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Cheryl Annette Rackley
Aug 11, 2020
Cheryl Annette Rackley, 73, of Eufaula, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at the McAlester Regional Medical Center. Cheryl was born on October 16, 1946, in McAlester, Oklahoma the daughter of Arnold Albert and Sarah Francis (Emanuel) Russell. She lived most of her youth on various Air Force bases in the United States and Japan and graduated from McAlester...
Lenora "Christine" Layman
Aug 11, 2020
Lenora "Christine" Layman, 90, of California, formerly of Hanna, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Christine was born on November 1, 1929, in Hanna, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ira and Alta (Massengale) Hill. She graduated from Hanna High School. On July 9, 1945, Christine married Zenas Melvin Layman in Eufaula, Oklahoma. They were happily married for sixty-six years. Zenas...
Patricia Kay Leonard
Aug 11, 2020
Patricia Kay Leonard, 77, of Eufaula, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at her home. Patricia was born on July 30, 1943, in Appleton City, MO, the daughter of Robert "Bob" Randolph and Edna Mae (Nickerson) Shaver. She graduated from Butler High School in Butler, Missouri. On September 30, 1962, she married E.C. Lemon and to this union two...
Andrew Jackson Wallace
Aug 10, 2020
Andrew Jackson Wallace, 69, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Andrew was born on January 24, 1951, in Muskogee, Oklahoma the son of Horace and Lela Faye (Rouell) Wallace. He graduated from Checotah High School in 1971. After graduation, Andrew enlisted in the United States Navy on August 24, 1972....
Debbie Lynn Smith
Aug 10, 2020
Debbie Lynn Smith, 57, of Moore, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at her lake home. Debbie was born on July 29, 1963, in Stockton, California, the daughter of Walter and Kalynn (Taulbee) McCormack. She graduated from Desert Center School in California. On April 17, 1982, Debbie married Ben Smith in Coachella, California. They were happily married for thirty-eight...
Dale Allen Magreevy
Aug 3, 2020
Dale Allen Magreevy, 60, of Seminole, OK passed away on August 3, 2020. Dale was born on April 2, 1960 in Ashtabula, Ohio to William and Geraldine Magreevy. He moved to Eufaula his Junior year in high school where he spent 30+ years building a life for himself and his family. He served many years as the Wastewater treatment...
Lester Leon Rose
Aug 2, 2020
Lester Leon Rose, 89, of Eufaula, passed away on August 2, 2020 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Leon was born on December 5, 1930 in Fame, Oklahoma to Richard and Rosie P (Middleton) Rose. He attended school at Fame. Leon lived in Friona, Texas and worked on a ranch for nine years. He moved back to Eufaula where...
Lucille Johnson Bell
Jul 31, 2020
Lucille Johnson Bell, 86, of Eufaula, passed away on July 31, 2020 at her home. Lucille was born on November 19, 1933, in Konawa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert Johnson and Erba Avis Tull. She attended Wetumka and Tulsa Public Schools. She received her Master's Degree in Counseling from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. Lucille was an elementary teacher...
Jackie "Ginger" Wheat
Jul 29, 2020
Ginger Jackie Wheat, 76, of Eufaula, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at her home. Ginger was born on February 14, 1944, in Lemesa, Texas to Richard "Jack" Thomas and Veneta Virginia (Cunningham) Brewer. She graduated from O'Donnell, Texas. Ginger married Robert Wheat on December 1, 1962 in Monahans, Texas. They were married for twenty-six years. She worked in...
Jonita Anne Willis Duell
Jul 24, 2020
JoNita Anne Willis Duell, 64, of Eufaula, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020, at her home. JoNita was born on December 10, 1955, in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, the daughter of Richard "Dick" Thomas and Wilma Doris (Stewart) Willis. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1974. She then attended Connors State College and received her Bachelor's degree from NSU in...
Wilder Lee Franks
Jul 24, 2020
Wilder Lee Franks, 90, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Friday July 24, 2020, at the McAlester Nursing Center. Wilder was born on November 28, 1931, in Haileyville, Alabama, the daughter of Troy Milton and Flora Lucille (Hood) Hulsey. She attended school in Alabama. Wilder was married to Hubert Ellis Franks for over forty years. She worked at Wal-Mart, Target,...
Judy Mellissa Morsette
Jul 22, 2020
Judy Mellissa Morsette, 68, of Eufaula, passed away on July 22, 2020 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Judy was born on October 20, 1951 in Talihina, Oklahoma, the daughter of Chester Fields and Edna (Holuby) Belcher. She attended Jones Academy and Sequoyah High School graduating in 1969. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Teaching from Bacone...
Larry Gawf
Jul 19, 2020
Larry Dean Gawf, 69, of Eufaula, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020, at his home. Larry was born on February 12, 1951, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the son of Samuel Madison and Hazel Catherine (Woods) Gawf. He was a member of the Eufaula First Christian Church. Larry loved to eat out for all meals and was a frequent customer at...
Helen "Thomas" Grigsby
Jul 11, 2020
Helen “Thomas” Grigsby, 96, of Checotah, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020, at her home surrounded by family. Helen was born on December 28, 1923, in Bower, Oklahoma, the daughter of Dewey and Linda (Beck) Thomas. On December 30, 1941, Helen married L.J. “Son” Grigsby. They were happily married for fifty years. Helen loved children which is why she...
Oliver Beaver
Jul 11, 2020
Oliver Beaver, 87, of Eufaula, passed away on July 11, 2020 at the Clarehouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oliver was born March 21, 1933 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Winfred and Mae (Braxton) Beaver. Oliver was part of the archery club in his younger years. He attended Lindsey Chapel Schools. In 1951, Oliver married Mamie Vickery. They were married for twenty-seven...
Houston Newton
Jul 10, 2020
Houston Newton, 93, of Eufaula, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020, at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Hospital. Houston was born on January 13, 1927, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the son of Artie Lee and Willie (Jones) Newton. He attended Red Bud and Union Grove (Pull tight) schools. Houston enlisted in the United States Army on May 7, 1945. He...
Chester Eugene Mcgirt
Jul 9, 2020
Chester "Gene" Eugene McGirt, 62, of Mounds, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Tulsa. Chester was born on October 9, 1957, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of Chester and Betty Mae (Francis) McGirt. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1976. He then enlisted in the National Guard. In October 2004, Chester married Stephanie Michelle Marshall in...
Joyce Virginia Gawf
Jul 7, 2020
Joyce Virginia Gawf, 84, of Muskogee, passed away on July 7, 2020 at the St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Joyce was born on October 30, 1935 in Artussee, Oklahoma to Alfred and Ida Marie (White) Montgomery. She attended Artussee Schools and graduated from Eufaula High School. She attended beauty school in Shawnee. On January 25, 1954, Joyce married...
Connie Marie Henderson
Jul 7, 2020
Connie Marie Henderson, 74, of Checotah, passed away on July 7, 2020 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Connie was born on December 6, 1945 in Willmar, MN to Edward James and Blanche Marie (Olson) Erickson. She graduated from Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, CA. Connie attended UCLA. She was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Survivors include: her...
Roy Allen Langford Sr
Jun 28, 2020
Roy Allen Langford, Sr., 72, of Oklahoma City, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at his home. Roy was born on November 15, 1947, in Snyder, Oklahoma, the son of Charles F Woodand Jessie May Kirk Langford. He graduated from high school in California. Roy liked motorcycles, traveling and life. he worked as a truck driver for fifteen years....
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