Obituary Listings

Obituaries

John Albert Sloan

John Albert Sloan

Dec 6, 2020

John Albert Sloan, 74, of Eufaula, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the Hillcrest South Hospital of Tulsa. John was born on April 27, 1946, in McAlester, Oklahoma, the son of Albert and Ella (Butler) Sloan. John graduated from Oktaha High School in 1964. He enlisted in the United State Army and was honorably discharged on April 17,...

Ronald Wayne Griffin

Ronald Wayne Griffin

Dec 3, 2020

Ronald Wayne Griffin, 78, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Ronald was born on January 29, 1942, in Hamlin, Iowa, the son of Raymond and Janice (Bahronson) Griffin. He worked as an auto mechanic.

John Carl Burdine

John Carl Burdine

Dec 3, 2020

John Carl Burdine, 85, of Eufaula, passed away on December 3, 2020 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. John was born on August 13, 1935 in Lenna, Oklahoma to Simon Solomon and Irene (Ogden) Burdine. He attended school in Lenna Oklahoma. John worked as a farmer/rancher, but his passion was hunting. On October 21, 1955, he married Billie Kathryn Edwards in Okmulgee,...

Ira Joe Young

Ira Joe Young

Dec 1, 2020

Ira Joe Young, 77, of Canadian, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the McAlester Regional Health Center. Ira was born on June 11, 1943, in Marvell, Arkansas, the son of Ira and Annie (Hill) Young. He graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in 1961. On February 14, 1962, Ira married Mary Helen Hood in North Little Rock,...

Katharina "Kathe" Neal

Katharina "Kathe" Neal

Nov 26, 2020

Katharina Muller Neal passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020, at the Checotah Nursing Center. Kathe was born on October 29, 1927, to Andreas and Katharina Keller Muller in Wurzburg, Germany. Kathe as everyone called her worked for the U.S. Army doing laundry for the GI's. She met Bill Neal and married him on June 19, 1948, as his...

Edward Earl Patterson

Edward Earl Patterson

Nov 25, 2020

Edward Earl Patterson, 74, of Longtown passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at his home. Edward was born on September 29,1946, in Hobbs, New Mexico, the son of Robert Rae and Nell (McClelland) Patterson. He graduated from Hobbs High School in 1964. Edward joined the United States Navy and served from 1966-1972 in the Seabees, serving in Vietnam from...

Chad Garnett White

Chad Garnett White

Nov 23, 2020

On November 29, 1972, in Eufaula, Oklahoma a baby boy was born to Elis and Corine White. He was given the name Chad Garnett White. His mother gave him the nickname “Chubby Boy”. Chad attended school in Eufaula from grade school to high school. During his high school years, at some time, he was voted Student Body President. Chad...

Darrell Wayne Cowgill

Darrell Wayne Cowgill

Nov 23, 2020

Darrell Wayne “The Big Guy” Cowgill, of Eufaula, OK, passed on to be with our Lord Monday, November 23, 2020. Born October 11, 1951 in Little Rock, Arkansas to John Dee and Opal Lorene (Goodwin) Cowgill; he and his family attended West Race Baptist Church. Darrell attended school in Searcy, Arkansas where he was known by his classmates as...

Darla Jean Engelbrecht

Darla Jean Engelbrecht

Nov 20, 2020

Darla Jean (Roth) Engelbrecht, a special angel and friend to every person she met, passed on from this life on November 20, 2020 at the age of 56. She was born July 2, 1964 to Alois Joseph and Shirley Roth in Muskogee, OK. She graduated from Muskogee High School in 1982. She married the love of her life, Tom...

D.L. Mckeefer

D.L. Mckeefer

Nov 17, 2020

D.L. McKeefer Jr., 79, of Eufaula, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home. He was born on October 21, 1941, in Killeen, Texas, the son of D.L., Sr. and Leona Mack (Taylor) McKeefer. He attended Killeen Schools. In 1961, D.L. married Collene Tucker. To this union, three children were born. They were happily married for twenty-five years...

Ila  L. Cox

Ila L. Cox

Nov 16, 2020

Ila L. Cox, 79, of Quinton, passed away on November 16, 2020 at the Quinton Manor Nursing Home. Ila was born on January 10, 1941 in Gilbert, Louisiana to Allie Holley Smith. On September 10, 1965, she married Huey Cox. They were happily married for forty-six years, before he preceded her in death in 2011. Ila worked as an...

Marquetia Lea Simpson

Marquetia Lea Simpson

Nov 16, 2020

Marquetia Lea Tounwin Simpson, 73, of Checotah, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, in Tulsa. She was born on July 21, 1947, in Hinton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lloyd and Bessie (Williams) Tounwin. In 1965, Marquetia graduated from Sequoyah high school. She married John C. Simpson in Chandler, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on November 11, 1999. Marquetia...

Robert Lee Francis

Robert Lee Francis

Nov 15, 2020

Robert Lee Francis, 70, of Glenpool, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020, at the Claremore Indian Hospital. Robert was born on September 8, 1950, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the son of David and Nettie (Pigeon) Francis. He graduated from high school and then attended college. Robert worked as a welder. He was married to Josephine Deo. Survivors include: his wife,...

Stoney Dieon Wilson

Stoney Dieon Wilson

Nov 15, 2020

Stoney Dieon Wilson, 56, of Eufaula, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Stoney was born on July 23, 1964, in Eufaula, Oklahoma, to William Jackson and Patricia Marcine (Bedford) Wilson. He graduated from Eufaula High School as a proud member of the "Crew of 82". Stoney never...

Loretta Jean Tunis

Loretta Jean Tunis

Nov 14, 2020

Loretta Jean (Nixon) Tunis, 60, of Henryetta, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020, in Henryetta. She was born on April 13, 1960, in Sacramento, California, the daughter of Kenneth Ray and Bobbie Jean (Brown) Nixon. She graduated from Checotah High School in 1978. She received her Computer Science degree from Connors State College in 1991. Loretta worked as...

Judy Fitzer

Judy Fitzer

Nov 12, 2020

Mary Judith “Judy” Fitzer (Née McVeigh) passed away on November 12, 2020. Born on September 26, 1937 in McAlester, Oklahoma to John Arthur and Ruby McVeigh. Judy had one brother Robert “Bob”, who preceded her in death. Judy graduated from Calera High School in 1955. She received her bachelor’s degree from Southeastern State University in Business Education in 1958...

Karen Waldrop

Karen Waldrop

Nov 5, 2020

Karen Waldrop, 71, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at the McAlester Regional Medical Center. Karen was born on January 14, 1949, in Indianola, Oklahoma, the daughter of Otto Frances and Betty Lee (Whitfield) Van Allen. She graduated from Canadian High School in 1967. On August 5, 1979, in Bower, Oklahoma, Karen married Arthur Ray Waldrop. They...

Katherine Phillips

Katherine Phillips

Nov 4, 2020

Katherine Phillips, 69, of Checotah, passed away on November 4, 2020 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Katherine was born on January 17, 1951 in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma to Leslie Willie and Opal (Hunter) Phillips. She loved to watch television and play with her dolls. Survivors include: her two sisters: Clara Tilllman and husband, George, of Porum; and Cherry Justice, of Muskogee....

Deborah Mcallister

Deborah Mcallister

Nov 3, 2020

Deborah McAlister, 66, of Stigler, passed away on November 3, 2020 at the McAlester Regional Health Center. Debbie was born on August 9, 1954 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Charles "Bill" S. and Lillian Margaret (Harris) Ogle. She graduated from Kinta High School. Debbie worked in financing. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include: her daughter, Jennifer McAlister, of...

Moses Timothy

Moses Timothy

Nov 3, 2020

Moses Timothy, 68, of Tulsa, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the Hillcrest Hospital. Timothy was born on January 5, 1952, in Eufaula, the son of Lewis Timothy Sr. and Mary (Lewis) Timothy. Moses graduated from Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah in 1972. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Moses was a simple man who kept...