Obituaries

Apr 15, 2012

Kristen Margaret (Tomasko) Frampton age 42 passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Clarehouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kristen was born July 5, 1969 in Peoria, Illinois to Gerald Albert Tomasko and Dolores Sylvia (Olander) Tomasko. She graduated from Jenks High School with the Class of 1987 and Langston University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Phycology. Kristen married Fred...

Apr 15, 2012

Ruby Jane Workman, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the age of 94. She was born November 25, 1917 to Ed Myers and Menerva (Russell)Myers in Spiro, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Faith Baptist Church in Okmulgee for over 60 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Menerva...

Apr 12, 2012

Louise Imogene (Mahnke) Moody age 84 passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Glenwood HealthCare Center in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Louise was born May 12, 1927 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Arthur Mahnke and Grace (Taylor) Mahnke. She married Jowel Calvin Moody on July 12, 1946. She worked as an Administrative Secretary for the McAlester Public School for over sixteen years....

Apr 10, 2012

Anthony “Tony” Morrison, a resident of Oklahoma City, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the age of 58. Services are pending under the direction of the Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home in Henryetta.

Apr 9, 2012

James Lawrence Peaker age 59 passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. James was born in Bakersfield, California on May 13, 1952 to Edward Peaker and Edna Marie (Bolen) Peaker. He married Charletta Brooks on October 9, 1978. James worked as a Chef for various country clubs up until the time he retired. He...

Apr 9, 2012

Elizabeth Reamer Palmer, 94, died April 9, 2012, in San Luis Obispo, CA. She was born August, 1917 in Okmulgee, OK to Ebern and Lillie Reamer. Elizabeth attended elementary school and high school in Okmulgee, where she met Charles Hersman Palmer. It was instant attraction and they married in 1936. Elizabeth and Charles moved to Santa Monica, California in the...

Apr 8, 2012

Dereld Gene Crawford, age 68, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012, at the Claremore Veterans Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. Dereld was born in Hugo, Oklahoma, to Roscoe and Ruby (Howard) Crawford on November 4, 1943. He grew up in the Oklahoma panhandle and graduated from Hardesty High School in 1961. He continued his education at Panhandle State University, and received...

Apr 8, 2012

Edweena Louise (Moore) Harrell, a native Oklahoman and long-time resident of Okmulgee and Okfuskee Counties passed from this earth in Tulsa, after succumbing to heart disease, April 8th, Easter Sunday, 2012. Edweena was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, to loving parents, Leon Clyde and Artie Lee Bullock Moore, July 26th, 1920. She was an excellent student, and studied piano and voice...

Apr 7, 2012

Peggy A. Dyches, 76 passed away Saturday April 7, 2012 in Cleveland, OK. Graveside services were held Wednesday April 11, 2012 at the Welty Cemetery in Welty, OK. Services under the drection of Shurdn-Jackson Funeral Home in Henryetta, OK.

Apr 6, 2012

Edward Donald Taylor, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 at the age of 85. He was one of five children born November 4, 1926 to Henry Arthur and Ella C. (Lee) Taylor in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Taylor served in the United States Navy as a Shipfitter during WWII and left the Navy in 1946. He was...

Apr 4, 2012

Elsie Lula Jones, a lifelong resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the age of 87. She was born February 23, 1925 to William Thomas and Mary (Jones) Thornburg in Beggs, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Thomas Jones; parents, W.T. and Mary Thornburg; three sons, William Lee Hudson, Charles Wesley Jones and...

Apr 2, 2012

Tammy LaFawn Thompson was born June 14, 1964 and passed away on April 2, 2012 at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tammy was born at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Whitney Junior High School and Tulsa Public Schools. She enjoyed hanging out with her friends and as a child she loved to go skating at...

Apr 2, 2012

Larry Edward Snowden, a longtime resident of Preston, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the age of 58. Larry was born on January 8, 1954 to Lawrence and Nancy (Allan) Snowden in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He graduated from Strother High School in 1972 and graduated from Central State University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Industrial...

Mar 31, 2012

Patricia Nadine Eastham, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the age of 65. She was born October 9, 1946 to James Eastham, Jr. and Nadine (Cosper) Eastham in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She graduated from Wilson High School in 1965 and then graduated with Honors from OSU-Tech in Secretarial courses. She worked for OSU-Tech for 30 years...

Mar 29, 2012

Barbara Ann (Smith) Holloway age 75 passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Ambassador Manor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Barbara was born September 8, 1936 in Bell Gardens, California to Richard C. Smith and Echo R. Owen. She graduated from Excelsior Union High School with the Class of 1953. She married Charles Holloway on July 13, 1957. Barbara was a Homemaker...

Mar 28, 2012

Barbara K. Russell, 67 a former resident of Henryetta passed away March 28, 2012 in Wichita, KS. She was born June 17, 1944 in Wyoming to David Roy and Almirea Katherine Chambers. She was retied as a LPN. She is survived by 2 daughters: Tammie McClary of Tulsa and Robbie Flora of Tulsa. As well as numerous other relatives and...

Mar 27, 2012

Terrell, Rebecca "Becky" Jo, age 59, went to be with the Lord on March 27, 2012. She was born in Bethany Oklahoma but spent her school years in Wichita Kansas. She then moved to Tulsa Oklahoma where she spent the rest of her life. Becky was a proud 25 year employee of American Airlines where she was a LAN Administrator....

Mar 25, 2012

Sula Mae, known as Sue, passed away peacefully at her home in Glenpool, OK on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Sue was born at home to Earnest and Mittie (Core) Nunnellee on September 26, 1923 near Caulksville, Arkansas. Growing up during the depression, she and her seven brothers and sisters worked on the family farm. She attended high school at Ratcliff,...

Mar 24, 2012

Mar 24, 2012