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Katherine Phillips
Nov 4, 2020
Katherine Phillips, 69, of Checotah, passed away on November 4, 2020 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Katherine was born on January 17, 1951 in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma to Leslie Willie and Opal (Hunter) Phillips. She loved to watch television and play with her dolls. Survivors include: her two sisters: Clara Tilllman and husband, George, of Porum; and Cherry Justice, of Muskogee....
Deborah Mcallister
Nov 3, 2020
Deborah McAlister, 66, of Stigler, passed away on November 3, 2020 at the McAlester Regional Health Center. Debbie was born on August 9, 1954 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Charles "Bill" S. and Lillian Margaret (Harris) Ogle. She graduated from Kinta High School. Debbie worked in financing. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include: her daughter, Jennifer McAlister, of...
Moses Timothy
Nov 3, 2020
Moses Timothy, 68, of Tulsa, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the Hillcrest Hospital. Timothy was born on January 5, 1952, in Eufaula, the son of Lewis Timothy Sr. and Mary (Lewis) Timothy. Moses graduated from Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah in 1972. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Moses was a simple man who kept...
William F. Campbell
Oct 26, 2020
William Campbell, 88, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at home. William was born on November 3, 1931 in Arkansas to Jefferson D. and Maggie M. (Kinnion) Campbell. He attended school in Drumright, Oklahoma. William served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was married to Dorthy Graham for twenty-four years and five children...
Mary Lou Harper
Oct 26, 2020
Mary Lou Harper, 68, of Checotah, passed away on October 26, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mary was born on May 15, 1952 in Porum, Oklahoma to Clinton Dewitt and Sybil Anna (Carson) Brown. On May 23, 1973, she married David Harper in Checotah. They were happily married for twenty-two years before he preceded her in death on December 10,...
Jackie Edward Turpin
Oct 24, 2020
Jackie Edward Turpin, 77, of Checotah, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020, at his home. He was born on May 7, 1943, in Porum, Oklahoma, the son of James Corbin and Marcillene Margaret (Henderson) Turpin. He attended Checotah Public Schools and Horace Mann Jr. High School. He entered the United States Air Force and served from May 1960 to...
Richard Clell Grider
Oct 20, 2020
Richard Clell Grider, 74, of Eufaula, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at his home. Richard was born on August 14, 1946, in Checotah, Oklahoma, the son of Dallas Clell and Mildred Lucille (French) Grider. He attended Bower School. He then joined the Army National Guard. On April 15, 1967, Richard married Carla Jean Daniel in Eufaula. They were...
Barbara H. Pilgrim
Oct 19, 2020
Barbara Helen Pilgrim, 80, passed away at her Eufaula home on October 19, 2020 with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. Eldest daughter to Elvin & Helen Hart, she was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband of 46 years, Bob F Pilgrim; and her youngest sister, Cherry Nippert. Born in Chickasha on October 31, 1939...
Lynne Louise Carrier
Oct 18, 2020
Lynne Ford Carrier, RN, 75, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2020. She was born on August 28, 1945, to her loving parents Loniel and Rosalie Ford in Springfield, MO. Lynne married the love of her life Joseph A. Carrier, Sr., on October 22, 1983 after he slipped a note in her lab coat while working in surgery at...
John Raymond Wegner
Oct 13, 2020
John Wegner, 79, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at the McAlester Regional Hospital. John was born on November 21, 1940, in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Dorothy Faye Rose. John attended school in New York City. He served in the United States Air Force as a firefighter for four years. In 1959, John married...
Tanner Bleu Melton
Oct 13, 2020
Tanner Bleu Melton, 35, of Edmond, formerly of Indianola, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Tanner was born on May 1, 1985, in Holdenville, the son of Kenneth Ray and Loutreca Sue (Bilyeu) Melton. He graduated from Indianola High School in 2003. Tanner worked as a flowback technician supervisor in the...
Gayle Lee Been
Oct 13, 2020
Gayle Lee Been, 77, of Indianola, passed away on October 13, 2020 at her home. Gayle was born on September 27, 1943 in Yale, Oklahoma to William Oliver Mize and Pansy Olive Guffey. She attended high school in Yale, Oklahoma. Gayle attended Langston University and then received her Master's Degree from University of Central Oklahoma. She taught at Indianola...
Magdalene Nelson
Oct 12, 2020
Magdalene Nelson, 66, of Muskogee, Oklahoma passed away Monday, October 12, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Magdalene was born on June 27, 1954, in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of James Burkes and Mary Barnett. She graduated from Muskogee High School in 1972. She worked for Muskogee Public Schools for twenty-three years as a para- professional in...
Steven Ray Bergesch
Oct 7, 2020
Steven Ray Bergesch, 50, of Quinton, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at his home. Steven was born on March 27, 1970, in St. Charles, Missouri, the son of James Edward and Velma Leola Parker Bergesch. He loved music and singing as well as being outdoors. He also enjoyed working with his hands. The things he treasured the...
Derrell Dean Downum
Oct 6, 2020
Derrell Dean Downum, 66, of Muskogee, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Derrell was born on August 1, 1954 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Henry Orville and Nancy Sue (Gray) Downum. He attended school in Muskogee. Derrell worked as a custodian for Muskogee Public Schools for over thirty years. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors...
Charley "Cb" Story
Oct 5, 2020
Charley Beckham "CB" Story, Jr., age 78, of Midwest City, passed away October 5, 2020, in his childhood home, surrounded by his loved ones. CB was born on June 27, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas to Verna and Charley Story. CB loved fishing, OU, Football, Softball and the Broncos. He worked at the Sams Club in Midwest City for...
James Healdton Calger
Oct 4, 2020
ames Healdton Calger, 78, of Longtown, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020, at his home. James was born on December 12, 1941, in Comanche, Oklahoma, the son of Acie and Velma Florene (Barker) Calger. James service in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in October 1963. He worked in the oil field and later worked as a...
Chong Cha Perieda
Oct 3, 2020
Chong Cha Perieda, 76, of Stigler, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Chong was born on April 8, 1944, in Osaka, Japan, the daughter of Bok Nam Yi. She attended school in South Korea. On October 11, 1968, Chong married Eldon "Pete" Perieda in Seoul Korea. They were happily married for almost...
Wavy Noalene Miller
Sep 30, 2020
Wavy Noalene (Quarry) Miller, 93, of Eufaula, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at her home. Wavy was born on September 7, 1927, in Lawrence, Arkansas, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Lucy Lee (Parrish) Quarry. She attended Taft schools and graduated from Taft Union High School in Taft, California. On December 24, 1946, Wavy married Calvin Coolidge Miller...
Edna Belcher
Sep 26, 2020
Edna Belcher, 84, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020, at her home. Edna was born on February 9, 1936, in Hanna, Oklahoma, the daughter of Andrew and Ada (Cooper) Butler. She began her career as a cook at the Fountainhead Lodge for 20 years and then worked with Eufaula Bingo. On December 23, 1969, Edna married...
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