Obituary Listings
Obituaries
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...
William "Bill" Neal Bendure
Feb 24, 2020
William Neal "Bill" Bendure, 68, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Bill was born on March 6, 1951, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of Bob and Frances Early Bendure. He graduated from Wheatland High School in 1969. He married Marilyn Bragg and to this union two children were born....
Larry Wayne Dawson
Feb 22, 2020
Larry Wayne Dawson, 68, of Stigler, passed away on February 22, 2020 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. Larry was born on June 23, 1951 in Kennett, MO to George Leonard and Geneva May (Maupin) Dawson. He worked as a truck driver for over thirty years. Survivors include: his mother, Geneva May Dawson Spears, of Stigler; his...
Euna Vea Cheek
Feb 22, 2020
Euna Vea Cheek of Punta Gorda, FL passed from this life Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Higher Call Nursing Center in Quapaw, OK. She was 83. Euna was born February 8, 1937 in Ada, OK to Fountain and Iva (Reeves) Dickerson. She grew up in Ada, OK and graduated from Ada High School. After moving from Ada she had...
Katherine Downum
Feb 20, 2020
Katherine Downum, 74, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the Hillcrest Medical Center. She was born on June 28, 1945, in Fame, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank Reed and Ola May (Fleming) Mitchell. She graduated from Stidham High School in 1962. On January 13, 1965, Katherine married Willard Downum in Stigler, Oklahoma. They were...
Geralin Elizabeth Mcintosh
Feb 16, 2020
Geralin Elizabeth McIntosh, 72, of Eufaula, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at the Cornerstone Hospital of Muskogee. Geralin was born on October 7, 1947, in Talihina, Oklahoma the daughter of Lonnie Deere and Lana Lewis Mitchell. Geralin graduated from Eufaula High School. She married Cornelius McIntosh in 1971 in Oklahoma City. They were happily married for forty-eight years....
Leonard Jay Luna
Feb 15, 2020
Leonard Jay Luna, 58, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the McAlester Regional Hospital. Leonard was born on May 18, 1961, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of L.J. and Helen Lavada (Welch) Luna. He graduated from Canadian High School in 1979. On April 14, 1979, Leonard married Marilyn Kay Rule in Canadian, Oklahoma. They were...
William Upton, Jr.
Feb 12, 2020
William E. Upton Jr., 57, long time resident of Stidham and Eufaula, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at the Cornerstone Hospital in Muskogee. William was born on May 29, 1962, in Keeanee, Illinois, the son of William Edward Upton Sr. and Elvera Huffman Upton. He attended school in Oklahoma City. On April 3, 2004 William married Janet Tate...
Billye Bernice Martin
Feb 9, 2020
Billye Bernice Martin, 87, of Eufaula, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Cornerstone Hospital. Billye was born on August 8, 1932, in Ryal, Oklahoma, the daughter of Oliver and Pearl Trusley. She married Junior "Jack" Martin on January 8, 1949, in Eufaula. Billye worked as a cook at JM's Restaurant. She loved to cook, chocolate gravy...
Lela Mae Odom
Feb 7, 2020
Lela Mae Odom, 99, of Eufaula, went to be with her Heavenly Father, Friday, February 7, 2020, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Lela was born on July 14, 1920, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the daughter of Albert Boyd and Jessie (Crabtree) Williams. Lela married Virgil G. Osten, Sr. on October 26, 1938, in Stillwater. He preceded her in death...
Robert Lynn Holt
Feb 7, 2020
Robert Lynn Holt, 47, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020, at his home. Robert was born on April 14, 1972, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the son of James Houston Holt, Sr. and Judy Mellissa Fields Holt. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1990 and then attended OSU Okmulgee. Robert worked for ACME in Muskogee for several...
Wanda Kate Chamberlin
Feb 7, 2020
Wanda Kate Beatty Chamberlin, age 86, of Eufaula, Oklahoma since 1996, died February 7, 2020. Her memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 13, 2020, North Fork Baptist Church, Bridgeport Access Road, Eufaula, Oklahoma. Burial will be 1:00 p.m., at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Born May 19, 1933 in Franklin County, Arkansas,...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
