NAME: ALETA LARUE (EDGAR) JOHNSON WILKINSON, AGE 74, A RESIDENT OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
 BORN: NOVEMBER 21, 1927 AT BRISTOW, OKLAHOMA TO MERRELL LESLIE, SR AND FRANCES ROMAINE (McENTYRE) EDGAR.
PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2002 AT HER STRINGTOWN RESIDENCE. AGE: 74 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BORGER HIGH SCHOOL IN BORGER, TX.
MARRIED: TROY JOHNSON. JIM WILKINSON ON MAY 4, 1962 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER AND WORKED AS GARDEN CENTER MANAGER AT K-MART IN SHERMAN TX. SHE ALSO WORKED A FEW YEARS AT NOELS IN STRINGTOWN.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF EASTERN STAR, STRINGTOWN CHAPTER.
SURVIVED BY
HUSBAND: JIM WILKINSON OF THE HOME IN STRINGTOWN, OK.
DAUGHTER: SHARON MAINE AND HUSBAND WILL OF JONES, OK.
SON: GARY JOHNSON AND WIFE JENNY OF SKIATOOK, OK.
MOTHER: FRANCES EDGAR OF MIDWEST CITY, OK
STEP CHILDREN: JIMMY DALE WILKINSON AND WIFE DEBBIE OF BAYTOWN, TX. HERBERT WAYNE WILKINSON AND WIFE PEGGY OF BAYTOWN, TX. BUDDY WAYNE WILKINSON AND WIFE BARBARA OF BORGER, TX. MARGIE MARIE JONES OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.
GRANDCHILDREN: BRIAN JOHNSON OF EDMOND, OK. ERICK JOHNSON OF EDMOND, OK. WILL SCOTT MAINE AND WIFE DENISE OF GROVE, OK.
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: PAIGE AND ETHAN MAINE OF GROVE, OK.
BROTHER: LESLIE WAYNE EDGAR AND WIFE PEGGY OF WICHITA FALLS, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
FATHER: MERRELL LESLIE EDGAR SR. HALF BROTHER: M. L. EDGAR JR.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: MOUNTAIN HOME CEMETERY ~ DAISY, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. BART BRADFORD. ASSISTING: REV. BOB JOHNSON.
CASKETBEARERS: BRIAN JOHNSON, ERICK JOHNSON, TONY POTTS, CHRIS EDGAR, JACK LANSDALE, RONNIE MARLEY.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: BUDDY WILKINSON, BILL GIVENS.
NAME: MARLIN ISBELL, AGE 84, OF ATOKA, OK.
 BORN: SEPTEMBER 22, 1917 AT CANEY, OKLAHOMA TO J. J. & EULA (BREWER) ISBELL. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2002 AT WILSON N. JONES HOSPITAL IN SHERMAN, TX. AGE: 84 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL AT CANEY AND GRADUATED FROM STRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL AND FROM SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY IN DURANT WITH A DEGREE IN EDUCATION.
MARRIED: LOTTIE L. AINSWORTH ON APRIL 26, 1941 IN ATOKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: MARLIN TAUGHT SCHOOL AT CANADIAN, OKLAHOMA. HE LATER WORKED 21 YEARS AS A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IN EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION. HE WORKED IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA, RETIRING IN 1975.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER AND DEACON OF ATOKA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. MARLIN SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY IN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA DURING WORLD WAR II. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA LIONS CLUB FOR MANY YEARS AND A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA MASONIC LODGE FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: LOTTIE ISBELL OF THEIR HOME IN ATOKA, OK.
SONS: DAVID ISBELL and WIFE GILLIAN OF LAKE TAHOE, CA. DARYL ISBELL OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
GRANDCHILDREN: MICHAEL ISBELL OF TITUSVILLE, PA. SARA MURRAY and HUSBAND LOUIS OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: JANELLE ISBELL OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA. KIMBERLY ISBELL OF TITUSVILLE, PA.
NEPHEW: DOUG ISBELL OF PLANO, TX.
NIECE: BOBBI MARSHALL OF SHERMAN, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: J. J. and EULA ISBELL. BROTHES: HUGH, OLAN, and ALVA ISBELL. SISTERS: DORIS, MAE, OLA, and PEARL.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. BILL ELKINS. ASSISTING: DARYL ISBELL.
CASKETBEARERS: (SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS MEMBERS) BILL MALONE, MONROE ALLEN, CALVIN CLEVELAND, ROY COLLUM, OLEN CURRY, SAM STEELE, WILLIE JOE STRICKLEN, CLARENCE VIEUX, BOB WHITTLE, BROWN WYRICK.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: (DEACONS OF ATOKA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH) HOMER BARRETT, LEE BARRETT, MIKE BOURNE, JIM CATHEY, MORRIS COCHRAN, STEVE CROW, BILL FLOWERS, JAMES KAAZ, TOM KLINGENSMITH, MAX LANE, EVERETT McGHEE, JIM MIXON, BOB PRAYTOR, DON RITTER, GLO ROUNSAVILLE, TOMMY THOMAS, KEN TURRENTINE, & SON DAVID ISBELL.
NAME: VIOLET MAYBELL (PENICK) MOORE SMITH, AGE 67, OF HARTSHORNE AND A FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: OCTOBER 2, 1934 AT BOGGY DEPOT, OKLAHOMA TO WILLIAM “JAKE” AND EUNICE (ADAMS) PENICK. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2002 AT BEARE MANOR IN HARTSHORNE, OK. AGE: 67 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS.
EDUCATION: MAYBELLE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BOGGY DEPOT.
MARRIED: JOHN WAYNE MOORE. NATHAN SMITH ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1981 AT SHERMAN, TX. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MAYBELLE WAS A MEMBER OF HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE LOVED RAISING FLOWERS, GARDENING, AND SEWING.
SURVIVED BY
SONS: RICHARD MOORE OF CHOCTAW, OK. BILLY MOORE and WIFE SHERYL OF HAILEYVILLE, OK. RONNIE MOORE and WIFE TAMMY OF ATOKA, OK.
FORMER HUSBAND: JOHN WAYNE MOORE OF ATOKA, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: JOSH, DAVID, DANIEL, DEREK, TIFFANY, BRANDI, MIKE, MARK, ASHLEY, AND JESSICA. STEPCHILDREN: DENNIS SMITH OF DURANT, OK. CAROLINE SUE SHARP OF PALM DESERT, CA.
SISTERS: ALMETA BICKNELL AND HUSBAND ROY OF ATOKA, OK. JUDY SAWYER AND HUSBAND GILBERT OF ATOKA, OK.
BROTHERS: ROY PENICK AND WIFE DOROTHY OF ARKANSAS. LEWIS PENICK AND WIFE BONNIE OF ATOKA, OK. VERNON PENICK OF SULPHUR, OK. CECIL PENICK AND WIFE BESSIE OF ATOKA, OK. ORVILLE PENICK AND WIFE JANE OF ATOKA, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: JAKE and EUNICE PENICK. HUSBAND: NATHAN SMITH ON JULY 30, 1997. BROTHERS: PETE AND TERRY JUNIOR PENICK. SISTERS: LOUCILLE JONES, BERTIE DUKE, AND CORA MARIE LANSDALE.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. SILAS HENRY, JR.
CASKETBEARERS: JOSH ARTERBERRY, DAVID ARTERBERRY, DANIEL ARTERBERRY, DEREK RITTER, JERRY SAWYER, TERRY SAWYER.
NAME: KENNETH ROY LAYTON, AGE 76, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT OF THE REDDEN AND STRINGTOWN AREA.
 BORN: DECEMBER 5, 1925 AT CANEY, OK TO HAREST ERNEST AND NORMA ALMA (SULLIVAN) LAYTON. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2002 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 76 YEARS 5 MONTHS 13 DAYS.
MARRIED: REEVA DALE LITTLEJOHN ON NOVEMBER 15, 1949 AT DeQUEEN, AR.
OCCUPATION: HE WORKED AS A LOGGER AND A LUMBER MILLER FOR FUGATES, HE DROVE A TRUCK, WORKED ON THE RAILROAD, AND RETIRED FROM ETHAN ALLEN.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ATOKA COUNTY
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH AND LATER THESTRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: KENNY LAYTON AND WIFE GINGER OF FARRIS, OK. KATHY GADBERRY AND HUSBAND ROY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. LOUIE LAYTON AND WIFE SHIRLEY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. SANDY REED AND HUSBAND CLIFTON OF FARRIS, OK. DAVID LAYTON AND WIFE GAIL OF WARDVILLE, OK. ANN LAYTON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
17 GRANDCHILDREN, 4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
BROTHERS: JACK LAYTON AND WIFE GERALDINE OF CANEY, OK. LOUIS “BURR” LAYTON AND WIFE JOYCE OF STRINGTOWN, OK.
HIS BEST FRIEND: TIPPY
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: HAREST E. AND NORMA ALMA LAYTON. WIFE: REEVA DALE ON JULY 20, 1997. CHILDREN: KAREN, DONNA, JENNIE, AND JANIE LAYTON. BROTHER: CLYDE LAYTON. SISTERS: EVELYN WILSON, OREATHA BAKER, AND STELLA LAYTON.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH.
INTERMENT: REDDEN CEMETERY ~ REDDEN, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON.ASSISTING: REV. BARTT BRADFORD.
CASKETBEARERS: KENNY LAYTON, LOUIE LAYTON, DAVID LAYTON, CLIFTON REED, ROY GADBERRY, LEWIS LAYTON JR., ARNOLD PATTON, RICKY VIETTA.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DAVID LAYTON JR., ZACK GADBERRY,JACKIE LAYTON, WAYLON LAYTON, JOHN LAYTON, EVAN LAYTON, RICHIE LAYTON, JEFF LAYTON, RUSS LAYTON, MIKE TALLY, SHEA PATTON.
NAME: CHARLES LEE KNIGHT, AGE 76, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.
 BORN: SEPTEMBER 20, 1925 AT BOKCHITO, OKLAHOMA TO CHARLES WILLIAM AND LILLIE AUGUSTA (CHESTER) KNIGHT. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2002 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 76 YEARS 7 MONTHS 29 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM BOKCHITO HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDED SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY IN DURANT FOR 3 YEARS. MARRIED: TAMPA FAYE GISH ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1946 AT SHERMAN, TX. CAROLYN WHITMIRE BAYLES ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1981 AT CADDO, OK.
OCCUPATION: CHARLES WAS A ROUTE DELIVERY MAN FOR HOLSUM BAKERY COMPANY FOR 34 1/2 YEARS, RETIRING IN 1986.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH AND SERVED AS SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, HE LATER WAS A MEMBER OF HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH AND FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS HE WAS A MEMBER OF ATOKA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. HE DROVE THE CHURCH BUS OVER 12 YEARS. HE WAS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF ATOKA HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR 5 YEARS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE TEAMSTERS UNION.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: CAROLYN OF THE HOME.
CHILDREN: LARRY DON KNIGHT and WIFE JOHNNIE GAIL OF ATOKA, OK. VICKIE COPELAND and HUSBAND STEVE OF STILLWATER, OK. WESLEY HARRISON and WIFE LADONNA OF OKLAHOMA CITY. DOYLE BROWN OF ATOKA, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN: TERESA McMASTER OF ATOKA, OK. CODY KNIGHT and WIFE ANGELA OF McKINNEY, TX. STACY WATKINS and HUSBAND JEFF OF STILLWATER, OK. SEAN GARRETT OF STILLWATER, OK. STEVEN GARRETT OF STILLWATER, OK. ASHLEY ROBINSON and HUSBAND MIKE OF PLANO, TX. STEPHANIE COPELAND OF DALLAS, TX. KASANDRA HARRISON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. VANESSA HARRISON OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: NICHOLAS McMASTER OF ATOKA, OK. SARAH BETH McMASTER OF ATOKA, OK. GARRETT WATKINS OF STILLWATER, OK. PAETON ROBINSON OF PLANO, TX.
NEPHEWS: HERBERT KNIGHT OF DURANT, OK. JUNIOR KNIGHT OF TULSA, OK.
NIECE: GWEN PERRY OF DURANT, OK.
FAVORITE COUSIN: MARIE MARLOW OF BOKCHITO, OK.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: CHARLES WILLIAM and LILLIE AUGUSTA KNIGHT. BROTHER: EDWARD KNIGHT.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JERRY WILLIAMS.
CASKETBEARERS: ROYCE BLAKER, BILL MALONE, BOB PRATER, JIM MIXON, HOMER BARRETT, BILL MILLER.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BOB WHITTLE, BROWN WYRICK, MAX COPELAND, JOE STRICKLEN, SAM STEELE, HOMER BLAKER, DON MILAM, PAUL MULLINS.
NAME: LORETTA BELL (GRAHAM) IHRIG CARGILL, AGE 75, A LONGTIME (SINCE 1963) ATOKA RESIDENT.
 BORN: MAY 20, 1927 AT DELTA, COLORADO TO AMER AND ALTA (THOMPSON) GRAHAM. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2002 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 75 YEARS 0 MONTHS 3 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA & SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL. IN NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA. SHE ATTENDED KIAMICHI VO-TECH WHERE SHE STUDIED COMPUTERS, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, FINANCE, PURCHASING WORKSHOPS AND NUMEROUS OTHER COURSES. MARRIED: OTTO W. “BUD” IHRIG INM 1946. GRADY CARGILL IN 1972 AT ATOKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: LORETTA CARED FOR CHILDREN AT DEL CORONA HOTEL IN CORONA, CA. SHE WORKED FOR THE U.S. NAVY DEPARTMENT DURING WORLD WAR II AT SAN DIEGO, CA. SHE WAS A NURSE FOR DR. R. C. DEAN IN ATOKA. WORKED AT McALESTER AMMUNITION DEPOT DURING VIETNAM WAR AND RETIRED FROM DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND VO-TECH IN 1987 WHILE WORKING AT MACK ALFORD CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN STRINGTOWN, OK.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF DAYSPRING CHURCH IN ATOKA. SHE SERVED AS DEACONESS. SHE ALSO WAS A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA QUILTERS CLUB AND A MEMBER OF OKLAHOMA REHABILITATION COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: KENNETH WAYNE IHRIG OF DENTON, TX. CATHY SMITH and HUSBAND MARVIN OF KINGSTON, OK. MIKE IHRIG and WIFE MARYANNA OF ATOKA, OK.
GRANDSONS: KEVIN IHRIG and WIFE ELIZABETH OF LEWISVILLE, TX. KENDALL IHRIG OF DENTON, TX. CLAY REECE and WIFE ANNA OF ADA, OK.
GRANDDAUGHTER: CHRISTI IHRIG OF TYLERTOWN, MS.
GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: HALEY IHRIG OF LEWISVILLE, TX.
SISTER: VIRGINIA LEASE OF SEATTLE, WA.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: AMER and ALTA GRAHAM. FIRST HUSBAND: BUD IHRIG IN 1971. SECOND HUSBAND: GRADY CARGILL. BROTHER: ALLEN GRAHAM.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: DAYSPRING CHURCH ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: BUTLER CEMETERY (BESIDE HUSBAND BUD) ~ LANE, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. JAMES CROWSON. ASSISTING: REV. LARRY GREEN. EULOGY: JANIE STOUGH.
PALLBEARERS: (GRANDCHILDREN) KEVIN IHRIG, CLAY REECE, KENDALL IHRIG, CHRISTI IHRIG, LESTER MOORE, DONNIE ALLEN.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JEFF ALLEN, FRANK WORKMAN, STEVE SWINDALL, SETH SWINDALL, CURT BENSON, PHILLIP MILLER, DOUG LEWIS.
NAME: MABEL LEE (BUTLER) CAPPS SMITH, AGE 93, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: AUGUST 30, 1908 NEAR TUSHKA, TO HOUSTON LONZO AND ELIZABETH (TIDWELL) BUTLER. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2002 AT VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 93 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT TUSHKA, OK.
MARRIED: MARVIN “BUD” CAPPS ON OCTOBER 8, 1925 AT ATOKA, OK. CECIL SMITH IN AUGUST, 1996 AT ATOKA, OK.
OCCUPATION: MABEL WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME CHURCH OF CHRIST MEMBER AND WAS A MEMBER OF SOUTH ATOKA CONGREGATION
SURVIVED BY
HUSBAND: CECIL SMITH OF FARRIS, OK.
SON: HARVEY CAPPS AND WIFE MARIE OF TUSHKA, OK.
GRANDSONS: LARRY CAPPS AND WIFE JARENA OF SHERMAN, TX. JAMES CAPPS AND WIFE KENDA OF TUSHKA, OK.
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: KEVIN CAPPS AND WIFE AMY OF SHERMAN, TX. JEREMY CAPPS AND WIFE LEAH OF SHERMAN, TX. KEITH CAPPS AND WIFE BETH, IN THE U.S. ARMY, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY. KIMBERLY SEAY AND HUSBAND JASON OF TULSA, OK. KAYLEE CAPPS OF TUSHKA, OK.
GREAT GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: MAKAYLA CAPPS.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: HOUSTON and ELIZABETH BUTLER. FIRST HUSBAND: BUDD CAPPS IN FEBRUARY, 1982. SISTERS: MYRTLE McMULLIN, RUBY McININCH, and FLORENCE SHEFFIELD. BROTHERS: CLARENCE, MONZEL, DEWEY, LONNIE, AND SMITH BUTLER.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 29,2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK.
OFFICIATING: BROTHER HAL ISHMAEL.
CASKETBEARERS: CURTIS SHEFFIELD, DOYLE SHEFFIELD, LARRY SHEFFIELD, JACK SHEFFIELD, CECIL BUTLER, LEONARD SHEFFIELD JR.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BILL MALONE, JAMES BUTLER, D. W. DARNELL, CLYDE SHEFFIELD, RONNIE BUTLER, BOB BURKE, C. M. HODGES, STACY BUTLER.
NAME: MARY WINNIE LOUISE (HOGUE) STOVER HULSE, AGE 80, A LONGTIME COALGATE AND OLNEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 9, 1922 IN COAL COUNTY TO GEORGE AND STELLA (MOONEY) HOGUE. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2002 AT THE HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER IN TULSA, OK. AGE: 80 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN COAL COUNTY. MARRIED: BRYAN STOVER IN 1942. BAILEY HULSE ON MAY 15, 1983. OCCUPATION: MARY WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE OLNEY BAPTIST CHURCH AND LAST SEVERAL YEARS SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE WAPANUCKA CHURCH OF GOD. SURVIVED BY SON: CHARLES STOVER AND WIFE PATTI OF OLNEY, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: WILLIAM STOVER AND WIFE MELISSA OF OLNEY, OK. AMANDA MACKEY AND HUSBAND HANK OF OLNEY, OK. JASON STOVER OF ATOKA, OK. CHARLES BAILEY STOVER WITH U.S. MARINES IN NC. LISA BAUSER OF DEARBORNE, MI. VALERIE WELLS OF HAWAII. ANGELA MOTYKA OF INKSTER, MI. CHRIS MOTYKA OF DEARBORNE, MI. MANY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN INCLUDING: JEREMY, STEVEN, TRAVIS, BREANA, BRANDON, BRITTEE AND BRANDEE. 1 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILD. SISTERS: EVA LOIS SEBASTAIN OF MEEKER, OK. ALBERTA BARTON OF OLNEY, OK. FLOY MAE BATCHELOR OF CALIFORNIA. BROTHER: JACK HOGUE. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: GEORGE AND STELLA HOGUE.HUSBANDS: BRYAN STOVER AND BAILEY HULSE.DAUGHERS: DORIS MOTYKA & DORA DEAN STOVER.SISTER: LEONA HAIR.BROTHERS: FREELAND, REUBEN, AND J. B. HOGUE.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, MAY 31,2002 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: MOORE CEMETERY ~ CLARITA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. DAN DURHAM. CASKETBEARERS: JASON STOVER, WILLIAM STOVER, JEFF JORDAN, WILLIE KING, JONATHAN KING, GARY BREGER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: TROY BLEVINS AND TACO WATSON.
NAME: JESSE LEO McCLARY, AGE 59, A LONGTIME LEHIGH AREA RESIDENT.
 BORN: OCTOBER 6, 1942 AT GARLAND, TEXAS TO JESSE ARVEL AND OPAL OVELLA (YARBROUGH) McCLARY. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN LEHIGH. AGE: 59 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN TULSA, OK.
MARRIED: DONNA BEAUCHAMP KAUPER ON JUNE 21, 2000 IN ARKANSAS.
OCCUPATION: JESSE WAS A WELDER AND MECHANIC FOR YEARS IN TULSA AND OWNED AND OPERATED AN APPLIANCE AND LAWN MOWER REPAIR SERVICE IN LEHIGH.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF THE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS FAITH.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: DONNA OF THEIR HOME IN LEHIGH, OK.
DAUGHTER: SHEILA ANN WHITTLE OF MUSKOGEE, OK.
SISTERS: MAUDIENE AIRINGTON and HUSBAND JOHNNY OF LEHIGH, OK. FLORIENE POHLMAN and HUSBAND HOWARD OF TOPEKA, KS.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
PARENTS: JESSE ARVEL and OPAL McCLARY. BROTHER: RAYMOND LEE McCLARY.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES.
INTERMENT: LEHIGH CEMETERY ~ LEHIGH, OK.
OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.
CASKETBEARERS: JESSE ENGLISH, DANNY ENGLISH, DANIEL DILLARD, JOHNNY AIRINGTON JR., TONY AIRINGTON, JOHNNY AIRINGTON SR.
NAME: MAYBEALE “PINKIE” (PIRTLE) HUNT, AGE 94, A LONGTIME TUSHKA RESIDENT.
 BORN: DECEMBER 25, 1906, AT BENTLEY, INDIAN TERRITORY TO DR. MARTIN AND IDA MAE (KEEZEE) PIRTLE. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2002 AT HER RESIDENCE IN TUSHKA, OK. AGE: 95 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LIMESTONE GAP AND GRADUATED FROM CANEY HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDED SOUTHEASTERN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE.
MARRIED: ALVIN HUNT ON OCTOBER 11, 1935 AT TULSA, OK.
OCCUPATION: PINKIE TAUGHT SCHOOL FOR 25 YEARS WITH THE SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA CITY, AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN ATOKA.
SURVIVED BY
SISTER-IN-LAW: PAULINE HAWKINS OF DALLAS, TX.
NEPHEW: TOMMY HAWKINS OF DALLAS, TX.
NIECE: KAY POPE OF DALLAS, TX.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
HUSBAND: ALVIN HUNT ON APRIL 3, 2002. PARENTS: DR. MARTIN and IDA MAE PIRTLE. BROTHERS: OTTO and HOMER PIRTLE. SISTER: JANE PIRTLE.
DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICE: MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: GETHSEMANE CEMETERY ~ CADDO, OK.
OFFICIATING: ELDER MARVIN KUECHENMEISTER. ASSISTING: ELDER DON MARICAL.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JARED MARICAL, DARRIN MARICAL, PHILIP MARICAL, KEITH MOBBS, TYSON MOBBS, CHASE MARICAL, TOMMY HAWKINS.
NAME: NANCY ELIZABETH (ROSE) CAVES, AGE 85, A LANE AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER LONGTIME RESIDENT OF SALIDA, CALIFORNIA . NANCY LIVED IN SALIDA FROM 1947 TO 1997.
 BORN: FEBRUARY 5, 1917 AT VIOLA, MISSOURI TO ELBERT MONROE AND ETHEL LENA (WHITE) ROSE. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2002 AT COLONIAL LIVING CENTER IN ATOKA. AGE: 85 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT DEPEW, TUTTLE AND NUMEROUS OTHER SMALL SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA.
MARRIED: JAMES WILLIE “BILL” CAVES ON MARCH 30, 1938 AT EL RENO, OK.
OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE and MOTHER.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF NORTHWEST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH IN SALIDA, CALIFORNIA AND ATTENDED CALVARY TEMPLE IN FARRIS. NANCY WAS A BIBLE TEACHER FOR 50 YEARS, MEMBER OF WOMEN’S MINISTRIES. SHE ALSO ENJOYED QUILTING AND LOVED HER GRANDCHILDREN.
SURVIVED BY
CHILDREN: JAMES “BUD” CAVES and WIFE ELLEN OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. ALMA WOOD and HUSBAND RALPH OF MODESTO, CA. VIRGIL CAVES OF CENTER POINT, OK. LEONA EPPERSON and HUSBAND BILL OF OAKDALE, CA. SARANN FRANCES PICKETT and HUSBAND GENE OF POTOSI, MO. PAUL CAVES and WIFE PATRICIA OF POTOSI, MO. PHILLIP CAVES and WIFE SHIRLEY OF CENTER POINT, OK. DELORES PICKETT and HUSBAND HARVEY OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. VELDA REILE and HUSBAND DELBERT OF RIVERBANK, CA. LEONARD CAVES and WIFE DONNA OF CENTER POINT, OK. BEVERLY CARSON and HUSBAND AL OF STOCKTON, CA.
43 GRANDCHILDREN, 7 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 36 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
8 STEP GRANDCHILDREN.
BROTHERS: NORBERT ROSE and WIFE FAYE OF MANTECA, CA. OSSIE ROSE and WIFE GENEVA OF MANTECA, CA. RAY ROSE ad WIFE PAM OF RUPERT, ID.
SISTERS: NANA JONES OF MILTON-FREEWATER, ID. MILDRED WILSON and HUSBAND FRANK OF RUPERT, ID. DORETHA MEEKER and HUSBAND CLEO OF STOCKTON, CA.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
HUSBAND: BILL CAVES ON MAY 27, 1981. PARENTS: ELBERT and ETHEL ROSE. SON: GLENN O. CAVES. GREAT GRANDSON: JIMMY WAYNE GLASCO. BROTHERS: J. B. and WILLIAM DANIEL ROSE.
DATE OF SERVICE: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2002 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICE: TRINITY NAZARENE CHURCH ~ MODESTO, CA.
INTERMENT: LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK ~ HUGHSON, CA.
NAME: STEPHEN PAUL CLEM, AGE 37, OF COALGATE, OK.
 BORN: AUGUST 31, 1964 AT WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA TO PAUL EDWARD AND ROSE ANN (AMOS) CLEM. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2002 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 37 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS.
EDUCATION: ATTENDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DALLAS, AND GRADUATED FROM HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL IN ARKANSAS. HE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AND WAS A WALK-ON REDSHIRT BASKETBALL PLAYER. MARRIED: MARY LYNN OTT ON FEBRUARY 21, 1999 AT COALGATE, OK.
OCCUPATION: HE WAS A DISPATCHER AND SALESMAN FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL IN McALESTER, OK.
CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF LONE STAR CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. STEPHEN WAS AN AVID HUNTER AND FISHERMAN.
SURVIVED BY
WIFE: MARY LYNN OTT-CLEM OF THEIR HOME IN COALGATE, OK.
DAUGHTER: KYLYE CLEM OF LONGVIEW, TX.
SON: COLTYN CLEM OF LONGVIEW, TX.
STEPDAUGHTERS: JENNIFER MARTINEZ OF DALLAS, TX. BROOKE SCHUHUACHER OF DALLAS, TX.
STEPSONS: T. J. MARTINEZ OF DALLAS, TX. CLINTON SCHUHMACHER OF DALLAS, TX.
FATHER: PAUL CLEM OF HACKETT, AR.
MOTHER: ROSE ANN CLEM OF HACKETT, AR.
FATHER-IN-LAW: VIRGIL OTT OF COALGATE, OK.
MOTHER-IN-LAW: LOUISE OTT OF COALGATE, OK.
BROTHERS: RICKY CLEM and WIFE TINA OF COALGATE, OK. MARK CLEM and WIFE JENNIFER OF LITTLE ROCK, AR.
SISTER: LYNDA COX OF DALLAS, TX.
GRANDPARENTS: CHARLIE E. and JUANITA CLEM OF MIDLAND, AR.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: MILTON and NONA AMOS. NIECE: SHANNON CLEM. PATERNAL GREAT GRANDMOTHER: ETHYL McKINNEY.
DATE OF SERVICE: MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2002 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
INTERMENT: LONE STAR CEMETERY ~ COTTONWOOD, OK.
OFFICIATING: REV. VIRGINIA ESPINOZA. ASSISTING: ELDER VIRGIL OTT.
CASKETBEARERS: VINCE OTT, MEL OTT, JOE SALINAS, NATHAN CLEM, MIKE GILES, JOHNNY GUTIERREZ.
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: CLABBER McLELLAN, CHESTER PULLEN, TIM COX, BRYAN CLEM, JAMES FRAZIER, JARROD CLEM, RICKY CLEM, MARK CLEM, LARRY OTT.
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