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Jimmy Lee Fairchilds
Dec 30, 2021
Jimmy Lee Fairchilds, Sr.,73, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Jimmy was born on December 28, 1948, in Checotah, Oklahoma, the son of Ernest Marion and Willie Lee (Newton) Fairchilds. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1967. Jimmy worked for the United States Postal Service for thirty years,...
Tommy Wayne Campbell
Dec 28, 2021
Tommy Wayne Campbell, 66, of Ada, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at his home after a short illness. Tommy was born on January 10, 1955, to Jack and Beatrice Fern (Glover) Campbell. He attended school in Hanna and Eufaula. He graduated from Connors College in Warner and East Central University in Ada, OK. He was an assistant...
Rosemary Riddle Simpson
Dec 27, 2021
Rosemary Riddle Simpson, age 80, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord on Monday, December 27, 2021. Rosemary was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on August 30, 1941. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1959 and received her BA in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in 1963 where she was also a member of Alpha Chi...
Dennis Ray Combes
Dec 27, 2021
Dennis Ray Combes, 87, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at his home. Dennis was born on September 24, 1934, in Forgan, Oklahoma, the son of Lester Arthur and Velma Lorean Flanders Combes. He graduated from Forgan High School. Dennis married Lujena Brannon on December 3, 1955 in Lubbock, Texas. He worked at Valliant-Logger and Pulp...
Matthew Aaron Lawson
Dec 24, 2021
Matthew Aaron Lawson, 22, of Canadian, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021. Matthew was born on April 16, 1999, the son of Earl David and Margaret Adele Watson Lawson. He attended Canadian Public Schools where he was active in football, baseball and FFA. Matthew worked in construction. He loved to hunt and fish. Survivors include: his parents, David...
Danny L Arterberry
Dec 21, 2021
Danny Arterberry, 70, of Canadian, Oklahoma, passed away, Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the McAlester Regional Health Center. Danny was born on July 18, 1951, the son of Millard Lee and Gilberta (Burwell) Arterberry. He graduated from Spiro High School in 1969. On November 22, 1969, Danny married Mary Jean Eldridge in Canadian, Oklahoma. They were happily married for...
Phil B. Scotzin
Dec 17, 2021
Phil Scotzin, 71, of Checotah, passed away on December 17, 2021, at his home. Phil was born on November 24, 1950. He graduated from U.S. Grant High School in Oklahoma City. He enlisted in the United States Army on October 29, 1968,, and was honorably discharged on August 3, 1971. Phil worked as a quality assurance inspector for CMI...
Troy Alvin Smithee
Dec 16, 2021
Troy Alvin Smithee, 97, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Troy was born on March 3, 1924, in Eufaula, Oklahoma, the son of James Harrison and Lucy Belle Pruitt Smithee. He attended Oak Grove and Stidham Public Schools. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 and served for...
Yahola Tiger
Dec 6, 2021
Yahola Anthony Tiger, Jr., 73, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at his home. Yahola was born on November 17, 1948, in Okmulgee, the son of Yahola and Harriette Scott Tiger. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1967. He received his Associates Degree from Eastern Oklahoma State College. In January 1970, Yahola married Helena Sheridan....
William Eugene Powell
Dec 5, 2021
William Eugene Powell, 85, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at his home. William was born on April 28, 1936, in Lewisville, Oklahoma, the son of Capp and Elnora Clark Powell. He graduated from Lewisville High School in 1955. He was a Lieutenant for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. William enjoyed taking care of animals...
Jessie Wayne Bohler
Dec 4, 2021
Jessie Wayne Bohler, 76, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021, at his home. Jessie was born on December 19, 1944, in Laverne, Oklahoma, the son of Herman Werner and Meda Ellen Kinney Bohler. He graduated from Laverne High School in 1963. On February 4, 1966, Jessie enlisted in the United States Navy and served in Vietnam....
Sheryl Mckay
Nov 29, 2021
Sheryl Ann McKay, 60, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Sheryl was born on January 3, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Pat (Saxton) Brennan. She attended school in Michigan. Sheryl went to nursing school and received her registered nursing degree. She worked in a gastroenterologist...
Cheryl Loraine Duffy
Nov 28, 2021
Cheryl Duffy, 62, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, at her home. Cheryl was born on January 20, 1959, in McAlester, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clifford Adolf and Lillie Ann Elbert Pearce. She attended school in Canadian and graduated from Checotah High School in 1977. Cheryl worked in customer service for several years. She loved going...
James Larry Ellis
Nov 28, 2021
James Larry Ellis, 73, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. James was born on May 31, 1948, in Aurora, Missouri, the son of Sterling and Alverta Ellis. Larry spent his early life between Aurora, MO and Centerville, TX. On July 20, 1966, Larry joined the US Air Force and...
Betty Jo (Shipman) Mcguire
Nov 27, 2021
Betty McGuire (Shipman) was born on January 14, 1936, to Riley and Gertrude Shipman in Lenna, Oklahoma, and departed from this life on November 27, 2021. She was the fifth child out of a family of thirteen children. The Shipman family were farmers who farmed in both Oklahoma and California. Betty was valedictorian of her eighth-grade class while living...
Bertha Bell Buck
Nov 25, 2021
Bertha Bell Buck, 83, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Bertha was born on May 13, 1938, in Lenna, Oklahoma, the daughter of Osil M. and Lydia M. Fine Hunter. She attended both Lenna and Stidham Schools. On May 26, 1955, Bertha married Kyle Buck. They were happily married sixty-six...
Timothy Charles Dixon
Nov 24, 2021
Timothy Charles Dixon, 70, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at his home. Timothy was born on December 15, 1950 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Lawrence and Jerlene (Batson) Dixon. He attended school at Booker T. Washington and graduated from Eufaula High School in 1970. On April 1, 1972, Timothy married Cathy Shine in Eufaula. He worked...
Grace Marie Parker
Nov 23, 2021
Hunn, Black, & Merritt Funeral Home & Crematory Obituary Grace Marie Parker, 89, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Marie was born on April 9, 1932, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Marshall and Margaret Valentine (Hand) Williams. On August 28, 1952, Marie married Jimmy Parker, Jr....
Marie Parker
Nov 23, 2021
Grace Marie Parker, 89, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Marie was born on April 9, 1932, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Marshall and Margaret Valentine (Hand) Williams. On August 28, 1952, Marie married Jimmy Parker, Jr. in Armona, California. They were happily married for sixty-one...
Frances "Janie" Lancaster
Nov 22, 2021
Frances Jane (Janie) Lancaster, 66, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021. Janie was born September 27, 1955 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to E.J. and Nova Lancaster. She graduated from Vanoss High School. Janie lived in several towns including Ada, Elk City and Stidham. She loved to quilt, play the piano and sing. Janie is survived by two...
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