Obituaries

Mar 16, 2001

NAME: VIVIAN (RICHARDSON) ALLEN, AGE 91, OF ATOKA AND FORMER LANE RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 4, 1909 AT CADDO, OKLAHOMA TO JIM AND ALLEY (FITZHUE) RICHARDSON. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2001 AT THE COLONIAL LIVING CENTER IN ATOKA. AGE: 91 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS. MARRIED: LEE ALLEN IN JANUARY, 1951. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER. CHURCH:...

Mar 14, 2001

NAME: JOHN WILLIE JAMES SR, AGE 87, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: JANUARY 28, 1914 AT BOSWELL, BRYAN COUNTY, OK TO WILLIE AND CARRIE (FOSTER) JAMES. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2001 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 87 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 16 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED DUNDAR SCHOOL IN ATOKA, OK....

Mar 13, 2001

NAME: LLOYD HENRY WILSON, AGE 87, A WAPANUCKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: APRIL 16, 1913 AT WAYNE, MCCLAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO THEODORE ARTHUR AND MILLIE N. (MOOREHEAD) WILSON.

PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2001 AT VALLEY VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 87 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WAYNE, OK....

Mar 12, 2001

NAME: OCIE IRA (WOOD) HYATT, AGE 81, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 1, 1919 AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS TO JESSE OLLIE AND CANZADIE (UNKNOWN) WOOD. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 81 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. MARRIED: MARION FREEMAN HYATT, SR. ON MARCH 14, 1936 AT COALGATE, OK. OCCUPATION:...

Mar 7, 2001

NAME: STARLIE (PEELER) WILSON, AGE 96, A FORMER LONGTIME LANE AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 5, 1905 AT QUINTON, OK, INDIAN TERRITORY TO WILLIAM ARTHUR AND NANNA LOU (PIERSON) PEELER. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2001 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE: 96 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS.

EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOLS...

Mar 5, 2001

NAME: ELLAR (GRIFFITH) GEORGE, AGE 86, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 28, 1914 AT BRIARTOWN, MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO JESS E. AND ELLIE (BAYLES) GRIFFITH. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BRIARTOWN, OK. MARRIED: EDDIE HILL IN 1933....

Mar 4, 2001

NAME: JOANN (BREWER) MENELEY, AGE 65, A LONGTIME STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 20, 1935 AT WALTERS, OKLAHOMA TO JOHN RILEY AND ELLA LEE (MCDONALD) BREWER. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2001 AT THE MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 65 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS.

EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WALTER, OK.

MARRIED:...

Mar 3, 2001

NAME: ALENE (HASS) CROWSON, AGE 79, A LONGTIME ATOKA AND COAL COUNTY BUSINESSWOMAN.

BORN: NOVEMBER 14, 1921 AT BIG FORK, ARKANSAS TO ILA AND ARTIE MAE (BATES) HASS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2001 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 79 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: SHE GRADUATED FROM PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL IN 1938. MARRIED:...

Feb 28, 2001

NAME: MAZIE LORENE (SMITH) JOHNSON, AGE 69, OF ARMORE, OK.

BORN: JUNE 28, 1931 AT RYAN, OK TO JOHN WILLIAM AND MACIE (HIGGS) SMITH. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ARDMORE, OK. AGE: 69 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS. EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT NIX, IN ATOKA COUNTY, AND ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL...

Feb 27, 2001

NAME: VERNON JAMES JIM LE FEBVRE, AGE 66, CENTERPOINT RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 5, 1935 AT BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI TO VERNON JAMES AND LUCILLE AGNES (BARTHES) LE FEBVRE.

PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE NEAR CENTERPOINT, OK. AGE: 66 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS.

EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED VOCATION HIGH SCHOOL AT...

Feb 23, 2001

NAME: TERRY LEE DILLARD, AGE 53, OF MOORE, OKLA AND FORMER DAISY AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 8, 1947 AT NAPA, CA. TO CLARENCE AND LOIS MARIAN (SPARHAWK) DILLARD. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2001 AT THE SW MEDICAL CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 53 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LINDEN HIGH IN...

Feb 22, 2001

NAME: FLOYD BENSON SMITH, AGE 84, A LONGTIME CANEY AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: OCTOBER 21, 1916 AT KENEFIC, OKLAHOMA TO JOHN WILLIAM AND MACIE (HIGGS) SMITH. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2001 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE: 84 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 1 DAY. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT KENEFIC. MARRIED: DONNA LANE FOR...

Feb 20, 2001

NAME: CASSIE L. (ODGBURN) TAYLOR, AGE 60, AN ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 29, 1940 AT GRAND SALINE, TEXAS TO WYLIE D. AND LEOLA (ALLEN) ODGBURN. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 60 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT GRAND SALINE, FRUITDALE, DALLAS, AND KILGORE, TEXAS....

Feb 19, 2001

NAME: MANZIE BEATRICE GRANNY TOOTS (KEY) HOWARD, AGE 93, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: NOVEMBER 25, 1907 AT ROCK ISLAND IN LEFLORE COUNTY, OK. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2001 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 93 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WILLIAMS, OKLAHOMA MARRIED: JAMES MELVIN HOWARD ON MARCH...

Feb 17, 2001

NAME: NELDA DARLENE (RAIBURN) JEFFCOAT, AGE 54, LONGTIME WARDVILLE RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 8, 1946 AT KIOWA TO ETHRIDGE LEE AND ALLIE MAE (WALLS) RAIBURN. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2001 AT THE HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 54 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT KIOWA, OK. MARRIED: WILLIAM JEFFCOAT ON JULY 9,...

Feb 15, 2001

NAME: OLIVIA LEE ( INGRAM) LEEPER, AGE 91, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 20, 1909 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO RICHARD AND NANNIE (HANKS) INGRAM. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2001 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR. AGE: 91 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ARMSTRONG, WHICH WAS LOCATED AT GREASY...

Feb 13, 2001

NAME: EMMITT JIM, AGE 73, A LIFELONG BENTLEY, ATOKA COUNTY, RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 26, 1927 AT BENTLEY, OKLAHOMA TO EGBERT AND ETHEL (JACK) JIM. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 73 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS.

EDUCATION: EMMETT ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BENTLEY, OK.

MARRIED: SUSAN LEWIS ON...

Feb 12, 2001

NAME: JACKIE E. SEVIER, AGE 59, A LONGTIME LEHIGH AND COAL COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 26, 1941 AT OLNEY, OKLA TO JOSEPH EDWARD AND BERTHA (HICKS) SEVIER. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2001 AT CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER IN NASHVILLE, TN. AGE: 59 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS.

MARRIED: FREDA J. LANOY ON DECEMBER 8,...

Feb 11, 2001

NAME: JAMES W. DUB COX, AGE 78, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT

BORN: DECEMBER 18, 1922 AT BROWNFIELD, TEXAS TO ROBERT CARL AND MATTIE (SPEARS) COX. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2001 AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 78 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 23 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT TOKYO, TX. MARRIED: BERTIE HEDGECOCK. BONNIE BAKER. OCCUPATION:...

Feb 10, 2001

NAME: DR. ROBERT H. BUDDY HAYES, AGE 66, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 9, 1934 AT MCCLOUD, OKLA TO HAROLD AND JEANETTE (SMITH) HAYES. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 66 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 1 DAY. EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM MCCLOUD HIGH SCHOOL IN 1952. ATTENDED 1 YEAR AT OKLAHOMA STATE...