NAME: EULA FAYE (SMITH) SHERRILL, AGE 85, AN ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT SINCE 1950. 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.

DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 AT 2:00 PM 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.