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Tanner  Bleu Melton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Billie J. Bumgarner Lindsey

Billie J. Bumgarner Lindsey

Sep 19, 2020

Billie J. Lindsey, 90, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. Billie was born on November 22, 1929, in Iowa Park, Texas, the daughter of Thomas Scott Bumgarner and Lillian Annie Wells Bumgarner. On June 23, 1948, she married Cleytus Leon Lindsey in Wichita Falls, Texas and they were married for fifty-five years. She is preceded in death...

Mary Ellen Headrick

Mary Ellen Headrick

Sep 15, 2020

Mary Ellen Headrick, 78, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at her home. Mary was born on September 12, 1942, in Onapa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Vernon McCray and Dovie Mae Carr Walker. She graduated from Checotah High School. She received her Associate's Degree from OSU Okmulgee in computer technology. Mary also received her Bachelor's Degree...

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