NAME:    LOIS LORRAINE (OSBORNE) PAXTON, AGE 82, A LONGTIME LEHIGH RESIDENT.   BORN:    JANUARY 29, 1920 AT FT. TOWSON, CHOCTAW COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO ODOR EZEKIEL AND MATTIE GAY (HENDERSON) OSBORNE.   PASSED AWAY:   SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2002 AT PARKWOOD HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY IN BEDFORD, TEXAS. AGE:   82 YEARS  1 MONTH  AND  3 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LEE ELEMENTARY AND COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL.   MARRIED:   CLYDE L. PAXTON ON JULY 29, 1938 AT COALGATE, OK.   OCCUPATION:  HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER AND WORKED WITH HUSBAND CLYDE ON THEIR RANCHES.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  CHARTER MEMBER OF THE PRAIRIE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH AND LATER WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE LEHIGH BAPTIST CHURCH WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1947. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE W.M.U. AND TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL AND VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL.   LOIS WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE PRAIRIE GROVE WHICH LATER BECAME THE FRIENDSHIP HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB AND RECIEVED HER 60 YEAR PEN ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO.        SURVIVED BY   HUSBAND:   CLYDE PAXTON OF THE HOME NEAR LEHIGH, OK. CHILDREN:    WILLIAM CLYDE PAXTON AND WIFE WILMA OF LEHIGH, OK.                          RUTHETTE RAINS AND HUSBAND DONALD OF BURLESON, TX.                          JEAN COLLINS AND HUSBAND BURK OF COLLEYVILLE, TX.                          DEAN PAXTON AND WIFE CAROLYN OF GARLAND, TX.                          JIMMY PAXTON AND WIFE BRIDGETTE OF ANTLERS, OK. GRANDCHILDREN:     DONNIE RAINS, JOHNNY COLLINS, TRADONA COLGAN, ALICE EDEN, JENNIFER CLARK, JAMIE PAXTON, MATT PAXTON,                                          RACHEL PAXTON.   12 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND ANOTHER EXPECTED VERY SOON.   BROTHERS:    WILLIE OSBORNE OF LEHIGH, OK.                            JAMES OSBORNE OF SEAGRAVES, TX.                            MATT PAXTON OF COLORADO CITY, TX. SISTERS:   JENNIE LASTER OF MOUNDS, OK.                      HELEN WINLOCK OF SEMINOLE, OK.                      HAZEL FOREMEN OF COALGATE, OK.                      EMMA MARTIN OF COALGATE, OK.                      CLAUDETTE HOLLOWAY OF ADA, OK.                      CHARLENE ISOM OF LEHIGH, OK.                      JUANITA SOLLEY OF GRAPEVINE, TX.                      ALMETA HARNES OF ALTUS, OK.                      DOROTHY BOYENTON OF VARNON, TX.                      NOREEN SELMAN OF MT. PLEASANT, TX.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   PARENTS:   ODOR AND MATTIE OSBORNE. DAUGHTER:    CAROLYN SUE. GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER:  CASSIDY COLLINS. SISTER:    MARY ELLEN PRODBREGER. BROTHER:   ARTHUR "DOOCIE" YOUNG on july 8, 2001. STEPFATHER:    ARTHUR YOUNG SR.     DATE OF SERVICES:  TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   LEHIGH BAPTIST CHURCH ~ LEHIGH, OK.   INTERMENT:   LEHIGH CEMETERY ~ LEHIGH, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV. RICHARD MAGBY. ASSISTING:   REV. J. W. BURROWS.   CASKETBEARERS:   (GRANDSONS) DONNIE RAINS, JOHNNY COLLINS, TERRY EDEN, KELLY CLARK, MIKE COLGAN, MATT PAXTON, DAMON EDEN, DONNER RAINS, RUSSELL COLGAN.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  BUDDY HARAWAY, JACK BONNER, DONALD SAIN, JOE YOUNG, CECIL RAY PAXTON.         NAME:    LEDRA LaSHELLE (HOPKINS) AARON, AGE 29, A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  FEBRUARY 17, 1973 AT COALGATE, OKLAHOMA TO CLYDE YARBROUGH AND LUERENDA HOPKINS.   PASSED AWAY:   SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 AT OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 29 YEARS   O MONTHS  AND  16 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1991.   OCCUPATION:  HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER.   MARRIED:   DONALD LYRL AARON JR. ON OCTOBER 19, 1990 AT ATOKA, OK.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  MEMBER OF BETHEL A M E METHODIST CHURCH IN ATOKA, OK.          SURVIVED BY   HUSBAND:   DONALD AARON OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.   CHILDREN:  DONALD AARON III & RACHAEL AARON OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.   PARENTS:   LUERENDA HOPKINS OF ATOKA, OK.                        CLYDE YARBROUGH OF ATOKA, OK.   BROTHERS:  BILLY HOPKINS, CLYDE HOPKINS JR , CLAYTON YARBROUGH, & CHRIS JONES.   SISTERS:   COBRA YARBROUGH, SHAWNA LeFLORE, & ASHLEY JONES.   GRANDMOTHER:.  YVONNE YARBROUGH OF ATOKA, OK.   MOTHER-IN-LAW:   MYRTLE AARON TETTEH OF OKLAHOMA CITY.   SPECIAL NIECE:   ESSENCE HOPKINS OF ATOKA, OK.   SPECIAL NEPHEW:  DANTRESS HOPKINS OF ATOKA, OK.   AUNTS:   MARY HOPKINS, LEONA IKPA, DEBORAH McKINNEY, & YVONNE VINEY.   UNCLES:  BO HOPKINS, DONALD HOPKINS, LANCE YARBROUGH, & WILLIE YARBROUGH.   SPECIAL COUSINS:   LONNIE HOPKINS, RONALD MOTON, SABRINA BROWN, & LEURENDA MOTON.          PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   SON:   ISAAC AARON. GRANDPARENTS:  LENNIE & ESTHER HOPKINS.                                    DUDE YARBROUGH. UNCLE:   MELVIN YARBROUGH.     DATE OF SERVICES:  TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.   INTERMENT:   GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV. CHARLES SMITH. ASSISTING:   REV. LYNN TYSON.   CASKETBEARERS:   LONNIE HOPKINS, GREG YARBROUGH, DEON AARON, JACIE HILL, KENNETH JACKSON, JEFF ALLEN.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  CECIL HILL, DAMON AARON, RONALD MOTON.         NAME:    MARLAN BIRDSONG, AGE 67, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.   BORN:  MARCH 28, 1934 AT LANE, OKLAHOMA TO WILLIAM REED AND NAOMI ELIZABETH (FLOWERS) BIRDSONG. PASSED AWAY:   SUNDAY MARCH 3, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE:   67 YEARS  11 MONTHS  AND  5 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE, OK.   OCCUPATION:  MARLAN WORKED IN A SAWMILL, HE WAS A DETECTIVE WITH THE LEWISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SERVED ON THE LEWISVILLE FIRE DEPTARTMENT AND LAKE RESCUE TEAM OVER 15 YEARS.  AFTER COMING BACK TO ATOKA COUNTY, HE DROVE A SCHOOL BUS FOR LANE SCHOOLS.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  LONGTIME MEMBER OF LANE BAPTIST CHURCH AND LATER ATTENDED THE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH; AS LONG AS HIS HEALTH ALLOWED, HE SERVED AS SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINDENT.        SURVIVED BY   SONS:  TODD BIRDSONG and WIFE ANDREA OF LANE, OK.                MONTY BIRDSONG and WIFE ANGIE OF ATOKA, OK.   GRANDCHILDREN:   ELIZABETH GRACE BIRDSONG, WILLIAM COLTIN BIRDSONG, BLAKE REED BIRDSONG and CALLIE DENE BIRDSONG.   BROTHER:   DWIGHT BIRDSONG and WIFE MARY OF LANE, OK.   SISTERS: JUNE BROWN OF TULSA, OK.                    ALENE COOPER OF ARCATA, CA.          PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   PARENTS:   WILLIAM REED and NAOMI ELIZABETH BIRDSONG. BROTHERS:  DEWEY and ANCEL BIRDSONG. SISTER:  MELVIA BELCHER.     DATE OF SERVICES:  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.   INTERMENT:   BERA CEMETERY IN THE HARMONY COMMUNITY.   OFFICIATING:   REV. LARRY MURRAY. ASSISTING:   REV. ROGER BROWN.   CASKETBEARERS:   LESTER BRADFORD, NORMAN BRADFORD, BILL BLEDSOE, JERRY NELL, JERRY RICHARDS, TERRY DANYEUR.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  HAROLD THOMAS, BILL MILLER, HASKEL COOK, CLIFF BRADFORD, DR. RIPPEE, TERRY CALLICOAT.         NAME:    LLOYD WAYNE PERRY, SR., AGE 61, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:    OCTOBER 25, 1940 AT TULARE, CALIFORNIA TO CECIL ROY AND EMILY JOSEPHINE (BRUNSON) PERRY.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002 AT HIS RESIDENCE. AGE:   61 YEARS  4 MONTHS AND  9 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOL AT TULARE, CA. MARRIED:   ALETA MAE LEWIS ON DECEMBER 5, 1971 AT RENO, NV. OCCUPATION:  LLOYD WAS A SELF EMPLOYED PAINTER. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  BAPTIST FAITH.      SURVIVED BY WIFE:  ALETA PERRY OF THEIR OF HOME IN ATOKA. CHILDREN:  CHERYL BORBA OF MERCED, CA.                          JOANNE PERRY OF MERCED, CA.                          BETTY LYNN PERRY OF TULARE, CA.                          LLOYD WAYNE PERRY, JR. & GINA OF TUSHKA, OK.                          DAVID ROY PERRY OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN:   JAYDEN BRYCE PERRY, JAYSTIN KYLER PERRY, CHANTEL BORBA, DANNY BORBA, LARRY BORBA, JARED FREELY, and                                        HEATH FREELY. SISTER:  NINA BLAKE and HUSBAND ROY OF CLEVELAND, OK. BROTHER:   BOBBY PERRY OF GEORGIA. FATHER-IN-LAW:   CHESTER WILEY OF AUSTIN, MN.        PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   CECIL and EMILY PERRY.     DATE OF SERVICES:  NO SERVICES.   INTERMENT:   NONE - DIRECT CREMATION.         NAME:    JACKIE LEE STEPHENS, AGE 64, OF TERRELL, TEXAS AND A FORMER ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN:  AUGUST 25, 1937 AT ATOKA TO TEHOSKA AND SALLIE LENA (BARBEE) STEPHENS.   PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2002 AT BAYLOR HOSPITAL IN DALLAS, TX. AGE:   64 YEARS  6 MONTHS   AND   11 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA, OK. MARRIED:   JUDY HARPER ON JULY 14, 1984 DALLAS, TX. OCCUPATION:  HE WORKED 33 YEARS AT THE DALLAS TIMES HERALD NEWSPAPER, RETIRING IN 1991. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  JEHOVAHS WITNESS.      SURVIVED BY WIFE:  JUDY STEPHENS OF THE HOME IN TERRELL, TX. CHILDREN:  STACY L. STEPHENS and WIFE LISA OF EULESS, TX.                          REGINA STEPHENS CALVERLY and HUSBAND MARK OF TERRELL, TX.                          KEITH STEPHENS OF DALLAS, TX. 6 GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: JO BOLLS and HUSBAND CHARLES OF ATOKA, OK.                    PATRICIA BAUGHMAN OF ATOKA, OK.   2 NIECES, 2 NEPHEWS.        PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   TEHOSKA AND SALLIE LENA BARBIE STEPHENS TUDOR. BROTHER:   T. E. STEPHENS.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   WESTVIEW CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING:   MARVIN KUECHENMEISTER. CASKETBEARERS:   STACY STEPHENS, KEITH STEPHENS ,STEPHEN HOWARD, JIMMY HOWARD, PALO ALLEN, PHILLIP STEPHENS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  JOE CROWLEY, JERRAL BETTS, DALE BAUGHMAN, ROBERT BAUGHMAN, TINKER RAY.         NAME:  MYRTLE ANN (McGAHEY) JONES, AGE 85, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  NOVEMBER 14, 1916 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO LUTHER LEWIS AND NETTIE (HARRIS) McGAHEY.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2002 AT TRINITY MISSION REHABILITATION CENTER IN ITALY, TX. AGE:   85 YEARS  3 MONTHS   AND   21 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1933. MARRIED:   GASTON CLAUD JONES ON FEBRUARY 12, 1938 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION:  MYRTLE WORKED 27 PLUS YEARS AS A CLERK FOR FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, RETIRING IN 1979. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  MYRTLE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND A MEMBER OF THE EASTERN STAR FOR OVER 50 YEARS.      SURVIVED BY CHILDREN:    CLAUDIA MESTAN and HUSBAND VIC OF ARLINGTON, TX.                          LUTHER B. JONES OF SCROGGINS, TX.                          FRED JONES OF MILFORD, TX.                          LEWIS GENE JONES and WIFE ROSALINDA OF WHITE BEAD, OK. 6 GRANDCHILDREN, 8 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS:   IRENE PYRUM and HUSBAND ODELL OF DENISON, TX.                      EVA BIGGERSTAFF OF DENISON, TX.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND:   GASTON JONES ON MARCH 30, 1999. PARENTS:   LUTHER and NETTIE McGAHEY. DAUGHTER:  NEVA IRENE BRUMLEY.     DATE OF SERVICES:    MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2002 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   NEW ZION CEMETERY, EAST OF TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING:   HAL ISHMAEL. CASKETBEARERS:   ABBOTT JONES, HUGH SEWELL, PETE HOWARD, BILL TONEY, JIM TONEY, DON WALLACE, DONNIE BURKE. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  BOB BURKE, BILL FLOWERS, BILL MALONE, BO HORATH, BENNY WYRICK, JACK BONNER, BILL MILLER, HAROLD ROLAND, BROWN WYRICK, WALTER COOPER, JIM POOL, HARVEY CAPPS, HERMAN COCHRAN, JOE GRIFFIN, O. P. RAY, JEFF SEWELL, HASKELL COOK, BOB WYRICK, ROGER JONES, JIM BRIGGS.         NAME:    ROBERT JOSEPH “BOBBY” GOODSON, AGE 31, OF WILLIS, TEXAS AND FORMERLY OF STROUD, OK. BORN:  AUGUST 26, 1970 AT LAKE CHARLES, LA TO JIMMIE AND JANIE JANICE (GOODMAN) GOODSON.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2002 AT THE CONROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CONROE, TX. AGE:   31 YEARS   6 MONTHS   AND  15 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STROUD, OKLA WITH THE CLASS OF 1988.   MARRIED:   NEVER MARRIED. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE STROUD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. BOBBY WAS A SPORTS ENTHUSIAST AND LOVED ALL KINDS OF SPORTS. HE WAS AN AVID O.U. AND NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FAN. BOBBY LOVED SPORTS TRIVIA AND PRIDED HIMSELF IN BEING ABLE TO REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT ALL TEAMS AND EVENTS OF SPORTS.        SURVIVED BY HIS DADDY:   JIM GOODSON OF STROUD, OK. HIS BROTHER:   STEPHEN GOODSON, WIFE GENA, AND DAUGHTER BRITTANY STATIONED IN MANNHEIM, GERMANY.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GRANDFATHER:   LOYAL GOODSON. GRANDMOTHER:   LUCILLE GOODSON CREWS.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. BOB MUNCY. CASKETBEARERS:   STEPHEN GOODSON, ANTHONY BLUFORD, TONY GOODSON, RANDY GOODSON, W.C. HUNT, RUSSELL CREATH.         NAME:  GLADYS PIERCE, AGE 82, A LIFETIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN:  JUNE 2, 1919 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO CHARLEY AND LOTTIE KAY (BAILEY) SUTTER.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2002 IN A FIRE AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK.   AGE:   82 YEARS  9 MONTHS   AND   9 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT DUNBAR IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED:   FREDDIE FISHER AT ATOKA.                         FRANK WALTERS AT ATOKA.                        MARTIN PIERCE IN1970 AT ATOKA. OCCUPATION:  GLADYS WAS EMPLOYED IN THE DOMESTIC FIELD AND WAS AN AIDE AT HUBBARD’S NURSING HOME. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA A.M.E. CHURCH GLADYS WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF ANDERSON MUSIC CLUB.        SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW:   ETHEL FISHER OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN:   CHARLES FISHER JR. OF WAYNESVILLE, MO.                                          ANTHONY FISHER OF MILWAUKEE, WI.                                          FREDDY FISHER OF ATOKA, OK.                                          JENNIFER FISHER OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER-IN-LAW:    GEORGE PIERCE and WIFE FRANCILLE OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW:   LULA MAE SUTTER OF ATOKA, OK. NIECES:  KATHY SUTTER OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                    DORIS SUTTER OF ATOKA, OK.                    LOTTIE NEAL OF ATOKA, OK.                    THERESA SUTTER OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                    JESSIE HARRISON and HUSBAND LEON OF LAWTON, OK.                    LA DONNA STORY and HUSBAND CHRISTOPHER OF MADILL, OK. NEPHEWS:   JAMES SUTTER OF SPENCER, OK.                        EARL LEON SUTTER and WIFE VIRGINIA OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                        WALLACE SUTTER OF BILLINGS, MT.                        PAUL SUTTER and WIFE CAROLYN OF ARLINGTON, TX.                        PHILLIP SUTTER and WIFE TONYA OF MOSS POINT, MS.                        STEVE SUTTER OF LAWTON, OK.                        JERRY HILL OF ATOKA, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIRST HUSBAND:   FREDDIE FISHER SECOND HUSBAND:  FRANK WALTERS. Third Husband:   Martin Pierce who died in the same fire. PARENTS:   CHARLEY AND LOTTIE KAY SUTTER. son:   charley fisher on may 1, 1999. SISTER:    LIZER JAMES. BROTHERS:  JESSE, EARL, CHARLEY, AND GEORGE SUTTER.     DATE OF SERVICES:    SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   WELLSTREET CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. M. E. GRIFFIN. ASSISTING:   WILLARD HARRISON. CASKETBEARERS:   ROBERT WASHINGTON, LEON PIERCE JR, EARL SUTTER, STEVE SUTTER, CARL PIERCE, TROY PIERCE JR, LEON HARRISON, ROY BARNETT JR. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  CHARLES FISHER JR, ANTHONY FISHER JR, ORLON HILL, C. W. COLBERT, ROOSEVELT BUTLER, CECIL HILL. FLOWER BEARERS:  MARSHA MORRIS, MONICA ROBERTS, LOTTIE NEAL, CHRISTI WASHINGTON, SICILY PIERCE, LESLIE PIERCE.         NAME:    MARTIN PIERCE, AGE 81, A LIFETIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN:  MARCH 9, 1921 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO GEORGE AND KATIE (MOSES) PIERCE, SR.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2002 IN A FIRE AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK.   AGE:   81 YEARS  0 MONTHS   AND   2 DAYS.   EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT PITTS CROSSING IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED:   OPAL MENEFEE IN 1941 AT ATOKA.                        GEORGIA SMITH.                        GLADYS SUTTER IN 1970 AT ATOKA. OCCUPATION:    MARTIN WAS A FARM HAND, HE ALSO WORKED AT HUBBARD NURSING HOME IN THE 1960’S AND FOR ATOKA COUNTY IN THE 1970’S. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH AT ATOKA. MARTIN LOVED TO RIDE HORSES AND FISH.      SURVIVED BY BROTHER:   GEORGE PIERCE, JR. and WIFE FRANCILLE OF ATOKA, OK. NIECES:    LINDA BURNETT and HUSBAND ROY LEE OF TULSA, OK.                    MYRA MORRIS and HUSBAND JESSE OF MARSHALL, TX. NEPHEWS:   TROY WILL PIERCE and WIFE BRENDA OF SPERRY, OK.                        LEON PIERCE and WIFE MARILYN OF SKIATOOK, OK. DAUGHTER-IN-LAW:   ETHEL FISHER OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN:   CHARLES FISHER JR. OF WAYNESVILLE, MO.                                          ANTHONY FISHER OF MILWAUKEE, WI.                                          FREDDY FISHER OF ATOKA, OK.                                          JENNIFER FISHER OF ATOKA, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIRST WIFE:  OPAL (MENEFEE) PIERCE. PARENTS:   GEORGE, SR AND KATIE PIERCE. STEPSON:   CHARLES FISHER.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   WELLSTREET CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. M. E. GRIFFIN. ASSISTING:   WILLARD HARRISON. CASKETBEARERS:   ROBERT WASHINGTON, LEON PIERCE JR, EARL SUTTER, STEVE SUTTER, CARL PIERCE, TROY PIERCE JR, LEON HARRISON, ROY BARNETT JR. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  CHARLES FISHER JR, ANTHONY FISHER JR, ORLON HILL, C. W. COLBERT, ROOSEVELT BUTLER, CECIL HILL. FLOWER BEARERS:  MARSHA MORRIS, MONICA ROBERTS, LOTTIE NEAL, CHRISTI WASHINGTON, SICILY PIERCE, LESLIE PIERCE.         NAME:      REGGIE LYNN LEUTY, AGE 26, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN:  JUNE 7, 1975 AT MESQUITE, TEXAS TO RICHARD LEROY AND MARILYN KAYE (EAVES) LEUTY. PASSED AWAY:   TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2002 IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT NORTH OF ATOKA, OK. AGE:   26 YEARS   9 MONTHS  AND  5 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED HARMONY ELEMENTARY AND COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING IN 1993. HE PLAY FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, AND RAN TRACK.  HE ATTENDED MURRAY STATE COLLEGE IN TISHOMINGO, OK. MARRIED:   CHRISSEE HOWARD ON MAY 25, 1996 AT IRON STOB NEAR LANE, OK. OCCUPATION:  REGGIE WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION AND WAS EMPLOYED AT THE ATOKA TRAILER MFG. CO AS A PAINTER AND DETAILER AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  HE WAS PENTECOSTAL.      SURVIVED BY WIFE:  CHRISSEE HOWARD LEUTY OF KIOWA, OK. DAUGHTER:  REGINA JANELL LEUTY AGE 5 OF KIOWA, OK. PARENTS:   RICHARD AND MARILYN LEUTY OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER:   CARLY SHAWN HENSLEY OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDPARENTS:    CARL AND OPAL EAVES OF BENTLEY, OK.                                        DOROTHY LEUTY OF ATOKA, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GRANDFATHER:   GEORGE LEUTY. A VERY DEAR FRIEND:  SHAVON SIZEMORE.     DATE OF SERVICES:  FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   BERA CEMETERY IN THE HARMONY COMMUNITY. OFFICIATING:   REV. GLEN EAVES. ASSISTING:   REV. TOMMY TOMLINSON. CASKETBEARERS:   DEREK FRANKLIN, GREG WILLIAMS, CHRIS DAFFIN, HANK HOWE, NEIL TURNBOW, ARNEM HUNT. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  DAVID DEHART, JEFF DEHART, CHRIS DEHART, CLINT EAVES, RYAN EAVES, DEWAYNE EAVES, DARRIN EAVES.         NAME:    SHAVON RAE SIZEMORE, AGE 24, OF ATOKA AND A FORMER COALGATE RESIDENT. BORN:  MARCH 29, 1977 AT ADA, OKLAHOMA TO RAY GERERD AND LINDA JEAN (MARTIN) SIZEMORE.   PASSED AWAY:   TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2002 IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT NORTH OF ATOKA, OK. AGE:   24 YEARS  11 MONTHS  AND  28 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING IN 1995. OCCUPATION:    SHAVON WORKED AT NOEL’S IN STRINGTOWN FOR ONE AND HALF YEARS AND AS ATOKA DEPUTY CITY CLERK FOR 5 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  CHURCH OF CHRIST      SURVIVED BY MOTHER:  LINDA SIZEMORE OF COALGATE, OK. FATHER:    RAY SIZEMORE OF ADA, OK. BROTHER:   ZACHARY SIZEMORE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. GRANDPARENTS:    E. C. and EMMA MARTIN OF COALGATE, OK. AUNTS:   TISHA MARTIN OF ADA, OK.                  OTHELLA BLACK AND HUSBAND BILL OF SEAFORD, VA.                  CONNIE KEOMULI OF LAS VEGAS, NV. UNCLE:   GARY MARTIN OF COALGATE, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GRANDPARENTS:  CLIFFORD and SUSIE SIZEMORE. GREAT GRANDPARENTS:  JAMES and GRACE SIZEMORE.                                                      ARTHUR and MATTIE YOUNG.                                                      CLARENCE and EDITH MARTIN. A VERY DEAR FRIEND:    REGGIE LEUTY.     DATE OF SERVICES:    FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   COALGATE CEMETERY ~ COALGATE, OK. OFFICIATING:   BILL WEATHERS. ASSISTING:   WALTER KUHLMAN. CASKETBEARERS:   DANIEL WHITE, DEWEY REMBER, JOHN SMITHART, CHRIS GRAHAM, BRENT BRYANT, ERNIE LINAM. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  WES REESE, RAY HEARD, DEREK FRANKLIN, AARON BLUE, ORVAL SOUTHERN.         NAME:    DAVID LEE HENDERSON, AGE 42, LIFETIME STRINGTOWN RESIDENT. BORN:  MARCH 14, 1944 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO L. B. AND GEORGIA L. (TAYLOR) HENDERSON.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2002 AT HIS STRINGTOWN RESIDENCE. AGE:   58 YEARS    0 MONTHS   0  DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, OK.   MARRIED:   PEGGY POE AT OKLAHOMA CITY. OCCUPATION:  HE WORKED AS A SKY CAP AT THE AIRPORT. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  MEMBER OF THE HOLY TEMPLE IN OKLAHOMA CITY.   DAVID SERVED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD IN 1963.        SURVIVED BY WIFE:  PEGGY OF THEIR HOME AT STRINGTOWN, OK. DAUGHTERS:   KAREN HENDERSON OF IRVING, TX.                              PAULA CRAWFORD OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                              DAINA SHEAR OF TERRE HAUTE, IN.                              KELLEY HENDERSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                              YOLONDA COBB AND HUSBAND EZELL OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                              LATRICE HENDERSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                              ANGELA MORGAN OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                              TRESSA POE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SONS:    TITUS HENDERSON OF IRVING, TX.                WAYNE BOWEN OF ATOKA, OK.                GERALD HAYES OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                ROBERT HAYES OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                JASON HENDERSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                EDWARD C. POE OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                CARL E. POE OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                EUGENE A. POE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. A HOST OF GRANDCHILDREN.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   L. B. AND GEORGIA HENDERSON. CHILDREN:  CARLOTTE AND CHRISTOPHER. BROTHERS:    KELVIN MORAN AND JIMMIE HENDERSON. SISTER:    ETHEL TYLER.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING:   PASTOR R. M. LEFFALL. CASKETBEARERS:   LAWRENCE BOOKER, CARL POE JR., EDWARD POE, GREGORY JACKSON, EUGENE POE, CURTIS WASHINGTON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  RICHARD WASHINGTON, MIKE BROWN, RODNEY BROWN, TYRONE HARDING, HAROLD WASHINGTON, LAWRENCE NEAL. FLOWER BEARERS:  SHARON WASHINGTON, BERNICE CARTER.         NAME:    OLIVER PERRY “O.P.” RAY, AGE 73, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.   BORN:  DECEMBER 18, 1928 AT ATOKA TO RALPH DILLON AND EDNA CLETUS(HANKINS) RAY.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2002 WITHIN 50 STEPS OF WHERE HE WAS BORN DOING WHAT HE LOVED BEST, WORKING ON THE RANCH. AGE:   73 YEARS   2 MONTHS   AND    26  DAYS.   EDUCATION:   GRADUATED FROM ATOKA  HIGH SCHOOL, ATTENDED MURRAY STATE COLLEGE, AND SOUTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY AND OBTAINED A DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.   MARRIED:   CAROL HODGE BRINKLEY ON JULY 19, 1968 AT ATOKA, OK.   OCCUPATION:  HE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR RAYFLEX OIL EXPLORATION CO. OVERSEAS. HE WORKED 27 YEARS FOR THE OKLAHOMA STATE DEPT.AGRICULTURE RETIRING IN 1992. HE WAS CO-OWNER OF THE RAY BROTHERS BRANGUS RANCHES WHICH WAS RECENTLY RECOGINIZED AS A CENTENNIAL RANCH HAVING BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY SINCE 1864. THE RANCH WAS ORIGINATED BY HIS GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER JOHN SMALLWOOD.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:    PERRY WAS A MEMBER OF THE CANEY BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE HE SERVED AS A DEACON.   PERRY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S ARMY 45TH AS MILITARY POLICE.   HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE OKLA. BRANGUS ASSN, THE INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS ASSN., OKLA. CATTLEMANS ASSN.,, THE TEXAS SOUTHWEST CATTLEMANS ASSN., OKLA BEEF INC. OF STILLWATER AND SERVED IN MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIIONS LOCALLY AND STATE WIDE.          SURVIVED BY   WIFE:  CAROL OF THE HOME NEAR CANEY, OK.   SISTER:  SUE HILTON OF ATOKA, OK.   BROTHER:   THOMAS RALPH “TINKER” RAY AND WIFE ELMALOU OF ATOKA, OK.   NIECES:    JANICE STEWART CORBIN AND HUSBAND CARLTON OF GLADEWATER,TX.                    VALERIE RAY VADEN AND HUSBAND DAVID OF CONIFER, CO.                    BEVERLY RAY COCHRAN AND HUSBAND SCOTT OF ATOKA, OK.   NEPHEW:  DAVID RALPH RAY AND WIFE JANET OF TUSHKA, OK.   FATHER-IN-LAW:   DELBERT HODGE OF ATOKA, OK.   GRANDNEPHEWS:  STEWART CORBIN AND WIFE MELONIE, JEFF RAY, DILLON COCHRAN, DUSTIN COCHRAN.   GRANDNIECES: JULIE RAY AND CARLI RAY.   GREAT GRANDNIECES:   BAILEY ANNE CORBIN AND LAURABELLE RAY CORBIN.          PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   PARENTS:   RALPH AND EDNA RAY. SISTER:  JUNE STEWART. UNCLE AND AUNT:  PIERCE AND NEDRA HANKINS. MOTHER IN-LAW:   IDEE HODGE.     DATE OF SERVICES:  MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   CANEY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ CANEY, OK.   INTERMENT:   GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.   OFFICIATING:   REV. JEREMY PARHAM. ASSISTING:   REV. TOM HARGRAVES.   CASKETBEARERS:   AARON HAYES, ROBERT CALVERT, RANDY BRISTER, NICK BRISTER, ROGER HOLLEY, MIKE THOMAS.   HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  PAT NORTON, DR. DON PARHAM, FORREST ROUNSAVILLE, GLO ROUNSAVILLE, BOB BURKE, MACK CARR JR, AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE 45TH M.P. REUNION.         NAME:  THEODORE PAUL “TED” BERNARD, AGE 42, OF McALESTER AND A FORMER LANE AND ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  JUNE 28, 1959 AT MERCED, CA. TO THEODORE PAUL AND CHARLENE FRANCES (MEAD) BERNARD. PASSED AWAY:   SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2002 IN A LOGGING ACCIDENT NEAR TUSHKA, OK. AGE:   42 YEARS  8 MONTHS   AND   18 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED LANE ELEMENTARY AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE CLASS OF 1977.  HE ATTENDED MURRAY STATE COLLEGE AND GRADUATED WITH AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE. HE ALSO ATTENDED OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND GRADUATED IN1983 WITH BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CLINICAL LAB SERVICES. OCCUPATION:  HE WORKED AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN THE PAST 20 PLUS YEARS AND WAS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT THE McALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  TED WAS BAPTIZED AT THE LANE BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE McALESTER MASONIC LODGE #96, A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA ELKS LODGE, AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PATHOLOGIST AND WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ATOKA COUNTY FARMERS UNION.      SURVIVED BY CHILDREN:  JESSICA FAITH BERNARD OF McALESTER, OK.                          JACOB THOMAS BERNARD OF THE HOME IN McALESTER, OK. SISTERS:   THEDA COCHRAN AND HUSBAND TONY OF GORE, OK.                      DORICENE MACIAS AND HUSBAND DAVE OF MERCED, CA.                      MARCELLA “TILLIE” GIBSON OF ATWATER, CA.. A VERY SPECIAL FRIEND:   JAN UNDERWOOD OF ATOKA, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   THEODORE SR. AND CHARLENE (MEAD) BERNARD. BROTHER-IN-LAW:  ARNOLD GIBSON.     DATE OF SERVICES:  TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   BUTLER CEMETER ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV:  BARTT BRADFORD. CASKETBEARERS:   ANTHONY RANALLO, DICK HURST, BOB BURDEN,LEON MACE, STEVE BERNARD, LARRY ALLEN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  MEDFORD UNDERWOOD, TODD STEPHENS, WILLIAM MEAD, BILLY MEAD, WARREN “BUD” CHRONISTER, MICHAEL RECTOR, TIM JAYNES, THE 45TH M.P. REUNION.         NAME:    WANDA MICHELLE COMPTON, AGE 25, OF ADA AND FORMERLY OF TUPELO, OK. BORN:  OCTOBER 23, 1976 AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OK TO JERRI LEE COMPTON.   PASSED AWAY:   SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2002 AT VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE:   25 YEARS  4 MONTHS   AND   24 DAYS. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED TUPELO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ALSO OKLAHOMA CITY AND STRATFORD. MARRIED:   JAMES YOUNGWOLF ON MARCH 17, 1992 AT PAULS VALLEY, OK. OCCUPATION:  HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  A MEMBER OF TUPELO BAPTIST CHURCH.      SURVIVED BY CHILDREN:  CHRISTOPHER SCOTT, DYLAN JAMES, and CORDALE SHANE YOUNGWOLF OF THE HOME IN ADA, OK. PARENTS:   WESLEY and JERRI MARSTON OF ADA, OK. BROTHERS:  WESLEY MARSTON JR. OF ADA, OK.                          WILLIAM RUSSELL MARSTON OF ADA, OK.                          RUSSELL EUGENE MARSTON OF CHICKASHA, OK. SISTERS:   BARBARA BROOKS and HUSBAND JERRY JAMES OF ADA, OK.                      MICHELLA MARIE MARSTON OF ROLAND, OK. GRANDMOTHER:   IDA MAE STEPHENS OF EDMOND, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY DAUGHTER:  XENA MICHELLE YOUNGWOLF. GRANDPARENTS:  WANDA FAY BELLGARD, ROY LEE COMPTON, and WILLIAM RUSSELL MARSTON.     DATE OF SERVICES:  THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   TUPELO BAPTIST CHURCH ~ TUPELO, OK. INTERMENT:   PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY ~ TUPELO, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. DALLAS MARTIN. CASKETBEARERS:   WESLEY MARSTON SR., WESLEY MARSTON JR., BILLY MACK CARRELL, WILLIAM CARRELL, WILLIAM MARSTON, JERRY JAMES BROOKS.         NAME:    KENNETH RAY ALFRED, AGE 52, OF COALGATE AND FORMERLY OF STONEWALL, OK. BORN:  NOVEMBER 11, 1949 AT STONEWALL, OKLAHOMA TO HENRY SIMON AND PEARL ELLA (COCHRAN) ALFRED.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2002 AT MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE, OK. AGE:   52 YEARS  4 MONTHS   AND   7 DAYS. EDUCATION:   KENNETH ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LEADER COMMUNITY AND LULA, BOTH IN PONTOTOC COUNTY. OCCUPATION:  KENNETH WORKED AS A SMALL ENGINE REPAIRMAN, HE WAS A FARMER AND HE WORKED FOR HENRY EQUIPMENT COMPANY IN OKLAHOMA CITY AS A MECHANIC. MARRIED:   CORLIS D. QUILLEN.                        RUTH ANN COLLINS. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  KENNETH WAS BAPTIZED AT AN EARLY AGE AND WAS AFFILIATED WITH PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH NEAR LULA, OK.      SURVIVED BY FATHER:  HENRY SIMON ALFRED OF COALGATE, OK. CHILDREN:    DEANNA QUILLEN OF BREA, CA..                          JOSEPH K. BILLY and WIFE MELISSA OF ADA, OK.                          CARLA RENEE QUILLEN TILLMAN and HUSBAND KEVIN OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                          KENNETH D. QUILLEN and WIFE LATRICIA OF ARLINGTON, TX. 13 GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS:  CLIFFORD G. ALFRED and WIFE VIRGINIA OF COALGATE, OK.                          WENDELL W. ALFRED OF STONEWALL, OK.                          FRED HENRY ALFRED, JR. OF COALGATE, OK.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY MOTHER:  PEARL ELLA ALFRED. SISTERS:   ALENE MILDRED ALFRED and HELENA FAY NELSON. BROTHER:   ROBERT ALFRED.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH ~ LULA, OK. INTERMENT:   PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY ~ LULA, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. FAMOUS COCHRAN. CASKETBEARERS:   RAY ALEXANADER, WILL HAMILTON, JEFF HAMILTON, FRANK WRIGHT JR., FREDDIE COCHRAN, TERRY BRUNER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  HOUSTON BROWN, MATTHEW GORE, MICHAEL BILLY.         NAME:    CARL ALLEN, AGE 86, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  SEPTEMBER 15, 1915 AT ALLEN, OKLAHOMA TO I. B. AND MARTHA (DAVIS) ALLEN.   PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE:   86 YEARS    6 MONTHS  AND  5 DAYS. EDUCATION:   CARL ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT IRON STOB. OCCUPATION:  CARL WAS A RANCHER AND A WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALER, RETIRING IN 1992 MARRIED:   EDITH CATHERINE PHILLIPS ON MARCH 7, 1937 AT CANEY, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  CARL WAS A MEMBER OF ATOKA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, HE SERVED AS AN ATOKA CITY COUNCILMAN AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHWEST CATTLEMAN’S ASSOCIATION.      SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER:  CAROLYN HARPER and HUSBAND RONNIE OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN:   RON HARPER and WIFE DANELLE OF ATOKA, OK.                                        PATRICIA BELLOWS and HUSBAND KEVIN OF ATOKA, OK. 8 GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS:    MONROE ALLEN and WIFE KATHY OF ATOKA, OK.                            LESTER ALLEN OF LANE, OK.                            BILL ALLEN OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS:   IRENE GOFF OF CRYSTAL, OK.                      OPAL RECTOR and HUSBAND PETE OF LANE, OK.                      LUCILLE FOURAHN OF GARLAND, TX.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   I. B. and MARTHA ALLEN. WIFE:  EDITH ALLEN IN 1998. SISTERS:   BERTHA YATES, DESSIE MORELAND, and ETHEL PHILLIPS.     DATE OF SERVICES:  FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   WESTVIEW CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING:   PAUL MOORE. CASKETBEARERS:   PHILLIP ALLEN, BILLY FRANK CROW, RONNIE GLOVER, GLO ROUNSAVILLE, DEWAYNE ALLEN, REX ALLEN.         NAME:    BILLY HUGH WILLIAMS, AGE 65, OF McALESTER AND FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN:  JANUARY 27, 1937 AT BENTLEY, OKLAHOMA TO ED STERLING AND VANETIA MAE (ROBERTS) WILLIAMS.   PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002 AT HEARTLAND CARE CENTER IN McALESTER, OK. AGE:   65 YEARS  1 MONTH  AND  23 DAYS. EDUCATION:   BILLY STARTED SCHOOL AT BENTLEY AND ATTENDED NUMEROUS SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA AND CALIFORNIA. OCCUPATION:  COWBOY AND RANCH HAND IN ELKO, NEVADO FOR W P LAND & CATTLE COMPANY, RETIRING IN 1967. MARRIED:   EVELYN MEEKS IN 1959 AT FREDERICK, OK.                        MARIA BIRDWELL IN 1981 AT ATOKA, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  BAPTIST FAITH. BILLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. NAVY AND WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF D.A.V. ATOKA CHAPTER #60      SURVIVED BY WIFE:    MARIA OF THEIR HOME IN ATOKA, OK. SON:   STANLEY WILLIAMS and WIFE DAWN OF HURST, TX. MOTHER:    VANETIA WILLIAMS OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER:   DARRELL WILLIAMS and WIFE PAT OF MORGANTON, NC. SISTERS-IN-LAW:  NANCY WILLIAMS OF ATOKA, OK.                                      RUTH WILLIAMS OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN:   BRANDON WILLIAMS, TAYLOR WILLIAMS, and BLAKE WILLIAMS OF HURST, TX. AUNTS:   RUBY PARKER OF ALTUS, OK.                  DELIA HOGAN OF BENTLEY, OK.                  BETTYE ROBERTS OF ATOKA, OK.                  GENEVA ROBERTS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. NIECES:    TAMMY LASSITER and HUSBAND BRIAN OF CENTERVILLE, VA.                    RACHEL WILLIAMS OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER:  ED STERLING WILLIAMS. BROTHERS:  WILBURN WILLIAMS and CLYDE WILLIAMS.     DATE OF SERVICES:    FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   BERA CEMETERY ~ HARMONY, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. JOHN HOWARD. CASKETBEARERS:   CLAY SIMPSON, JERRY RICHARDS, SHANNON SIMPSON, CRESTON SIMPSON, NETHAL PITTMAN, KENNY BUSH, CHARLIE PUGH, JOHN McADAMS.         NAME:  CORA WINNIE MAE (BRUMLEY) MILLER, AGE 91, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  NOVEMBER 16, 1910 IN JOHNSTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO THOMAS PILOT AND MINNIE (JOSHLIN) BRUMLEY.   PASSED AWAY:   THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2002 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE:   91 YEARS  4 MONTHS   AND   5 DAYS. EDUCATION:   CORA ATTENDED BLUE SCHOOL IN JOHNSTON COUNTY, OK. MARRIED:   WILLIAM THOMAS MILLER ON NOVEMBER 16, 1924 AT THE BLUE SCHOOL IN JOHNSTON COUNTY BY REV. BROOKS. THEY WERE MARRIED 73 YEARS. OCCUPATION:  CORA WAS A DEVOTED WIFE, MOTHER AND HOMEMAKER. SHE WORKED IN SEVERAL RESTAURANTS IN ATOKA THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND SHE ALSO WORKED AS AN AIDE AT HUBBARD NURSING HOME. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  PENTECOSTAL FAITH.      SURVIVED BY CHILDREN:  WILMA (MILLER) INGRAM and HUSBAND MARLIN OF ENUMCLAW, WA.                          GLENN MILLER and WIFE SHEILA OF OKMULGEE, OK.                          SHIRLEY (MILLER) FOX and HUSBAND RONALD OF CANEY, OK.                          HELEN (MILLER) WOODALL and HUSBAND COY OF ATOKA, OK.                          SHARON (MILLER) MAST and HUSBAND LEROY OF BONHAM, TX. 19 GRANDCHILDREN, 48 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 7 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER:  ANNA SKYLES OF SANTA ANA, CA.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND:   WILLIAM T. MILLER IN 1997 OR 1998. PARENTS:   THOMAS and MINNIE BRUMLEY. 4 INFANT DAUGHTERS. 7 BROTHERS. 3 SISTERS.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   BOGGY DEPOT CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. HAROLD BREWER. ASSISTING:   REV. SAM VAUGHN. CASKETBEARERS:   RICKEY RECTOR, JEFF RECTOR, CHRIS COOKSEY, TODD WEBB, KYLE RECTOR, ERIC LEMMOND, SHAWN WEBB.         NAME:  LOIS MAURINE (LASSITER) MILLER, AGE 84, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  SEPTEMBER 24, 1917 AT MATOY, BRYAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO BRYAN “SMOKIE” AND EMMA (BRYSON) LASSITER.   PASSED AWAY:   MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2002 AT HURLEY MANOR IN COALGATE, OK. AGE:   84 YEARS  6 MONTHS   AND   1 DAY EDUCATION:   LOIS ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MATOY AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY IN DURANT. MARRIED:   EDGAR ROOSEVELT MILLER ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1942 AT CADDO, OK. OCCUPATION:  LOIS WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION:    MEMBER OF ATOKA FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.      SURVIVED BY: SONS:  JIM MILLER and WIFE CINDY OF WAPANUCKA, OK.                PHILLIP MILLER and WIFE GAYLENE OF ATOKA, OK.                DAN MILLER and WIFE TAMMI OF ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTERS:   LINDA COYLE and HUSBAND DON OF BENTLEY, OK.                              MARY SHEFFIELD and HUSBAND CURTIS OF LANE, OK.                              BETTY HARTSFIELD and HUSBAND TED OF CLARITA, OK.                              JAN McDONALD and HUSBAND GARY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. 15 GRANDCHILDREN, 19 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS:  ROBERT LASSITER and WIFE JOYCE OF TULSA, OK.                          JAMES LASSITER and WIFE BETTY OF MILBURN, OK. SISTERS:   VIRGINIA MILLER and HUSBAND CLARENCE OF GRANTS PASS, OR.                      LORENE WALKER OF BURKBURNETTE, TX.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND:   EDGAR R. MILLER ON JULY 9, 1998. PARENTS:   SMOKIE and EMMA LASSITER. BROTHER:   HASKELL LASSITER. SISTER-IN-LAW:   JEAN LASSITER. BROTHER-IN-LAW:    WILLIAM WALKER. GRANDDAUGHTER:   KAREN SHEFFIELD.     DATE OF SERVICES:  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT:   BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. LOYD THOMPSON. CASKETBEARERS:   (GRANDSONS) TRACY COYLE, ALAN COYLE, STEVEN SHEFFIELD, LANCE HARTSFIELD, TRAVIS MILLER, JASON MILLER, JAMEY MILLER, JOSH McDONALD, KEVIN MILLER, CLIFTON MILLER, COLBY McDONALD. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  WALLACE ALLEN, DEAN ALLEN, DWIGHT ROGERS, DOYLE SHEFFIELD, JOHNNY ESKUE, MARVIN DALE.         NAME:    BETTY SUE HILL, AGE 65, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN:  FEBRUARY 25, 1937 AT NELSON, CHOCTAW COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO TOMMIE ALMER AND CHARLIE DELL (HOLDER) WILSON. PASSED AWAY:   TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2002 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE:   65 YEARS  1 MONTH  AND  1 DAY.   MARRIED:   BILLY REX HILL ON FEBRUARY 6, 1963 AT CRAWFORD COUNTY, AR. OCCUPATION:  SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE.   CHURCH AFFILIATION:  PROTESTANT.          SURVIVED BY SON:   DENNIS REX HILL AND WIFE KAREN OF CHINA LAKE, CA.   SISTER:  CAROL WILSON AND HUSBAND BILLY OF ATOKA, OK.   NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.   DATE OF SERVICES:  NO SERVICES.   INTERMENT:   CREMAINS BURIED AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY IN FT. GIBSON, OK.         NAME:    RAYMOND “RAY” W. ROBERTS, AGE 77, A LONGTIME CRYSTAL AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  JULY 10, 1924 AT LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA TO NEWMAN AND ORA (RAGSDALE) ROBERT.   PASSED AWAY:   WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2002 AT ANTLERS NURSING HOME. AGE:   77 YEARS  8 MONTHS   AND   17 DAYS. OCCUPATION:  RAY WAS A TRUCK DRIVER, RETIRING WITH 23 YEARS SERVICE WITH SAFEWAY COMPANY IN OKLAHOMA CITY. EDUCATION:   RAY ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WANETTE HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED:   RAMONA DAVIS SHEFFIELD ON DECEMBER 21, 1963 AT CRYSTAL, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION:  RAY WAS A MEMBER OF CRYSTAL BAPTIST CHURCH.   RAY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY AND THE AIR FORCE RESERVE DURING WORLD WAR II.  HE WAS A MEMBER OF ATOKA MASONIC LODGE #4, TEAMSTERS UNION LOCAL #886, A FORMER MEMBER OF CRYSTAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, DISABLED VETERANS ASSOCIATION, AND A MEMBER OF THE GUTHRIE MASONIC CONSISTORY.      SURVIVED BYS WIFE:  RAMONA ROBERTS OF THEIR HOME IN CRYSTAL, OK. DAUGHTERS:   COLINDA JEFFERSON and HUSBAND ROB OF PLANO, TX.                              MONA ASHCRAFT OF MEMPHIS, TN.                              JEANNINE GARLAND OF McLOUD, OK.                              PATRICIA WILKE and HUSBAND LYNN OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SON:   STANLEY ROBERTS OF TEMPE, AZ. GRANDSONS:   COLLIN JEFFERSON OF PLANO, TX.                              RYAN AND PATRICK ASHCRAFT OF MEMPHIS, TN.                              MICHAEL GARLAND OF OKLAHOMA CITY.                              DAVID GARLAND OF McLOUD. GRANDDAUGHTER:   KEETHA GARLAND OF McLOUD, OK. SISTER:  RHANA DODSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   NEWMAN and ORA ROBERTS. SON-IN-LAW:  SHAWN ASHCRAFT. SISTERS:   EDITH FLYNT, LOUISE WASSON, WILMA GILISPIE.     DATE OF SERVICES:  SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   CRYSTAL BAPTIST CHURCH ~ CRYSTAL, OK. INTERMENT:   CRYSTAL CEMETERY ~ CRYSTAL, OK. OFFICIATING:   BRO. DARREL HEATH. ASSISTING:   BRO. GLENN COOK. CASKETBEARERS:   CARTER COOK, DOUG ISBELL, JOHNNY (STAN) STANEART, JAMES PHILLIPS, JOHNNY HENRY, JIMMY PHILLIPS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  PETE ANDERSON, TONY KIMMEL, JESS PHILLIPS, ROBERT MAYSE, HENRY SANDERS, BILL COLLINS, WILLARD OLSEN.         NAME:    FINUS B. FERGUSON, AGE 73, A LONGTIME MT CARMEL-CANEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN:  JANUARY 14, 1929 AT ALVERSON, TEXAS TO ARCHIE AND LORENE (KINNEY) FERGUSON.   PASSED AWAY:   SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2002 AT VETERANS HOSPITAL IN DALLAS, TX. AGE:   73 YEARS  2 MONTHS   AND   16 DAYS. OCCUPATION:  HE WAS A TRUCK DRIVER AND FARMER. EDUCATION:   ATTENDED SCHOOL AT ALVERDO, TX. MARRIED:   JOYCE TIGERT ON SEPT. 3, 1954 AT ROCKWALL, TX. CHURCH AFFILIATION:    MEMBER OF MT. CARMELL BAPTIST CHURCH.   FINUS SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. AIR FORCE DURING WWll.   HE WAS A LIFEMEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND WAS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CANEY CEMETERY BOARD.      SURVIVED BY WIFE:  JOYCE FERGUSON OF THE HOME. CHILDREN:  MICHAEL GLENN FERGUSON OF POST OAK.                          JUDY LYNN FERGUSON ALSO OF POST OAK. SISTER:  MARGIE CARROL OF BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. EXTENDED FAMILY:   JURNA AND JULIA DEAN ALEXANDER OF CANEY, OK.                                          CHARLES AND LOIS TIGERT AND FAMILY OF ATOKA, OK.                                          CAROL AND NELDA TIGERT AND FAMILY OF CANEY, OK.                                          MARLENE AND DONALD KEEL OF MADILL, OK.                                          LINDA AND TERRY SMITH AND FAMILY OF MADILL, OK.                                          WILLIS AND BERNICE WHITTEN AND FAMILY OF DENISON, TX.                                          RAY AND LORENE BUFORD AND FAMILY OF FT. WORTH, TX.                                          TIMOTHY AND DORIS TIGERT OF BAKERSFIELD, CA.      PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS:   ARCHIE AND LORENE FERGUSON. EXTENDED FAMILY:   BEN & ANICE TIGERT, SAM TIGERT, JULIA TIGERT, LEROY & MAE TIGERT, SAM & CASSIE TIGERT, AND BERTHA & OTIS LAWSON.     DATE OF SERVICES:  TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES:   MT CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH ~ CANEY, OK. INTERMENT:   CANEY CEMETERY ~ CANEY, OK. OFFICIATING:   REV. SAM DUNN. ASSISTING:   REV. RICHARD MAGBY. CASKETBEARERS:   MIKE FERGUSON, DONALD KEEL, TERRY SMITH, DON HOUSER, RONNIE O’DELL, SCOTT NICHOLS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:  BOB FREENY, GARY BAUGHER, FRANK JEFFRIES, CHARLES TIGERT, RICHARD PUGH, BOB ALFORD, TRAVIS HAMPTON, E. J. ALEXANDER, CARROLL TIGERT, HAROLD ARTHUR         [Home] [Preneed] [Funerals] [Memorials] [Staff] [Flowers] [Caskets] [Cemeteries] [Contact Us] [General Services] [Coalgate] [Madill]