Jul 21, 2024

Janet Darlene Butler, 64, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2024, at her home. Janet was born on August 17, 1959, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the daughter of Grover and Phyllis (Shackelford) Burns. Janet graduated from Eufaula High School in the class of 1977. She worked as an office manager for a Refractory Business. In May 1979, Janet...

Jul 20, 2024

Rick Lynn Beeler, 51, of Chelsea, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Rick was born on July 25, 1972, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Ernest Lee Calvin and Janet Sue (McKinney) Beeler. He spent his childhood in Sperry and Stigler. Rick attended Stigler High School. He later moved to Tulsa....

Jul 18, 2024

Elliott Dean Fields, 77, of Eufaula, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at the McAlester Regional Health Center. Elliott was born on January 27, 1947 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Sunday and Pauline (Manley) Fields. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1965. In 1967, Elliott married Rose James. They were married for twenty-eight years. He worked for the...

Jul 18, 2024

Lancey Lavoy Dozier, 63, of Stuart, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024, at his home. Lance was born on January 14, 1961, in Eureka, California, the son of Edgar Eugene and Bessie Cordie (Sisco) Dozier. He attended high school in Paris, Texas. Lance worked as a truck driver for forty years. On November 30, 2019, Lance married the...

Jul 15, 2024

Ruth Elaine Henley, 78, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Lakeview Nursing & Rehab Center. Ruth was born on January 23, 1946, in Redding, California, the daughter of Merle Troy and Mary Jane (Henderson) Griffin. On October 20, 1962, Ruth married the love of her life, Bobby Dale Henley, in Modesto, California. They were...

Jul 14, 2024

Shirley Ann Csendes, 74, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2024, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Shirley was born on February 22, 1950, in Tyler, Texas, the daughter of Roddle and Opal Maye (Thorton) Ross. She graduated from Central High School in Marlow, Oklahoma. On February 20, 1971, Shirley married Bela Denes Csendes in Greenville,...

Jul 14, 2024

Lois Louise Eakle, 80, of Quinton, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday July 14, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. Lois was born on January 8, 1944, in Briartown, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ulis Calvin Tilford and Cora Levina (Brumley) Purdom. She attended Hoyt Grade School for 8 years and graduated from Stigler High School in 1962. On September 1,...

Jul 13, 2024

Douglas Allen Davis, 62, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at the McAlester Regional Health Center. Douglas was born on May 13, 1962 to Tony Tyrone and Patricia Ann (Loman) Davis. He worked as a laborer in a factory for several years. On May 12, 1984, Douglas married Debra Kay Capps. He enjoyed fishing and...

Jul 10, 2024

Jason Edward Snyder, 44, Eufaula, passed away on July 9, 2024. Jason was born on January 22, 1980 in Arlington, Texas to Larry Michael and Cynthia Rose Snyder. He attended Azusa High School in Azusa, California. Jason worked in the oilfield, where he worked sixteen years as a Rig Manager. On September 14, 2007, he married Pamela Sue Haddad...

Jul 9, 2024

Carol Jo Yandell, 77, of Eufaula, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at her home. Carol was born on January 9, 1947 in Hanna, Oklahoma to Arthur William and Verdie May (Berry) Smith. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1965. Carol attended Virgil's Beauty College. On May 29, 1971, she married Phillip Paul Yandell at the First...

Jul 6, 2024

James Morton Wilkerson, 90, of Eufaula, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at his home. Jim was born on January 2, 1934 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Archie M. and Emily Louise (Diggs) Wilkerson. He graduated from John Marshall High School and then attended Oklahoma City University. Jim enlisted in the United States Navy on July...

Jun 30, 2024

Glenna "Lilly" Elaine Coppin, 85, of Porum, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at her home. Lilly was born on August 19, 1938 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to George E. and Edna (King) Victory. She graduated from Warner High School in 1955. On May 29, 1956, Lilly married Eugene Coppin in Muskogee. They were happily married for forty-four years,...

Jun 30, 2024

Betty Jones, 90, of Eufaula, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at her home. Betty was born on March 25, 1934 to Silva and Dora (Biles) Cantwell. She graduated from Onapa High School in 1952. On May 29, 1952, Betty married Kenneth "Pee Wee" Jones in Onapa, Oklahoma. They were happily married for almost sixty-two years and raised...

Jun 26, 2024

Alexis Anderson, 31, of Muskogee, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in Warner. Alexis was born on February 27, 1993 in San Diego, California to Clinton Messerschmidt and Joyce Anderson. She attended El Cajon High School in El Cajon, California. Alexis attended job corp, where she received her GED. In 2018, she had her daughter, Melody,...

Jun 26, 2024

Clair Lee Fowler, 72, of Eufaula, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Clair was born on April 18, 1952 in Fresno, California to Amos Lee and Shirley June (Reid) Fowler.

In 1970, he graduated from Coalinga High School in Coalinga, California. Clair worked as a millwright in construction and in the oilfield for most...

Jun 20, 2024

Alecia Kay Tilley, 74, of Eufaula, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at her home. Kay was born on October 4, 1949 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Elzie Curtis and Mattie B. (Williams)Wilson. She graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas, Texas. Kay married Donald H. Tilley on November 16, 1973 in Dallas, Texas. They were happily married for...

Jun 17, 2024

James Davis, 63, of Eufaula, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024 at the St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. James was born on August 12, 1960 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Merle Lee and Dora Mae (Chotkey) Davis. He attended U.S. Grant High School in Oklahoma City. James worked as a FAA shipper in Oklahoma City for Mike Monorney...

Jun 16, 2024

Elmo Junior Chiles, 95, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Elmo was born on February 23, 1929, in Eufaula, Oklahoma, the son of Clarence A. and Dobbie (Lewis) Chiles. He attended school in Hoffman and Grayson, Oklahoma. He later received his GED in Los Angles, California. Elmo served in...

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...