Obituary Listings
Obituaries
Ruby Lorene Jean Brown
Jul 11, 2011
Ruby Lorene Jean Brown, 89, of Fort Morgan, Colorado formerly of Eufaula, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011. Ruby was born on September 8, 1921, in Hitchita, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Jerome and Laura Stella (Lane) Brogdon. Ruby was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include: her daughter, Rena Jean Munn; her sisters, Leona...
Marie Edith Hill
Jul 11, 2011
Marie Edith Hill, 90, of Checotah, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Marie was born on July 31, 1920 in Stidham, Oklahoma the daughter of Lewis Issac and Mattie May (Moore) Story. On September 23, 1939, Marie married Leonard Roy Barton in Eufaula. She later married Jack L. Hill on March 29, 1958...
Oral "Charles" Epley
Jul 7, 2011
Oral “Charles” Epley, Jr. was born at Brooken, Oklahoma on July 28, 1939. He departed this life on July 7, 2011 at his home on Brooken Mountain. Oral worked as a heavy equipment operator until he had to retire due to his health. He loved to ride mules and coon hunt with his friends especially, Don Parker. He will...

Billye Ruth Frazier
Jul 5, 2011
Billye Ruth Frazier, 79, of Eufaula passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at the Muskogee Community Hospital. Billye was born on February 23, 1932, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the daughter of William and Florence (Epler) Booton. She graduated from Central High School and received her Bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Community College. Billye then received her Master’s degree in Education...

Diane Lannel Thomas
Jul 2, 2011
Diane was born on June 29, 1960 in Lakewood, California, the daughter of Larry and Betty (Keel) Garner. On February 11, 2000, Diane married Samuel Thomas in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was a member of the Eufaula VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Diane loved spending time outdoors, going to the lake, camping or just sitting outside. She always wanted to help...
Pauline Leona Bean
Jun 24, 2011
Pauline was born on May 15, 1923 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Tom and Eliza (Phillips) Manley. She was raised and educated in Eufaula, Oklahoma. On September 18, 1961, Pauline married Rev. Woodrow “Amos” Bean, who preceded her in death in 1997. She worked at a sewing factory for 5 years in Eufaula, then as a health care provider for...

Pauline Leona Bean
Jun 24, 2011
Pauline was born on May 15, 1923 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Tom and Eliza (Phillips) Manley. She was raised and educated in Eufaula, Oklahoma. On September 18, 1961, Pauline married Rev. Woodrow “Amos” Bean, who preceded her in death in 1997. She worked at a sewing factory for 5 years in Eufaula, then as a health care provider for...
Robert Gunn
Jun 17, 2011
Bob was born on March 18, 1939 in Walters, Oklahoma to Robert and Betty Gunn. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, wood work, cooking, and spending time with his family, especially his grandkids. Bob also loved to build dune buggies. He was a member of the Sandblasters Dune Buggy Club of Oxnard, California. By trade, Bob was a carpenter and was...
Harriette Tiger
Jun 15, 2011
Harriette Tiger, 86, of Eufaula passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at her home. Harriette was born on February 10, 1925 in Eufaula, the daughter of Bennie Buckskin and Susie Ann Scott Casar. On January 7, 1942, Harriette married Yahola Tiger, Sr. He preceded her in death on April 17, 1987. She received her GED in 1977 at the...
Lydia Ann Onebear
Jun 10, 2011
Lydia Ann One Bear was born on February 5, 1950 in Eufaula, the daughter of Otho and Mabel (Charles) Jones. She graduated from Muskogee High School in 1968. She received her Associates degree in 1970 from the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. In March, 1977 she married Frank Henry. They were happily married for 32 years. Lydia worked for...

Tonia Annette Price
Jun 7, 2011
Tonia Annette Price was born on October 27, 1968 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Lawrence Monroe and Veronica Rose (Richards) Lemons. She attended and graduated from Hanna High School in 1986. .In June 2009, she married James Price in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Together they owned Prices Farm Equipment. Survivors include: her husband, James Price, of the home; her father, Monroe Lemons...

Barbara Mae Hughes
Jun 7, 2011
Barbara was born on December 19, 1933 in Rector, Arkansas to Vernon Voyce and Gertrude Ettamae (Floyd) Wagster. She and the family moved to Soledad, California in 1939. Barbara attended Gonzales High School, where she was active in basketball and received an athletic award in 1947. She graduated from Gonzales High School in 1951. She attended Hyland School of...

Garfield Jackson Lewis
Jun 5, 2011
Garfield Jackson Lewis, 81, of Eufaula, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Garfield was born on February 23, 1930 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Ellis J. and Ida (Marshall) Lewis. He worked at the Eufaula Dormitory School for over 30 years as the Dorm Matron and Education Aid. Garfield attended church at the Okfuskee Indian Baptist...
Ethel"Hoktey" Louise Melton
Jun 3, 2011
Hoktey was born on December 22, 1942 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Alfred P. and Polly (Francis) Frank. She attended and graduated high school at the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas in 1960. Ethel graduated from the Albuquerque School of Nursing as a LPN in 1961. In 1965, she married Larry Junior Melton, who preceded her in death in 1995....