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Dollie Dimple Mcconnell

Dollie Dimple Mcconnell

Apr 26, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Dollie Dimple (King) McConnell, a lifelong Atoka resident BORN: March 18, 1921 at Atoka to Ira King and Elba (Odom) King. PASSED AWAY: April 26, 2010 at her residence in Atoka, AGE 89 YEARS 1 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS EDUCATION: Dollie attended school at Atoka. MARRIED: Bud McConnell in August 1948 at Sherman, Tx. OCCUPATION: She was a...

Franklin Rooseceltt Drawbaugh

Franklin Rooseceltt Drawbaugh

Apr 25, 2010

Name: Franklin "Frank" Rooseveltt Drawbaugh , a Coalgate resident BORN: August 29, 1937 in Holdenville, OK to Herbert Marion & Rosella Pearl (Raper) Drawbaugh Passed Away: April 25, 2010 in Coalgate, OK Age: 72 years Education: attended Holdenville schools Married: Eddie Timmons on June 21, 1981 in Stratford, OK Occupation: he was a rancher Other: He loved children and obsessed...

Vernon Leroy Deskin

Vernon Leroy Deskin

Apr 23, 2010

Name: Vernon "Leroy" Deskin, a longtime Coalgate resident BORN: May 30, 1925 in Coal County, OK to Samuel Wesley & Zellar Leu (Yandell) Deskin Passed Away: Friday, April 23, 2010 in Coalgate, OK Age: 84 years Education: attended Cairo & Mowdy Schools Married: Edith Lucille Hicks on May 24, 1962 in Coalgate, OK Occupation: Worked for Coalgate Record Register operating...

Lon Robert Fink

Lon Robert Fink

Apr 18, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Lon Robert Fink, age 86, a longtime Atoka area resident BORN: April 27, 1923 to Otis Henry Fink and Lessie Kennedy Fink at Havana, AR PASSED AWAY: Saturday, April 18, 2010 at the V.A. Hospital in Norman AGE 86 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS EDUCATION: Lon attended school at Wards Chapel and Atoka. MARRIED: He married Anna...

Adam George Messer

Adam George Messer

Apr 14, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Adam George Messer, age 69, a longtime Tishomingo resident BORN: June 4, 1942 to Raymond Messer and Florence Nevelle Messer at Odebolt, Iowa PASSED AWAY: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Ardmore VA Center AGE 69 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: George attended school in Iowa and Graduated from Cobb High School in Oklahoma MARRIED: He married...

Eula Delene Foran

Eula Delene Foran

Apr 13, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Eula Delene "Dee Dee" (Phillips) Foran, age 84, an Atoka area resident formerly of Lane. BORN: She was born on November 20, 1925 to Earnest Phillips and Eula (Bryant) Phillips at Meyers Chapel, Ok. PASSED AWAY: Dee Dee passed away on April 13, 2010 at Atoka Memorial Hospital. AGE 84 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS EDUCATION: She...

Bobby Eugene Corsini

Bobby Eugene Corsini

Apr 12, 2010

Name: Bobby "Tony" Eugene Corsini, a longtime Coalgate resident BORN: August 21, 1931 in Sherman, TX to Nondo & Lucy (Forneris) Corsini Passed Away: April 12, 2010 in Coalgate OK Age: 78 years, 7 months & 21 days Education: attended Coalgate school and graduated in 1949 Married: Norma Rogers on July 22, 1955 in Coalgate, OK Occupation: he was a...

Wilma Dean Lowe

Wilma Dean Lowe

Apr 9, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Wilma Dean Lowe, age 74, a lifelong resident of Atoka and areas of Atoka County BORN: She was born October 24, 1935, to Alvie Taylor and Velma (Lowe) Taylor at Daisy, Ok. PASSED AWAY: Wilma passed away Friday afternoon, April 9, 2010, the Atoka Memorial Hospital in Atoka, Ok. AGE: 74 Years 6 Months and 15 Days EDUCATION:...

Cecil Jane Downard

Cecil Jane Downard

Apr 7, 2010

Name : Cecil "Jane" (McCorkle) Downard, a resident of Coalgate BORN: Sept. 2, 1923 in Coal County, OK to Lawrence & Mary E. (Peeler) McCorkle Passed Away: April 7, 2010 at Coalgate, OK Age: 86 years , 7 months & 5 days Education: Attended Cairo & Coalgate graduating in 1942 Married: William Robert Downard Jr. in July 4, 1946 in...

Veta Maxey

Veta Maxey

Apr 5, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Veta Mae (Bayles) Maxey age 77, a longtime Tushka area resident. BORN: She was born on February 4, 1933, to Marion and Ruby (Hunt) Bayles, at Wilson, Ok. PASSED AWAY: Veta passed away on April 5, 2010, at Durant, Ok. AGE 77 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 1 DAY EDUCATION: She attended school in Wilson, Ok. MARRIED: Veta married...

William M Roebuck

William M Roebuck

Apr 4, 2010

Name: William "Bill" M. Roebuck, a longtime Coal County resident BORN: March 24, 1959 in Talihina, OK to Robert & Mary F. (Breger) Roebuck Passed Away: April 4, 2010 in Coalgate, OK Age: 51 years & 10 days Education: attended Olney High School graduating in 1977 Married: Sherry Ables in April 5, 1980 in Lehigh, OK Occupation: He worked for...

Bobby Johnson

Bobby Johnson

Apr 1, 2010

Bobby Leon Johnson Jr. (Lil Bobby) entered this world on September 26, 1958 in Atoka, OK at the home of Henry and Nancy Pierce, his maternal grandparents. He was the firstborn child of Bobby and Bettye Johnson. Bobby was a very active young man and even from an early age was known for batting his long eyelashes and charming those...

Colin Wade Hickman

Colin Wade Hickman

Mar 31, 2010

Name: Colin Wade Hickman, a Coalgate resident BORN: August 23, 1996 in Ada, Ok to Robert Wade & Fara (Burton) Hickman Passed Away: March 31, 2010 in Coalgate, OK Age: 13 years, 7 months & 8 days Education: he attended Santa Fe school in Edmond & Guthrie Public Schools Church: member of the United Methodist Church, where he was baptized....

Geraldine Marie Preston

Geraldine Marie Preston

Mar 29, 2010

Name: Geraldine Marie (Vanzant) Preston , a longtime Coal County resident BORN: May 24, 1938 in Coalgate, OK to Raymond C. & Katherine E. (Citron) Vanzant Passed Away: March 29, 2010 in Ada, OK Age: 71 years, 10 months & 5 days Education: she completed 8th grade at Oak Grove School, to be example to her grandkids, she ompleted her...

Anna Lee Storm

Anna Lee Storm

Mar 24, 2010

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Mildred Catherine Sutton

Mildred Catherine Sutton

Mar 24, 2010

Obituary Mildred Catherine (Potts) Sutton was born in Colbert, Oklahoma, on May 8, 1920, and left her earthly life on March 24, 2010, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of John and Kate Potts, the first of the seven children. Mildred was educated in Stringtown schools and graduated with the class of 1937. The next November she married Loraine...

Brenden Houck

Brenden Houck

Mar 23, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Brenden Douglas Houck age 44, a longtime Stringtown area resident. BORN: He was born on July 28, 1965, to John Houck and Sharon Houck at Ashland, KY. PASSED AWAY: Brenden passed away on March 23, 2010, at Durant, OK. AGE 44 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS EDUCATION: He graduated school in Grayson, KY. MARRIED: Brenden married Marina...

Danny Allen Eakins

Danny Allen Eakins

Mar 20, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Danny Allen Eakins age 50, a longtime Altus resident. BORN: He was born on April 16, 1959, to James Paul and Bobbi Nell Eakins, at Anchorage, Alaska. PASSED AWAY: Danny passed away on March 20, 2010, at Altus, OK. AGE 50 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS EDUCATION: He attended school at Altus, OK. and Fairfield, CA. OCCUPATION:...

Maureen Callaghan

Maureen Callaghan

Mar 18, 2010

Obituary Name: Maureen Callaghan, a Johnston County resident BORN: September 27, `1964 in Boston MA to Edmund and Peggy (Collins) Callaghan Passed Away: Thursday March 18, 2010 Age: 45 years 5 months 21 days Education: Graduated from Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School Married: Occupation: She was a medical assistant, Bartending and worked in the press room of The Boston Globe...

Jeff Miller

Jeff Miller

Mar 17, 2010

OBITUARY NAME: Jeff Miller age 77, a longtime Bentley area resident. BORN: He was born on April 9, 1932, to James C. and Lucy Pauline (Austin) Miller, at Cement, OK. PASSED AWAY: Jeff passed away on March 17, 2010, at Atoka, OK. AGE 77 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS EDUCATION: He attended school at Bentley. MARRIED: Jeff married Lynda...

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