Obituary Listings
Obituaries
Jimmie Lee Nippert
Sep 22, 2020
Jimmie Lee Nippert, 74, of Eufaula, passed away on September 22, 2020 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Jimmie was born on November 13, 1945 to Otto Sylvan and Della Mae (Welch) Nippert. He served in the United States Marine Corp. from July 9, 1968 to February 26, 1970. On September 18, 1970, Jimmie married...
George Anthony Lewis
Sep 22, 2020
George Anthony Lewis, 46, of Eufaula, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at his home. George was born on October 31, 1973, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the son of Lorene Lewis Chavez. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1992 and then attended Bacone College and Haskell Indian Nation University in Lawrence Kansas. He worked several years at the Eufaula...
Shirley Fay Downum
Sep 21, 2020
Shirley Fay Downum,78, of Broken Arrow, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, in Broken Arrow. Shirley was born on November 27, 1941 in Stidham, Oklahoma, the daughter of Obin and Lillie Mae (Stephens) Tucker. In 1959, she graduated from Stidham High School. In 1959, Shirley married Andrew Downum in Eufaula. They were happily married for sixty years. She and...
Patricia Francis Poling
Sep 21, 2020
Patricia Francis Poling, 70, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Patricia was born on January 12, 1950, in the daughter of Leonard Wilbur and Agnes Lorraine (Robbirds) Colvin. She graduated from Foot Hill High School in Bakersfield in 1968. On July 5, 1968, Patricia married Jesse R. Poling, Jr....
Billie J. Bumgarner Lindsey
Sep 19, 2020
Billie J. Lindsey, 90, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. Billie was born on November 22, 1929, in Iowa Park, Texas, the daughter of Thomas Scott Bumgarner and Lillian Annie Wells Bumgarner. On June 23, 1948, she married Cleytus Leon Lindsey in Wichita Falls, Texas and they were married for fifty-five years. She is preceded in death...
Mary Ellen Headrick
Sep 15, 2020
Mary Ellen Headrick, 78, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at her home. Mary was born on September 12, 1942, in Onapa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Vernon McCray and Dovie Mae Carr Walker. She graduated from Checotah High School. She received her Associate's Degree from OSU Okmulgee in computer technology. Mary also received her Bachelor's Degree...
Clifford Duaine Albright
Sep 14, 2020
Clifford Duaine Albright, 81, of Eufaula, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cliff was born on February 15, 1939 in Mayesville, Oklahoma to Clifford and Mildred Marie (Alexander) Albright. In 1957, he graduated from Grant High School in Oklahoma City. After graduation, Cliff enlisted in the United States Army. He...
Henrietta Lucille Fulsom
Sep 7, 2020
Henrietta Lucille Fulsom, 80, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020, at the Haskell County Nursing Home. She was born on February 14, 1940, in Lewisville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Benjamin Fulsom. During her school years, Henrietta enjoyed playing basketball. Later in life her favorite past times were fishing and cooking. Survivors include: her daughters, Julie Fulsom, of...
Vicki Diane Ramsey Karr
Sep 6, 2020
Vicki Diane Ramsey Karr, 56 of Wainwright, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020, at her home. Vicki was born on March 5, 1964, in Maumee, Ohio, the daughter of Eulan Dale and Annetta Eulene (Wilson) Ramsey. She graduated from Morris High School and then attended Oklahoma State University. On June 1, 2003, Vicki married Wayne Paul Karr, Jr. at...
Charles A Graham
Sep 4, 2020
Charles A. Graham, 84, of Eufaula, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. He was born on October 4, 1935, in Twin Mountains, the son of Edgar and Hazel (Ingram) Graham. In 1974, Charles married Ro-Jean Eloise Hayes. Charles later married Barbara Newman Wheeler in the fall of 1997. He worked as a farmer,...
Aubrey Lee Jacobs
Aug 31, 2020
Aubrey Lee Jacobs, 77, of Eufaula passed away Monday, August 31, 2020, at his home. Aubrey was born on March 7, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Ted Emmit and Florine (Johnson) Jacobs. He graduated from high school and enlisted in the U.S. Army serving for three and a half years. On January 13, 1981, Aubrey married...
Larry Don Talley
Aug 27, 2020
Larry Don Talley, 73, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away at his home Thursday, August 27, 2020. Larry was born on January 8, 1947, in Norman, Oklahoma, the son of Birch and Effie (Martin) Talley. He attended Lexington High School and met his high school sweetheart Marilyn who went to Purcell High School. They married on February 13, 1964, in...
James Robert "Bob" King
Aug 23, 2020
James Robert "Bob" King, of Eufaula, passed away on August 23, 2020 at the age of 93. Bob was born on May 21, 1927 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma near the town of Meeker. His parents were Vern Laster King and Easter Ogilvie King. Bob attended many one-room schools in Lincoln County, including Shaw School and Mammoth School. He also...
Homer James Mcmurdy
Aug 23, 2020
Homer James McMurdy, 83, of Eufaula, passed away on August 23, 2020 at his home. Homer was born on March 5, 1937 in Barkeyville, PA to Homer and Verna May (Barton) McMurdy. He served in the United States Air Force from 1954 - 1957. Homer served during the Korean War and received the National Defense Service Medal and Good...
Foster Gray, Sr.
Aug 22, 2020
Foster Gray, Sr., 87, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, in Tulsa. Foster was born on February 28, 1933, in McIntosh County, the son of Mandy Gray. He attended 62 School House. While at the Bacone Orphanage in Muskogee, Foster learned to box, take care of cattle, and taught himself to read. On October 18, 1967, Foster...
Marilyn Darnell Privette
Aug 21, 2020
Marilyn Darnell Privette, 62, of Eufaula, passed away on August 21, 2020 at her home. Marilyn was born September 10, 1957 in Mesa, Arizona to Walter John and Velma (Haley) Blair. She attended Eufaula Public Schools to the 8th grade. On October 11, 1978, Marilyn married James Kenneth Privette Jr. They were happily married for almost thirty-four years, before...
Phillip Wade Baker
Aug 18, 2020
Phillip Wade Baker, 81, of Eufaula, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at his home. Phillip was born on August12, 1939, in Howe, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Wheeler and Phala Dawes (Caldera) Baker. He graduated from Wilburton High School in 1957. He enlisted in the United States Army on February 16, 1962. He was honorably discharged on August...
Gary E. Noak
Aug 13, 2020
Gary E. Noak, 58, passed away on August 13, 2020 at his home. Gary was born on January 27, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Marland Almond and Nancy Ann (Ross) Noak. After high school, he worked at Helmerich & Payne Co. In 1981, Gary started working for the City of Oklahoma City as a Surveyor and Inspector. He...
Jerry Lee Shepperd
Aug 13, 2020
Jerry Lee Shepperd, 76, of Eufaula, passed away on August 13, 2020 at his home. Jerry was born on August 25, 1943 in Minco, Oklahoma to Roscoe and Geneva Maxine (Howe) Shepperd. He graduated from Minco High School in 1961. On March 26, 1962, Jerry married Wanda Lee Yvonne Frye in Chickasha, Oklahoma. They were happily married for fifty-eight...