Obituaries

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....

Aug 25, 2007

NAME: NICHOLS GORDON POWELL AGE: 21 OF DURANT

BORN: JAN 23, 1986 TO DR. J.W. POWELL, M.D. AND NORMA JEAN WESLEY POWELL AT IRVING, TX PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2007 AT STREETMAN, TEXAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. AGE: 21 YEARS 7 MONTHS 2 DAYS EDUCATION: NOCHOLS ATTENDED ROCKWALL HIGH SCHOOL IN ROCKWALL TEXAS OCCUPATION: HE WORKED...

Aug 20, 2007

NAME: LOUIS WILLIS PELLEGRINI, AGE 89 AND OF THE LEHIGH AREA\

BORN: DECEMBER 13, 1917 TO ERNESTO PELLEGRINI AND CLOTILDE (ENERITTO) PELLEGRINI, LEHIGH PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2007 AT HIS HOME IN LEHIGH AGE: 89 YEARS 8 MONTH AND 7 DAYS EDUCATION: HE GRADUATED FROM LEHIGH HIGH SCHOOL OCCUPATION: RETIRED MILITARY FROM THE US ARMY AIR...

Aug 15, 2007

Name: Irene Susie (Kerr) Sims, a longtime Coal County resident BORN: April 7, 1914 at Coalgate, OK, to Thomas Reid & Eula Nellie (Cox) Kerr Passed Away: August 15, 2007 in Coalgate, OK Age: 93 years, 4 months & 8 days Married: Education: Attended Coalgate High School, received her GED at the age of 56 Occupation: Store clerk at C&C...

Aug 14, 2007

Name: Glen Wood Page, a longtime Coal County resident BORN: July 11, 1920 in Cannon, TX, to Walter "Kit" & Maggie (Clepper) Page Passed Away: August 14, 2007 in Coalgate, OK Age: 87 years, 1 months & 3 days Married: Lora Kenner in Bonham, TX on June 4, 1949, she preceded him in death on March 3, 2007 Education: Attended...

Aug 13, 2007

Name: Ernest Herman Hofmann, a longtime Coalgate resident BORN: Oct. 6, 1913 in Cottonwood, Ok to Herman H. & Anna (Percy) Hofmann Passed Away: August 13, 2007 at home in Coalgate, OK Age: 93 years, 10 months & 7 days Married: Katherine Donnelly on May 13, 1943 at Coalgate, OK, she preceded him in death on April 13, 2007 Education:...

Aug 12, 2007

Name: Wiley "Shorty" Raper Age: 99 years Born: August 7, 1908 to John B and Lida Ann (Phillips) Raper at Milburn, Oklahoma Passed Away: Sunday, August 12, 2007 at the Kingston Family Care Center, Kingston, Oklahoma Education: Attended Emet School Married: Vera F. Fuller in 1933 at Milburn, Oklahoma Occupation: Mechanic his entire life, Shorty also worked for the WPA...

Aug 10, 2007

NAME: DONNA SUE (HALL) HURD, AGE 56 ,A LONGTIME FARRIS AREA RESIDENT BORN: DECEMBER 28, 1950 AT HUGO, OK. TO ERNEST MCCASTLE AND FRANCES P. (KIMES) HALL PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 10,, 2007 AT THE PUSHMATAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL IN ANTLERS , OK. AGE: 56 YEARS 8 MONTH AND 12 DAY EDUCATION: DONNA ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL IN FARRIS AND WAS...

Aug 8, 2007

NAME: ALMA FAYE (FRAZIER) WAGNER AGE 76 OF ATOKA

BORN: NOV. 25, 1930 TO ROLAND T. AND BELVA IRENE (BROWN) FRAZIER AT BOSWELL, OK. PASSED AWAY: WED. AUGUST 08, 2007 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE 76 YEARS 8 MONTH AND 13 DAYS EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED HIGH HILL, EAST ALISON AND BENTLEY SCHOOLS IN ATOKA COUNTY AND...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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...