Obituaries

Sep 1, 2000

NAME: JEWELL EDWARD MORRIS, AGE 86, OF CADDO AND A FORMER LONGTIME BENTLEY AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 15, 1913 AT MULBERRY, ARKANSAS TO COLUMBUS & OPERA MAY (PORTER) MORRIS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000 AT THE CADDO NURSING HOME. AGE: 86 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN JUMBO, PUSHMATAHA COUNTY, OK. MARRIED:...

Aug 29, 2000

NAME: PHYLLIS LOU (SCHNEIDER) SCHMITZ, AGE 76, A RESIDENT OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. BORN: JANUARY 19, 1924 AT TOPEKA, KANSAS TO ALVIN G. AND LETA MAE (DRAKE) SCHNEIDER. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2000, AT HER RESIDENCE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. AGE: 76 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS. MARRIED: RAYMOND HARVANEK, THEY DIVORCED. EDWIN T. SCHMITZ. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE....

Aug 24, 2000

NAME: EFFIE MARIE  (MICHAEL) SMITH, AGE 70, A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE TUPELO, OK AREA.

BORN: DECEMBER 7, 1929 AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TO JOHN HENRY AND CLAUDIE FAIR (LEE) MICHAEL. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2000 AT THE VALLEY VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK AGE: 70 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL...

Aug 21, 2000

NAME: JOHNNY CLAY DARLING, AGE 59, ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: NOVEMBER 29, 1940 AT KOSOMA, OK TO WEB AND MAE (HARRISON) DARLING. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK AGE: 59 YEARS 7 MONTHS 23 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED ETHEL SCHOOLS IN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY, OK. JOHNNY WAS AN DISABLED ARMY VETERAN. HE SERVED IN...

Aug 18, 2000

NAME: DEANNA KRISTIN (LEWIS) WADKINS, AGE 32, OF ANTLERS, OK.

BORN: JUNE 18, 1968 AT SHAWNEE MISSION, KANSAS TO SAMUEL CLAY, JR AND LINDA LEWIS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2000 IN SOUTH ATOKA COUNTY FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AN AUTO VS TRAIN ACCIDENT. AGE: 32 YEARS 2 MONTHS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM NICKERSON, KANSAS SCHOOLS....

Aug 18, 2000

NAME: CLAUD WENDELL WOODARD, AGE 54, LIFELONG ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 6, 1945 AT ATOKA TO CLAUD AND ERMA JEAN (BELL) WOODARD. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 54 YEARS 11 MONTHS 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED DUNBAR IN ATOKA AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1963 AND ATTENDED OKMULGEE TECH...

Aug 15, 2000

NAME: SARAH BELL SADIE (SEABOURN) WALTON, AGE 86, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 9, 1913 AT BOSWELL, OKLAHOMA TO JAMES MARION AND MARY VINETTIE (GARVIN) SEABOURN. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2000 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT FARRIS, OK. MARRIED: TRUETT R. WALTON ON DECEMBER...

Aug 15, 2000

NAME: RUBY OPAL (TRIMMER) MEADOWS, AGE 92, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: JULY 1, 1908 AT TUSHKA TO NICHOLAS VALENTINE AND SARA JANE (CORBITT) TRIMMER. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2000 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 92 YEARS 1 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS. MARRIED: ORVILLE EARL MEADOWS ON JANUARY 28, 1933 AT CANEY, OK. OCCUPATION:...

Aug 13, 2000

NAME: DOROTHY JEWELL (HENSON) PIERCE, AGE 81, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 4, 1919 AT WETUMKA, OKLAHOMA TO JOHN C. AND ONA (SHAMBLIN) HENSON. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 81 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WETUMKA MARRIED: CASTO DAVID PIERCE ON SEPTEMBER...

Aug 10, 2000

NAME: NATHANIEL LARRY WILLIAMS, INFANT SON OF MARQUITA JANINE WILLIAMS OF OKMULGEE AND A FORMER ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN AND PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2000, AT OKMULGEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: MARQUITA WILLIAMS OF OKMULGEE, OK. GRANDMOTHER: RAMONA DAVIS OF OKMULGEE, OK. GREAT GRANDMOTHER: WYELENE WADLEY OF OKMULGEE, OK. SISTER: AUDASIA WILLIAMS OF OKMULGEE, OK. AUNTS: NAKINA...

Aug 10, 2000

NAME: PEARL LEE (ROGERS) MITCHELL, AGE 87, A LONGTIME LANE RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 31, 1912 AT PADEN, OKLA TO BILL ROGERS AND KATY (RICHARDSON) ROGERS PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2000 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE: 87 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS. MARRIED: BUCK MITCHELL IN THE EARLY 1930'S AT STRINGTOWN,...

Aug 10, 2000

NAME: NOLLY ELLEN (LACY) ERVIN, AGE 83, OF DALLAS, TEXAS AND A FORMER COALGATE RESIDENT.

BORN: OCTOBER 24, 1916 AT RATTON, NEW MEXICO TO JOHN HENRY AND LAURA ELIZABETH (KENT) LACY. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2000 AT THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN PLANO, TX. AGE: 83 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: NOLLY ATTENDED SCHOOL AT...

Aug 7, 2000

NAME: CLARK STOWE CURTIS, AGE 86, LONGTIME RINGLING, OKLAHOMA RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 4, 1914 AT YANUSH, OKLA. TO JOHN CALVIN AND DELLA WARING (BUDD) CURTIS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2000 AT HIS SON'S HOME EAST OF ATOKA, OK. AGE: 86 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT RYAN, WEST PLAINVIEW, AND WAURIKA,...

Aug 3, 2000

NAME: VIRGINIA NORA (BAYLES) HYATT, AGE 58, OF LINDSAY, OKLAHOMA.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 7, 1941 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO MARION AND RUBY M. (HUNT) BAYLES. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2000 AT NORMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 58 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS. EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ATOKA AND OKLAHOMA CITY. MARRIED: KENNETH WELCH ON OCTOBER 13,...

Aug 2, 2000

NAME: RUBY DEAN CALDONIA (PELTS) HENSLEY, AGE 88, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: JULY 22, 1912 IN ARKANSAS TO BEN AND LUEISA (ROBINSON) PELTS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2000 AT INTEGRIS SW MEDICAL CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 88 YEARS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ARKANSAS. MARRIED: OTT FREDRICK HENSLEY ON SEPTEMBER...

Jul 30, 2000

NAME: TRACY LEANN (STANBERRY) THOMPSON, AGE 32, A RESIDENT OF COALGATE, OK.

BORN: AUGUST 29, 1967 AT LIBERAL, KANSAS TO BILLY ROSS AND PATRICIA LOUISE (HANKS) STANBERRY. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2000 AT PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 32 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 1 DAY. EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WOLFE, MCALESTER, AND BOWLEGS, GRADUATING...

Jul 28, 2000

NAME: BETTY JO (ADAIR) SCHILKEN, AGE 67, A RESIDENT OF THE TUSHKA, OK AREA.

BORN: DECEMBER 23, 1932 IN CANEY, OKLAHOMA TO CARL CLARK AND FRANCES LOUISE (MCPHERSON) ADAIR. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2000 AT HER RESIDENCE WEST OF TUSHKA, OK. AGE: 67 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN CANEY, OK....

Jul 22, 2000

NAME: NORMAN LEE SPEARS, AGE 66, A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE TUSHKA AREA.

BORN: MAY 21, 1933 IN BIGELOW, ARKANSAS TO NORMAN AND ETHEL (SHAMLIN) SPEARS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 66 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 1 DAY. EDUCATION: GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT BIGELOW, AR. MARRIED: ANNA MAE SANGER ON...

Jul 16, 2000

NAME: MARY JO (PIERCE) BEAL, AGE 92, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT OF THE STRINGTOWN AREA.

BORN: NOVEMBER 27, 1907 AT DURANT, OK TO DAVID MARION AND LAURA MAE (HOOVER) PIERCE. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2000 AT THE VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 92 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED LIMESTONE GAP GRADUATING...

Jul 7, 2000

NAME: ETHEL ALTA (CAMP) MORRIS, AGE 100 A LONGTIME COAL COUNTY RESIDENT

BORN: MARCH 17, 1900 AT EGO, INDIAN TERRITORY (NOW COLEMAN), OKLAHOMA TO JOHN AND LAVANDA (JONES) CAMP. PASSED AWAY: LATE FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 100 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT COLEMAN, OK. MARRIED: FREDRICK...