Obituaries

Mar 3, 2002

NAME: MARLAN BIRDSONG, AGE 67, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 28, 1934 AT LANE, OKLAHOMA TO WILLIAM REED AND NAOMI ELIZABETH (FLOWERS) BIRDSONG.

PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY MARCH 3, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 67 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE, OK. OCCUPATION: MARLAN WORKED IN A SAWMILL,...

Mar 3, 2002

NAME: LEDRA LASHELLE (HOPKINS) AARON, AGE 29, A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 17, 1973 AT COALGATE, OKLAHOMA TO CLYDE YARBROUGH AND LUERENDA HOPKINS. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 AT OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 29 YEARS O MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1991....

Feb 27, 2002

NAME: THOMAS EZRA "TOMMY" LAVENDER, AGE 64, A RESIDENT OF THE CENTERPOINT AREA SINCE 1986.

BORN: JANUARY 10, 1938 AT CARADINE, ALABAMA TO CLEMONS J. AND ETTA (ROBBINS) LAVENDER.

PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2002 AT BATESVILLE, MO FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. AGE: 64 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS...

Feb 26, 2002

NAME: GUY ELMER KELLOGG JR, AGE 77, A LIFELONG DAISY AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 10, 1924 AT DAISY, OKLAHOMA TO GUY ELMER AND GRACE MARGARET (FURR) KELLOGG. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2002 AT MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 77 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT DAISY AND STRINGTOWN GRADUATING IN 1941. MARRIED: MATTIE ALBERTIE WILLIAMSON...

Feb 25, 2002

NAME: DESSIE ELIZABETH (LACKEY) WORKMAN, AGE 87, A LONGTIME CANEY AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 4, 1914 AT CANEY, OKLAHOMA TO ALBERT G. AND SARAH ALIVITINE (PRICE) LACKEY. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2002 AT KING'S DAUGHTERS AND SONS NURSING HOME IN DURANT, OK. AGE: 87 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BUCKHOLT AND...

Feb 22, 2002

NAME: PEGGY RUTH (TOLLIVER) SMITHART, 66, A TUSHKA RESIDENT THE PAST 40 YEARS. BORN: NOVEMBER 26, 1935 AT MCGREGOR, TEXAS TO CHARLES AND JIMMIE (COLE) TOLLIVER. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002 AT HER TUSHKA RESIDENCE. AGE: 66 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MCGREGOR, TX. MARRIED: IRA LEROY SMITHART ON APRIL 20, 1958 AT...

Feb 16, 2002

NAME: ALPHA OLETA (MCKINNEY) EVANS, AGE 68, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 19, 1933 AT DARWIN, OKLAHOMA TO ALVA WASHINGTON AND GLADYS JEWEL (GOODWIN) MCKINNEY. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2002 AT HER HOME EAST OF ATOKA, OK.

NAME: PEGGY RUTH (TOLLIVER) SMITHART, 66, A TUSHKA RESIDENT THE PAST 40 YEARS. BORN: NOVEMBER 26,...

Feb 14, 2002

NAME: GRACIE MAE (MANNING) NEAL, AGE 81, A LONGTIME STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 11, 1920 AT PHILLIPS, COAL COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO RUFUS MANNING, SR. AND JOANNA (EVANS) MANNING. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002 AT HURLEY HEALTH CENTER IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 81 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN,...

Feb 14, 2002

NAME: JAMES DONALD THOMPSON, AGE 74, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: JANUARY 28, 1928 AT DAISY, OKLAHOMA TO JOSEPH ALEXANDER AND FENETTIE (HUBBLE) THOMPSON. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 74 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT GOSS AND DAISY.

MARRIED: BILLIE FRANCES...

Feb 11, 2002

NAME: ANN B. SMITH, AGE 75, A STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 20, 1926 AT JASPER, ALABAMA TO GEORGE WASHINGTON AND LEILA (WHISENHUNT) BALLINGER. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 75 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT JASPER, AL.

MARRIED: ALWOOD SAMUEL SMITH ON...

Feb 5, 2002

NAME: FLORENCE THELMA (CALLICOAT) MAYO, AGE 84, A LIFELONG BENTLEY AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: OCTOBER 26, 1917 AT BENTLEY, OKLAHOMA TO WILLIAM GENE AND IDA MAE (BAZE) CALLICOAT. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2002 AT BENTLEY, OK. AGE: 84 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT EAST ALLISON.

MARRIED: HARVEY LEE...

Feb 3, 2002

NAME: WILLIAM ALLEN ESTEP, AGE 45, A LEHIGH AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 20, 1956 AT OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA TO WESLEY A. AND ANNA (KEELER) ESTEP. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2002 AT HURLEY HOSPITAL, COALGATE, OK. AGE: 45 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1974. WILLIAM...

Feb 2, 2002

NAME: DENNIS RAY GRANGER , AGE 66, A LIFELONG ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 28, 1935 AT HARMONY, OKLAHOMA TO ALVIN FRANCES AND BERTIE (WITHROW) GRANGER. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2002 AT HIS REISDENCE EAST OF ATOKA. AGE: 66 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 4 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT HARMONY AND ATOKA HIGH.

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Jan 31, 2002

NAME: HAZEL B. (DILLINGHAM) STARNES WOOD, AGE 79, A LONGTIME FARRIS AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 26, 1922 AT ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA TO HARVEY AND MINNIE (TERRY) DILLINGHAM.

PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2002 AT PUSHMATAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL IN ANTLERS, OK. AGE: 79 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT PINE...

Jan 29, 2002

NAME: WILLIAM ALONZO BUB SHOEMAKE, AGE 66, OF HEALDTON AND FORMER CRYSTAL RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 17, 1935 AT CRYSTAL T0 WILLIAM ALONZO AND GENEVA FRANCES (EASTRIDGE) SHOEMAKE. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2002 AT CARL ALBERT HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 66 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH IN 1952 AND OSU...

Jan 27, 2002

NAME: JOHN ROY WINTERS, AGE 97, A LIFELONG STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: JANUARY 25, 1905 AT WESLEY, INDIAN TERRITORY TO MARK RENFRO AND SUSIE BELL (DRAKE) WINTERS. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2002 AT HIS STRINGTOWN RESIDENCE. AGE: 97 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED STRINGTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM STRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL IN...

Jan 27, 2002

NAME: CLINTON ALLEN MCGINTY, AGE 21, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: APRIL 4, 1980 AT DURANT, OKLAHOMA TO FREDDIE LYNN MCGINTY AND BRENDA DARLENE ACHESON. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. AGE: 21 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BAY CITY,...

Jan 27, 2002

NAME: SMITH BUTLER, AGE 95, A LONGTIME FARRIS RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 11, 1906 AT PECK, NEAR TUSHKA, INDIAN TERRITORY TO HOUSTON LONZO AND ELIZABETH (TIDWELL) BUTLER. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2002 ON STATE HIGHWAY 3 IN FARRIS FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN MOTOR VEHICLE   ACCIDENT. AGE: 95 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT...

Jan 25, 2002

NAME: PEARL VIOLA (HOUSER) PARHAM, AGE 97, A LONGTIME CANEY AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: NOVEMBER 21, 1904 AT BOSWELL, OKLAHOMA, INDIAN TERRITORY TO JOHN AND MARY HESTELLA (BAGBY) HOUSER. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 97 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT POST OAK. MARRIED: CURTIS PARHAM ON DECEMBER...

Jan 25, 2002

NAME: VIRGINIA FRANCES (STEININGER) NOWLIN, AGE 86, A LONGTIME TUSHKA RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 16, 1915 AT WELCH, OKLAHOMA TO JOSEPH AND IDA ISABELL (YATES) STEININGER. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: UNKNOWN. MARRIED: ELBERT NOWLIN ON JUNE. 27, 1935 AT NORMAN, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE...