Obituaries

Dec 6, 2020

Dwight Lee DeWitt, age 52, a longtime Wapanucka, OK resident, was born on Thursday, June 27, 1968, to Walter Lee and Martha Lee (Gipson) DeWitt, at Talihina, OK. Dwight passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Wapanucka, OK. He attended Atoka and Wapanucka High Schools and graduated in 1986. He then attended Okmulgee Tech where he studied diesel...

Dec 5, 2020

Karen Sue (Lenox) Hostetler, age 65, a longtime Crystal, OK resident, was born on Friday, May 20, 1955, to Cloyd Van and Bonnie Marie (Dannells) Lenox, at Albia, IA. Karen passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Durant, OK. She attended Oskaloosa and Grant Schools in Iowa and later attended Kiamichi VoTech and received her CNA certification. Karen...

Dec 4, 2020

David Dwight Stiles, age 77, was born August 8, 1943 to Claburn LaMarcus & Juanita (Franklin) Stiles in Farris, Oklahoma. He left this world December 4, 2020 at Oklahoma City, OK.

He graduated from Coalgate High School and attended Haskell Indian Nation University studying to become a butcher until he was drafted to Vietnam. He served our...

Dec 3, 2020

Jesse Ross Dewbery, age 83, a lifelong Bromide, OK resident, was born on Saturday, March 27, 1937, to Oscar Alton and Cora (Taylor) Dewbery, at Bromide, OK. Jesse passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at his home in Bromide, OK. He attended Bromide School and Prairie View School near Bromide. Jesse worked for the pipeline. He started as...

Dec 2, 2020

Paul Morgan Jr., age 76, a longtime Wapanucka, OK resident, was born on Tuesday, August 1, 1944, to Paul and Velma Audrey (Johnson) Morgan, at Atoka, OK. Paul passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at his home in the Wilson Community. He attended Wapanucka high school and  OSU Okmulgee and later received a master's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma...

Dec 1, 2020

Kathern Lorain (Chester) Cox, age 80, a Coalgate resident was born on November 16, 1940, to Leonard Lonzo and Leona Maudie (Ferrell) Chester, at Lawton, OK.

Kathern passed away on December 01, 2020 at her home in Coalgate, OK.

She graduated from Manitou High School in 1959. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Cameron University...

Nov 29, 2020

Hazel Juanita (Davenport) Glasco, age 95, a Coalgate resident. She was born on July 11, 1925, to Ezra Clyde and Birtie Lee (Manis) Davenport, at Coal County, OK. Hazel passed away on November 29, 2020 at Coalgate, OK.at the age of 95 years, 4 months and 18 days.Hazel attended Olney School. Hazel worked at Blue Bell, the...

Nov 29, 2020

Leota Marie (Walker) Keener, age 103, a Coalgate resident.She was born on May 31, 1917, to Moffit and Ada (Crane) Walker, at Tecumseh, OK. Leota passed away on November 29, 2020 at Coalgate, OK, at 103 years, 5 months and 29 days. She graduated Clarita High School. Leota was a Cafeteria Worker at Clarita School. She also cooked at...

Nov 29, 2020

Thomas Kendrick Snead, age 53, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Friday, September 15, 1967, to Thomas and Kaie Ruth (Gilbert) Snead, at Dallas, TX. Thomas passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Denison, TX. He graduated from Atoka High School and went on to attend college. Thomas was a field technician for phone companies. He...

Nov 28, 2020

Charles Rodger White, age 72, was a Lane, OK resident. He was born on Wednesday, October 6, 1948, to Charles and Geraldine (Smith) White, at Atoka, OK. Charles passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Atoka, OK. He attended Lane Elementary School, and graduated from Atoka High School. Charles was a Master Carpenter. Charles proudly served his country...

Nov 27, 2020

DATE OF SERVICES: 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 1, 2020 PLACE OF SERVICES: Bentley Baptist Church, Bentley, Oklahoma

Nov 27, 2020

Charles "Punk" Alton Thompson, age 91, a Clarita resident.  He was born on September 17, 1929, to Robert Preston Thompson & Mettie V. (Rainbolt), at Johnston County, OK. Punk passed away on November 27, 2020 at Clarita, OK.

He graduated from Tishomingo High School.  In 1948, the University of Oklahoma coaching legend Bud Wilkinson personally made a...

Nov 26, 2020

Pebble Loanna (Greene) Hovis, age 79, a Fort Cobb, OK resident, was born on Saturday, September 27, 1941, to Hardin Clinton and Lillie Mae (Rex) Greene, at Sterling, KS. Pebble passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Atoka, OK. She graduated from US Grant High School in Oklahoma City, OK. Pebble was a bookkeeper for DHS. She was...

Nov 25, 2020

Miran Paul LeFlore was born on November 10, 1958 in Dallas, Texas to Abel Paul LeFlore and Rebakah LeFlore. The family made their home in Coalgate,OKlahoma and later moved to Dallas, Texas where Abel worked for Dallas Parks Department, then relocated to California where the family resided in Bell Gardens, Watts and Compton areas. and eventually moved back to...

Nov 23, 2020

JG Reeder Jr., age 68, a longtime Wapanucka, OK resident, was born on Saturday, July 5, 1952, to JG and Dorothy (Kendall) Reeder Sr., at Durant, OK. JG passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at his home in Wapanucka, OK. He graduated from Wapanucka High School in 1970. JG was a retired welder. He married Brenda (Murphy) on...

Nov 22, 2020

Melissa Kay Pearce, age 49, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, was born on Thursday, June 10, 1971, to Donald and Patricia Ann (Lackey) Pearce, at Kansas City, MO. Melissa passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Tulsa, OK. She graduated from Kansas City Liberty High School. Melissa went on to attend Cosmetology School. Melissa was a housewife and...

Nov 20, 2020

Shirley Jean (Gabbart) Choules, age 84, a Ozark, MO resident, was born on Monday, March 2, 1936, to Louis Earl and Mary Josephine (Rowland) Gabbart, at Stringtown, OK. Shirley passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Springfield, MO. She attended Stringtown high school. Shirley was in retail sales, worked as a restaurant server and was also a business...

Nov 19, 2020

Jennifer Marie Bayles, age 51, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Wednesday, August 20, 1969, to John Marion and Margie Marie (Moore) Bayles, at Atoka, OK. Jennifer passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Durant, OK. She graduated from Stringtown High School in 1989. Jennifer was a CNA for the nursing home for years and then...

Nov 16, 2020

HD Cagle Sr, age 92, a Coalgate resident, was born on January 8, 1928, to John and Jewel Hodgie (McNutt) Cagle, at Coal County, OK.

HD passed away on November 16, 2020 at Coalgate, OK.

He attended McCarty & Salt Prairie Schools.

HD worked at GSI as a Superintendent seismic driller. He owned...

Nov 16, 2020

Samantha Carol Carnes, age 31, a Tishomingo, OK resident, formerly a longtime Atoka County resident, was born on Monday, January 2, 1989, to Stacy and Dawn Marie (Mason) Pendleton, at Denison, TX. Samantha passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 in an accident at Kingston, OK. Samantha graduated from Atoka High School in 2007 as Salutatorian. She was a...