Obituaries

Oct 1, 2007

NAME: TERRY JOE (T.J.) SMITHART AGE 48 A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF TUSHKA BORN: AUGUST 7, 1959 AT GRAPEVINE TEXAS TO VIRGIL GUEST SMITHART AND SHIRLEY UZAUDIA LOWE SMITHART PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2007 AT VALLEY VIEW IN ADA AGE 48 YEARS 1 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN LEWISVILLE TEXAS OCCUPATION: T.J. WAS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT...

Sep 30, 2007

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Sep 29, 2007

NAME: JAMES MELVIN "RED BUCK" HOWARD, AGE 72 OF BENTLEY AND A FORMER LONGTIME RESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO BORN: DEC. 9, 1934 AT BENTLEY, OKLAHOMA TO JOHN E. AND MARTHA I. RODGERS HOWARD PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 AT SOUTHEASTERN MEDICAL CENTER IN DURANT AGE 72 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED BENTLEY AND ATOKA SCHOOLS...

Sep 29, 2007

NAME: DELBERT DUEL HODGE , AGE 94 A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT BORN: AUGUST 29, 1913 AT DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA TO BEN AND JENNIE (GOODWIN) HODGE AGE 94 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 0 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED HOLDENVILLE AREA SCHOOLS MARRIED: HE MARRIED IDEE BELL YANDELL ON JUNE 2, 1934 AT HOLDENVILLE, OKLAHOMA. SHE PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH ON JULY 10,...

Sep 19, 2007

Name: Robert "Bob" Jackson Payne a, longtime Coal County resident BORN: August 2, 1932 in Ola, AR to Leonard & Lucille Payne Passed Away: Sept. 19, 2007 at his home in Lehigh, OK Age: 75 years, 1 month & 17 days Married: Anna Woodruff in Nov. 1968 at Modesto, CA Education: Attended school in Arkansas Occupation: truck driver for Roy...

Sep 19, 2007

NAME: WAYNE PRUETT AGE 76 A CANEY AREA RESIDENT BORN: FEBRUARY 8, 1931 TO CANNIE HOWARD PRUETT AND JESSIE CAMPBELL PRUETT AT JETHRO, ARKANSAS PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 AT DURANT AGE: 76 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS OCCUPATION: HE WAS RETIRED AFTER 22 YEARS OF SERVICE AS AN ATOKA POLICE OFFICER. HE WAS ALSO A FARMER, TRUCK...

Sep 18, 2007

Name: Robert L. Graham a lifetime Coal county resident BORN: May 25, 1925 in Centrahoma, OK to Robert Higgins & Eudora (Wood) Graham Passed Away: Sept. 18, 2007in Ada, OK Age: 82 years, 3 months & 24 days Married: Cora Lee Williams on Jan. 12, 1945 in Coalgate, OK Education: Attended Mowdy school Occupation: farmer & rancher Church Affiliation: member...

Sep 18, 2007

NAME: CHARLES SIMS WEBB AGE 68 A CANEY AREA RESIDENT BORN: FEBRUARY 16, 1939 TO JOHN WEBB AND STELLA (WOODS) WEBB PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER AGE: 68 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS OCCUPATION: .HE WAS A TRUCK DRIVER AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. CHARLIE LIKED TO HUNT AND FISH. SURVIVED BY...

Sep 15, 2007

Name: Robert C. Roebuck, a Coal County Resident BORN: December 25, 1931 at Coalgate, Ok, to William M. Roebuck & Annie Mae Sheldon Roebuck Passed Away: Saturday, September 15, 2007 at Ada, OK Age: 75 years, 03 months & 10 days Education: attended Olney & Coalgate schools Married: Glenda J. Magby on June 30, 1988 at Coalgate, OK Occupation: Farmer...

Sep 15, 2007

NAME: ANNA RUTH (SEWELL) COX AGE 71 A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT BORN: JULY 16, 1936 TO HERBERT OQUIN TALBOTT AND ANNA SEWELL AT BENTLEY PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2007 AT SOUTHEASTERN MEDICAL CENTER IN DURANT AGE 71 YEARS 1 MONTHS 29 DAYS EDUCATION: ANNA ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BENTLEY, CENTER POINT AND OAK GROVE MARRIED: SHE MARRIED SETH COX...

Sep 12, 2007

NAME: LLOYD ELVIN "JACK" LONG AGE 85, LIFELONG FARRIS AREA RESIDENT BORN: APRIL 7, 1922 TO WILLIAM H. LONG AND LUCY NANCE LONG AT DARWIN, OK PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007 AT HIS RESIDENCE AGE 85 YEARS 5 MONTHS 5 DAYS EDUCATION: JACK ATTENDED SCHOOL AT CENTERPOINT OCCUPATION: HE WORKED AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION CONTRACTOR, LOGGER AND SAWMILLER....

Sep 11, 2007

NAME: ELSON T.A. FRANK AGE 75 OF ATOKA BORN: JANUARY 16, 1932 TO TOM FRANK AND LILLIE (BAUGH) FRANK PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE 75 YEARS 7 MONTHS 25 DAYS EDUCATION: ELSON ATTENDED SCHOOL AT KIOWA OCCUPATION: HE WORKED AS A CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR AND RANCHER CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A CHRISTIAN. A MEMBER...

Sep 10, 2007

Name: Johnny Gomez, a Coalgate resident BORN: May 23, 1930 in LaGrange, TX to Mike & Beginia Gomez Passed Away: Sept. 10, 2007 in Ada, OK Age: 77 years, 3 months & 17 days Married: Victoria Vasques and later married Mary Lue Nash Education: Occupation: he worked yard care and maintenance Church Affiliation: Other: Survivors Son: Albert Gomez of Coalgate,...

Sep 10, 2007

Name: ybil Louise (McCurry) Davis, a longtime Coalgate resident Born: Dec. 28, 1928 in Alex, Ok to Jesse D. McCurry & Gussie M. Nole Passed Away: Sept. 10, 2007 in Coalgate, Ok Age: 78 years, 8 months & 12 days Attended Cairo school Married: John D. Davis on June 1, 1949 at Ada, OK Occupation: homemaker Church Affiliation: member of...

Sep 8, 2007

Name: SHERMAN B. BRANOM, AGE 102 A RESIDENT OF THE LEHIGH AREA SINCE 1910 WHEN HIS FAMILY CAME TO THE AREA IN A COVEERED WAGON. BORN: MARCH 29, 1905 AT SHERMAN, TX. TO JAMES WASHINGTON & MARY SERENA (FARMER ) BRANOM Passed Away: SATURDAY SEPT. 8, 2007 AT HIS RESIDENCE WEST OF LEHIGH Age: 102 years, 5 months & 9...

Sep 7, 2007

Name: Betty Ann (Snyder) Phillips a Coalgate resident BORN: August 15, 1927 in Ann Abor, MI to Albert O. & Olive Snyder Passed Away: Sept. 7, 2007 in Coalgate, OK Age: 80 years & 12 days Married: Robert C. Ebert, Kenneth L. Woods and later married James Philllips on July 13, 1966 in Las Vegas, NV Education: attended school in...

Sep 3, 2007

Name: Johnny Lee Nichols, a longtime Coalgate resident BORN: Nov. 18, 1949 in Gerty, OK to Henry Lee & Elsie (Jamersin) Nichols Passed Away: Sept. 3, 2007 in OKc, OK Age: 57 years, 9 months & 15 days Married: Velma King and Shirley Waldrop Education: Attended Gerty & Coalgate Schools Occupation: he was a logger Other: He was a U.S....

Aug 29, 2007

NAME: MARCUS DALE MANION, LIFE LONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT BORN: NOVEMBER 2, 1964 TO FLOYD DALE GAYLER AND CHRISTINE (THOMPSON) MANION AT BAKERSFIELD, CA PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007 AT MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA AGE 42 YEARS 9 MONTHS 27 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT KIOWA AND STRINGTOWN. MARRIED: HE MARRIED DIANNA RENEE DAVIES ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1985 AT STRINGTOWN,...

Aug 28, 2007

NAME: WILLIAM NATHAN SELF AGE 72 A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF DAISY

BORN: JANUARY 18, 1935 TO CLAUDE EDGAR SELF AND IVA CLEMMIE(FARLEY) SELF AT DAISY PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2007 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN DAISY AGE 72 YEARS 7 MONTHS 10 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED PLEASANT VALLEY, STANLEY AND STRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE ENJOYED PLAYING BASKETBALL....

Aug 27, 2007

NAME: ANGELINE MAGDALINE (WELNIAK) BAGBY AGE 86

BORN: MARCH 31, 1921 TO PETE WELNIAK AND MARY ROSE GARNEY WELNIAK AT ORD, NEBRASKA PASSED AWAY: MONDAY AUGUST 27, 2007 AT SOUTHEASTERN MEDICAL CENTER IN DURANT. AGE: 86 YEARS 4 MONTHS 26 DAYS EDUCATION: NEBRASKA SCHOOL MARRIED: SHE MARRIED ROBERT REEDCEY BAGBY ON DECEMBER 31, 1945 AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA....