November, 1996 Memorials
 
 
 
 
NAME:        LOUELLA (ATTEBERRY) WHITE, AGE 68, TISHOMINGO, OK RESIDENT AND FORMER ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.
 
BORN:      SEPTEMBER 14, 1928 AT ARDMORE, CARTER COUNTY, OK TO CHARLIE McGRAW AND GOLDIE LEA (HICKMAN) ATTEBERRY.
 
PASSED AWAY:     WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1996 AT JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN TISHOMINGO, OK.
AGE:     68 YEARS      1 MONTH     AND      22 DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT NEW HOPE AND STANDING ROCK IN ATOKA COUNTY.
 
MARRIED:     ROBERT ELSWORTH POINDEXTER ON MARCH 29, 1951. SHE LATER MARRIED TOMMIE E. WHITE IN SHERMAN, TX.
 
OCCUPATION:      SHE WAS A COOK AND WAITRESS AT SEVERAL RESTAURANTS AND CAFES IN ATOKA COUNTY, SHE LATER OWNED AND OPERATED A SERVICE STATION AND RESTAURANT IN JACKSBORO, TX.
 
CHURCH AFFILIATION:      MEMBER OF HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH NEAR COLEMAN, OK.
 
SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE BOYS SCOUTS WHEN HER CHILDREN WERE YOUNG.
 
 
       SURVIVED BY
 
HUSBAND:     TOM white OF THE HOME IN TISHOMINGO, OK.
 
SONS:    BOBBY POINDEXTER AND WIFE ROSIE OF COBB, OK.
                 ALTON E. “BUDDIE” POINDEXTER AND WIFE LINDA OF MUSTANG, OK.
                 CHESTER ELVIS WHITE AND WIFE DIANE OF DURANT, OK.
                 DANNY ROSS WHITE AND WIFE CHARLENE OF FT. WORTH, TX.
 
DAUGHTERS:     LEVITA JOY HARRIS AND HUSBAND WAYNE OF PORT ARANSAS, TX.
                               GOLDIE MARIE WHITE OF HARLINGEN, TX.
                               KARON LOU PARKER AND HUSBAND CURTIS OF TISHOMINGO, OK.
                               MARLINE (WHITE) HOUSE AND HUSBAND WALLY OF EDMOND, OK.
 
STEPCHILDREN:      NORMAN LEE WHITE AND WIFE MARIE OF FT. WORth, TX.
                                     BETTY JEAN WILLIAMSON AND HUSBAND DUB OF JACKSBORO, TX.
                                     MARY MILDRED ROGERS AND HUSBAND HOMER OF BRYSON, TX.
 
18 GRANDCHILDREN, 24 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
9 STEP GRANDCHILDREN, 19 STEP GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
 
SISTERS:     helen WHITE AND HUSBAND GARLAND OF TISHOMINGO, OK.
                       ALVA SUE BOOZE AND HUSBAND CLYDE OF DURANT, OK.
 
AUNTS:     JUANITA THOMASON OF DURANT, OK.
                   AUDREY WHITT OF PHOENIX, AZ.
 
UNCLES:    HERSHEL HICKMAN AND WIFE DOROTHY OF SULPHUR, OK.
 
 
     PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
PARENTS:     CHARLIE AND GOLDIE ATTEBERRY.
DAUGHTER:    NORMA JEAN WHITE.
GRANDCHILD:    ANNETTE WOODALL.
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN:     BRANDON WEIN AND ASHLEY ROWELL.
BROTHERS:    R. J. AND LEON ATTEBERRY.
SISTERS:     HAGAR MARIE BLAKLEY on august 8, 1990.
                       NORMA ELLEN MAXEY.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:      MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:     BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     WARDS CHAPEL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     REV. LEONARD COOK.
ASSISTING:     DERRELL ATTEBERRY.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     JIMMIE RAY WHITE, FLOYD WAYNE WHITE, ANDY ATTEBERRY, BRUCE ATTEBERRY, JIMMY FLOYD, RONNIE BOOZE.
 
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:      RED OWENS, JUNIOR ALLEN, ELBERT OWENS, LEON DEAN, RAYLAND FLOYD, EUAL WHITE.
 
 
 
 
NAME:    SAM HOUSTON BURKE, AGE 74, LONGTIME ATOKA, OK RESIDENT.
 
BORN:    DECEMBER 14, 1921 AT LORENZO, TX TO SAM HUNTER AND JANIE CINDUSKY (ROUSAVILLE) BURKE.
 
PASSED AWAY:     THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
AGE:     74 YEARS     11 MONTHS     AND     0  DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE ELEMENTARY AND ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL.
 
MARRIED:       MARY KATHERINE WISE ON AUGUST 17, 1942 AT HOUSTON, TX.
 
OCCUPATION:    HE WORKED AS A ROAD MECHANIC AND WAS CO-OWNER AND OPERATOR OF BURKE BROTHERS GARAGE.
 
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING WWII AT BOTH NEW GUINEA AND SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE, RECEIVING THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON & STAR, AND COMMENDATION FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE FROM THE MAJOR GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARMY.  HE ALSO SERVED ON THE ATOKA CITY COUNCIL AND AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.
 
 
       SURVIVED BY
 
WIFE:    MARY burke OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.
 
SONS:    SAMMY BURKE OF ATOKA, OK.
               RICK BURKE OF ATOKA, OK.
 
DAUGHTERS:   JUDY LANE AND HUSBAND MAX OF ATOKA, OK.
                             CAROLYN LILLARD AND HUSBAND RICHARD OF ATOKA, OK.
 
9 GRANDCHILDREN, 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
 
BROTHERS:    BILL BURKE OF PISMO BEACH, CA.
                           DOICE BURKE OF ARROYO GRANDE, CA.
                           BOBBY BURKE OF ATOKA, OK.
                           ROY WAYNE BURKE OF ARROYO GRANDE, CA.
                           BILLY JOE BURKE OF ARROYO GRANDE, CA.
                           BUSTER BURKE OF SALINAS, CA.
 
SISTER:    LORETTA PEACOCK OF ATOKA, OK.
 
 
       PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
PARENTS:     SAM AND JANIE (may, 1986) BURKE of atoka.
BROTHER:     HERMAN L. BURKE.
SISTER-IN-LAW:     HELEN BURKE.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:    MONDAY,  NOVEMBER 18, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:     BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     BERA CEMETERY ~ ATOKA COUNTY, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     REV. LOYD THOMPSON.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     BILL FLOWERS, BILL MALONE, HARVEY CAPPS, ERVIN LILLARD, MARVIN COCHRAN, BOBBY BURKE, D. W. DARNELL, HERSHEL FLOWERS.
 
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:    RANDY MASHBURN, HUEY SEWELL, MAX COPELAND, FAUSTER LOVELACE, GASTON JONES, AL SCIFRER, DONNIE ALLEN, JEFF SEWELL, PAUL MULLINS, CHARLEY BOLEY, CLARENCE DOWNING, GILBERT MANSELL.
 
 
 
 
NAME:      DAVID CHRISTOPHER SEXTON, AGE 95, COLONIAL MANOR, ATOKA, OK RESIDENT AND FORMER LONGTIME RESDIENT OF CANEY, OK.
 
BORN:      AUGUST 20, 1901 IN ATOKA COUNTY, INDIAN TERRITORY TO DAVID, SR. AND ELIZA A. (LEWIS) SEXTON.
 
PASSED AWAY:     SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1996 AT COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME.
AGE:     95 YEARS     2 MONTHS     AND     26 DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     ATTENDED SCHOOL AT HASKELL INDIAN SCHOOL IN LAWRENCE, KS.
 
MARRIED:     RUTH MAE OTT ON MARCH 2, 1938 AT McALESTER, OK.
 
OCCUPATION:    HE WAS A MINISTER, RETIRED.
 
CHURCH AFFILIATION:      MEMBER OF BUFFALO METHODIST CHURCH. HE WAS AN ORDAINED ELDER.
 
HE WAS ALSO AFFILIATED WITH CHOCTAW NATION HOUSING AUTHORITY.
 
 
     SURVIVED BY
 
SONS:    DANIEL SEXTON AND WIFE CATHERINE OF CANEY, OK.
                 ISAAC SEXTON AND WIFE WANDA OF CANEY, OK.
                 PAUL SEXTON OF BENTLEY, OK.
                 JOSH SEXTON AND WIFE DEBRA OF SHERMAN, TX.
                 TIM SEXTON AND WIFE SHIRLEY OF ASHER, OK.
 
35 GRANDCHILDREN, 58 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, SEVERAL GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
 
 
     PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
PARENTS:     DAVID AND ELIZA SEXTON.
DAUGHTERS:     EDITH GREENWOOD, BEATRICE CASEY, AND BETTY LOU WATKINS.
 
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:      WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 20, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:       CANE HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ~ BENTLEY, ATOKA COUNTY, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     BUFFALO CREEK CEMETERY ~  ATOKA COUNTY, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     REV. LESTER TIMS.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     WILLIAM CASEY, CHRIS BENNER, TIM SEXTON, JR., CLIFFORD WATSON, TERRY SEXTON, MICHAEL LEE WATKINS, DAVID ALLEN GREENWOOD, JEFF WATKINS.
 
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:      DOUG ARNOLD, BOBBY MONTGOMERY, BILL TRIMBLE.
 
 
 
 
NAME:        ROBERT REECEY BAGBY, AGE 77, LIFETIME RESIDENT OF CANEY, OK AREA.
 
BORN:    JANUARY 6, 1919 AT POST OAK, CANEY AREA, OK TO JESS AND MARGARET (BOLLEN) BAGBY.
 
PASSED AWAY:     SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1996 AT DENISON, TX.
AGE:     77 YEARS      10  MONTHS    AND      11 DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     ATTENDED SCHOOL AT POST OAK, CANEY AREA, OK, ALSO ATTENDED GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL AFTER HIS ARMY DISCHARGE.
 
MARRIED:     ANGELINE WELNICK ON DECEMBER 31, 1943 AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
 
OCCUPATION:    HE WAS A FARMER, RANCHER, AND WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR DeLEON PEANUT COMPANY.
 
CHURCH AFFILIATION:      BAPTIST FAITH.
 
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY DURING WWII IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND IN EUROPE ON A GUN CREW AND WAS ALSO A RIGGER AND WRECKER CREWMAN.
 
 
     SURVIVED BY
 
WIFE:    ANGIE bagby OF THE HOME IN CANEY, OK.
 
DAUGHTERS:     CAROL JEAN DAVIS PAYTON AND HUSBAND DAVE OF CARROLLTON, TX.
                               CATHY CAHILL AND HUSBAND HOWARD OF CANEY, OK.
 
GRANDCHILDREN:     REECEY CAHILL AND JEANA CAHILL OF CANEY, OK.
 
SISTER:    VALLEY m. BAGBY OF ATOKA, OK.
 
BROTHERS:    ELMER BAGBY AND WIFE FRANKIE OF OKlahoma City.
                           JACK BAGBY AND WIFE EULA OF CANEY, OK.
                           ALVIN BAGBY AND WIFE PANSY OF CADDO, OK.
                           TROY BAGBY AND WIFE MAXINE OF BENTLEY, OK.
 
 
     PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
PARENTS:     JESS AND MARGARET BAGBY.
SON:     ROBERT RAY BAGBY of caney on november 17, 1996.
BROTHER:     ELICK BAGBY of atoka in july, 1986.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:      WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 20, 1996 AT 10:00 A.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:       BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL  ~ ATOKA, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     CANEY CEMETERY ~  CANEY, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     REV. BOB JOHNSON.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     ELRAY McBRIDE, BUSTER JOE McBRIDE, GENE HOUSER, DONHOUSER, DOYLE PARHAM, JUNIOR PARHAM.
 
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:      DORMAN NUTTALL, HAROLD ARTHUR, WARREN HOPKINS, BILLIE NICKLES, BILL MILLER.
 
 
 
 
NAME:      HENRY BELFAST “RED” GENTRY, AGE 92, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ANTLERS, OK AREA.
 
BORN:      JANUARY 16, 1904 NEAR ANTLERS, INDIAN TERRITORY, OK TO FRANK AND MARY ANN (SMITH) GENTRY.
 
PASSED AWAY:     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1996 AT ANTLERS NURSING HOME.
AGE:     92 YEARS   10 MONTHS     AND   2 DAYS.
 
MARRIED:     EFFIE HEDGECOCK ON JUNE 16, 1957 AT RENO, NV.
 
OCCUPATION:    HE WAS A FARMER, RANCHER, AND WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE LUMBER INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA.
 
CHURCH AFFILIATION:      MORMON FAITH.
 
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY.
 
HE liVED AROUND THE CENTERPOINT AND FARRIS AREAS FOR 20 YEARS. HE ALWAYS HAD A GARDEN AND SOLD HIS VEGETABLES, EVEN HAD A GARDEN THIS YEAR.
 
 
     SURVIVED BY
 
SISTER:    LETHA COSSEY OF MODESTO, CA.
 
COUSIN:    LEONARD ALLEN OF ATOKA.
 
NIECES:      MARY DALE SHAW OF MARYSVILLE, CA.
                     MARILYN GENTRY OF OKlahoma City.
                     MURLENE MONAHANS OF OKlahoma City.
 
NEPHEWS:     HOWARD APPLE, ALLEN APPLE, GEORGE APPLE, DALE APPLE, AND FRED VINE.
                           RAY ALLEN GENTRY OF OKlahoma City.
                           RAYMOND HEDGECOCK AND WIFE AUDREY OF ANTLERS.
 
 
     PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
WIFE:      EFFIE gentry IN 1995.
PARENTS:     FRANK AND MARY ANN GENTRY.
2 SISTERS.
3 BROTHERS.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:     GRAVESIDE SERVICES.
 
INTERMENT:     DARWIN CEMETERY ~  DARWIN, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     REV. DARRELL HEATH.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     SMITH BUTLER, CECIL BUTLER, ORVAL WALLER, PERRY BEN MORTON, WALEON McMAHAN, ORVAL WESTBROOK, BOB LEE DOZIER.
 
 
 
 
NAME:      JOHNNY LEE MATTHEWS, AGE 52, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF WILSON COMMUNITY, OK.
 
BORN:      DECEMBER 16, 1943 AT ADA, OK TO JOHN CLAYTON AND RUBY (McCARTY) MATTHEWS.
 
PASSED AWAY:     THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
AGE:     52 YEARS     11 MONTHS    AND      5 DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT LAWTON, OK AND OKMULGEE STATE TECH.
 
MARRIED:       BRENDA HOWARD ON DECEMBER 31, 1987 AT MIAMI, OK.
 
OCCUPATION:    HE WAS A DIESEL MECHANIC, RETIRING IN 1986.
 
CHURCH AFFILIATION:    MEMBER OF FULL GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH IN WAPANUCKA, SERVING AS MUSICIAN AS WELL.
 
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING VIETNAM  HE ENJOYED FISHING, CARPENTRY, AND WOODWORKING.
 
 
       SURVIVED BY
 
WIFE:    BRENDA matthews OF THE HOME.
 
SONS:      CALVIN BOGLE OF THE HOME.
                 JOEY BOGLE OF WENTWORTH, MO.
                 RICK MATTHEWS OF JOPLIN, MO.
                 CASEY MATTHEWS OF JOPLIN, MO.
 
DAUGHTER:      DONNA HANES OF DIBBLE, OK.
 
GRANDCHILDREN:       MICHAEL SCOTT BELLER, NATHAN LANE BELLER, AND JAMES CHRISTOPHER McCORMICK.
 
BROTHER:     RICKIE MATTHEWS OF BROKEN ARROW, OK.
 
MOTHER:    RUBY McCARTY OF TUPELO, OK.
 
AUNTS:     LOUISE McCARTY OF COALGATE, OK.
                   JUANITA WHEELER OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ.
                   PEGGY CLAP OF DEL CITY, OK.
                   BETTY COLLINS OF SAN ANTONIO, TX.
                   BILLIE JONES OF MESQUITE, TX.
 
UNCLES:      JACK MATTHEWS OF COALGATE, OK.
                       HOMER McCARTY OF TULSA, OK.
 
SPECIAL COUSINS:     VERNON McCARTY OF TULSA, OK.
                                           BAILY VAUGHN OF ADA, OK.
 
 
     PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
FATHER:    JOHN CLAYTON MATTHEWS.
TWIN DAUGHTERS:      BARBARA FAYE AND DEBRA KAYE MATTHEWS.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:    MONDAY,  NOVEMBER 25, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:     BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     ROSEHILL CEMETERY ~ WAPANUCKA, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     REV. CLAUDE BUIE.
ASSISTING:     REV. JIM GREY.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     RAY TAYLOR, RANDY HOWARD, MARTY RUST, JABBO GRIFFITH, BRIAN MORRISON, CARL SMITH.
 
 
 
 
NAME:      DONNIE LEE, SR., AGE 67, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF COALGATE, OK.
 
BORN:    DECEMBER 22, 1928 AT ATOKA, OK TO WILBURN AND LENA (HILLIS) LEE.
 
PASSED AWAY:     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1996 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER, DENISON, TX.
AGE:     67 YEARS    11 MONTHS     AND     3 DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA, OK.
 
MARRIED:     JUANITA GAYLOR ON APRIL 6, 1946 AT COALGATE, OK.
 
OCCUPATION:    HE WORKED MANY YEARS AT STRINGTOWN MATERIALS, RETIRNG IN 1975 AND PREVIOUSLY DROVE CROSS COUNTRY, HAULING CATTLE AND GRAIN.
 
CHURCH AFFILIATION:      BAPTIST FAITH.
 
HE ENJOYED FISHING, TELLING OLD STORIES AND TELLING JOKES.
 
 
     SURVIVED BY
 
WIFE:    JUANITA lee OF THE HOME.
 
SONS:      PAT LEE AND WIFE BETTY OF McALESTER, OK.
                 NICHOLAS LEE AND WIFE HERMA DAWN OF COALGATE, OK.
 
DAUGHTER:    SUE CICIO AND HUSBAND MARTIN OF COALGATE, OK.
 
GRANDCHILDREN:     CHRISTOPHER, JODY, DONNIE III, TONY, KEALY, TRACY, HANNA, NICHOLAS, JAKUs, WADE, JOHNNY, FRANKIE,
                                         BREANNA, AND BRANDON.
 
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN:   JASON, CHRISTEN, HANNAH, RYAN, RAELYNN, SUNNIE, HILLARIE, HAILY, AND LENA.
 
BROTHERS:      LONNIE LEE OF KIOWA, OK.
                             JOHNNY LEE AND WIFE SHIRLEY OF COALGATE, OK.
 
 
       PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
PARENTS:     WILBURN (february, 1982) AND LENA LEE of coalgate.
SON:     DONNIE LEE, JR of coalgate on august 3, 1996.
GRANDSON:    JACOB LEE
BROTHER:     TOMMY LEE.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:      WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 27, 1996 AT 10:00 A.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:     COTTONWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH ~ COTTONWOOD, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     COALGATE CEMETERY  ~ COALGATE, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     REV. J. W. RAY.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     VERNON MOORE, WILLIS LAMBERT, J. D. SMITH, JOE HOLSTINE, BOBBY McCARTY, FLOYD SMITH, RUEL GOLDEN, NORMAN LIVINGSTON.
 
 
 
 
NAME:      BEATRICE “BEA” (DONALDSON) COCHRAN, AGE 89, ATOKA RESIDENT AND FORMER LONGTIME LANE RESIDENT.
 
BORN:      JANUARY 12, 1907 AT STUART, INDIAN TERRITORY, OK TO JOHN C. AND SARAH J. (JONES) DONALDSON.
 
PASSED AWAY:     WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1996 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR.
AGE:     89 YEARS    10  MONTHS    AND    15 DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT HAYWOOD, OK.
 
MARRIED:     ROBERT EMMETT COCHRAN ON APRIL 14, 1926 AT McALESTER, OK.
 
OCCUPATION:    SHE WORKED AT THE SHIPYARDS IN RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA DURING WWII AND WAS A HOUSEWIFE, HOMEMAKER.
 
CHURCH AFFILIATION:    BAPTIST FAITH.
 
 
       SURVIVED BY
 
SON:     BENTON COCHRAN AND WIFE GERRI OF ATOKA.
 
DAUGHTER:      YVONNE GIBBS AND HUSBAND LLOYD OF BENTLEY, OK.
 
GRANDCHILDREN:     NANCY SMITH AND HUSBAND SCOTTY OF CHOCTAW, OK.
                                         JOHN DOSS PHILLIPS AND WIFE GLYNNIS OF DENTON, TX.
                                         JENNIFER THIRET OF AURORA, CO.
                                         LINDA PEASE AND HUSBAND ALLEN OF CLAREMORE, OK.
                                         GINA GIBBS OF DALLAS, TX.
                                         WESLEY COCHRAN AND WIFE TRESA OF HARRAH, OK.
                                         DANNY COCHRAN AND WIFE SHERRY OF ATOKA, OK.
                                         DELBERT LEE GIBBS OF DALLAS, TX.
 
13 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
 
SISTER:      VOISIE BARNHILL OF WHARTON, TX.
 
 
     PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
HUSBAND:     ROBERT EMMETT COCHRAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1986.
PARENTS:     JOHN AND SARAH DONALDSON.
GRANDDAUGHTER:     SUSAN SMITH.
4 SISTERS.
6 BROTHERS.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:    FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER 29, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:     BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY  ~ ATOKA, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     REV. JOHN HOWARD.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     MORRIS COCHRAN, HERMAN COCHRAN, ORAN COCHRAN, DWAYNE COCHRAN, RONNIE COCHRAN, MARVIN COCHRAN.
 
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:    MUNROE COCHRAN, CLYDE COCHRAN, KENNETH COCHRAN, DALE COCHRAN, STAN COCHRAN.
 
 
 
 
NAME:      THELMA FAY (WILSON) WILLIAMSON, AGE 65, LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.
 
BORN:    JANUARY 8, 1931 AT OLD BRUNO, ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO CHARLES EDWARD AND MARY M. (BREWER) WILSON.
 
PASSED AWAY:     WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1996 AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL, OKLAHOMA CITY.
AGE:     65 YEARS    10  MONTHS    AND   19 DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT HARMONY AND LANE, OK.
 
MARRIED:     CHARLES FLOYD “BUD” WILLIAMSON  ON JULY 1, 1949 AT SHERMAN, TX.
 
OCCUPATION:    SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE, HOMEMAKER.
 
CHURCH AFFILIATION:    MEMBER OF LANE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
 
 
     SURVIVED BY
 
HUSBAND:     BUD williamson OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, ok.
 
SONS:    DERYL H. WILLIAMSON AND WIFE CAROLYN OF GEARY, OK.
                 RON E. WILLIAMSON OF EDMOND, OK.
 
DAUGHTERS:     SHARON SHELTON AND HUSBAND KEN OF CENTREVILLE, MS.
                               LINDA F. HILL AND HUSBAND MIKE OF ATOKA, OK.
 
15 GRANDCHILDREN, 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
 
BROTHER:     ORVEL WILSON AND WIFE ELLA MAE OF McALESTER, OK.
 
SISTERS:     MARTHA CASE AND HUSBAND HAROLD OF ATOKA, OK.
                       CARMELLETA LONG AND HUSBAND BOB OF REDMOND, OR.
                       ROSIE STILES AND HUSBAND CLINTON OF LANE, OK.
 
 
     PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
PARENTS:     CHARLES AND MARY WILSON.
DAUGHTER:    PHILLIS LAWSON.
SISTER:    DOLLY WILSON.
BROTHERS:    HOLLY, PAUL, SILAS, ALVIE, AND ELMER RAY WILSON.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:    SATURDAY,  NOVEMBER 30, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:     BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     REDDEN CEMETERY  ~ DAISY, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:     BRO. HASKELL ENGLAND.
ASSISTING:     BRO. LLOYD McELHANEY.
 
CASKETBEARERS:     JOHNNY SELF, BOB PRAYTOR, JOHN WILLIAMS, DAVID JOE JOHNSON, GLEN NORTON, BOBBY RECTOR.
 
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:    ERVIN LILLARD, BILLY GOODSON, RON MARBLE, SHERMAN BLEDSOE, LARRY CAPPS, BILL MALONE, JOE HAGGARD.
 
 
 
 
NAME:      DOROTHY FAY (BRATTON) WILLIAMS, AGE 62, OF EUGENE, OREGON AND FORMER COALGATE AREA RESIDENT.
 
BORN:      MAY 13, 1934 AT RURAL LEHIGH, OK TO B.  AND ADA IDABEL (OXFORD) BRATTON.
 
PASSED AWAY:     THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1996 AT ENTERPRISE, OREGON.
AGE:     62 YEARS    6  MONTHS    AND   13 DAYS.
 
EDUCATION:     ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LEHIGH, GRASSHOPPER, AND COAlGATE, OK.
 
MARRIED:     JARVIS WILLIAMS.
 
OCCUPATION:      SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, RETIRING IN 1981 DUE TO FAILING HEALTH.
 
SHE HAD RESIDED IN OREGON SINCE 1951.  SHE LOVED FLOWERS, PEOPLE, AND SEWING.
 
 
       SURVIVED BY
 
DAUGHTER:    DIANE WARNER AND HUSBAND MIKE OF ENTERPRISE, OR.
 
MOTHER:    ADA BRATTON OF PHILLIPS, OK.
 
GRANDSONS:     IAN AND SETH WARNER OF ENTERPRISE, OR.
 
SISTERS:     MARYETTA GLASS OF PHILLIPS, OK.
                       BETTY BEE MASON OF PHILLIPS, OK.
 
 
     PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
 
FATHER:      B. BRATTON.
BROTHER:     DOYAL BRATTON.
 
 
DATE OF SERVICES:    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1996 AT 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICES:     LEHIGH BAPTIST CHURCH ~ LEHIGH, OK.
 
INTERMENT:     LEHIGH CEMETERY  ~ LEHIGH, OK.
 
OFFICIATING:       REV. BOB TRAIL.
 
CASKETBEARERS:       MIKE WARNER, IAN WARNER, SETH WARNER, RAY JORDEN, GENE JORDEN, GENE JORDEN, LEO ABLES.
 
 
 
 
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