Obituaries

Mar 12, 2007

NAME: OLLIE LEE (STILES) WILSON LADD, AGE 78, A LIFELONG LANE-ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 12, 1928 AT COALGATE, OK TO ISAAC AND NANCY JANE (EDWARDS) STILES. PASSED AWAY: EARLY MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 2007 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 78 YEARS 8 MONTHS. EDUCATION: OLLIE ATTENDED THE ROUND HILL SCHOOL IN COAL COUNTY. MARRIED: PAUL WILSON ON...

Mar 8, 2007

NAME: TERESINA OLIVIA (PELLEGRINI) VOTO, AGE 99, A RESIDENT OF ATOKA SINCE 1932. BORN: SEPTEMBER 8, 1907 AT LEHIGH, OK TO ERNESTO AND CLOTILDE MARIE (ENRIETTO) PELLEGRINI. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 8, 2007 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 99 YEARS 6 MONTHS. EDUCATION: TERESINA WAS A 1927 GRADUATE OF LEHIGH HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED: JOSEPH DOMINIC VOTO...

Mar 8, 2007

NAME: J. D. SUMMERS, AGE 73, A LONGTIME TISHOMINGO AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 5, 1933 AT GERTY, OK TO WILLIAM EDGAR AND RHODA JANE (PEEK) SUMMERS. PASSED AWAY: EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 2007 AT THE TISHOMINGO HOSPITAL. AGE: 73 YEARS 6 MONTHS 3 DAYS. EDUCATION: J. D. ATTENDED SCHOOL AT GERTY, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS. A SELF EMPLOYED...

Mar 7, 2007

NAME: MELVIN FRANKLIN PERKINS, AGE 67, A LONGTIME FARRIS AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 7, 1939 AT MILBURN, OKLAHOMA TO ARTHUR FRANKLIN AND SELMA (PALMER) PERKINS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 67 YEARS 10 MONTHS. EDUCATION: MELVIN ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM MILBURN HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS OF 1961. HE GRADUATED FROM SOUTHEASTERN...

Mar 7, 2007

NAME: VIRGIL ELMO OLIVER, AGE 78, A RESIDENCE OF SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. BORN: FEBRUARY 12,1929 AT ADA, OK TO CLARENCE LAVAUGHN OLIVER AND HAZEL ( CARMICHAEL) OLIVER. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7,2007 AT THE SILOAM SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 78 YEARS AND 25 DAYS. MARRIED: FERN (BUMPASS) OLIVER. OCCUPATION: GROCERY STORE OWNER AND BOX MAKER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: CHURCH OF...

Mar 4, 2007

NAME: LESLIE ALVIN WARD, AGE 63, A LONGTIME COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 23, 1943 TO EMMITT LEON AND MANIE ELLEN (RUTH) WARD. PASSED AWAY: MARCH 4, 2007 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 63 YEARS 7 MONTHS 11 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED COTTONWOOD AND COALGATE. MARRIED: DOROTHY WARD. VELMA JEAN JEANNIE IMOE ON AUGUST 18, 1990 IN DE QUEEN, AR. OCCUPATION:...

Mar 3, 2007

NAME: LORA JANICE (KEENER) PAGE, AGE 83, A LIFELONG COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 27, 1923 AT COALGATE TO ALBERT FRANKLIN AND BESSIE MARIE (TRENTHAM) KEENER. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2007 AT THE HURLEY MANOR IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 83 YEARS 4 MONTHS 7 DAYS EDUCATION: LORA GRADUATED FROM ASHLAND SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED WITH AN RN CERTIFICATE FROM...

Mar 3, 2007

NAME: MARY JO (DOWNARD) WEST, AGE 88, A COALGATE RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 22, 1918 AT CENTRAHOMA, OK TO WILLIAM ROBERT AND VIVIAN (WILSON) DOWNARD. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2007 AT COALGATE, OK. AGE: 88 YEARS 9 MONTHS 11 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT CENTRAHOMA AND COALGATE. MARRIED: L. T. WEST ON APRIL 29, 1932 AT TULSA, OK. OCCUPATION:...

Feb 28, 2007

NAME: IDELL RUTHLEE (WITHROW) WALLACE, AGE 85, A LIFELONG ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 23, 1921 IN ATOKA COUNTY TO CLAUDE AND ADELL (SWINDELL) WITHROW. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 AT THE ELMBROOK NURSING HOME IN ARDMORE WHERE SHE HAD   RESIDED THE PAST 3 YEARS. AGE: 85 YEARS 7 MONTH AND 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: IDELL ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS AND...

Feb 28, 2007

NAME: BEVERLY ANN (MOWDY) COLE, AGE 73, A COALGATE RESIDENT.

BORN: JANUARY 6, 1934 IN (COAL COUNTY) MOWDY, OK TO JIM GLEN AND SUSAN ELLA (HOUGH) MOWDY.. PASSED AWAY: FEBRUARY 28, 2007 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 73 YEARS 1 MONTH 22 DAYS EDUCATION: BEVERLY ATTENDED CENTRAHOMA SCHOOL, GRADUATING IN 1953. MARRIED: EUGENE DAVID COLE IN RENO, NV....

Feb 26, 2007

NAME: LOREN RICHARD PITSENBARGER, AGE 78, COALGATE RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 27, 1928 IN BINGHAM, WEST VIRGINIA TO MARION E. AND VIRGIE (NUTTER) PITSENBARGER. PASSED AWAY: FEBRUARY 26, 2007 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 78 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS MARRIED: MARJORIE RUTH SCHALLER ON NOVEMBER 12, 1974 IN SOUTH BEND, IN. OCCUPATION: HE OWNED A DRY CLEANERS (KEYS CLEANERS)...

Feb 26, 2007

NAME: EDNA MAE (PETERS)JACKSON, AGE 85, A LIFELONG LANE-ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 13, 1922 OF ATOKA TO WILLIAM LEWIS AND TRACY LILLIE (TAYLOR) PETERS. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007 AT HER DAUGHTER'S HOME. AGE: 85 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: EDNA ATTENDED MAYERS CHAPEL OF LANE, OK AND GOODLAND INDIAN SCHOOL NEAR HUGO, OK. MARRIED:...

Feb 25, 2007

NAME: DARLENE (HOAGLIN) KNIGHT, AGE 66, A COALGATE RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 13, 1941 IN OKLAHOMA CITY TO ALBERT AND GRACE ETTA (DAVENPORT) HOAGLIN. PASSED AWAY: FEBRUARY 25, 2007 IN CANTON, TX. AGE: 66 YEARS 1 MONTH 12 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN ARIZONA. MARRIED: L. J. KNIGHT ON MAY 22, 1957 IN STANFIELD, AZ. OCCUPATION: HOMEMAKER AND COOK FOR...

Feb 25, 2007

NAME: SARAH ELAINE (JONES) HOGUE, AGE 58, A LONGTIME CENTRAHOMA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 10, 1948 IN CHATTANOOGA, TN TO ALBERT B. AND MARTHA (MORGAN) JONES. PASSED AWAY: FEBRUARY 25, 2007 IN ADA, OK. AGE: 58 YEARS 11 MONTHS 15 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN TIANAN, TIAWAN AND GRADUATED IN 1966. MARRIED: ELDON E. HOGUE ON JANUARY 10, 1970 IN...

Feb 24, 2007

NAME: VIRGIL PALMER HARDIN, AGE 84, LIFELONG FARRIS AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 19, 1922 AT DARWIN, OK TO JASPER NEWTON AND OLLIE (HORTON) HARDIN. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2007 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 84 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: VIRGIL ATTENDED PINE SPRINGS AND ATOKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: PAULINE F. SCALES ON NOVEMBER 29, 1948...

Feb 23, 2007

NAME: GRACE LACEY (WALKER) BRINKLEY AGE 98, A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 29, 1908 AT POST OAK TO THOMAS WORTH AND "KITTIE" SUSIE CATHERINE (HUGHES) WALKER. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 98 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: GRACE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT POST OAK. MARRIED: ROBERT SCOTT BRINKLEY IN...

Feb 20, 2007

NAME: JACKIE WAYNE THOMPSON REEVES, AGE 15 DAYS, INFANT SON OF BOBBY MATTHEW REEVES AND PRECIOUS   ANNIE THOMPSON. BORN: FEBRUARY 5 2007 AT DEACONESS HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2007 AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 15 DAYS. SURVIVED BY PARENTS: BOBBY MATTHEW REEVES OF OKLAHOMA CITY. PRECIOUS ANNIE THOMPSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BROTHER:...

Feb 20, 2007

NAME: WINSTON PETWAY RICE, AGE 89, A LONGTIME CLARITA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 12, 1917 IN STRATFORD, OK TO HULET THOMAS AND REBECCA RUTH (HALL) RICE. PASSED AWAY: FEBRUARY 20, 2007 IN SULPHUR, OK. AGE: 89 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED MADILL HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING IN 1938. SHE ALSO ATTENDED HILL'S BUSINESS COLLEGE. MARRIED: BILLIE JEAN ROBINSON...

Feb 18, 2007

NAME: TANNER ZANE RAINS, AGE 16, A LIFELONG BENTLEY, ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 27, 1990 TO LARRY DEAN AND MARY (CLAUNCH) RAINS AT MCALESTER, OK PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2007 IN RURAL ATOKA COUNTY FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE   ACCIDENT. AGE: 16 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS. EDUCATION: TANNER WAS A FRESHMAN AT ATOKA HIGH...

Feb 17, 2007

NAME: ELLENA OPAL (CLAPP) DOBSON, AGE 88, OF COALGATE, OK. BORN: JULY 27, 1918 IN COAL COUNTY, OK TO WILBORN C. .W.C. AND CLARA BELL (YANCY) CLAPP. PASSED AWAY: FEBRUARY 17, 2007 AT COALGATE, OK. AGE: 88 YEARS 6 MONTHS 20 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED COALGATE SCHOOLS. MARRIED: BILL DOBSON ON DECEMBER 17, 1946 AT COAL COUNTY, OK. OCCUPATION: HOMEMAKER....