Obituary Listings

Obituaries

Marcene Oliver

Marcene Oliver

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...

Ronald Lee Herber

Ronald Lee Herber

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...

Krystal Lynn Jennings

Krystal Lynn Jennings

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...

Rhea Gail Stockdale

Rhea Gail Stockdale

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...

George Ivan Alexander

George Ivan Alexander

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...

Leon Armstrong

Leon Armstrong

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...

Mary Elizabeth Trunk

Mary Elizabeth Trunk

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...

Herman "Pete" A. Mann

Herman "Pete" A. Mann

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...

Willie Mae Dawson

Willie Mae Dawson

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...

Wanda Jean Hill

Wanda Jean Hill

Jul 9, 2017

Wanda was born on April 21, 1930. in Wewoka, Oklahoma the daughter of Floyd Wesley and Mollie Belle (Brooks) Moore. She married Lloyd E. Hill on June 20, 1972 in Mid West City, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on October 11, 1991. She worked as a nurse. Wanda loved crafting and crocheting. She was a member of the...

Vernon Wayne French

Vernon Wayne French

Jul 3, 2017

Vernon Wayne French, 86, of Bower, passed away on July 3, 2017 at his home. Wayne was born on October 25, 1930 to Leur Grant and Nora Valley (Marshall) French. He attended grade school in Bower and graduated from Canadian High School in 1948. Wayne enlisted in the United States Marine Corp on April 17, 1952 and served in...

John Lewis Deere

John Lewis Deere

Jun 29, 2017

John Lewis Deere, 69, was born on September 4, 1947, to John and Lorraine Deere in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and entered into eternal rest on June 29, 2017 in Jurupa Valley, California. John lived with his parents and siblings in the town of Eufaula, Oklahoma and later Wewoka, Oklahoma. His mother, Lorraine passed away when he was 12. His siblings...

James "Jim" Isaac Killian

James "Jim" Isaac Killian

Jun 27, 2017

James Isaac Killian, 86, of Eufaula, passed away on June 27, 2017 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. James was born on August 4, 1930 in Delhi, Oklahoma to Oscar James and Laura Fleetie Killian. He graduated from Ocina High School in Willow, Oklahoma in 1948. He then enlisted in the United State Air Force in 1950 and was...

Clifford Dee Hall

Clifford Dee Hall

Jun 25, 2017

Clifford Dee Hall, 97, of Eufaula, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at his home. Clifford was born on April 26, 1920, in Lucas, Arkansas, the son of Rufus Dee and Zona Elnora (Pinkston) Hall. Clifford graduated from Perkins High School in 1941. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 19, 1942. While...

Lanny Doyle Satterfield

Lanny Doyle Satterfield

Jun 21, 2017

Lanny Doyle Satterfield, 66, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Lanny was born on October 19, 1950, in McAlester, Oklahoma the son of Junior Doyle (JD) and Betty Lou (Bookout) Satterfield. He attended Quinton Public Schools. Lanny worked with his father in small engine repair for over twenty years....

Jessie Mae Carson

Jessie Mae Carson

Jun 21, 2017

Jessie Mae Carson, 90, of Hitchita, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at her home. Jessie was born on March 21, 1927, in Hoffman, Oklahoma, the daughter of Hector and Birdie (Brandon) Potts. She attended school at Hitchita. On March 9, 1943, Jessie married John H. Carson in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She worked as a seamstress at White Stag...

Lavern Rhodes Campbell

Lavern Rhodes Campbell

Jun 18, 2017

LaVern Rhodes Campbell, 90, of Eufaula, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. LaVern was born on January 10, 1927, in Hanna, Oklahoma the daughter of Roy E. and Belle Crabtree Rhodes. She graduated from Hanna High School. LaVern started teaching at the age of 18 because of the war. She later attended Northeastern...

Lehman Brightman

Lehman Brightman

Jun 18, 2017

Lehman Brightman, Educator, Activist, College Professor, Veteran, US Marine Corps, Korean Combat, Purple Heart, Father, Grandfather and Social change Icon for Indian Affairs, began his journey to the Spirit World, Sunday June 18, 2017, at Kaiser Hospital, Walnut Creek, California. Lehman lived his life in service to his Country and to American Indian People. When he saw a wrong,...