Mar 11, 2022

Jackson Lee Barnett Sr, 85, Mvskoke language speaker, proud Muscogee Creek citizen, veteran, father, and grandfather. Jackson passed away Friday, March 11th, 2022, in Saint Johns Hospital. He was born on June 26, 1936, to Toney and Rhoda (Cato) Barnett. Jackson attended Litchfield Park High School in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1957, Jackson enlisted in the United States Navy where...

Mar 4, 2022

Donald Eugene Barber, Jr. 61, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at his home. Donald was born on June 10, 1960, in Prince George, Maryland, the son of Donald Eugene and Elenar Jane (Oaks) Barber. He graduated high school and joined the United States Air Force on October 1, 1977. He was honorably discharged on July...

Mar 4, 2022

Delbert Wayne Riddle, 59, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at the McAlester Regional Medical Center. Wayne was born on October 8, 1962, in Altus, Oklahoma, the son of Delbert Leon and Gayle Cooke. He graduated from high school and attended college. Wayne worked as a corrections officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He...

Mar 4, 2022

Anthony Chebon Heneha, 30, of Eufaula, Oklahoma passed away Friday, March 4th, 2022. Anthony was born on January 20th, 1992, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma the son of Daniel Roy Heneha Sr. and Lorene Lewis Chavez. Anthony attended Eufaula High School and loved spending time with his family and with his dog Blu. Anthony is survived by; daughter Reyna Heneha; brother...

Mar 3, 2022

Daniel Schrimsher, 77, of Stidham, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, at the Fountainview Manor Nursing Home. Daniel was born February 20th, 1945, in Stidham, Oklahoma, the son of Fred and Nancy (Mitchell) Schrimsher. He attended Stidham School. Daniel married Marie Schrimsher in 1992. He was a member of the Eufaula Church of Christ. Survivors include: his...

Feb 26, 2022

Mildred Leona (Rice) Needham, 87, of Quinton, passed away on Saturday, February 26,2022 at her home. Mildred was born on December 14, 1934 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Royce Alex and Ellen (Smith) Rice. She attended school in Eufaula. On July 21, 1954, Mildred married Tommy Joe Needham. They were happily married for almost forty-nine years, before he preceded her...

Feb 25, 2022

Colton Lee Walker, 26, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022. Colton was born on October 24, 1995, the son of Clint Lee and Melody Ann (Michner) Walker. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 2014, where he was active in football. He then went on to attend OSU Okmulgee. Colton loved working with his father. He...

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,...