Obituaries

Mar 16, 2022

Ahlona Lynn Jackson, age 70, moved to Atoka, OK from California at a very young age and lived the rest of her life in the Atoka area. She was born on Wednesday, April 4, 1951, to Arnold Walter and Beulah Maretta (Cochran) Hopson, at Ft. Bragg, CA. Ahlona passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Atoka, OK. She...

Mar 16, 2022

Paul Samson Finch Jr., age 84, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Wednesday, December 8, 1937, to Paul and Ethel Mae (Courtney) Finch, at Atoka, OK. Paul passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Atoka, OK. He attended Bethany School in Atoka County and graduated from Atoka High School. He went on to attend Southeastern Oklahoma...

Mar 14, 2022

Jean E. (Stanfill) Mead, age 87, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Friday, August 3, 1934, to WH and Opal (Scott) Stanfill, at Atoka, OK. Jean passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Atoka, OK. She graduated from Tushka High School in 1952. Jean was a clerk for Atoka Health Department for 36 years. She married...

Mar 10, 2022

Jenettie Pearl (Upchurch) Booth, age 92, a Glendale, AZ resident, was born on Friday, September 6, 1929, to John and Nettie (Wright) Upchurch, at Atoka, OK. Jenettie passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Glendale, AZ. Jenettie was a factory worker. Jenettie was a member of the Iron Stob Church. She enjoyed cooking, baking biscuits for her grandchildren,...

Mar 7, 2022

Herschel Lee Weathers, a Coalgate resident, was born on December 25, 1966, to Billy Rendil and Gladys Ruth (Wood) Weathers, at Muskogee, OK. Lee passed away on March 7, 2022 at Coalgate, OK at the age of 55 years, 2 months and 10 days. He graduated from Coalgate High School. Lee enlisted in the Air Force on January 15,...

Mar 7, 2022

Anita Kay (Barcus) Leflore, age 67, an Atoka, OK resident, was born on Monday, February 28, 1955, to Elmer and Ruby (Sexton) Barcus, at Mescalero, NM. Anita passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022 at Oklahoma City, OK. She attended school in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Anita was a housewife, homemaker and worked as a cook at the Atoka Nutrition...

Mar 7, 2022

Walter Lee Hogue, a Coalgate resident, was born on June 6, 1931, to Charles Walter and Frances "Fannie" Elvira (Day) Hogue, at Tupelo, OK. He passed away on March 7, 2022 at Coalgate, OK at the age of 90 years, 9 months and 1 day. Walter attended Tupelo Schools. He was a technician for the Coal County Soil Conservation...

Mar 6, 2022

Johnny Lloyd Morris, age 73, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Monday, June 7, 1948, to Jewel Edward and Alpha Lois (Payne) Morris, at Atoka County, OK. Johnny passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at his home in Atoka, OK. He attended Harmony and Bentley Grade Schools and graduated from Atoka High School with the class...

Mar 5, 2022

Troy "Pig" Wayne Marlow, age 80, a longtime Caney, OK resident, was born on Monday, June 16, 1941, to Clifton and Mary (Pyle) Marlow, at Atoka, OK. Wayne passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Durant, OK. He graduated from Atoka High School with the class of 1959. Wayne worked at the old Atoka Truck Stop, a number...

Mar 5, 2022

Betty Sue (Nottingham) Layne, a Lehigh resident, was born on October 23, 1952, to Jessie James and Betty Gean (Cornett) Nottingham, at Odessa, TX. Betty passed away on March 5, 2022 at Lehigh, OK at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 10 days. She graduated from Happy Camp, California, High School. Betty was a registered nurse. She...

Mar 5, 2022

Iva Estelle (Morris) Dandridge Cochran, age 102, a long time Atoka, OK resident, was born on Monday, February 7, 1920, to Clyde and Ola (Williams) Morris, at Okfuskee County, OK. Iva passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Atoka, OK. She attended Tushka Public School and went on receive her GED at the young age of 62. Iva...

Mar 2, 2022

Juanita Kaye Hauff, age 69, an Atoka, OK resident that was raised in Boggy Depot and lived in Valliant for 38 years. She came back to Atoka in 2012. She was born on Sunday, November 9, 1952, to Eugene and Mae (Elliott) Snow, at Atoka, OK. Kaye passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Atoka, OK. She graduated...

Mar 1, 2022

Dustin Lynn Stein, a Tupelo resident, was born on May 2, 1985, to Billy Ray Gore and Stacy Jo (Mutchler) Stein, at Oklahoma City, OK. He passed away on March 1, 2022 at Chandler, OK at the age of 36 years, 9 months and 27 days. Dustin graduated from Tupelo High School and continued his education at Murray State...

Feb 28, 2022

Louis Richard Coleman, 85 years old, passed away peacefully surrounded by love on February 28, 2022.

He was born May 8, 1936 in El Dorado, Arkansas to Louis Lendon and Zulah (Lawrence) Coleman. Louis spent his early years traveling through the Texas oil fields with his father, a pump operator. He attended High School in Decatur, Texas,...

Feb 28, 2022

Richard P. Anderson died February 28, 2022 at Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman. He was 76 years old. Richard was born, August 3, 1945, in Bentley, Oklahoma. He was the son of Thomas (Tommy) and Selma (McGinty) Anderson. He was a graduate of Atoka High School. After high school he joined the United States Air Force, serving in...

Feb 26, 2022

Beverly JoAn (Fawver) Lane, age 81, a longtime Atoka, OK resident. She was born on Monday, September 9, 1940, to Jessie and Alice M. (Levulett) Fawver, at Eugene, OR. Beverly passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Atoka, OK. She attended school. Beverly worked for Colonial Living Center for 23 years in housekeeping. She married Tommy Murry Lane...

Feb 26, 2022

James Alan Longwell, age 40, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Saturday, October 17, 1981, to Tim Dale and Sharon Lynn (Allen) Longwell, at San Jose, CA. James passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He graduated High School. James was a loader for UPS in California and worked...

Feb 26, 2022

Linda Kay (Winters) Cox, age 79, of Atoka, OK, passed away February 26, 2022 in Norman, Oklahoma.  She was born in Stringtown, Oklahoma on July 15, 1942 to Irving Elbert "Bert" Winters and Vay "Nanny" (Kampplain) Winters. She graduated from Atoka High School and then went on to attend Oklahoma University. Kay worked for the Oklahoma Department of Human...

Feb 26, 2022

Eddie "Beano" Dean Stark, 73, of Lehigh, Oklahoma passed away peacefully on February 26, 2022, in Durant, Oklahoma.

He was born to Otto William and Anna Edith (Cox) Stark on August 20, 1948, in Amarillo, Texas. Eddie was raised in Hobbs, New Mexico and moved to Midland, Texas, where he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School...

Feb 26, 2022

Sheryl Louise (Barris) Arnold, age 70, a Port Aransas, TX resident since 1989, formerly of Atoka, OK, was born on Monday, September 17, 1951, to David Aaron and Alberta (Baughman) Barris, at Atoka, OK. As a young girl she loved to ride horses and barrel race. Sheryl passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at her home in Port...