Naomi Lee Le Flore
May 11, 2025
Naomi Lee Le Flore, a longtime Lehigh resident, was born on August 1, 1950, to Abel Paul and Rebakah (Jones) Le Flore, at Coal County, Oklahoma. She passed away on May 11, 2025 at Atoka, Oklahoma, at the age of 74 years, 9 months and 10 days. Naomi attended school at Cairo Corner. She worked as a seamstress at...
Willie B. Brooks
May 10, 2025
Willie B. Brooks, age 73, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident. He was born on Wednesday, March 26, 1952, to Leonard Adell and Naydein Louella (Greenwood) Brooks, at Atoka, OK. Willie passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Durant, OK. He attended Dunbar School and Atoka Public School. Willie worked odd jobs, mowing, washing dished and maintenance at restaurants....
Alethea Zoe Southern
May 10, 2025
Alethea Zoe Southern, age 97, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, formerly of Stigler, OK. She was born on Friday, January 6, 1928, to Henry Thomas and Iva (Stephens) Vance, at Stigler, OK. Zoe passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at her home in Atoka, OK. She graduated from Stigler High School with the class of 1946. Zoe was...
Lana Kay Justus
May 8, 2025
Lana Kay Justus, age 61, an Atoka, OK resident. She was born on Sunday, April 5, 1964, to Hershel Hoyt and Mary Edith (Prater) Justus, at Atoka, OK. Lana passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at Durant, OK. She graduated from Atoka High School with the Class of '83. Lana also attended the Kiamichi Vo-Tech and completed her...
Paul Dean Pettett
May 7, 2025
Paul Dean Pettett, age 65, a longtime Lane, OK resident. He was born on Tuesday, May 3, 1960, to Ray and Billie Ann (Cathey) Pettett, at Dallas, TX. Paul passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at his home in Lane, OK. He graduated from Plano High School with the class of 1978. He went on to attend Murray...
Thurman James Boyd
May 7, 2025
Thurman James Boyd December 31, 1944 – May 7, 2025
Thurman James Boyd passed away peacefully on May 7, 2025, in Flower Mound, Texas, at the age of 80.
Born on December 31, 1944, in rural Parker, Oklahoma near Coalgate, James was the son of the late Thurman Sr. and Leta Boyd. He graduated from...
Leatrice Faye Evans
May 7, 2025
Leatrice Faye Evans, age 93, a longtime Trevyn, OK resident. She was born on Sunday, December 6, 1931, to Clarence Edward and Ethel Mae (Shields) Glover, at Holdenville, OK. Leatrice passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at her home in Holdenville, OK. She attended Holdenville School. Leatrice was a cook at the Holdenville Nursing Home. She married Lawrence...
Bessie Lenora Mcbride
May 5, 2025
Bessie Lenora McBride, age 86, a lifelong Nix/Caney, OK resident. She was born on Thursday, December 15, 1938, to John and Macie (Higgs) Smith, at Nix, OK. Â Lenora passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Atoka, OK. She attended Nix Grade School and Caney High School. Lenora was a cook for Caney Public School. She married Buster McBride...
Alva Boyd Fortenberry
May 4, 2025
Alva "Boyd" Fortenberry, age 63, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident. He was born on Tuesday, February 13, 1962, to Alva Ray and Agnes Neoma (Graham) Fortenberry, at Atoka, OK. Boyd passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Lane, OK. He attended Tushka Public Schools and graduated from Atoka High School with the class of 1980. Boyd worked as...
Ronald Morris Eaves
May 4, 2025
NAME: Ronald Morris Eaves, age 84, a longtime Atoka, OK resident.
BORN: He was born on Tuesday, July 2, 1940, to Meril Lee and Isdora Mary Lee (Bohannan) Eaves, at Atoka County, OK.
PASSED AWAY: Ronald passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Atoka, OK.
AGE: Â 84 years, 10 months and 2...
Lester Ray Willis
May 4, 2025
Lester Ray Willis, age 58, a Mena, AR resident formerly of Mesquite, TX. He was born on Wednesday, May 25, 1966, to Dolan Dwain and Glenda Gail (Jack) Willis, at Antlers, OK. Lester passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at his home in Mena, AR. He graduated from Bible Baptist Christian Academy. Lester was an entrepreneur, a jack...
Ruth Vernell Hensley
May 3, 2025
Ruth Vernell (Richard) Hensley, a Coalgate resident, was born on March 10, 1941, to J.T. and Dorthy Lee (Privett) Richard, at Belton, Texas. She passed away on May 3, 2025, at Muskogee, Oklahoma, surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was 84 years, 1 month and 23 days old. She attended schools in Belton and Austin, Texas, and Atoka, Oklahoma....
Charles Andrew Pine
Apr 30, 2025
Charles Andrew Pine, age 44, a longtime Rialto, CA resident. He was born on Wednesday, February 18, 1981, to Charles Joseph and Mary (Day) Pine, at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, CA. Charles passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Sunrise Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV. He graduated from Ambassador Christian High School in...
Connie B. Granger
Apr 29, 2025
Connie B. (Ronald) Granger, a Coalgate resident, was born on November 19, 1938, to Gordon Stuart and Opal Eileen (McMillian) Ronald, at Coalgate, Oklahoma. She passed away on April 29, 2025, at Coalgate, Oklahoma, at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 10 days. Connie graduated from Coalgate High School in the Class of 1956. She was a...
Frank Anthony Demario
Apr 26, 2025
Frank Anthony DeMario, age 87, an Atoka, OK resident., formerly of Bakersfield, CA. He was born on Friday, April 22, 1938, to Joseph and Margret (Brum) DeMario, at Bakersfield, CA. Frank passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ada, OK. He graduated form Bakersfield High School in 1956 and went on to attend college. Frank was a carpet...
Jewell June Darst
Apr 26, 2025
OBITUARY
Jewell Atteberry Darst was born on April 25, 1930, to Bessie Maude (Carnes) and Otto Franklin Atteberry and she passed from this life on April 26, 2025 in Duncan, Oklahoma. She grew up in the Standing Rock and Wards Chapel area surrounded by a large extended family and graduated from Atoka High School in 1948. Those...
James David Giachino
Apr 23, 2025
James David Giachino, age 90, died April 23, 2025, in Albuquerque, NM. He was born Feb 26, 1935 in Coalgate, Oklahoma, the second of three children born to John (Chick) and Mary (Forneris) Giachino. In his youth he was known as "Chick". He attended Coalgate schools and graduated from Coalgate High in 1953. At the age of 11, he...
Clayton Travis Bellotte
Apr 22, 2025
Clayton Travis Bellotte, age 59, an Atoka, OK resident for the past eight years was raised in Longview TX and lived in the Dallas area. He was born on Tuesday, November 16, 1965, to Travis Herbert and Lola Fern (Thomas) Bellotte, at West Minster, CA. Clayton passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Atoka, OK. He graduated from...
Carlene Huckleby
Apr 21, 2025
Carlene Huckleby, age 81, a longtime Coleman, OK resident. She was born on Monday, October 4, 1943, to Eugene and Willie Christine (O'Neil) Byrd, at Eufaula, OK. Carlene passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025 at her home in Coleman, OK surrounded by her loved ones. She attended Union High School. Carlene was a welder at Sundowner Trailers. She...
Ronnie Dean Harper
Apr 20, 2025
Ronnie was born March 2nd, 1938 in Ada, Oklahoma. During his early years, he lived in Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico until settling in Atoka in 1953. Ronnie joined the Oklahoma 45th Infantry Division in 1955 and served for 12 years. He graduated from Atoka High School in 1956 and married Carolyn Ruth Allen in 1957, while attending Southeastern...
