Sep 8, 2017

Irena Sue Wood, 86, of Eufaula, Oklahoma passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, at her home. She was born on July 26, 1931,in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of RB and Myra Stella (Ewing) Olive. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1949. On September 3, 1949, Irena married Charles Marion Wood in Eufaula. Charles and Irena lived in...

Sep 8, 2017

Virgil Lauritz "Buck" Anderson, 77, of Porum, Oklahoma passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at his home. Buck was born on August 19, 1940 in Los Angeles, California the son of Virgil Lauritz and Minnie Marie (Martz) Anderson. Buck graduated high school from Los Gatos, California. He enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1958-1961. On October...

Sep 5, 2017

Garland W. Curtis, 91, of Eufaula, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Center in Muskogee. Garland was born on October 18, 1925 in Fame, Oklahoma, the son of Marion Franklin and Lona Mae (Asher) Curtis. He attended Shell Creek Elementary, Hanna Public School and later Eufaula High School. Garland received his GED...

Sep 2, 2017

Gerald Carl Hill, 89, of Okemah, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017, at his home. Gerald was born on November 22, 1927, in Apollo, Pennsylvania, the son of Samuel and Cora Bell (Clawson) Hill. He graduated high school from Bell Township in Salina, Pennsylvania in 1945. On November 10, 1956, he married Mary Ruth McGovern, in Albuquerque, New...

Aug 31, 2017

Retha Leveta Edwards, 85, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Retha was born on April 20, 1932, in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Carl Willard and Dona(Whisenhunt) Brackett. She graduated from Stidham High School in 1950. On December 12, 1953, Retha married June Ray Edwards. They were happily married for fifty-nine years. She...

Aug 28, 2017

Lillie Ann Murrell, 48, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Cornerstone Hospital in Muskogee. Lillie was born on September 22, 1968, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma the daughter of James Rudolph and Millie Jean Colbert. On February 2, 2001, Lillie married Charles Kenneth "Lil Nick" Murrell, Jr. in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She had several jobs during her...

Aug 26, 2017

Anthony Wayne Chisholm, Sr. was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on December 14, 1967 and passed from this earth in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 26, 2017, he was 49 years old. Anthony enjoyed being with his family and was a friend to everyone he knew. He was baptized and of the Baptist faith. Anthony is survived by his two mothers,...

Aug 24, 2017

Fines Wade Sturgeon, 31, of Eufaula passed away Thursday, August 24th, 2017. Fines was born on August 28th, 1985 in McAlester Oklahoma, the son of Lonnie Leo and Pamela Irene (Whaley) Sturgeon. He attended Stidham and Hanna public schools. He worked as a mechanic. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on cars, and spending time with his kids. He was...

Aug 22, 2017

Dedra Dene Greer, 49, of Eufaula, passed away on August 22, 2017 at the McAlester Regional Medical Center. Dedra was born on January 14, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas to Jimmy William and Lois Willodean (Dees) Greer. She grew up in Timbo, Arkansas. Dedra competed in beauty pageants and won some. She played basketball and played the piano at church....

Aug 22, 2017

Betty Lou Chapman, 78, of Jenks passed away August 22, 2017 at her home. Betty was born on February 19, 1939 in Mellette, Oklahoma; the daughter of Homer Virgil and Lillie (Thornton) Cowan. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1957. On April 26, 1957, Betty married Raymond E. Chapman in Glenpool, Oklahoma. They were happily married for sixty...

Aug 18, 2017

Aug 15, 2017

Marcene Oliver, 73, of Eufaula, passed away on August 15 at her home. Marci was born on December 11, 1943 in Jasper, Arkansas to McKinley and Marjorie (Springer) Harvey. She attended school at Hinton, Oklahoma. Marci worked as a cook, carpenter, UPS driver, and beauty operator. She was a member of the Longtown Full Gospel Church. Survivors include: her...

Aug 15, 2017

Ronald Lee Herber was born on November 11, 1958 in Orlando, Florida, the son of Theodore Peter Herber, Sr. and Ellen Viola (Hunt) Herber. He worked as a general laborer in construction building houses and mowing yards. He is survived by his daughter, Heather of Oklahoma City; three brothers, Ted Herber of Eufaula, Leo Butch Herber of North Dakota...

Aug 14, 2017

Krystal Lynn Jennings, 30, of Checotah, passed away on August 14, 2017 at the St. John Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Krystal was born on August 19, 1986 in Conway, Arkansas to James Lester and Pamela Rene (Morphew) Price. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 2005. Krystal attended Connors State College. On October 13, 2010, she married Joshua Dean...

Aug 9, 2017

Rhea Gail Stockdale, 82, passed away on August 9, 2017 at her home. Gail was born on March 17, 1935 in Huntington, West Virginia to William and Verna (Lewis) Ferrell. She received her high school diploma from the American School in Chicago, Illinois on October 15, 1964. Gail received her Associate's Degree. She worked at Lucent Technologies in Oklahoma...

Jul 23, 2017

George Ivan Alexander, Sr., 89, of Eufaula, passed away at his home on July 24, 2017. George was born on May 23, 1928 in Waco, Texas to James Paul and Helen Chappel (White) Alexander. He served in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1950, where he learned his life-long trade as a diesel engineer. George worked for Shell...

Jul 22, 2017

Leon was born on June 22, 1931, in Mellette, Oklahoma, the son of James Armstrong and Artie Cox Armstrong. He started grade school at 42 Oklahoma and moved to Artussee in 1941 where he then attended school until the 8th grade. He graduated from Modesto High School in 1950. Leon took several engineering course at various colleges and worked...

Jul 18, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Trunk, 95, of Eufaula, passed away on July 18, 2017 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mary was born on March 24, 1922 in Wooster, Ohio to Henry S. and Cora Olive (Dennis) Petty. On November 30, 1941, she married Gene Willard Trunk, who preceded her in death on August 25, 2011. They were happily...

Jul 12, 2017

On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, Herman Alvie "Pete" Mann, age 68, courageously completed his journey on Earth. Pete was born on Wednesday, April 13, 1949, in Checotah, Oklahoma to George and Audery (Wilson) Mann. He happily married the love of his life, Carlene Brooks, on April 22, 1969 in Shady Grove. Pete devoted at least 30 years of his...

Jul 9, 2017

Willie Mae was born on August 18, 1925, in Russellville, Arkansas, the daughter of John Henry and Katie R. (Richardson) Ketchum. She attended Hanna Public Schools and then transferred to Eufaula where she graduated in May, 1943. On September 28, 1946, Willie Mae married Warren G. Dawson in McAlester, Oklahoma. They were happily married for fifty-two years. Willie Mae...