Obituary Listings

Obituaries

Milton Eugene Carter

Milton Eugene Carter

Apr 5, 2020

Milton Eugene Carter, 96, of Eufaula, passed away on April 5, 2020 at his home. Milton was born on September 9, 1923 in Bennington, Oklahoma to Robert Theophus and Cora (Lucas) Carter. In 1942, he graduated from Victory High School in Victory, Oklahoma. Milton served in the United States Army. He married Mary Ann Graves on August 25, 1972...

Mildred Marie Boone

Mildred Marie Boone

Apr 3, 2020

Mildred Marie Boone, 97, of Eufaula, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Mildred was born on April 28, 1922 in Raiford, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Calloway Dover and Martha Maud Corbin Dover. On March 20, 1943, Mildred married Zenus Boone, Jr. in Eufaula. He preceded her in death on September 24, 2009....

Freddy Leroy Wright

Freddy Leroy Wright

Apr 3, 2020

Freddy LeRoy Wright, 60, of Checotah, passed away on April 3, 2020 in the home he shared with his wife, Cindy. He was born September 28, 1959 in Norfolk, Virginia to Fred and Linda Wright. He and Cindy were married December 21, 1979. They were very happily married for 40 years. Freddy served in the United States Army for...

Clarence D Mcguire

Clarence D Mcguire

Mar 29, 2020

Clarence Dewey McGuire "C.D.", 89, of Eufaula, passed away on March 29, 2020 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. C.D. was born on January 14, 1931 in Lenna, Oklahoma to Charlie (Pete) and Florence Lucille (Hughes) McGuire. On December 26, 1950, he married Betty Jo Shipman. They were happily married for almost seventy years....

James Leonard Dawsey

James Leonard Dawsey

Mar 28, 2020

James Leonard Dawsey, 71, of Eufaula, passed away on March 28, 2020 at his home with his dog Smokey. James was born on March 10, 1949 to George Leonard and Helen (McBride) Dawsey. He worked as a McIntosh County Deputy and then later on motorcycles. He is survived by his dog Smokey and a host of friends. He is...

Jimmie Burgess

Jimmie Burgess

Mar 23, 2020

Jimmie Lonzo Burgess, 79, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at his home. Jimmie was born on April 10, 1940, in Hanna, Oklahoma, the son of James R. and Brie (Demassic) Burgess. He attended school in Hanna, Oklahoma. Jimmie enlisted in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1969. On May 22, 1963, Jimmie...

Judy Anna Brown

Judy Anna Brown

Mar 22, 2020

Judy Anna Brown, 75, of Eufaula, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Judy was born on March 24,1944, in Huron, South Dakota to Ferdinand and Lou Reinleitner. She graduated from high school in Portland, Oregon in 1962. Judy married Mike Bailey at the Vivian Baptist Church on April 7, 2013. She liked to...

Marilyn Louise Proctor

Marilyn Louise Proctor

Mar 15, 2020

Marilyn Louise Proctor, 70, of Eufaula, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Marilyn was born on August 20, 1949, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma the daughter of Martin and Lena Deere Mitchell. She attended Jones Academy. Marilyn married Willie Proctor, Jr. He preceded her in death on June 3, 2003. Marilyn worked as...

Adolphus Acord

Adolphus Acord

Mar 13, 2020

Adolphus Acord, 98, resident of Stidham, passed away peacefully in his home Friday, March 13, 2020. Adolphus was born on May 31, 1921, in Stidham, Oklahoma, the son of Oliver J. and Molly Acord. He attended Stidham Public Schools and lived in the Stidham area all of his life. On January 2, 1945, Adolphus married Betty Louise Myers. They...

Marchel Lee Hill

Marchel Lee Hill

Mar 11, 2020

Marchel "Chel" Hill, 65, of Eufaula, passed away on March 11, 2020 at her home. Marchel was born on September 9, 1954 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Pete Lee and Erma May (Brock) Hill. She attended school in many places including Ark City, Kansas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Chel was baptized in the Mormon Church in Ark City, Kansas. She...

J.J. Garretson

J.J. Garretson

Mar 10, 2020

Fern Josette "J.J." Garretson, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at her home. Fern was born on January 19, 1939, in Borger, Texas the daughter of Edson and Georgia Claudette (Selby) Watson. In 1957, J.J. married James Richard Buckles. They were married for sixteen years. On August 15, 1980, J.J. married Gaylon Dean Garretson in Ventura,...

Emma Yuvonne Jones

Emma Yuvonne Jones

Mar 8, 2020

Emma Yuvonne Rhodes Jones, age 84, passed away peacefully in her home on March 8, 2020 in Eufaula, Oklahoma. Her daughter Ronda was at her side. Emma was born in Hanna, Oklahoma on June 11th to Roy and Belle Rhodes. She was the 5th of seven siblings. She married the love of her life, Elbert Ray Jones, on September...

Josephine Francis

Josephine Francis

Mar 6, 2020

Josephine Francis, 71, of Eufaula, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Josephine was born on August 10, 1948, in Porum, Oklahoma the daughter of Joseph Ashes and Pauline Ashes Walker. She graduated from Chilocco Indian School in 1966. On October 26, 1973, Josephine married David Dean Francis in Muskogee. They were happily...

Bill Gene Nixon

Bill Gene Nixon

Mar 5, 2020

Billy Gene Nixon, 78, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the East Gate Nursing Home in Muskogee. Bill was born on June 19, 1941, in Stidham, Oklahoma the son of Norman C. Nixon and Gladys Nadine Haley. He graduated from Stidham Public Schools. He then received his Associates Degree in Science in Law Enforcement. He served...

Betty Rose Tuduy

Betty Rose Tuduy

Mar 5, 2020

Betty Rose. Tuduy, 88, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the McAlester Regional Hospital. Betty was born on December 17, 1931, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, the daughter of Blanchard Taylor and Mary Rose (Dodson) Bowes. She attended school in West Virginia. Betty married Joe Cavaretta. They were married for fourteen years. She worked as...

Wesley Tarloshaw

Wesley Tarloshaw

Mar 3, 2020

Wesley Tarloshaw, 80, of Eufaula, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Wesley was born on September 13, 1939 in Raiford, Oklahoma to Mister and Mattie (Harris) Tarloshaw. He attended school at Jones Academy in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. Wesley served in the United States Army. He worked at the Chickasaw Nation Indian Health Center...

Shirley Nimajean Burgess

Shirley Nimajean Burgess

Feb 27, 2020

Shirley Nima Jean Burgess, 73, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, at her home. Shirley was born on May 11, 1946, the daughter of Kenneth Lee and Lois (Rose) Hill. She attended Eufaula Public School. On May 22, 1963, Shirley married Jimmy L. Burgess in McIntosh County. Shirley was a homemaker all of her life. She loved...

Colbert Hill, Sr.

Colbert Hill, Sr.

Feb 26, 2020

Colbert Hill, of Eufaula, passed away on February 26, 2020, at the age of 74. Born on February 16, 1946 to Siah Leo Hill and Elizabeth Phillips Hill. He was a graduate of Eufaula High School and attended Haskell University, and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Creek...

Michelle Lynn Breshears

Michelle Lynn Breshears

Feb 25, 2020

Michelle Lynn Breshears, 25, of Hanna, passed away February 25, 2020, at the McAlester Regional Hospital. Michelle was born on February 21, 1995, in McAlester, Oklahoma, the daughter of "Butch" Floyd Ellis Ketcherside, Jr. and Leeanna Luster Sturgeon. She attended both Pittsburg and Hanna Schools. On July 15, 2012, Michelle married Joshua Breshears in Hanna, Oklahoma. She enjoyed being...

Rosalie Ann Jacobs

Rosalie Ann Jacobs

Feb 25, 2020

Rosalie Ann Jacobs, 80, of Checotah, passed away Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 at her home. Rosalie was born on June 19, 1939, the daughter of Herbert Earl Knickman and Doris Ann Knickman in Maryland. Rosalie graduated from St. Peters Catholic School in Waldorf, MD in 1955 at the age of 16. She later graduated business school. Shortly after, she...