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Dr. Snorri Olafsson

Dr. Snorri Olafsson

Nov 12, 2019

Dr. Snorri Olafsson, 87, of Muskogee, passed away on November 12, 2019. Snorri was born on February 22, 1932 in Iceland. He attended school in Europe, Rome, and Canada. Dr. Olafsson received his Medical Degree in Iceland. He worked at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee for about twenty...

Howard (Bud) E. Roat

Howard (Bud) E. Roat

Nov 12, 2019

Howard "Bud" Erwin Roat, 97, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Howard was born on August 11, 1922 in He worked on a dairy farm raising cattle, sheep and chickens. On September 28, 1940, Bud married Lois May Griffin in Sherman, Texas. They moved to Eufaula, Oklahoma in 1989. They owned...

Beverly Ann (Jerri) Collie

Beverly Ann (Jerri) Collie

Nov 6, 2019

Beverly Ann (Jerri) Pyle was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma on January 1, 1929 to Luther Alden and Margaret Catherine (Turner) Pyle. She departed this life on November 6, 2019 in Eufaula, OK while surrounded by family. She was the last of 4 children to leave this earth. She was married to Oral Lee Collie in 1949, and they were...

Rose Mary Phillips

Rose Mary Phillips

Nov 5, 2019

Rose Mary Phillips, 67, passed away on November 5, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rose Mary was born on June 10, 1952 in Talihina, Oklahoma to William and Martha (Francis) Phillips. She graduated from Sequoyah High School in 1970. Rose Mary worked for the United States Postal Service for thirty-two years. She was a member of the Artussee Indian Baptist...

Zenas T. Dowling, Jr.

Zenas T. Dowling, Jr.

Nov 4, 2019

Zenas Thomas Dowling, Jr., 57, of Eufaula passed away on November 4, 2019 at his home. Junior was born on November 28, 1961 in Kansas City, MO to Zenas Thomas and Evelyn Jean (Deere) Dowling. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1977. Junior attended Okmulgee Tech, where he received an Electrician Degree. In November 1982, on Thanksgiving Day,...

Carolyn Lou Palmer

Carolyn Lou Palmer

Nov 1, 2019

Carolyn Palmer, 78, of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. Carolyn was born on October 26, 1941, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Henry and Lizzie Lou (Ross) Palmer. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1959. She then received her Bachelors Degree in Business from...

Dale Leroy Simmons

Dale Leroy Simmons

Oct 29, 2019

Dale Simmons, 64, of Eufaula, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at his home. Dale was born on April 30, 1955 in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Terry C. and Dena Jo (Hall) Simmons. He attended school at Monterey Road Elementary and graduated from Atascadero High School in 1974 lettering in wrestling his Jr. and Sr. years....

Jl Moody

Jl Moody

Oct 25, 2019

JL Moody, 76, of Oklahoma City, passed away October 25, 2019, at his home. JL was born on July 11, 1943, in Quinton, Oklahoma the son of Jesse Luke and Grace Pearl (Prater) Moody. He graduated from Wewoka High School in 1961. He enlisted in the United States Army on February 25, 1964, in Seminole, Oklahoma. He received several...

Deretha  Ellen  Smith

Deretha Ellen Smith

Oct 18, 2019

Obituary for Deretha Ellen Smith Deretha Ellen Smith, 78, of Eufaula, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019, at her home. Deretha was born on July 3, 1941, in Powell, Oklahoma the daughter of Weldon and Dessie (Owens) Byer Noah. She married Raymond Lee Smith in 1961. They were happily married for twenty-five years. Survivors include: her sons, Jimmy Ray...

Billy  Ray  Jacobs

Billy Ray Jacobs

Oct 16, 2019

Billy Ray Jacobs was born on June 4, 1937 to Willie and Alta Jacobs in Fame, Oklahoma. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1955. Billy joined the Army and was stationed in Baltimore, Maryland where he met his wife to be, Rosalie Knickman. They were married on April 8, 1956, in Eufaula, Oklahoma and were happily married for...

Jeanette  Cook

Jeanette Cook

Oct 10, 2019

Jeanette Cook, 73, of Eufaula, passed away on October 10, 2019 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Jeanette was born on November 13, 1945 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Gavin and Kathryn (Martinson) Quam. She attended the North Dakota State University. Jeanette married Robert L. Cook on July 23, 1978 in Douglas, Wyoming. They were happily married for forty-one years....

Monroe Lemons

Monroe Lemons

Oct 7, 2019

L. Monroe Lemons, 75, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Monroe was born on September 16, 1944, in Eufaula, Oklahoma the son of Ted and Olene (Willmon) Lemons. He attended school in both Eufaula, Oklahoma and Arvin, California. He married Veronica Richards in 1962, in Bakersfield, California. They were married for...

Sandy Kay Drennen

Sandy Kay Drennen

Sep 28, 2019

Sandy Kay (Young) Drennen, of Canadian, passed away on September 28, 2019 at her home. Sandy Kay Drennen (Young) was born on November 11, 1955 in Oklahoma City, great granddaughter to original enrollee: Richard Byington. She is survived by her son, Andrew Rakow, of Canadian, OK; two grandsons: Andrew Joel (A.J.) Rakow and Christian Rakow and wife, Ryan; twin...

Mary Jane Huggard

Mary Jane Huggard

Sep 27, 2019

Mary Jane Huggard, 61, of Porum, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Mary was born on September 26, 1958 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to Richard Clarke and Mary Ann (Karna) Waterman. She served in the United States Navy. On September 26, 2008, Mary married Eddie Huggard. They were happily married for eleven years. She loved...

Bessie Laws

Bessie Laws

Sep 26, 2019

Bessie Laws, 87, of Eufaula, passed away on September 26, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bessie was born on January 15, 1932 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Mentha Hutcherson. She graduated from Booker T. Washington School. Bessie received her LPN license from Connors State College. She was married to John Laws for four years. Bessie was a member and one of...

Dennis Wayne Sizemore

Dennis Wayne Sizemore

Sep 26, 2019

Dennis Wayne Sizemore, 55, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the Hillcrest Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Tulsa. Dennis was born on November 5, 1963, in Fresno, California, the son of Wayne and Veola Ivon (Alexander) Sizemore. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1983. Dennis worked as a lifeguard at the Eufaula Public Pool all throughout...

Dennis Eugene Clayton

Dennis Eugene Clayton

Sep 25, 2019

Dennis Clayton, 60, of Eufaula, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at his home. Dennis was born on January 18, 1959 in Beggs, Oklahoma the son of Adolph Menjou and Vella (Patrick) Clayton. He graduated from Booker T. Washington in 1978. Years later he attended Tulsa Community College. On December 18, 2003, Dennis married Teresa Renee Howard in...

Donna Mae Gehrt

Donna Mae Gehrt

Sep 18, 2019

Donna Mae Gehrt, 71, of Eufaula, passed away on September 18, 2019 at Cornerstone Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Donna was born on November 8, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. She attended Roseville High School in Roseville, Michigan. She then attended and graduated from cosmetology school in 1963. Donna married her first husband in 1965. To this union her children were...

William Ray Reed

William Ray Reed

Sep 18, 2019

William Ray Reed, 79, of Eufaula passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at his home. William was born on November 23, 1939, in Luling, Texas, the son of Wade Buford and Madolyne E. Lewis. He attended Putnam City School and graduated in 1958. He had lots of friends and everyone lovingly referred to him as "Willie". He loved tinkering...

Ron Ashcraft

Ron Ashcraft

Sep 17, 2019

Ron Ashcraft, 72, of Eufaula, passed away on September 17, 2019 at his home.  Ron was born On June 12, 1947 to Hollis and Josephine (Crawford) Ashcraft.  He graduated from Will Rogers High School, Tulsa,  Oklahoma,1965.  Ron graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1969. He then moved to New York City, where he worked as Saks Fifth Avenue and ...

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