Obituaries

Aug 5, 2007

NAME: RUSSELL ALLEN "RUSTY" LOFTIS AGE 35 A MANHATTEN, NY RESIDENT AND A FORMER MIAMI, FL AND ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 9, 1971 TO PAT AND JUDY (McCALIB) LOFTIS AT DURANT, OK PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2007 AT THE CORNELL PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN MANHATTEN, NY. AGE 35 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS EDUCATION: RUSSELL ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM...

Aug 2, 2007

NAME: MICHELLE LYNN (OLDHAM) BRYANT, AGE 40, A RESIDENT OF TUSHKA, OK.

BORN: AUGUST 26, 1966 IN TULSA, OK TO RONNIE LEO AND ETTA LYNN (COOK) OLDHAM. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2007 AT TUSHKA, OK. AGE: 40 YEARS 11 MONTHS 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED WILL ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL IN TULSA, OK. MARRIED: H. L. BRYANT....

Aug 1, 2007

NAME: HOWARD HENRY SOESTER, AGE 86, A DURANT RESIDENT, FORMERLY OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: MARCH 22, 1921 TO HENRY AND MINNIE ALICE (WRIGHT) SOESTER AT CRAWFORD, NE. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2007 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN DURANT, OK. AGE: 86 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS EDUCATION: HOWARD ATTENDED CRAWFORD, NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS A...

Jul 30, 2007

Name: Orville Fugate, a longtime Coalgate resident BORN: Feb. 28, 1929 in Hamilton, Ohio to James & Doris (Lovens) Fugate Passed Away: July 30, 2007 in Coalgate, OK Age: 78 years, 5 months & 2days Married: Margaret Minerd July 13, 1998 in Wapanucka, Ok Education: Occupation: retired rancher & painter Church Affiliation: he was of the Pentecostal faith Other: He...

Jul 30, 2007

Name: Willie Lewis Richardson, a longtime Coal county resident BORN: March 11, 1927 in Bells, TX to Lewis Jones & Cynthia Irene (Fitch) Richardson Passed Away: Monday, July 30, 2007 in Clarksville, ARK Age: 80 years, 4 months & 19 days Married: Eva Warn in Coalgate, OK, she preceded him in death on June 17, 1988 Education: Attended schools in...

Jul 30, 2007

NAME: JACKY HARCE BURLESON, AGE 50, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 7, 1956 TO ALBERT HARCE AND AZALEA (SHELTON) BURLESON AT COALGATE, OK. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007 AT MIDWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MIDWEST CITY, OK AGE: 50 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS EDUCATION: JACKY ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE ARDMORE TRUCKING...

Jul 30, 2007

NAME: AARON LYNN ALLEN, AGE 47, A POTEAU AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER LONGTIME LANE RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 26, 1960 AT LANE, OK TO AARON LEE AND GERALDINE (DANA) ALLEN. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN POTEAU, OK. AGE: 47 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS EDUCATION: AARON ATTENDED LANE SCHOOLS AND LATER ATTENDED THE TULSA...

Jul 30, 2007

NAME: ORVILLE FUGATE, AGE 78, A LONGTIME COALGATE RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 28, 1929 IN HAMILTON, OHIO TO JAMES AND DORIS (LOVENS) FUGATE. PASSED AWAY: JULY 30, 2007 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 78 YEARS 5 MONTHS 2 DAYS MARRIED: MARGARET MINERD JULY 13, 1998 IN WAPANUCKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A RETIRED RANCHER AND PAINTER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF...

Jul 30, 2007

NAME: WILLIE LEWIS RICHARDSON, AGE 80, A LONGTIME COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 11, 1927 IN BELLS, TX TO LEWIS JONES AND CYNTHIA IRENE (FITCH) RICHARDSON PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007 IN CLARKSVILLE, AR. AGE: 80 YEARS 4 MONTHS 19 DAYS MARRIED: EVA WARN IN COALGATE, OK. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN AMBROSE AND BELLS, TX. OCCUPATION: RETIRED FROM...

Jul 28, 2007

NAME: JESS LEROY MAGNESS, AGE 83, A FORMER COALGATE RESIDENT, PRESENTLY OF HAYSVILLE, KS. BORN: DECEMBER 31, 1923 IN COALGATE, OK TO CHARLES ARTHUR AND JESSIE MAE (HIGHT) MAGNESS. PASSED AWAY: JULY 28, 2007 IN HAYSVILLE, KS. AGE: 83 YEARS 6 MONTHS 27 DAYS. MARRIED: WANDA STUBBLEFIELD ON AUGUST 10, 1946 IN COALGATE, OK. EDUCATION: ATTENDED COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL...

Jul 28, 2007

NAME: WYNONA RUTH (WILKINS) SKINKIS, AGE 51, A RESIDENT OF KINGSTON, OK. BORN: MARCH 6, 1956 AT OKLAHOMA CITY TO BENJAMIN AND SHIRLEY B. (JARVIS) WILKINS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JULY 28,2007 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENSION, TX. AGE: 51 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT KINGSTON, OK. MARRIED: JOHN E. SKINKIS ON JULY 11,...

Jul 27, 2007

NAME: MILDRED INEZ (LACKEY) KENYON, AGE 74, A CENTRAHOMA AREA RESIDENT BORN: FEBRUARY 18, 1933 TO CLAUDE LEE AND EMMA LAURA (HAM) LACKEY AT OKLAHOMA CITY. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 27, 2007 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA IN DURANT, OK. AGE: 74 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: MILDRED ATTENDED MULESHOE SCHOOLS IN TEXAS. MARRIED:...

Jul 23, 2007

NAME: FLOYD H. BLACKBURN, AGE 90, A RESIDENT OF DURANT AND FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT BORN: JULY 18, 1916 SNIDER, MO TO DAVID WASHINGTON AND SARAH ISABELLE (YEATS) BLACKBURN. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JULY 23, 2007 AT THE SOUTHEASTERN MEDICAL CENTER IN DURANT, OK. AGE: 90 YEARS AND 5 DAYS EDUCATION: FLOYD ATTENDED HARMONY SCHOOLS. MARRIED: STELLA MAE KEYLON...

Jul 21, 2007

NAME: HARVEY LEE GARDNER, AGE 84, A RESIDENT OF MADILL, OK AND A FORMER STRINGTOWN RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 10,1923 AT ATOKA, OK TO ORVIE AND CLASSIE (SHIELD) GARDNER. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JULY 21,2007 AT HIS HOME IN MADILL, OK. AGE: 84 YEARS AND 11 DAYS EDUCATION: HARVEY COMPLETED 11 YEARS OF SCHOOLING IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: EMMA J. RODGERS...

Jul 20, 2007

NAME: GERALD WAYNE AYERS, AGE 53, A LONGTIME CANEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 13, 1953 AT CADDO, OK TO ROYCE MINOR AND CHARLENE E. CAMPBELL AYERS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 AT TEXARKANA, TX. AGE: 53 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED COBB, OK GRADE SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM CANEY HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS...

Jul 20, 2007

NAME: BECKY ALENE (PERRY) BELL, AGE 48, A STONEWALL AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 13, 1958 IN COALGATE, OK TO WILLIE THOMPSON AND OLETHA (JOHNSON) PERRY. PASSED AWAY: JULY 20, 2007 IN COALGATE, OK AGE: 48 YEARS 9 MONTHS 7 DAYS MARRIED: BRUCE BELL ON JULY 7, 1998 IN SHERMAN, TX. EDUCATION: ATTENDED TUPELO HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING IN 1977. HE...

Jul 19, 2007

NAME: CLAUDE RAY HUNT, AGE, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 12, 1948 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO ARNEM R.BUSTER AND EFFIE LEE (HENSLEY) HUNT. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007 AT WYNONA, OK. AGE: 59 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS EDUCATION: CLAUDE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: HE MARRIED PAULINE BREGER ON MAY 25, 1972 AT...

Jul 15, 2007

NAME: OLA INEZ (THOMPSON) GOODWIN BERRY, AGE 95, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 4, 1912 TO GEORGE AMOS AND BEAULAH IMALINE (JONES) THOMPSON AT RATTAN, OK. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 2007 AT THE TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 95 YEARS AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: OLA ATTENDED BYERS AND FOSTER SCHOOLS IN GARVIN COUNTY,...

Jul 14, 2007

NAME: LENA (EDDINGS) HOWERTON, AGE 88, A LIFELONG COAL COUNTY RESIDENT BORN: MAY 30, 1919 AT CARVER, ARKANSAS TO ALBERT SCOTT EDDINGS AND CLYDA BAUGHMAN. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2007 AT COALGATE, OK. AGE: 88 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 14 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM MOWDY AND COALGATE SCHOOLS MARRIED: ROY HOWERTON ON NOVEMBER 28, 1938 AT...

Jul 11, 2007

NAME: DONALD RAY BLACKMON, AGE 75, A HAILEYVILLE RESIDENT AND A FORMER COALGATE RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 17, 1932 IN PAMPA, TX TO ERNEST M. AND ALICE MAE (WILLIAMS) BLACKMON. PASSED AWAY: JULY 11, 2007 IN MCALESTER, OK AGE: 75 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS MARRIED: LOIS J. HARDISON. EDUCATION: ATTENDED COALGATE SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL...