obituaries

Jun 2, 2014

Mickey Hill passed away in Holdenville on Monday, June 2, 2014, at the age of 71 years. Mickey was the son of Earnest Andrew Hill & Olive Alene (Sexton) Hill, born on October 13, 1942, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, where he was brought up and attended schools. He attended a VoTech school also, and learned Upholstery. He enlisted in the U.S....

May 23, 2014

Mary Etta Grizzle passed away in Wewoka on Friday morning, May 23, 2014, at the age of 91 years. Mary was the daughter of Sampson Pink 'S. P.' Saunders & Etta (Stanley) Saunders, born on November 16, 1922, in Vernon, Texas. The family moved to Atwood, Oklahoma, where Mary was brought up and attended schools, graduating Yeager High School in...

May 15, 2014

Malinda Yvonne (Grizzle) Lindley passed away at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the age of 46 years. Malinda was the daughter of Tommy Dean & Debra (Gentry) Grizzle, born on June 30, 1967, in Riverside, California. She was brought up and attended schools both in Holdenville and in Riverside. She has made her home...

Apr 28, 2014

Mattie Lorene Pembrook passed away at Heritage Village Nursing Center in Holdenville on Monday, April 28, 2014, at the age of 85 years.

Mattie was the daughter of Charlie & Eva (Coleman) Lyons, born on March 23, 1929 in Fairview, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Newkirk. She was married to Raymond Pembrook in...

Apr 17, 2014

Kenneth E. Byrd, former Holdenville resident, passed away at his home in Bristow, Oklahoma on Thursday, April 17, 2014, at the age of 69 years.

Kenneth was the son of Jim & Flossie (Wall) Byrd, born on May 24, 1944, in Tulare, California, where he was brought up and attended schools. He graduated high school in Hanford,...

Apr 15, 2014

Jerry Leo O'Kelly was born April 8, 1944 in Lindsay, California to Ralph and Maude (Day) O'Kelly. He passed away in Holdenville on April 15, 2014 from complications of COPD.

Jerry met and fell in love with Thelma Jean Castleman in a church in Healdsburg, California. They were married in that same church on December 22, 1961....

Apr 13, 2014

Cora Ellen Flowers passed away in Norman, Oklahoma on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at the age of 85 years.

Cora was the daughter of Bufford Alvin Crow & Jewel (Griffin) Crow, born on May 4, 1928, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in the Holdenville area. She was married to Kenneth Farr in...

Apr 11, 2014

Danny Charles Walton passed away at his home in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday morning, April 11, 2014, at the age of 49 years.

Danny was the son of Charles Samuel Walton & Peggy Lynn (Lester) Walton, born on October 25, 1964 in Fresno, California. The family moved when Danny was a child to Holdenville, Oklahoma, where...

Mar 24, 2014

Robert Edward King of Atwood passed away in Shawnee on Monday morning, March 24, 2014, at the age of 69 years.

Robert was the son of Hugh A. King & Jewel (Watson) King, born on October 23, 1944, in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. His childhood was spent in Lake Arthur, New Mexico until his family moved when he...

Mar 22, 2014

Nolene P. Bobo, of Holdenville, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Integris Hospice Home in Oklahoma City at the age of 89. She was born July 16, 1924 in Sims, Arkansas to Walter Roy Summit and Lucinda Jane (Trapp) Summit.

Nolene was a life-long member of the Lone Valley Church of God in Sims,...

Mar 20, 2014

Celia "Red" Crawford Duggins, age 84, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 20, 2014. She was a resident of Heritage Village Nursing Center in Holdenville.

She was born May 8, 1929 to Harry and Alice Taylor in New York. She married Roy Leon "Shorty" Crawford in December of 1946 in New York and later...

Mar 6, 2014

Gerald Eugene Factor passed away in Midwest City on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the age of 90 years. Gerald was the son of George & Effie (Cowe) Factor, born on February 3, 1924, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was brought up and attended schools in Holdenville and Wewoka. As a teenager, Gerald traveled with his brother to California, where they...

Mar 4, 2014

Sam Martin passed away at his home in Wetumka on March 4, 2014, at the age of 70 years. Sam was the son of Henry & Yannah (McGeeley) Martin, born on November 16, 1943, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was brought up in the Holdenville area, and attended schools in Holdenville and Pecan Grove. He joined the U.S. Army and served...

Mar 2, 2014

Amy Ginnel Talley passed away in Holdenville on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the age of 35 years. Amy was the daughter of Eugene & Virginia (Hahn) Talley, born on March 23, 1978, in Edina, Minnesota, where she was brought up and graduated high school. She met her fiancé, George 'G. J.' York Jr. in Amery, Wisconsin, and the two...

Feb 25, 2014

Danny Alson Williams passed away at his home in Wewoka on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at the age of 53 years. Danny was the son of Bevan & Wanda (Beason) Williams, born on October 30, 1960, in Lodi, California. He was brought up and attended schools in the Lodi/Stockton area. He worked for the family business, Williams Ranch, a grape...

Feb 21, 2014

Leona Hill Postoak passed away in Austin, Texas on Friday, February 21, 2014, at the age of 73 years. Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at New Hope Church north of Wewoka, and Leona will be laid to rest in Moses Cemetery south of Wewoka. Rev. Jimsey Harjo and Rev. Leon Postoak are the officiating ministers....

Feb 12, 2014

Janice Sue Conley passed away in Tulsa on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the age of 68 years. Sue was the daughter of Edward Wesley Johnson & Vondell Muerl (Hartzog) Johnson, born on March 2, 1945, in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was brought up in various parts of the country as her father followed oilfield work, and never attended any one...

Feb 1, 2014

Kenneth Wayne Harris passed away in Holdenville on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at the age of 79 years. Kenneth was the son of Doyle & Clemmie (Lawson) Harris, born on February 13, 1934, in Robytown, Oklahoma, near the Gerty community. He attended Gerty schools, and was a graduate of Gerty High School. He married Shirley Reid and they were the...

Jan 30, 2014

Eldon Leon McCoy passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2014 in Bossier City, Louisiana, at the age of 66 years. Eldon was the son of Samuel S. McCoy & Cliffie Opal (Wagoner) McCoy, born on August 20, 1947, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was brought up in the Lamar area, and attended Lamar and Moss schools. He began his lifelong occupation...

Jan 27, 2014

Peggy Lue Brewer passed away at her home in Holdenville on Monday, January 27, 2014, at the age of 73 years. Peggy was the daughter of William Andrew O'Neal & Roma Buella (Fullerton) O'Neal, born on May 2, 1940, in Stidham, Oklahoma. She was brought up in Oklahoma and California. She was married to Harvey D. Brewer on September 12,...