Aug 27, 2020

Larry Don Talley, 73, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away at his home Thursday, August 27, 2020. Larry was born on January 8, 1947, in Norman, Oklahoma, the son of Birch and Effie (Martin) Talley. He attended Lexington High School and met his high school sweetheart Marilyn who went to Purcell High School. They married on February 13, 1964, in...

Aug 23, 2020

James Robert "Bob" King, of Eufaula, passed away on August 23, 2020 at the age of 93. Bob was born on May 21, 1927 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma near the town of Meeker. His parents were Vern Laster King and Easter Ogilvie King. Bob attended many one-room schools in Lincoln County, including Shaw School and Mammoth School. He also...

Aug 23, 2020

Homer James McMurdy, 83, of Eufaula, passed away on August 23, 2020 at his home. Homer was born on March 5, 1937 in Barkeyville, PA to Homer and Verna May (Barton) McMurdy. He served in the United States Air Force from 1954 - 1957. Homer served during the Korean War and received the National Defense Service Medal and Good...

Aug 22, 2020

Foster Gray, Sr., 87, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, in Tulsa. Foster was born on February 28, 1933, in McIntosh County, the son of Mandy Gray. He attended 62 School House. While at the Bacone Orphanage in Muskogee, Foster learned to box, take care of cattle, and taught himself to read. On October 18, 1967, Foster...

Aug 21, 2020

Marilyn Darnell Privette, 62, of Eufaula, passed away on August 21, 2020 at her home. Marilyn was born September 10, 1957 in Mesa, Arizona to Walter John and Velma (Haley) Blair. She attended Eufaula Public Schools to the 8th grade. On October 11, 1978, Marilyn married James Kenneth Privette Jr. They were happily married for almost thirty-four years, before...

Aug 18, 2020

Phillip Wade Baker, 81, of Eufaula, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at his home. Phillip was born on August12, 1939, in Howe, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Wheeler and Phala Dawes (Caldera) Baker. He graduated from Wilburton High School in 1957. He enlisted in the United States Army on February 16, 1962. He was honorably discharged on August...

Aug 13, 2020

Aug 13, 2020

Gary E. Noak, 58, passed away on August 13, 2020 at his home. Gary was born on January 27, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Marland Almond and Nancy Ann (Ross) Noak. After high school, he worked at Helmerich & Payne Co. In 1981, Gary started working for the City of Oklahoma City as a Surveyor and Inspector. He...

Aug 13, 2020

Jerry Lee Shepperd, 76, of Eufaula, passed away on August 13, 2020 at his home. Jerry was born on August 25, 1943 in Minco, Oklahoma to Roscoe and Geneva Maxine (Howe) Shepperd. He graduated from Minco High School in 1961. On March 26, 1962, Jerry married Wanda Lee Yvonne Frye in Chickasha, Oklahoma. They were happily married for fifty-eight...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...