Obituaries

Nov 28, 1996

NAME: DOROTHY FAY (BRATTON) WILLIAMS, AGE 62, OF EUGENE, OREGON AND FORMER COALGATE AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: MAY 13, 1934 AT RURAL LEHIGH, OK TO B. AND ADA IDABEL (OXFORD) BRATTON. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1996 AT ENTERPRISE, OREGON. AGE: 62 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LEHIGH, GRASSHOPPER, AND COALGATE, OK. MARRIED:...

Nov 27, 1996

NAME: THELMA FAY (WILSON) WILLIAMSON, AGE 65, LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: JANUARY 8, 1931 AT OLD BRUNO, ATOKA COUNTY, OK TO CHARLES EDWARD AND MARY M. (BREWER) WILSON. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1996 AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL, OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 65 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT HARMONY AND LANE, OK. MARRIED:...

Nov 25, 1996

NAME: DONNIE LEE, SR., AGE 67, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF COALGATE, OK.

BORN: DECEMBER 22, 1928 AT ATOKA, OK TO WILBURN AND LENA (HILLIS) LEE. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1996 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER, DENISON, TX. AGE: 67 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT ATOKA, OK. MARRIED: JUANITA GAYLOR ON APRIL 6, 1946...

Nov 21, 1996

NAME: JOHNNY LEE MATTHEWS, AGE 52, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF WILSON COMMUNITY, OK. BORN: DECEMBER 16, 1943 AT ADA, OK TO JOHN CLAYTON AND RUBY (MCCARTY) MATTHEWS. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 52 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT LAWTON, OK AND OKMULGEE STATE TECH. MARRIED: BRENDA HOWARD ON...

Nov 18, 1996

NAME: HENRY BELFAST RED GENTRY, AGE 92, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ANTLERS, OK AREA. BORN: JANUARY 16, 1904 NEAR ANTLERS, INDIAN TERRITORY, OK TO FRANK AND MARY ANN (SMITH) GENTRY. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1996 AT ANTLERS NURSING HOME. AGE: 92 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. MARRIED: EFFIE HEDGECOCK ON JUNE 16, 1957 AT RENO, NV. OCCUPATION: HE...

Nov 17, 1996

NAME: ROBERT REECEY BAGBY, AGE 77, LIFETIME RESIDENT OF CANEY, OK AREA.

BORN: JANUARY 6, 1919 AT POST OAK, CANEY AREA, OK TO JESS AND MARGARET (BOLLEN) BAGBY. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1996 AT DENISON, TX. AGE: 77 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT POST OAK, CANEY AREA, OK, ALSO ATTENDED GOVERNMENT...

Nov 14, 1996

NAME: SAM HOUSTON BURKE, AGE 74, LONGTIME ATOKA, OK RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 14, 1921 AT LORENZO, TX TO SAM HUNTER AND JANIE CINDUSKY (ROUSAVILLE) BURKE. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 74 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE ELEMENTARY AND ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL. MARRIED: MARY KATHERINE WISE...

Oct 26, 1996

NAME: THELMA (YATES) BURKHALTER, AGE 86, RESIDENT AT COLONIAL MANOR IN ATOKA AND FORMERLY OF LANE, OK.

BORN: MAY 19, 1910 AT CANADIAN, OK TO EVERETT AND OLLIE (RECTOR) YATES. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT IRON STOB, OK. MARRIED: WILBURN...

Oct 23, 1996

NAME: RONALD KEITH HORN, AGE 47, WESLEY - PITTSBURGH, OK AREA RESIDENT. BORN: MARCH 17, 1949 AT CREAL SPRINGS, ILLINOIS TO FRED, JR AND RUBY LOUISE (PONDER) HORN. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 47 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS CREAL SPRINGS, ILLINOIS UNTIL AGE 10. FROM 1960, ATTENDED SCHOOLS...

Oct 20, 1996

NAME: RAY A. GLOVER, AGE 78, TUSHKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 15, 1917 AT CADDO, OK TO FRED D. AND JEWEL (JONES) GLOVER. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1996 AT CADDO NURSING HOME. AGE: 78 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BANTY, BENNINGTON, BOKCHITO, AND GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT MATOY, OK. OBTAINED HIS...

Oct 17, 1996

NAME: MARY LUCILLE (MCKINNEY) ALLEN, AGE 74, LIFELONG LANE AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 13, 1922 AT LANE, OK TO TOM AND MINNIE (RECTOR) MCKINNEY. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 74 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LANE, OK. MARRIED: LESTER ALLEN ON OCTOBER 7, 1939 AT LANE,...

Oct 12, 1996

NAME: ROBERT HENRY ANDERSON, AGE 67, LIFELONG COALGATE AREA RESIDENT. BORN: JULY 6, 1929 AT TUPELO, OK TO CHARLIE BURNETT AND CORA BELL (CAMPBELL) ANDERSON. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1996 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 67 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LONE OAK, NORTH OF TUPELO, OK, AND ALSO TUPELO SCHOOLS....

Oct 7, 1996

NAME: BRYAN HERSHEL TOMLINSON, AGE 71, BENTLEY RESIDENT, FORMERLY OF OKLAHOMA CITY.

BORN: DECEMBER 1, 1924 AT MILLER, OK TO JASPER NEWTON AND PEARL (STIDMAN) TOMLINSON. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1996 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN BENTLEY. AGE: 71 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT EAST ALLISON AND BENTLEY. MARRIED: CLARA MAE RAINS...

Oct 3, 1996

NAME: ORAN F. FOWLER, AGE 84, COALGATE, OK RESIDENT, FORMERLY OF LEHIGH, OK.

BORN: JUNE 14, 1912 AT KERNS, TX TO ROBERT BOB AND CLARA ESTELLE (DANIELS) FOWLER. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1996 AT MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 84 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN COAL COUNTY, OK. MARRIED:...

Oct 1, 1996

NAME: FRANK OLSHOVSKY, AGE 78, KIOWA, OK RESIDENT SINCE 1960. BORN: FEBRUARY 19, 1918 AT YOKUM, TX TO RUDOLF AND ALBINA (LOWRY) OLSHOVSKY. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 78 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT YOKUM, TX. MARRIED: LONNIE MARIE REYNOLDS ON OCTOBER 21, 1947 IN MATAGORDA COUNTY, TX....

Sep 28, 1996

NAME: JOSEPH RANDOLPH NEAL, AGE 45, MIDWEST CITY, OK RESIDENT AND FORMER LONGTIME STRINGTOWN RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 26, 1920 AT STRINGTOWN, OK TO WILLIE AND ESSIE M. (HADDLEY) NEAL. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1996 AT MIDWEST CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 76 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: OLA DOROTHY...

Sep 14, 1996

NAME: CONNIE RUTH (DEWBERY) EDMONDS-MCGEE, AGE 45, BROMIDE AREA RESIDENT. BORN: OCTOBER 5, 1950 AT BROMIDE, OK TO ARTHUR EUGENE AND HELEN PAULINE (HACKWORTH) DEWBERY. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1996 AT HER RESIDENCE IN BROMIDE, OK. AGE: 45 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT CLARITA AND OLNEY, OK. MARRIED: BILLY JOE MCGEE ON APRIL...

Sep 7, 1996

NAME: MARY MARGARET (BURNS) STRONGMAN, AGE 75, OF ATOKA, OK.

BORN: JULY 10, 1921 AT DECATUR, ILLINOIS TO CLIFFORD FLETCHER AND LUCILLE BURNS. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1996 AT TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER IN DENISON, TX. AGE: 75 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 27 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT DECATUR, ILLINOIS. MARRIED: JACK STRONGMAN ON JULY 22, 1940...

Sep 4, 1996

NAME: VELMA ELIZABETH TAYLOR, AGE 82, OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 14, 1914 AT DAISY, OK TO ESAU AND OLLIE (NEWKIRK) LOWE. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 AT SOUTHWESTERN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 82 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT DAISY, OK. MARRIED: ALVIE H....

Aug 25, 1996

NAME: PEERLESS DON PETE BLAKELY, AGE 43, ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 8, 1953 AT TIPTON, OK TO TROY CHARLES AND HAGAR MARIE (ATTEBERRY) BLAKELY. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1996 AT BLUE RAPIDS TOWNSHIP NEAR MARYSVILLE, KS FROM INJURIES RECEIVED WHEN HIS SEMI ROLLED OVER. AGE: 43 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT...