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Barbara H. Pilgrim
Oct 19, 2020
Barbara Helen Pilgrim, 80, passed away at her Eufaula home on October 19, 2020 with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. Eldest daughter to Elvin & Helen Hart, she was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband of 46 years, Bob F Pilgrim; and her youngest sister, Cherry Nippert. Born in Chickasha on October 31, 1939...
Lynne Louise Carrier
Oct 18, 2020
Lynne Ford Carrier, RN, 75, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2020. She was born on August 28, 1945, to her loving parents Loniel and Rosalie Ford in Springfield, MO. Lynne married the love of her life Joseph A. Carrier, Sr., on October 22, 1983 after he slipped a note in her lab coat while working in surgery at...
Tanner Bleu Melton
Oct 13, 2020
Tanner Bleu Melton, 35, of Edmond, formerly of Indianola, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Tanner was born on May 1, 1985, in Holdenville, the son of Kenneth Ray and Loutreca Sue (Bilyeu) Melton. He graduated from Indianola High School in 2003. Tanner worked as a flowback technician supervisor in the...
Gayle Lee Been
Oct 13, 2020
Gayle Lee Been, 77, of Indianola, passed away on October 13, 2020 at her home. Gayle was born on September 27, 1943 in Yale, Oklahoma to William Oliver Mize and Pansy Olive Guffey. She attended high school in Yale, Oklahoma. Gayle attended Langston University and then received her Master's Degree from University of Central Oklahoma. She taught at Indianola...
John Raymond Wegner
Oct 13, 2020
John Wegner, 79, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at the McAlester Regional Hospital. John was born on November 21, 1940, in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Dorothy Faye Rose. John attended school in New York City. He served in the United States Air Force as a firefighter for four years. In 1959, John married...
Magdalene Nelson
Oct 12, 2020
Magdalene Nelson, 66, of Muskogee, Oklahoma passed away Monday, October 12, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Magdalene was born on June 27, 1954, in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of James Burkes and Mary Barnett. She graduated from Muskogee High School in 1972. She worked for Muskogee Public Schools for twenty-three years as a para- professional in...
Steven Ray Bergesch
Oct 7, 2020
Steven Ray Bergesch, 50, of Quinton, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at his home. Steven was born on March 27, 1970, in St. Charles, Missouri, the son of James Edward and Velma Leola Parker Bergesch. He loved music and singing as well as being outdoors. He also enjoyed working with his hands. The things he treasured the...
Derrell Dean Downum
Oct 6, 2020
Derrell Dean Downum, 66, of Muskogee, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Derrell was born on August 1, 1954 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Henry Orville and Nancy Sue (Gray) Downum. He attended school in Muskogee. Derrell worked as a custodian for Muskogee Public Schools for over thirty years. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors...
Charley "Cb" Story
Oct 5, 2020
Charley Beckham "CB" Story, Jr., age 78, of Midwest City, passed away October 5, 2020, in his childhood home, surrounded by his loved ones. CB was born on June 27, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas to Verna and Charley Story. CB loved fishing, OU, Football, Softball and the Broncos. He worked at the Sams Club in Midwest City for...
James Healdton Calger
Oct 4, 2020
ames Healdton Calger, 78, of Longtown, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020, at his home. James was born on December 12, 1941, in Comanche, Oklahoma, the son of Acie and Velma Florene (Barker) Calger. James service in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in October 1963. He worked in the oil field and later worked as a...
Chong Cha Perieda
Oct 3, 2020
Chong Cha Perieda, 76, of Stigler, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Chong was born on April 8, 1944, in Osaka, Japan, the daughter of Bok Nam Yi. She attended school in South Korea. On October 11, 1968, Chong married Eldon "Pete" Perieda in Seoul Korea. They were happily married for almost...
Wavy Noalene Miller
Sep 30, 2020
Wavy Noalene (Quarry) Miller, 93, of Eufaula, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at her home. Wavy was born on September 7, 1927, in Lawrence, Arkansas, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Lucy Lee (Parrish) Quarry. She attended Taft schools and graduated from Taft Union High School in Taft, California. On December 24, 1946, Wavy married Calvin Coolidge Miller...
Edna Belcher
Sep 26, 2020
Edna Belcher, 84, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020, at her home. Edna was born on February 9, 1936, in Hanna, Oklahoma, the daughter of Andrew and Ada (Cooper) Butler. She began her career as a cook at the Fountainhead Lodge for 20 years and then worked with Eufaula Bingo. On December 23, 1969, Edna married...
Howard Eugene Montgomery
Sep 24, 2020
Howard Eugene Montgomery, 90, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020, at his home. Howard was born on April 23, 1930 in Eufaula, the son of Everitt and Manerva Jane (Foster) Montgomery. He graduated from Eufaula High School and received his Associates Degree in Welding from Oklahoma City University. In 1950, Howard enlisted in the United States...
Fred W. Johnson
Sep 23, 2020
Fred W. Johnson, Jr., 78, of Checotah, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020, in Tulsa. Fred was born on May 27, 1942, in Hobart, Oklahoma, the son of Fred Wilburn and Reba Alice Best. He graduated from U.S. Grant High School in Oklahoma City. He received his bachelors degree from Calvary Baptist Institute and Seminary. He later received his...
Emily Renee Berry
Sep 23, 2020
Emily Renee Berry, 15, of Hanna, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Emily was born on September 29, 2004, in Tulsa, Oklahoma the daughter of Johnny Dewayne Jr. and Myra Lea (Corn) Berry. She graduated from Stidham Public Schools and was currently attending Eufaula High School. Emily loved basketball, fishing, and hunting....
George Anthony Lewis
Sep 22, 2020
George Anthony Lewis, 46, of Eufaula, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at his home. George was born on October 31, 1973, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the son of Lorene Lewis Chavez. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1992 and then attended Bacone College and Haskell Indian Nation University in Lawrence Kansas. He worked several years at the Eufaula...
Jimmie Lee Nippert
Sep 22, 2020
Jimmie Lee Nippert, 74, of Eufaula, passed away on September 22, 2020 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Jimmie was born on November 13, 1945 to Otto Sylvan and Della Mae (Welch) Nippert. He served in the United States Marine Corp. from July 9, 1968 to February 26, 1970. On September 18, 1970, Jimmie married...
Patricia Francis Poling
Sep 21, 2020
Patricia Francis Poling, 70, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at the St. Francis Hospital of Muskogee. Patricia was born on January 12, 1950, in the daughter of Leonard Wilbur and Agnes Lorraine (Robbirds) Colvin. She graduated from Foot Hill High School in Bakersfield in 1968. On July 5, 1968, Patricia married Jesse R. Poling, Jr....
Shirley Fay Downum
Sep 21, 2020
Shirley Fay Downum,78, of Broken Arrow, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, in Broken Arrow. Shirley was born on November 27, 1941 in Stidham, Oklahoma, the daughter of Obin and Lillie Mae (Stephens) Tucker. In 1959, she graduated from Stidham High School. In 1959, Shirley married Andrew Downum in Eufaula. They were happily married for sixty years. She and...
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