Obituaries

Jun 2, 2000

NAME: DOROTHY ANN (HOLLOWAY) STEVENS, AGE 80, A LONGTIME WAPANUCKA RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 15, 1919 AT SPRINGFIELD, MO TO BOLIN AND LAURA (MILLER) HOLLOWAY. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 80 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT SPRINGFIELD, MO. MARRIED: RICHARD STEVENS ON DECEMBER 15, 1973 AT...

Jun 1, 2000

NAME: FRANCES (ALEXANDER) DOWLEN, AGE 81, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 24, 1919 AT JENKS, OKLAHOMA TO JAMES AND MAMIE (HAWKINS) ALEXANDER. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2000 AT PIONEER CARE CENTER IN IRVING, TX. AGE: 81 YEARS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT STROUD AND GRADUATED FROM CHANDLER HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED: J. A. DOWLEN...

May 30, 2000

NAME: LENARD TROY CALLICOAT, AGE 82, A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT

BORN: SEPTEMBER 2, 1917 AT SASAKWA, OKLAHOMA TO EATHERN RUSSELL AND MINNIE MAY (PRATER) CALLICOAT. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2000 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE: 82 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT EAST ALLISON IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK. MARRIED: DEANA MAE...

May 30, 2000

NAME: LUCILLE (WISE) GOODSON CREWS, AGE 82, A LIFELONG LANE COMMUNITY RESIDENT.

BORN: OCTOBER 19, 1917 AT CENTRAHOMA, OK TO VAL AND LULA (GRIFFIN) WISE. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2000 AT HER RESIDENCE IN LANE AFTER A LENGTHY ILLNESS. AGE: 82 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LANE, OK. MARRIED: LOYAL GOODSON...

May 27, 2000

NAME: NEWT WALLACE, AGE 97, A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA COUNTY. BORN: MARCH 14, 1903 AT ATOKA COUNTY, INDIAN TERRITORY TO JIM WALLACE AND LIZZIE (TOM) WALLACE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2000 AT THE COLONIAL MANOR IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 97 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: AGNES BARCUS AT A...

May 25, 2000

NAME: EARNEST TROY COLLUM, AGE 84, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OKLA.

BORN: OCTOBER 31, 1915 AT SPARKS, OK TO DREWIE AUGUSTUS AND MILLIE ELLEN ( TANKERSLEY) COLLUM. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 84 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT HICKORY HILL IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED:...

May 23, 2000

NAME: BESSIE (VINEY) CROOMS, AGE 84, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 22, 1916 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO BENNIE AND ESSIE (TAYLOR) VINEY. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2000 AT THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 84 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 1 DAY EDUCATION: ATTENDED DOUGLAS SCHOOL AT STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: HENRY CROOMS. OCCUPATION: SHE...

May 21, 2000

NAME: GARY RUSSELL SCOTT VENABLE, AGE 53, OF THE STRINGTOWN AREA.

BORN: FEBRUARY 24, 1947 AT HOUSTON, TEXAS TO IRA THOMAS AND JACKIE (HUGHES) VENABLE. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 NEAR STRINGTOWN, OK. AGE: 53 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA GRADUATING IN 1968. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WITH...

May 15, 2000

NAME: RONNIE DALE BAKER, AGE 54, OF ALLEN, OK AND A FORMER LONGTIME STRINGTOWN RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 28, 1946 AT STRINGTOWN TO JAKE BRADFORD AND JESSIE DEAN (ROWELL) BAKER. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MAY 15, 2000 NEAR STRINGTOWN, OK. AGE: 54 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: CAROLYN KAY SMITH. OCCUPATION:...

May 12, 2000

NAME: VERNE AVERY BRIGGS, AGE 85, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 13, 1915 AT ATOKA TO THOMAS HIREM AND MARY CORDELIA (WAGONER) BRIGGS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2000 AT THE COLONIAL MANOR IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 85 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA AND GRADUATED FROM WEWOKA HIGH IN 1932. HE...

May 12, 2000

NAME: PATSY RUTH (NICHOLS) GOODSON, AGE 59, LONGTIME LANE RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 30, 1940 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO ODE AND NORA ELLEN ALMOND NICHOLS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2000 AT THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 59 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA IN 1958. MARRIED:...

May 7, 2000

NAME: JACK RECTOR, AGE 78, A LONGTIME A LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 12, 1922 AT OKMULGEE, OK TO MART WESLEY AND MYRTLE (MURRELL) RECTOR. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 78 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT IRON STOB AND LANE, OK. MARRIED: LOIS YATES ON...

May 4, 2000

NAME: COMMODORE PERRY SMITH, III, AGE 78, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 29, 1922 AT CANEY, OK TO COMMODORE PERRY SMITH II AND BERTHA ANN (BRUMLEY) SMITH. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2000 AT VETERANS CENTER IN NORMAN, OK. AGE: 78 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT CANEY, OK. OCCUPATION: COMMODORE WAS RETIRED...

May 2, 2000

NAME: JULIUS LEE JUDE MARLEY, AGE 66, A LONGTIME STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: APRIL 16, 1934 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO WILLIE LEE AND GRACE LILLIAN (SUTTON) MARLEY. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2000 AT THE VETERANS HOSPITAL IN MUSKOGEE, OK. AGE: 66 YEARS AND 16 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, OK. OCCUPATION: WORKED AS A CONCRETE...

Apr 29, 2000

NAME: OVERTON LOVE PETE BURNEY, AGE 69, A LONGTIME COALGATE RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 17, 1930 AT OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA TO OVERTON L. AND ESTHER EDNA (FAULK) BURNEY. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2000 AT HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 69 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL AT MARLOW, GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT CHICKASHA,...

Apr 28, 2000

NAME: KATHERINE MARY CASE, AGE 78, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: JANUARY 18, 1922 AT BENTLEY, OKLAHOMA TO JEFFERSON DAVIS AND ELIZABETH (HILL) CASE. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2000 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 78 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA AND ATTENDED JUNIOR COLLEGE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. MARRIED:...

Apr 25, 2000

NAME: JOE CHARLES LITTLE, AGE 51, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 18, 1948 AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TO WILLIAM LOIS LEW AND LUCILLE (BAMBURG) LITTLE. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2000 AT COLONIAL LIVING CENTER IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 51 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ARKADELPHIA AND SMACKOVER, ARKANSAS. OCCUPATION:...

Apr 25, 2000

NAME: ROBERT EUGENE CANNON, AGE 51, A LONGTIME LANE, OK AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: OCTOBER 7, 1948 AT ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO VOYD OGDEN AND VERA JANE (BURNETT) CANNON. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE NEAR LANE, OK. AGE: 51 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOLS AT FARRIS AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA...

Apr 22, 2000

NAME: JOSIAH COLEMAN GOING, AGE 72, OF THE LANE AREA AND A RESIDENT OF COLONIAL LIVING CENTER. BORN: APRIL 15, 1928 AT WATSON, OK TO RAYSON GIBSON GOING AND LUCY GRACE THOMPSON GOING PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2000 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 72 YEARS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT HIGGINS IN THE WILBURTON AREA...

Apr 19, 2000

NAME: VERNON PAUL WASSON, AGE 78, A LONGTIME COALGATE RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 19, 1921 AT WESLEY, OKLAHOMA, EAST OF STRINGTOWN TO WILLIS HENRY AND ALICE (TAYLOR) WASSON. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2000 AT VALLEY VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 78 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: RUBY WASSON ON...