Tamra Kay Sanders
May 15, 2022
Tamra Kay Sanders, age 80, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Friday, November 21, 1941, to Fred and Jewel (Jones) Glover, at Atoka, OK. Tamra passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Durant, OK. She graduated High School. Tamra was a seamstress waitress, and nursing home activities director. She enjoyed growing flowers and houseplants, working jigsaw...
Darin Lee Cleveland
May 15, 2022
Darin Cleveland, age 55, a longtime Wapanucka, OK resident, was born on Monday, July 11, 1966, to Thomas Daniel and Leona Valentine (Cox) Cleveland, at Coalgate, OK. Darin passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at his home in Wapanucka, OK. He attended Wapanucka School and graduated from Olney High School. Darin was a farm worker. He was of...
Arnold Dewain Mcdonald
May 14, 2022
Arnold Dewain McDonald, age 78, a Coleman, OK resident, formerly a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Saturday, July 31, 1943, to Gordon and Susie Lorene (Smith) McDonald, at Atoka, OK. Arnold passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at his home in Coleman, OK surrounded by his loved ones. He graduated from Lindsey High School and went...
Jay Lynn Page
May 14, 2022
Jay Lynn Page, age 78, a Durant, OK resident, formerly lived in Lubbock, TX over 50 years then moved to Atoka for the past 15 years and then Durant, was born on Wednesday, August 18, 1943, to Marvin and Hulda (Reasnor) Page, at Floyd Ada, TX. Jay passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Plano, TX. He attended...
Teddy "Tj" Joe Smith
May 10, 2022
Teddy Joe Smith, age 74, was born on Wednesday, January 21, 1948, to Evans and Eretta (Washington) Smith, at Stringtown, OK. He grew up in Stringtown, OK, went to Douglas Elementary until 1958 then went to Stringtown Elementary and graduated from Stringtown High School in 1966. He then went on to OSU in Equestrian. While in school at Stringtown...
Wanda Faye Lytal
May 10, 2022
Wanda Faye Lytal, age 93, a Ft. Gibson, OK resident, was born on Saturday, April 6, 1929, to Albert and Ida Eva (Frair) Holland, at Kenefic, OK. Wanda passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Henryetta, OK. She graduated from Kenefic High School. Wanda was a housewife and homemaker. She married Noble Lewis Lytal Sr. on Monday, April...
Donna Jean Howard
May 10, 2022
Donna Jean Howard, age 84, a longtime Caney, OK resident, was born on Sunday, August 29, 1937, to Calvin Lee and Laura Lorena (Hammond) Rose, at North Bend, OR. Donna passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at her home in Caney, OK. She attended school in Oakland, OR. Donna worked as a seamstress at Blue Bell, was a...
Paul Edward Howard
May 9, 2022
Paul Edward Howard, age 88, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Saturday, November 11, 1933, to James Melvin and Beatrice (Key) Howard, at Bentley, OK. Paul passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022 at Atoka, OK. He attended Bentley Grade School and went on to attend Atoka High School. Paul was a rancher. He bought and sold...
Bertha Louise Loyd
May 9, 2022
Bertha Louise (Box) Loyd, age 75, a Stringtown, OK resident since November 2020, formerly a lifetime resident of Summerfield, OK, was born on Sunday, June 9, 1946, to John Alvis and Alice Sible (Lowery) Box, at Howe, OK. Louise passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022 at Ft. Smith, AR. She started her career in health care, working in...
Robert Stephen Mcentire
May 8, 2022
Robert Stephen "Steve" McEntire, 83, of Mansfield, Arkansas, passed from this life on Sunday, May 8, 2022. He was born November 1, 1938, in Wardville, Oklahoma to Bob and Nellie McEntire.
He was an Army veteran and retiree from International Paper Company as a forester. He was also past President of the Arkansas Forestry Association and an...
William "Junior" Henry Nuttall
May 6, 2022
William "Junior" Henry Nuttall, age 80, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Wednesday, May 21, 1941, to Henry and Veda Lee (Cleveland) Nuttall, at Atoka, OK. He passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at Atoka, OK. He attended Caney and Tushka Public Schools, and graduated from Atoka High School. Junior was the founder and owner of...
Paula June Olsen
May 5, 2022
Paula June Olsen, age 72, a Edmond, OK resident. She was born on Saturday, October 15, 1949, to Willard and Marian Faye (Brown) Olsen, at Bakersfield, CA. Paula passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Edmond, OK. She graduated from Atoka High School in 1968. Paula did Shelter workshops. Paula was a treasure to God and her family,...
Jackie Nadyne Grotteland
Apr 30, 2022
Jackie Nadyne (Lang) Grotteland, a Coalgate resident, was born on August 13, 1943, to Ollie Jackson and Alice Lorene (Chick) Lang, at Stringtown, OK. She passed away on April 30, 2022 at Coalgate, OK at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 17 days. Jackie attended school in Muleshoe, TX. She was a cook for Furr's Cafeteria for...
Harley Dean Uber Jr.
Apr 29, 2022
Harley Dean Uber Jr., age 85, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Friday, July 3, 1936, to Harley and Effie (Swindell) Uber, at Hugo, OK. Harley passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Sherman, TX. He attended Atoka High School. Harley worked in construction and was also a rancher. He married Wanda Lou (Goff) at Durant,...
Paul Leon Mcneil
Apr 28, 2022
Paul Leon McNeil, age 89, an Atoka, OK resident, was born on Wednesday, May 18, 1932, to Charles and May (Ridenour) McNeil, at Kilgore, TX. Leon passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Atoka, OK. He attended Atoka Public Schools. Leon and Sarah owned Star Hardware and Furniture Store. He married Sarah (Chism) on Wednesday, August 13th, 1947....
Craig Daniel Thorne
Apr 28, 2022
Craig Daniel Thorne an Atoka, OK resident was born on a Friday, August 17, 1973 to Leo Daniel Thorne and Bettie (Horton) Thorne at Tyler, Texas. Craig passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Inola, Ok. Craig attended and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and later joined Job Corp. in North Carolina. Craig worked for Goodwill...
Debra June Crone
Apr 28, 2022
Ms. Debra June (Patterson) Crone, of Konawa, age 68 passed away on April the 28 th in Konawa.
Debra was born to Jerry Patterson and Ruby Eileen (Frank) Townsend, in McAlester, Oklahoma. Debra is preceded in death by her husband, Ricky K. Crone, and her mother and father.
Debra is survived by her daughter Amy...
Lee Roy Mast
Apr 26, 2022
Lee Roy Mast, age 84, a longtime Bonham, TX resident, was born on Sunday, July 25, 1937, to Archie Delno and Dorothy Mae (Cox) Mast, at Hillview, IL. Lee passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at his home in Bonham, TX. He graduated from high school in Illinois. Lee was a truck driver for Yellow Freight for many...
Douglas Wayne Kelley Jr.
Apr 22, 2022
Douglas Wayne Kelley Jr., age 48, a Colbert, OK resident, was born on Tuesday, December 4, 1973, to Douglas and Willma Joan (Powell) Kelley, at Atoka, OK. Douglas passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Kingston, OK. He attended Glover Elementary School. Douglas worked in construction. Douglas enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, cultivating, searching for arrowheads, and anything outdoors....
Lou Ellen Hatchett
Apr 20, 2022
Lou Ellen (Wilson) Hatchett, age 83, a Friendswood Texas resident.
She was born on August 3, 1938, to Paul Seaborn and Wilma Inell (Rhea) Wilson, at Coalgate, OK in the house her Grandpa A.J. Wilson and uncles built in the Mowdy community. Lou was the granddaughter of Arasmus Jerome and Ellen Amelia Lassiter Wilson and George Elmer...
