Obituary Listings

Obituaries

Winnie Lee Smithee

Winnie Lee Smithee

Nov 10, 2011

Winnie Lee (Willmon) Smithee, 83, of Eufaula passed away Thursday, November 11, 2011 at the Muskogee Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 29, 1927, in Eufaula, the daughter of Jonas C. and Maud (Pollard) Willmon. Winnie graduated from Eufaula High School. On July 6, 1943, Winnie married Troy Smithee in Muskogee. She worked at the Worthen Department...

Nathan Loyd Haley

Nathan Loyd Haley

Nov 10, 2011

Nathan Loyd Haley passed away on November 10, 2011 at the Muskogee Regional Medical Center surrounded by family members. He was born in Hanna, Oklahoma on July 1, 1925 to Nancy and Charlie Haley. He attended school at Mellette until he had to quit and help his dad on the farm. While growing up he worked on other farms...

Franklin Irvin Makinson

Franklin Irvin Makinson

Nov 9, 2011

Franklin Irvin Makinson, 67, of Checotah, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Frank was born on February 12, 1944 in Beaver Mountain, Oklahoma to Vernon Victor and Myrtle Josephine (Ballard) Makinson. He attended and graduated from Morris High School in 1963. Frank received his Associate’s Degree in Science from Connors State College in 1965. In...

Robert Michael Irvin

Robert Michael Irvin

Nov 6, 2011

Mike was born on February 10, 1945 in Huron, South Dakota to Robert Charles and Ida R. (Kross) Irvin. He attended Horace Mann Jr. High School in Wichita, Kansas. Mike served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged on June 24, 1964. He worked as a Transmission Mechanic for over twenty years. Mike retired as a Truck...

Edwin Lee Arter

Edwin Lee Arter

Oct 30, 2011

Edwin was born on February 4, 1953, in Fresno, California, the son of Elbert Lee and Barbara Ann (Rouw) Arter. He attended CALWA Grade School in Fresno, California. The family moved and he attended Van Buren Jr. High in Van Buren, Arkansas. Edwin worked for Coleman in Wichita for three years and the Coca Cola Industry for two years....

Michael Eugene Burns

Michael Eugene Burns

Oct 29, 2011

Michael E. Burns, 63, of Eufaula, passed away on October 29, 2011 at his home. Mike was born January 13, 1948 in Checotah; the son of D.E. “Bullet” and Evelyn Lackey Burns. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 in the Kelley Memorial Chapel of Hunn, Black & Merritt Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Simmons officiating. Masonic...

Della Alene Kirby

Della Alene Kirby

Oct 29, 2011

Della Alene Brown Kirby passed away October 29, 2011 at Muskogee, Oklahoma. Services were held November 4, at 2:00 p.m. at the North Fork Baptist Church in Eufaula, officiating was Reverend Walter Mullican of Oklahoma City. Internment followed in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Hunn, Black & Merritt Funeral Home & Crematory. Pallbearers were Karl Rivers of Eufaula,...

Earl William Downs

Earl William Downs

Oct 25, 2011

Earl was born on August 6, 1945, in Carlinville, Illinois, the son of Ralph Emmerson Sr. and Cleo Alberta (Champion) Downs. He attended Hettick Elementary School in Hettick, Illinois and then attended Northwestern High School in Palmyra, Illinois. On August 6, 1962, Earl enlisted in the United States Air Force in St. Louis, Missouri. He was honorably discharged in...

June Ray Edwards

June Ray Edwards

Oct 15, 2011

June was born on September 19, 1931 in Fame, Oklahoma the son of Jesse Lee and Ruth Houston (Self) Edwards. He graduated from Stidham High School and received his Associate’s degree from Okmulgee Tech as an electrician. On December 12, 1952, June married Retha L. Brackett. They were happily married fifty-nine years. June enlisted in the United States Air...

Larry Dewayne Mcdonald

Larry Dewayne Mcdonald

Oct 15, 2011

Larry was born on May 6, 1957 in Checotah, Oklahoma to Dewayne and Patsy Sue (Campbell) McDonald. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1975 and attended Connor’s State College for two years. On December 10, 1977, Larry married Pamela Lou Jacobs in Eufaula, Oklahoma. He worked as an equipment operator for the State of Oklahoma for over twenty...

Stanley"Danny" Dennis Stark

Stanley"Danny" Dennis Stark

Oct 11, 2011

Danny was born on April 19, 1947 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Allen Leroy and Ona Geneva (Helms) Stark. He was an Army Veteran, served two years in which one year was served in Korea. Danny was a member of the Church of Christ in Eufaula, Oklahoma and lived most of his life in and around the Eufaula and...

Marquita R. Hasley

Marquita R. Hasley

Oct 10, 2011

Marquita Re’ Davidson Hasley was born January 10, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She left this earth October 10, 2011 in Palestine, Texas. Marquita lived in Oklahoma and Kansas during her childhood. She was a 2003 graduate of Eufaula High School. She attended OSU/Okmulgee. Marquita was a fanatical OU fan! Boomer Sooners!! In 2008, she married the love of her...

Judith Ann Ratchel

Judith Ann Ratchel

Oct 9, 2011

Private family services

Brett Eugene Brooks

Brett Eugene Brooks

Oct 4, 2011

Brett Eugene Brooks, 48, of Eufaula, passed away on October 4, 2011 in Huntington Beach, California. Brett was born on June 20, 1963 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Gene Richard and Kathie An (House) Brooks. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1981, where he was a member of the FFA and Wrestling Team. Brett graduated from OSU Institute...

Harry Leonard Mayo

Harry Leonard Mayo

Oct 2, 2011

Harry was born on May 3, 1925 in Grant, Oklahoma to Leonard and Ada (Dill) Mayo. On September 16, 1950, Harry married Helen Nation in De Queen, Arkansas. They were happily married for sixty-one years. He worked for fifteen years as a high line construction worker. Harry was then employed by the City of Hugo as a fireman for...

J.B. Rankin

J.B. Rankin

Sep 24, 2011

J.B. was born on January 10, 1928 in Bauxite, Arkansas to Ruben Nuten and Eunice Janice (Lane) Rankin. On April 18, 1946, he enlisted in the United States Army and was honorably discharged on September 24, 1947.While in the service, J.B. received the World War II Victory Medal and Army of Occupational Medal-Japan. On March 5, 1949, he married...