN AND THE CHIEF OF SECURITY FOR THE OKlahoma DEParTment OF CORRECTIONS. HE WORKED AT HODGENS, McALESTER AND MACK ALFORD CORRECTIONAL CENTER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA MANY YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ELKS LODGE AND THE ROUNDUP CLUB IN McALESTER AND A MEMBER OF THE STRINGTOWN PHOENIX CHAPTER OF THE JAYCEES AT MACK ALFORD CORRECTIONAL CENTER. HE SERVED IN THE U.S ARMY IN THE ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION DURING WWii. SURVIVED BY WIFE: DOTTIE price OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. CHILDREN: GARY PRICE AND WIFE CAROL OF ATOKA, OK. ALFREDA PRICE OF ATOKA, OK. ROYCE CRAIN OF SANGER, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: ALAN PRICE AND WIFE JAMIE OF COALGATE, OK. BRANDY FLOWER AND HUSBAND DAVID OF HARMONY, OK. DONNA PRICE OF ATOKA, OK. BRIAN, STEPHANIE, AND JOSH CRAIN ALL OF SANGER, TX. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: COREY PRICE OF TUSHKA, OK. TYLER AND NATHAN PRICE OF COALGATE, OK. TAYLOR BENJIMIN OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: CHLOE STONE AND HUSBAND STANLEY OF McALESTER, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CHARLES AND LAURA PRICE.FIRST WIFE: ROSE PRICE IN JUNE, 1980.SISTER: CHARLESY GRAHAM.BROTHER: ABNER PRICE.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB McCASLIN.ASSISTING: REV. BILL ELKINS. CASKETBEARERS: ERNIE GRIFFIN, JIM CATHEY, MIKE BOURNE, KEVIN BLAKLEY, MAX LANE, BOB FREDERICK. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: AL’S FELLOW SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS MEMBERS “THE FELLOWSHIP CLASS”, BOBBY SMITH, JUSTIN RECTOR, LARRY MULLENS.
NAME: BETTY (BIRDSONG) RIDGWAY, AGE 96, OF TERRELL, TEXAS AND A FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 14, 1903 AT EUFALA, OK, INDIAN TERRITORY TO JAMES W. AND ELISA ELAM (LEFORS) BIRDSONG. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1999 AT WINDSOR CARE CENTER IN TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TX.AGE: 96 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT OWL CREEK IN PONTOTOC COUNTY, OK. MARRIED: S. J. RIDGWAY IN NOVEMBER, 1923 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER CHURCH AFFILIATION: A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST AND ATTENDED AT PENN AND A, WHILE LIVING IN ATOKA. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: CODY RIDGWAY OF JENNINGS, OK. NAYADEAN KOZELSKI OF FOURNEY, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: CASSANDRA ALLEN OF ATOKA, OK. VIVIAN BIRDWELL OF TECUMSEH, OK. BRIAN AND REED RIDGWAY OF TULSA, OK. KIM KOZELSKI OF MESQUITE, TX. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: SEAN CROSS, JASON ALLEN, JERAMY LAYTON, JAKE BIRDWELL, BLAN RIDGWAY, BRAXTON RIDGEWAY, AND AUBREY RIDGEWAY. GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: BREANNA CROSS AND CONNER CROSS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JAMES AND ELISA BIRDSONG.HUSBAND: S. J. RIDGWAY.SONS: JIMMY AND W. R. RIDGWAYGRANDDAUGHTER: TONI MCDONALD.GREAT GRANDSON: AARON CAPSHAW.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: BERA CEMETERY ~ HARMONY COMMUNITY, ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: HAL ISHMAEL. CASKETBEARERS: DWIGHT BIRDSONG, MARLAN BIRDSONG, MELVIN ISHMAEL, EDD FISHER, RAY SHEFFIELD, JERRY RAMANO.
NAME: EDGAR LEON HENDERSON, AGE 34, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: OCTOBER 24, 1964 IN OKLAHOMA CITY TO JIMMIE GENE AND DELSIE FAYE (ELLIOTT) HENDERSON. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1999 AT HIS HOME NEAR TUSHKA, OK. AGE: 34 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT TUSHKA AND GRADUATED WITH THE CLASS OF 83. MARRIED: SHEILA DENISE DAY ON JULY 15, 1985 AT SHERMAN, TX. OCCUPATION: TRUCKER, OWNER-OPERATOR LEASED TO L & E TRUCKING. SURVIVED BY WIFE: SHEILA henderson OF THE HOME at atoka, ok. CHILDREN: ROBERT AND EMILY HENDERSON BOTH OF THE HOME. FATHER: JIM HENDERSON AND WIFE HELEN OF HENRIETTA, OK. BROTHERS: JAY HENDERSON OF LANE, OK. ELTON HENDERSON OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: DEBBIE RAWLINS AND HUSBAND PERRY OF TUSHKA, OK. IN-LAWS: NELSON AND MARLENE DAY OF LANE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY MOTHER: DELSIE FAYE HENDERSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BETHANY CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. PAT SIX.ASSISTING: DOYLE FINCHER. CASKETBEARERS: MIKE EAVES, DAVID HICKS, JIMMY HICKS, CLYDE ROBINSON, HERB NOWLIN, KEITH SOUTHERLAND. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: GARY ROWLAND, SHAWN HALL, DEWAYNE McININCH, STEVE LOGUE, BILL CUNNINGHAM, DARRELL GREGORY.
NAME: ZEMMA JEWELL (WILLIAMS) WILSON, AGE 92, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 16, 1906 IN BOAG, ALABAMA TO JOHN WILLIAM AND MARTHA JOSEPHINE (FIQUETT) WILLIAMS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1999 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 92 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT HARMONY AND LATER ATTENDED VO-TECH IN ADA WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER CNA CERTIFICATION AND LATER RECEIVED HER PHYSICAL THERAPIST CERTIFICATE AT NORMAN, OK. MARRIED: JAMES ARLIE WILSON ON MAY 6, 1922 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SOLD DRESSES AND JEWELRY FOR FASHION FROCK AND LATER SOLD WATKINS PRODUCTS. SHE WAS ALSO A NURSES AID AND A PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND TAUGHT CLASSES AT THE AREA NURSING HOMES. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A CHRISTIAN AND HAD ATTENDED NUMEROUS CHURCHES THROUGH THE YEARS. SURVIVED BY SONS: KENNETH CALVIN WILSON AND WIFE SHIRLEY OF WESTFIR, OR. J. D. WILSON AND WIFE SHANNON OF ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTERS: ODESSA M. FARMER OF STRINGTOWN, OK. JENNIE L. LANE OF ATOKA, OK. LORETTA L. COOK AND HUSBAND GEORGE OF NASHVILLE, AR. MAXINE THOMPSON AND HUSBAND BILL OF ARLINGTON, TX. 20 GRANDCHILDREN, NUMEROUS GREAT AND GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS: PERRY ARNOLD WILLIAMS OF EUGENE, OR. JARVIS WILLIAMS OF ATOKA, OK. VERNON WILLIAMS OF EUGENE, OR. JERRY WILLIAMS OF EUGENE, OR. SISTERS: MADALINE GRUBBS OF McALESTER, OK. IVALL WALDEN OF SPRINGFIELD, OR. ILA B. WITHROW OF OREGON. UMATILLA RIPPLEY OF WASHINGTON STATE. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JOHN AND MARTHA WILLIAMS.HUSBAND: JAMES ARLIN WILSON IN SEPTEMBER, 1994 AT AGE 96.SON: EANOS WILSON.INFANT DAUGHTER: STELLA JANE WILSON.SONS-IN-LAW: LONNIE R. FARMER AND JOHN R. LANE.STEPMOTHER: CALLIE WOFFARD WILLIAMS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BERA CEMETERY ~ HARMONY, ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. DEE JUSTUS. CASKETBEARERS: JOHNNY WILSON, TERRY SNOW, LONNIE FARMER JR, JARVIS WILLIAMS, JAMES COOK, TONY GARDNER. HOHORARY CASKETBEARERS: RONNIE COCHRAN, RAY FARMER, MARVIN WILSON, ROY WILLIAMS, MUNROE COCHRAN, BILL LANG.
NAME: IDEE BELL (YANDELL) HODGE, AGE 83, LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 18, 1916, SEVENTH INTO A FAMILY OF THIRTEEN TO ANDREW JACKSON “JACK” AND ROSETTA “ROSIE” (BRASSFIELD) YANDELL AT GIRARD, TX. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1999 AT THE COLONIAL LIVING CENTER IN ATOKA, OK AGE: 83 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED NUMEROUS SCHOOLS IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. MARRIED: DELBERT DUEL HODGE ON JUNE 2, 1934 AT HOLDENVILLE, OK. THEY SPENT MOST OF THEIR SIXTY FIVE YEARS TOGETHER ON THE “LAST 80” ON BENTLEY ROAD IN THE HARMONY COMMUNITY. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. SHE WAS KNOWN TO SOME AS LITTLE MOTHER BUT MOST AS DEE. SHE WAS A WIFE, MOTHER, PAINTER AND CRAFTER. SHE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE ATOKA CITY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: DELBERT hodge OF ATOKA, OK. SON: JIM HODGE. DAUGHTER: CAROL RAY AND HUSBAND O. P. OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: PENNIE CAVEN AND BEN HODGE. GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: MEGAN HODGE. BROTHERS: BURNIS YANDELL AND WIFE MARIE OF DURANT, OK. KENNETH YANDELL AND WIFE JUANITA OF DURANT, OK. NIECE: LINDA JACKSON AND HUSBAND MAURICE OF ATOKA, OK.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1999 AT 4:30 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: CAROL AND O. P. RAY.
NAME: MELVIN CROOMS, AGE 63, A LIFELONG ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 13, 1936 IN ATOKA, OK tO HENRY AND BESSIE (VINEY) CROOMS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1999 AT THE COLONIAL LIVING CENTER IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 63 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED DUNBAR SCHOOLS IN ATOKA. MARRIED: BLANCHE BROOKS. OCCUPATION: WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS AT the ATOKA BUS STATION AND WORKED SOME 20 YEARS AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA, OK. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: BESSIE CROOMS OF ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTERS: ALFREDA CROOMS OF ATOKA, OK. CAROLYN CROOMS OF ATOKA, OK. NADINE CROOMS OF ATOKA, OK. 7 GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS: CAL CROOMS OF LONG BEACH, CA. DON CROOMS OF COMPTON, CA. BUFORD CROOMS OF DENISON, TX. SISTER: MYRTLE ANN MADDEN OF SAN ANGELO, TX. UNCLE: LAWRENCE NEAL OF STRINGTOWN PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: HENRY CROOMS.SISTER: JUNE TYSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JAMES KELLEY.ASSISTING: REV. MOSE NETTLES. CASKETBEARERS: TOMMY GAGE, DELBERT GAGE, MIKE BROWN, BRANDON CROOMS, MARSHALL HARRISON, JOE HARRISON, GERALD BOWENS, MIKE WALKER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ORLAN HILL, CHARLIE COULTER.
NAME: ONEDA VIVIAN (HALL) SMITH, AGE 93, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 29, 1906 IN MIDLAND, ARKANSAS TO WILLIS BURL AND LILLIE FAYE (OWENS) HALL. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1999 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 93 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED WAVELAND, ARKANSAS GRADE SCHOOL, TUSHKA HIGH SCHOOL, AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1922. SHE GRADUATED WITH A MASTERS DEGREE FROM SOUTHEASTERN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE IN DURANT WHERE SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATE ALUMNI. MARRIED: HURCHEL LEONARD SMITH ON DECEMBER 3, 1926 AT CANEY, OK. OCCUPATION: RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER AND EDUCATOR. CHURCH AFFILIATION: ATTENDED PENN & A STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST IN ATOKA, OK. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: DOLORES HILL AND HUSBAND DONALD OF MOORE, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: PATRICIA DAVIDSON AND HUSBAND MITCHELL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MARK HILL AND WIFE LINDA OF OKLAHOMA CITY. TERRELL HILL AND WIFE AMY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BECKY CLEVELAND AND HUSBAND LEWIS OF MOORE, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: MATT, MARK, MANDY, JOHN, STEVEN, TIFFANY, RYAN, JUSTIN, SARAH, AND ASHLEY. SISTERS: NELLIE HODGE OF ATOKA, OK. BESS WITHROW OF CANEY, OK. TRESSA McBRAYER OF TUSHKA, OK. BROTHER: BILLY JOE HALL AND WIFE WANDA OF FRESNO, CA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: HURCHEL LEONARD SMITH on february 22, 1992.PARENTS: WILLIS AND LILLIE FAYE HALL.BROTHERS: O. T. AND BURNICE HALL.SISTERS: WYNONA COLLIER AND VIRGINIA EVANS.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: DAVID HARENDT. CASKETBEARERS: MATT DAVIDSON, MARK HILL, MARK DAVIDSON, TERRELL HILL, JERED CARTWRIGHT, JAMES HALL McBRAYER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JON STEPHEN HILL, RYAN JAMES HILL, JOHN MARTIN.
NAME: WILLARD “STUB” MORRIS, AGE 83, A LIFELONG BROMIDE, OKLAHOMA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 20, 1915 AT ROFF, OK TO FRED AND BELLE (FREENEY) MORRIS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JULY 12, 1999 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER IN DURANT, OK.AGE: 83 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS . EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ROFF AND CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN ARDMORE, OK. MARRIED: JUANITA LAVENDER ON NOVEMBER 24, 1938 AT SHERMAN, TX. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND WORKED SOME 5 YEARS FOR JOHNSTON COUNTY DISTRICT 2 AS AN OPERATOR. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: BOB MORRIS OF BROMIDE, OK. FRANCINE BILLY OF BROMIDE, OK. SHERRY BETH MORRIS OF BROMIDE, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: ROBIN McALPIN AND HUSBAND RICK OF BROMIDE, OK. SHELLY AND KELLY BILLY OF BROMIDE, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: TERRICK AND TIERRA McALPIN OF BROMIDE, OK. BROTHER: GARNER “BOOGER” MORRIS AND WIFE CHARLOTTE OF BROMIDE, OK. SISTER: WANDA LOWE AND HUSBAND EMIT OF BROMIDE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: JUANITA MORRIS IN 1988.SISTERS: CLARA LEONARD AND BARBARA HACKWORTH.BROTHERS: JACK MORRIS, LEO MORRIS, PYATT MORRIS AND FRITZ MORRIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROMIDE BAPTIST CHURCH ~ BROMIDE, OK. INTERMENT: CONNERVILLE CEMETERY ~ JOHNSTON COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. ALLEN HICKS. CASKETBEARERS: JOE BILL SANDUSKY, GERALD HART, FLOYD HACKWORTH, WILLIE BILL KIRKPATRICK, KENNETH LOWE, WARD WALLIS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JOE BERRY AND PAUL MAYNARD.
NAME: JESSIE DEAN STEPHENS, AGE 60, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.  BORN: JUNE 15, 1939 AT ATOKA, OK ERNEST EUGENE AND PAULINE VIRGINIA (LAIN) STEPHENS. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1999 AT THE PARKVIEW HOSPITAL IN EL RENO, OK.AGE: 60 YEARS AND 28 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STAR IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A ROUGHNECK IN THE OILFIELDS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: JESSIE STEPHENS, JR AND WIFE TAMI OF CALUMET, OK. CYNTHIA L. STEPHENS OF ELMORE CITY, OK. MOTHER: PAULINE STEPHENS OF ROSWELL, NM. GRANDCHILDREN: JESSIE III, KYLE, CHELSEA, NIKI, AND SHANE STEPHENS OF CALUMET, OK. KEVIN AND PHILLIP STEPHENS OF BURLESON, TX. STEPHANIE WILLIAMS MORTON OF SHAWNEE, OK. CASEY WILLIAMS AND NATASHA BICKNELL OF ELMORE CITY, OK. BROTHER: DONALD STEPHENS OF ROSWELL, NM. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: ERNEST STEPHENS.BROTHER: GERALD STEPHENS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB JOHNSON CASKETBEARERS: JESSIE STEPHENS JR, GEORGE SHAW, JERRY CANTRELL, DANNY ELLISON, JESSOE STEPHENS III, KYLE STEPHENS, CASEY WILLIAMS, LEO NELSON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: WALTER MOORE, SONNY SANCHEZ, JOHNNY HARTMAN.
NAME: JOHNNY MAE (DUNNAVENT) SHIRLEY, AGE 66, A CENTRAHOMA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 19, 1933 IN EUDORA, ARKANSAS TO JOHN AND ESTHER LEA (STAFFORD) DUNNAVENT. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1999 AT HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE, OK.AGE: 66 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ARKANSAS. MARRIED: ROBERT DEWING SHIRLEY ON DECEMBER 24, 1955 AT RIVERSIDE, CA. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SINCE MOVING TO CENTRAHOMA SHE HAD BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THE GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE IN CENTRAHOMA AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE V.F.W. AUXILIARY IN COALGATE, POST NO. 1198. JOHNNY MAE LIVED IN WICHITA, KANSAS, CALIFORNIA, AND NEW MEXICO. SHE LIVED IN MANY PLACES THROUGHOUT, NOT ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IN THE WORLD, AS WELL AS IN SAUDIA ARABIA FOR SOME 13 YEARS. SHE MADE MANY FRIENDS DURING HER TRAVELS, INCLUDING THE ROYAL FAMILIES IN ENGLAND AND IN SAUDIA ARABIA. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: BOB SHIRLEY OF THEIR HOME IN CENTRAHOMA, OK. CHILDREN: JOLENE NIX AND HUSBAND DENNIS OF OLATHA, KS. DEVON SHIRLEY OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA. MELODYE GARTEN AND HUSBAND MIKE OF MINOT, ND. DEBI JOHNSON AND HUSBAND WARREN OF SACRAMENTO, CA. GRANDCHILDREN: MELISSA, DEVON, NICKOLETTE, TREVOR, MARISHA, HOLLY, CHRIS, ASHLEY, AND NICKOLAS. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: KALINDA AND AMERA. BROTHER: BENNIE DUNNAVENT AND WIFE GRACE OF WICHITA, KS. SISTERS: PEGGY SIMS AND HUSBAND FRANK OF WICHITA, KS. DINA BRADFORD AND HUSBAND NATE SLAY OF WICHITA, KS. SISTER-IN-LAW: JUNE BENA OF OMAHA, NE. DEAR AND LIFELONG FRIENDS: MARG AND LEO YATES OF CENTRAHOMA, OK. preceded in death by PARENTS: JOHN AND ESTHER DUNNAVENT.SISTER: CHRIS CARSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ TUPELO, OK. OFFICIATING: LEO YATES
NAME: OPAL NERA (WITHROW) NOAK, AGE 90, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 8, 1908 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO JAMES AND BERTHA (CORBETT) WITHROW. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1999 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 90 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM CANEY HIGH SCHOOL ALSO ATTENDED SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY AT DURANT FOR 2 YEARS. MARRIED: CHARLES HERMAN NOAK ON DECEMBER 27, 1931 AT CANEY, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: A CHARTER MEMBER OF CANEY PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH WHERE SHE TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL OVER 28 YEARS. SHE WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER AND PRAYER WARRIOR. SHE ENJOYED QUILTING, SEWING, GARDENING AND WRITING POETRY. “WELL DONE, THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT... ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD”. MATTHEW 25:23. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: WILMA TAYLOR OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MARLAND NOAK OF OKLAHOMA CITY. CHARLES NOAK AND WIFE EMMA OF ATOKA, OK. DON NOAK AND WIFE LINDA OF BARTLESVILLE, OK. BILL NOAK AND WIFE VONNIE OF WAUKOMIS, OK. BOB NOAK AND WIFE LINDA OF ATOKA, OK. 17 GRANDCHILDREN, 16 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SIBLINGS: O. C. WITHROW. MAE WITHROW. FAYE WITHROW. SELVIN WITHROW. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: CHARLES HERMAN NOAK ON JULY 3, 1964.PARENTS: JAMES AND BERTHA WITHROW.SIBLINGS: MARVIN WITHROW, VERNON WITHROW, AND CATHEL WITHROW.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: HIGH HILL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. HAROLD BREWER.ASSISTING: REV. VON WEAVER. CASKETBEARERS: GARY NOAK, MICHAEL NOAK, DAVID NOAK, BRYAN HOARD, STEVE TAYLOR, KEVIN TAYLOR.
NAME: KATHRYN P. (CLOUD) HARVEY, AGE 79, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 3, 1920 AT HENNESSEY, OKLAHOMA TO HENRY L. AND MATTIE J. (WADE) CLOUD. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1999 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 79 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS. MARRIED: BILL HARVEY AT WELLSTON, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BOTH IN BEGGS, OKLA AND IN ATOKA. MRS HARVEY WAS A RESIDENT OF ATOKA OVER 30 YEARS. SHE WAS A 50 YEAR MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILLARY, THE TUESDAY NIGHT AND THE THURSDAY SISTERS BRIDGE CLUBS AND WAS ALWAYS VERY ACTIVE IN HER CHURCH ACTIVITIES. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: BETH DELCAMBRE OF BIXBY, OK. JACK HARVEY AND WIFE DORINDA OF NORMAN, OK. KATHY TRANTHAM AND HUSBAND JAY OF DENISON, TX. PATTI STOVER AND HUSBAND CHUCK OF OLNEY, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: BILLY, BART, & TERI HARVEY, TAMMY SMITH, GRETA MANUS, AND RYAN COLE. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: JORDAN & BLAIN HARVEY, KENDALL BALLARD, AND MEGAN & B. J. STEVENS SISTERS: MARY WATSON AND ELIZABETH BAILEY OF TULSA, OK. RUTH ANN BELITZ OF WELLSTON, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: BILL HARVEY SR. ON FEBRUARY 12, 1980.SON: BILL HARVEY JR..PARENTS: HENRY AND MATTIE CLOUD.STEP MOTHER: RUBY CLOUD.BROTHER: RILEY CLOUD.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JULY 26, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN ATOKA, OK. GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL SERVICE AT 2:00 P.M.INTERMENT: BEGGS CEMETERY ~ BEGGS, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. DAN FLETCHER.ASSISTING: REV. RON KING AND REV. BARTT BRADFORD. CASKETBEARERS: BILLY HARVEY, BART HARVEY, RYAN COLE, BUZZY HENSON, GARY BELIT, STAN BELITZ. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DUKE ELLIS, PAUL MULLINS, MICHAEL JUSTICE, GLENDON PARTIN, JIM LLOYD, JOHN LLOYD.
NAME: OLIVIA LEAH (HANKS) BECK, AGE 91, OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.  BORN: JUNE 22, 1908 AT GREASY BEND, NEAR STRINGTOWN, OKLAHOMA TO ANDREW JACKSON AND AURIE (CHESTER) HANKS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JULY 26, 1999 AT HER RESIDENCE IN RIVERSIDE, CA.AGE: 91 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 4 DAYS MARRIED: HOWARD W. BECK ON APRIL 20, 1940 AT STRINGTOWN, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND NURSE. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: BETTE JOLLY AND HUSBAND NORMAN OF RIVERSIDE, CA. GLENDA GRAHAM AND HUSBAND THOMAS OF ATOKA, OK. HOWARD BECK AND WIFE EVELYN OF ORANGE, CA. RUDY BECK AND WIFE MARY OF GROVE CITY, OH. GRANDCHILDREN: LONNIE HARRISON. HOWARD W. HARRISON. JAY HARRISON. MARJORIE HARRISON. ROGER HARRISON AND WIFE SHERRY. DAVID WRIGHT. MARK GAINES. HOWARD BECK. GARY BECK. THOMAS GRAHAM IV. STACEY SLAWSON AND HUSBAND KENNY. CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM AND WIFE SHERRY. TARA HUDDLESTON AND HUSBAND BRIAN. RAENA BECK. RUDY BECK. 26 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: A. J. AND AURIE HANKS.HUSBAND: HOWARD W. BECK ON NOVEMBER 19, 1992.SON: NORMAN “JAKE” HARRISON.DAUGHTER: BILLIE JEAN HARRISON.GRANDDAUGHTER: NORMA JANE COLEMAN.SISTER: BETTY BRESTER.BROTHERS: CUSTER, RENO, ROOSEVELT, AND FIELDING HANKS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1999 AT 11:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. INTERMENT: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. TOM HARGRAVE. CASKETBEARERS: BEN MARLEY, KENNY SLWSON, CHRIS GRAHAM, BRIAN HUDDLESTON, DAVID WRIGHT, THOMAS GRAHAM IV. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: HAROLD HENDERSON, FREDDIE DODD, JOE BILL HOLSTINE, JOE TISDELL, JAMES HOLSTINE, BILL POTTS.
NAME: GENEVA LUCILLE (REAL) NOWLIN, AGE 90, A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 14, 1909 TO WILLIAM THEODORE AND ALTA LOU (VERNON) REAL AT ASHLAND, OK. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1999 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 90 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT PUEBLO, CO., PINE SCHOOL IN COAL COUNTY AND DOK AND LANE IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: THOMAS BENJAMIN NOWLIN ON JANUARY 9, 1924 AT LANE, OK. OCCUPATION: WORKED DURING THE WAR AT THE NAVAL AMMUNITION BASE AT SAVANNAH AND LATER OWNED AND OPERATED A LAUNDRY IN SALINAS, CA. AND WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE BLACKJACK BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: WILLIAM “BILL” NOWLIN AND WIFE BARBARA OF SALT LAKE CITY, UT. HERBERT AND MARILYN NOWLIN OF ATOKA, OK. CHRISTINE ADOMA OF CORONA, NY. KATHERINE BERNICE NOWLIN OF ATOKA, OK. LAURA JOSEPHINE KRAFT OF COALGATE, OK. PEARL E. JONES AND HUSBAND CYRUS OF PORT ORCHARD, WA. GRANDCHILDREN: DAVID NOWLIN AND WIFE RHONDA. WAYNE NOWLIN AND WIFE KAY. EVELYN LePIANE AND HUSBAND ALEX . ROYCE NOWLIN AND WIFE BARBARA. FRANK ADOMO AND WIFE CAROL. TOMMY ADOMO AND WIFE JULIE. JOEY ADOMO AND WIFE ANN. BILLY ADOMO AND WIFE LORETTA. ANTHONY WHITE. LINDA MOAK AND HUSBAND JERRY. ROBERT KRAFT. ALICE HAMILTON. DIANA MOORE. BARBARA MALZER AND HUSBAND MARSHAL. KATHERINE NOWLIN. MARYANNA DURANT AND HUSBAND DAVID. TOMMY JONES. MARKJONES AND WIFE DEBBIE. 36 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 8 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: THOMAS B. NOWLIN IN June, 1972.PARENTS: WILLIAM AND ALTA LOU REAL.GRANDCHILDREN: JAMES NOWLIN AND JOYCE ELIZABETH NOWLIN.SONS IN-LAW: JOSEPH ADOMO AND WALTER KRAFT.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER. CASKETBEARERS: HERBERT NOWLIN, DAVID DURANT, DAVID LOGUE, CLINT LOGUE, FOREST NOWLIN, ROBERT KRAFT. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: TED NOWLIN, JACK CREWS, ORVILLE NOWLIN, NATHAN KRAFT, JOE ADOMO.
NAME: BOBBY JOE JOHNSTON, AGE 63, OF THE BENTLEY AREA, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 23, 1935 AT MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS TO CHARLIE AND VINNIE MARGARET (POTTER) JOHNSTON. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1999 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 63 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA, OK. MARRIED: ELSIE SAWYER ON NOVEMBER 22, 1966 AT DURANT, OK. OCCUPATION: WORKED FOR ATOKA SCHOOLS AS A BUS DRIVER AND MAINTENANCE MAN. HE RETIRED IN 1996. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS PENTECOSTAL. SURVIVED BY WIFE: ELSIE johnston OF THE HOME NEAR BENTLEY, OK CHILDREN: BOBBY LLOYD JOHNSTON OF GRAHAM, TX. GAYLA RUTH JOHNSTON OF POTEAU, OK. ERNIE LOUIS JOHNSTON OF McALESTER, OK. SHEILA KAY JOHNSTON OF PERKINS, OK. MICHAEL RAY JOHNSTON OF ALVA, OK. WILLIAM JOSEPH HUNT OF CUSHING, OK. 16 GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GREAT GRANDSON. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CHARLIE AND VINNIE JOHNSTON.BROTHER: WILLIAM HARVEY THURMOND.SISTERS: VEHOMA TURNER, MILDRED DOVER, AND BETTY JOHNSTON.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER.
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