Obituaries

Feb 25, 1998

NAME: MARK DEWAYNE JONES, AGE 34, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT..

BORN: DECEMBER 28, 1963 AT BORGER, TEXAS TO JAMES WENDELL AND DORIS ANN (THOMPSON) JONES. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 AT HIS ATOKA RESIDENCE. AGE: 34 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 27 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS. OCCUPATION: DISABLED. CHURCH AFFILIATION: CHURCH OF CHRIST FAITH. SURVIVED BY MOTHER:...

Feb 21, 1998

NAME: MELVIN RILEY BRUMMETT, AGE 84, A LONGTIME CENTRAHOMA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 25, 1913 NEAR HUGO, OK TO GEORGE AND LUCY (AVANT) BRUMMETT. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1998 AT WAPANUCKA, OK. AGE: 84 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 26 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED LITTLE RIVER SCHOOLS. MARRIED: MITTIE DANLEY IN 1940 AT COALGATE, OK. ALTA JANE BIGGS ON...

Feb 18, 1998

NAME: AUSTIN DALE HEDGECOCK, AGE 1, OF COALGATE, OK.

BORN: JUNE 3, 1996 AT ADA, OK TO SHANNON DALE AND DONNA LEE HARVEY HEDGECOCK. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 1998 AT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 1 YEAR 8 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS SURVIVED BY PARENTS: SHANNON AND DONNA HEDGECOCK OF COALGATE, OK. SISTER: HALEIGH (...

Feb 15, 1998

NAME: MELVA JANE (POSTOAK) SMITH, AGE 63, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: JANUARY 4, 1935 AT LAWTON, OK. TO MELTON AND MARY JANE (LEWIS) POSTOAK. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 AT CARL ALBERT INDIAN HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 63 YEARS 1 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE, OK. MARRIED: ROY SMITH ON AUGUST...

Feb 15, 1998

NAME: JAKE KILBURN, AGE 74, OF TISHOMINGO, OKLAHOMA. BORN: MARCH 1, 1923 AT FAIRFIELD, IOWA TO JACOB C. AND MARY ETHEL (SOUTH) KILBURN. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 AT JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, TISHOMINGO, OK. AGE: 74 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ST. AUGUSTINE, ILLINOIS AND MUSCATINE, IOWA. MARRIED: CLETA FAE WARDEN ON MAY...

Feb 10, 1998

NAME: TOMMYE LOUISE ( MILLS) COOKE, AGE 89, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 6, 1908 AT CLEBURN, TEXAS TO THOMAS MADISON AND MABEL CLAIR (STALLINGS) MILLS. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 89 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ABILENE, CLYDE, AND FT. WORTH, TX. MARRIED: WILLIAM M....

Feb 10, 1998

NAME: ELEANOR (POWELL) PATTERSON, AGE 83, OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 29, 1914 AT BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA TO VIRGIL AND ANNIE B. (COUSINS) POWELL. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 83 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA AND LATER ATTENDED BUSINESS COLLEGE. MARRIED: RUSSELL DEAN PATTERSON ON...

Feb 9, 1998

NAME: SALLIE EDITH (RAINS) FRAZIER KELLEY, AGE 89, OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: AUGUST 21, 1908 AT MANNSVILLE, OK TO HENRY ISAAC AND SARAH MARGARET (BARTON) RAINS. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 89 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT WEST ALLISON AND BENTLEY. MARRIED: COMMODORE F. FRAZIER ON...

Feb 7, 1998

NAME: JOHN WALLACE HOOD, AGE 86, OF ATOKA, OK. BORN: MARCH 17, 1911 AT LEHIGH, OK TO JOHN HARVEY AND EDNA MAE (ROSE) HOOD. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1998 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN LEHIGH AND SHADY GROVE IN COAL COUNTY. MARRIED: MILDRED ADAIR IN AUGUST...

Feb 7, 1998

NAME: NINA F. (CARLILE) WILLIAMS, AGE 56, OF CANEY, OK.

BORN: JANUARY 31, 1942 AT FT. WORTH, TEXAS TO BRYCE AND ANNA LOIS (ALDRIDGE) CARLILE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1998 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT. AGE: 56 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN COOLIDGE, ARIZONA AND SEBASTOPOL, CA....

Feb 6, 1998

NAME: CHRISTINE (SELBY) JONES, AGE 68, OF NORMAN, OK, FORMERLY OF ATOKA,OK. BORN: MARCH 5, 1929 AT CARNEGIE, OKLAHOMA TO ISAIAH WASHINGTON AND CORA CANIELLA (SEABOURN) SELBY. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 AT THE NORMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: HOMEMAKER. CHRISTINE WAS REARED IN ATOKA AND LIVED AROUND THE ATOKA AREA UNTIL 1993...

Feb 4, 1998

NAME: WILLIAM THOMAS MILLER, AGE 91, LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT. BORN: DECEMBER 19, 1906 AT STIGLER, INDIAN TERRITORY (NOW OK), TO ISAAC NEWTON AND MARY ELIZABETH (SHARP) MILLER. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 91 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 15 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA, OK. MARRIED: CORA WINNIE MAE BRUMLEY ON NOVEMBER 16,...

Feb 2, 1998

NAME: MARIA (FERREIRA) ZANNI, AGE 84, RESIDENT OF COLONIAL LIVING CENTER IN ATOKA, OK. BORN: JULY 26, 1913 AT FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS TO MANUAL AND AURORE (FABER) FERREIRA. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 84 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS OCCUPATION: COOK AT ADA HOSPITAL AND FORMERLY OWNED AND OPERATED A RESTAURANT. SURVIVED...

Jan 30, 1998

NAME: SYBIL J. STALLINGS, AGE 65, LONGTIME TISHOMINGO, OK RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 18,1932 AT MILBURN, OKLAHOMA TO NELSON H. AND ANNIE E. (LORRANCE) DALE. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY JANUARY 30,1998 AT THE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN TISHOMINGO, OK. AGE: 65 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MILBURN, OKLA. MARRIED: CLARENCE STALLINGS ON MARCH 7,...

Jan 29, 1998

NAME: MARIE OZELLA (LAMB) STEEL, AGE 60, LONGTIME COALGATE AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 19, 1937 AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA. TO ERNEST EDWIN AND MILDRED LEONA LAMB. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1998 AT HER RESIDENCE NEAR COALGATE, OK AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. AGE: 60 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT SOUTH PRAIRIE, PHOENIX, AND PORTERVILLE, CA....

Jan 26, 1998

NAME: ZELMER CLEMENT, AGE 94, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: JUNE 8, 1903 AT TISHOMINGO, OK TO THOMAS LEVI AND DELLA CLEMENT. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 94 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT TISHOMINGO. MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED. OCCUPATION: RETIRED FARMER. MR. CLEMENTS CAME TO ATOKA COUNTY AROUND 1910...

Jan 24, 1998

NAME: ROY LEON MEAD, AGE 75, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 25, 1922 AT HARMONY TO CHARLEY FRANKLIN AND EDNA (SHEFFIELD) MEAD. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 75 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED: IDA B. MILLS IN 1947 IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK....

Jan 24, 1998

NAME: EDITH CATHERINE ALLEN, AGE 79, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT. BORN: JANUARY 20, 1919 AT CANEY, OKLAHOMA TO JONAS AND PEARL (DUKE) PHILLIPS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1998 AT DURANT, OK.. AGE: 79 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS EDUCATION: GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED: CARL ALLEN ON MARCH 7,1937 AT CANEY, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION:...

Jan 24, 1998

NAME: WYNOMA BLANCH (HALL) MARTIN COLLIER, AGE 85, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 9, 1912 AT WAVELAND, AR TO WILLIS BURL AND LILLIE FAYE (OWENS) HALL. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 85 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED TUSHKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: BILL MARTIN IN DECEMBER, 1929 AT CANEY,...

Jan 23, 1998

NAME: EARL EDWARD TIDWELL, AGE 75, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: JULY 21, 1922 IN PADEN, OKFUSKEE COUNTY, OK TO TINE AND EVA (UPDEGRAFF) TIDWELL. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1998 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 75 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: HARMONY, LANE, AND ATOKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. GRADUATED FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1939...