NAME: LELA MATTIE (NANNEY) DILLINGHAM, AGE 87, OF FARRIS, OK.  BORN: MARCH 18, 1910 AT STANDING ROCK IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO ALBERT “BERT” AND MARY (RUTH) NANNEY. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1997 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME. AGE: 87 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED STANDING ROCK AND MIDWAY SCHOOLS. MARRIED: MARVIN HABERMAN IN 1928. PORTER WOOD IN 1935 AT ATOKA, OK. ROBERT DILLINGHAM IN 1972 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: 50 YEAR MEMBER OF FARRIS BAPTIST CHURCH, WHERE SHE SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS SECRETARY AND TREASURER. SURVIVED BY SON: JERRY HABERMAN AND WIFE GAY OF FARRIS, OK. GRANDSON: EDDY HABERMAN AND WIFE JACKIE OF FARRIS, OK. GRANDDAUGHTER: KATHY HABERMAN OF SAND SPRINGS, OK. GREAT GRANDCHIldREN: TINA MATHEWS OF DURANT, OK. ALAN HABERMAN OF FARRIS, OK. BROTHER: JESSIE NANNEY OF SAND SPRINGS, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIRST HUSBAND: MARVIN HABERMAN.SECOND HUSBAND: PORTER WOOD IN 1967.THIRD HUSBAND: ROBERT DILLINGHAM IN february, 1983.PARENTS: BERT AND MARY NANNEY. BROTHERS: CLAUDE AND OSCAR NANNEY.SISTERS: ROSIE HARRIS AND THULA JOHNSON.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: FARRIS BAPTIST CHURCH. INTERMENT: FARRIS CEMETERY ~ FARRIS, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON. ASSISTING: REV. BILLY JOE HOWARD. CASKETBEARERS: RONNIE BUTLER, ROBERT VAUGHAN, EARL NANNEY, BOB NANNEY, DALE NANNEY, ERNIE NANNEY, WENDELL WOOD. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: SMITH BUTLER, BILL HARRIS, HARVEY HARRIS, CECIL BUTLER, GLEN RUSSELL, C. T. HURD.
NAME: JOHNNIE WALDEN PARKHILL, AGE 62, OF COALGATE, OK. BORN: MAY 21, 1935 AT CHOCKIE, ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO HOMER LEE AND ELIZABETH (MANION) PARKHILL. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997 AT MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE, OK.AGE: 62 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED LODI SCHOOLS IN LATIMER COUNTY, OK. MARRIED: BARBARA COLE ON FEBRUARY 21, 1986 AT COALGATE, OK. OCCUPATION: RETIRED AND DISABLED. JOHN SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING THE KOREAN WAR. SURVIVED BY WIFE: BARBARA PARKHILL OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER: BEN PARKHILL OF TUSHKA, OK. SISTER: RUBY CANNON OF TUSHKA, OK. 7 STEPCHILDREN, 7 STEPGRANDCHILDREN. A VERY SPECIAL NEPHEW: JERRY CANNON OF COALGATE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: HOMER AND ELIZABETH PARKHILL.BROTHER: FRED PARKHILL.SISTER: LILLIE MAE PARKHILL.BROTHER-IN-LAW: KENNETH CANNON.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICE. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB JOHNSON. CASKETBEARERS: JERRY CANNON, DUANE CANNON, RAY McCARTY, JIM LAMON, TRAVIS LAMON AND JACK WEBB.
NAME: FANNIE RUTH LINSCOTT, AGE 94, LONGTIME LANE, OK RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 26, 1903 AT FT. WORTH, TEXAS TO WALTER MAXEY AND WILLIE ONA (STORY) ZINN. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 94 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN FT. WORTH, tx. MARRIED: GORDIE G. LINSCOTT ON JULY 4, 1921 AT FARRIS, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA, ok. FANNIE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE REBECCAH LODGE AND THE PIONEER CLUB. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: ELAINE FINK AND HUSBAND LON OF ATOKA, OK. SON: WILLIAM LINSCOTT AND WIFE LOUISE OF McALESTER, OK. DAUGHTER IN-LAW: BETTY BOWLES OF HARDESTY, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: WALTER and JIM CHAPPEL of atoka, ok. RONALD LINSCOTT AND WIFE LINDA OF ATOKA, OK. DEBORAH PERKINS and HUSBAND MELVIN OF ATOKA, OK. RHONDA ALMAGUER and HUSBAND AVELINA OF WASHINGTON, MO. BRENDA FLEMING and HUSBAND JEFF OF WASHINGTON, MO. BOB LINSCOTT of mcalester, ok. JASON LINSCOTT and WIFE OF McALESTER, OK. STEVEN LINSCOTT and WIFE OF TUSHKA, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: JENNIFER GOFF, ROBBY GOFF, JORDAN GOFF, ANTHONY GOFF, JAMES ALMAGUER, JOSEPH ALMAGUER, ETHAN LINSCOTT, RYAN FLEMING, CODY FLEMING, TYLER FLEMING, LaSHELLE GOFF, APRIL PAPPE, AND MOLLIE BRAND. GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: DAVID CHAPPEL AND SIERAH PAPPE. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WALTER MAXIE AND WILLIE ONA ZINN.HUSBAND: GORDIE GREENE LINSCOTT in november, 1976.SON: GORDIE GENE LINSCOTT in april, 1985.SISTER: BERTHA ELLEN HART.BROTHERS: ROBERT AND WALTER ZINN JR.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ atoka, ok. INTERMENT: NEW ZION CEMETERY. OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY MURRAY. CASKETBEARERS: WALTER L. CHAPPEL, JAMES R. CHAPPEL, RONALD D. LINSCOTT, ROBERT W. LINSCOTT, STEVEN W. LINSCOTT, JASON I. LINSCOTT. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: MUGS CREWS, LESTER BRADFORD, BOB FORAN, LOWELL REASOR, RONNIE DODSON, JACK HUMPHREY, BILL COBEN, SHERMAN BLEDSOE, BARRY DODSON, DARREL REECE, CHARLES ROBERSON.
NAME: LOUISE (McCOSKEY) MAHAVIER, AGE 71, OF ATOKA, OKLAHOMA. BORN: NOVEMBER 3, 1926 AT SAND SPRINGS, OK TO ERNEST AND CLARA B. (KICKEL) McCOSKEY. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1997 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME.AGE: 71 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT SAND SPRINGS, OK. MARRIED: RAYMOND HALL ON AUGUST 2, 1945 AT SAND SPRINGS, OK. BILLY ROYCE BURNETT IN 1959 AT SAN ANTONIO, TX. BENJAMIN MAHAVIER ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1961 AT SAN ANTONIO, TX. OCCUPATION: RETIRED FROM CENTELL TELEPHONE COMPANY. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MOUNTAIN VIEW PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD IN ATOKA (CATHOLIC FAITH). SURVIVED BY SONS: DAVID HALL OF WILLISTON, FL. GARY HALL AND WIFE LAURA OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TX. TIM BURNETT OF ARLINGTON, TX. STEVE MAHAVIER AND WIFE TRACY OF CANEY, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: JENNIFER HALL OF SAN ANTIONIO, TX. DAVID HALL, JR. OF SAND SPRINGS, OK. MICHAEL HALL OF SAND SPRINGS, OK. SETH RYAN HALL OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TX. TIFFANY KAY RUYLE OF IRVING, TX. JACOB MAHAVIER OF IRVING, TX. K. C. HALL OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TXS. DUSTY WYATT OF CADDO, OK. TRAY REASOR OF CADDO, OK. GARRET REASOR OF CADDO, OK. BROTHER: DONALD McCOSKEY AND WIFE FRANCIS OF SACRAMENTO, CA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ERNEST and CLARA McCOSKEY.HUSBANDS: BILLY ROYCE BURNETT. BEN MAHAVIER on november 9, 1987.GRANDSON: CODY MAHAVIER.BROTHER: CLARENCE McCOSKEY.
DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. TERRY CRIPE. CASKETBEARERS: DAVID HALL, GARY HALL, TIM BURNETT, STEVE MAHAVIER, MICHAEL RILEY, LLOYD RILEY.
NAME: CARMEN ESTHER (BROWN) REEVES, AGE 85, LONGTIME STRINGTOWN RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 27, 1912 AT STANFORD, TX TO HIRAM LYLES AND SARAH ANNIE (WHITE) BROWN. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER13, 1997 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 85 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN WETUMKA, OK. MARRIED: BILL IGLEHART ON AUGUST 31, 1931 AT HENRYETTA, OK. C. P. HUNTER ON MARCH 2, 1956 AT ATOKA, OK. ROBERT REEVES ON MARCH 2, 1986 IN ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HOMEMAKER. SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE STRINGTOWN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE SERVED AS TEACHER AND TREASURER. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: ROBERT REEVES OF THE HOME IN STRINGTOWN, OK. SON: THOMAS CECIL IGLEHART OF BARTLESVILLE, OK. STEPDAUGHTERS: BERNICE THOMAS AND HUSBAND ELMO OF ATOKA, OK. ELAINE HEARD AND HUSBAND JIMMY OF MILBURN, OK. STEPSON: JOHNNY REEVES AND WIFE BETTY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. 4 GRANDCHILDREN, 8 STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, 4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 19 STEP-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: FANNIE HENSON OF ATOKA, OK. NIECES: KATHLEEN BARTON OF ATOKA, OK. JOYCE MEEKS OF ELECTRA, TX. GREAT NEPHEW: DAVID BARTON OF ATOKA, OK. GREAT NIECE: KAREN HENDERSON OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: HIRAM AND SARAH BROWN.1 BROTHER.6 SISTERS.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BARTT BRADFORD.ASSISTING: REV. RICHARD MAGBY. CASKETBEARERS: DAVID BARTON, BILLY REEVES, JAY REEVES, RICKY HEARD, RICKY GIVENS, FRANKIE WHITTINGTON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LLOYD BARTON, JOHNNY REEVES, DENNIS GRANGER, BILL GIVENS, BUDDY IGLEHART.
NAME: STEPHEN DALE SNOW, AGE 40, LIFETIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 14, 1957, 1912 NEAR FOREST HILL IN ATOKA COUNTY TO BUSTER FRANCIS AND THELMA LITTLETON SNOW. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1997 AT WILSON N. JONES HOSPITAL, SHERMAN, TEXAS FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN fall from MOVING VEHICLE.AGE: 40 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 2 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT TUSHKA AND GRADUATED 1976. OCCUPATION: MUSICIAN. HE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE HIGH HILL MISSONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: THELMA SNOW OF McALESTER, OK. BROTHER: TERRELL SNOW AND WIFE TARESA OF TUSHKA, OK. SISTERS: LINDA SNOW OF ATOKA, OK. BARBARA RAMSEY OF WASHINGTON. NIECES: TONJA SNOW, TERRI LYNN PRENTICE, TONYA AND TINA RAMSEY. GREAT NIECES: FRANCI, NISSA, LYDIA AND JENNIFER. NEPHEWS: TERRY SNOW AND WILLIAM HART. GREAT NEPHEWS: TYLER AND DAVID. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: BUSTER SNOW oN september 3, 1989
DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: HIGH HILL CEMETERY SOUTHEAST OF TUSHKA. OFFICIATING: REV. WAYNE EDGAR. CASKETBEARERS: RICK MEADOWS, KIMMIE REDDEN, MIKE HALL, JIM BO ECLAIR, MARVIN LEEPER, ROY ROWTON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: KENNY JACK, ALFORD ELLIOTT, SHANNON RAINS, MIKE BENHAM, MIKE WHIPPLE, BOBBY SMITH .
NAME: BETTY (GABRIEL) DUNCAN, AGE 48, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY, OK RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 4, 1949 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO JOSH FRANKLIN AND BUENA LEONA (STOWERS) GABRIEL. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1997 AT MERRITHEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MARTINEZ, CA.AGE: 48 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED ATOKA, OK SCHOOLS AND EARNED HER DEGREE IN ENGLISH FROM SOUTHEASTERN OKLA STATE UNIVERSITY. MARRIED: KIRK DUNCAN ON DECEMBER 21, 1992 AT DENISON, TEXAS. OCCUPATION: SHE HAS BEEN AN EMT FOR ATOKA AMBULaNCE SERVICE, AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR ATOKA CARE CENTER, AND A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER. SHE ALSO FORMERLY OWNED A FABRIC STORE IN McALESTER, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: ATTENDED WARDS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH UN HER EARLY YEARS. BETTY PUT OTHERS NEEDS BEFORE HER OWN and WAS A VERY HUMANITARIAN PERSON. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: KIRK DUNCAN OF ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: CHRISTY GREEN WHEELIS OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDDAUGHTER: FAITH CHRISTINE WHEELIS OF ATOKA, OK (who was most important in her life & heart). BROTHERS: FRANK GABRIEL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. JOSH GABRIEL OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIRST HUSBAND: RANDY REEVES.SECOND HUSBAND: STEVE SNOW.PARENTS: JOSH AND BEUNA GABRIEL
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: WARDS CHAPEL CEMETERY ~ WEST OF ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. W. E. SMITH. CASKETBEARERS: TERRELL SNOW, TERRY SNOW, JOHN LARSON, WALTER MOORE JR, RICHARD GREEN, WILLIAM TURNER, DAN JACOB, KEVIN GEORGE, BO HORATH.
NAME: THELMA ESTELE (SETTLEMIRE) McCOOL, AGE 69, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 19, 1928 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO HILEY ARTHUR AND LUCY EMMA (BLAKELEY) SETTLEMIRE. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1997 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA IN DURANT, OK.AGE: 69 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED IRONSTOB SCHOOLS IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: ROVEL “SHORTY” McCOOL ON NOVEMBER 18, 1950 AT SHERMAN, TX. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY SON: GARY McCOOL AND WIFE TERESA OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: LORI ALLEN AND HUSBAND JEREMY OF ATOKA, OK. HEATH McCOOL OF ATOKA, OK. KATY McCOOL OF ATOKA, OK. GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: JAISA ALLEN OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: GOLDA GADDIS OF CALIFORNIA. BROTHER: TOMMY SETTLEMIRE OF CALIFORNIA. SISTER-IN-LAW: JEAN McCOOL OF GILMER, TEXAS. BROTHER-IN-LAW: PALMER McCOOL AND WIFE BERTHA OF GILMER, TEXAS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: ROVEL McCOOL ON APRIL 20, 1983.DAUGHTER: KATHIE HOWARD IN 1973.GRANDSON: ROBERT HOWARD IN 1973.
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: LANE BAPTIST CHURCH ~ LANE, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN HOWARD. ASSISTING: REV. PATRICK SIX. CASKETBEARERS: BILL COBEN, ROGER EAVES, HARRY FARRIS, JAMES RAINS, TERRY JONES, GARY MARSHALL. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JERRY SETTLEMIRE, J. B. SETTLEMIRE, MIKE SETTLEMIRE, BOBBY GENE SETTLEMIRE, LOYD CALLICOAT.
NAME: FRANKEY LYNN BIRCHFIELD, AGE 44, LONGTIME RESIDENT 0F ATOKA COUNTY, OK. BORN: JUNE 11, 1953 AT ANTLERS, OK TO MURRAY FRANKLIN AND EMMA LOU (KING) BIRCHFIELD. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 44 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL AND OKLAHOMA STATE TECH IN OKMULGEE. OCCUPATION: HE DROVE TRUCK FOR ATOKA COUNTY AND WAS PREVIOUSLY A CROSSCOUNTRY TRUCKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: STORMEE BIRCHFIELD OF ATOKA, OK. PARENTS: MURRAY AND EMMA BIRCHFIELD OF ATOKA, OK. HALF SISTER: DEBBIE WICKS OF ATOKA, OK. UNCLES & AUNTS: J. T. AND KATY SAIN OF FARRIS, OK. JERRY AND GAY HABERMAN OF FARRIS, OK. MARY BREWSTER OF MULDROW, OK. BILL KING OF EDMOND, OK. MAX KING OF ALBANY, NEW YORK. GREAT AUNTS: LETHA JONES OF ATOKA, OK. RUBY GENTRY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. COUSINS: JOHNNY AND LINDA ESKUE OF FARRIS, OK. EDDIE AND JACKIE HABERMAN OF FARRIS, OK. KATHY HABERMAN OF SAND SPRINGS, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: FARRIS CEMETERY ~ farris ok. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.ASSISTING: DAVID HALL. CASKETBEARERS: JOHN WILLIAMS, DENNIS McGEE, RONALD McGEE, CRANDALL WASHINGTON, STEVE COPELAND, DAVID HALL.
NAME: LANA (STEPHENS) KROFT, AGE 47 OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BORN: JULY 10, 1950 AT HASTINGS, NEBRASKA TO JACK LEE AND DONNA LOUISE (McCLUNG) STEPHENS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1997 AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.AGE: 47 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED HOBART AND MADILL SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM MADILL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1968. SHE ATTENDED SOUTHWEST BUSINESS SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. OCCUPATION: SHE WORKED MANY YEARS IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS AS AN UNDERWRITER. SHE WAS EMPLOYED A NUMBER OF YEARS WITH AETNA INSURANCE IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND DALLAS, SHE ALSO WORKED FOR McELDOWNEY - McWILLIAMS AND MARCH McCLENNON IN OKLAHOMA CITY. HER LAST FEW YEARS SHE OPERATED A CLEANING SERVICE. LANA GREW UP IN HOBERT, OKLAHOMA; MOVED TO MADILL IN 1966. SHE GRADUATED FROM MADILL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1968. SHE WAS VOTED “MOST FRIENDLY” PERSON ON CAMPUS. SHE LATER ATTENDED SOUTHWEST BUSINESS SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. LANA WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE AA ROUNDTABLE GROUP IN OKLAHOMA CITY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF VANDEMENT AVE. BAPTIST CHURCH. LANA WAS AN ANGEL WHILE HERE AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SHE HAS ALREADY REORGANIZED THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN. SHE WAS A KIND AND LOVING PERSON TO EVERYONE AND AN INSPIRATION TO ANYONE WHO KNEW HER. SURVIVED BY SON: TROY KROFT OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN. PARENTS: JACK AND DONNA LOUISE STEPHENS OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: SANDY PORTER AND HUSBAND MICHAEL OF DURANT, OK. DEBBIE BROWN AND HUSBAND EDDIE OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: JACK STEPHENS AND WIFE VICKIE OF ANEHIEM, CA. MIKE STEPHENS OF PAULS VALLEY, OK. FORMER HUSBAND: JOE McININCH OF OKLAHOMA CITY. STEP DAD: BUD ADKISON OF HOBART, OK. STEP BROTHER: BILL ADKISON OF CHICKASHA, OK. 15 NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND 14 GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: DON KROFT.
DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, ok. LANA WILL LIE IN STATE AT GENE ADAMS’ FUNERAL SERVICE IN BETHANY ALL DAY SATURDAY. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JAMES CROWSON. CASKETBEARERS: DANNY YANCEY, RICK HOBIERA, STAN WILSON, JIM BRECHEEN, DEWEY ROUNDS AND JIM JACOBSEN. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: J. O. ADKISON AND BILL ADKISON.
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