Helen Marjorie (Lipe) Carpenter
Mar 20, 2017
Helen Marjorie (Lipe) Carpenter was born on April 17, 1928, and passed from this world on March 20, 2017, but if you ask her she was only 39 and holding. She was the oldest child born to Shorty & Dolly (Jackson) Lipe and played the part to a T. Even as a child she was a mother hen and couldn't...
Verna Jean Mills
Mar 15, 2017
Verna Jean Mills passed away in Wewoka on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the age of 77 years. Verna was the daughter of Ralph Percy Smith & Bessie (McKenzie) Smith, born on September 23, 1939, in Lamar, Oklahoma, where she was brought up and lived her entire life. She attended Lamar elementary schools, and graduated Moss High School with the...
Pearl Ilene (Dorris) Castleman
Mar 15, 2017
Pearl Ilene (Dorris) Castleman passed away peacefully on March 15 with her daughter, Thelma, and granddaughter, Karen, by her side. She was born on May 25, 1925 in Stroud, OK to George and Gracie Dorris. She was the third child of 11 children. Pearl started working in the fields of OK with her family at a young age. Whether it...
Darrel Sneed
Mar 5, 2017
Darrel Sneed passed away at his home near Holdenville on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at the age of 65 years. Darrel was the son of Liss & Beulah (Milam) Sneed, youngest of twelve children. He was born on August 15, 1951, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, where he was brought up and attended schools, and lived most of his life. He worked...
Malinda Elaine Hardwick
Feb 23, 2017
Malinda Elaine Hardwick passed away at her home near Holdenville on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at the age of 52 years. Malinda was the daughter of David & Helen (Hance) Martin, born on December 22, 1964, in McAlester, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Stuart, and graduated Stuart High School with the Class of 1982. She worked...
Nora J. Bruner
Feb 9, 2017
Nora J. 'Miggy' Bruner passed away in Oklahoma City on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at the age 69 years. Nora was the daughter of California Fixico & Winey (Yahola) Fixico, born on June 9, 1947, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in the Yeager community. She was married to Louis Bruner Jr. on March 20, 1965,...
David Franklin Cook
Feb 6, 2017
David Franklin Cook passed away in Shawnee on Monday, February 6, 2017, at the age of 75 years. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2017, 1:00 p.m. at Fisher Funeral Home's Lillye Chapel. David was the son of B. C. & Nadine Doris (McDonald) Cook, born on February 2, 1942, in Calvin, Oklahoma, where he was brought...
William L. 'Bill' West
Jan 29, 2017
William LeRoy 'Bill' West passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at the age of 91 years. Bill was the son of William & Amelda (Cross) West, born on December 5, 1925, in East Orange, New Jersey, where he was brought up and attended schools. He joined the U.S. Navy and served during World War II, from...
Tony Ray Marsh
Dec 8, 2016
Tony Ray Marsh passed from this life in McAlester, Oklahoma on December 8, 2016 at the age of 51 years. Tony was born in Woodland, California May 24, 1965 to Robert Earl Marsh and Judy Elaine (Butler) Marsh. He lived in Holdenville most of his life and graduated Moss High School in 1984. He later moved to McAlester, Oklahoma. It...
Glen Dale Lively
Dec 3, 2016
Services for Glen Dale Lively, 68, of Atwood will be Wednesday, December 7, 10:30 a.m. at the Allen High School Auditorium. Interment will follow at Atwood Cemetery. Rev. Buddy Drake will officiate, assisted by Tommy McFerran, Dick Wilkerson, and Dean Goforth. Pallbearers are Jim, Adam, Cody, Mike, and Dillon Lively and Robby Adams. Honorary pallbearers are members of Allen Masonic...
Tommy W. Black
Nov 24, 2016
Tommy W. Black passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Thursday, November 24, 2016, at the age of 77 years. Tommy was the son of Ed & Lucille Black, born on August 8, 1939, in Wewoka, Oklahoma, where he was brought up and attended schools. He graduated from New Lima High School in 1957, and went to Tulsa Welding School....
Oleta Dean (Hinze) Venable
Nov 22, 2016
Oleta Dean Hinze Venable, 71, of Holdenville passed from this life in Midwest City, Oklahoma on November 22, 2016. Oleta was born on November 7, 1945 in Ada, Oklahoma to Dean & Martha 'Jeannie' (Tucker) Hinze. Oleta moved with her family to Holdenville at a young age. She graduated from Holdenville High School in 1965 and she made Holdenville her...
Johnny W. Frederick
Nov 12, 2016
Johnny W. Frederick passed away in Wewoka, Oklahoma on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at the age of 85 years. Johnny was the son of John W. Frederick & Martha (Sanders) Frederick, born on February 5, 1931, in Allen, Oklahoma, where he was brought up and attended schools. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in February of 1953 and served...
Junior Stirling Dicketts
Nov 10, 2016
Junior Stirling Dicketts passed away in Holdenville on Thursday morning, November 10, 2016, at the age of 80 years. Junior was the son of Cashious H. Dicketts & Vira Viola (Johnston) Dicketts, born on June 11, 1936, in Gerty, Oklahoma, and was brought up in the Atwood and Allen communities. Over the years, Junior worked at the peanut plant in...
Monroe Allin Sumter
Nov 5, 2016
Monroe Allin Sumter passed away in Oklahoma City on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at the age of 71 years. Monroe was the son of Monroe Allin Sumter Sr & Marjorie (Anderson) Sumter, born on July 21, 1945, in Claremore, Oklahoma, where he was brought up and attended schools. He graduated Claremore High School in 1963 and attended Oklahoma Military Academy...
Rechinta Mae (Gooden) Youmans
Nov 3, 2016
Rechinta Mae Youmans passed away in Norman, Oklahoma on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at the age of 85 years. Rechinta was born to Elizabeth Smith on August 28, 1931, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Hanna, and was a graduate of Hanna High School. She lived in Oklahoma City for a while and attended nursing...
Tyler Keith Duffey
Oct 21, 2016
Tyler Keith Duffey passed away in Oklahoma City on Friday morning, October 21, 2016, at the age of 22 years. Tyler was born on October 17, 1994 in Joplin, Missouri, to James Keith Duffey and Kim Rae (Mitchell) Duffey. He spent his early years in Jasper, Missouri. Holdenville has been his home for the past twelve years, and he is...
Ellen Joyce Loman
Oct 14, 2016
Ellen Joyce Loman passed away in Oklahoma City on Friday, October 14, 2016, at the age of 84 years. Ellen was the daughter of James Robert Lowe & Ora Pearl (Powers) Lowe, born on September 11, 1932, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Wewoka, and graduated Wewoka High School with the Class of 1950. She...
Lana (Turner) Gaines
Oct 9, 2016
Lana Kay (Turner) Gaines passed away in Holdenville on Sunday, October 9, 2016, at the age of 62 years. Lana was the daughter of Harry & Wanda Faye (Myers) Turner, born on July 8, 1954, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Holdenville, and was a 1971 graduate of Holdenville High School. Her favorite thing was...
Ronnie Dale Martin
Oct 6, 2016
Ronnie Dale 'C-Bar' Martin passed away at his home in Calvin, Oklahoma on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at the age of 64 years. Ronnie was the son of Ebb Everett Martin & Lavern Lorean (Stiles) Martin, born on October 25, 1951, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was brought up and attended schools in the Calvin area, and graduated Calvin High School...
