NAME: ALLISON C. ARP, AGE 76 LONGTIME CANEY AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: DECEMBER 27, 1926 AT CANEY, OK TO TO FORT COTHREN AND HATTIE (PRICE) ARP. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2003 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN CANEY, OK. AGE: 76 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ALLISON ATTENDED SCHOOL IN CANEY AND KIAMICHI VO-TECH AUTO MECHANIC’S SCHOOL, AND ATTENDED MANY MILITARY SCHOOLS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.
MARRIED: AMELIA E. PACHECO IN 1960 AT SAN ANTONIO, TX.
OCCUPATION: ALLISON RETIRED FROM U.S. ARMY AFTER SERVING MORE THAN 23 YEARS. HE SERVED TWO TOURS IN KOREA, FOUR TOURS IN VIETNAM HE LATER WORKED AT MACK ALFORD CORRECTIONAL CENTER AT STRINGTOWN.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: THE BAPTIST FAITH.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: DOUGLAS ARP OF CANEY, OK. VERONICA (ARP) McINTYRE OF BENNINGTON, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: TRAVIS McINTYRE, HANNA McINTYRE, CALLI McINTYRE, AND WYATT ARP.
SISTERS: PAULINE WILLIS OF CANEY, OK. CLAUDINE BRISTER OF CANEY, OK. WILMA RICHARDSON AND HUSBAND ALVIE OF CANEY, OK. GWEN MATHES AND HUSBAND DON OF GRANBURY, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
WIFE: AMELIA ARP IN OCTOBER, 1985. PARENTS: FORT AND HATTIE ARP. SISTERS: OPAL LANE AND MARGIE SMITH.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2003 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: CANEY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
INTERMENT: CADDO CEMETERY ~ CADDO, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JEREMY PARHAM.
CASKETBEARERS: PERRY WILLIS, RANDY BRISTER, NICK BRISTER, ROGER RICHARDSON, DANNY RICHARDSON, MIKE SMITH, TRAVIS McINTYRE, WES McINTYRE.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: G. L. LAWSON, ROY TAYLOR, JAMES TAYLOR, HAROLD ARTHUR, WARREN HOPKINS, VERNON REEVES, REV. BOB JOHNSON.
NAME: HARRY E. JOHNSON, AGE 72, RESIDENT OF ATOKA CO. FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS AND FORMER LONGTIME SHELTON, CT RESIDENT.
BORN: FEBRUARY 20, 1931 AT WALDON, NY TO ALDON AND JULIA ANN (DECHIO) JOHNSON. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2003 AT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL IN TULSA, OK. AGE: 72 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS.
EDUCATION: HARRY ATTENDED SCHOOL IN WALDON, NY
OCCUPATION: HARRY WORKED AS A MACHINIST IN SHELTON, CT.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: HARRY WAS OF THE METHODIST FAITH.
SURVIVED BY
BROTHER: JOSEPH RAYMOND JOHNSON OF ATOKA, OK.
SISTER-IN-LAW: EMMA K. JOHNSON OF ATOKA, OK.
NEPHEWS: RAYMOND EUGENE JOHNSON OF ATOKA, OK. JOHN LEON STOCKER OF EDMOND, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
BROTHERS: CHAUNCY AND ALDON JOHNSON. PARENTS: ALDON AND JULIA JOHNSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: NO SERVICES
INTERMENT: NONE - DIRECT CREMATION.
NAME: ERNESTINE PELLEGRINI, AGE 92, LIFELONG LEHIGH AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: APRIL 15, 1911 AT LEHIGH, OK TO ERNETTO AND CLOTILDE (ENRIETTIO) PELLEGRINI. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2003 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 92 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 20 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ERNESTINE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN LEHIGH AND WAS A 1937 GRADUATE.
OCCUPATION: ERNESTINE WORKED AT THE LEHIGH NATIONAL BANK & THE LEHIGH POST OFFICE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AS CLERK. SHE ALSO WORKED AT THE COALGATE RECORD REGISTER, THE COAL COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR’S OFFICE AND LATER WORKED FOR AND RETIRED FROM THE COAL COURT CLERK’S OFFICE.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE LADY OF GOOD COUNCIL CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LEHIGH, OK AND FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH IN COALGATE, OK.
SURVIVED BY
BROTHER: LOUIE PELLEGRINI OF LEHIGH, OK.
SISTERS: TERESINA VOTO OF ATOKA, OK. ISABELLE MOUNT OF TULSA, OK.
NEPHEWS: J. D. VOTO OF ATOKA, OK. MIKE AND SCOTT MOUNT OF TULSA, OK. JOHN PELLEGRINI OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
NIECES: CLO BUCHANAN OF DENVER, CO. GLORIA STRAIN OF ATOKA, OK. JOSEPHINE OSELL OF FT. COLLINS, CO.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: ERNETTO AND CLOTILDE PELLEGRINI. BROTHERS: NICOLINA AND JOHNNY PELLEGRINI. SISTERS: MARGARET AND JULIA A. PELLEGRINI.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BLESSED SACREMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ COALGATE, OK.
INTERMENT: LEHIGH CEMETERY ~ LEHIGH, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. M. E. CASHEN.
CASKETBEARERS: JAY DEE VOTO, DON SAIN, RICK SHAHAN, SCOTT MOUNT, MIKE MOUNT, J. D. VOTO.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JAYSON VOTO, JOE DON VOTO, NICK LOLLI, NED NEEDHAM, MIKE KOZAK, JON NICKLAS PELLEGRINI.
NAME: JESSE MERRIOTT CAREY, AGE 73, LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: JUNE 24, 1929 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO JAMES ANDREW AND LILLIE BELLE (FREEMAN) CAREY. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 2003 AT HIS RESIDENCE NEAR ATOKA, OK AGE: 73 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS
EDUCATION: JESSE ATTENDED WEST ALISON, BETHANY, AND EAST HIGH HILL.
MARRIED: FRANKIE INEZ WILLIAMS OF AUGUST 25, 1948 AT SHERMAN, TX. BETTY JEAN (NATION) McCRACKEN ON AUGUST 30, 1977 AT ATOKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: JESSE WORKED AT STAR HARDWARE FOR 30 YEARS AND RETIRED IN 1996.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: A LONGTIME MEMBER AND ORDAINED ELDER OF THE CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN AND MINISTERED MANY YEARS.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: BETTY CAREY OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.
SONS: LESLIE TERRY CAREY OF ATOKA, OK. RANDY DALE CAREY AND WIFE WENDY OF BAKER, LA.
GRANDCHILDREN: DUSTIN JESSE CAREY, FREDDIE RUSS CAREY, AND AMANDA INEZ CAREY.
GREAT GRANDSON: KYLER RUSS CAREY.
STEP-CHILDREN: DARLENE MOSS AND HUSBAND DANNY OF VICI, OK. EDDIE McCRACKEN AND WIFE DENISE OF OLATHE, CO. GLEN McCRACKEN AND WIFE DIANE OF OLATHE, CO. CARL McCRACKEN AND WIFE SUE OF GOODLAND, KS. CINDY MULLINS AND HUSBAND JIMMY OF ATOKA, OK.
13 STEP GRANDSONS AND 2 STEP GRANDDAUGHTERS.
BROTHERS & SISTERS: JAMES CAREY AND WIFE THELMA OF ATOKA, OK. JOHNNIE CAREY AND WIFE JOANN OF OKLAHOMA CITY. THOMAS A. BREWER AND WIFE FAY OF FORT SMITH, AR. LELA BELL PEMBERTON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. DOLLIE JANE JACKSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MARY “EC” SLATON OF McALESTER, OK. JOY ELIZABETH RICHARDSON AND HUSBAND CHARLES OF PASADENA, TX. MARBELLE CAREY OF PASADENA, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
WIFE: FRANKIE INEZ CAREY ON MARCH 20, 1959. CHILDREN: LARRY DON, JANET ELAINE, EDGAR DENNIS, AND TIMOTHY STEVEN CAREY. SISTER: LORENA BREWER MORRIS. STEP GRANDSON: CHAD DON MOSS. PARENTS: JAMES ANDREW AND LILLIE BELL CAREY.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2003 AT 10:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN ~ ATOKA, OK
INTERMENT: BETHANY CEMETERY ~ ATOKA CO., OK.
OFFICIATING: BRO. QUILLA SANDERS. ASSISTING: BRO. DON PENRY.
ESCORTS: DUSTIN JESSE CAREY, FREDDIE RUSS CAREY, AMANDA INEZ CAREY.
CASKETBEARERS: JOHN PAUL MULLINS, TRAVIS LEE MULLINS, CODY JOHN MOSS, CARSON LEE MOSS, CHARLIE RAY MOSS, RAYMOND GLEN McCRACKEN, VANCE LEE McCRACKEN.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JOHN HENDERSON, JAMES POWELL, JIM PRUITT, DOYLE FINCHER.
NAME: CHARLEY EZELL, AGE 84, LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: DECEMBER 22, 1918 AT ATOKA, OK TO MILTON AND VIRGIE (HAYDEN) EZELL. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 2003 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 84 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS.
EDUCATION: CHARLEY ATTENDED THE FORREST HILL SCHOOL IN ATOKA COUNTY.
MARRIED: GEORGIA MAE TENNELL ON NOVEMBER 9, 1939 AT ATOKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: CHARLEY AND GEORGIA RAN THE ATOKA PRODUCE COMPANY FOR 35 YEARS, RETIRING IN 1979. HE WAS ALSO AND FARMER AND RANCHER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE TUSHKA BAPTIST CHURCH FOR MORE THAN 51 YEARS.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: GEORGIA MAE ezell OF THEIR HOME NEAR TUSKHA, OK.
NEPHEWS: JACK POWELL OF TUSHKA, OK. LEO POWELL OF ATOKA, OK. MILFORD POWELL OF TUSHKA, OK. JAMES POWELL OF ATOKA, OK. ROBERT POWELL OF ATOKA, OK.
NIECES: DOROTHY LEE PARTAIN OF TUTTLE, OK. MILDRED PITTS OF MOORE, OK. VONNIE NOAK OF ENID, OK.
BROTHERS-IN-LAW: GERALD LEE TENNELL OF GRASS VALLEY, CA. LESTER JAMES TENNELL OF REDLANDS, CA.
VERY DEAR FRIEND: RHONDA McININCH OF TUSHKA, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: MILTON AND VIRGIE (HAYDEN) EZELL. INFANT DAUGHTER. SISTER: LEONA POWELL. BROTHER: DALTON EZELL.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2003 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK
INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. KENNETH McCARTHICK. ASSISTING: REV. LARRY ARGO.
CASKETBEARERS: PHILLIP POWELL, DENNIS POWELL, JERED HYATT, RANDY HYATT, BOBBY SMITHART, STEVE HYATT.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DUDE MUSE, MIKE ELLIOTT, MIKE MULKEY, GENE BROOME, BOB DECKER, ARVEL HALL.
NAME: JAMES STONEWALL JACKSON, AGE 81, A COALGATE AREA RESIDENT FOR PAST 10 YEARS AND FORMER ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: MARCH 31, 1922 AT ATOKA, OK TO FULSOM CHELSEA AND MATTIE BELL (MEAD) JACKSON. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2003 AT THE VALLEY VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL, ADA, OK. AGE: 81 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS.
EDUCATION: JAMES ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS.
MARRIED: EULALIA OLIVER ON AUGUST 4, 1957 AT OXNARD, CA.
OCCUPATION: JAMES WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION AND OIL FIELDS AS A ROUGHNECK.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: JAMES WAS A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING WWII, SERVING IN SICILY, ITALY, FRANCE, AND GERMANY WITH THE 180TH INFANTRY 45TH DIVISION AS A MEDIC. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE D.A.V. CHAPTER 60 AND V.F.W. POST OF ATOKA, OK.
SURVIVED BY
SISTER: JEANIVEE CARTER OF COALGATE, OK.
NIECES: JENNIE BELL VIETTA AND HUSBAND JOHN R. OF DURANT, OK. SUE ANN HUMPHREY AND HUSBAND DELBERT OF STUART, OK.
NEPHEWS: LLOYD O. JACKSON, JR. OF CALIFORNIA. ERNEST M. CARTER OF SEMINOLE, OK.
SISTER-IN-LAW: ROSELLA “SKIP” JACKSON OF SEMINOLE, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
WIFE: EULALIA JACKSON IN SEPTEMBER, 1991. PARENTS: FULSOM AND MATTIE BELL JACKSON. BROTHERS: LLOYD, LAMAR, AND HAYDEN JACKSON. SISTERS: WINNIE JACKSON, MABEL JACKSON, ADA JACKSON, AND VIRGINIA PHILLIP.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BETHANY CEMETERY, EAST OF ATOKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER. ASSISTING: HAL ISHMAEL.
CASKETBEARERS: JOHN E. VIETTA, JAMES VIETTA, JEFF VIETTA, HEATH DAVIDSON, GREG DAVIDSON, PAUL KNIGHT, DAVID CARTER, BRAD CARTER.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JIM LADD, EULICE DILLARD, MILBERN MEAD, DELBERT HUMPHREY, JOHN R. VIETTA, SCOTT WELLS, JACK BONNER, GILBERT BAKER.
NAME: GLADYS PAULINE (HINK) SPROUSE, AGE 77, A LONGTIME CENTRAHOMA-TUPELO RESIDENT.
BORN: FEBRUARY 6, 1926 AT TUPELO, OK TO JOHN W. AND MARY JANE (WHITELY) HINK. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 2003 AT VALLEY VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 77 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS.
EDUCATION: PAULINE ATTENDED TUPELO, OK SCHOOLS.
MARRIED: HORACE A. SPROUSE IN AUGUST, 1947 IN COLORADO.
OCCUPATION: PAULINE WAS A PHONE OPERATOR WITH SOUTHWESTERN BELL FOR OVER 26 YEARS IN ADA AND OKLAHOMA CITY, RETIRING IN 1987
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LIFELONG MEMBER OF THE TUPELO METHODIST CHURCH.
SURVIVED BY
SON: JOHN SPROUSE OF NORMAN, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: SCOTT SPROUSE OF NEVADA, TX. AMY HUTCHESON OF PAULS VALLEY, OK. MISTY ANDREWS OF SCHULTER, OK. CARL D. SPROUSE, JR. OF FT. HOOD, TX.
GREAT GRANDCHIDREN: CHANDLER SPROUSE OF NEVADA, TX. OLIVIA AND TIM HUTCHESON OF PAULS VALLEY, OK. DAKOTA ANDREWS OF SCHULTER, OK.
BROTHER: THEES HINK OF TUPELO, OK.
SISTERS: MARY LOUISE MELTON OF PUYALLUP, WA. EULA MAE JENNY OF SHAWNEE, OK. KATHRYN RISNER OF ADA, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
HUSBAND: HORACE SPROUSE IN 1989. PARENTS: JOHN W. AND MARY JANE HINK. SON: C. D. SPROUSE. SISTERS: WILMA CULVER AND RACHEL GREER. BROTHERS: GARLAND AND BILL HINK.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2003 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ TUPELO, OK.
INTERMENT: CENTRAHOMA CEMETERY ~ CENTRAHOMA, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. DAVID BOGGS.
CASKETBEARERS: ELDON HOGUE, EDDIE HOGUE, JEFFREY HOGUE, RANDY LOVELL, RICK ELLIS, KERRY SUTTON.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: HENRY SINGLETON, RALPH SPROUSE.
NAME: CALVIN RICHARD LEE DAVIS, AGE 66, LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: OCTOBER 14, 1936 AT MADILL, OK TO ANCIL HERBERT AND LORETHA ELIZABETH (OLIVER) DAVIS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 2003 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 66 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS.
EDUCATION: CALVIN ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS.
MARRIED: BOBBIE HOLLEY ON JUNE 10, 1956 AT WARD’S CHAPEL. BONNIE QUAID ON MARCH 21, 1964 AT PAYETTE, ID.
OCCUPATION: CALVIN WAS OWNER-OPERATOR OF A SERVICE STATION AND ALSO WORKED IN CIVIL SERVICE AT THE AMMUNITION DEPOT AT MCALESTER, OK.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CRYSTAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
CALVIN WAS A VETERAN OF THE KOREAN WAR. HE SERVED WITH WITH THE 506TH STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND 460 E SQUADRON, CREW CHIEF F-100 AIRCRAFT. HE WAS STATIONED IN SEVERAL PLACES IN THE U.S. AND WAS ALSO BASED AT TINKER AIR FORCE BASE.
SURVIVED BY
DAUGHTERS: LORETTA SCHWARZ AND HUSBAND MARK OF LANE, OK. SHERRY BOLIC OF OKLAHOMA CITY. CAROLYN STUDDERT AND HUSBAND KENT OF ATOKA, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: MONICA CATHEY AND HUSBAND CHARLES OF BENTLEY, OK. TANDI HEILAMAN COCHRAN AND HUSBAND BILLY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. NINA BROWN AND HUSBAND DANIAL OF SAWMILL RD, ATOKA, OK. JENNIFER LEIJA OF OKLAHOMA CITY. TERA HOLLEY AND HUSBAND HEATH OF CANEY,OK. EMILY BOLIC OF OKLAHOMA CITY. HEATHER STUDDERT OF ATOKA, OK. ERIC SCHWARZ OF ATOKA, OK.
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: JACOB AND JOSEPH COCHRAN OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ALLEXIS BROWN OF ATOKA, OK. TESLA HOLLEY OF ATOKA, OK. SHELBY CATHEY OF CANEY, OK. MIGUEL LEIJA OF BENTLEY, OK. DAVID BROWN OF ATOKA, OK. AND ONE ONE THE WAY. BROTHERS: A. J. DAVIS AND WIFE DELLA OF PAYETTE, ID. RAYMOND DAVIS AND WIFE BILLIE OF ATOKA, OK. HOPPY McDOUGAL AND WIFE SYBIL OF TUSHKA, OK. NIECES: DONITA KAY BROWN OF PAYETTE, ID. JAMIE McDOUGAL OF TEXAS. NEPHEWS: BOBBY DAVIS AND ALLEN DAVIS OF PAYETTE, ID. RAY DAVIS OF ATOKA, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
GRANDDAUGHTER: KERI STUDDERT. NIECE AND NEPHEWS: PLAZZ McDOUGAL, ANDREW JORDAN DAVIS AND JOHNNY McDOUGAL.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2003 AT 2:30 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. BOB GRAHAM.
CASKETBEARERS: MARK SCHWARZ, KENT STUDDERT, CHARLES CATHEY, DANIAL BROWN, RAY DAVIS, HEATH HOLLEY.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DON GRIST, HOPPY McDOUGAL, DOOD McDOUGAL, L. W. WARREN, PAUL SMITH, BILL CONWAY, KENNETH STANEART.
NAME: ALEAN E. (MUSLER) SHAW, AGE 91, LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: FEBRUARY 18, 1912 AT REDDEN, OK TO WILLIAM EDWARD AND ANNA S. (FOWLER) MUSLER. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 2003 AT THE CYPRESS OAKS HEALTH CENTER. AGE: 91 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ALEAN ATTENDED REDDEN AND ATOKA SCHOOLS.
MARRIED: EARL H. SCOTT IN SEPTEMBER, 1934 AT ATOKA, OK. ODES SHAW.
OCCUPATION: ALEAN WAS AS A CASEWORKER FOR THE OKLAHOMA DEPT OF WELFARE. SHE ALSO CLERKED AT CATES’ DRUG STORE IN ATOKA, SHE MANAGED A DEPARTMENT STORE, AND CLERKED AT A DRUG STORE IN CALIFORNA, RETIRING IN 1973.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FAITH BIBLE CHURCH FORMERLY THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF ATOKA, SHE PLAYED PIANO FOR THE SENIOR CITIZEN’S CHOIR AND FOR THE FAITH BIBLE CHURCH. SHE ALSO WORKED WITH THE SENIOR CITIZEN’S CLUB AND WAS NAMED VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR FOR ATOKA CO.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: BILLY L. MOORE AND WIFE ALICE OF PENSACOLA, FL. BERNICE MORMAN OF ATOKA, OK. MARY LOU PRAYTOR AND HUSBAND BOB OF ATOKA, OK. EARL D. SCOTT AND WIFE GRACE OF FALLBROOK, CA.
12 GRANDCHILDREN 8 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: WILLIAM EDWARD AND ANNA S. MUSLER. HUSBANDS: EARL H. SCOTT IN MARCH, 1977. ODES SHAW. BROTHERS: CLIFFORD AND JOHN MUSLER. GRANDSON: EDWARD EARL MOORE. GRANDDAUGHTER: TERRI MOORE.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2003 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: DR. DON HAZELL. ASSISTING: REV. MARK TURNER.
CASKETBEARERS: CHARLES McCALL II, VICTOR SOUTHERLAND, GROVER TURNER, ARNOLD ABLES, CHARLES McCALL III, CLAY McCALL.
NAME: CLEO STEWART, AGE 69, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF CYPRESS OAKS CARE CENTER AND A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: MARCH 17, 1934 IN COAL COUNTY,OK TO JACK ALFERD AND MAMIE (WILSON) STEWART. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 13, 2003 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 69 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS.
OCCUPATION: CLEO WAS DISABLED HIS ENTIRE LIFE.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: JOHOVAHS WITNESS FAITH OF ATOKA, OK.
SURVIVED BY
SISTERS: NORVELL LAMEY OF ATOKA, OK. MARGIE LOVE AND HUSBAND DAVID OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
BROTHER: JACK STEWART OF REDONDO BEACH, CA.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: JACK ALFERD AND MAMIE STEWART. GRANDPARENTS: DAVE AND ADA WILSON. BROTHERS: LOWELL AND MARTIN FULSOM.
DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: NONE - CREMATION WILL FOLLOW FUNERAL SERVICES. OFFICIATING: B. J. SWINNEY.
NAME: MAYSELE MARY (SISSON) MAYO, AGE 74, LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: JANUARY 1, 1929 AT BENTLEY, OK TO RALPH E. AND PEARL (BENCH) SISSON. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 2003 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 74 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BENTLEY AND ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL.
MARRIED: HUBERT F. MAYO IN OCTOBER, 1948 AT SHERMAN, TX.
OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: ASSEMBLY OF GOD.
SURVIVED BY
SON: ERNEST MAYO AND WIFE TERRI OF STINGTOWN, OK.
BROTHER: T. J. SISSON AND WIFE SYLVIA OF ATOKA, OK..
SISTER: MARZELL CURTIS OF COALGATE, OK.
STEP GRANDSONS: CHRIS MAYO OF HOUSTON, TX. ROY GENE McININCH OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: RALPH AND PEARL SISSON. HUSBAND: HUBERT MAYO IN 1989. STEPSON: PAUL FRANKLIN MAYO. BROTHERS: R. L. AND DOB SISSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2003 AT 10:00 AM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK
INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, ATOKA COUNTY, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN HOWARD. ASSISTING: REV. RICHARD MAGBY.
CASKETBEARERS: DAVID SISSON, DARRYL SISSON, DEE SISSON, DAN SISSON, RANDELL SISSON, WAYNE HOOPER, EDDIE THOMPSON.
NAME: LEWIS GRANT PEBWORTH, AGE 54, LIFELONG COALGATE AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: OCTOBER 19, 1948 AT COALGATE, OK TO PRESTON GRANT AND VERA ETHEL (LOCKE) PEBWORTH. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 16, 2003 AT MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 54 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS.
EDUCATION: LEWIS ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT COTTONWOOD AND COALGATE..
MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED.
OCCUPATION: LEWIS WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE SOLO CUP COMPANY AT ADA, OK AND WAS A SELF-EMPLOYED CARPENTER AND COMPUTER TECHNICIAN.
LEWIS SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE N.R.A.
SURVIVED BY
SISTERS: JEAN EVANS MADRAS, OR. JUNE GREENWOOD AND HUSBAND SIM OF ADA, OK. BARBARA GALLOWAY OF TYLER, TX. OPAL DEAN WELLINGTON OF DALLAS, TX.
BROTHER: ALFRED PEBWORTH OF HOUSTON, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: PRESTON AND VERA PEBWORTH.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2003 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICE.
INTERMENT: COALGATE CITY CEMETERY ~ COALGATE, OK.
OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.
CASKETBEARERS: DANIEL PEBWORTH, ALVIN PEBWORTH, RAY PEBWORTH, KENNY PEBWORTH, GLEN WATKINS, BUDDY WATKINS.
NAME: CELES ELISE FOX, AGE 3 MONTHS, INFANT DAUGHTER OF JEREMY PAUL AND KIMBERLY ANN (REESE) FOX OF STRINGTOWN AREA.
 BORN: FEBRUARY 26, 2003 AT MCALESTER, OK. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 2003 AT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, TULSA, OK. AGE: 3 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS.
SURVIVED BY
PARENTS: JEREMY AND KIMBERLY FOX OF PARIS, TX. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: RICK AND BARBARA REESE OF STRINGTOWN, OK. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: MARK FOX OF CARTHAGE, MO AND SHERRY FOX OF PARIS, TX.
GREAT GRANDPARENTS: JERRY AND ANITA REESE OF DAISY, OK. JUDITH PETCHINSKY OF MUSKOGEE, OK. JAMES AND FRAN FOX OF PARIS, TX. LOUISE McGOVERN OF CHECOTAH, OK. VERL AND CAROLYN COLE OF BENTLEY, OK. MARY AND WAYNE ROFFMAN OF MISSOURI. MARIE SHELTON OF PARIS, TX.
GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS: JAKE AND LAHOMA REESE OF SHAWNEE, OK. EVERETT PETCHINSKY OF EUFAULA, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
GRANDFATHER: EVERETT McGOVERN. GREAT GRANDPARENTS: DAVID SHELTON, PHYLLIS PETCHINSKY, PERRY ANDY COLE.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2003 AT 10:00 AM PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: MOUNTAIN HOME CEMETERY ~ DAISY, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. BOB MUNCY.
CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL FOX, VICTOR GRIMES, MARCUS RECLA, RANDY MOBBS.
NAME: FLORA ELIZABETH "FLORA BELL" (FOSTER) WILSON, AGE 78, OF LUBBOCK, TX AND FORMER LANE AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: JANUARY 15, 1925 AT CLARKSVILLE, TX TO FLOYD AND NANCY FOSTER. PASSED AWAY: JUNE 18, 2003 AT HER HOME IN LUBBOCK, TX. AGE: 78 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS.
MARRIED: EUGENE W. WILSON.
OCCUPATION: FLORA WORKED AT SOUTH PARK HOSPITAL FROM 1971 UNTIL 1985. SHE ALSO WORKED FOR LISD FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE RETIRING IN 1989..
CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY IN LUBBOCK, TX.
SURVIVED BY
DAUGHTER: JEANNE HARTSFIELD OF LUBBOCK, TX.
SON: JOE H. WILSON OF LUBBOCK, TX.
GRANDSONS: BEN AND CHARLIE SENTER OF LUBBOCK, TX.
GRANDDAUGHTER: VERONICA JO WILSON OF LUBBOCK, TX.
SISTERS: WILLIE GORRELL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MAUDIE EDGE OF LUBBOCK, TX.
BROTHER: VERNON FOSTER OF LUBBOCK, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
HUSBAND: EUGENE W. WILSON. PARENTS: FLOYD AND NANCY FOSTER. 6 SISTERS AND 1 BROTHER.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JAROD ALLEN.
CASKETBEARERS: BILL MULLINS, RONNIE WARFORD, J. C. BINGHAM, PENO WILSON, BUTCH WILSON, FERMAN WILSON.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: EMMETT WILSON, DAVID WILSON, BUCK WILSON.
NAME: ANTHONY DREW “TONY” ADAMS, AGE 37, A LIFELONG CANEY AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: JANUARY 8, 1966 AT ATOKA TO DONALD O. AND SYBIL LAVERNE YATES ADAMS. PASSED AWAY: JUNE 19, 2003 AT ATOKA FROM INJURIES HE RECEIVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. AGE: 37 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT CANEY AND MECHANICAL HEAT AND AIR SCHOOL IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
MARRIED: TUNITA BAACK ON AUGUST 15, 1985 AT CHARLESTON, SC.
OCCUPATION: TONY WAS A WELDER AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS IN HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR AND INSTALLATION.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A BAPTIST.
SURVIVED BY
MOTHER: SYBIL ADAMS OF CANEY, OK.
FATHER: DONALD O. ADAMS OF TEXARKANA, AR.
SISTER: SHANNON CAMPBELL OFVANCE, SC.
BROTHER: LARRY ADAMS OF STIGLER, OK.
GRANDMOTHER: PANSY LAFAVER OF CHECOTAH, OK.
NIECES: TAMMIE, KASI, STORMI, AND KATLYN CAMPBELL.
NEPHEW: DAYTONA ADAMS.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
BROTHER: DAVID WAYNE ADAMS. SISTER: DONITA ADAMS. GRANDMOTHER: RUBY YATES.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2003 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: PERKINS CEMETERY ~ CANEY, OK.
OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.
CASKETBEARERS: CHRIS HARDY, JIMMY DON McCOY, LARRY ADAMS, MARK GRUBBS, LARRY NUTTER JR, WADE NUTTER.
NAME: CLARA (WELCH) MOSLEY, AGE 86, LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: JANUARY 21, 1917 AT HEAVENER, OK TO JAMES EDWARD AND LUCY ANN (WOOTEN) WELCH. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 23, 2003 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN THE BOKCHITO, OK AREA.
MARRIED: LEE W. MOSLEY ON NOVEMBER 25, 1939 AT ATOKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: CLARA WAS A HOMEMAKER AND HOUSWIFE. SHE ALSO WORKED AS A NURSE AID.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MOUNTAIN VIEW PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD IN ATOKA, OK.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: CHARLES MOSLEY AND WIFE BONNIE OF CATOOSA, OK. DENNIS MOSLEY AND WIFE BARBARA OF MUSKOGEE, OK. CHESTER MOSLEY AND WIFE SHARON OF GORE, OK. VELMA ADAMS AND HUSBAND JOE OF COOKSON, OK. SHIRLEY MAXEY AND HUSBAND JERRY OF ATOKA, OK. MARLYN HOLSTINE AND HUSBAND KEVIN OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
45 GRANDCHILDREN, 63 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 12 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
BROTHER: KENNETH WELCH OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
SISTERS: FLOY JAY KEIFER OF DENISON, TX. DORTHA MITCHUM OF BLANCHARD, OK
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: JAMES AND LUCY WELCH. HUSBAND: LEE W. MOSLEY IN 1980. SONS: ROBERT, STAN, JERRY, LEON, TOMMY, AND ARNOLD DEE MOSLEY. GRANDCHILD: STEVEN MOSLEY. GREAT GRANDCHILD: JODY MOSLEY. BROTHERS: ALFRED, ARDYS, WALTER, AND ROBERT WELCH.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BERA CEMETERY ~ HARMONY, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. BOB GRAHAM. ASSISTING: REV. KENNETH MAY.
CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) MIKE MOSLEY, GLENDON MOSLEY, GORDAN MOSLEY, ROY MAXEY JR., MATT MAXEY, TERRILL MOSLEY, DAVID WARD, CURTIS MOSLEY, ANTHONY MOSLEY, KEITH SYDNOR, ROBBIE MOSLEY, JEFF MOSLEY.
NAME: BILLY DOUGLAS “BILL” STANDRIDGE, AGE 54, LONGTIME COALGATE AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: JANUARY 13, 1949 AT COALGATE, OK TO LITTLE IKE AND RUBY MAPLE (COFFEE) STANDRIDGE. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 2003 AT NEEDLES, CA FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. AGE: 54 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS.
EDUCATION: BILL ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL AT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY UNION IN STRATFORD, CA , RATTAN, AND COTTONWOOD, OK SCHOOLS. HE WAS COALGATE HIGH HONOR STUDENT GRADUATE OF 1967. BILL ATTENDED NUMEROUS SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
MARRIED: LINDA LOUISE LOVETT ON NOVEMBER 20, 1971 AT COALGATE, OK.
OCCUPATION: BILL WORKED MANY YEARS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - MACK ALFORD CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN STRINGTOWN, OK AND HE HAD RETIRED IN JANUARY 1999 HE AND WIFE LINDA ARE ALSO OWNERS OF THE COALGATE VIDEO STORE.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN COALGATE, OK.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: LINDA STANDRIDGE OF THE HOME IN COALGATE, OK.
CHILDREN: BILLY DOUGLAS STANDRIDGE, JR. AND WIFE KELLY OF COALGATE, OK. RACHEL HALL AND HUSBAND JERROD OF COALGATE, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: DYLAN, DALTON, AND SAVANNAH STANDRIDGE OF COALGATE, OK. HANNAH HALL OF COALGATE, OK
BROTHERS: DAVID STANDRIDGE AND WIFE BETTY OF LEMOORE, CA. FRED STANDRIDGE OF COALGATE, OK. IKE STANDRIDGE AND WIFE MARGARETTE OF STRATFORD, CA.
SISTERS: CHRISTINE KEELER AND HUSBAND RICHARD OF COALGATE, OK. FRANCES DWIGGINS OF COALGATE, OK. RUTH NICHOLS AND HUSBAND GENE OF FRESNO, CA. REGINA BAKER AND HUSBAND DANNY OF COALGATE, OK.
BROTHER-IN-LAW: CLAUDE LOVETT AND WIFE VANESSA OF ATOKA, OK.
SISTERS-IN-LAW: CAROL BARTON OF COALGATE, OK. LEE ORA BRYANT OF MODESTO, CA.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: LITTLE IKE AND RUBY STANDRIDGE. BROTHERS: CHARLES AND JAMES JOE STANDRIDGE. BROTHER-IN-LAW: VAN DWIGGINS. NEPHEW: DON STANDRIDGE.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2003 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: COALGATE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
INTERMENT: McCARTY CEMETERY ~ COAL COUNTY, OK.
OFFICIATING: FRANK BREWER. ASSISTING: LLOYD McELHANEY.
CASKETBEARERS: LEWIS McGEE, PHILLIP MILLER, RONALD COFFEE, JAMES CARL PRINCE, GLEN PRINCE, FRANKIE PRINCE.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LUTHER WOOD, CLAUDE LOVETT, JAMES ELKINS, DANNY BAKER, JIM FARRIS.
NAME: WILLIE FLOYD “DOC” HOGUE, AGE 71, A LONGTIME TUPELO RESIDENT.
 BORN: JULY 16, 1931 AT TUPELO, OK TO CLARENCE ARTHUR AND JEWELL ELIZABETH (LANE) HOGUE. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 2003 AT HIS DAUGHTER’S HOME IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 71 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS.
EDUCATION: DOC ATTENDED TUPELO SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1952.
OCCUPATION: DOC WORKED OVER 25 YEARS FOR DAYTON TIRE COMPANY IN OKLAHOMA CITY. HE RETIRED IN 1994 AS A UTILITY SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN CENTRAHOMA. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA UNION LOCAL 998 IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: KENNETH HOGUE, MELODY BLAKEY AND RUSSELL HOGUE OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
BROTHERS: ARTHUR LEE HOGUE OF PHOENIX, AZ. DONALD RAY HOGUE OF NEWALLA, OK.
SISTERS: NAOMI HARKINS OF ADA, OK. MARY HARKINS OF FRANCIS, OK.
AUNTS: OPAL PEELER OF LANE, OK. THELMA FOSTER OF EL CAJON, CA. OLA COLLINS OF DOS PALOS, CA.
UNCLE: RAY HOGUE OF LOS BANOS, CA.
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: CATHY WALKER AND HUSBAND JIM OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: CLARENCE AND JEWELL HOGUE. SISTER: DOROTHY IMOGENE HOGUE. BROTHER: ROY LEON HOGUE.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH ~ CENTRAHOMA, OK.
INTERMENT: BYRDS PRAIRIE CEMETERY ~ TUPELO, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. GEORGE CARSON. ASSISTING: REV. LARRY BEACH.
CASKETBEARERS: LEON NORFLEET, RANDY CUMMINS, RAFAEL BARRON, J.B. ARTERBERRY, DON WOODS, BILLY CLAUD SAINT, DAVE NICKLE.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BOBBY DEE HIGHT, DONNIE JOHNSON, FLOYD JOHNSON, DENVER JOHNSON, ROY BYRD, GENE RICHARDSON, JAMES LEE,WALTER LEE HOGUE, PETE SENNETT.
NAME: BETTY HELEN (INMAN) HUNT, AGE 77, CALERA AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER ATOKA, OK AND OPAL, WY RESIDENT.
BORN: JANUARY 26, 1926 AT ORAN, MO TO WARREN SYLVESTER AND OMA MORGAN (BRYANT) INMAN. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 28, 2003 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE: 77 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ST. LOUIS, MO AND WAS A 1944 GRADUATE OF ST. LOUIS HIGH SCHOOL.
MARRIED: LOUIS EDWARD HUNT ON AUGUST 17, 1944 AT CHARLESTON, MO.
OCCUPATION: BETTY WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER AND WORKED AS A CASHIER AT ALCO AND 7-11 IN KEMMERER, WY. SHE WAS ALSO A FOSTER GRANDPARENT AT BURGOON SCHOOL UNTIL HER RETIREMENT IN 1998.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: BETTY WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN KEMMERER, WY AND LOVED OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
SHE ENJOYED PLAYING BINGO AND CROCHETING.
SURVIVED BY
DAUGHTERS: KATHY RAGSDALE AND HUSBAND RICHARD OF MEDFORD, OR. JOY SALMANS AND HUSBAND GARY OF DODGE CITY, KS.
SON: MICHAEL HUNT AND WIFE GRETA OF OPAL, WY.
STEPDAUGHTER: BARBARA ZIMMERMANN AND HUSBAND HARRY OF LAS VEGAS, NV
17 GRANDCHILDREN, MANY GREAT AND GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
BROTHERS: BILL INMAN OF SANTA CLARA, CA. GARY INMAN AND WIFE DONA OF SAN JOSE, CA.
SISTERS: GAYLE BELL AND HUSBAND DEVON OF SIMI VALLEY, CA. KAY MEDLOCK AND HUSBAND DON OF ST. LOUIS, MO.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
HUSBAND: LOUIS HUNT ON DECEMBER 19, 1982. SONS: BILL, RICKY, AND JIMMY HUNT. PARENTS: WARREN AND OMA INMAN. SISTERS: JANICE AND CAMILLA. BROTHERS: PAUL AND JOYCE INMAN. STEPDAUGHTER: KAREN GRIFFITH. GRANDSON: RICKY HUNT II. GRANDDAUGHTERS: DAWN JENKINS AND LISA DOVER. GREAT GRANDDAUGHTERS: TIFFANY DOVER AND TREASURE HUNT.
DATE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. INTERMENT: JOSHUA MEMORIAL PARK ~ LANCASTER, CA. HER CREMAINS WILL BE LAID TO REST WITH HER HUSBAND, LOUIS AND SON, JIMMY.
NAME: PAUL EVART JACKSON, AGE 67, LONGTIME CADDO AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: FEBRUARY 29, 1936 AT CADDO, OK TO EVART CLARENCE AND LILLIE LORENE (WORKMAN) JACKSON. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 2003 AT HIS CANEY-CADDO RESIDENCE. AGE: 67 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 1 DAY.
EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED NUMEROUS SCHOOLS AND FROM 8TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE AT CANEY, GRADUATING IN 1954.
MARRIED: SHIRLEY EMERT ON DECEMBER 18, 1954 AT DURANT, OK.
OCCUPATION: HE WAS A FARMER AND RANCHER AND ALSO WORKED IN THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN CAN COMPANY IN ARLINGTON, TX.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF VOCA BAPTIST CHURCH IN CADDO, OK.
PAUL WAS A MEMBER OF CADDO MASONIC LODGE AND A MEMBER OF STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: SHIRLEY JACKSON OF THE HOME NEAR CADDO, OK.
CHILDREN: PAUL RUSSELL JACKSON AND WIFE SHARON OF RURAL CADDO, OK. JANET LYNN BEECH OF GRANBURY, TX. DONNA CAROL GARZA AND HUSBAND JAIMIE OF HOUSTON, TX.
GRANDCHILDREN: CLINT FORD, TERESA GARZA, J. R. BEECH, JANNETTE BEECH, ANGEL FITZGERALD, RAEGAN CALVERLY.
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: TYSON, DREW, NATHAN, AND SIERRA.
COUSINS: BEN BOURGUE OF PASADENA, TX. JOYCE PELL OF HOUSTON, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: EVART AND LILLIE JACKSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2003 AT 11:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: VOCA BAPTIST CHURCH ~ CANEY, OK.
INTERMENT: CADDO CEMETERY ~ CADDO, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. BOB GRAHAM.
CASKETBEARERS: CHARLES SAMMY HOWARD, THOMAS HOWARD, PAUL RHINES, PAUL RIDGWAY, LITTLE CLINT GOSSETT, WAYNE JACKSON
NAME: RAY PETTETT, AGE 71, LONGTIME LANE AREA RESIDENT, FORMER PLANO, TX RESIDENT.
 BORN: OCTOBER 14, 1931 AT MATOY, BRYAN COUNTY, OK TO JAMES WALTER AND MAE (MARSHALL) PETTETT.
PASSED AWAY: MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 30, 2003 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 71 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MATOY, GRADUATING IN 1951, AND SOUTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, GRADUATING IN 1959.
MARRIED: BILLIE ANN CATHEY ON MAY 28, 1959 AT DURANT, OK.
OCCUPATION: RAY WORKED FOR THE VETERAN’S HOSPITAL IN DALLAS FOR 5 YEARS. HE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR FOR 21 YEARS WITH AMPOWER ELECTRIC IN PLANO, TX.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN PLANO, TX.
RAY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. AIR FORCE DURING THE KOREAN WAR. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB.
SURVIVED BY
MOTHER-IN-LAW: FLORA LEONA CATHEY OF ALLEN, OK.
CHILDREN: PAUL DEAN PETTETT AND WIFE STEPHANIE OF LANE, OK. DEBRA LYNN DITTMAR AND HUSBAND JOHN OF FREDRICKSBURG, TX. DAVID NEAL 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 JACOB DITTMAR. JOSHUA, ALLISON, EMILY, AND ABIGAIL PETTETT. WYLES, HEATHER, AND HAILEY ANN PETTETT.
BROTHER: DR. JACK PETTETT AND WIFE ZENOBIA OF STONEWALL, OK.
SISTERS: TONEY TATE AND HUSBAND GEORGE OF COLVILLE, WA. MONITA "NETA" O’QUINN AND HUSBAND BILL OF FARMERS BRANCH, TX. JANA WITTY OF WEST MONROE, LA.
SISTERS-IN-LAW: MADGE McKAY AND HUSBAND RAY OF WICHITA FALLS, TX. DOVIE GREGORY OF ADA, OK.
BROTHERS-IN-LAW: TOM WILLEBY OF ALLEN, OK. MARSHALL CATHEY OF SHERMAN, TX. ROY DEAN CATHEY OF CALIFORNIA.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
WIFE: BILLIE PETTETT ON JULY 3, 1999. PARENTS: WALTER AND MAE PETTETT.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BOGGY DEPOT CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK
OFFICIATING: REV. JOE RUSHING.
CASKETBEARERS: SKY PETTETT, JOHN EVAN DITTMAR, PAUL PETTETT, DAVID PETTETT, MICHAEL PETTETT, JOHN H. DITTMAR.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JACK PETTETT, BILL O’QUINN, TOM WILLEBY, MARSHALL CATHEY.
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