obituaries

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,...

Jan 25, 2014

Ralph Leonard Fisher passed away at his home in Okmulgee on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the age of 77 years. Ralph was the son of Henry N. Fisher & Delta (Casey) Fisher, born on May 26, 1936, in Bowlegs, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Shirley M. Springer in November, 1957, and...

Jan 21, 2014

Carol Lynn Ogden passed away at her home in Lamar on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the age of 48 years. Carol was the daughter of Jack N. Clark & Ida B. (Tackett) Clark, born on January 30, 1965, in Oklahoma City. She was brought up and attended schools and one year of college in northwest Arkansas. She worked eight...

Jan 20, 2014

Michael Ray Martin passed away in Ada, Oklahoma on Monday evening, January 20, 2014, at the age of 41 years. Michael was the son of Joe & Elsie Mae (Henneha) Martin, born on August 17, 1972, in Talihina, Oklahoma. He was brought up and attended schools in Holdenville, graduating Holdenville High School in 1991. He married Shana Mead in Fort...

Jan 10, 2014

Pauline Wood March 28, 1927 - January 10, 2014 Born on March 28, 1927, in Paso Robles, California to Albert & Minnie Wilson, Pauline Wilson Wood passed from this life on January 10, 2014, in Bakersfield, California, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's. The seventh of nine children, she was raised in rural Oklahoma. Shaped by the Great Depression and...

Dec 20, 2013

Wanda Jean Robinson passed away in Holdenville on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the age of 63 years. Wanda was the daughter of Billy & Ozell (Green) Anthony, born on September 10, 1950, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up in Holdenville and attended Moss School, graduating Moss High School in 1968. She attended Byng School of Nursing in Byng,...

Dec 20, 2013

Alexander Warren 'Alex' Yahola passed away in Holdenville on Friday, December 20, 2013, at the age of 41 years. Alex was born to Annie Ruth Yahola on November 23, 1972, in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He was brought up in Wewoka and attended Yeager schools. He worked for a short while in the medical field as a CMA until he became physically...

Dec 14, 2013

Katina Rae 'Tina' Riley passed away in Batesville, Arkansas on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at the age of 41 years. Tina was the daughter of Audie Sanford & Valerie (Ballard) Sanford, born on June 5, 1972, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Her childhood was spent in Holdenville and Seminole, until her family moved when she was a young teenager, to Cushman, Arkansas,...

Dec 11, 2013

Clifton Michael Stewart passed away in Shawnee, Oklahoma on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at the age of 72 years. Clifton was born Seminole, Oklahoma on September 11, 1941, to Fred Stewart & Dorothy (Coonce) Stewart. He was brought up and attended schools in Seminole, and was a 1959 graduate of Seminole High School. He served four years in the U.S....

Dec 3, 2013

Thomas Bruce Stewart was born in Talihina, Oklahoma on December 14, 1944 to Martha (Baily) Stewart and Thomas A. Stewart. He lived most of his early years in California. He attended Lawndale High School, El Camino College and the University of California, Los Angeles.

He married Linda McGeeley on October 1, 1983 at Pickett Chapel in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He...

Nov 28, 2013

George B. B. King passed away in an auto accident near Holdenville early on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 28, 2013, at the age of 59 years. George was the son of Artis King & Gussie Mae (Owens) King, born on May 29, 1954 in Wetumka, Oklahoma. He was affectionately known as 'Smokey', and grew up and attended schools in the...

Nov 17, 2013

Tiffany Renee Yahola was born on October 18, 2000, in Bullhead, Arizona, the daughter of Joseph Yahola and Laverne Wolf. She was brought up in Holdenville, Oklahoma, and was in the 6th grade at Thomas Elementary School in Holdenville. Tiffany enjoyed texting and computers, and she loved hanging out with friends. She departed this life too soon, on Sunday, November...

Nov 16, 2013

Robert Turner Altstatt Crow passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was born December 24, 1954, in San Diego, California. Rob attended school in southern California and at the age of 18 joined the U.S. Army, where he served one term at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Rob spent the rest of his life doing what he loved:...

Nov 14, 2013

Carl Ray Petsemoie passed away in Holdenville on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the age of 57 years. Carl was the son of Robert Louis Petsemoie & Leah Mae (Bear) Petsemoie, born on July 30, 1956, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was brought up in the Calvin area, attended Calvin schools, and lived in Calvin until moving to Holdenville in 1979....

Oct 27, 2013

Jim B. Wingo, 81, passed away in Oklahoma City on Sunday morning, October 27, 2013. A memorial service is planned for a later date. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations of useful items such as food, blankets, and other necessities be made to the Holdenville dog shelter. It will be several days before final arrangements are made...