Jo Ann Maxey
May 3, 2021
Jo Ann Maxey, age 60, an Atoka, OK resident, was raised in Atoka County, lived in Oklahoma City for 10 years and then moved back to Atoka for the last 22 years, was born on Sunday, November 20, 1960, to Lester Andrew and Ella Joy (Taylor) Dillard, at Coalgate, OK. Jo Ann passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021...
Jerry Marie Moore
May 3, 2021
Jerry Marie (Slaton) Moore, age 91, a Cooper, TX resident, formerly of Atoka, OK, was born on Tuesday, February 4, 1930, to George Washington and Tinnie Marie (Baldwin) Slaton, at Atoka County, OK. Jerry passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at Cooper, TX. She graduated high school. Jerry was a housewife and homemaker. She married C.M. Moore on...
Phyllis Ann (Benjamin) Murphy
May 2, 2021
Phyllis Ann (Benjamin) Murphy, age 82, an Oklahoma City resident. She was born on July 06, 1938, to Sampson Simeon and Lura (Blair) Benjamin, at Wardville, OK. Phyllis passed away on May 2, 2021 at Oklahoma City, OK. She graduated from Haskell Institute now Haskell Indian Nations University. Phyllis received a Bachelor's Degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Phyllis...
Vernon Lee Chastain Jr
May 2, 2021
Vernon Lee Chastain Jr, age 53, a Bethany resident. He was born on April 2, 1968, to Vernon Lee Chastain Sr and Marilyn Anne (Horn) Wigley, at Hawthorne, CA. Vernon passed away on May 2, 2021 at Oklahoma City, OK. He graduated from Coalgate High School. Vernon was a Foreman for Townsco Construction Company building roads. He was married...
Larry Franklin Mills
Apr 29, 2021
Our beloved, Larry Franklin Mills (Flame) went to be with our Lord on April 29, 2021 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born on January 14, 1955, to Eual Franklin and Irene Florance (Sallee) Mills, at Oklahoma City, OK. He attended Coalgate Schools and graduated from Olney High School. Larry married Sheila Stiles on September 9, 2006 at Cottonwood...
Audrey Virginia (Moore) Sanders
Apr 28, 2021
Audrey Virginia (Moore) Sanders, age 80, a life long Atoka county resident, was born on Tuesday, September 24, 1940, to Charlie Chester and Julia (Sewell) Moore, at Bentley, OK. Audrey passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Plano, TX. She attended Bentley Public School and later received her GED. Audrey owned and operated The Head Shed. She also...
Denny Wayne Perry
Apr 27, 2021
Denny Wayne Perry, 58, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma died Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at St. Anthony Hospital. Denny was born on December 3, 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri to Thomas Morgan Perry, Sr. and Beverly Ann Hardwick Perry. A Celebration of Life for Denny will be held on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Wapanucka First...
Opal Faye (Wallis) Staggs-Moody
Apr 24, 2021
Opal Faye (Wallis) Staggs-Moody, age 94, a Wapanucka, OK resident. She was born on Friday, November 19, 1926, to John and Bertha Seluda (Smith) Wallis, at Clarita, OK. Opal passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Tishomingo, OK. She attended Clarita and Plainview schools. She graduated from Wapanucka High School. Faye was a Housewife. She married Ruban L....
Christine Betsey-Benge
Apr 23, 2021
Christine Betsey-Benge, age 88, a Tahlequah, OK resident. She was born on Wednesday, July 11, 1932, to Preston and Frances (Willis) Betsey, at Bentley, OK. Christine passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021 at Tecumseh, OK. She graduated from Chilocco Boarding school in Newkirk, OK. Christine was a Nurse for several years for the Indian Health Services of the...
Thyra Alice Gudgel
Apr 20, 2021
Thyra Alice (Cox) Gudgel, age 72, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Tuesday, May 18, 1948, to Daniel S. and Lennie Belle (Bowen) Cox, at Dumas, TX. Thyra passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at her home in Atoka, OK. She graduated from Tushka High School in 1966. Thyra was a seamstress for the Levi Company....
Larry Dee Scroggins
Apr 20, 2021
Larry Dee Scroggins, age 68, an Atoka, OK resident since 2015, was born on Saturday, April 11, 1953, to Earnest Melvin and Flora Mae (Patton) Scroggins, at Plainview, TX. Larry passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Denison, TX. He graduated high school in Plainview, Texas. Larry was a farmer. Larry proudly served his country in the Army....
Albert Wesley Byrns
Apr 19, 2021
Albert Wesley Byrns, age 71, a Tuskahoma, OK resident, formerly of Atoka, OK, was born on Thursday, May 12, 1949, to Mac Charles and Eva Lanell (Lane) Byrns, at Durant, OK. Albert passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 at Ft. Smith, AR. He graduated from Tushka High School in 1967 and on to attend Murray State College where...
Doyle Franklin Lansdale Jr.
Apr 15, 2021
Doyle Franklin Lansdale, Jr.
Doyle Franklin Lansdale, Jr., age 67, a resident of Breckenridge, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Missouri.
Doyle was born the son of Doyle Franklin Lansdale, Sr., and Betty Jean (Bond) Lansdale on August 31, 1953, in Oklahoma. He was a 1972 graduate of...
Patricia Ann Hampton
Apr 14, 2021
Patricia Ann (Estes) Hampton, age 76, a Cottonwood resident. She was born on May 22, 1944, to Strawder Hershel and Pearl Pauline (Jobe) Estes , at Ada, OK. Patricia passed away on April 14, 2021 at Coalgate, OK. Patricia was a homemaker & a home health provider. Patricia married Richard Lee Hampton on June 11, 1988 in Coalgate, OK,...
Zinda Zane Ennis
Apr 14, 2021
Zinda Zane Ennis, age 62, a Coalgate, OK resident, was born on Tuesday, June 24, 1958, to Arthur and Barbara Ann (Wilson) Thompson, at Antlers, OK. Zinda passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Oklahoma City, OK. She attended Farris Public School and Atoka High School. Zinda was a housewife, homemaker and also worked as a CNA for...
Billy Don Wills Sr.
Apr 13, 2021
Billy Don Wills Sr., age 62, aN Enid, OK resident, formerly a longtime Atoka resident, was born on Tuesday, March 24, 1959, to Don Stephen and Joyce Marie (Faulkenberry) Wills, at McAlester, OK. Billy passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Enid, OK. He graduated from Atoka High School in 1978 and went on to attend East Central...
Nita Faye Anderson
Apr 12, 2021
Nita Faye Anderson, age 90, a lifelong resident of the Boehler Community, was born on Wednesday, August 13, 1930, to Roy "Fred" Alfred and Moulcey Belle (Donaldson) Wiggins, at Sunkist Community, OK. Nita passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021 in the Boehler Community two miles from where she was born. She attended Carnes Grade School and graduated from...
Irma Lou Rains
Apr 10, 2021
Irma Lou Rains, age 76, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Monday, October 23, 1944, to Millard H. and Mamie E. (Richardson) Mitchell, at Stringtown, OK. Irma passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Burleson, TX after losing her battle to cancer. She married the father of her two children, Gary Rains on April 24, 1964....
Pamela Denise Sefcik
Apr 9, 2021
Pamela Denise (Criner) Sefcik, age 61, a Atoka, OK resident. She was born on Monday, October 26, 1959, to Donald and Virginia May (Williams) Criner, at Coalgate, OK. Pamela passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Atoka, OK. She attended Tushka High School. Pamela was a health care provider, licensed plumber in Texas, and construction worker for the...
Delbert Ross Fortenberry
Apr 7, 2021
Delbert Ross Fortenberry, age 69, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Sunday, September 23, 1951, to Thomas Lloyd and Lillian Leona (Hanson) Fortenberry, at Atoka, OK. Delbert passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Denison, TX. He graduated from Atoka High School in 1972. Delbert unloaded trucks for Kraft Foods in Dallas, TX. He was raised...
