Sep 25, 2016

James was born on February 5, 1934 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Joe and Leah (Barnett) Colbert. He worked as a barber for fifteen years. On April 25, 1963, James married Millie Jean Walker, who preceded him in death on April 10, 2011. They were happily married for forty-eight years. From 1975 to 1985, he worked as a prison guard....

Sep 24, 2016

Troy Hubert Jones, 83 and lifelong resident of Eufaula, OK, passed away on September 24, 2016 at his home. Troy was born on September 6, 1933, in Muskogee County north of Checotah, OK, to Claude Nelson Jones and Mable Lee (McElroy) Jones-Wilson. Troy graduated from Eufaula High School in 1952 where he proudly served as the team football captain...

Sep 20, 2016

Janice was born on November 5, 1955, in Altus, Oklahoma the daughter of Tracy Lee and Sue (Dunegan) Morgan. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1974. She received her Licensed Practical Nurse"s license from the Kiamichi Vo-Tech Nursing program in 1980. She worked as an LPN for thirty-four years. On May 25, 1973, Janice married Gene Ray Cook...

Sep 18, 2016

Susie Lee Rankin, 85, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Susie was born on June 30, 1931, in Bauxite, Arkansas the daughter of Lawrence Edward and Pearl Tatum. She graduated from Bauxite High School. On March 5, 1949, Susie married J.B. Rankin at the Saline County Court House in Arkansas. They were happily...

Sep 12, 2016

Sep 12, 2016

Ruby was born on November 5, 1939 in Quinton, Oklahoma to George Edward and Florine Beulah (Stephens) Morris. She attended Quinton Public Schools. On October 13, 1958 Ruby married Bob Elmore Colston, who preceded her in death on February 27, 2010. They were happily married for fifty-two years. She earned a certificate as a non-technical medical care aide from...

Sep 11, 2016

On Sunday, September 11, 2016, Ruby Jean Freeman, age 78, of Eufaula, went home to be with the Lord. Ruby Jean was born June 28, 1938, to Guy and Ruby (Baker) Phillips, at Mellette, Oklahoma. She grew up in the Eufaula area, attending Oak Grove and Eufaula Schools. She was a graduate of Eufaula High School in 1955. She...

Sep 10, 2016

Carol Jo McKay was born on November 30, 1948, to Joe W. and Marie Henry in Lindsay, Oklahoma and died September 10, 2016 at the age of 67. Carol graduated from Capitol Hill H.S. in Oklahoma City in 1967 and attended Central State, Rose State and OSU Tech universities. In 1968, she began work with Lucent Technologies (formerly Western...

Sep 5, 2016

Deborah Sue Baird, 57, of Eufaula, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016 at the Eastar Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Deborah was born on September 9, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey to Albert Gary and Pat (Anderson) Aber. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1975. On December 4, 1975, Deborah married Timothy Lee Baird at the Temple Baptist...

Aug 29, 2016

Calvin was born on April 8, 1957, the son of Roy Curtis and Sally Ruth (Hunnicutt) Logan. He graduated from high school in California. Calvin worked as a homebuilder all of his life. He liked to fish, go horseback riding and hunting. He loved animals and was an avid outdoorsman. On June 22, 2016, Calvin married Gretchen Ann Heiss....

Aug 29, 2016

Aug 28, 2016

Paul was born on November 23, 1939, in Hanna, Oklahoma the son of Robert Henry and Ina Jane (Dowling) Skinner. He graduated from Hanna High School in 1958. On August 14, 1965, Paul married Julie Ann Rogers in Camdenton, Missouri. He worked as a coalminer for twenty years. He later worked for thirty years as a farmer growing watermelons,...

Aug 21, 2016

Aug 19, 2016

Daniel was born on May 21, 1955, in San Diego, California, the son of Edward Joseph and Billie Joy (Beame) Collard. He attended Lemon Grove High School in San Diego. During his younger years, Daniel worked on long range sports fishing boats as a deck hand. In the 1970"s, Daniel married Shelley Norris of San Diego. In February of...

Aug 19, 2016

Mary was born on March 11, 1927 in Comanche, Texas to Ollie and Iva Ona (Hicks) Grigsby. Her family moved to Oklahoma City when she was an infant. She attended school at Verden, Oklahoma. Mary married John Ware on January 30, 1943 in Oklahoma City. They were happily married for seventy-two years and raised two children together. She worked...

Aug 18, 2016

Juanita was born on March 6, 1920, in Clarksville, Arkansas, the daughter of William Carrol and Lou Ada (Ogden) Jacobs. She graduated from Stidham High School. On April 14, 1940, Juanita married Walter Hopkins in Eufaula, Oklahoma. They were happily married for 54 years. She was a long time member of the Vivian Baptist Church and also the Eufaula...

Aug 15, 2016

Bill Shatswell was born on May 14, 1947 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to George and Minnie Shatswell and passed peacefully from this life on August 15, 2016 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas at the age of 69. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1966. Bill worked for H.D. Youngman for fifteen years. Bill was retired from Pittsburg County, where he...

Aug 14, 2016

Thomas McIntosh, Jr., 92, of Stidham, passed away on August 14, 2016 in Okemah, Oklahoma. Thomas was born on September 15, 1923 in Stidham, Oklahoma to Thomas Sr. and Susan (Island) McIntosh. He graduated from Stidham High School in 1941. Thomas received his welding training at Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. He served in the United States Navy in...

Aug 10, 2016

Denise was born on February 6, 1960, in Checotah, Oklahoma the daughter of Johnnie Lewis and Wilma Florene (Burdine) Harjo. She attended grade school in Stidham and graduated from Eufaula High School in 1978. She then graduated from Okmulgee tech in 1982. Denise worked at the Bank of Oklahoma for 30 years. She later worked as an assistant manager...

Aug 6, 2016

Edwin was born on May 29, 1944, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of James Albert and Hettie Leona (Lindsey) Smith. He graduated from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City. He was the Mayor of Jones, Oklahoma in the early 80"s. Edwin worked as a project manager for several construction companies all over the United States including Hawaii...