Obituary Listings

Obituaries

James Larry Ellis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Milo Dwight Ketchum

Milo Dwight Ketchum

Nov 22, 2021

Milo D. Ketchum, 72 of Eufaula, OK was called home to the Lord surrounded lovingly by his family on November 22, 2021. He was born February 12, 1949 in Clarion, Iowa to Kenneth Dwight and Bettie Francilla (Marten) Ketchum. He graduated from Mound Westonka High School and Normandale College obtaining a culinary degree. He met and married the love...

Dan  Mcguire

Dan Mcguire

Nov 19, 2021

Dan McGuire, 91, of Eufaula, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021 in McAlester, Oklahoma. Dan was born on April 1, 1930 in Lenna, Oklahoma to Benjamin and Callie McGuire. He attended Lenna School. Dan married Wilma Jean Dill in 1952. They were happily married for forty years and raised two sons together. Later in life, Dan worked on...

Anna  Lou Reiter

Anna Lou Reiter

Nov 19, 2021

Anna Lou Reiter, 89, of Canadian, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Anna was born on March 14, 1932, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Luther and Verna (Nelson) Staats. She married Joseph Daniel Reiter on September 25, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas. They were happily married 60 years. Anna...

Lynn Elliotte Dabbs

Lynn Elliotte Dabbs

Nov 15, 2021

Lynn Elliotte Dabbs, 58, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021, at his home. Lynn was born on August 9, 1963, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the son of Hershell Dabbs and Emma Lola Smith. He attended Eufaula Public Schools and graduated from Canadian High School in 1982. In 1995, Lynn graduated from OSU Okmulgee receiving his Associates degree...

Rose L. Westbrook

Rose L. Westbrook

Nov 5, 2021

Rose Lou Westbrook, 87, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, November 5, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Rose was born on June 3, 1934, in Kinta, Oklahoma, the daughter of Thomas Edward and Leby Mae (Lentz) Watson. She graduated from Kinta High School in 1953 and attended Oklahoma Business College. On August 20, 1971, Rose married Josh Lee Westbrook. They...

Johnny Dewayne Berry

Johnny Dewayne Berry

Nov 5, 2021

Johnny Dewayne Berry, 75, of Hanna, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, November 5, 2021, at his home. Johnny was born on May 12, 1946, in Hanna, Oklahoma, the son of Everett Truman and Verneil Katherine (Robertson) Berry. He graduated from Hanna High School in 1964 and entered the Army Reserves. On July 14, 1967, Johnny married Sharon Kay Tolbert. They...

Brenda Kay Houdesheldt

Brenda Kay Houdesheldt

Oct 29, 2021

Brenda Kay Houdesheldt, 70, passed away Friday, October 29th, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Brenda was born September 17th, 1951 to Thomas Brouhard, Jr. and Juanita (Ellis) Brouhard in Washington, Kansas. Brenda was a 1969 graduate of Bryan high school in Omaha, Nebraska. She married the love of her life, Steve Houdesheldt, on August 20, 1970....

Alfred Wesley Travis

Alfred Wesley Travis

Oct 26, 2021

Alfred Wesley "Al" Travis, 69, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at the OSU Medical Center of Tulsa. Al was born on November 13, 1951, in San Fransisco, California, the son of James William and Ann Mae (Henderson) Travis. He graduated from high school in Trona, California in 1969. He worked for the Harrington's Service Center...

Jacob Lester Hunn

Jacob Lester Hunn

Oct 26, 2021

Jacob Lester Hunn, 78, lifelong Hobart resident, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Jake was born on February 10, 1943, in Hobart, Oklahoma, the son of Millard "Sonny" and Nora Belle (Everhart) Hunn. At the age of sixteen, with permission from his mother, Jake enlisted in the United States Army National Guard. He graduated from Hobart High School in...

Wanda "Nadine" Monroe

Wanda "Nadine" Monroe

Oct 24, 2021

Wanda Nadine Monroe, 79, of McAlester, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021. Nadine was born on March 28, 1942, in Quinton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Nathan and Frieda Martindale Etchison. She attended Quinton Public Schools her entire education and graduated from Quinton High School in 1960. After graduation, Nadine moved to McAlester where she began working at Kress...

Catherine L Tomlinson

Catherine L Tomlinson

Oct 21, 2021

Catherine Lynn "Cathy" Tomlinson, 74, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Cathy was born on December 7, 1946, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virgle Lee and Sybil Corene (Reynolds) Batterton. She attended Elmore City Schools and later received her LPN Nursing license. She practiced nursing for several years in...

Brian Charles Bone

Brian Charles Bone

Oct 20, 2021

Brian Charles Bone, 49, of McAlester, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at his home. Brian was born on February 5, 1972, in Stigler, Oklahoma, the son of Charles and Carol Bone. He graduated in1990 from Quinton High School where he played football. Brian and Amanda Miller were together from 2001-2019. Brian lived in Canadian. He loved his...

Terry Lynn Hervey

Terry Lynn Hervey

Oct 18, 2021

Terry Lynn Hervey, 62, of Norman, passed away on October 18, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. Terry was born on August 12, 1959 in Caledonia, Minnesota to Virgil Lee and Donnis Elaine (Thompson) Johnson. She graduated from Norman High School in 1977. Terry attended Rose State College. On August 1, 1991, she married Phillip C. Hervey in Bethany, Oklahoma. They...