Obituary Listings

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Jimmie Eugene Bedford

Jimmie Eugene Bedford

Jun 4, 2014

Jimmie was born on October 18, 1936 in Bower, Oklahoma to Thomas Andrew and Bertha Lavina (Guinn) Bedford. He graduated from Stidham High School in 1957. Jimmie served in the United States Air Force for four years and the Unites States Army for two years. He worked at the APEX and the Army Ammunition Plant. He also worked on...

Dale Vernon Gehrt

Dale Vernon Gehrt

Jun 1, 2014

Dale Vernon Gehrt, 82, of Eufaula, passed away June 1, 2014 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Hospital in Muskogee. Dale was born on November 7, 1931, in Havelock, Iowa, the son of Vernon Michael and Emma Cordelia (Maitland) Gehrt. He graduated from Bradgate, Iowa and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. On April 17, 1954, Dale married Delores...

Gladys Marie Disidore

Gladys Marie Disidore

May 31, 2014

Gladys Marie Disidore, 90, of Eufaula passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at her home. Gladys was born on January 8, 1924, in Bugtussle, Oklahoma the daughter of Roy Alton and Mable Mozell (Cloud) Anderson. She attended school in Crowder, Oklahoma. On November 15, 1943, Gladys married Pat Disidore in Bangor Pennsylvania. Together they owned and operated many businesses....

Ralph H. Hoss

Ralph H. Hoss

May 23, 2014

Ralph Haland Hoss, 87, of Eufaula, passed away on May 23, 2014 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ralph was born on April 6, 1927 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Ralph Wynne and Winifred Irene Hoss. He graduated from Charles Paige High School, and attended college during and after Army service at the end of the Second World War. On February 17, 1950,...

Kenneth "Pee Wee" Jones

Kenneth "Pee Wee" Jones

May 13, 2014

Kenneth was born on January 4, 1933 in McIntosh County, Oklahoma to Ira Edgar and Ida Esther (McCuen) Jones. He attended grade school at Union Grove Grade School and Onapa High School in Onapa. Kenneth attended Connors State College in Warner. On May 29, 1952, he married Betty Lou Cantwell. They were happily married for sixty-two years. He was...

Nell Duke

Nell Duke

May 12, 2014

Nell was born on July 31, 1940 in San Saba, Texas to George and Erma Lou (Williams) Skaggs. She married Harold Dean Duke on November 19, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They were happily married for over fifty-seven years. Nell was the Mellette Cemetery caretaker. She was a loving wife, mother, and friend to all. Nell was of the...

Travis Glenn Wroten

Travis Glenn Wroten

May 11, 2014

Travis Glenn Wroten, 77, of Eufaula passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at his home. Travis was born on October 9, 1936, in Tulsa, Oklahoma the son of Eugene and Mildred (Neville) Wroten. He graduated from Central High School. After high school Travis attended the University of Arkansas and later Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. Travis married Leona in...

Gloria Jean Riley

Gloria Jean Riley

May 10, 2014

Gloria Jean Riley, 65, of Eufaula, passed away on May 10, 2014. Gloria was born on March 27, 1949 in El Centro, California to Samuel Claudie and Lily Mae Edwards. She graduated from Bearden, Oklahoma in 1967. On November 2, 1968, Gloria married Lee Wayne Riley. They were happily married for over forty-five years. She worked as a homemaker,...

Rose Ella Lackey

Rose Ella Lackey

May 3, 2014

Rose Ella Lackey, 69, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, May 03, 2014, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Center. Rose was born on November 5, 1944, in Bakersfield, California, the daughter of Johnie Houston and Lovica (Quinton) Blackwood. She attended school at Alvin, California. Rose married Charles Edward Lackey. She worked as a seamstress all her life. Survivors include: her...

Gayle E. Cox

Gayle E. Cox

Apr 15, 2014

Services will be held private at the convenience of the family.

Martha Lavon Williams

Martha Lavon Williams

Apr 14, 2014

Martha was born on January 30, 1923 in Kinta, Oklahoma to Isaac Newton and Lucrecia (Posey) Wallis. In 1938, she married Jordan Charles "J.C." Williams, who preceded her in death in 1991. They were happily married for over fifty-three years. Martha worked at Stigler canning and Elsing Manufacturing in McAlester and Eufaula. Most of her life, she worked as...

Helen Louise Mayo

Helen Louise Mayo

Apr 11, 2014

Helen Mayo, 82, of Eufaula, formerly of Hugo, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Helen was born on January 4, 1932 in Ft. Towson, Oklahoma to Soloman Virgil and Sophia Lena (Williams) Nation. She attended Ft. Towson Schools. On September 16, 1950, Helen married Harry Leonard Mayo in DeQueen, Arkansas. Helen traveled with her husband...

Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose

Apr 9, 2014

Audrey was born on February 27, 1933 in Arpelar, Oklahoma to Richard Robert and Rosie Paralee (Middleton) Rose. On December 27, 1957 he married Judy Ann Funburg in McAlester, Oklahoma. Audrey worked as a trash truck driver. Survivors include: his wife, Judy Rose, of the home; daughters: Patricia Ann Neuenschwander and husband, Ray; Barbara Lambert and husband Johnny; both...

Donna Lee Shatswell

Donna Lee Shatswell

Apr 4, 2014

Donna L. Shatswell, 73, of Eufaula, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Donna was born on June 6, 1940 in Stidham, Oklahoma to Jess E. and Johny Grace (Pemberton) Redding. During high school, Donna made All Conference in basketball and track. She was considered outstanding in basketball and track. Donna graduated from...