Obituaries

May 10, 1998

NAME: CHARLES BENSON PITTS, AGE 65, OF MOORE AND FORMER ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 30, 1932 IN ATOKA, OKLAHOMA TO CARL DENNIS AND IVA JANE (BROWN) PITTS. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1998 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN MOORE, OK. AGE: 65 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 1O DAYS MARRIED: MILDRED MARIE POWELL ON MAY 13, 1955 IN ATOKA, OK....

May 10, 1998

NAME: ONA RUTH BURDEN, AGE 43, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF LEHIGH, OK. BORN: MARCH 22, 1955 AT COALGATE, OKLAHOMA TO HILLARY AND MARIE EMILY (MUNCY) BURDEN. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1998 AT HER RESIDENCE IN LEHIGH, OK. AGE: 43 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 18 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL AT LEHIGH AND GRADUATED IN 1974 FROM COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL....

May 8, 1998

NAME: LEO MARLEY, AGE 74, LONGTIME STRINGTOWN, OKLAHOMA RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 28, 1924 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO WILLIAM ALEXANDER AND PEGGY JANE (HUGHES) MARLEY. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 74 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED. OCCUPATION: WORKED AT U. S. ARMY...

May 8, 1998

NAME: RAYMOND LUTHER JONES, AGE 71, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: JUNE 21, 1926 AT ATOKA TO FRENCHIE AND ROSA LEE (CHEADLE) JONES. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 71 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT DUNBAR IN ATOKA, OK. MARRIED: LUCILLE HILL ON JANUARY 8, 1995...

May 6, 1998

NAME: MARTIN GARCIA MARTY FIGUEROA, AGE 76, RESIDENT OF ATOKA COUNTY.

BORN: APRIL 13, 1922 IN CHIHAUHUA, MEXICO. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 76 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT NORWALK, CALIFORNIA. MARRIED: MILDRED WILLIAMS CHISM IN 1970 IN MEXICO. OCCUPATION: MARTY WAS A TRUCK DRIVER FOR...

May 5, 1998

NAME: STELLA MAE (KEYLON) BLACKBURN, AGE 81, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 1, 1917 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO ROBERT CARTER AND EMMA PAMELIA (STEPHENS) KEYLON. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1998 ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 81 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL AT TUSHKA AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN...

May 3, 1998

NAME: ROY HART, AGE 78, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE LANE, OKLAHOMA AREA BORN: OCTOBER 3, 1919 AT LINDSEY, OKLAHOMA TO THOMAS AND ELLENOR ANN (ELLIS) HART. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1998 AT THE OKLAHOMA VETERANS CENTER IN TALAHINA, OK. AGE: 78 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LINDSEY, OK. MARRIED: LORENE SMITH ON AUGUST 2, 1954...

May 3, 1998

NAME: B. D. (SELF) MANION, AGE 76, RESIDENT OF WARDVILLE, OK.

BORN: JANUARY 10, 1922 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO JACK PHILLIP AND MARY EMMA (GRIGGS) SELF. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1998 AT BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 76 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LIMESTONE GAP AND STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED:...

May 3, 1998

NAME: OSCAR JAMES WEBSTER, AGE 79, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 26, 1918 AT LOCUST GROVE, MAYS COUNTY, OK TO GEORGE WASHINGTON AND EPRIESTESS (ELDER) WEBSTER PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 79 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT VERDIGRIS, OKLAHOMA IN ROGERS COUNTY....

Apr 28, 1998

NAME: SHIRLEY ANNE SIPES, AGE 48, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF ATOKA COUNTY.

BORN: FEBRUARY 9, 1950 AT DURANT, OK TO BUENOS AIRES B. A. AND VIRGINIA CATHERINE (O'QUINN) SIPES. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1998 AT HER RESIDENCE AFTER A COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH CANCER. AGE: 48 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM TUSHKA HIGH SCHOOL...

Apr 27, 1998

NAME: ROBERT MILLER REARDEN, AGE 65, OF COALGATE, OK. BORN: JANUARY 19, 1933 AT PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA TO BARTON B. AND GRACE HATTIE (MILLER) REARDEN. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1998 AT HIS RESIDENCE. AGE: 65 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT PETALUMA, CA. MARRIED: DARLENE COOPER ON DECEMBER 21,1952 AT RENO, NEV. OCCUPATION: CARPENTER AND...

Apr 19, 1998

NAME: ROSA LEE (WHITE) GAMMON, AGE 62, LONGTIME CANEY AND ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 6, 1936 AT BETHEL, MCCURTAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, TO DAVID BENJAMIN AND LUCY ELLEN (BAGLEY) WHITE. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 1998 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 62 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM BATTIEST HIGH SCHOOL IN...

Apr 18, 1998

NAME: SUSIE R. (LEISTER) GRIFFIN, AGE 92, OF OKLAHOMA CITY, FORMER LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA.

BORN: FEBRUARY 9, 1906 IN, ARKANSAS TO EDWIN AND ESMA (CHITWOOD) LEISTER. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1998 AT MANOR CARE NURSING CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 92 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM COALGATE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1923....

Apr 16, 1998

NAME: I. L (THOMAS) MCALISTER, AGE 84, FORMER LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: NOVEMBER 17, 1913 AT ROBERTA, BRYAN COUNTY, OK TO WALTER GORDON AND MARY MAY (COMPTON) THOMAS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1998 AT ROUND ROCK, TEXAS NEAR AUSTIN. AGE: 84 YEARS 5 MONTHS 0 DAYS EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM CARMEN, OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL...

Apr 16, 1998

NAME: LINDA FAYE (THOMAS) DOOLEN, AGE 44, LIFETIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: MARCH 22, 1954 AT MCALESTER, OK TO HAROLD HOWARD AND GWENDOLYN ELAINE (MEEKS) THOMAS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1998 AT U.C.L.A. MEDICAL CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, CA. AGE: 44 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT FOREST HILL, HARMONY, AND...

Apr 15, 1998

NAME: CATHERINE RITA (KEARNS) SCHOTTMAN, AGE 82, OF COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME IN ATOKA, OK.

BORN: AUGUST 17, 1915 IN NEW YORK CITY TO FRANK AND MARY (MORRISSEY) KEARNS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1998 AT VENCOR MEDICAL CENTER IN DALLAS, TX. AGE: 82 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN...

Apr 14, 1998

NAME: GILBERT BILLY GIB MANSELL, AGE 75, LIFETIME ATOKA, OKLA RESIDENT.

BORN: APRIL 29, 1922 IN ATOKA, OK TO HORACE GILBERT AND TULA ELIZABETH (JOHNSON) MANSELL. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1998 AT MEDICAL CITY HOSPITAL IN DALLAS, TX. AGE: 75 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT EAST TELLICO IN ATOKA COUNTY AND...

Apr 9, 1998

NAME: JUANITA (GIPSON) JACKSON, AGE 51, LIFETIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA COUNTY.

BORN: NOVEMBER 17, 1946 AT BENTLEY, OK TO DURANT WILLIAMS AND CARRIE GIPSON. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1998 AT CHOCTAW NATION INDIAN HOSPITAL IN TALIHINA, OK. AGE: 51 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WEST ALLISON AND GRADUATED FROM TUSHKA HIGH...

Apr 6, 1998

NAME: NONA FAY (BEAN) LYNCH, AGE 59, OF ATOKA, OKLAHOMA.

BORN: JUNE 30, 1938 IN MCCURTAIN COUNTY, OK TO GEORGE W. AND MAUDIE CARLIA (COFFMAN) BEAN. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 59 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MT. ZION NEAR VALLIANT AND VALLIANT HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED:...

Mar 30, 1998

NAME: CLAUDIE MORRELL C. M. MOORE, AGE 76, OF COOPER, TX, FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: MAY 8, 1921 AT LAKE CREEK, TX TO DICK AND EVA (CLIFFTON) MOORE. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1998 AT ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER IN PARIS, TX. AGE: 76 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT COOPER, TX. MARRIED:...