NAME: JOE MICHAEL HAGGARD, AGE 57, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 16, 1948 AT ANTLERS, OK TO BILLY FRANK AND LIZA LORRAINE "BUTCH" (CHISHOLM) HAGGARD.

PASSED AWAY: EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 2006 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

AGE: 57 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS

EDUCATION: JOE ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS, GRADUATing WITH THE CLASS OF 68.

MARRIED: YVONNE GAIL RECTOR ON JULY 3, 1977 AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR.

OCCUPATION: JOE WORKED FOR CELADON TRUCKING FOR 20 YEARS.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH.

JOE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE 45TH INFANTRY U. S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

survived by

WIFE: GAIL haggard OF THE HOME.

MOTHER: BUTCH HAGGARD OF ATOKA, OK.

CHILDREN: DUSTY KING AND HUSBAND JEFF OF HOWE, TX.

ERIC LEMMOND AND WIFE CANDENA OF CANEY, OK.

BILLY JOE HAGGARD OF ATOKA, OK.

HOLLY HAGGARD OF ATOKA, OK.

GRANDCHILDREN: LANDREY AND LAWSYN KING OF HOWE, TX.

CAILYN LEMMOND OF CANEY, OK.

IN-LAWS: CAREY RECTOR and WIFE EVA OF LANE, OK.

SHIRLEY FOX AND HUSBAND RONALD OF CANEY, OK.

BROTHER: RANSY HAGGARD OF ATOKA, OK.

AUNTS: EDNA FITZGERALD OF ATOKA, OK.

WYNELL CHISHOLM OF ATOKA, OK.

SARA MAUDE MCNEIL OF ATOKA, OK.

preceded in death by

FATHER: BILL HAGGARD.

DAUGHTER: KRISSI JOE HAGGARD.

DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2006 AT 10:00 A.M.

PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ atoka, ok.

OFFICIATING: DR. JAMES CROWSON.

INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ atoka, ok.

CASKETBEARERS: DITTERS COLE, DAVID HALL, FLINT SUTTON, jIMMY MERRITT, JOHN WILLIAMS, GARY MCCOOL.

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ROGER PRAYTOR, HARRY FARRIS, WILLARD EZELL, BILL FREEMAN, GARY HARRISON, DELMAR PEAVEYHOUSE, JEFF ALLEN.

FAMILY NIGHT: SUNDAY 6 TO 8 PM