Obituaries

Nov 8, 2020

Billy "Bill" Joe Walston, age 86, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Saturday, August 25, 1934, to Kenny "Bud" Buell and Veta Verna (Sanders) Walston, at Sasakwa, OK. Bill passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Atoka, OK. He graduated from Ada High School and attended Murray College. Bill's careers ranged from the oil field, to...

Nov 6, 2020

Retha Leona (Basham) Evans, age 78, a Atoka, OK resident, was born on Thursday, November 20, 1941, to James Basham and Mattie Lee (Lansdale) Basham, at Redden, OK. Retha passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Oklahoma City, OK. She attended Stringtown Public School Retha was a homemaker. She married Arthur "Sonny" Evans on Wednesday, March 13th, 1957...

Nov 4, 2020

Joyce Marie (Faulkenberry) Wills, age 82, a McAlester, OK resident; formerly a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Thursday, February 10, 1938, to Otis Lee and Susie Margaret (Grimsley) Faulkenberry, at Atoka, OK. Joyce passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at McAlester, OK. She graduated from Atoka High School. Joyce was a proud military wife and homemaker....

Nov 3, 2020

Minerva Lois (Pope) Benson, age 83, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was raised in Maud, OK area and moved to Atoka in February 1968 from Savoy, TX, was born on Saturday, November 7, 1936, to Wiley Oscar and Eular Etta (Mitchell) Pope, at Carr City, OK. Lois passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Denison, TX. She graduated...

Nov 3, 2020

Bobby Ruth Norfleet, age 87, a Coalgate resident. She was born on February 14, 1933, to Edgar and Stella (Sweat) Cross, at Centrahoma, OK. Bobby passed away on November 3, 2020 at Coalgate, OK. She attended Lone Oak & Tupelo Schools & graduated from Tupelo High School in 1950.Bobby was a Rancher & worked with the Tupelo Alumni for...

Nov 1, 2020

Deljuan Foreman, age 67, a Coalgate resident, was born on December 19, 1952, to Clenton and Hazel Alene (Young) Foreman, at Coalgate, OK. He passed away on November 01, 2020 at his home in Coalgate, OK.

Deljuan attended Coalgate Schools and graduated from Olney High School in 1971.

He was a mechanic, a concrete mason...

Oct 31, 2020

Todd Wiley Cooksey, age 69, was an Atoka, OK resident. He was born on Monday, February 19th, 1951, to Ernest William and Delora Mae (Stamps) Cooksey  in Ada, Oklahoma. His family moved to Washington and then to California when he was two. He lived in Bakersfield, California until he was 28 years old. Todd passed away on Saturday October...

Oct 29, 2020

Jerry Lee Lytle, age 76, was a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Thursday, October 19, 1944, to P.E. and Leona (Evans) Lytle, at Farris, OK. Jerry passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Tahlequah, OK. He attended school at Farris Elementary and graduated from Atoka High School. Jerry went on to receive a Bachelor's Degree in...

Oct 29, 2020

NAME: Barbara Gail (Smith) Burns, age 67, a Coalgate resident. She was born on June 2, 1953, to James and Billie (Maylen) Smith, at Venetia, CA. Gail passed away on October 29, 2020 at her home in Coalgate surrounded by her family. Gail attended & graduated from Coalgate High School in 1972. She was a Seamstress at Wrangler for...

Oct 29, 2020

Ronald Harold Winter, age 78, a Atoka, OK resident was born on Wednesday, September 23, 1942, to Harold and Rachael (Winter) Winter, at Battle Creek, MI. Ron passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Muskogee, OK. He graduated from Battle Creek High School in Michigan. Ron was a receiving manager at Walmart for 32 years. Ron proudly served...

Oct 25, 2020

Annabell Wiseman, age 74, an Atoka, OK resident, was born on Friday, April 12, 1946, to Fred Lawson and Mary (Rouboidoux) McKinney, at Phoenix, AZ. Annabell passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Ada, OK. She attended school in Phoenix, AZ and Red Rock School in Oklahoma. Annabell was a provider for homehealth for many years. She genuinely...

Oct 22, 2020

William "Grant" Praytor of Durant, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020, after having recently celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday. Grant died surrounded by his loving wife of sixty years, Pat, and their three children, Darla, Dan, and Lisa. Grant's family affectionately says that as Grant met his Heavenly Father, he asked him, "Where are the animals? I have...

Oct 22, 2020

Melvin J Hershberger, age 81, a Coalgate resident, was born on March 12, 1939, to Jacob E. and Fannie (Miller) Hershberger, at Holmes County, OH. Melvin passed away on October 22, 2020 at Oklahoma City, OK.

He married Mattie Troyer on December 3, 1959 at Holmes County, OH.

Melvin was a member of the Old...

Oct 19, 2020

Norman Lee Thomas, age 80, a Atoka, OK resident was raised in Bentley area and moved to Oregon for many years before returning to Atoka in 2009. He was born on Friday, March 1, 1940, to Ralph and Katie L. (Howard) Thomas, at Bentley, OK. Norman passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at Atoka, OK. He attended Tushka...

Oct 18, 2020

Dennis Joe McBride, age 61, a Caney, OK resident, was born on Tuesday, October 21, 1958, to Buster and Bessie Lenora (Smith) McBride, in Texas. Dennis passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Caney, OK. He graduated from Caney High School. Dennis was the Pastor at Atoka Freewill Baptist Church for 24 years. He also worked at Caney...

Oct 18, 2020

Angelia Machelle Burleson, age 55, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Friday, December 11, 1964, to Tommy and Glenda Carol (Eaves) Richardson, at Oklahoma City, OK. Angie passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Denison, TX. She attended Bentley Elementary school and graduated from Tushka High School. Angie also attended KTC where she received and became...

Oct 17, 2020

George "Bob" Robert Smith, age 75, a longtime Stringtown, OK resident, was born on Monday, February 19, 1945, to Alwood Samuel and Anne Bell (Ballinger) Smith, at Ypslanti, MI. Bob passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Stringtown, OK. He attended Earl Warren Elementary in Sacramento, CA and Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, CA. Bob proudly...

Oct 16, 2020

Johnnie Adrian Cagle, age 80, a Coalgate resident. He was born on November 09, 1939, to John Daniel Cagle & Jewel Hodgie (McNutt) Cagle at Coalgate, OK Johnnie passed away on October 16, 2020 at Atoka, OK. 80 years, 11 months and 7 days. He attended McCarty school. Johnnie was a Cement Finisher in construction. Johnnie attended the Gospel...

Oct 9, 2020

John Frank Gerhards, age 83, a Coalgate resident.  He was born on May 30, 1937, to John and Leona (McNulty) Gerhards, at Guthrie, OK. John passed away on October 9, 2020 at his home in Coalgate, OK.

He attended Guthrie High School graduating in 1955. He went on to further his education and attended Okmulgee Tech receiving...

Oct 7, 2020

Rickie Joy (Thompson) Thompson, age 71, a lifelong Stringtown, OK area resident, was born on Wednesday, October 27, 1948, to Leslie Marison and Imogene Elizabeth Smith Thompson, in Atoka, OK. Rickie passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at her home in Stringtown, OK surrounded by her loved ones. She attended school at Limestone Gap, graduated from Stringtown High...