Obituaries

May 22, 1997

NAME: MAYBELLE (NICHOLS) HATRIDGE, AGE 86, OF WARDVILLE, OK.

BORN: JANUARY 16, 1911 AT BLOCKER, PITTSBURG COUNTY, OK TO CHARLES WALLACE AND RUTH (RAIBURN) NICHOLS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997 AT MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT HARPERS VALLEY AND KIOWA, OK. MARRIED: ROBERT F. HATRIDGE ON...

May 20, 1997

NAME: LOIS (SMITH) BICKNELL, AGE 56, LIFELONG ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: APRIL 18, 1941 AT ATOKA, OK TO WELCOME EDDIE AND BIRTIE (BLEVENS) SMITH. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1997 AT ST. FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN TULSA, OK. AGE: 56 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED ATOKA, OK SCHOOLS. MARRIED: BURNIS BUCK BICKNELL ON AUGUST...

May 16, 1997

NAME: WILMA ANN (WILSON) HAMPTON, AGE 72, COALGATE, OK RESIDENT.

BORN: APRIL 9, 1925 AT CHERRYVALE, KS TO FLOYD AND MYRTLE (SAWYER) WILSON. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997 AT MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 71 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT CHERRYVALE, KS. MARRIED: GERALD HAMPTON ON DECEMBER 1, 1944 AT INDEPENDENCE, KS....

May 12, 1997

NAME: FRED EAKINS, AGE 85, OF LEHIGH, OK.

BORN: MARCH 3, 1912 AT FLAGSTAFF, AZ TO TOM J. AND MABEL (FAIRCHILD) EAKINS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MAY 12, 1997 AT MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE: 85 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT FLAGSTAFF, AZ AND GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT HAMMOND, OK...

May 6, 1997

NAME: MARY FRANKLIN (POTTS) PRATER, AGE 69, OF ATOKA AND FORMER STRINGTOWN RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 10, 1927 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO JOHN TAYLOR AND KATE (DENTON) POTTS. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1997 AT HER ATOKA, OK RESIDENCE. AGE: 69 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, GRADUATED IN 1944. MARRIED: ROBERT L....

May 2, 1997

NAME: GEORGE WILLIAM MCCOY, INFANT SON OF GEORGE EUGENE AND WANDA MARIE (RYCZEK) MCCOY. BORN AND PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1997 AT FAMILY RESIDENCE IN COALGATE, OK. SURVIVED BY PARENTS: GEORGE AND WANDA MCCOY OF THE HOME IN COALGATE, OK. SISTERS: ELIZABETH ANN AND LAURA JEAN VIOLET MCCOY OF THE HOME IN COALGATE, OK. GRANDPARENTS: GEORGE LEON...

May 2, 1997

NAME: JUNIOR C. COLBERT, AGE 67, A LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 9, 1930 AT LANE, OK TO JIM AND BERTHA (WILSON) COLBERT. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1997 AT COALGATE HOSPITAL, COALGATE, OK. AGE: 67 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE, OK. MARRIED: JEWEL DEAN KIRK IN 1954 AT WICHITA...

Apr 22, 1997

NAME: AARON MARSHALL VINEY, SR., AGE 75, OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: JULY 12, 1921 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO FRED AND ARBELLA (MARTIN) VINEY. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1997 AT VALLET VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 75 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED STRINGTOWN SCHOOLS. MARRIED: COREAN WASHINGTON ON JUNE 4, 1942 AT STRINGTOWN,...

Apr 21, 1997

NAME: ROSIA ETHEL (BROWN) LANSDALE, AGE 98 OF STRINGTOWN, OK.

BORN: FEBRUARY 2, 1899 AT PAMPA, TEXAS, TO JACK AND REBECCA (ROBBINS) BROWN. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 98 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: MARRIED: VIRGIL C. LANSDALE ON JUNE 15 1922 AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: SHE WAS A...

Apr 19, 1997

NAME: OLLIE IVY HALL, AGE 91, FARRIS, OK RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 20, 1906 AT BOSWELL, OK TO MACK AND BERTHA (COOPER) SEABOURN. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 91 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BOSWELL, OK. MARRIED: WILLIE CARROLL HALL ON OCTOBER 23, 1923 AT RYAN, OK....

Apr 17, 1997

NAME: JAMES MICHAEL MIKE KNIGHT, AGE 42, LIFELONG COALGATE, OKLAHOMA RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 1, 1954 AT ADA, OKLAHOMA, TO R. B. AND BETTY ALICE (BLAINE) KNIGHT PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 AT VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN     AUTOMOBILE   ACCIDENT. AGE: 42 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS...

Apr 11, 1997

NAME: WILEY JACOB ROBBINS, AGE 71, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: SEPTEMBER 25, 1925 AT LANE, OKLAHOMA TO OSCAR WILEY AND MAGGIE (JOHNSON) ROBBINS. PASSED AWAY: EARLY FRIDAY APRIL 11, 1997 AT HIS DAUGHTER'S RESIDENCE AT FARRIS, OK. AGE: 71 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED WEST ALISON AND TUSHKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: RUBY ELLIOTT ON FEBRUARY 15, 1944...

Apr 11, 1997

NAME: LUCILLE (YARBROUGH) HILL JONES, AGE 83, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY, OK RESIDENT.

BORN: JULY 15, 1913 AT BOGGY BEND, ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO WILL AND ESTER (PADRE) YARBROUGH. PASSED AWAY: EARLY FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1997 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 83 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN BOGGY BEND AND DUNBAR, OKLAHOMA....

Apr 8, 1997

NAME: CHARLIE EARNEST WALTHALL, AGE 77, OF STRINGTOWN, OK. BORN: DECEMBER 6, 1919 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO ROBERT HENRY AND MARY FRANCIS (COCHRAN) WALTHALL. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1997 AT MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 77 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT MILLER, EAST OF STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: VIOLET VERA ARMSTRONG ON MARCH 30,...

Apr 7, 1997

NAME: DON EVERETTE LEWIS, AGE 52, OF DAVIS OK, FORMERLY OF ARDMORE, OK. BORN: JULY 28, 1944 AT ATOKA , OK TO DENVER EVERETTE AND RUBY H. (LONG) LEWIS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1997 AT HIS RESIDENCE NEAR DAVIS, OK. AGE: 52 YEARS 8 MONTHS 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ARMORE (CLASS OF 1962), OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY, AND...

Apr 6, 1997

NAME: JOHN LEE PRAYTOR, AGE 72, OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND FORMER ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 4, 1924 AT MAYTOY, OK TO BERTIE ELONZO AND FERN (NICKLES) PRAYTOR. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1997 AT SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER, OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 72 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MAYTOY AND EAST TELICO IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED:...

Apr 5, 1997

NAME: WALTER O. WALLY HOUSE, AGE 42, OF EDMOND, OK.

BORN: APRIL 28, 1954 AT BETHEL, NC TO WALTER O. SR. AND LILLY (VIC) HOUSE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1997 AT EDMOND MEDICAL CENTER, EDMOND, OK. AGE: 42 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT HOBGOOD ACADEMY IN HOBGOOD, NC. MARRIED: MARLENE WHITE...

Mar 30, 1997

NAME: TED IVAN ISHMAEL, AGE 47, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: MARCH 1, 1950 AT ATOKA, OK TO MELVIN S., SR. AND CORA IRENE (REYNOLDS) ISHMAEL. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1997 NEAR TUSHKA, OK. AGE: 47 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED ATOKA, OK SCHOOLS. GRADUATED WITH CLASS OF 1970. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER...

Mar 29, 1997

NAME: JAMES CHESTER ELMORE, AGE 84, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: SEPTEMBER 22, 1912 IN HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS TO JAMES FRANK AND ROSIE LEE (TERRELL) ELMORE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1997 AT VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 84 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED HOWARD ELEMENTARY AND PAINT CREEK SCHOOLS IN WEST TEXAS. MARRIED:...

Mar 26, 1997

NAME: ELMER GRADY HARRIS, AGE 90, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY, OK RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 2, 1906 AT LEONARD, TX TO WILLIAM WILBUR AND BERTHA MAE (REEVES) HARRIS. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1997 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME. AGE: 90 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MUNDAY, TX. MARRIED: ROSA DOLL NANNEY ON NOVEMBER 19,...