Obituary Listings
Obituaries
Betty Jean Bailey
Mar 11, 2017
Betty Jean Bailey, 83, a great mother and wife, was called to heaven on March 11, 2017. She entered this world on May 15, 1933 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, born to Odell and Leona Nelson. Betty was married to the late beloved JM Bailey for 61 years. It would have been 62 this March 15, 2017. They were the best...
Paul Charles Giacomo
Mar 11, 2017
Paul was born on January 31, 1940, in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Michael Francis and Beatrice (Derichsweiler) Giacomo. He attended McAlester High School and later graduated from Denison High School in Denison, TX. He later attended Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton. Paul enlisted in the United States Navy in Sherman, TX in 1959. He was part...
Elzada Aline Baker
Mar 10, 2017
Elzada was born on April 28, 1942, in Quinton, Oklahoma the daughter of George Edward and Florine Beulah (Stephens) Morris. She attended Quinton Public Schools. She grew up in Quinton and Henryetta. She was saved in 1977. Elzada married Bob Baker in 1977. He preceded her in death on June 11, 1998. Elzada was a therapeutic foster parent for...
Virgil Lee Lewis
Mar 6, 2017
Virgil was born on July 13, 1940, in Muskogee, Oklahoma the son of James Irwin and Ana Mae (Seabolt) Lewis. He graduated from high school and joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked in civil service. He married Bonnie Lewis in McAlester on September 9. She preceded him in death on September 22, 2015. Virgil liked spending time with...
Darrell Scott Fretwell
Mar 6, 2017
Darrell Scott Fretwell, 40, passed away on March 6, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Darrell was born on July 15, 1976 in Mountain View, California to Gary Grant and Debra Kay (Smith) Fretwell. He graduated from Lowry High School in Winnemucca, NV. Darrell received his Associate"s Degree in Nursing from Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton, Oklahoma. Darrell, known as...
Nicole "Nikki" Lynn Blair
Mar 5, 2017
Nikki Lynn was born on March 12, 1992 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Richard Thomas Schofield and Tina Marie Dombrowski. She attended South Moore High School. In February 2013, Nicki Lynn married Kyle Baker. Survivors include: her husband, Kyle Baker; one son, Lucas Cannon Baker; mother, Tina Wilson and wife, Julea; two brothers: Anthony Capehart and Christopher Blair; three sisters:...
Robert Steve Whitehurst
Mar 5, 2017
Steve was born on January 4, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Marion and Mary Whitehurst. In 1975, he graduated from Southeast High School in Oklahoma City. Steve enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding motorcycles with his brother. Survivors include: his mother, Mary Whitehurst; and one sister, Roberta Thompson and husband, Dwight. He is preceded in death by his father,...
William "Mike" Michael Beebe
Mar 2, 2017
William Michael Beebe, 52, of Eufaula went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 2, 2017 after a battle with brain cancer. Mike was born July 15, 1964, in Muskogee, OK to Euldeen and Lahoma (Willmon) Beebe. He was a 1983 graduate of Eufaula and a member of the Stidham Baptist Church. Mike married Sharla George Beebe on...
John A. Meyer
Feb 28, 2017
John was born on November 25, 1928, in Junction City, Kansas, the son of Ralph Benine and Elsie Mae (Olson) Meyer. He graduated from Junction City High School in 1946. John enlisted in the United States Army serving in the Korean War. After working many different jobs all his life, he worked as a supervisor in the parts warehouse...
Helen Bernice Allison
Feb 27, 2017
H. Bernice Allison, devoted wife, mother, and loving grandmother passed away on February 27, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bernice Allison was born on February 14, 1920 in Tecumseh, Nebraska to Lloyd and Daisy Hurlbutt. She worked for doctors in Enid, Oklahoma after high school graduation, where she met her husband Paul L. Allison and they were married on December...
J.C. Brady
Feb 25, 2017
J C Brady, 90, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. J C was born on December 5, 1926, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the son of James Franklin and Hannah Lois (Bright) Brady. He enlisted in the United States Army on November 17, 1945 at Camp Walters, Texas. He was honorably discharged on...
Louis "Luke" K. Sharpe
Feb 23, 2017
Louis "Luke" K. Sharpe was born on October 14, 1944 in Wichita Falls, Texas, the son Louis "Lou" K. Sharpe, of Checotah, OK, and Ruth Garnett Sharpe, of Altus, OK. He moved to Checotah in 1945 and attended school there through junior high. Luke attended high school at Shattuck School in Faribault, MN, where he graduated in 1962. In...
Rickey L. Caldwell
Feb 21, 2017
Rickey "Slick Rick" Lenardo Caldwell, 57, of Eufaula, passed away on February 21, 2017 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rickey was born on September 27, 1959 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Billy Gene and Birthenia (Calamease) Caldwell. He attended school at Booker T. Washington, Cooper McClain, and Houston Homan Jr. High. Rickey worked at JM"s Restaurant from...
Michael Alan Kess
Feb 12, 2017
He was born on April 5, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio the son of Mortdecai and Dorothy Kess. He enlisted in the United States Army and served one tour in Vietnam. Michael worked as a vending mechanic for more than sixteen years. He also worked as an insurance agent for twenty years. In his free time, Michael enjoyed spending time...
James "Jd" Druie Williams
Feb 3, 2017
James Druie "JD" Williams, 81, of Eufaula passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at his home. JD was born on August 18, 1935, in Fame, Oklahoma the son of Druie Cecil and Rena Pauline (Self) Williams. He attended Fame Schools until the 8th grade and graduated from Stidham High School in 1953. On July 6, 1953, JD married Bonnie...
Gearlene Lois Hearod
Feb 1, 2017
Gearlene was born on November 4, 1939, in Stidham, Oklahoma the daughter of Carl Willard and Dona (Wisenhunt) Brackett. She attended Stidham Schools and received her GED. Gearlene was married to Virlin Dail Hearod for twenty-two years. He preceded her in death on September 23, 1976. She worked as a nurse"s aide at the Eufaula Community Hospital, and the...
Tilena Maylene Burgess
Jan 28, 2017
Tilena was born on June 28, 1979, in Muskogee, Oklahoma the daughter of Jimmy L. and Shirley Nima Jean Burgess. She attended school in Eufaula. Survivors include: her son, Clay Shackelford of Eufaula; her daughter, Veronica Rae Corley of Okmulgee; her parents, Jimmy and Shirley Burgess of Eufaula; her brother, Arnold Burgess and her sister Pam Burgess both of...
Jm Bailey
Jan 25, 2017
JM Bailey was born on February 1, 1930 in Eufaula, Oklahoma. His parents were Will and Bertha Bailey. He had one brother and one sister. JM attended Eufaula Public Schools and then served in the US Army 45th Division as Mess Sgt during the Korean Conflict. He was known as the best cook in the division. Ms. Betty Nelson...
Madeline Amos
Jan 22, 2017
Madeline was born on March 13, 1949 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Samuel Howard and Mary (King) Haney. She worked as a daycare worker. Madeline was a member of the Hitchee Methodist Church. Survivors include: grandsons: Cameron Amos and wife, Kylie, of Tahlequah, OK; and Christian Amos, of North Carolina; sister, Ruth Heddinger, of Tulsa, OK; and several nieces and...
Tevin Terell Choat
Jan 20, 2017
Tevin was born on July 4, 1992, in Muskogee, Oklahoma the son of Ramon Harrell Fourshey and Karri Ann Choat. He attended school at Eufaula and graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 2011. Tevin was employed with a moving company for five years. He was a member of the Wayland Baptist Church. Survivors include: his son, Houston Christian...