Obituaries

Dec 24, 1996

NAME: ERMA ELZENA (STEVENS) GOODNER, AGE 86 OF ATOKA AND FORMERLY OF PAULS VALLEY, OK.

BORN: DECEMBER 28, 1909 AT MODALS, IOWA TO NEWTON JOHN AND DONA (MCGAHEE) STEVENS. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1996 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR NURSING HOME. AGE: 86 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: UNKNOWN. MARRIED: BOB GOODNER IN 1933 AT...

Dec 20, 1996

NAME: EURA BELLE (LYNN) HUMMINGBIRD, AGE 59, TULSA RESIDENT, FORMERLY OF LANE, OK.

BORN: JANUARY 13, 1937 AT LANE, OK TO MILLARD O. AND LENA E. (HOPSON) LYNN. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1996 AT TULSA REGIONAL HOSPITAL, TULSA OK. AGE: 59 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE AND ATOKA, OK. MARRIED:...

Dec 19, 1996

NAME: MINNIE LEE (CLEMENT) HOWARD, AGE 91, ATOKA RESIDENT, FORMER LONGTIME HARMONY COMMUNITY RESIDENT.

BORN: NOVEMBER 16, 1905 AT CANEY, OK TO J. R. AND ELLEN (BARNES) CLEMENT. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1996 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR. AGE: 91 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 3 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MATOY, OK. MARRIED: WILLIAM CLURE HOWARD ON...

Dec 18, 1996

NAME: HADLIE PYNE BURGESS, INFANT DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM ROY BURGESS AND LINDA JANE ROBERTS.

BORN: MAY 10, 1996 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1996 AT HER HOME IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 0 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: LINDA JANE ROBERTS OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK. BROTHERS: DUSTIN LAYNE CAVES...

Dec 14, 1996

NAME: JOHNNIE OTHA (COOPER) POOLE, AGE 86, ATOKA RESIDENT, FORMER LONGTIME TUSHKA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 25, 1909 AT HAVANA, AR TO DALTON W. AND DELLA (ELLIOTT) COOPER. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT TUSHKA, OK. MARRIED: AMOS POOLE ON SEPTEMBER 19,...

Dec 11, 1996

NAME: VERNIA ANN (BAUGHMAN) DOWNING, AGE 70, ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 27, 1926 AT HARDWOOD IN COAL COUNTY, OK TO WALTER AND IVA DEAN (GIBSON) BAUGHMAN. PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 70 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT OLNEY IN COAL COUNTY, GRADUATING FROM ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL...

Dec 9, 1996

NAME: JAMES EDWARD ED HORN, AGE 62, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 31, 1934 AT CENTERPOINT IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK ON HOMEPLACE TO JAMES H. AND CHLOE (HARGROVE) HORN. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1996 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 62 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT CENTERPOINT IN ATOKA COUNTY, AND...

Dec 7, 1996

NAME: CAROLYN JOY (LYTLE) HARDMAN, AGE 40, LIFELONG ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: JUNE 24, 1956 AT ATOKA, OK TO FRED JUNIOR AND VIOLA MAE (KIMES) LYTLE. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1996 AT HER RESIDENCE WEST OF ATOKA, OK. AGE: 40 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN ATOKA COUNTY, GRADUATING FROM ATOKA HIGH...

Dec 5, 1996

NAME: MARYETTA A. (WALZ) SPENCE, AGE 74, LONGTIME TUSHKA RESIDENT, AND FORMER SAN ANTONIO RESIDENT.

BORN: JANUARY 2, 1922 AT FLAGSTAFF, AZ TO MAX C. AND MAE (GRIFFITH) WALZ. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1996 AT MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 74 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT SAN ANTONIO, TX, GRADUATING FROM THOMAS...

Dec 3, 1996

NAME: ANDREW JACK PHELPS, AGE 92, LONGTIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 17, 1904 AT LYNN, MARSHALL COUNTY, OK TO BENJAMIN AND ZELLA (BASE) PHELPS. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1996 AT ATOKA COLONIAL MANOR. AGE: 92 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT LANE IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: CLAUDINE SLUDER ON MAY 5,...

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...