obituaries

Bertie 'Teresa' Brewer

Bertie 'Teresa' Brewer

May 31, 2012

Bertie L. 'Teresa' Brewer passed away on Thursday morning, May 31, 2012, at her home in Holdenville, at the age of 48 years. Teresa was the daughter of Harvey D. Brewer & Peggy L. (O'Neal) Brewer, born on June 2, 1963, in Eloy, Arizona. She was brought up and attended schools in the Bakersfield area of California, and as a...

Dorlyn Marie 'Dora' Foster

Dorlyn Marie 'Dora' Foster

May 27, 2012

Dorlyn Marie 'Dora' Foster passed away at her home in Holdenville on Sunday evening, May 27, 2012, at the age of 63 years. Dora was born on October 16, 1948, in Jackson, Michigan to Mary Tall and Dink Huston. She moved to Oklahoma in 1972 and resided in Oklahoma City until moving in 2005 to Holdenville with her husband, Larry...

Edward Wallace Wiley, Jr.

Edward Wallace Wiley, Jr.

May 18, 2012

Edward Wallace Wiley, Jr. passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012, at Mercy Memorial Health Center in Ardmore, Oklahoma at the age of 68 years. He will be joining his parents, Edward & Virginia Wiley, his sister, Beverly, and his daughter, Marcia Caudill. Edward was the son of Edward Wallace Wiley, Sr. & Virginia Theodosia (Francis) Wiley, born on July...

Johnny Epley

Johnny Epley

Apr 28, 2012

Johnny Epley passed away in Holdenville on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the age of 65 years. Johnny was the son of Perry W. Epley, Sr. & Maxine (Wallace) Epley, born on November 21, 1946, in Grayling, Michigan. He was brought up in Oklahoma, in the Ada area. He joined the U.S. Navy at age 17 and served seven years,...

Myrtle Maxine Martin

Myrtle Maxine Martin

Apr 18, 2012

Myrtle Maxine Martin passed away at her home in Holdenville on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at the age of 70 years. Maxine was the daughter of Basil & Clara (Padgett) Woods, born on February 20, 1942, in Dustin, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Dustin and Hanna. With the exception of a short time in California and...

Iva Shirley Ford

Iva Shirley Ford

Apr 9, 2012

Iva Shirley Ford passed away on Monday, April 9, 2012, in Eufaula, Oklahoma. Shirley was the daughter of J. W. & Velta (Ladd) Pickett, born on July 11, 1941, in Calvin, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Calvin and Holdenville. She was married to Ed 'Sonny' Ford, who preceded her in death. She lived her entire life...

Evelyn Loraine Haley

Evelyn Loraine Haley

Mar 21, 2012

Evelyn Loraine Haley passed away at Heritage Village Nursing Home in Holdenville on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at the age of 80 years. Evelyn was the daughter of Roy & Jennie Stephens, born on January 19, 1932, in Goldfield, Nevada. She was brought up in California and graduated Galt High School in Galt, California. In 1949, on a hay-hauling trip...

Jay Siemens

Jay Siemens

Mar 16, 2012

Jonathan Jay Siemens passed away at his home in Holdenville on Friday, March 16, 2012, at the age of 55 years. Jay was the son of John & Marjorie (Myrick) Siemens, born on February 1, 1957, in Bakersfield, California. He graduated Shafter High School in 1975. He met the love of his life, Roberta Mosby, in November, 1981. Jay &...

Charlene Ann Anthony

Charlene Ann Anthony

Feb 28, 2012

Charlene Ann Anthony passed away in Midwest City, Oklahoma on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at the age of 69. Charlene was the daughter of Owen H. Rives II & Elon Virginia (Moore) Rives, born on September 29, 1942, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was brought up and attended schools in Holdenville, graduating Holdenville High School in 1960. She attended Columbia Christian...

Curtis A. Burns

Curtis A. Burns

Feb 15, 2012

Curtis A. Burns was accepted into the arms of the Lord on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at the age of 86. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vannie Vaxter Burns & Lily (McEwen) Burns; his brother, Ernest Burns, and two sisters, Arlena Owen and Ruby Ladd. Curtis leaves his wife of thirty-seven years, Marie L. Burns; daughter Carrie...

Genetta 'Judy' Marie Morris

Genetta 'Judy' Marie Morris

Feb 10, 2012

Genetta Marie 'Judy' Morris passed away at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City on Friday, February 10, 2012, at the age of 67 years. Judy was the daughter of Herman Williams & Lois (Morphis) Williams, born on November 22, 1944 in Okemah, Oklahoma. She was brought up in the Cromwell and Bearden communities, and has lived in that area all...

Betty Jane Taylor

Betty Jane Taylor

Feb 1, 2012

Betty Jane Taylor went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on February 1, 2012. She was 75 years old. Betty was born on March 22, 1936, in the Little River Community. Her parents were Taylor Franks & Emma (Att) Franks. She attended Calvin schools. Betty retired from the Wewoka Indian Health Clinic after several years of service as...

Jason Alan Tatum

Jason Alan Tatum

Jan 29, 2012

Jason Alan Tatum of Gerty, Oklahoma passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at the age of 35 years. Jason was the son of John Thomas Tatum, Jr. & Donna Jane (Buchanan) Tatum, born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on April 21, 1976. He was brought up in Oklahoma, in the Gerty community, and attended elementary schools in...

John Thomas Tatum Sr.

John Thomas Tatum Sr.

Jan 27, 2012

John Thomas Tatum, Sr. passed away in Ardmore, Oklahoma on Friday, January 27, 2012, at the age of 78 years. John was the son of Emmett & Rachel (James) Tatum, born on August 15, 1933, in Valliant, Oklahoma. In his younger years, he lived in Oklahoma, Oregon, and California. He married Joella Wilson on his 19th birthday, August 15, 1952,...

Rev. David Mitchell

Rev. David Mitchell

Jan 19, 2012

Rev. David Mitchell passed away at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the age of 68 years. David was the son of Willie Mitchell & Alice (Grayson), born on December 2, 1943 at Pierce, Oklahoma. He was brought up in Weleetka, Holdenville and Lamar, and attended Weleetka schools. He worked in construction for...

Tommie Willas Heard

Tommie Willas Heard

Jan 17, 2012

Tommie Willas Heard passed from this life on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at his daughter's home in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was 74 years of age. Tommie was the son of Arnold Alvin Heard & Dortha Belle (Trammell) Heard, born on November 16, 1937 in Kaufman County, Texas. He was brought up in Kaufman County and attended Crandall schools. He joined...

Peggy Jean Wilson

Peggy Jean Wilson

Dec 26, 2011

Peggy Jean Wilson passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Monday, December 26, 2011 at the age of 67 years. Peggy was the daughter of Rayburn Cowell & Erie Lizzie (Rayburn) Cowell, born on July 18, 1944 in Hobbs, New Mexico. She was brought up and lived her entire in Oklahoma, attending schools in Elk City and later living for a...

Robert Dale Rogers

Robert Dale Rogers

Dec 25, 2011

Robert Dale Rogers passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the age of 46 years. Robert was the son of Clifford & Eunice (Wiley) Rogers, born on July 30, 1965 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He was brought up in Hughes County, in the Holdenville, Yeager and Wetumka communities. He attended Moss Schools, and two weeks before graduation...

Carol Ann Parker

Carol Ann Parker

Nov 21, 2011

Carol Ann Parker passed away at her home in Seminole on Monday, November 21, 2011 at the age of 61 years. Carol was the daughter of Charles William Baze & Alice Marie (Lohmeyer) Baze, born on June 7, 1950 in Quincy, Illinois. She was brought up in and lived almost all her life in Georgia. She was married to Cecil...

James Mcarthur 'Mack' Franklin

James Mcarthur 'Mack' Franklin

Nov 17, 2011

James McArthur 'Mack' Franklin passed away at his home in Non on Thursday morning, November 17, 2011, at the age of 68 years. Mack was the son of James Albert Franklin & Mabel Annie (Hopkins) Franklin, born on October 19, 1943 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. His formative years were spent in Drumright, Oklahoma and in Porterville, California, where he graduated...

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