Feb 21, 2022

Courtney Kaye Shropshire, 51, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at her home. Courtney was born on January 19, 1971, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Eddie Max and Beverly Joyce (Thomas) Farmer. She attended Deer Creek High School in Edmond and graduated from Rose State University with an associate degree in Paralegal Studies. On...

Feb 19, 2022

Paul Lewis Bell, 89, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 in Eufaula, Oklahoma. He was born September 16, 1932 in Bixby, Oklahoma. Paul was the son of Charles Edmund Bell and Mildred Lee McMannis Bell. In his youth, he spent much time accompanying his father, who was a driller, to the oil fields. Paul eventually became...

Feb 18, 2022

David Wesley Smith, 82, of Canadian, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. David was born on January 5, 1940, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Charley Wesley and Altha E. (Henson) Smith. David graduated from Shawnee High School in 1958. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 19, 1958...

Feb 16, 2022

Agnes "Butch" Elsey, 96, of McAlester, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at the Mitchell Manor Nursing Home. Butch was born on November 19, 1925, in Tuttle, North Dakota, the daughter of Christ and Anna (Anderson) Hetletvedt. She graduated from Tuttle High School in 1943. On May 1, 1945, Butch married Cecil Elwood Elsey in Reno, Nevada. They...

Feb 13, 2022

Rory Emersyn Sears infant daughter of Rainna Sears passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022. She is survived by her mother, Rainna; brother Hux Sears and sister, Kenadie Sears; grandmother, Beverly Nixon; great grandmother, Carolyn Shelley; uncle, Drew Scott; aunt, Terra Wayne and great great aunt, Sheila Jones. She is preceded in death by her great grandfathers, Shelby Ray Shelley...

Feb 10, 2022

Charles Andrew Hammett, 77, of Eufaula, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Charles was born on March 16, 1944 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, the son of James Charlie and Rosie Ann (Hice) Hammett. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1963. On June 10, 1963, Charles married Nora Sue Standridge at the Lindsey Chapel Baptist Church....

Feb 10, 2022

Darrell Russell Frazier, 98, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at his home. Darrell was born on May 11, 1923, in Lexington, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Ross and Eunice (Taylor) Frazier. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1942. Darrell began working for John A. Brown in 1942. On August 5, 1945, Darrell married Wanda...

Feb 9, 2022

Jan 28, 2022

Raymond Theodore Burns was born on April 19, 1926, in McIntosh County Oklahoma in the Artussee community west of Eufaula. he died on January 28, 2022, at the age of 95 years, 9 months and 9 days. He was born to Kodie Waymon Burns, also known as Ray Burns, and Virgie Mae (Lewellen) Burns. He was raised on the...

Jan 25, 2022

Artemis (Temis) Lanier Crowder was the oldest son of the proud parents of Bobbie Jean Kizzie and the late Leonard Crowder on July 25, 1972, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Temis known by most of his family and friends accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized in Jesus Name by the late Bishop Louis Osborne, Sr. of Portland, Oregon....

Jan 22, 2022

Harold Wayne Cantwell, 88, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, at the McAlester Regional Health Center. Harold was born on November 15, 1933, in Checotah, Oklahoma, the son of Troy Marvin and Viola (Largent) Cantwell. He graduated from Onapa High School in 1952. Harold enlisted in the United States Air Force on August 21, 1953, in...

Jan 22, 2022

William "Bill" Black, 70, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, at his home. Bill was born on January 23, 1951, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, the son of Wilford and Mary Ann (Keller) Black. He graduated from Ardmore High School in 1969 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of Oklahoma. Bill...

Jan 20, 2022

Ermon Lee Russell, Sr., 82, of Eufaula, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at his home. Ermon was born on June 3, 1939 in Quinton, Oklahoma to Andrew Jack and Alma (Work) Russell. He attended school in Muskogee and Quinton. Ermon served in the United States Air Force for twenty-one years, before retiring in 1977. On October 18,...

Jan 19, 2022

Jeffie Sylvester Lambert, 88, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, in Muskogee. Jeffie was born on November 2, 1933, in Calvin, Oklahoma the son of Clen Harvy and Lillie (Grant) Lambert. He attended school at Fame. He was drafted in the United States Army serving in the Korean War and was honorably discharged. Jeffie worked as...

Jan 18, 2022

Merle James Campbell, 84, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at the McAlester Regional Health Center. Merle was born on January 22, 1937, in Dysart, Pennsylvania, the son of William Franklin and Margaret Ratchford Campbell. Merle grew up in Tippletown, Pennsylvania and attended Cresson High School. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1955...

Jan 13, 2022

On Thursday, January 13, 2022, Jean Pylant, passed away at age 79. Jean was born on November 13,1942 in Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma to Elza Mae and William Edgar Rogers(Bill). On April 13,1963, she married Arthur Boyd Pylant. Jean had a passion for people. She and her husband raised their children in Texas. She worked keeping the house and...

Jan 9, 2022

Grover C. (G.C.) Rose, was born December 21, 1939 to Audie Ray Rose and Lavonia Pauline (Baker) Rose in the home of his grandparents Grover C. Rose and Bertha (Sanger) Baker north of Butler. He lived his entire childhood in Butler attending college at Southwestern State he met and married Valda (Val) Jean Garrison on March 10, 1961. To...

Jan 3, 2022

Sharon Pearce Sharon Kay Pearce, 75, of Coweta, Oklahoma passed away on Monday January 3, 2022, at her home. Sharon was born on February 17, 1946, in Kinta, Oklahoma to Raleigh Edmond and Vera Angline (Jennings) Shelton. She grew up on Tucker Knob Mountain in Kinta and received her education from Kinta Public Schools. On May 2, 1964, she...

Jan 2, 2022

Homer Lucas McOwen, Jr., 74, of Indianola, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Center. He was born on February 13, 1947, in Fremont, Ohio, the son of Homer Lucas and Kathryn Isabelle Prescott McOwen. He entered into the United States Marine Corps on September 14, 1965. He served in the Vietnam War...

Dec 30, 2021

Tony Lynn Patterson, 56, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his home. Tony was born on February 21, 1965, in Claremore, Oklahoma, the son of Gary Anthony Patterson and Jannas Sue Hendrixson-Shope. He graduated from Union High School in 1983. After high school, Tony joined the United States Marine Corp and served for 1 1/2...