Obituary Listings

Obituaries

Jerry Lee Mosco

Jerry Lee Mosco

Aug 23, 2018

Jerry was born on September 27, 1939, in Savanna, Oklahoma the son of Nick and Vera Lucille (Weatherford) Mosco. He grew up in the McAlester and Eufaula area. He then joined the United States Navy which took him to California. On September 12, 1975, Jerry married Dorothy Faye Musgrove in Apple Valley, California. Jerry returned to Pittsburg County thirty-four...

Guy Stanley Cochrane

Guy Stanley Cochrane

Aug 20, 2018

Guy was born on July 30, 1954, in Tulsa, Oklahoma the son of Guy Stanley and Rachel Delilah (Henry) Cochrane. He worked as a building contractor. Guy was a member of the Little Coweta Indian Baptist Church. Survivors include: his sons, Guy Stanley Cochrane, III of Tulsa and Houston Cochrane of Dallas, Texas; his sister, Joyce A. Galyon and...

Timothy Lee Baird

Timothy Lee Baird

Aug 14, 2018

Timothy Lee Baird, 62, of Eufaula passed away on August 14,2018 at his home. Timothy was born on June 22, 1956 in Shawnee, OK, the son of Milo Dare Baird and Maxine King. On December 4, 1975 Timothy married Deborah Sue Aber in Shawnee, OK. Timothy was a landscaper and a trucker. He was also a member of Lighthouse...

Lois Marsene Long

Lois Marsene Long

Aug 14, 2018

Lois Marsene Long, 84, of Eufaula, passed away on August 14, 2018 at her home. Lois was born on May 11, 1934 in Eufaula, the daughter of Ray and Virgie (Lewallen) Burns. On June 21, 1952, Lois married Russell Long in Eufaula. She was a member of the Eufaula First Assembly. Survivors include: her husband, Russell T. Long, of...

Jackie Lee Belcher

Jackie Lee Belcher

Aug 12, 2018

Jackie Lee Belcher, 67, of Eufaula, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the McAlester Nursing Center. Jackie was born on November 26, 1950 in Claremore, the son of Jack R. and Dorothy Jean (Mulley) Belcher. Jackie enlisted in the United States Marines and was honorably discharged. He attended Northeastern State College in Tahlequah. Jackie worked as a...

Nancy Lynn Blalock

Nancy Lynn Blalock

Aug 8, 2018

Nancy Lynn Blalock, 61, of Eufaula, passed away on August 8, 2018. Nancy was born on May 2, 1957 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to L.D. and Mary Sue (Vaughn) Blalock. She graduated from Putnam High School in 1975. Nancy worked many jobs through her early years but found her passion in caring for others as a certified nurse's aide...

W.L. Bookout

W.L. Bookout

Aug 1, 2018

W.L. Bookout, 76, of Quinton, passed away on August 1, 2018 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. W.L. was born on October 14, 1941 in Featherston, Oklahoma to William Leonard and Flora Bullard Bookout. He graduated from Quinton High School in 1960. W.L. was married to Wilda Peters Buie from 1962 to 1983. In 1962, he moved to Tulsa to work as...

Wilma Lee Young

Wilma Lee Young

Jul 31, 2018

Wilma Lee (Duncan) Young, 82, of Eufaula, passed away on July 31, 2018 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Wilma was born on June 12, 1936 in Lindsay, Oklahoma to Rufus Mason and Laura (Baker) Duncan. She graduated from Dibble High School in 1954. On June 30, 1954, Wilma married William Edgar Young. Jr., who preceded her in death...

Mary Lee Risenhoover

Mary Lee Risenhoover

Jul 30, 2018

Mary Lee Risenhoover, 85, of Eufaula, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018 at her home. Mary was born on November 14, 1932 in Maud, Oklahoma to Walter Fenton and Lois (Love) Gibson. She attended school in Maud and Quinton. Mary worked as a seamstress at Stag Sewing Factory in Checotah, Oklahoma. She also worked at the University of...

George Stephen Farrar

George Stephen Farrar

Jul 30, 2018

George was born on December 15, 1951 in Portersville, California to George Junior and Mozelle Marie (McElroy) Farrar. In 1970, he graduated from Sutter High School in California. George married Glenda Henson in 1971. He was a retired carpenter and loved spending time fishing. George was always helping people in need and checking on his mother to see if...

Shelton Crabtree

Shelton Crabtree

Jul 30, 2018

Shelton Crabtree Jr., 84, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, July 30, 2018, at his home. Shelton was born on February 4, 1934, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the son of Shelton and May Francis (Taylor) Crabtree. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1955. While attending school, Shelton played clarinet in the band, played basketball and baseball. In 1956,...

Joleta Faye Taylor

Joleta Faye Taylor

Jul 29, 2018

Joleta Faye Taylor, 79, of Crowder, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Joleta was born on November 27, 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Joseph Frank and Margaret Gwendolyn (Johnson) Nedbalek. She graduated from Putnam City High School. In 1960, Joleta married Walter Randolph Droze. They were married for eleven years. She...

James "Kent" Callahan

James "Kent" Callahan

Jul 20, 2018

James "Kent" Callahan, born September 27th, 1935, passed away peacefully at his home, July 20, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Sue Moon Callahan. Survivors include: 3 children, Cathy Swanson, Ryan Callahan, and Amanda Callahan; 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Kent practiced dentistry for 40 years in Henryetta, Okemah, and Oklahoma City before...

Margaret Ella Lemons

Margaret Ella Lemons

Jul 20, 2018

Margaret Ella Lemons, 73, of Eufaula, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Margaret was born on April 14, 1945, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the daughter of Dale and Reba Ella (Cobb) Shaver. She graduated from Canadian High School in 1963. She married Lawrence Monroe Lemons. Margaret worked as a bookkeeper for McAlester Regional Hospital...

Benny Joe Robinson

Benny Joe Robinson

Jul 18, 2018

Benny was born on January 9, 1943 in Newkirk, OK, the son of Elmer and Irene (Skinner) Robinson. He graduated from high school in 1961in Hobbs, New Mexico. Benny worked as a truck driver for over 40 years. He was also a New Mexico Highway Patrolman for 10 years, and a police officer in Hobbs for a short time....

Louise G. Gaston

Louise G. Gaston

Jul 13, 2018

Louise was born on June 16, 1929, in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Jimmy and Birdie (Abbott) Cain. She attended grade school in Springville, California and graduated from Porterville High School. On February 10, 1951, Louise married Paul George Gaston in Porterville, California, raising two children together. They were happily married for fifty-nine years. Louise and Paul lived...

Kenneth Roy Loma

Kenneth Roy Loma

Jul 12, 2018

Reverend Kenneth Roy Loma, 67, of Muskogee passed away July 12, 2018 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. Kenneth was born on March 20, 1951 in Talihina, OK, the son of Leroy and Sarah Jane (Lewis) Loma. Kenneth attended Broken Bow School. On August 26, 1972, Kenneth married Jena Vayve Phillips at the Little Coweta Indian Baptist Church....

Amelia Jane Spradley

Amelia Jane Spradley

Jul 6, 2018

Amelia Jane Spradley, 71 of Eufaula passed away Friday July 6, 2018 at the Eufaula Manor. Amelia was born February 9, 1947 in Clovis, NM, the daughter of Samuel and Edith (Roberts) Spinks. On July 22, 1975, Amelia married Terry Spradley in Clovis New Mexico. They followed her husbands work on the railroad. In 2002, they moved to Eufaula...

Carol Ann Brown

Carol Ann Brown

Jul 6, 2018

Carol was born on January 16, 1961, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma the daughter of Frank and Louise (Pitchlyn) Moss. She attended Eufaula Public Schools and later got her L.P.N. License from Bacone University. She lived most of her life in the Eufaula area. Carol loved going to the lake with family and friends. Survivors include: her sons, Joshua Brown and...