Woodie Marie Depasse
Jan 2, 2025
Woodie Marie (Hudson) DePasse was born on October 12, 1943, to Vera (Stilwell) Hudson and Garrett Lee Hudson in Coalgate, Oklahoma. Marie attended school in Olney and Coalgate graduating from Coalgate in 1961. She and Arthur Glenn DePasse were married on July 29, 1961. They had 63 years together before her passing on January 2, 2025. Marie was of...
Clifford Lee Ridgway Jr.
Jan 1, 2025
Clifford Lee Ridgway Jr., age 68, a longtime Atoka, OK resident. He was born on Tuesday, January 17, 1956, to Clifford Lee Sr. and Shirley Mae (Powell) Ridgway, at Coalgate, OK. Clifford passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at his home in Atoka, OK surrounded by his loved ones. He graduated from Atoka High School and later attended...
Margaret Darlene Hokett
Jan 1, 2025
Margaret Darlene Hokett, age 87, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident. She was born on Friday, January 29, 1937, to Dan and Lillian (Fielding) McMichael, at Atoka County, OK. Darlene passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at her home in Atoka, OK surrounded by her loved ones. She attended grade school at Maytubby and continued at Kenefic High School....
Sharon Kay Givens
Jan 1, 2025
Sharon Kay Givens, age 75, a Stringtown, OK and a lifelong Atoka County resident. She was born on Monday, September 26, 1949, to Johnny Marion and Betty Ruth (Goff) Reeves, at Atoka, OK. Sharon passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at her home Stringtown, OK. She attended Miller Public Schools and Ft. Towson Public Schools. She graduated from...
Jim Dale Wallis
Dec 29, 2024
Jimmy Dale Wallis, 85, passed away in his home in Atoka, Oklahoma, on Sunday, December 29, 2024.
Born on September 27, 1939, in Olney, Oklahoma, Jim was the son of JT and Audrey Wallis. In 1959, he married Evelyn Fern Reese in Bromide, OK. Together, they were pillars of the Atoka community until her death in 1995....
Joyce Marie Strickland
Dec 28, 2024
Joyce Marie (White) Strickland, age 84, a Caddo, OK resident. She was born on Thursday, August 15, 1940, to James "Buck" Hilbert and Velma (White) White, at home in the Folsom area in Johnston County, OK. Joyce passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at her home in Caddo, OK She attended Folsom and Kenefic Schools and completed High...
Raymond Mose Cooper
Dec 28, 2024
Raymond Mose Cooper, age 70, a lifelong Atoka County, OK resident. He was born on Saturday, April 17, 1954, to Mose Simpson and Lorena Mae (Scott) Cooper, at Talihina, OK. Raymond passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Atoka, OK. He attended Stringtown Public School. Raymond was a heavy equipment operator and truck driver for OKDOT around 20...
Billye Sue Flowers
Dec 24, 2024
Billye Sue (Thomas) Sewell Flowers, age 90, a lifelong Coal and Atoka, OK County resident. She was born on Friday, February 2, 1934, to Hugh Willard and Willa Frank (Hargrove) Thomas, at Muleshoe, TX. Sue passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at Coalgate, OK. She attended Standing Rock School and graduated from Coalgate High School with the class...
Richard Allen Ellis Jr.
Dec 23, 2024
Richard Allen Ellis Jr., age 68, a longtime Coalgate, OK resident. He was born on Monday, December 26, 1955, to Richard Allen and Barbara Jean (Hansen) Ellis Sr., at Los Angeles, CA. Richard passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024 at his home in Coalgate, OK. He graduated from High School. Richard was a sales clerk for Dal-Fuel and...
Judith Elaine Taylor
Dec 22, 2024
Judith Elaine Taylor, age 64, a Atoka, OK resident, was born on Saturday, August 27, 1960, to Louis James Taylor and Patsy Jean (Lain) Rose, at Oklahoma City, OK. Judith passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Durant, OK. She graduated from Tushka High School and went onto a technical school, studying Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. Judith was...
Ramona Ragsdale
Dec 22, 2024
Ramona Roberts Ragsdale, age 88, a Lane, OK resident. She was born on Tuesday, May 26, 1936, to Joe Carter and Hallie (Clark) Davis, at Crystal, OK. Ramona passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Antlers, OK. She attended Crystal Grade School and then attended and graduated from Atoka High School with the Class of 1954. Ramona worked...
Paul Clayton Armer
Dec 21, 2024
Paul Clayton Armer, a longtime Coalgate resident, was born on August 16, 1944, to Luther Evert and Charlotte (Kupiec) Armer, at Phillips, Oklahoma. He passed away on December 21, 2024, at his home in Coalgate surrounded by loved ones. Paul was 80 years, 4 months and 5 days old. He graduated from Coalgate High School. Paul was a security...
Leaveta Fay Treas
Dec 20, 2024
Leaveta Fay (Justus) Treas, age 90, a longtime Wapanucka resident, later an Ada resident before finishing her life in  Ruth Hurley Manor in Coalgate, OK. She was born on Wednesday, August 8, 1934, to Earnest Henry and Lara Mayme (Newton) Justus, at Coleman, OK. Leaveta passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Coalgate, OK. She attended school. Leaveta...
Judy Lynn Ferguson
Dec 20, 2024
Judy Lynn Ferguson, age 67, a Caney, OK resident, was born on Saturday, December 14, 1957, to Finus Bunyan and Joyce Beatrice (Tigert) Ferguson, at Dallas, TX. Judy passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Caney, OK. She graduated from Trinity High School in Euless, TX. Judy worked in the Record and Genealogy department for the Choctaw Nation....
Patsy Ruth Lake
Dec 17, 2024
Patsy Ruth Lake, a Coalgate resident, was born on April 15, 1932, to Aurther and Flora (Lorrance) Woods, at Soper, Oklahoma. She passed away on December 17, 2024, at Coalgate, Oklahoma at the age of 92 years, 8 months and 2 days. Patsy graduated from Bisbee High School. She was a Director of Housing and Urban Development at the...
Geneva Louiese Dulin
Dec 17, 2024
Geneva Louiese (Taylor) Dulin, a Coalgate resident, was born on September 16, 1939, to John Thomas Taylor and Allie Marie (Constant) Linam, at Napa, California. She passed away on December 17, 2024, at Coalgate, Oklahoma, at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 1 day. Geneva attended Vacaville High School in California. She was a tax preparer and...
Royal Dean Self
Dec 16, 2024
Royal Dean Self, age 83, a Norman, OK resident, was raised in Stringtown, OK on a farm west of the prison and lived in OKC the rest of his life. He was born on Thursday, May 15, 1941, to James Phillip and Mary (Griggs) Self, at Stringtown, OK. Â Royal passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024 at Norman, OK....
Brian Taylor Dority
Dec 15, 2024
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Brian Taylor Dority, age 56, a Coalgate resident, was born on April 21, 1968, to Andrew Taylor and Mary Etta (Nichols) Dority, at Coalgate, OK. Brian passed away on December 15, 2024 at Coalgate, OK. He attended Coalgate High School. Brian was a Prison Guard at Macc Alford Correctional Facility, he also worked at...
Dovie Lou Moon
Dec 15, 2024
Dovie Lou (Baxter) Moon, an Ada resident, was born on December 9, 1943, to Ernest Fred and Vernie Marie (England) Baxter, at Bakersfield, CA. She passed away on December 15, 2024, at Midwest City, Oklahoma, at the age of 81 years and 6 days. Dovie graduated from Choctaw High School in the Class of 1961. She was a seamstress...
Naomi Faye Gooding`
Dec 15, 2024
Naomi Faye Gooding, age 80, a longtime Atoka, OK resident. She was born on Tuesday, September 19, 1944, to John L. and Francille Elizabeth (Koontz) Newby, at Amarillo, TX. Naomi passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Atoka, OK. She attended school in McAlester, OK and Amarillo, TX and received her GED later in life. She went on...
