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Minnie Beth Hokett

Minnie Beth Hokett

Jun 16, 2007

NAME: MINNIE BETH (CRITES) HOKETT, AGE 65, A FORMER LIFELONG CANEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 17, 1941 AT CANEY, OKLAHOMA TO RICHARD BAKER MONK AND MINEOLA LOLA (HAMMOND) CRITES. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2007 AT INTEGERIS, SOUTHWEST IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 65 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS EDUCATION: MINNIE ATTENDED CANEY SCHOOLS MARRIED: DOYLE DEAN HOKETT ON...

Steven Deon Alexander

Steven Deon Alexander

Jun 14, 2007

NAME: STEVEN DEON ALEXANDER, AGE 34, A MCALESTER AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 2, 1972 AT ATOKA, OK TO CHARLIE BARRIETTE AND ALLIE RAE (SMITH) ALEXANDER. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2007 AT MCALESTER, OK. AGE: 34 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS EDUCATION: STEVEN ATTENDED SCHOOL AT DENISON, TX AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH...

Cindy Kay (Gammon) Hunter Hamlin

Cindy Kay (Gammon) Hunter Hamlin

Jun 12, 2007

NAME: CINDY KAY (GAMMON) HUNTER HAMLIN, AGE 44, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 9, 1963 AT DURANT, OK TO HASKEL JASPER AND ROSA LEE (WHITE) GAMMON. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 2007 AT HER RESIDENCE IN CANEY, OK. AGE: 44 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS. EDUCATION: CINDY ATTENDED CANEY SCHOOLS, SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY...

Carroll Taylor "Bud" Woodell

Carroll Taylor "Bud" Woodell

Jun 6, 2007

NAME: CARROLL TAYLOR "BUD" WOODELL, AGE 71, A RESIDENT OF MARIETTA, OK. BORN: JANUARY 30, 1936 IN OLNEY, OK TO SAM AND ANNIE (HICKS) WOODELL. PASSED AWAY: JUNE 6, 2007 IN MARIETTA, OK. AGE: 71 YEARS 4 MONTHS 6 DAYS EDUCATION: BUD ATTENDED OLNEY SCHOOLS. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A FARMER AND A RANCHER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: OF THE PENTECOSTAL FAITH....

J. D. "Jack" Mcginty

J. D. "Jack" Mcginty

May 30, 2007

NAME: J. D. "JACK" MCGINTY, AGE 87, A LIFE LONG ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 23, 1919 AT IRON STOB IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO EARL THOMAS AND MOLLIE (MOUNT) MCGINTY. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 87 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS EDUCATION: JACK ATTENDED SCHOOL AT GRASSY LAKE, BLACK JACK...

Christopher Stanley Michael Ingrum

Christopher Stanley Michael Ingrum

May 27, 2007

NAME: CHRISTOPHER STANLEY MICHAEL INGRUM, INFANT SON, OF MANDALL INGRUM. BORN: SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 AT THE MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF MCALESTER, OK. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 AT THE MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: MANDALL INGRUM OF THE HOME IN KIOWA, OK. GODMOTHER: WENDY SINGLETON OF KIOWA, OK. GRANDPARENTS: JANICE AND TOMMY INGRUM OF ATOKA, OK....

Lloyd Deward Gibbs

Lloyd Deward Gibbs

May 24, 2007

NAME: LLOYD DEWARD GIBBS, AGE 75, A LONG TIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 31, 1931 TO NORMAN RODERICK AND ALTA BEATRICE (PEARCE) GIBBS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2007. AGE: 75 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS. EDUCATION: LLOYD ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS PLAYED BASKETBALL THERE. MARRIED: YVONNE COCHRAN PHILLIPS. OCCUPATION: LLOYD...

Joan Deloris (Givens) Kennedy

Joan Deloris (Givens) Kennedy

May 23, 2007

NAME: JOAN DELORIS (GIVENS) KENNEDY, AGE 75, AN ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 28, 1931 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO FLETCHER BRIAN AND EDNA LYLE (KEEL) GIVENS, SR. PASSED AWAY: EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 2007 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE: 75 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS. EDUCATION: JOAN ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA, ATOKA, MCALESTER AND GRADUATED FROM...

Donald Roy Coyle

Donald Roy Coyle

May 22, 2007

NAME: DONALD ROY COYLE, AGE 67, A LIFELONG BENTLEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 19, 1940 AT BENTLEY, OK TO EDGAR GRAHAM AND RUTH LEE (JACKSON) COYLE. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007 AT WILSON N. JONES HOSPITAL IN SHERMAN, TX. AGE: 67 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 3 DAYS. EDUCATION: DONALD ATTENDED BOTH BENTLEY AND ATOKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: LINDA NADINE...

Gilbert Odell Sawyer

Gilbert Odell Sawyer

May 21, 2007

NAME: GILBERT ODELL SAWYER, AGE 67, A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 9, 1939 AT CADE, OK TO WILLIAM ANDREW AND HESSIE MYRTLE MAE (BAKER) SAWYER. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007 AT PUSHMATAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL IN ANTLERS, OK. AGE: 67 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: GILBERT ATTENDED BOLAR AND CRYSTAL SCHOOLS. MARRIED: LYNN WILLIAMS. JUDY...

Venus May (Smallwood) Mathis

Venus May (Smallwood) Mathis

May 17, 2007

NAME: VENUS MAY (SMALLWOOD) MATHIS, AGE 91, A COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 8, 1915 IN PHILLIPS, OK TO ALLISON AND MINNIE (PAYNE) SMALLWOOD. PASSED AWAY: MAY 17, 2007 IN COALGATE, OK AGE: 91 YEARS 7 MONTHS 9 DAYS EDUCATION: VENUS ATTENDED SCHOOL IN PHILLIPS, OK. MARRIED: J. D. MATHIS IN 1932 AT PHILLIPS, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A...

Wallace G. Acosta

Wallace G. Acosta

May 15, 2007

NAME: WALLACE G. ACOSTA, AGE 78, OF COALGATE, OK. BORN: AUGUST 24, 1928 AT LEHIGH, OK TO JIM AND MYRTLE (MORENO) ACOSTA. PASSED AWAY: MAY 15, 2007 AT COALGATE, OK. AGE: 78 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS. EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED COALGATE SCHOOLS. MARRIED: HE WAS MARRIED TO MARY MASON, JACQUETTA ACOSTA, AND GLADYS ACOSTA. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A...

Paul William Carter

Paul William Carter

May 7, 2007

NAME: PAUL WILLIAM CARTER, AGE 84, A LONGTIME COALGATE RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 14, 1922, TUPELO, COAL COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO WILLIE ELISHA AND ANNA MAE (JOHNSON) CARTER. PASSED AWAY: MAY 7, 2007 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 84 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN TALOGA, OK. MARRIED: SYBIL LENORA HOGUE ON APRIL 30, 1944 IN ATOKA, OK....

Ura Manuel Horton

Ura Manuel Horton

May 6, 2007

NAME: URA MANUEL HORTON, AGE 92, A LONGTIME COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 6, 1915 AT TUPELO, OK TO JOHN ANDREW AND DELIA ETTA (SWAFFER) HORTON PASSED AWAY: MAY 6, 2007 AT ALLEN, OK. AGE: 92 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS. EDUCATION: URA ATTENDED GOULD, TUPELO, AND EUBANKS SCHOOLS. HE RECEIVED HIS G.E.D. IN THE ARMY AND LATER LEARNED AUTO...

Kamean Gunner Nowlin

Kamean Gunner Nowlin

May 6, 2007

NAME: KAMEAN GUNNER NOWLIN, AGE 8, A BENTLEY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: APRIL 13, 1999 AT DURANT, OK TO CLINT AND JENNIFFER DEE ANN (MOBBS) NOWLIN. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2007 AT HIS HOME NEAR BENTLEY. AGE: 8 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS . SURVIVED BY PARENTS: CLINT AND JENNIFFER NOWLIN OF THE HOME. SISTER AND BROTHER: FELICIA...

Eugenia Lee "Jeanie" (Tisdell) Capshaw

Eugenia Lee "Jeanie" (Tisdell) Capshaw

May 6, 2007

NAME: EUGENIA LEE "JEANIE" (TISDELL) CAPSHAW, AGE 56, AN ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 7, 1951 AT SULPHUR, OK TO EUGENE ORVILLE AND GEORGIA LEE (PATRICK) TISDELL. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY NIGHT, MAY 6, 2007 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE: 56 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS. EDUCATION: JEANIE ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN RICHMOND, CA. OCCUPATION:...

Bill Leslie Cotham

Bill Leslie Cotham

May 4, 2007

NAME: BILL LESLIE COTHAM, AGE 88, A FORMER CRYSTAL-ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 23, 1918 AT LEONARD, TEXAS TO LESLIE AND ESTHER M. (JONES) COTHAM. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 2007 AT GLADEWATER, TEXAS. AGE: 88 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED LEONARD, TEXAS SCHOOLS. MARRIED: JUANITA O'CONNER IN 1945 AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. OCCUPATION:...

Charles Ray Ridley

Charles Ray Ridley

Apr 30, 2007

NAME: CHARLES RAY RIDLEY, AGE 81, A LIFE TIME COALGATE AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 4, 1926 IN CLARITA, OK TO MARION LUTHER AND WINNIE LOU ( FORGEY) RIDLEY. PASSED AWAY: RAY PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 30, 2007 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 81 YEARS 2 MONTHS 26 DAYS. EDUCATION: RAY ATTENDED SCHOOL IN CLARITA, OK, GRADUATING IN 1944. MARRIED: MARGARET...

F. R. Heck

F. R. Heck

Apr 29, 2007

NAME: F. R. HECK, AGE 72, A LIFELONG COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 27, 1934 AT CENTRAHOMA, OK TO FRANK ADLEY AND MAUD PRISCILLA (DAVIS) HECK. PASSED AWAY: APRIL 29, 2007 AT COALGATE, OK. AGE: 72 YEARS 11 MONTHS 2 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED ALL 12 YEARS OF SCHOOL AT CENTRAHOMA, GRADUATING IN 1953. MARRIED: JUANITA MARIE RICHARDSON ON DECEMBER...

Jennifer Kay (Bates) Reeder

Jennifer Kay (Bates) Reeder

Apr 28, 2007

NAME: JENNIFER KAY (BATES) REEDER, AGE 32, A WAPANUCKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 10, 1975 AT DURANT, OK TO RONNY LEE AND LINDA KAY (CHASTAIN) BATES. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2007 SOUTH OF WAPANUCKA ON HWY 48 FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AN   AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AGE: 32 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS. EDUCATION: JENNIFER ATTENDED COLEMAN SCHOOLS UNTIL...

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