NAME: CHARLENE VICKIE (ANDERSON) COLE, AGE 53, DALLAS, TX RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 12, 1942 AT BENTLEY, OK TO TOMMY MARION AND SELMA (McGINTY) ANDERSON. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1996 AT HER RESIDENCE IN DALLAS, TX.AGE: 53 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: VICKIE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BENTLEY, OK AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1962. MARRIED: KENNETH COLE ON FEBRUARY 14, 1964 AT DURANT, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND ALSO WORKED IN FOOD SERVICE. VICKIE LOVED TO SING AND PLAY GUITAR, ENJOYED GARDENING AND YARD WORK, ALSO ENJOYED OLD BLACK AND WHITE MOVIES. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: KENNETH COLE OF THE HOME IN DALLAS, TX. SON: JOHNNY COLE OF DALLAS, TX. DAUGHTERS: TAMMY COLE OF DALLAS, TX. DEBORAH COLE OF DALLAS, TX. MOTHER: SELMA ANDERSON OF BENTLEY, OK. BROTHERS: LEON ANDERSON OF BENTLEY, OK. RICHARD ANDERSON AND WIFE JOANN OF DENISON, TX. SISTER: BILLIE FULLER OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: TOMMY ANDERSON IN 1971.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST FAMILY CHURCH ~ GARLAND, TEXAS. INTERMENT: HILLCREST MEMORIAL PARK ~ GARDEN OF HOPE, DALLAS, TX. OFFICIATING: REV. BERT ALLRITTON. CASKETBEARERS: JERRY RAWLINSON, RAY RAWLINSON, PAUL OBER, RODNEY McGLAUCHLEN, CELY OLLERVIDEZ, BILL McCARVER.
NAME: CAROLYN LORENE JIMMIE (DUNN) POWELL, AGE 54, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 20, 1941 AT BUCKEYE, AZ TO ORVAL ANDERSON AND LORENE THRASHER (PENNINGTON) DUNN. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1996 AT DENISON, TX.AGE: 54 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ARIZONA. MARRIED: MARLIN POWELL ON APRIL 4, 1959 AT HOBBS, NM. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND ALSO DROVE SCHOOL BUS FOR ATOKA SCHOOLS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAHS WITNESS. SHE ENJOYED ARTS, CRAFTS, FISHING, GARDENING, AND ARRANGING FLOWERS. SURVIVED BY SONS: MARLIN LEE POWELL, JR. AND WIFE DONNA OF McALESTER, OK. MICHAEL LYNN POWELL AND WIFE DEANNA OF McALESTER, OK. DAUGHTERS: MALAURA HALL AND HUSBAND MICHael OF McALESTER, OK. MARENDA POWELL OF McALESTER, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: LANDON AND SUMMER HALL. CINDY GARRISON. SHANNON POWELL. ABBIGAIL POWELL. GREAT GRANDSON: BRIAN LEE GARRISON. FATHER: ORVAL DUNN. MOTHER: LORENE PENNINGTON. BROTHER: RAY DUNN. SISTERS: JUNE THOMAS AND JOYCE PENNINGTON. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: MARLIN POWELL ON AUGUST 6, 1995.STEPMOTHER: PAT DUNN.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1996 AT 1:00 P.M.PLACE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: CREMATION - NO INTERMENT.. OFFICIATING: RONNIE LAWRENCE.
NAME: THELMA MITTIE (MILES) BETTS, AGE 94, LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 4, 1901 AT ROFF, OK TO JAMES GLEN AND ANGIE ELIZABETH (TURNER) MILES. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1996 AT COLONIAL MANOR IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 94 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: VICKIE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT COLEMAN, OK AND SOUTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY IN DURANT. MARRIED: CHARLIE WALKER BETTS ON DECEMBER 20, 1924 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A CHRISTIAN MOTHER AND HOUSEWIFE. A SCHOOL TEACHER AT WARDS CHAPEL AND OTHER ATOKA COUNTY SCHOOLS. CHARLIE AND THELMA MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 1941 WHERE SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN FOUNDING A NEW BAPTIST CHURCH IN SANTA MARIA. SHE WAS ONE OF 13 CHARTER MEMBERS. SHE SERVED MANY YEARS AS SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AND YOUTH WORKER. A FEW YEARS AFTER CHARLIE’S DEATH SHE MOVED BACK TO WARDS CHAPEL. SHE GREW PRETTY ROSES AND CARNATIONS, SHE GARDENED AND CANNED FOOD FOR THE FAMILY - ALWAYS HAD A GIFT OF HOSPITALITY TO ANYONE. SURVIVED BY SONS: RICHARD MILES BETTS AND WIFE LOUISA OF WARDS CHAPEL. CHARLEY RAMSY BETTS AND WIFE PATRICIA OF SANTA MONICA, CA. DAVID CLAY BETTS AND WIFE EVELYN OF ARNOLD, CA. DAUGHTERS: ESTELLE HINSON OF WARDS CHAPEL, OK.
ANGIE E. DARRAH AND HUSBAND GERLAD OF HAGERSTOWN, MD. SISTERS: BIRDIE M. HIGGINBOTHAM OF FRESNO, CA. MABEL C. ROSS OF FRESNO, CA. NAN McKEE AND HUSBAND MACK OF FRESNO, CA. 12 GRANDCHILDREN, 11 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 3 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JAMES AND ANGIE MILES.HUSBAND: CHARLIE BETTS IN MARCH, 1974 IN CA.SISTERS: ORA TOWNSEND AND MILDRED CARTER.BROTHERS: CLAY AND LEE MILES.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1996 AT 1:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: WARDS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH ~ WEST ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: WARDS CHAPEL CEMETERY ~ WEST ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. TOM HARGRAVE. CASKETBEARERS: WILLIAM F. JOHNSON, BEN THOMAS, JOE KENNETH WILLIAMS, TOT CALVERT, LON ROBERT FINK, ELMO THOMAS, THOMAS RAY, ED BATCHELOR SR.
NAME: CARL LYNN LOWE, AGE 34, DALLAS, TX AND RECENTLY ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 11, 1962 AT CASA GRANDE, AZ TO EDWARD FRANK AND RUBY JANE (LUCY) LOWE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1996 AT HIS ATOKA RESIDENCE.AGE: 34 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: LYNN ATTENDED HIS FIRST EIGHT GRADES OF SCHOOLING AT SALLISAW, OK. HE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT CHECOTAH, OK. ATTENDED COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL AT LUBBOCK, TX. MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A HAIR STYLIST FOR MANY YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE IN CARROLLTON, TX. LYNN LOVED TO TRAVEL AND MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO EUROPE, MOST RECENTLY VACATIONING IN JAMAICA. HE ENJOYED READING AND WAS PROUD OF HIS INDIAN HERITAGE. SURVIVED BY FATHER: FRANK LOWE AND WIFE ROSE OF LANE, OK. MOTHER: RUBY LOWE OF SALLISAW, OK. BROTHERS: RANDY LOWE AND WIFE DeLAIN OF SALLISAW, OK.. RONNIE LOWE AND WIFE DEBORAH OF SALLISAW, OK. KIM LOWE AND WIFE CAROL OF NORMAN, OK. SISTER: CONNIE LOWE OF SALLISAW, OK. HALF BROTHERS: ROBERT BAKER OF GREEN VALLEY, AZ. JIMMY BAKER OF ELOY, AZ. GEARY BAKER OF TUCSON, AZ. HALF SISTERS: CAROL CHURCH OF HUNDRED, WV. BETTY STRIDER OF VIAN, OK. MARGIE CASTRO OF HOLIDAY, TX. STEP SISTERS: KANETTE KELLEY OF TUSHKA, OK. JANET WILSON OF BENTLEY, OK. JERRI FINCH OF BENTLEY, OK. VERY SPECIAL FRIEND: MICHAEL KELLY OF DALLAS, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1996 AT 2:30 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. WILLIE B. DAWSON. CASKETBEARERS: ALBERT McCUTCHEN, BO FINCH, RONNIE LOWE, LOUIS DAWSON, RONNIE DAWSON, KIM LOWE, RANDY LOWE, RYAN LOWE, BRENT LOWE.
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