Obituary Listings
Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...