NAME: JUNIOR C. COLBERT, AGE 67, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 9, 1930 AT LANE, OK TO JIM AND BERTHA (WILSON) COLBERT. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1997 AT COALGATE HOSPITAL, COALGATE, OK.AGE: 67 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE, OK. MARRIED: JEWEL DEAN KIRK IN 1954 AT WICHITA FALLS, TX. OCCUPATION: U. S. ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT AT SAVANNA, OK, 18 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: CHURCH OF CHRIST FAITH. JUNIOR SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING THE KOREAN WAR. SURVIVED BY WIFE: JEWEL DEAN COLBERT OF THE HOME AT STRINGTOWN, OK. DAUGHTER: REGINA (COLBERT) CHEADLE AND HUSBAND McKINLEY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: GREG COLBERT OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JEREMY CHEADLE AND WIFE TASHA OF ATOKA, O K. GIKINA CHEADLE OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: MALCOM, DONTE, BRYCE, DENISHA, KELSEY, AND OLIVIA CHEADLE. SISTER: MARIE VINSON AND HUSBAND ISIAH OF TULSA, OK. FATHER AND MOTHER IN-LAW: CHARLES AND ESTER KIRK OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GOD DAUGHTER: LISA JAMES OF DURANT, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JIM AND BERTHA COLBERT.SISTERS: LUCILLE COLBERT, EURA COLBERT, MILDRED MASTERS, LENA NELSON.BROTHERS: JOHNNIE, JAMES, ELGIN, AND ISIAH COLBERT.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, ok. INTERMENT: WELLS STREET CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. GERLAD STEPHENS.ASSISTING: REV. JOHNNY VINSON. CASKETBEARERS: TERRY VINSON, MICHAEL WASHINGTON, BILL ROBINSON, SCOTTY SMITH, GREG COLBERT, JOHNNY COLBERT. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ORLON HILL, D. W. SIKES, GINO HINDENBURG, MARTIN DALE. FLOWERBEARERS: GLORIA JEAN GREEN, BERNIECE CARTER, SHARON BROWN, BETTY WASHINGTON, VALERIE BROWN.
NAME: GEORGE WILLIAM MCCOY, INFANT SON OF GEORGE EUGENE AND WANDA MARIE (RYCZEK) MCCOY. BORN AND PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1997 AT FAMILY RESIDENCE IN COALGATE, OK. SURVIVED BY PARENTS: GEORGE AND WANDA MCCOY OF THE HOME IN COALGATE, OK. SISTERS: ELIZABETH ANN AND LAURA JEAN VIOLET MCCOY OF THE HOME IN COALGATE, OK. GRANDPARENTS: GEORGE LEON AND SANDRA SUE MCCOY OF COALGATE, OK. WILLIAM THOMAS AND MONIKA JOANNA RYCZEK OF AZUSA, CA. GREAT GRANDPARENTS: EMMA JOSEPHINE THOMAS OF COALGATE, OK. JUNE CLAYBOUGH OF APPLE VALLEY, CA. GODMOTHER: TRACEE MCCOY OF COALGATE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY none listed
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICE. INTERMENT: ROSSVILLE CEMETERY ~ MEEKER, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. PAUL BUTLER. CASKETBEARERS: JOHNATHAN MICHAEL MCCOY, THOMAS EUGENE MCCOY.
NAME: MARY FRANKLIN (POTTS) PRATER, AGE 69, OF ATOKA AND FORMER STRINGTOWN RESIDENT.  BORN: JUNE 10, 1927 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO JOHN TAYLOR AND KATE (DENTON) POTTS. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1997 AT HER ATOKA, OK RESIDENCE.AGE: 69 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, GRADUATED IN 1944. MARRIED: ROBERT L. PRATER ON JUNE 15, 1946 AT HOUSTON, TX. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: MARY CATHERINE WILSON AND HUSBAND JACK OF HOUSTON, TX. SONS: ROBERT L. PRATER AND WIFE MARY OF ATOKA, OK. JAMES N. PRATER AND WIFE PAM OF EULESS, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: SHEILA PRATER OF HUNTSVILLE, TX. STACY GOFF AND HUSBAND DAVID OF STEPHENVILLE, TX. TRACI PRATER OF COALGATE, OK. JAMES ROBERT PRATER OF EULESS, TX. SHERRI MCCOY AND HUSBAND GARY OF ATOKA, OK. STEPHEN COOPER OF ATOKA. OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: JORDAN GOFF OF STEPHENVILLE, TX. ROBBY MCCOY OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER: BILL POTTS OF STRINGTOWN, OK. SISTERS: MILDRED CATHERINE SUTTON OF ATOKA, OK. BEULAH MAE UNGER OF SAN DIEGO, CA. RUBY ELWANDA YOST OF CHOCTAW, OK. JUDY SHARON EMBRY OF FT. SMITH, AR. FRIEND: JOAN KENNEDY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: ROBERT PRATER ON OCTOBER 12, 1996 AT ROGERS, AR.PARENTS: JOHN AND KATE POTTS.BROTHER: JOHN T. “BUDDY” POTTS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, MAY 10 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOEL M. POTTS (NEPHEW).ASSISTING: REV. BOB CUNNINGHAM. CASKETBEARERS: TONY POTTS, ARNOLD PATTON, MIKE EMBRY, JOHN EMBRY, DAVEY SUTTON, JAMES SUTTON, JODY GOODSON, JOEL. T. POTTS.
NAME: FRED EAKINS, AGE 85, OF LEHIGH, OK.  BORN: MARCH 3, 1912 AT FLAGSTAFF, AZ TO TOM J. AND MABEL (FAIRCHILD) EAKINS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MAY 12, 1997 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT.AGE: 85 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT FLAGSTAFF, AZ AND GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT HAMMOND, OK IN 1929. MARRIED: AMY ADAMS ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1939 AT ALBUQUERQUE, NM. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A JEWELER AND WATCHMAKER, RETIRED IN 1976. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SURVIVED BY WIFE: AMY eakins OF THE HOME IN LEHIGH, OK. SISTERS: RAMONA EAKINS OF BETHANY, OK. IRIS ENGLE OF FAIRFIELD, CA. FRAN SUTHERLIN AND HUSBAND RAY OF BETHANY, OK. BROTHERS: JIM EAKINS AND WIFE GAYLE OF ALTUS, OK. RALPH EAKINS AND WIFE TY OF BETHANY, OK. ZACK EAKINS AND WIFE MILDRED OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: TOM AND MABEL EAKINS.BROTHERS: TOM F. AND GUY EAKINS.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, ok. INTERMENT: LEHIGH CEMETERY ~ LEHIGH, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. RICHARD MAGBY. CASKETBEARERS: BERT ADAMS, MONROE ADAMS, DON ADAMS, RAY SOUTHERLIN, RALPH EAKINS, JIM EAKINS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: MIKE HENSLEY, LARRY HENSLEY, LEO ABLES.
NAME: WILMA ANN (WILSON) HAMPTON, AGE 72, COALGATE, OK RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 9, 1925 AT CHERRYVALE, KS TO FLOYD AND MYRTLE (SAWYER) WILSON. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997 AT McALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 71 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT CHERRYVALE, KS. MARRIED: GERALD HAMPTON ON DECEMBER 1, 1944 AT INDEPENDENCE, KS. OCCUPATION: WILMA WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST EMPLOYEES AT BLUE BELL IN COALGATE IN 1957. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE. WILMA WORKED MANY YEARS AS A TEACHERS AIDE AND WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM AT COTTONWOOD SCHOOLS UNTIL HEALTH PROBLEMS FORCED HER RETIREMENT. ALSO A MEMBER OF V. F. W. AUXILiARY. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: GERALD HAMPTON OF THE HOME NEAR COALGATE, OK. DAUGHTERS: JUNEIVA LITTLE OF CENTRAHOMA, OK. MARGARET NELSON AND HUSBAND HOWARD OF OLNEY, OK. TERESA HAMPTON OF ANCHORAGE, AK. JERRI RAE MOSER AND HUSBAND DERREL OF THE COLONY, TX. GRANDCHILDREN: LARRY PATTON, JR. OF TULSA, OK. CARLA HANEY OF NORMAN, OK. BECKY NELSON OF COALGATE, OK. RANDY NELSON OF COALGATE, OK. SHEYLON RAEANN MOSER OF THE COLONY, TX. GREAT GRANDCHILD: PAIGE PATTON OF ROFF, OK. STEP GRANDCHILD: TERRY MOSER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. SISTER: BARBARA MILLER OF PARSONS, KS. AUNT: HAZEL RACY OF CHERRYVALE, KS. IN-LAWS: JUNEIVA AND JACK LILLY OF CALIFORNIA. MARY AND ELZA HAMPTON OF CALIFORNIA. LIFELONG FRIENDS: MARGARET PARK OF CHERRYVALE, KS. DONNA WILLIAMS OF PARSONS, KS. WAYNOLA THOMPSON OF HENRYETTA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: FLOYD AND MYRTLE WILSON.SON: RODNEY HAMPTON IN 1969.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1997 AT 10:30 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: COALGATE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE. INTERMENT: COALGATE CEMETERY ~ COALGATE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. ROBERT THOMAS. CASKETBEARERS: CLIFFORD EDDINGS, BOBBY STEVENS, VIRGIL ENNIS, LARRY EDDINGS, EDDIE WATKINS, EDDIE ANGLIN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DUKE MILLER, DAVID COMETTI, MAXEY MOBBS, LARRY PATTON.
NAME: LOIS (SMITH) BICKNELL, AGE 56, LIFELONG ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 18, 1941 AT ATOKA, OK TO WELCOME EDDIE AND BIRTIE (BLEVENS) SMITH. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1997 AT ST. FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN TULSA, OK.AGE: 56 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED ATOKA, OK SCHOOLS. MARRIED: BURNIS “BUCK” BICKNELL ON AUGUST 4, 1958 AT DURANT, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA. SHE HAD DEDICATED HER LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS. SHE WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF THE D.A.V. AUXILiARY, ATOKA CHAPTER 60. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: BUCK bicknell OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, ok. SON: RANDY BICKNELL OF FT. WORTH, TX. BROTHER: BOBBY JOE SMITH AND WIFE ELIZABETH OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: CALLIE FRAIR AND HUSBAND JESSIE OF COLEMAN, OK. BERTHA MILAM OF ATOKA, OK. DORIS JUNE DALE AND HUSBAND JACK OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECEDED IN DEATH PARENTS: WELCOME AND BIRTIE SMITH.BROTHER: WILLIAM JACK SMITH.SISTERS: VIOLET NADINE HARRIS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1997 AT 1:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, ok. INTERMENT: WARDS CHAPEL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. TERRY CRIPE. CASKETBEARERS: JERRY RICHARD, KENNETH FORTENBERRY, MARK FINCH, RUSTY PUGH, WILLIAM NELSON, MARK MEWSZEL. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: CLARENCE HALL, DONALD COLLINS.
NAME: MAYBELLE (NICHOLS) HATRIDGE, AGE 86, OF WARDVILLE, OK.  BORN: JANUARY 16, 1911 AT BLOCKER, PITTSBURG COUNTY, OK TO CHARLES WALLACE AND RUTH (RAIBURN) NICHOLS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997 AT McALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 86 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT HARPERS VALLEY AND KIOWA, OK. MARRIED: ROBERT F. HATRIDGE ON NOVEMBER 24, 1934 AT HARPERS VALLEY, PITTSBURG COUNTY, OK.. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. SURVIVED BY SONS: ROBERT HATRIDGE JR. OF IRVING, TX. GENE “PETE” HATRIDGE AND WIFE NANCY OF HARPERS VALLEY, OK. ROGER HATRIDGE AND WIFE BOOTS OF KIOWA, OK. PHIL HATRIDGE OF HARPERS VALLEY, OK. GARY HATRIDGE AND WIFE LINDA OF IRVING, TX. VICTOR HATRIDGE AND WIFE SHELLEY OF BRENTWOOD, TX. DAUGHTERS: JANIS ROLLINGS OF MIDWEST CITY, OK. MARY CARNRIKE OF HARPERS VALLEY, OK. GRANDSONS: ROY HATRIDGE, JEFF HATRIDGE, REX HATRIDGE, KENNY ROLLINGS, BRENT ROLLINGS, TERRY ROLLINGS, RICKY HYATT, RANDY HYATT, JAMES TERRAL, KYLE HATRIDGE. GRANDDAUGHTERS: CHERYL ADAMS, TAMMY MURPHY, KIM SPENCER, JEANIE GARNER, SHELLEY VANCIEL, DEBBIE GILLIAN, CAROLYN TUCKER, PATRICIA FLANAGAN, BECKY VENTER, LISA HATRIDGE, GIGI FIELDS, CINDY TEAGUE, BRENDA KOEHLER, AND SARA HATRIDGE. 35 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTERS: MARIE SHIELDS OF HARPERS VALLEY, OK. FRANCILE GUY OF McALESTER, OK. THELMA KELLY OF WESTCLIFFE, CO. ROSEGINA BARNES OF KIOWA, OK. CEDELLE WILLIAMS OF HARTSHORNE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: LOREN and MOLLIE WARREN.PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: ROY and JESSIE McNUTT.GRANDSON: DANIEL HAMILTON
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, ok. INTERMENT: DOUBLE SPRINGS CEMETERY ~ LANE, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JAMES CROWSON. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) ROY HATRIDGE, JEFF HATRIDGE, REX HATRIDGE, KENNY ROLLINGS, BRENT ROLLINGS, TERRY ROLLINGS, RICKY HYATT, RANDY HYATT, JAMES TERRAL, KYLE HATRIDGE. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: RAFAEL HARPER, ROBERT WAYNE SHERRELL, JESSIE JONES, DON QUEEN, R. W. SARTOR, RICK SARTOR, RON NICHOLS, GORDON NICHOLS AND ALL HER NEPHEWS.
NAME: PATRICIA DENISE (YORK) MOSLEY, AGE 25, LONGTIME ATOKA, OK RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO DENNIS WAYNE YORK AND PATRICIA KAY BAGBY. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1997 AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY AFTER A LONG AND HARD FOUGHT BATTLE WITH CANCER.AGE: 25 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT HIGHLAND EAST IN MOORE, OK AND GRADUATED FROM LITTLE AXE IN 1989. MARRIED: TERRILL WAYNE MOSLEY ON JANUARY 1, 1995 AT BENTLEY, OK. OCCUPATION: ALONG WITH BEING A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER, SHE WORKED FOR TACO MAYO IN ATOKA UNTIL HER ILLNESS FORCED HER RETIREMENT. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST CHURCH IN OKLAHOMA CITY. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: TERRILL MOSLEY OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. SON: TOMMY WAYNE MOSLEY OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. MOTHER: KAY BANKS AND HUSBAND SHERMAN OF ATOKA, CA. FATHER: DENNIS WAYNE YORK OF NEWALLA, OK. GRANDPARENTS: EARL AND ANNIE DAWSON OF ATOKA, OK. ELMER AND FRANKIE BAGBY OF OKLAHOMA CITY. WILLIAM AND MAVIS YORK OF ATOKA, OK. GREAT GRANDMOTHER: MARY MEAD OF ATOKA, OK. MOTHER-IN-LAW: DONNA MOSLEY OF TUSHKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER-IN-LAW: TOMMY MOSLEY.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, MAY 37, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BERA CEMETERY ~ HARMONY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON.ASSISTING: REV. TERRY CRIPE. CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL MOBBS, MARK MOBBS, DAVID BROOKS, DEREK BROOKS, KELLY DAVIS, BRAD HENDRIX. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ALLEN PRUIT, RICKY HUNT, FRANKIE HUNT.
NAME: LILLIE E. (ADAMS) HILL, AGE 83, LONGTIME LANE, OK RESIDENT.  BORN: JUNE 6, 1913 AT BEAUCAMP, ARkansas TO MARTIN THOMAS AND MARY MAGDELENE (HAUERT) ADAMS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 83 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN BEAUCAMP, AR AND WISTER, OK. MARRIED: TROY HILL ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1933 AT WISTER, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF LANE BAPTIST CHURCH. LILLIE AND HUSBAND RESIDED IN CALIFORNIA FROM 1954 TO 1973 WHEN THEY MOVED TO LANE, OK. SURVIVED BY SONS: OLEN HILL OF OAKDALE, CA. DEWEY HILL OF OAKDALE, CA. DAUGHTER: MARY PRUIT AND HUSBAND ALMER OF ATOKA, OK. 11 GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILD. BROTHER: ELVA ADAMS AND WIFE MYRTLE OF GREENWOOD, AR. SISTER: MILLIE WATTS OF STEPHENSON, VA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: TROY HILL IN DECEMBER, 1988.PARENTS: MARTIN AND MARY ADAMS.BROTHERS: CLUSTER, JULIOUS, AND HARMON ADAMS.SISTERS: ARIE LEMINGS AND ETHEL HEARN.GRANDSONS: GREGORY AND BOBBY PRUIT.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: LANE BAPTIST CHURCH ~ lane, ok. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BRAD JONES. CASKETBEARERS: PAT KENNEDY, LOWELL REASOR, TED NOWLIN, JERRY LEWIS, DEAN JACKSON, CHARLES ROBINSON.
NAME: BILLYE JEAN (PARTIN) MANSELL, AGE 67, LIFELONG ATOKA, OKLAHOMA RESIDENT. BORN: NOVEMBER 1, 1929 AT OLA, ARkansas TO GEORGE O. AND VEORAH ALICE (REICH) PARTIN. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MAY 26,1997 AT HER ATOKA RESIDENCE.AGE: 67 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS, GRADUATING WITH CLASS OF 1947. MARRIED: GILBERT BILLIE MANSELL ON MARCH 15, 1947 AT COALGATE, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WORKED FOR ROY TRENT IN THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE. SHE AND HUSBAND GILBERT OWNED AND OPERATED MANSELL’S APPLIANCE STORE ON COURT STREET FROM 1952 TO 1985. SHE WAS ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN TAKING CARE OF THEIR RENTAL PROPERTIES AND OTHER FAMILY INVESTMENTS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF SOUTH ATOKA CHURCH OF CHRIST. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: GIB mansell OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. SON: STEVE MANSELL AND WIFE GAYLA OF ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: PEGGY MANSELL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SISTERS: HELEN RUTH HEATHERLY OF ATOKA, OK. DOROTHY LOUISE COOK AND HUSBAND JAY OF ATOKA, OK. AUNT: INEZ KELLEY OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: GEORGE & VEORAH PARTIN.DAUGHTER: SUSAN MANSELL.BROTHER: GLENDON PARTIN.BROTHER-IN-LAW: JOHN HEATHERLY.
DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: BILL BANKS.ASSISTING: HASKELL ENGLAND AND JACKIE SMART. CASKETBEARERS: STEVE HYATT, JODY HOUSE, PHILLIP ALLEN, ROGER HUTSON, MARK CAIN, ANTHONY DILLARD. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: MONROE ALLEN, JERRY HENDERSON, JIM LADD, KEITH SANDERS, LACEY COOPER, MAX COPELAND.
NAME: HOMER W. PETTY, AGE 79, OF TULSA, OK. BORN: MARCH 2, 1918 ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR CHADWICK, MO TO RUBEN CHARLES AND LURA (ARMSTRONG) PETTY. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1997 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME.AGE: 79 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED PICHER, OK SCHOOLS. MARRIED: OWETA H. (BOND) GEORGE. OCCUPATION: HE OWNED AND OPERATED A JANITORIAL SERVICE IN TULSA, AND IN YOUNGER YEARS WAS A COLA MINER IN THE PICHER AREA. SURVIVED BY STEPCHILDREN: WAYNE GEORGE AND WIFE NANCY OF TUSHKA, OK. MILLIE MOSLEY OF TUSHKA, OK. PATRICIA BAYLES AND HUSBAND CLIFFORD OF ATOKA, OK. ALVIN GEORGE OF ATOKA, OK. ELLA PETERS AND HUSBAND PAUL OF ROYCE CITY, TX. 15 GRANDCHILDREN, 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: NEPHEW: JIM MOORE OF MIAMI, OK. 2 NIECES IN PICHER, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: HOMER AND ELIZABETH PARKHILL.WIFE: OWETA GEORGE PETTY.SISTER: RUTH LUTON.
DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICE. INTERMENT: OAK HILLS CEMETERY ~ McALESTER, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JAMES CROWSON. CASKETBEARERS: JERRY CANNON, DUANE CANNON, RAY McCARTY, JIM LAMON, TRAVIS LAMON AND JACK WEBB.
NAME: WANDA LEE (MOODY) MARLEY, AGE 61, OF STRINGTOWN, OK. BORN: JANUARY 6, 1936 AT SASAKWA, OKLAHOMA TO LEONARD AND DOLLY(INMAN) MOODY. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 61 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN TIPTON, CALIFORNIA. MARRIED: HAROLD BENJAMIN MARLEY ON JULY 7, 1954 AT STRINGTOWN, OKLAHOMA. OCCUPATION: ALONG WITH BEING A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER, SHE WORKED FOR THE FAMILY BUSINESS OF MARLEY ELECTRIC.. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE WAS RAISED IN HOLDENVILLE AND SASAKWA AREA AND MOVED TO TIPTON WHEN A YOUNG GIRL. SHE WAS ALSO A FORMER MEMBER OF EASTERN STAR IN STRINGTOWN. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: BEN MARLEY OF THE HOME IN STRINGTOWN, OK. SON: BEN MARLEY II OF STRINGTOWN, OK. DAUGHTER: LORI PARKER AND HUSBAND TED OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. GRANDCHILDREN: JOSEPH, JASON, AND AMANDA PARKER OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. RANDI LOONEY OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. GREAT GRANDCHILD: CHRIS MARLEY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO BE: SHANA DUNLAP OF ATOKA, OK. MOTHER: DOLLY MOODY OF PIXLEY, CA. BROTHER: GRANVILLE MOODY AND WIFE FLO OF RIVERSIDE, CA. SISTER: GLADYS COWART AND HUSBAND TROY OF PIXLEY, CA. SON-IN-LAW: BRUCE LOONEY OF BAKERSFIELD, CA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: LEONARD MOODY.DAUGHTER: DANA LOONEY.SISTER: KATHLEEN SMITH.BROTHER: EVERETT MOODY.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICE. INTERMENT: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY ~ EAST OF STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. RICHARD MAGBY. CASKETBEARERS: JIMMY MARLEY, J. D. MARLEY, ARNOLD PATTON, BILL GIVENS, BILL POTTS, TONY POTTS.
NAME: ORBRA LEE BURWELL, AGE 79, OF ANTLERS, OK AND FORMER ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 16, 1918 AT EUFALA, OK TO DAVID LEE AND LUCY BELLE (THOMPSON) BURWELL. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1997 AT ANTLERS HOSPITAL. AGE: 79 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 15 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED McALESTER SCHOOLS TO EIGHTH GRADE. MARRIED: DOROTHY MAE SELBY ON DECEMBER 27, 1941 AT ATOKA, OK. NORMA DEAN FRANKLIN. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A TRAILER MECHANIC AND SERVICE MANAGER FOR TRAILMOBILE IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR 26 YEARS, RETIRING APRIL 1, 1980. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH. ORBRA SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II FROM DECEMBER, 1942 UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON DECEMBER 14, 1945. SURVIVED BY WIFE: NORMA BURWELL OF THE HOME IN ANTLERS, OK. CHILDREN: ORBRA LEON BURWELL AND WIFE DIANE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. LINDA SUE HEARRELL AND HUSBAND ROBERT OF BRISTOW, OK. JAMES RAYMOND BURWELL AND WIFE PATTY OF MOORE, OK. CHERYL ANN McCLURE AND HUSBAND LARRY OF HOUSTON, TX. 12 GRANDCHILDREN, 17 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: OPAL LEWIS AND HUSBAND WOODROW OF EUFALA, OK. BROTHER: BILL BURWELL AND WIFE BOBBIE OF ARDMORE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIRST WIFE: DOROTHY MAE (SELBY) BURWELL ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1993.PARENTS: DAVID AND LUCY BURWELL.CHILDREN: PAULETTE AND SAMMY JOE BURWELL.BROTHER: WALTER ODELL BURWELL.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. ANCIL SIMMONS OF ANTLERS. CASKETBEARERS: DAVID BURWELL, OTIS SLIGER, TOMMY BURWELL, DWIGHT SATTERFIELD, WENDELL WOOD, SAM HEARRELL.
NAME: GRACE MARGARET (FURR) KELLOGG, AGE 93, LIFELONG AREA RESIDENT OF DAISY, OK.  BORN: DECEMBER 25, 1903 AT BUENA VISTA, ARKANSAS TO WILLIAM AND CORA (WHITE) FURR. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1997 AT COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME IN ATOKA, OK.AGE: 93 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN TEXAS & OKLAHOMA, RECIEVED HER TEACHING CERTIFICATE AT SOUTHEASTERN STATE COLLEGE IN DURANT, OK. MARRIED: GUY E. KELLOGG ON DECEMBER 23, 1923 AT DAISY, OK. OCCUPATION: HE PUT IN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH COCA COLA. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF MCGEE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH, DAISY. SURVIVED BY SONS: GUY E. KELLOGG, JR, AND WIFE ALBERTIE OF DAISY, OK. BILL KELLOGG AND WIFE INA JO OF DAISY, OK. JIMMY KELLOGG AND WIFE LINDA OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: BILLY GUY KELLOGG AND WIFE GEANE. EDGAR A. KELLOGG AND WIFE JANIE. DAVID KELLOGG AND WIFE CARYL BEA. CHRISTOPHER KELLOGG AND WIFE MARSHA. MICHAEL KELLOGG AND WIFE DENISE. OWEN KELLOGG AND WIFE JUDY. RODNEY KELLOGG AND WIFE DENISE. CHERYL GRANGER AND HUSBAND MIKE. LISA MARGARET TALLEY AND HUSBAND MIKE. SUSAN RENEE MONTE AND HUSBAND GERALD. 23 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 3 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: MARY McENTIRE OF STRINGTOWN, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW: WILLIE JO FURR OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM AND CORA FURR.HUSBAND: GUY KELLOGG, SR. ON OCTOBER 31, 1977.BROTHERS: CECIL, ALBERT, AND MARVIN FURR.SISTER: RUTH LOGAN.
DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: McGEE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ DAISY, OK. INTERMENT: MOUNTAIN HOME CEMETERY ~ DAISY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB MUNCY. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) BILLY GUY KELLOGG, EDGAR A. KELLOGG, DAVID KELLOGG, CHRISTOPHER KELLOGG, MICHAEL KELLOGG, OWEN KELLOGG, RODNEY KELLOGG.
NAME: WALTER LEE MITCHELL, AGE 83, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 15, 1914 AT BOONEVILLE, AR TO MACK AND MAUDE MITCHELL. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 83 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED WEBBERS FALLS, OK, STRINGTOWN AND MAMIE JOHNSON IN ATOKA, OK SCHOOLS. MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED. OCCUPATION: MANY YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE RAILROAD AS WELL AS FARMING. CHURCH AFFILIATION: PENTECOSTAL FAITH. SURVIVED BY SISTER: RUBY COLE OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER: LEABURN MITCHELL AND WIFE DORA OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: MACK AND MAUDE MITCHELL.BROTHERS: BILLY, OTHAL, AND THOMAS MITCHELL.
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JUNE 3,1997 AT 2:30 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB JOHNSON. CASKETBEARERS: JIMMY DEAN COLE, CHARLES COLE, DAVE BOSTON, PAUL LOFTIN, JEFF LOFTIN, LAWRENCE COLE.
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