Obituary Listings

Obituaries

Bobby Wayne Swindler

Bobby Wayne Swindler

Dec 6, 2019

Bobby W. Swindler left this life on December 6th, 2019 at the age of 65. His daughters and faithful dog were at his side when he passed away in his own home. Bob graduated from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City. He later served in the Army and was very proud of his country. The Army took him...

Janey  Stewart

Janey Stewart

Dec 4, 2019

Janey Whaley Stewart, 84, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, passed away on December 4, 2019 at her son's home. Janey was born on August 24, 1935 in Griffithville, Arkansas to Ben and Hellen (Sloan) Whaley. She was married to Jim Jumper for several years and then later to Bill Stewart, who preceded her in death. Janey worked as a...

Dorothy Lee Masingale

Dorothy Lee Masingale

Dec 1, 2019

Dorothy Lee Ellsworth Masingale, 80, of Eufaula, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Dorothy was born on August 19, 1939, the daughter of Johnathan Blumquist and Phyllis Mary (Roark) Ellsworth. She attended Oakland Public Schools in Oakland, California. Dorothy worked in the Data Processing Department for the Bethlehem Steel Company and Montgomery Ward....

Sylvia Sue Harvey

Sylvia Sue Harvey

Dec 1, 2019

Sylvia Sue Harvey, 46, of Eufaula, passed away on December 1, 2019 at her home. Sylvia was born on December 5, 1972 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to Terrel Curtis Hall and Della Norene Harris. She graduated from Northside High School in Ft. Smith. Sylvia received her Paralegal Degree from West Arkansas Junior College. She worked in the billing and...

Kathren Lorene Beach

Kathren Lorene Beach

Nov 18, 2019

Kathren Lorene Beach, 83, of Eufaula, passed away on November 18, 2019 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Kathren was born on April 27, 1936 in Modesto, California to Osil M. and Lydia (Fine) Hunter. She attended school at Lenna and Stidham. Kathren worked in construction to help build the Muskogee Power Plant. She then worked as a cook...

Rodney Eric Parker

Rodney Eric Parker

Nov 14, 2019

Rodney Eric Parker, 31, of Canadian, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Rodney was born on April 11, 1988, in Independence, Missouri, the son of Estel Eugene and Bonnie Ruth (Creekmore) Combs. He graduated from Canadian High School in 2007. He worked as an aide at the Good Shepherd Care Center in...

Howard (Bud) E. Roat

Howard (Bud) E. Roat

Nov 12, 2019

Howard "Bud" Erwin Roat, 97, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Howard was born on August 11, 1922 in He worked on a dairy farm raising cattle, sheep and chickens. On September 28, 1940, Bud married Lois May Griffin in Sherman, Texas. They moved to Eufaula, Oklahoma in 1989. They owned...

Dr. Snorri Olafsson

Dr. Snorri Olafsson

Nov 12, 2019

Dr. Snorri Olafsson, 87, of Muskogee, passed away on November 12, 2019. Snorri was born on February 22, 1932 in Iceland. He attended school in Europe, Rome, and Canada. Dr. Olafsson received his Medical Degree in Iceland. He worked at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee for about twenty...

Beverly Ann (Jerri) Collie

Beverly Ann (Jerri) Collie

Nov 6, 2019

Beverly Ann (Jerri) Pyle was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma on January 1, 1929 to Luther Alden and Margaret Catherine (Turner) Pyle. She departed this life on November 6, 2019 in Eufaula, OK while surrounded by family. She was the last of 4 children to leave this earth. She was married to Oral Lee Collie in 1949, and they were...

Rose Mary Phillips

Rose Mary Phillips

Nov 5, 2019

Rose Mary Phillips, 67, passed away on November 5, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rose Mary was born on June 10, 1952 in Talihina, Oklahoma to William and Martha (Francis) Phillips. She graduated from Sequoyah High School in 1970. Rose Mary worked for the United States Postal Service for thirty-two years. She was a member of the Artussee Indian Baptist...

Zenas T. Dowling, Jr.

Zenas T. Dowling, Jr.

Nov 4, 2019

Zenas Thomas Dowling, Jr., 57, of Eufaula passed away on November 4, 2019 at his home. Junior was born on November 28, 1961 in Kansas City, MO to Zenas Thomas and Evelyn Jean (Deere) Dowling. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1977. Junior attended Okmulgee Tech, where he received an Electrician Degree. In November 1982, on Thanksgiving Day,...

Carolyn Lou Palmer

Carolyn Lou Palmer

Nov 1, 2019

Carolyn Palmer, 78, of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Carolyn was born on October 26, 1941, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Henry and Lizzie Lou (Ross) Palmer. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1959. She then received her Bachelors Degree in Business from...

Dale Leroy Simmons

Dale Leroy Simmons

Oct 29, 2019

Dale Simmons, 64, of Eufaula, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at his home. Dale was born on April 30, 1955 in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Terry C. and Dena Jo (Hall) Simmons. He attended school at Monterey Road Elementary and graduated from Atascadero High School in 1974 lettering in wrestling his Jr. and Sr. years....

Jl Moody

Jl Moody

Oct 25, 2019

JL Moody, 76, of Oklahoma City, passed away October 25, 2019, at his home. JL was born on July 11, 1943, in Quinton, Oklahoma the son of Jesse Luke and Grace Pearl (Prater) Moody. He graduated from Wewoka High School in 1961. He enlisted in the United States Army on February 25, 1964, in Seminole, Oklahoma. He received several...

Deretha  Ellen  Smith

Deretha Ellen Smith

Oct 18, 2019

Obituary for Deretha Ellen Smith Deretha Ellen Smith, 78, of Eufaula, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019, at her home. Deretha was born on July 3, 1941, in Powell, Oklahoma the daughter of Weldon and Dessie (Owens) Byer Noah. She married Raymond Lee Smith in 1961. They were happily married for twenty-five years. Survivors include: her sons, Jimmy Ray...

Billy  Ray  Jacobs

Billy Ray Jacobs

Oct 16, 2019

Billy Ray Jacobs was born on June 4, 1937 to Willie and Alta Jacobs in Fame, Oklahoma. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1955. Billy joined the Army and was stationed in Baltimore, Maryland where he met his wife to be, Rosalie Knickman. They were married on April 8, 1956, in Eufaula, Oklahoma and were happily married for...

Jeanette  Cook

Jeanette Cook

Oct 10, 2019

Jeanette Cook, 73, of Eufaula, passed away on October 10, 2019 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Jeanette was born on November 13, 1945 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Gavin and Kathryn (Martinson) Quam. She attended the North Dakota State University. Jeanette married Robert L. Cook on July 23, 1978 in Douglas, Wyoming. They were happily married for forty-one years....

Monroe Lemons

Monroe Lemons

Oct 7, 2019

L. Monroe Lemons, 75, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Monroe was born on September 16, 1944, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the son of Ted and Olene (Willmon) Lemons. He attended school in both Eufaula, Oklahoma and Arvin, California. He married Veronica Richards in 1962, in Bakersfield, California. They were married for...

Sandy Kay Drennen

Sandy Kay Drennen

Sep 28, 2019

Sandy Kay (Young) Drennen, of Canadian, passed away on September 28, 2019 at her home. Sandy Kay Drennen (Young) was born on November 11, 1955 in Oklahoma City, great granddaughter to original enrollee: Richard Byington. She is survived by her son, Andrew Rakow, of Canadian, OK; two grandsons: Andrew Joel (A.J.) Rakow and Christian Rakow and wife, Ryan; twin...

Mary Jane Huggard

Mary Jane Huggard

Sep 27, 2019

Mary Jane Huggard, 61, of Porum, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Mary was born on September 26, 1958 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to Richard Clarke and Mary Ann (Karna) Waterman. She served in the United States Navy. On September 26, 2008, Mary married Eddie Huggard. They were happily married for eleven years. She loved...