Obituaries

Jan 5, 2006

NAME: ROBERT "BOB" COURSON, AGE 65, ALONG TIME COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. Courson,Bob BORN: MARCH 15, 1940 AT COALGATE, OK TO NARIA AND LAURA (MANIS) COURSON. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006 IN COALGATE, OK AGE: 65 YEARS 9 MONTHS 19 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LONE STAR MARRIED: DORIS JEAN COLE IN DEC. 24, 1997 IN COALGATE, OK OCCUPATION:...

Jan 4, 2006

NAME: GLADYS VIVIAN (HUNTER) JOHNSTON, AGE 83, A LONGTIME COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 5, 1922 AT CENTRAHOMA, OK TO PERRY AND ETHEL (WORKMAN) HUNTER. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2006 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 83 YEARS 9 MONTHS 29 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN CENTRAHOMA AND OLD OWL. MARRIED: OBIE JOHNSTON ON DECEMBER 6, 1937 IN COALGATE, OK....

Jan 2, 2006

NAME: JARETHA NELL STEPHENS, AGE 66, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 13, 1939 AT TUSHKA, OK TO TERRY AND BONNIE HERCEL (WAGGONER) FLANIGAN. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 2006 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT, OK. AGE: 66 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS EDUCATION: JARETHA ATTENDED TUSHKA SCHOOLS AND SHE PLAYED...

Jan 1, 2006

NAME: SARAH MAGGIE MAE (GRISSOM) HUDSON, AGE 85, A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF COAL COUNTY, OK. BORN: JULY 22, 1920 IN BURROW, OK TO WILLIE ERNEST AND BETTY JANE (BUTLER) GRISSOM. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2006 IN ADA, OK. AGE: 85 YEARS 5 MONTHS 9 DAYS MARRIED: OBIE OLEN HUDSON ON DECEMBER 22, 1936 IN ADA, OK. EDUCATION: ATTENDED...

Dec 31, 2005

NAME: HOMER CHARLIE MARTIN, AGE 87, A RESIDENT OF COALGATE, OK. BORN: MAY 22, 1918 AT NORMAN, OK TO FLOYD THOMAS MARTIN AND MAUDIE MAY YANDELL. PASSED AWAY: DECEMBER 31, 2005 AT HIS HOME IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 87 YEARS 7 MONTHS 9 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED CAIRO SCHOOL. MARRIED: VERA FERN JOHNSTON ON AUGUST 6, 1938 AT COALGATE, OK....

Dec 29, 2005

NAME: LEO CULLEN YATES, AGE 76, A COAL COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 5, 1929 AT CENTRAHOMA, OK, TO HERMAN CULLEN AND ALICE (BODDY) YATES. PASSED AWAY: DECEMBER 29, 2005 IN ADA, OK. AGE: 76 YEARS 3 MONTHS 24 DAY S MARRIED: MARGARET WINFREY ON NOVEMBER 26, 1958 IN LAS VEGAS, NV. EDUCATION: ATTENDED CENTRAHOMA SCHOOL AND POLLY HIGH IN...

Dec 27, 2005

NAME: ERNEST GLEN PETE RECTOR, AGE 85, AN IRON STOB AREA RESIDENT SINCE AGE 7.

BORN: JUNE 19, 1920 AT MORRIS, OK TO MART WESLEY AND MYRTLE (MURRELL) RECTOR. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE: 85 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS EDUCATION: PETE ATTENDED WYANDOTTE AND IRON STOB SCHOOLS, AND...

Dec 19, 2005

NAME: DORIS RUTH (GRAY) SPRINGER, AGE 76, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 17, 1929 AT THROCKMORTON, TX TO JOHN ELMER AND OPAL PEARL (BELL) GRAY. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2005 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA COUNTY NEAR CADDO, OK . AGE: 76 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS EDUCATION: DORIS ATTENDED BOGGY DEPOT AND LIBERTY...

Dec 17, 2005

NAME: ANGEL FAITH STONE, BABY DAUGHTER OF JAMES LEONE AND HANNAH RENEA (FEATHERSTON) STONE. BORN: NOVEMBER 10, 2005 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. PASSED AWAY: DECEMBER 17, 2005 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 1 MONTH 7 DAYS CHURCH AFFILIATION: COTTONWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH SURVIVED BY PARENTS: JAMES AND HANNAH (FEATHERSTON) STONE OF THE HOME AT COALGATE, OK. SISTERS: SAVANNAH STONE, DYLAN STONE, AND...

Dec 12, 2005

NAME: ANNA L. (FORTENBERRY) NICHOLS, AGE 86, A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: APRIL 17, 1919 AT ATOKA, OK TO JOHN AND MILLIE (LOWE) FAULKENBERRY. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2005 AT HER ATOKA RESIDENCE. AGE: 86 YEARS 7 MONTHS 15 DAYS. MARRIED: EARL SAM NICHOLS ON JUNE 14, 1941 AT LAWTON, OK. OCCUPATION: ANNA WAS NURSE'S ASSISTANT...

Dec 12, 2005

NAME: CLARENCE JUNIOR BAYLES, AGE 59, AN ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 20, 1946 AT ATOKA, OK TO MARION AND RUBY MYRTLE MELISSA (HUNT) BAYLES. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2005 AT ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. AGE: 59 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: MARILYN ANN MASON ON OCTOBER 18,...

Dec 11, 2005

NAME: HELEN B. (HENSON) BRADY, AGE 92, A RESIDENT OF ATOKA FOR 70 YEARS.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 6, 1913 AT WETUMKA, OK TO JOHN C. C. LUM AND ONIE (SHAMBLIN) HENSON. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2005 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 92 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS MARRIED: CLYDE DANIEL BUTLER ON OCTOBER 1, 1933...

Dec 11, 2005

NAME: AGNES G. (GREEN) BETASSO, AGE 92, OF COALGATE, OK AND FORMERLY OF FAIRBORN, OH. BORN: JUNE 22, 1913, AT ATOKA, OK TO MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM GREEN. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2005 IN EL PASO, TX. AGE: 92 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. MARRIED: ANTHONY BETASSO ON JANUARY 11, 1930. AGNES AND HUSBAND MOVED (AFTER RETIREMENT...

Dec 5, 2005

NAME: PATRICK ISAIAH MILLER, INFANT SON OF STEVE WILLIAM AND KELLEY MARIE (CANNON) MILLER. BORN: MONDAY, DECEMEBER 5, 2005 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2005 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. SURVIVED BY PARENTS: STEVE AND KELLEY MILLER OF THE HOME IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK. BROTHER: NATHANIEL...

Dec 3, 2005

NAME: JERRY LEWIS ATKINSON, AGE 44, OF ADA AND A FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 14, 1961 IN OKLAHOMA CITY TO JAMES OTIS AND VIRGINIA ELLEN (WALKER) ATKINSON. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2005 AT THE VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 44 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: JERRY ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN KREMLIN, OKLAHOMA AND...

Dec 2, 2005

NAME: LANDON GAGE WERNER, INFANT SON OF GERALD JESSE RONALD WERNER AND STEFANIE DAWN (LOFTIS) WERNER. BORN: FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 2005 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. SURVIVED BY PARENTS: GERALD AND STEFANIE WERNER OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDPARENTS: STEVE AND DAWN LOFTIS OF...

Dec 2, 2005

NAME: ERETTA (WASHINGTON) SMITH, AGE 91, LONGTIME STRINGTOWN RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 24, 1914 AT WAPANUCKA TO GEORGE SR. AND ALLIE (COX) WASHINGTON. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005 AT HER HOME IN STRINGTOWN. AGE: 91 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS. EDUCATION: ERETTA ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WAPANUCKA AND ATOKA, OK. MARRIED: EVANS TYREE SMITH ON DECEMBER 19, 1928 IN...

Dec 2, 2005

NAME: RAYMOND EDWARD ED TOMLINSON, AGE 62, OF COALGATE, OK. BORN: JULY 19, 1943 IN CAIRO, OK TO THEADORE AND DEADRAIN DEE (BOWERMAN) TOMLINSON. PASSED AWAY: DECEMBER 2, 2005 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 62 YEARS 4 MONTHS 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED COALGATE AND CENTRAHOMA SCHOOLS. OCCUPATION: RETIRED BUSINESS OWNER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: THE BAPTIST FAITH. SURVIVED BY SONS: TANNER TOMLINSON...

Nov 29, 2005

NAME: MARY CATHERINE (MESSNER) BECKER, AGE 76, A LONGTIME COALGATE RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 3, 1929 IN SPRINGFIELD, IL TO CHARLES AND ELIZABETH (SELINGER) MESSNER. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2005 IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 76 YEARS 2 MONTHS 26 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT CHICKASHA ACADEMY SCHOOL AND GRADUATED IN 1947. MARRIED: STANLEY JOSEPH BECKER IN 1949. OCCUPATION: SHE...

Nov 26, 2005

NAME: ALFRED D. HOSS FITZGERALD, AGE 73, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 16, 1932 AT HEDLEY, TX TO ROBERT W. AND EDNA (CHISM) FITZGERALD. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2005 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK AGE: 73 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: HOSS ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS AND SOUTHEASTERN OK STATE UNIVERSITY. MARRIED: SUE...