obituaries

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...

Floy Treat Davis

Floy Treat Davis

Jan 31, 2013

Floy Treat Davis passed away in Okemah on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at the age of 72 years. Floy was the daughter of Gilbert & Bessie (Sloss) Treat, born on August 20, 1940, in Merced, California. She moved back and forth with her family from California to Oklahoma for several years. She was a graduate of Calvin High School in...

Richard Dwight Wardlow

Richard Dwight Wardlow

Jan 19, 2013

Richard Dwight Wardlow was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma on July 18, 1948, to Pershing & Kathryn (Hardwick) Wardlow. He died peacefully at his home in Holdenville on Saturday morning, January 19, 2013, after a lengthy lung illness. He was 64 years old. Richard was an accomplished musician on drums and guitar, and he loved fishing. He is survived by many...

Robert Timothy Mcgeeley

Robert Timothy Mcgeeley

Jan 14, 2013

Robert Timothy McGeeley passed away in Holdenville on Monday evening, January 14, 2013, at the age of 66 years. Robert was the son of Louis McGeeley Sr. & Ida (Harjo) McGeeley, born on October 28, 1946, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was brought up and attended schools in Holdenville, graduating Holdenville High School in 1964. He joined the U.S. Air Force...

Kenneth R. Brown

Kenneth R. Brown

Jan 10, 2013

Kenneth R. Brown passed away in Oklahoma City on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at the age of 54 years. Kenneth was the son of Robert Joe Brown & Lorene (Dunn) Brown, born on September 16, 1958, in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was brought up and attended schools in the Kellyville area. He remained in Kellyville and worked for the Prescor Company...

Thomas Wylie Allen

Thomas Wylie Allen

Jan 1, 2013

Thomas Wylie Allen passed away in Holdenville on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at the age of 64 years. Tommy was the son of Jesse James Allen & Della (O'Neal) Allen, born on January 19, 1948, in Florence, Arizona. His family followed several harvests, and he was brought up in Arizona, the Taft and Modesto area of California, and various places...

Sarah Kassen

Sarah Kassen

Dec 30, 2012

Sarah Lucien Kassen was born on July 16, 1948, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles L. McMahon & Yolonda (Phillips) McMahon. She was brought up in the Tulsa area, where she graduated high school and attended college, and lived most of her life. She worked as a dental hygienist for ten years. She was the mother of one child,...

Tommy Darrell Bennett

Tommy Darrell Bennett

Dec 28, 2012

Tommy Darrell Bennett went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 28, 2012 at the age of 70. He was born to Henry S. and Lula V. Pendley Bennett on March 22, 1942 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He attended Holdenville Public Schools and worked with his father as a master stucco/plaster mason. He also did roofing with his brother-in-law...

Mary Juanita Deatherage

Mary Juanita Deatherage

Dec 27, 2012

Mary Juanita Deatherage passed away in McAlester, Oklahoma on Thursday, December 27, 2012, at the age of 75 years. Mary was the daughter of Walter Amos Latham & Elizabeth Sue (Bryant) Latham, born on October 23, 1937, in Canadian, Texas. She was brought up and attended schools in Terrell, Oklahoma. Mary lived for many years in Fritch, Texas, and then...

Leo Kenneth Ringgold

Leo Kenneth Ringgold

Dec 24, 2012

Leo Ringgold passed away in Muskogee, Oklahoma on Monday, December 24, 1012, at the age of 82 years. Funeral services will be Friday, December 28, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at the First Assembly of God Church in Holdenville, with interment at Crossroads Cemetery north of Calvin. Complete obituary information is forthcoming.

Mavin Anne Chupco

Mavin Anne Chupco

Dec 23, 2012

Mavin Anne Chupco passed away at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at the age of 72 years. Mavin was the daughter of Marvin & Alma (Hartman) Beck, born on January 20, 1940, in Enid, Oklahoma. She was brought up in Enid and in Prescott, Kansas and was a graduate of Prescott High School. She...

Judy G. Duckett

Judy G. Duckett

Dec 22, 2012

Judy G. Duckett passed away at her home in Dustin on Saturday, December 22, 2012, at the age of 56 years. Judy was the daughter of William J. Haley & Nellie (Arnhart) Haley, born on June 11, 1956, in Raymondville, Texas. The family moved when Judy was five years old to the Dustin area, where she lived for the rest...

Bedford Cleo 'B. C.' Cook

Bedford Cleo 'B. C.' Cook

Dec 16, 2012

Bedford Cleo 'B. C.' Cook of Calvin, Oklahoma, passed away in Shawnee on the evening of Sunday, December 16, 2012, at the age of 89 years. B. C. was the son of James William & Anna May (Davis) Cook, born on September 19, 1923, in Bear Flats, Oklahoma. He was brought up in Calvin and the surrounding area, and attended...

Franklin L. 'Frank' Mccoy

Franklin L. 'Frank' Mccoy

Dec 16, 2012

Franklin L. 'Frank' McCoy passed away at Holdenville General Hospital on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at the age of 91 years. Frank was the son of Samuel Stedman McCoy & Cliffie Opal (Wagoner) McCoy, born on May 11, 1921, in Wetumka, Oklahoma, where he was brought up and attended school. He married Jewell Mae Bratcher on May 24, 1941, in...

Betty Jo Stephens

Betty Jo Stephens

Dec 14, 2012

Betty Jo Stephens passed away at Heritage Village Nursing Home in Holdenville on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the age of 83 years. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, and Betty will be laid to rest in the Holdenville Cemetery. Complete obituary information is forthcoming.

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