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 BORN: MAY 26, 1935 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO ELMER L. AND KITTY (GOSS) BICKNELL. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE: 69 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: BUCK ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA SCHOOLS. HE THEN ATTENDED SOUTHEASTERN OK STATE UNIVERSITY FOR 4 YEARS. MARRIED: LOIS SMITH ON AUGUST 4, 1958 AT DURANT, OK. NORMA L. (HUTSON) McCARTY ON OCTOBER 26, 1999 AT EUREKA SPRINGS, AR. OCCUPATION: BUCK HAD A MILITARY CAREER IN THE U.S. ARMY, SERVING DURING KOREA AND TWO TOURS AT VIETNAM, RETIRING FROM THE ARMY AFTER 21 YEARS OF SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 1, 1975. HE THEN WORKED AT MCLEOD CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR 22 YEARS, RETIRING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ON JUNE 1, 1997. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BUCK WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. HE LATER BECAME A MEMBER OF THE FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH. HE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE ATOKA DAV CHAPTER 60 AND WAS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND V.F.W. BUCK WAS ALSO ACTIVE IN THE HONOR GUARD. SURVIVED BY WIFE: NORMA BICKNELL OF THE HOME AT ATOKA, OK. SON: RANDY BICKNELL OF FT. WORTH, TX. BROTHERS: GEORGE BICKNELL AND WIFE ILENE OF TUSHKA, OK. ROY BICKNELL AND WIFE ALMEDA OF ATOKA, OK. HALF BROTHERS: LLOYD CROWDER OF ATOKA, OK. WALTER D. CROWDER OF JACKSBORO, TX. HALF SISTER: SHIRLEY SEXTON AND HUSBAND TIM OF ADA, OK. STEP CHILDREN: PHYLLIS JAMERSON AND HUSBAND LAWRENCE OF MUSKOGEE, OK. FLOYD D. MCCARTY, JR. OF STRINGTOWN, OK. WANDA WILLIAMS AND HUSBAND PAUL OF BOHCHITO, OK. DOTTIE WILSON AND HUSBAND MAX OF PITTSBURG, OK. 10 STEP GRANDCHILDREN AND 4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIRST WIFE: LOIS (SMITH) BICKNELL ON MAY 20, 1997. BROTHER: DEAN BICKNELL SISTERS: ANN TOMLINSON AND TWIN BURNICE MILLER.
PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY HORN. ASSISTING: REV. HERB WHARTON. CASKETBEARERS: J. B. PRITCHETT, MAX WILSON, FRANK REMBER, BOBBY SMITH, TRAVIS SMITH, LUKE GRAVES. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: MEMBERS OF THE ATOKA DAV, V.F.W. AND AMERICAN LEGION AND DON COLLINS. FAMILY NIGHT SATURDAY 6 PM
 BORN: JANUARY 17, 1967 AT FRISCO, TEXAS TO IRA P. AND DELOIS (LAWSON) PORTER. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FROM INJURIES SHE RECEIVED IN AN AUTO-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT. AGE: 37 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: MOTTLE ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN McKINNEY AND ATOKA. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER AND MOTHER TO HER CHILDREN. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MOTTLE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: DELOIS PORTER OF ATOKA,OK. CHILDREN: NICKIE PORTER VINSON, NANCY PORTER VINSON, ELBERTA PORTER VINSON, AND JERRY VINSON OF ATOKA, OK. FATHER OF CHILDREN: JERRY VINSON OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: NAKIRA NICHOLS OF ATOKA, OK. MARQUINN NICHOLS OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: DAVID PORTER OF McKINNEY, TX. R.L PORTER OF ATOKA, OK. IRA PORTER JR. OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: MABEL PORTER OF ATOKA, OK. IRMA PORTER OF ATOKA, OK. CLARA PORTER OF McKINNEY, TX. CLOMA PORTER OF McKINNEY, TX. RENA LUCILLE PORTER OF McKINNEY, TX. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: IRA P. PORTER. GRANDMOTHER: MOTTLE LOUCILLE.
PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN HILLS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: WILLARD HARRISON. ASSISTING: JOE CHAPIN. CASKETBEARERS: ROBERT CLARK, MICHAEL WALKER, CLIFFORD BROWN, AUSTIN PORTER, EDWARD PORTER, BILLY JOE CLAYTON. FLOWERBEARERS: TIARA WASHINGTON, LOIS OWENS, MATTIE NICHOLS, BILLYE JO ROBINSON, ERNESTINE ALEXANDER, LAURA JACKSON.
 BORN: JUNE 1, 2004 AT DURANT, OK. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 4, 2004 AT THE SE OKLAHOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DURANT. SURVIVED BY PARENTS: TOMMY SR. AND DARLA BAYLES OF ARMSTRONG, OK. BROTHERS: THOMAS AND JOHN BAYLES OF THE HOME AT ARMSTRONG, OK. SISTERS: ASHLEY BAYLES, TIFFANY STARKEY, AND KAYLA BAYLES OF THE HOME AT ARMSTRONG, OK. GRANDPARENTS: JOHN AND SARA BAYLES OF ATOKA, OK. SHARION CALHOUN OF ARMSTRONG, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY GRANDFATHER: LEONARD “PETE” CALHOUN. GRANDMOTHER: MARGIE BAYLES. UNCLE: JOHN BAYLES.
PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. CLAUD BUIE. CASKETBEARERS: RONALD BAYLES, DAVID BAYLES, CLIFFORD BRADFORD, ANDY BAYLES. HONORARY BEARERS: FLOYD D. McCARTY, MONTANA BRADFORD, JONATHAN THACKER, BRYAN BAYLES. FAMILY NIGHT TUESDAY 6:00 P.M.
 BORN: MAY 13, 1938 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO JOE R. AND OLLIE EVELYN (SHAW) MASON. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 AT THE SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IN TULSA, OK. AGE: 66 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN STRINGTOWN, OK AND LINNWOOD, CA. MARRIED: JUDY RAE AT DOWNEY, CA. OCCUPATION: RICHARD WAS A CROSS COUNTRY TRUCK DRIVER FOR PRIME TRUCKING OF SPRINGFIELD, MO FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: RICHARD WAS BAPTIZED AS A CHILD AND HAD RECENTLY REDEDICATED HIS LIFE TO GOD. SURVIVED BY BROTHER: BOB MASON AND WIFE BETTY OF LANCASTER, CA. SISTERS: RITA MALMSKOG AND HUSBAND GENE OF STRINGTOWN, OK. DORIS MASON OF FESTUS, MO. DEAR FRIEND: JUDY RAE OF CLAREMORE, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JOE R. AND OLLIE MASON. NEPHEW: RON MCKIM. SISTER-IN-LAW: CINDY MASON.
PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB MUNCEY. EULOGY: BOB MASON. CASKETBEARERS: KEVIN SHAW, JIMMY FITE, JUSTIN JOHNSON, JEFF FAULKERSON, LEVI ROWLEY, DEAN FRANKE. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: VERNON SHAW, DENNIS MOORE, RUSSELL MAINE. FAMILY NIGHT 6 TO 8 PM
 BORN: JULY 24, 1915 AT LINDALE, TX TO ASA E. AND ALICE (DAVIS) MCCURRY. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT, OK. AGE: 89 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 21 DAYS. EDUCATION: O’DELL ATTENDED PLAINVIEW AND WAPANUCKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: ETHEL COOPER ON JULY 14, 1934. PAT N.VANBEBBER ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1989 AT CARROLLTON, TX. OCCUPATION: O’DELL WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR THE RAILROAD AND FOR THE OKLAHOMA STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT AS A CATTLE INSPECTOR. HE WAS ALSO A RANCHER AND CATTLEMAN. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE WAPANUCKA BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS ALSO A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE THE WAPANUCKA SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CATTLEMANS’ ASSOCIATION. HE LOVED TO DANCE, HUNT AND FISH. SURVIVED BY WIFE: PAT OF THE HOME NEAR WAPANUCKA, OK. CHILDREN: BRAD MCCURRY AND WIFE PAT OF FT. WORTH, TX. LARRY MCCURRY AND WIFE BEVERLY OF LEWISVILLE, TX. JERRY MCCURRY OF WAPANUCKA, OK. REBA COLLEY AND HUSBAND JACK OF MEMPHIS, IN. AMBER WOODS-MCCURRY OF THE HOME NEAR WAPANUCKA, OK. STEP-CHILDREN: STORMY WOODS AND WIFE CATHY OF MOORE, OK. DAVID WOODS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ROBERT WOODS AND WIFE DAINA OF DUNCAN, OK. BROTHER: DEWEY TRENTON MCCURRY AND WIFE GIESLA OF TUCSON, AZ. 21 GRANDCHILDREN AND 20 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ASA AND ALICE (DAVIS) MCCURRY. FIRST WIFE: ETHEL MCCURRY ON JANUARY 28, 1995. SON: WENDELL DOUGLAS MCCURRY. 9 BROTHERS AND 2 SISTERS.
PLACE OF SERVICES: WAPANUCKA CAFETORIUM ~ WAPANUCKA, OK. INTERMENT: ROSEHILL CEMETERY ~ WAPANUCKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY SCHOONOVER. CASKETBEARERS: JIMMY DON TONEY, TOMMY JEMISON, JOHN ERIC DENSON, RAYMOND TAYLOR, RICHARD TAYLOR, BRUCE REEDER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: OWEN PRITCHARD, CALVIN MCCURRY, JOE REEDER, JOHNNY MAC CLEMENTS. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS: MEMORIAL DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE BUILDING FUND FOR THE WAPANUCKA BAPTIST CHURCH. FAMILY NIGHT 6 TO 8 PM FRIDAY EVENING
 BORN: SEPTEMBER 6, 1923 AT ATOKA, OK TO JONAS AND ELBERTA (BUTLER) SHIELDS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 AT THE TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 81 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: JOHN ATTENDED DUNBAR SCHOOL IN ATOKA, OK. MARRIED: CALLIE RIGGS AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: JOHN WORKED IN THE CARPENTRY FIELD AS A GENERAL LABORER.. SURVIVED BY SONS: RICHARD SHIELDS AND WIFE CHAROLETTE OF LAKEWOOD, CO. TERRY SHIELDS OF ATOKA, OK. BRUCE SHIELDS OF GARLAND, TX. DERRY SHIELDS AND WIFE BETTY OF CLARKSVILLE, TN. CRANDALL SHIELDS & WIFE GLORIA OF N.RIDGELAND HILLS, TX. VENOY SHIELDS AND WIFE CYNTHIA OF ATOKA, OK. VERYL SHIELDS AND WIFE PATTY OF NORMAN, OK. DAUGHTERS: JOYCE HUDDLESTON OF LOS ANGELES, CA. CHRIS DOUGLAS AND HUSBAND ROBERT OF DURANT, OK. CHERYL BROOKS AND HUSBAND KEITH OF DALLAS, TX. SONYA SHIELDS OF DALLAS, TX. TWYLA MCGEE AND HUSBAND WINSTON OF ATOKA, OK. 17 GRANDCHILDREN AND 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHERS: HARLAN SHIELDS AND WIFE BETTY OF SYDNEY, NE. EDGAR VINSON AND WIFE EVELYN OF ATOKA, OK. JERRY VINSON OF ATOKA, OK. SISTER: MARY LOUISE ADAMS OF CHICAGO, IL. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: CALLIE (RIGGS) SHIELDS IN 1995. SON: RONALD SHIELDS. DAUGHTER: LYNNETTA HARRISON. SISTERS: ALICE WILLIAMS, ELMA LEE BURTON AND ELREE HARRISON. BROTHER: CALVIN SHIELDS. 2 GRANDCHILDREN AND 1 GREAT GRANDCHILD.
PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: BRO. WILLARD HARRISON. CASKETBEARERS: (SONS) RICHARD SHIELDS, TERRY SHIELDS, BRUCE SHIELDS, DERRY SHIELDS, CRANDALL SHIELDS, VENOY SHIELDS, VERYL SHIELDS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ORLAN HILL, ORLAN HILL, JR., EDGAR VINSON, JESSE HARRISON, ROOSEVELT BUTLER. FLOWERBEARERS: JOYCE HUDDLESTON, CHRIS DOUGLAS, CHERYL BROOKS, SONYA SHIELDS, TWYLA MCGEE. NO FAMILY NIGHT
 BORN: OCTOBER 2, 1922 IN ATOKA COUNTY TO CLARENCE AND RHUE (HARRINGTON) WILSON. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 AT THE MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN MCALESTER, OK. AGE: 81 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WARDVILLE, ATOKA, AND SOUTHEASTERN STATE, EARNING HIS MASTER’S DEGREE IN EDUCATION. MARRIED: BOBBIE J. WHEELER ON OCTOBER 31, 1959 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: AFTER MILITARY SERVICE HE WAS AN OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROLMAN AND BECAME AN EXAMINER. HE TAUGHT SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS AT BENTLEY, COALGATE, AND ATOKA. HE WAS ELECTED ATOKA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN 1976, RETIRING IN 1988. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE PENN AND A CHURCH OF CHRIST SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG CHILD. DALE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II WITH THE 45TH M.P. AND WAS AT THE NORMANDY INVASION. HE ALSO SERVED AT KOREA. DALE WAS A MEMBER OF THE RETIRED TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION, THE RED RED ROSE AT SOUTHEASTERN, THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT’S ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN LEGION, AND THE V.F.W. HE WAS AN AVID HORSEMAN AND TRAIL RIDER. DALE SHOWED HIS HORSES AND WON MANY TROPHIES AND RIBBONS IN MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS. SURVIVED BY WIFE: BOBBIE OF THE HOME AT ATOKA, OK. DAUGHTER: KAREN WILSON OF THE HOME. GRANDDAUGHTER: NIKKI LEE OF THE HOME. BROTHER: RUSSELL “PETE” WILSON AND WIFE JUDY OF COALGATE, OK. SISTER: LOIS TUCKER OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW: JIM AND JERI WHEELER OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CLARENCE AND RHUE WILSON. BROTHER: BOB WILSON. BROTHER-IN-LAW: RAY TUCKER. IN-LAWS: BOB AND MINNIE WHEELER.
PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BARTT BRADFORD. ASSISTING: CASKETBEARERS: ROY MOBBS, RAY MOBBS, DALE MOBBS, TOMMY RICHARDSON, KENNETH RICHARDSON, RONALD COYLE, LEON DANDERSON, EUGENE BANKS. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: 45TH M.P., FLOYD GENE HOWARD, TROY GAMMON, BRENT FATKIN, DON WALKER. FAMILY NIGHT SUNDAY AT 7 PM.
 BORN: JUNE 16, 1908 AT HARMON, TX TO ROBERT RILEY AND MELINDA TENNESSEE (HUTCHINSON) TURNER. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 96 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS EDUCATION: L.V. GRADUATED FROM CADDO HIGH SCHOOL IN 1934. MARRIED: BERTHA MCDONALD AT DURANT, OK. OCCUPATION: L.V. WAS A FARMER, RANCHER, AND CONSTRUCTION WORKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CADDO BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE TISHOMINGO ROUND-UP CLUB. HE ENJOYED RIDING, ROPING, AND SQUARE DANCING. HE WAS ALSO A RODEO COWBOY. SURVIVED BY NIECES & NEPHEWS: FRED GEAR OF AMARILLO, TX. CHARLES RAY GEAR OF LOGAN, NM. BOB TURNER OF WEST PALM BEACH, FL. EMILY JEAN MANNSFIELD OF AUSTIN, TX. PRICILLA WILSON OF IRVING, TX. DORIS JEAN TAYLOR OF CORPUS CRISTI, TX. BETTY JO BARNETT OF BROKEN ARROW, OK. ALONG WITH HOST OF GRAND NIECES & NEPHEWS, AND MANY VERY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ROBERT R. AND MELINDA TURNER.WIFE: BERTHA TURNER IN 2004.SISTERS: EDNA GEAR, BERTHA FRANKLIN, FANNIE BEARD, CONNIE TURNER.BROTHERS: JOE AND J.T. TURNER.SISTER-IN-LAW: KATYE TURNER.
 BORN: APRIL 8, 1915 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO EDWARD WALLACE AND MABLE LETHA (HUSE) AINSWORTH. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 89 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: JAMES DAVIS “BUSTER” HIGHT ON JANUARY 5, 1935 AT ATOKA, OK.. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A BOOK KEEPER FOR THE FAMILY OWNED CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS AND WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. DURING WWII SHE WORKED IN CALIFORNIA IN THE DEFENSE PLANTS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE PENN AND A CHURCH OF CHRIST. EDDIE WAS AN AVID GOLFER AND WAS A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER WITH THE PINK LADIES AT THE ATOKA HOSPITAL SURVIVED BY BROTHER: JACK AINSWORTH AND WIFE MEDIA ANN OF CHOCKIE, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW: ELLEN HIGHT OF ATOKA, OK. NEPHEWS: GARY AINSWORTH AND WIFE LINDA OF ADA, OK. DAVID AINSWORTH OF CHOCKIE, OK. DAVID ISBELL AND WIFE JILL OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. DARYL ISBELL OF ALBUQURQUE, NM. C.H. “JUNIOR” SELF OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GENE LAMBERT OF DURANT, OK. JIMMY LAMBERT OF DURANT, OK. NIECES: JOYCE AINSWORTH OF ATOKA, OK. DORIS CARPENTER AND HUSBAND DAVID OF CANEY, OK. JUDY STENHOUSE AND HUSBAND DAVID OF EL PASO, TX. LINDA OLDHAM AND HUSBAND LARRY OF ATOKA, OK. MARTY LILLARD AND HUSBAND DOUG OF NORMAN, OK. JULIE LAMBERT OF DURANT, OK. VIOLET WALDON AND HUSBAND DON OF PHOENIX, AZ. JOAN SCHRODER AND HUSBAND STEVE OF FLORIDA. VIRGINA DAVIDSON OF ARKANSAS. ALONG WITH HOST OF GREAT AND GREAT GREAT NIECES & NEPHEWS, AND MANY VERY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: EDWARD WALLACE AND MABLE LETHA AINSWORTH. HUSBAND: BUSTER HIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1989. SISTERS: PAULINE SELF, LOTTIE ISBELL, EDITH LAMBERT, AND ORA AINSWORTH. BROTHERS: LEE AND WOODROW AINSWORTH.
PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWSCEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: DAVID HARENDT. ASSISTING: JERRY CARTWRIGHT. CASKETBEARERS: BRETT BRADFORD, RAY CARROLL, JERRY CARTWRIGHT, RICK FEWELL, JOHN FUGATE, GLEN THOMASON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DAVID DURBIN, JAMES THORNLEY, DON WALLACE. FAMILY NIGHT MONDAY AT 7 PM.
 BORN: AUGUST 4, 1917 AT MAPLESVILLE, ALABAMA TO DELBERT AND MAY (BURGE) STRICKLAND. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 AT HER HOME NEAR ATOKA, OK.AGE: 87 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 22 DAYS EDUCATION: MADGE ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: EARL JOHNSON, HE PRECEDED HER IN DEATH. ELVIN LAWRENCE FORD ON AUGUST 3, 1974 AT THE HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH. OCCUPATION: MADGE WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AS A NURSE FOR DR. FINA IN ATOKA, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH AND WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ATOKA GARDEN CLUB. SURVIVED BY STEPDAUGHTER: PATSY MINNICK AND HUSBAND ROBERT OF BENBROOK, TX. STEPSON: LARRY FORD AND WIFE MARGARET OF BURKBURNETT, TX. NEPHEW: JACK STRICKLAND AND WIFE MURIEL OF CASPER, WY. SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIRST HUSBAND: EARL JOHNSON. SECOND HUSBAND: ELVIN LAWRENCE FORD ON MARCH 30, 2004. PARENTS: DELBERT AND MAY (BURGE) STRICKLAND. BROTHERS: MARION AND VERNON STRICKLAND. SISTER: RUTH STRICKLAND.
PLACE OF SERVICES: HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JASON YARBROUGH. ASSISTING: PAUL MOORE. CASKETBEARERS: MIKE DANIEL, DARRELL COCHRAN, CURTIS BELCHER, PAUL HOWARD, MARVIN COCHRAN, RICKEY FRITCHER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: VERNON SHAW AND MUNROE COCHRAN.
 BORN: FEBRUARY 28, 1919 AT VELMA, OKLAHOMA TO JIM AND ERMA (WILLIAMS) SMITH. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AGE: 85 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS. EDUCATION: FAYE ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM VELMA SCHOOLS IN 1936. MARRIED: EDWARD R. “ED” SHERRILL ON OCTOBER 31, 1936 AT VELMA, OK. OCCUPATION: FAYE WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS AT ELWOOD’S DEPARTMENT STORE AND ALSO SHARPE’S DEPARTMENT STORE. SHE LATER OWNED AND OPERATED THE ATOKA SMART SHOP FOR 16 YEARS. SHE WAS ALSO A LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH AND LATER MOVED HER MEMBERSHIP TO HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH. SHE LOVED BOWLING AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOWLING LEAGUE IN ATOKA. SHE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND FAMILY DINNERS. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: JODY SHERRILL AND WIFE JOYCE OF ATOKA, OK. VON HOWARD AND HUSBAND PAUL OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: JAN COPELAND AND HUSBAND KEITH OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA. DEBBY ELLIOTT AND HUSBAND CLIFF OF BIXBY, OK. TAMARA EDWARDS AND HUSBAND KELCEY OF ATOKA, OK. COBY SHERRILL AND WIFE ANGELA OF ATOKA, OK. KELLI CARROLL AND HUSBAND CALVIN OF ATOKA, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: LUKE COPELAND AND WIFE JANNY. MACY LAWSON AND HUSBAND HANK. LEAH QUARTUCY AND HUSBAND TONY. BRITTNEY COPELAND, DESTRY MITCHELL, KENLEY EDWARDS, KAILEIGH EDWARDS, KADEN EDWARDS, CADE CARROLL, CHLOE SHERRILL, AND NOAH SHERRILL. GREAT GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: JOSCELIN JACKSON. SISTER-IN-LAW: BETH SMITH OF SAND SPRINGS, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: ED SHERRILL ON NOVEMBER 7, 1999. PARENTS: JIM AND ERMA SMITH. SISTERS: RETTA PATTERSON, BERTHA COWAN, LAVADA SMITH, ELVA STEPHENS, ETHEL WHEELER. BROTHERS: EARL AND FLOYD SMITH.
PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. JOHN HOWARD. ASSISTING: REV. JASON YARBROUGH. CASKETBEARERS: JUNIOR BRUCE, MIKE DANIEL, CLIFF ELLIOTT, KELCEY EDWARDS, HANK LAWSON, CALVIN CARROLL HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DOLAN LATIMER, DON BERNARD, FLOYD GENE HOWARD, DON MILAM, WAYNE HARRIS, LEON MCNEIL, MUNROE COCHRAN, HOWARD MEGLI, DALE NANNEY. FAMILY NIGHT - TUESDAY EVENING 7 PM.
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