obituaries

Lawton Carter

Lawton Carter

May 19, 2013

Mr. Lawton Carter passed away in Holdenville on Sunday morning, May 19, 2013, at the age of 88 years. He was married to Betty June (Jackson) Carter. He worked many years in Holdenville as Superintendent for Rock Island Railroad. Family services will be held at a later date.

Amos Jackson Yahola Jr.

Amos Jackson Yahola Jr.

May 19, 2013

Amos Jackson Yahola Jr. passed away at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday, May 19, 2013. He was 30 years old. Amos was the son of Amos Jackson Yahola Sr. & Linda (Jacobs) Yahola, born on July 23, 1982, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In his childhood years, his family moved back and forth between Colorado and Oklahoma, and Amos...

Eric Don Stephens

Eric Don Stephens

May 16, 2013

Eric Don Stephens passed away in Holdenville on May 16, 2013, at the age of 33 years. Eric was the son of Deborah Mooney, born on August 2, 1979, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was brought up and attended schools in Holdenville, his lifelong home. Eric worked as a handyman and enjoyed repairing bicycles, motors and vehicles. He loved fishing, listening...

Ben David Curtis

Ben David Curtis

May 14, 2013

Ben D. Curtis, 72, passed away in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Ben was the son of Moses Taylor Curtis & Florene (Vines) Curtis, born on March 13, 1941, in Sims, Arkansas. He was brought up and attended schools in New Mexico and California, and graduated San Jacinto High School in 1959. He worked for many years in...

Galand Ledon Moore

Galand Ledon Moore

May 13, 2013

Galand Ledon Moore passed away in Holdenville on Monday, May 13, 2013, at the age of 38 years. Galand was the son of Annette Moore and Willie Napolean Sr., born on November 29, 1974, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, where he lived his entire life. He was a graduate of Holdenville High School. Galand was a talented artist, he loved to paint...

Marvin Eugene Spencer

Marvin Eugene Spencer

May 3, 2013

Marvin Eugene Spencer passed away at Valley View Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma on Friday, May 3, 2013 at the age of 80 years. Marvin was born on March 12, 1933, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Spence Spencer & Agnes (Ratcliff) Spencer. He was brought up in Oklahoma, in Fitztown and Wewoka, and was a graduate of Wewoka High School. He served...

Donald Eugene 'Donnie' Brewer

Donald Eugene 'Donnie' Brewer

May 2, 2013

Donald Eugene Brewer passed away May 2, 2013 in Oklahoma City at the age of 70. He was born January 20, 1943 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Recil Eugene Brewer and Reva Loretta (Dooley) Brewer. He married Linda Wonella Timmons October 5, 1963 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. A 1961 graduate of Spaulding High School, he later served in the Oklahoma National Guard....

Donnie Gene Mccoy

Donnie Gene Mccoy

Apr 23, 2013

Donnie Gene McCoy passed away in Seminole, Oklahoma on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the age of 66 years. Donnie is the son of Franklin Lee McCoy & Jewell Mae (Bratcher) McCoy, born on February 16, 1947, in Wetumka, Oklahoma. He was brought up in the Lamar and Yeager areas, and attended Wetumka and Moss schools. He lived his entire...

Evelyn Mae 'Babe' Mcgirt

Evelyn Mae 'Babe' Mcgirt

Apr 3, 2013

Evelyn Mae 'Babe' McGirt passed away in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the age of 82 years. Evelyn was the daughter of Jimmy Larney & Sallie (Lowe) Larney, born on January 23, 1931, at Coweta, Oklahoma. She was brought up in the Gum Springs area, and attended schools at Gum Springs and Capitol Heights in Holdenville. She...

Darnell Ray Mason Jr.

Darnell Ray Mason Jr.

Apr 2, 2013

Darnell Ray Mason Jr. passed away at his home in Shawnee, Oklahoma on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at the age of 49 years. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 6, 2013, 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Holdenville, with interment at Shiloh Cemetery. Complete obituary information is forthcoming.

Mildred Lee 'Millie' Underwood

Mildred Lee 'Millie' Underwood

Mar 25, 2013

Mildred Lee 'Millie' Underwood passed away in Oklahoma City on Monday evening, March 25, 2013, at the age of 80 years. Millie was the daughter of Madison Davis & Frances (Holder) Davis, born on September 20, 1932, in King, Arkansas. She was brought up in Oklahoma City and in Prague, where she attended schools. She lived in Shawnee for many...

Debra Anne Elliott

Debra Anne Elliott

Mar 23, 2013

Debra Anne Elliott passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the age of 53 years. Debra was born on November 4, 1959, in Odessa, Texas, to Olen & Rose Mauldin. She has lived in Oklahoma since childhood, for a brief time in Geary, and for most of her life in Oklahoma City. She was married...

Audrey Arna Ellis

Audrey Arna Ellis

Mar 9, 2013

Audrey Arna Ellis passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday evening, March 9, 2013 at the age of 80 years. Audrey was the daughter of Gerald Carveth & Lois (Digman) Carveth, born on December 1, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised and attended schools in the Chicago area, and moved to Bloomington, Illinois to attend Illinois State University....

Richard 'Dick' Shurley

Richard 'Dick' Shurley

Mar 2, 2013

Richard 'Dick' Shurley went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2013. Dick was born November 15, 1934 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to M. I. And Anna (Park) Shurley. He was raised and attended schools in Holdenville. While in High School he served two years in the Oklahoma National Guard and upon graduation joined the United States Navy, serving his...

Mary Lou Cravens

Mary Lou Cravens

Feb 28, 2013

Mary Lou Cravens passed away in Oklahoma City on Thursday evening, February 28, 2013, at the age of 77 years. Mary was the daughter of Homer & Virginia (Beck) Pullen, born on November 11, 1935, in Ada, Oklahoma. She was brought up in various places all over the U.S., and has lived in the Holdenville area for the past 35...

Jimmy D. 'Jim' Morphis

Jimmy D. 'Jim' Morphis

Feb 27, 2013

Jimmy D. "Jim" Morphis, 76, of Wewoka, Oklahoma, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013. He was surrounded by family and friends. He was born September 3rd, 1936, in Bearden, Oklahoma, the son of the late Alice and Robert Morphis. He was the middle of 3 siblings. On December 30th, 1988, he married Patricia Kay Morphis,...

Ralph Vernon O'Kelly

Ralph Vernon O'Kelly

Feb 27, 2013

Ralph Vernon O'Kelly passed away at Holdenville General Hospital on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at the age of 77 years. Vernon was the son of Ralph Leo O'Kelly & Maud Electra (Day) O'Kelly, born on May 2, 1935 in Calvin, Oklahoma, where he lived until the family moved to California when Vernon was in the first grade. He was brought...

Winey Scott Yargee

Winey Scott Yargee

Feb 25, 2013

Winey Scott Yargee passed away at Holdenville General Hospital on Monday, February 25, 2013, at the age of 86 years. Winey was the daughter of James & Nausoche (Beaver) Scott, born on March 17, 1926, in Wetumka, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended school in the Wetumka area. She was married to Phillip Yargee in Wetumka in 1946. For...

Kevin Payne

Kevin Payne

Feb 19, 2013

Kevin Christopher Payne passed from this life Tuesday afternoon, February 19, 2013, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 47 years. Kevin was born on August 19, 1965 in Dallas, Texas and was adopted by Max and Charlotte Payne. He grew up traveling all over the United States as an Army brat, joined the US Army for himself at...

Sherry Lee Wingate

Sherry Lee Wingate

Feb 17, 2013

Sherry Lee Wingate passed away in Oklahoma City on Sunday morning, February 17, 2013, at the age of 42 years. Sherry was the daughter of Robert Acuff & Shirley (Bolding) Acuff, born on June 7, 1970, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Oklahoma City, and graduated City College in Norman. She was married to Nicholaus...

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