Obituary Listings
Obituaries
Jeffie Sylvester Lambert
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...
Merle James Campbell
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...
Karen Jean Pylant
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...
Grover "Gc" Cleveland Rose
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...
Sharon Kay Pearce
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...
Homer L. Mcowen
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...
Tony L. Patterson
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...
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...

