NAME: STEPFON KILEY ”GATOR” JONES, AGE 33, AN ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 29, 1971 TO ROBERT C. AND ARLETHA M. “ANGEL” ( MITCHELL) JONES AT BIG SPRINGS, TX. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 2005 AT THE OK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY.AGE: 33 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS. EDUCATION: KILEY ATTENDED BIG SPRINGS, TX SCHOOLS THROUGH HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR. HE ATTENDED NORTH HIGH SCHOOL IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. HE WAS CHAMPION HIGH HURDLER AND SET MANY RECORDS IN IOWA. MARRIED: CHRISTI SHANKS ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 AT ARDMORE, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED AS A COOK FOR HIS DAD AND MOM AT UNKA PETE’S BBQ IN CADDO AND ATOKA. CHURCH AFFILIATION: WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST AND ATTENDED FOURTH WARD CHURCH OF CHRIST IN ATOKA, OK. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: JERID A. JONES OF GUY, TX. STEPFON KILEY JONES, JR. OF KINGSTON, OK. YASMINE A. JONES OF KINGSTON, OK. ELIZABETH PETERSON OF KINGSTON, OK. MADISON GRAY OF ARMSTRONG, OK. PARENTS: ROBERT “UNKA PETE” AND ARLETHA “ANGEL” JONES OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: JOHNNY RAY JONES AND WIFE CHOCKIE OF FT. WORTH, TX. ROBERT BRODRICK JONES AND WIFE SYLVIA OF MCKINNEY, TX SISTER: SELENA D. CROW AND HUSBAND RICKY OF RUIDOSO, NM. FORMER WIFE: CHRISTI SHANKS JONES OF KINGSTON, OK. VERY SPECIAL FRIEND: CARMEN ROBERTSON OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GRANDPARENTS: ROBERT AND ESSIER JONES. ARTIS AND BENNIE MITCHELL. VERBLINE JENKINS. REYNALDO JASO
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: CADDO CEMETERY ~ CADDO, OK. OFFICIATING: BROTHER WILLARD HARRISON.ASSISTING: BROTHER RAY MAYHEW. CASKETBEARERS: CODY CASEY, BRUCE JONES, BOB MICHAEL JONES, CLIFFORD BROWN, TYRONE FREEMAN, ERNEST VICKERS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ROBERT BRODRICK JONES, JOHNNY R. JONES, MIKE BROWN, HEBREW JONES, CARLTON JONES, MERV SCURLOCK, BO BO JONES, ARKIE JACKSON, BOBBY JONES, GREG MARTINEZ, DANNY HERNONTON, SYLVESTER JOHNSON, LOUIS NICHOLS, DARNEL JONES, KEITH HOPKINS, STANLEY R. JOHNSON, BOBBY FRIERSON, MARVIN JONES. FAMILY NIGHT - MONDAY 7 PM TO 8 PM.
NAME: JAMES HARRISON NOWABBI, AGE 54, AN ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 6, 1951 AT ATOKA, OK TO ROBERT AND FANNIE (HOMER) NOWABBI. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE: 54 YEARS 0 MONTHS 0 DAYS. EDUCATION: JAMES ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED FOR MARVIN HENSLEY AS A GENERAL LABORER UNTIL BECOMING DISABLED IN 1989. CHURCH AFFILIATION: JAMES WAS A MEMBER OF THE COAL CREEK CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN ATOKA COUNTY. SURVIVED BY SISTERS: LILLIE COOPER AND HUSBAND RAYMOND OF ATOKA, OK. SARA SHERRILL AND HUSBAND JOE OF TULSA, OK. SHARON ROBERTS AND HUSBAND LESTER OF HEALDTON, OK. LINDA NOWABBI OF LEHIGH, OK. PHYLLIS HARTER OF TISHOMINGO, OK. DOLORES WALKER OF COALGATE, OK. BROTHERS: CHARLIE NOWABBI OF ATOKA, OK. ROBERT NELSON OF MCALESTER, OK. LARRY NELSON OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ROBERT AND FANNIE NOWABBI.SISTER: ESTHER MAE MORELAND.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005 AT 10:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: COAL CREEK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: NOWABBIE FAMILY CEMETERY, WEST OF THE CHURCH. OFFICIATING: REV. NATHAN SCOTT. CASKETBEARERS: RAYMOND COOPER JR, MICHAEL COOPER, TERRY COOPER, JOE SHERRILL, DAVID REYNA, ROBERT COOPER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: (NEPHEWS) BRANDON NELSON, TERENCE COOPER, BRYAN COOPER, TRISTAN COOPER, JOSHUA STOCKWELL, ROBERT SHERRILL, KEVIN NELSON. WAKE WILL BE AT THE COAL CREEK CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT 6 PM TUESDAY EVENING.
NAME: CLIFFORD WAYNE THOMPSON. AGE 61, A LONGTIME CRYSTAL AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 19, 1943 AT CRYSTAL, OK TO ROBERT WILLIAM AND ETTA MAE (BARNES) THOMPSON. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 2005 AT THE MCALESTER REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER IN MCALESTER, OK.AGE: 61 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS EDUCATION: CLIFFORD ATTENDED SCHOOL AT CRYSTAL, OK. MARRIED: GENEVA LEE SCHNEIDER ON DECEMBER 6, 1960 AT UPLAND, CA. OCCUPATION: CLIFFORD WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR ALLEN’S BODY SHOP AS A PAINT AND BODY REPAIRMAN. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS AFFILIATED WITH THE JEHOVAHS’ WITNESS. SURVIVED BY WIFE: GENEVA THOMPSON OF THE HOME AT CRYSTAL. SONS: MICHAEL THOMPSON OF PITTSBURG, OK. STEVEN WILLIAM THOMPSON AND WIFE SHERRY OF MARINO, CA. GRANDCHILDREN: MATTHEW, STEPHANIE, COURTNEY, HEATHER, LOGAN, CAITLIN, AND JONATHAN. BROTHER: RAY THOMPSON OF CRYSTAL, OK. SISTERS: OLLIE JONES OF CRYSTAL, OK. FRANKIE SMITH OF SANDS SPRINGS, OK VERY SPECIAL FRIEND: MARISSA HOOKS OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ROBERT AND ETTA THOMPSON.BROTHER: FLOYD THOMPSON.GRANDSON: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL THOMPSON.BROTHERS-IN-LAW: R. V. SMITH AND RUPERT BENNETT.
DATE OF SERVICES: NO SERVICES TO BE HELD AT THIS TIME.
NAME: ALFRED REED WILLARD, AGE 85, A LONGTIME TISHOMINGO-MILBURN AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 1, 1919 NEAR MILBURN IN JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE YOUNGEST OF 10 CHILDREN TO WALTER GRAY AND JULIE ANN (MAULDIN) WILLARD. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005 AT THE VETERANS CENTER IN ARDMORE, OK.AGE: 85 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM MILBURN HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDED MURRAY STATE COLLEGE WHERE HE STUDIED ENGINEERING. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED MANY YEARS FOR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN DALLAS. HE RETIRED AND MOVED BACK TO TISHOMINGO WHERE HE LIVED UNTIL HIS FAILING HEALTH FORCED HIM TO MOVE TO THE ARDMORE VETERANS CENTER. ALFRED, HAVING NEVER MARRIED, WAS VERY FOND OF HIS MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS. HE WAS A VERY INTELLIGENT MAN AND WAS QUITE THE PHILOSOPHER. HE WAS A VERY GIVING PERSON AND WAS PROUD IN SERVING THE LORD AND GAVE FREELY TO HIS CHURCH, THE MILBURN BAPTIST CHURCH.ALFRED WAS A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR ll AND SERVED IN BOTH THE U. S. ARMY AND THE U. S. NAVY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 64 AND THE V. F. W. SURVIVED BY A HOST OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS INCLUDING: NAKITA, NORMA, ANTOINETTE, JOYCE, ROYCE, SUSAN, JULIE, JOHNNY CLYDE, WALTER, BOBBY, MIKE FOSTER, JED, ILLEEN, DORIS, AND OTHERS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WALTER GRAY AND JULIE ANN WILLARD.9 BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2005 AT 11:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: MILBURN BAPTIST CHURCH ~ MILBURN, OK. NTERMENT: CONDON GROVE CEMETERY ~ MILBURN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. KENNETH McCARTHICK.ASSISTING: (NEPHEWS) JOHNNY CLYDE WILLARD AND DEREK COLLINS. CASKETBEARERS: MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 64. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JOHNNY CLYDE WILLARD, ROYCE WILLARD, BOBBY WILLARD, DEREK COLLINS, MARTY CHANEY, WALTER WILLARD, JOHN KOPZYNSKI, PHIL ARDERY, WILLIE WILLARD, LOGAN CHANEY. VISITATION WILL BE MONDAY AT BROWN’S CHAPEL IN ATOKA AND THEN PRIOR TO THE SERVICE ON TUESDAY AT THE MILBURN BAPTIST CHURCH. FAMILY REQUEST ANY MEMORIAL DONATIONS BE GIVEN TO THE MILBURN BAPTIST CHURCH IN MEMORY OF ALFRED R. WILLARD
NAME: WAYNE L. D. GRAY, AGE 74, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 28, 1930 AT LAWTON, OK TO WILSON AND TILLER (NANNEY) GRAY. PASSED AWAY: MARCH 14, 2005 AT THE HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER IN TULSA, OK.AGE: 74 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS EDUCATION: WAYNE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT ROSWELL, NM AND LATER ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WHERE HE ATTAINED A WILDLIFE CONSERVATION DEGREE. MARRIED: ELSIE FORD ON JULY 7, 1950 AT ROSWELL, NM. OCCUPATION: WAYNE SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING WWII, KOREA, AND VIETNAM AND RETIRED FROM THE US AIR FORCE. HE WORKED AS A FIREMAN FOR ATOKA FOR 17 YEARS AND OWNED-OPERATED GRAY’S MONUMENTS EAST OF ATOKA FOR 28 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS ALSO A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE DAV, VFW, AND AMERICAN LEGION. SURVIVED BY WIFE: ELSIE OF THE HOME. CHILDREN: DALE WAYNE GRAY OF ATOKA, OK. SAMMY GENE GRAY AND WIFE MICHELLE OF MANNSVILLE, OK. JARENA KAY CAPPS AND HUSBAND LARRY OF SHERMAN, TX. TONY JAY GRAY AND WIFE SALLY OF VAN VLECK, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: KEVIN CAPPS, JUSTIN GRAY, BRANDY GRAY, JEREMY GRAY, CODY GRAY, HEATH GRAY, SHEILA WHITE, AND JAMIE HORN. 11 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: ONETA HARRISON OF ROSWELL, NM. LOUISE LUCAS OF LOVINGTON, NM. VERY DEAR AND SPECIAL FRIENDS: RICHARD “GOO GOO” AND PATRICIA JOHNSON. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILSON AND TILLER GRAY.STEPFATHER: BILL COFFMAN.BROTHER: ERNEST RUTH.SISTER: MARIE HORN.GRANDSON: STEVEN CAPPS.DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: SHIRLEY GRAY.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: BROTHER RICKEY LITTLETON.ASSISTING: LON FINK AND SAMMY GRAY. CASKETBEARERS: (ALL DAV MEMBERS) GLENN NORTON, RALPH MEADOWS, VIRGIL HARDEN, TOM LEWIS, WILLARD OLSEN-CHAPLAIN, HENRY BROWN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: FELIX LOPEZ, JUSTIN GRAY, CODY GRAY, HEATH GRAY, KEVIN CAPPS, JEREMY CAPPS, JAMIE HORN. FAMILY NIGHT ~ TUESDAY AT 7 P.M.
NAME: CARL JEAN LOUDERMILK, AGE 72, A LONGTIME TUSHKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 1, 1932 AT TUSHKA TO WILBURN LEE AND ANNA MAE (BLAKELY) LOUDERMILK. PASSED AWAY: EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 2005 AT THE KING’S DAUGHTERS NURSING HOME IN DURANT, OK.AGE: 72 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED TUSHKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: MARY KATHLEEN TOLLINER ON MARCH 8, 1956 AT MUSKOGEE, OK. OCCUPATION: CARL DID LAWN CARE IN THE ATOKA AREA FOR MANY YEARS AND WORKED OVER 20 YEARS FOR THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN ATOKA DOING THEIR MAINTENANCE AND LAWN CARE . CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN ATOKA AND PROUD MEMBER OF THE CHOCTAW NATION. SURVIVED BY WIFE: MARY KATHLEEN LOUDERMILK OF THE HOME IN TUSHKA, OK. CHILDREN: ANNA FLYNN AND HUSBAND JIM OF TUSHKA, OK. TAMMY LOUDERMILK AND HUSBAND BAILEY OF DURANT, OK. CARL LOUDERMILK JR. OF TUSHKA, OK. BRYAN LOUDERMILK OF TUSHKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: TOMMY FLYNN OF TUSHKA, OK. JAMIE FLYNN AND WIFE AMY OF TUSHKA, OK. BEANNA LOUDERMILK OF ATOKA, OK. AMANDA FLYNN OF TUSHKA, OK. CASSANDRA LOUDERMILK OF DURANT, OK. MARTA EARP OF CHILLICOTHE, MO. MICHAEL EARP OF CHILLICOTHE, MO. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: THOMAS, JAYMISON, CALLIE, MORGAN ANN AND CHLOE FLYNN OF TUSHKA. CARLIE ANN LOUDERMILK OF ATOKA. HAYLEY, EMILY, AND SHELBY EARP OF CHILLICOTHE, MO. JORDAN AND GAGE DESHAIZER OF CHILLICOTHE, MO. SISTERS: JUDY MOUNCE OF GRANTS PASS, OR. LOUISE JAMES OF ARIZONA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILBURN AND ANNA MAE LOUDERMILK.DAUGHTER: CARLA LOUDERMILK.GRANDSONS: FRANKIE LOUDERMILK AND BILLY JOE LOUDERMILLK.SISTER: BERNICE BURLESON.BROTHER: GEORGE LOUDERMILK.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.CASKETBEARERS: JAMIE FLYNN, TOMMY FLYNN, JIM FLYNN, JOHNNY FLYNN, CHRIS ROWTON, HOOTER MCININCH. FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE.
NAME: VONDELL WINTERS, AGE 66, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 27, 1938 AT GARFIELD, NEW MEXICO TO GABE AND RUBY CASANDER (DAVIS) WINTERS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005 AT THE SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IN TULSA, OK.AGE: 66 YEARS 4 MONTHS 26 DAYS EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT CRYSTAL, OK. OCCUPATION: VONDELL WAS A HOMEMAKER AND ENJOYED RAISING YORKIE DOGS COMMERCIALLY. CHURCH AFFILIATION: VONDELL WAS AFFLIATIED WITH THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH IN FARRIS. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE AKC AND ACA KENNEL CLUBS. HER FAVORITE PAST-TIME WAS FISHING TROTLINES FOR FLATHEADS ON McGEE LAKE. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: ABBIE GARMAN AND HUSBAND LYMAN OF ANTLERS, OK. FRED McCARTY AND SHANNON MARTIN OF LANE, OK. RONNIE McCARTY AND WIFE BARBARA OF ATOKA, OK. DEBORAH BISHOP OF ANTLERS, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: LATICHA POLK, DANA McCARTY, STEPHEN MOORE, JERRY LINN, TIELER BILLY, DUSTY McCARTY, RUSTY McCARTY, ASHLEY McCARTY, AMANDA McCARTY, CASEY BAXTER, LACY BISHOP, CHELSEA BISHOP. STEP GRANDCHILDREN: HEATHER GARMAN, HAILEY GARMAN, HANNAH GARMAN. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: VICTORIA POLK, GAVIN BIRCHFIELD, DAX WILLIS, JADEN McCARTY. BROTHER: GABE WINTERS AND WIFE DORTHY OF FARRIS, OK. SISTERS: ALBIRTA WINTERS OF BOONESVILLE, AR. DORA FAY NOWLIN AND HUSBAND FORREST OF FARRIS, OK. KATHRYNE RECTOR AND HUSBAND CROW OF LANE, OK. BESSIE BELL AND HUSBAND WINK OF FARRIS, OK. EVA RECTOR AND HUSBAND CAREY OF FARRIS, OK. LINDA SUE COLLINS AND HUSBAND JIM OF HENDRIX, OK. GERALDINE MILLER AND HUSBAND KENNY OF LINDSAY, OK. JOANN FOX AND HUSBAND MARTY OF FARRIS, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: GABE AND RUBY WINTERS.SISTER: KATIE JEAN WINTERS.INFANT BROTHER.GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: LEXI WILLIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: DARWIN CEMETERY ~ DARWIN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. HERB WHARTON.ASSISTING: REV. ED MILLER. CASKETBEARERS: DUSTY McCARTY, RUSTY McCARTY, STEPHEN MOORE, CHANCE BELL, CASEY BAXTER, DENNIS RECTOR, ROBERT RECTOR, BROCK HOPSON. HONORARY CASKETBEARER: JIM WHITE. FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE
NAME: MARION SAMUEL “SAM” SETTLEMIRE, AGE 84, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 5, 1920 AT IRON STOB, ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO MARION MACKENZIE AND ANNIE (JOHNSTON) SETTLEMIRE. PASSED AWAY: EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 84 YEARS 10 MONTHS 19 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED IRON STOB AND WARD’S CHAPEL SCHOOLS. MARRIED: MARY EDNA (CORNELL) MARLOW IN 1950 AT ATOKA. DORA MARIE COLE MITCHELL IN 1984 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SAM WORKED MANY YEARS AS A CEMENT FINISHER FOR AMIS CONSTRUCTION CO. OF OKLAHOMA CITY. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF THE PROTESTANT FAITH. SURVIVED BY WIFE: DORA MITCHELL OF THE HOME. CHILDREN: SAM DALE SETTLEMIRE AND WIFE PATTY OF TOLEDO, OR. ANN CRITES AND HUSBAND JOE OF CANEY, OK. BRENDA BACON OF WASHINGTON STATE. LINDA WILBURN AND HUSBAND BOBBY OF ANNA, TX. CHERYL BEGLEY AND HUSBAND BOB OF ATOKA, OK. MARILYN SALIZAR AND HUSBAND DON OF ATOKA, OK. CAROLYN HALL AND HUSBAND JAMES OF ATOKA, OK. STEP CHILDREN: LOLA WILSON AND HUSBAND D.A. OF ELMORE CITY, OK. LEROY MITCHELL AND WIFE BARBARA OF TUSHKA, OK. DOROTHY HEATH AND HUSBAND ROD OF REDDING, CA. BUDDY MITCHELL OF RATLIFF CITY, OK. JERRY MITCHELL AND WIFE BILLYE OF COMANCHE, OK. BOBBY MITCHELL OF COMANCHE, OK. CARL MITCHELL AND WIFE MARGARET OF COMANCHE, OK. 16 GRANDCHILDREN, 38 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.13 STEP GRANDCHILDREN, NUMEROUS STEP GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: LULA SHARP OF HOLDENVILLE, OK. BROTHER: LEWIS SETTLEMIRE AND WIFE JOANN OF CADDO, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: MARY EDNA SETTLEMIRE.PARENTS: MARION AND ANNIE SETTLEMIRE.BROTHER: CLIFFORD SETTLEMIRE.SISTERS: BESSIE TURPEN AND VIRGIE HAWKINS.SISTER-IN-LAW: BERNICE SETTLEMIRE.BROTHER-IN-LAW: CLYDE HAWKINS.SON-IN-LAW: DAVID BROWN.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2005 AT 10:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS: WILBUR ALLEN, JUNIOR BLANKENSHIP, STEVE SMITH, DANIEL BROWN, DAVID PELTS, WAYNE HOOPER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DAVID BROWN, CHAD HOLLAND, JUNIOR BAILEY, TERRY HENSON. FAMILY NIGHT ~ SUNDAY 3 TO 5 PM
NAME: VERONICA (CHORNUK) HAVERLUK, AGE 47, AN ATOKA RESIDENT SINCE 2003. SHE WAS REARED ON THE FAMILY RANCH NEAR FAIRFIELD, ND. BORN: MAY 12, 1957 AT DICKINSON, ND. TO NICHOLAS MATHEW AND PAULINE MARTHA (CHORNUK) HAVERLUK. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 2005 AT THE MERCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY.AGE: 47 YEARS 10 MONTHS 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: VERONICA ATTENDED WHITETAIL ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL AT SIDNEY, MONTANA. SHE ENTERED THE JOB CORE AT AGE 15. MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED. OCCUPATION: VERONICA WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR ALBERTSONS GROCERY CO. AS A CLERK. SHE BECAME A CERTIFIED CHEF AND WORKED FOR SIM’S CAFE IN DICKINSON AND FOR HILTON INN IN PHOENIX, AZ AND LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. VERONICA RECEIVED AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE GOODWILL INDUSTRIES IN 1989. SHE WAS HONORED TO HAVE SERVED IN THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE. VERONICA LOVED CHILDREN OF WHICH SHE NEVER HAD ANY OF HER OWN. SHE WAS VERY FOND OF HER NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND HER NEIGHBOR’S CHILDREN. SURVIVED BY SPECIAL FRIENDS: ROY STILL AND FAMILY OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: JULIE HENDERSON AND HUSBAND BRICE OF HENDERSONVILLE, TN. JEAN WANNER AND HUSBAND HARVEY OF NEW HEDRICK, ND. PATTI JIMISON AND HUSBAND CRAIG OF COLORADO. ADELINE TURNER AND HUSBAND GARY OF COLUMBIA FALLS, MT. PAULA SCHULZ AND HUSBAND BILL OF PLYMOUTH, MN. BROTHERS: NEAL HAVERLUK AND WIFE JO ANN OF FAIRFIELD, ND. NICKOLAS HAVERLUK OF DICKINSON, ND. RAY HAVERLUK AND WIFE TINA OF GLEN ULLIN, ND. AUNTS AND UNCLES: KATHRYN LOGASZ OF DICKINSON, ND. OMA BEATY OF SOUTH BEND, IN. ANNE HAVERLUK OF FT. COLLINS, CO. GEORGE AND KATHERINE HAVERLUK OF LODI, CA. BETTY CHEN CHUK OF YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA. OLGA REITER OF WEST FARGO ND. MARY KOWCUN OF DICKINSON, ND. ANN GROSZ OF DICKINSON, ND. NELLIE AND STEVE GROSZ OF BILLINGS, MT. HARRY AND LINDA CHARNUK OF WATFORD CITY, ND. 26 NEPHEWS AND NIECES, 14 GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: NICHOLAS MATHEW AND PAULINE MARTHA HAVERLUK.
DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2005 AT 10:00 AM.PLACE OF SERVICES: ST. JOHNS UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ BELFIELD, ND. INTERMENT: ON THE HAVERLUK FAMILY RANCH NEAR FAIRFIELD, ND.
NAME: SHIRLEY ANN CALLICOAT, AGE 59, A RESIDENT OF THE GATESWAY FOUNDATION IN TULSA AND FORMER ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 17, 1945 AT BENTLEY, OK TO JACK W. AND MARY L. (COOKSEY) CALLICOAT. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005 AT THE GATESWAY FOUNDATION IN TULSA, OK.AGE: 59 YEARS 6 MONTHS 13 DAYS EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED TINKER BELL SCHOOL IN STOCKTON, CA. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH IN COWETA, OK. SURVIVED BY SISTER: THELMA REA HORTON OF PORTER, OK. BROTHER: CALVIN CALLICOAT AND WIFE ETTA OF SPRINGFIELD, MO. NIECES AND NEPHEWS: MICHELLE SPARKS OF BROKEN ARROW, OK. LEX HORTON OF WAGONER, OK. REX HORTON OF WAGONER, OK. KELLY HORTON OF TULSA, OK. LEE CALLICOAT OF BURBANK, CA. RENEE OWEN OF SPRINGFIELD, MO. JACKIE O’CONNOR OF WILLARD, MO. APRIL THOMPSON OF SPRINGFIELD, MO. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JACK W. AND MARY L. CALLICOAT.BROTHER-IN-LAW: FRANK HORTON.NEPHEW: GARY HORTON.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2005 AT 2:00 PM.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: DOYLE FINCHER. FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE.
NAME: MARY ANN (CORDOVA) SMITH, AGE 76, AN ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS AND FORMER FLAGSTAFF, AZ RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 2, 1928 AT BELIN, NM TO LEOPOLDO AND VICTORIA (GARCIA) CORDOVA. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 76 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN BELIN, NEW MEXICO. MARRIED: ARCHIE SMITH IN 1950 AT FLAGSTAFF, AZ. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MARY ANN WAS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: ARCHIE SMITH OF LANE, OK. CHILDREN: L. D. SMITH OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ. DELLA LUNTE AND HUSBAND LARRY OF MELBOURNE, FL. LETA EDWARDS AND HUSBAND JERRY OF LANE, OK. KATHY MARTIN OF LANE, OK. JO ANNA RANDELL OF LANE, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: JACOB, TANYA, ALICE, CONSUELO, KIMBERLY, PENNY, JOHN, K.C., ROBERT, NIKKI, AND WILLIAM. SEVERAL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: LINDA COX AND HUSBAND ROBERT OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ. CHRISTINE McDONALD AND HUSBAND DEWAIN OF WAPANUCKA, OK. BROTHERS: TIMMIE CORDOVA AND WIFE BETTY OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ. LUPE CORDOVA OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ. NARCI CORDOVA AND WIFE PAULINE OF WHITTER, CA. LARRY CORDOVA AND WIFE DELORIS OF COTTONWOOD, AZ. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: LEOPOLDO AND VICTORIA CORDOVA.AN INFANT SON.GRANDCHILDREN: WAYNE LUNA, BEN SMITH, AND ALAHONDRO SMITH.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2005 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL. FAMILY NIGHT SATURDAY 6 TO 8 PM.
NAME: JARVIS WILLIAMS, AGE 75, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 7, 1929 AT CROWDER, OK TO JOHN WILLIAM AND CALLIE CORDELLIA (WOFFARD) WILLIAMS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 2005 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN THE HARMONY COMMUNITY.AGE: 75 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS EDUCATION: JARVIS ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1950. MARRIED: DOROTHY FAYE BRATTON ON AUGUST 25, 1951 AT DURANT, OK. SHIRLEY ANN DORMAN ON JUNE 3, 1974 AT EUGENE, OR. OCCUPATION: JARVIS WAS A LONGTIME BUILDING CONTRACTOR, FARMER AND RANCHER. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA MASONIC LODGE #4 AND ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. SURVIVED BY WIFE: SHIRLEY OF THE HOME. CHILDREN: RETA DIANE WARNER IF ENTERPRISE, OR. JOHN PETTUS OF TULSA, OK. RANDY STEPHENS OF CADDO, OK. ALLISON DIANE NEEDLES OF TACOMA, WA. 9 GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: UMITILLA RIPLEY OF TACOMA, WA. ILA BEATRICE WITHROW OF SWEETHOME, OR. IVOL WALLEN OF MILTON-FREEWATER, OR. BROTHERS: PERRY WILLIAMS OF GREENLEAF, OR. VERNON WILLIAMS OF VENETA, OR. JERRY WILLIAMS OF PORTLAND, OR. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JOHN AND CALLIE WILLIAMS.BROTHERS: SHERMAN ALEXANDER, GUY, KIRBY SR., PAUL HASKEL, AND DAVID WILLIAMS.SISTERS: JEWEL WILSON, MADILENE GRUBIS, AND ALVENA WILLIAMS.12 OTHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2005 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. MASONIC RITES: BILLY D. SULLIVAN AND THE ATOKA MASONIC LODGE #4 FAMILY NIGHT ~ NONE.
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