Obituaries

Dec 22, 2014

George Ellis Carlton passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at his home in Tulsa. He was born January 17, 1929 to John and Ruth Carlton. A native Tulsan, he graduated from Webster High School. He was a great wrestler in high school and also involved in the swimming program. George served his country honorably in the United States Army during...

Dec 21, 2014

Dec 20, 2014

Martha Lairmore, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the age of 93. She was born December 15, 1921 to John F. and Stella (Johnson) Grissom in Crowder, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Crosstown Pentecostal Holiness Church in Okmulgee. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Stella Grissom; husband, Bud...

Dec 20, 2014

Obituary & service information are currently pending.

Dec 20, 2014

Michelle Dawn Hites, 26 of Glenpool, OK, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michelle was born in Tulsa, OK on July 27, 1988, a daughter of Susan Ruth (Bell) and Rick Joe Bruner. She grew up in the area all of her life and graduated from Kiefer High School with the Class of...

Dec 19, 2014

Martha Louise Speer Eskridge was born September 23, 1922 in Comanche, Oklahoma to James Paul and Louise (Yates) Speer. She passed away early Friday morning on December 19, 2014 at St. Simeon's Episcopal Home in Tulsa. Martha was raised in Comanche and graduated from high school there in 1940. She furthered her education at the University of Oklahoma where she...

Dec 19, 2014

Loretta P Kinsey, 71, of Bixby, OK, passed away, Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Coweta Manor Nursing Home with her loving family by her side. Loretta was born in Stone Bluff, Oklahoma on July 2, 1943, a daughter of the late Oma (Foutch) and Homer Robbins. She attended Stone Bluff and Haskell Public Schools and worked as a Shipping...

Dec 18, 2014

Roy Francis Adkison, Beggs resident, died December 18, 2014 in Okmulgee at the age of 94 years. He was born on October 5, 1920 in Jenks, Oklahoma to his parents, Harvey Henry and Jennie Irene (Welling) Adkison. Roy is preceded in death by Kenneth Adkison of Jenks, OK and Helen Atkins of Jenks, OK. Roy leaves many loving memories with...

Dec 16, 2014

Blanche Deloris (Williams) Crabtree passed away December 16, 2014 in Catoosa, OK with her family by her side. She was born on March 30, 1927 in Geary, Oklahoma to Clarence and Minnie Williams. She was raised in Scipio, Oklahoma in Pittsburg County near McAlester. She attended a one-room school in Scipio and the Indianola High School. During World War II,...

Dec 15, 2014

Patrick Gregory Ryan, a Glenpool resident, passed away at St. Francis Hospital, Monday, December 15, 2014 surrounded by his loving family at the age of 63 years old. Patrick was born April 22, 1951 to Warren Calvin and Dorothy Louise (Conley) Ryan, in Tulsa OK. He was in the Class of '69 at Jenks High School where he played baseball....

Dec 14, 2014

Dec 14, 2014

Charles Norman Myrter, a former resident of Okmulgee, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the age of 68. He was born August 2, 1946 to Charles Aaron and Luella Mae (Hormell) Myrter in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania. He graduate from Okmulgee High School in 1965 and served in the United States Air Force. He attended St. Anthony school and church...

Dec 14, 2014

Service is Pending

Dec 14, 2014

Barbra Sue Shaw, 64, Haskell resident, passed away at home with her family by her side Sunday evening December 14, 2014. She was born in Prairie Grove, Arkansas on January 23, 1950 to her parents, William Lee and Betty Jo (Martin) Russell. While growing up, Barbra and her siblings attended many different schools since their dad worked on the pipeline....

Dec 14, 2014

Herbert Allen Graham Jr. was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He passed away on Sunday, December 14th with family by his side. The son of Hattie and Herb Graham Sr. He was born in Enid, Ok and lived a rich and full life. He was a veteran who bravely served as a Navy Fighter Pilot during the Korean War....

Dec 13, 2014

Ed Maytubby passed away early Saturday morning in Tulsa with his loving family by his side. He was born June 28, 1939 in Moore, OK to Lymon and Nita Maytubby. Ed grew up in Moore where he graduated from high school in 1957. He worked most of his career in sales and management of automobile dealerships. Ed absolutely loved his...

Dec 13, 2014

Melissa Lynn Pierson, age 58, passed away on December 13, 2014 at the Glenwood Health Center in Glenpool, Oklahoma, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Tulsa, OK, on February 15, 1956 to Eugene and Shirley (Davidson) May. Melissa spent her high school years at Rogers High and Jenks High School. She worked as a Clerical...

Dec 13, 2014

After an arduous battle with prostate cancer David “Red” Lee Smith passed away Saturday, December 13th. Red was born October 3, 1951 in Harlan, Kentucky to Herman and Wilma Smith. Red was raised in coal mining country in the hills surrounding Kentucky and his family settled in Middlesborough, KY after a coach spotted his gift for basketball. He played baseball,...

Dec 13, 2014

Patricia Rae Hurst passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at her residence in Tulsa. She was born October 29, 1945 in Huntington, Indiana to Fred and Arlena (Mickel) Abshire. Patricia graduated from Holland High School in Holland, Indiana in 1963. She married her husband Fred on Valentine's Day , February 14, 1992 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together, Patricia and Fred...

Dec 10, 2014

Rhonda Kay Hopper, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the age of 56. She was born September 10, 1958 to Ronald and Mary Ellen (Crain) Hanson in Okemah, Oklahoma. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Okmulgee and was known as Mrs. Rhonda in the church’s Preschool program. Rhonda sold Avon for...