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Leveda Ree Brownfield

Leveda Ree Brownfield

Dec 18, 2012

Leveda Ree Brownfield, 85, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Highland Park. She was born August 7, 1927 to William Elvis and Anna Edith (Gregory) Petree in Bristow, Oklahoma. Leveda worked for Ohsee Meat Company and Adams hotel, but her main job was as a stay at home mom. She was a Cub Scout...

Bryan Joseph Alverson

Bryan Joseph Alverson

Dec 18, 2012

Bryan Joseph Alverson age 20 passed away at Saint Francis Hospital on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Bryan was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on July 25, 1992 to Billy Don Alverson II and Jennifer Darcille (Harjo) Seymore. He graduated from Glenpool High School in 2010 where he was active in sports and will be remembered for his outgoing personality. Bryan attended...

Donald Ray Graham

Donald Ray Graham

Dec 17, 2012

Donald R. Graham, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at the age of 84. He was born December 31, 1927 to Jimmy Johnson and Bessie (Stallings) Graham in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Jenny Graham. Survivors include his two children, Mary Beth Anderson and husband, Bobby of...

Gerald Wayne Bell

Gerald Wayne Bell

Dec 17, 2012

Gerald Wayne Bell, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at the age of 62. He was born June 22, 1950 to Lewis and Wynema (Harriman) Bell in Henryetta, Oklahoma. He attended Oasis Christian Fellowship in Okmulgee but when asked about his religion, he would say he is a child of God. He was a very good...

Roger Lewis Busse

Roger Lewis Busse

Dec 15, 2012

Roger Lewis Busse, a resident of Morris, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the age of 59. He was born September 5, 1953 to Lewis Busse and Mary Ellen (Rogers) Woody in Morris, Oklahoma. On June 6, 2001, he married Karen (McKee) Busse in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He was a member of Dewar First Baptist Church and a member...

Floyd William Davis

Floyd William Davis

Dec 15, 2012

Floyd William “Dub” Davis passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the age of 86. No Services will be held at this time but Floyd and his wife, Gladys will be buried together at the Okmulgee Cemetery.

Dannie Wilde

Dannie Wilde

Dec 15, 2012

Dannie Lee Wilde age 74 passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 in Jenks, Oklahoma. Dannie was born in White Township, Pennsylvania on August 18, 1938 to James Russell Wilde and Erma (Wertz) Wilde. Dannie served in the United States Air Force for two years and was honorably discharged. He married Wilma Lourine Taylor on December 21, 1961. Dannie worked as...

Gladys Agusta Davis

Gladys Agusta Davis

Dec 13, 2012

Gladys Agusta Davis, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the age of 88. No Services will be held at this time but Gladys and her husband, Floyd will be buried at the Okmulgee Cemetery together.

Carl Hans Linnet

Carl Hans Linnet

Dec 13, 2012

Carl Hans Linnet age 82 of Mounds, Oklahoma passed away December 13, 2012 at St. Johns Medical Centers in Tulsa. Carl was born December 25, 1929 in Canyon, Texas to Carl Linnet and Lucy (Humphries) Linnet. His family moved to Sapulpa, Oklahoma and he graduated in 1947 from Sapulpa High School. Carl served in the United States Army in the...

Russell Grant Nole

Russell Grant Nole

Dec 12, 2012

Russell Grant Nole age 64 passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Glenwood Healthcare Center in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Russell was born July 18, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri to Ulysses Nole and Joyzella (Taylor) Nole. He married Marilyn Kay (Danford) Nole on August 20, 1979. He worked as a newspaper carrier. Russell was preceded in death by his parents: Ulysses...

Albert Dean Starkey

Albert Dean Starkey

Dec 12, 2012

Albert Dean Starkey was born to Iva and Arley Starkey on October 10, 1937 in Okemah, Oklahoma. He passed from this earthly home on December 12, 2012 at the age of 75. As a young child Albert lost his hearing, this seemed only to make his kind, giving heart and other senses stronger. Albert attended a School for the Deaf...

Vernon Vetter

Vernon Vetter

Dec 11, 2012

Vernon Eugene Vetter age 87 passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at St. John Medical Centers, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vernon was born August 17, 1925 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Lewis Paul Vetter and Dorothy Daile (Kinley) Vetter. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1947 and attended college. Vernon enlisted into the United States Navy and was honorability discharged after serving...

Aimee Florence Russell

Aimee Florence Russell

Dec 10, 2012

Aimee Florence Russell, a resident of Cushing, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at the age of 87. She was born March 3, 1925 to Melvin and Jessica (Rounsaville) Sloan in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. No Services are planned at this time.

Janet Sue Eichling

Janet Sue Eichling

Dec 10, 2012

Janet Sue Eichling, a resident of Tulsa, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at the age of 68. She was born October 3, 1944 to Joseph Earl Fosdyke, Jr. and Lena Loyale (Jones) in Warner Robins, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph Earl and Lena Loyale Fosdyke and ex-husband, Waldo Claude Eichling, Jr. Survivors include her...

Anna May Martin

Anna May Martin

Dec 9, 2012

Anna May (Edmonds) Martin age 83 passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Anna was born July 20, 1929 to William Harrison Edmonds and Emma (Saunders) Edmonds. She was a homemaker. Anna was preceded in death by her parents: William and Emma Edmonds, her three brothers James, Harvey and Jack along with her two...

Robert Lee Knox

Robert Lee Knox

Dec 3, 2012

Robert Lee "Bobby" Knox age 65 passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bobby was born October 30, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Charles and Dorothy (Russell) Knox. He graduated from Ponca City High School in 1965. He received a Mechanical Technology degree from OSU. He married Linda J. McDaniel on August 19,...

Lewis Calvin Wright

Lewis Calvin Wright

Dec 2, 2012

Lewis Calvin Wright age 94 passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the Ambassador Courtyard Assisted Living facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis was born in Kingsmountain, North Carolina to Joel Wesley Wright and Pearl (Carpenter) Wright. He moved to Gastonia when he was small and in 1934 his family moved to Asheville, North Carolina where his father owned the Smoky...

James Richard Gartrell

James Richard Gartrell

Nov 27, 2012

James Richard Gartrell, a lifelong resident of Okmulgee, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the age of 55. He was born January 29, 1957 to Lewis Jackson and Margaret Lucille (Morgan) Gartrell in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. No Services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home in Okmulgee.

Oleta Holland

Oleta Holland

Nov 24, 2012

Mrs. Oleta Holland, a resident of Okmulgee since 1953, died at the age of 85 on November 24 in a local nursing home. Since 2003, Mrs. Holland spent most of her time living with her daughter in Goose Creek, SC, or with her son in Broken Arrow before moving to Highland Park Manor in April of 2012. Mrs. Holland was...

Norma L. Goulette

Norma L. Goulette

Nov 23, 2012

Norma L. Goulette, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at the age of 82. She was born October 21, 1930 to Charles Thomas and Cora Mae (Dungan) Dodds in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother and three sisters. Survivors include her four children, Danny Jacobs of Okmulgee, Barbara Sue Jacobs...

Leveda Ree Brownfield

Leveda Ree Brownfield

Dec 18, 2012

Leveda Ree Brownfield, 85, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Highland Park. She was born August 7, 1927 to William Elvis and Anna Edith (Gregory) Petree in Bristow, Oklahoma. Leveda worked for Ohsee Meat Company and Adams hotel, but her main job was as a stay at home mom. She was a Cub Scout...

Bryan Joseph Alverson

Bryan Joseph Alverson

Dec 18, 2012

Bryan Joseph Alverson age 20 passed away at Saint Francis Hospital on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Bryan was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on July 25, 1992 to Billy Don Alverson II and Jennifer Darcille (Harjo) Seymore. He graduated from Glenpool High School in 2010 where he was active in sports and will be remembered for his outgoing personality. Bryan attended...

Donald Ray Graham

Donald Ray Graham

Dec 17, 2012

Donald R. Graham, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at the age of 84. He was born December 31, 1927 to Jimmy Johnson and Bessie (Stallings) Graham in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Jenny Graham. Survivors include his two children, Mary Beth Anderson and husband, Bobby of...

Gerald Wayne Bell

Gerald Wayne Bell

Dec 17, 2012

Gerald Wayne Bell, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at the age of 62. He was born June 22, 1950 to Lewis and Wynema (Harriman) Bell in Henryetta, Oklahoma. He attended Oasis Christian Fellowship in Okmulgee but when asked about his religion, he would say he is a child of God. He was a very good...

Roger Lewis Busse

Roger Lewis Busse

Dec 15, 2012

Roger Lewis Busse, a resident of Morris, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the age of 59. He was born September 5, 1953 to Lewis Busse and Mary Ellen (Rogers) Woody in Morris, Oklahoma. On June 6, 2001, he married Karen (McKee) Busse in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He was a member of Dewar First Baptist Church and a member...

Floyd William Davis

Floyd William Davis

Dec 15, 2012

Floyd William “Dub” Davis passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the age of 86. No Services will be held at this time but Floyd and his wife, Gladys will be buried together at the Okmulgee Cemetery.

Dannie Wilde

Dannie Wilde

Dec 15, 2012

Dannie Lee Wilde age 74 passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 in Jenks, Oklahoma. Dannie was born in White Township, Pennsylvania on August 18, 1938 to James Russell Wilde and Erma (Wertz) Wilde. Dannie served in the United States Air Force for two years and was honorably discharged. He married Wilma Lourine Taylor on December 21, 1961. Dannie worked as...

Gladys Agusta Davis

Gladys Agusta Davis

Dec 13, 2012

Gladys Agusta Davis, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the age of 88. No Services will be held at this time but Gladys and her husband, Floyd will be buried at the Okmulgee Cemetery together.

Carl Hans Linnet

Carl Hans Linnet

Dec 13, 2012

Carl Hans Linnet age 82 of Mounds, Oklahoma passed away December 13, 2012 at St. Johns Medical Centers in Tulsa. Carl was born December 25, 1929 in Canyon, Texas to Carl Linnet and Lucy (Humphries) Linnet. His family moved to Sapulpa, Oklahoma and he graduated in 1947 from Sapulpa High School. Carl served in the United States Army in the...

Russell Grant Nole

Russell Grant Nole

Dec 12, 2012

Russell Grant Nole age 64 passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Glenwood Healthcare Center in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Russell was born July 18, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri to Ulysses Nole and Joyzella (Taylor) Nole. He married Marilyn Kay (Danford) Nole on August 20, 1979. He worked as a newspaper carrier. Russell was preceded in death by his parents: Ulysses...

Albert Dean Starkey

Albert Dean Starkey

Dec 12, 2012

Albert Dean Starkey was born to Iva and Arley Starkey on October 10, 1937 in Okemah, Oklahoma. He passed from this earthly home on December 12, 2012 at the age of 75. As a young child Albert lost his hearing, this seemed only to make his kind, giving heart and other senses stronger. Albert attended a School for the Deaf...

Vernon Vetter

Vernon Vetter

Dec 11, 2012

Vernon Eugene Vetter age 87 passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at St. John Medical Centers, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vernon was born August 17, 1925 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Lewis Paul Vetter and Dorothy Daile (Kinley) Vetter. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1947 and attended college. Vernon enlisted into the United States Navy and was honorability discharged after serving...

Aimee Florence Russell

Aimee Florence Russell

Dec 10, 2012

Aimee Florence Russell, a resident of Cushing, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at the age of 87. She was born March 3, 1925 to Melvin and Jessica (Rounsaville) Sloan in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. No Services are planned at this time.

Janet Sue Eichling

Janet Sue Eichling

Dec 10, 2012

Janet Sue Eichling, a resident of Tulsa, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at the age of 68. She was born October 3, 1944 to Joseph Earl Fosdyke, Jr. and Lena Loyale (Jones) in Warner Robins, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph Earl and Lena Loyale Fosdyke and ex-husband, Waldo Claude Eichling, Jr. Survivors include her...

Anna May Martin

Anna May Martin

Dec 9, 2012

Anna May (Edmonds) Martin age 83 passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Anna was born July 20, 1929 to William Harrison Edmonds and Emma (Saunders) Edmonds. She was a homemaker. Anna was preceded in death by her parents: William and Emma Edmonds, her three brothers James, Harvey and Jack along with her two...

Robert Lee Knox

Robert Lee Knox

Dec 3, 2012

Robert Lee "Bobby" Knox age 65 passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bobby was born October 30, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Charles and Dorothy (Russell) Knox. He graduated from Ponca City High School in 1965. He received a Mechanical Technology degree from OSU. He married Linda J. McDaniel on August 19,...

Lewis Calvin Wright

Lewis Calvin Wright

Dec 2, 2012

Lewis Calvin Wright age 94 passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the Ambassador Courtyard Assisted Living facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis was born in Kingsmountain, North Carolina to Joel Wesley Wright and Pearl (Carpenter) Wright. He moved to Gastonia when he was small and in 1934 his family moved to Asheville, North Carolina where his father owned the Smoky...

James Richard Gartrell

James Richard Gartrell

Nov 27, 2012

James Richard Gartrell, a lifelong resident of Okmulgee, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the age of 55. He was born January 29, 1957 to Lewis Jackson and Margaret Lucille (Morgan) Gartrell in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. No Services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home in Okmulgee.

Oleta Holland

Oleta Holland

Nov 24, 2012

Mrs. Oleta Holland, a resident of Okmulgee since 1953, died at the age of 85 on November 24 in a local nursing home. Since 2003, Mrs. Holland spent most of her time living with her daughter in Goose Creek, SC, or with her son in Broken Arrow before moving to Highland Park Manor in April of 2012. Mrs. Holland was...

Norma L. Goulette

Norma L. Goulette

Nov 23, 2012

Norma L. Goulette, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at the age of 82. She was born October 21, 1930 to Charles Thomas and Cora Mae (Dungan) Dodds in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother and three sisters. Survivors include her four children, Danny Jacobs of Okmulgee, Barbara Sue Jacobs...