Jun 10, 2024

Mary M. Cromley, 88, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, June 10, 2024, at her home. Mary was born on October 10, 1935, in Cookson, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clint and Fay (Gay) Sparks. In 1952, she graduated from Arkansas City High School in Kansas. On November 6, 1955, Mary married Eugene LeRoy Cromley in Arkansas City, Kansas. They...

Jun 9, 2024

Nora Sue Hammett, 78, of Eufaula passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2024 in Oklahoma City. Sue was born on

April 15, 1946 in Indianola, Oklahoma, the daughter of Elzie Ray and Jessie Mae (Walters) Standridge. She attended school in both Indianola and Eufaula. On June 10, 1963, Sue married Charles Andrew Hammett at the Lindsey Chapel...

Jun 6, 2024

Sally Geneva Brown, 86, of Lenna, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024. Sally was born on January 21, 1938, in Delhi, Louisiana to Jessie and Vera Bell (Massey) King. She attended Newellton High School in Louisiana. On June 10, 1957, she married Donald Lee Brown in Kearmon, California, and two children were born to this union. They were...

Jun 2, 2024

Larry Alan Dacus, 77, of Eufaula, passed away on June 2, 2024, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Larry was born on February 5, 1947, in Wichita, Kansas to Dan Hames and Thelma Irene (Simmonds) Dacus. He graduated as valedictorian from Henryetta High School. Larry received his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma. On March...

Jun 1, 2024

Richmond Colbert, 78, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024, at his home. Richmond was born on January 25, 1946, in Checotah, Oklahoma, the son of Charley Barnett and Leona (Marshall) Colbert. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1965. He then went to Haskell Indian College in Lawrence, Kansas. Richmond was drafted in the United States...

Jun 1, 2024

Stephen "Steve" Lynk Barner, 64, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Cassville, Missouri. Steve was born on September 4, 1959, in Wellington, Kansas, the son of Eldon Lynk Barner and Carroll L. (Walker) Shivers. Steve spent his early childhood in Belle Plaine, KS before moving to Maud, Ok in 1974. He was baptized in...

Jun 1, 2024

Joe Dan Carey, 77, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Joe was born on December 6, 1946, in Checotah, Oklahoma, the son of William "Tootle" Roy and Lois Laraine(Fyffe) Carey. He graduated from Stidham High School in 1965. Joe then received his associates degree from Connors State College in 1967. On May 29,...

May 31, 2024

Laurie Elizabeth Dacus, 71, of Eufaula, passed away on May 31, 2024, at her home. Laurie was born on October 12, 1952, in Dallas, Texas. She was the second of six children born to James Philip and Dorothy "Pat" Lee (Fitch) Reames. Laurie graduated from Bryan Adams High School in Dallas. She married Larry Alan Dacus on March 17,...

May 27, 2024

Dena Kay Sponsler, 84, of Longtown, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dena was born on February 2, 1940 in Marshall, Oklahoma to Ralph Wilford and Georgie Geraldine (Burgin) Duel. She was raised in Marshall, Oklahoma and graduated from Marshall High School in 1958. Dena worked in Oil and Gas as an administrative assistant...

May 24, 2024

Charles "Charlie" Kenneth Sills, Sr., 70 of Quinton, passed away on May 24, 2024 at his home. Charlie was born on August 23, 1953 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Ernest Clinton and Frances Ellen (Krumtum) Sills. He graduated from Alma High School in Alma, Arkansas. Charlie served in the United States Air Force. He was married to Annette Van...

May 24, 2024

May 14, 2024

Charles Kenneth "Kenny" Sills Jr., 50, of Quinton, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at his home. Kenny was born on August 28, 1973, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas the son of Charles Kenneth Sills Sr. and Annette (Van Matre) Stanley. He attended Alma Elementary in Alma, Arkansas until 6th grade. Kenny attended Quinton Public Schools and graduated in...

May 12, 2024

Virginia B. Shropshire passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at Eufaula, Oklahoma. She was born on November 29, 1928 in Yellville, Arkansas. Virginia was a long time resident of Hanna, Oklahoma.

She married Charley Shropshire in Ft. Smith, Arkansas on February 7, 1947. They were married 54 years and together they raised ten children.

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May 10, 2024

Dickie Lee Dooly, 88, of Eufaula, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024 at the Walnut Grove Nursing Home in McAlester, Oklahoma. Dick was born on July 14, 1935, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, the son of Jess Lee and Evorah (Brackett) Dooly. He graduated from Wewoka High School. Dick married Marnella S. Anderson in June of 1956. On June 20,...

May 9, 2024

Paul Andrew McCombs Maxey of Dustin, Oklahoma, died unexpectedly on May 9, 2024, at Henryetta Hospital, Henryetta, Oklahoma after a fall. He was born December 21, 1933, in Enid, Oklahoma, the son of Henry Truman and Barbara Alice (Horner) Maxey.

In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his first-born son, Paul Andrew Maxey...

May 5, 2024

Wendy Marie Downum, 52, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday May 5, 2024, at her home. Wendy was born on November 16, 1971, in Austin, Texas, the daughter of Dale Schneider and Jeanette Lee (Hayslip) Schneider Melton. She graduated from Snyder High School in 1990. On September 30, 1997, Wendy married Steve Downum in Branson, Missouri. They were...

May 2, 2024

May 1, 2024

Queen Ester English transitioned on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at her home. She was born in Cathay, Oklahoma, to Martha English and Morris B. English on January 26, 1929. She was the ninth of 12 children. She was a remarkable woman of God, who touched so many lives. God saw that the roads were getting so difficult to climb,...

May 1, 2024

Wanda Isabel Brown, 96, of Chelsea, formerly Eufaula, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Wanda was born on November 8, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Will Alfred and Florence Levada (Dyson) Turner. She grew up on a wheat farm in Nickerson, Kansas. She attended a county school where children from 5 years old through 8th grade were all...

Apr 29, 2024

Carol Hariett Appel, 93, of Eufaula, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Carol was born on January 3, 1931 in Mansfield, Ohio to Karl D. and Beulah Nee (McCutchan) Seymour. She was very proud to graduate from secretarial school.

Survivors include daughter, Susan Leseman, of Eufaula; grandsons, Chappy Stewart and...