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Ledessia Fern Effinger
May 3, 2019
Ledessia Fern Effinger, 77, of Eufaula, passed away on May 3, 2019 at the Eufaula Manor. Ledessia was born on June 21, 1941 in Bower, Oklahoma to Luer Grant and Nora Valley (Marshall) French. Ledessia attended grade school in Bower. On May 3, 1960, Ledessia graduated from Canadian High School. She then attended cosmetology school in Tulsa. On September...
David Leon Roberts
May 2, 2019
David L. Roberts, 74, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. David was born on January 11, 1945, in Dekalb, Texas the son of Lawnie and Faye (Sellars) Roberts. David graduated from Dekalb, Texas in 1965. On October 7, 1985, David married Barbara Evans in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were happily...
Lassie Lavada Smith
Apr 25, 2019
Lassie Lavada Smith was born to Roy and Rosie (Dunegan) Dabbs at Artussee, Oklahoma on September 8,1921. At the age of 97, she joined her heavenly family and her Lord on April 25, 2019. Lassie married Emanuel Smith on August 7,1942. Eleven children were born to this union. She was a life-long member of the First Assembly of God...
Jeremy David Finley
Apr 24, 2019
Jeremy David Finley, 30, of Muskogee, passed away on April 24, 2019. Jeremy was born on June 16, 1988 in Muskogee to James Robert Finley and Karen Denice Finley. Jeremy graduated from Morris High School in 2007. He enjoyed fixing computers, reading and spending time with his family and kids. Jeremy was married to Heaven Shandy and to this...
Doyle Clyde Wood
Apr 23, 2019
Doyle was born on June 8, 1938, in Forest, Louisiana the son of Randall and Donia (Creel) Wood. On July 5, 1963, Doyle married Katie Mae Fowler in Hanford, California. They were happily married for fifty-five years. Doyle worked as a truck driver for thirty-five years. He loved to listen to old country music, play pranks on everyone and...
Noe Alonzo
Apr 21, 2019
Noe was born on March 15, 1931, in Decker, Michigan the son of Maurice and Julia (De Pasque) Alonzo. He served in the United States Air Force from April 26, 1951 to April 11, 1955. He was honorably discharged from Parks AFB, California. On July 31, 1960, Noe married Audrey Ann Moe in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She preceded him in...
James Allen Vaughn
Apr 19, 2019
James Allen Vaughn Sr., 80, of Eufaula passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, at the McAlester Regional Medical Center. James was born on September 16, 1938, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Eugene "Gene" Harold and Beulah (Yager) Vaughn. On June 30, 1962, James married Karen Irene Krieger in Kenosha. They were happily married for fifty-six years. In 1978,...
Brian Keith Corley
Apr 16, 2019
Brian was born on March 24, 1961, in Checotah, Oklahoma the son of Helen Louise Croswell. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1979 and later attended Connors State College in Warner. While in high school, Brian was active in football, FFA, wrestling and basketball. On May 15, 1983, Brian married Kathryn Corley. They were married for twenty-one years....
Gary Ronald Adams
Apr 16, 2019
Gary was born on August 20, 1940 in Bakersfield, California to Clifton and Dewilma (Deweber) Adams. He graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1958. He served in the United States Marine Corp. On March 23, 1963, Gary married Barbara June Smart, who preceded him in death in 2006. They were happily married for forty-three years. He worked as a...
Charles Howard Gordon
Apr 14, 2019
Charles Howard Gordon, 71, of Eufaula, passed away on April 14, 2019 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Center. Charles was born on April 16, 1947 in Champagne, Illinois to Robert Alexander and Marjorie June (Fedler) Gordon. He graduated from Carl Albert High School in Midwest City in 1965. Charles married Linda (Hopkins) Gonzales and to this union, two children...
Jay Thomas Foster
Apr 13, 2019
Jay Thomas Foster, Jr., 67, of Checotah, passed away on April 13, 2019 at his home. Jay was born on December 20, 1951 in Olney, Texas to Jay Thomas and Ruby Leola (Wyatt) Foster. He served in the United States Navy. Jay worked as an over the road truck driver for over thirty years. He married Delenna Ives on...
Calvin Aaron Wilks
Apr 12, 2019
Calvin Wilks, 24, of Eufaula, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019. He was born on August 22, 1994 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to William "Willie" Wesley and Charlotte Ann (Wilkerson) Wilks. Calvin was home schooled and received High School Diploma. He attended Indian Capital Technology Center in Muskogee, where he received his Mechanic Degree. Calvin later attended another year...
Winnifred Elizabeth Fox
Apr 9, 2019
Winnifred was born on March 25, 1926, in Muskogee, Oklahoma the daughter of Roman Veloy and Iva (Cagle) Austin. She met the love of her life, William "Bill" Fox, while singing at a supper club. She sang and played the guitar having all the leads and harmony. They fell in love and in 1973 were married in Wichita, Kansas....
Don Robert Madden
Apr 5, 2019
Don Robert Madden, 78, of Eufaula, OK, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Don was born on September 30, 1940, in Coalgate, Oklahoma the son of Burt Manley and Dorothy Mildred (Burns) Madden. He graduated from Liberal High School in Liberal, Kansas. He received his Associates Degree from Eastern Oklahoma State College...
Vernon Harold Davis
Apr 4, 2019
Vernon Harold Davis, 71, of Haileyville, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, at his home. Vernon was born on April 8, 1947, in Peggs, Oklahoma the son of Vernon Earl and Nadine (Nutt) Davis. He enlisted in the United States Army on April 22, 1969, serving in the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on May 1, 1970....
Bobby Gene Burns
Mar 30, 2019
Bobby was born on September 29, 1930, in Crosslane, Oklahoma the son of John Gilford and Ida (Williams) Burns. He graduated from Quinton High School. After high school, Bobby enlisted in the United States Army serving from March 19, 1952 to February 18, 1954. He came back to Quinton and married Goldie Louise Gordon in 1975. They were happily...
Carmin Carter Taylor
Mar 26, 2019
Carmin Carter Taylor, Sr., 88, longtime resident of Eufaula and Checotah, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Checotah Nursing Center, after a prolonged illness. Carmin was born on July 7, 1930 in Reichert, LeFlore County, Oklahoma to William Mitchell and Alice Maureen (Franklin) Taylor. On September 25, 1965, he married Cerelda "Trudy" Hester in Durant, Oklahoma....
Chito Hajo Buckley
Mar 24, 2019
Chito Hajo Buckley, 59, of Tulsa, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Chito was born on December 6, 1959, in Tulsa, Oklahoma the son of Billy Dean Buckley and Charlene Frances McCalip. He worked as a carpenter. Survivors include: his mother, Charlene Dickerson; his brother, Mekio Buckley and wife Desiree of Brooken;...
Elnora Ruth Burris
Mar 20, 2019
Elnora was born on October 20, 1961 to Daniel Barnett Sr. and Jennie Mae Barnett. Elnora graduated from Eufaula High School in 1980. On March 8, 1980 Elnora married John Burris in Eufaula. They were happily married for thirty-nine years. She worked for Smith Nephew Medical for thirty-five years. She was a member of Okfuskee Indian Baptist Church. Survivors...
Jacqueline Pierce
Mar 20, 2019
On October 21, 1960, a precious baby girl was born to Clarence Lee Sr. and Lou Jean Pierce. They named her Jacqueline Ann Pierce, better known as Jackie. Jackie passed away on March 20, 2019. She was the fifth born out of eight children. Jackie attended Eufaula High School. She worked at Predator & Blue Wave Boats in Checotah,...
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