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Darlene Lillian Stewart

Darlene Lillian Stewart

Mar 14, 2012

Darlene Lillian (Alexander) Stewart age 80 passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at her Bixby, Oklahoma residence. Darlene was born November 14, 1931 in Los Angeles, California to William Alexander and Opal (Cothran) Alexander. She attended Webster High School. Darlene was the co-owner of Ken's Transportation Company. She attended Disciples Village Church. Darlene was a talented artist painting landscapes and...

Dorthy C. Guinn

Dorthy C. Guinn

Mar 13, 2012

Dorthy Clark Guinn was born May 27, 1922 to Joe and Bertha Pickett Clark in Salt Lake City Utah. She graduated from West High School. She married Earl David Guinn on December 10, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington. Before WWII she worked for the Sweets Candy Company in Salt Lake City and during the war worked in Toole, Utah. With her...

Ralph Franklin Goodwin

Ralph Franklin Goodwin

Mar 12, 2012

Ralph Franklin Goodwin age 69 passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ralph was born June 23, 1942 in Lewiston, Maine to Forrest F. Goodwin and Lorene M. Phillips. He graduated from Northeastern State College May 16, 1975 with a BS in business. Ralph served in the United States Army during the Vietnam...

Bobbie Coleman

Bobbie Coleman

Mar 12, 2012

Bobbie Carolyn (Pinkston) Coleman age 53 passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bobbie was born June 10, 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Bobby G. Pinkston and Anita (Harris) Pinkston. Bobbie graduated from Hale High School in 1975. She worked as a Special Education Teacher for eight years at Union Public Schools. She...

Joe Berry King

Joe Berry King

Mar 3, 2012

Joe Berry King, Jr., a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the age of 65. He was born May 5, 1946 to Joe Berry King, Sr. and Lillian (Lloyd) King in Monterey, California. Joe served in the United States Army National Guard. He was a member of the Nuyaka Baptist Church and he loved coon hunting,...

Devon Lynn Fisher

Devon Lynn Fisher

Mar 3, 2012

Devon Lynn Fisher, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the age 28. He was born September 3, 1983 to Eddie Joe Fisher and Deborah Ann Pearson in Lawton, Oklahoma. He graduated from Eisenhower High School in Lawton in 2001. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Lester and Elizabeth Petree; sister, Jessica White; aunt,...

Reba Leota Bailey

Reba Leota Bailey

Mar 2, 2012

Reba Leota (Mullen) Bailey age 85 passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma surrounded by her loving family members. Reba was born December 30, 1926 in Huntsville, Arkansas to Dewey and Mary Mullen. She married Audley K. Bailey in Muskogee, Oklahoma on June 4, 1942. Reba was always active at her church and was...

Casey Reagan Cowan

Casey Reagan Cowan

Feb 29, 2012

Casey Reagan Cowan infant son of Courtney and Jason Cowan was born into eternal rest February 29, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Casey is survived by his loving parents Courtney and Jason Cowan, his sister Brooke Cowan, his brother Carter Cowan, his sister Katie-Blake Cowan, his grandparents, Sandy Grigsby, Sherrill and Joyce Cowan, his great grandfather Phil...

Anna I. Glassco

Anna I. Glassco

Feb 26, 2012

Anna Izeta (Shrum) Glassco, 'Mom Mom/Grams', age 88 passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Glennwood Healthcare in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Anna was born in Chelsea, Oklahoma on October 6, 1923 to William Rhodman Shrum and Eathel Ida (Stanphill) Shrum. She attended school in Salina, Oklahoma. Anna worked as a waitress and homemaker. Some of her hobbies were shopping, traveling, and...

Gaylen Norman Hodges

Gaylen Norman Hodges

Feb 25, 2012

Gaylen (Gayle) Norman Hodges age 78 passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gaylen was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on December 10, 1933 to Roy Kenneth Hodges and Nicie Elizabeth Hunter. He and his wife owned and operated Dandi Furniture Store for seventeen years. He lived in the Sapulpa area for the...

John Thomas Olive

John Thomas Olive

Feb 24, 2012

John Thomas Olive age 82 passed away Friday, February 24, 2012 at his Bixby, Oklahoma residence. John was born in Antlers, Oklahoma to Tom Olive and Thelma (Hudson) Olive on November 10, 1929. He graduated from Antlers High School and Central State University. He worked for fourteen plus years as an Instructor for OSU - Okmulgee. John also worked for...

Joel Charles Fortner

Joel Charles Fortner

Feb 23, 2012

Joel Charles Fortner, 40, of Glenpool, OK passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012, in Tulsa, Ok. He was born May 7, 1971, in Fort Smith Arkansas to Charles and Becky Fortner. He started training at Spartan Aeronautics School in Tulsa, OK for his career in aviation after graduating Central High School in Sallisaw, OK. He worked 20 years in different...

Lee O Bench Jr.

Lee O Bench Jr.

Feb 20, 2012

Lee O. Bench Jr., 81, of Temple, Texas passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 in his home, surrounded by family. He was born in Okmulgee, OK. December 17, 1930. Married November 1, 1948, Lee remained married to his high-school sweetheart, Helen Ruth Casey for over 63 years. He is survived by his loving wife, Helen Ruth (Casey) Bench; sister, Martha;...

Jennifer Trevino

Jennifer Trevino

Feb 20, 2012

Jennifer (Young) Trevino, 29, passed away February 20, 2012, at her home in Tulsa, OK with her husband at her side. She was born December 19, 1982 in Cheyenne, WY to Tony and JuDean Young. Jennifer married her best friend and the love of her life, Jacob Trevino, on September 4, 2010 in Cheyenne. Jennifer was a 2001 graduate of...

Glen Dale Sanders

Glen Dale Sanders

Feb 20, 2012

Glen Dale Sanders, Jr., a resident of Okemah, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at the age of 63. He was born October 17, 1948 to Glen Dale Sr. and Dorothy Mae (Jones) Sanders in Okemah, Oklahoma. Mr. Sanders graduated from Mason High School and was a musician. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He...

Laura L. Lay

Laura L. Lay

Feb 20, 2012

Laura L. Lay, a former resident of Henryetta, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at the age of 64 in Mesa, Arizona. She was born December 13, 1947 to Thomas Crowson and Alice Mae (Kelley) in Haywood, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold James Lay; two sisters and two brothers. Survivors include her two brothers,...

Juanita Virginia Summers

Juanita Virginia Summers

Feb 16, 2012

Juanita (Sis) Virginia (Rosencutter) Summers age 83 passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Juanita was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 15, 1929 to Guy and Rhoda Rosencutter. She grew up all of her life in the Jenks area and attended Jenks Public Schools. Juanita loved to fish and raised "orphan" animals; she...

Melba D. Cotney

Melba D. Cotney

Feb 15, 2012

Melba D. Cotney, age 65 passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Melba was born August 22, 1946 in Wilburton, Oklahoma to Elmer Chronister and Ethel (McBride) Chronister. She grew up in Ada, Oklahoma and graduated from Latta High School with the Class of 1964. She married the love of her life, James...

Darlene Lillian Stewart

Darlene Lillian Stewart

Mar 14, 2012

Darlene Lillian (Alexander) Stewart age 80 passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at her Bixby, Oklahoma residence. Darlene was born November 14, 1931 in Los Angeles, California to William Alexander and Opal (Cothran) Alexander. She attended Webster High School. Darlene was the co-owner of Ken's Transportation Company. She attended Disciples Village Church. Darlene was a talented artist painting landscapes and...

Dorthy C. Guinn

Dorthy C. Guinn

Mar 13, 2012

Dorthy Clark Guinn was born May 27, 1922 to Joe and Bertha Pickett Clark in Salt Lake City Utah. She graduated from West High School. She married Earl David Guinn on December 10, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington. Before WWII she worked for the Sweets Candy Company in Salt Lake City and during the war worked in Toole, Utah. With her...

Ralph Franklin Goodwin

Ralph Franklin Goodwin

Mar 12, 2012

Ralph Franklin Goodwin age 69 passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ralph was born June 23, 1942 in Lewiston, Maine to Forrest F. Goodwin and Lorene M. Phillips. He graduated from Northeastern State College May 16, 1975 with a BS in business. Ralph served in the United States Army during the Vietnam...

Bobbie Coleman

Bobbie Coleman

Mar 12, 2012

Bobbie Carolyn (Pinkston) Coleman age 53 passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bobbie was born June 10, 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Bobby G. Pinkston and Anita (Harris) Pinkston. Bobbie graduated from Hale High School in 1975. She worked as a Special Education Teacher for eight years at Union Public Schools. She...

Joe Berry King

Joe Berry King

Mar 3, 2012

Joe Berry King, Jr., a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the age of 65. He was born May 5, 1946 to Joe Berry King, Sr. and Lillian (Lloyd) King in Monterey, California. Joe served in the United States Army National Guard. He was a member of the Nuyaka Baptist Church and he loved coon hunting,...

Devon Lynn Fisher

Devon Lynn Fisher

Mar 3, 2012

Devon Lynn Fisher, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the age 28. He was born September 3, 1983 to Eddie Joe Fisher and Deborah Ann Pearson in Lawton, Oklahoma. He graduated from Eisenhower High School in Lawton in 2001. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Lester and Elizabeth Petree; sister, Jessica White; aunt,...

Reba Leota Bailey

Reba Leota Bailey

Mar 2, 2012

Reba Leota (Mullen) Bailey age 85 passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma surrounded by her loving family members. Reba was born December 30, 1926 in Huntsville, Arkansas to Dewey and Mary Mullen. She married Audley K. Bailey in Muskogee, Oklahoma on June 4, 1942. Reba was always active at her church and was...

Casey Reagan Cowan

Casey Reagan Cowan

Feb 29, 2012

Casey Reagan Cowan infant son of Courtney and Jason Cowan was born into eternal rest February 29, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Casey is survived by his loving parents Courtney and Jason Cowan, his sister Brooke Cowan, his brother Carter Cowan, his sister Katie-Blake Cowan, his grandparents, Sandy Grigsby, Sherrill and Joyce Cowan, his great grandfather Phil...

Anna I. Glassco

Anna I. Glassco

Feb 26, 2012

Anna Izeta (Shrum) Glassco, 'Mom Mom/Grams', age 88 passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Glennwood Healthcare in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Anna was born in Chelsea, Oklahoma on October 6, 1923 to William Rhodman Shrum and Eathel Ida (Stanphill) Shrum. She attended school in Salina, Oklahoma. Anna worked as a waitress and homemaker. Some of her hobbies were shopping, traveling, and...

Gaylen Norman Hodges

Gaylen Norman Hodges

Feb 25, 2012

Gaylen (Gayle) Norman Hodges age 78 passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gaylen was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on December 10, 1933 to Roy Kenneth Hodges and Nicie Elizabeth Hunter. He and his wife owned and operated Dandi Furniture Store for seventeen years. He lived in the Sapulpa area for the...

John Thomas Olive

John Thomas Olive

Feb 24, 2012

John Thomas Olive age 82 passed away Friday, February 24, 2012 at his Bixby, Oklahoma residence. John was born in Antlers, Oklahoma to Tom Olive and Thelma (Hudson) Olive on November 10, 1929. He graduated from Antlers High School and Central State University. He worked for fourteen plus years as an Instructor for OSU - Okmulgee. John also worked for...

Joel Charles Fortner

Joel Charles Fortner

Feb 23, 2012

Joel Charles Fortner, 40, of Glenpool, OK passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012, in Tulsa, Ok. He was born May 7, 1971, in Fort Smith Arkansas to Charles and Becky Fortner. He started training at Spartan Aeronautics School in Tulsa, OK for his career in aviation after graduating Central High School in Sallisaw, OK. He worked 20 years in different...

Lee O Bench Jr.

Lee O Bench Jr.

Feb 20, 2012

Lee O. Bench Jr., 81, of Temple, Texas passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 in his home, surrounded by family. He was born in Okmulgee, OK. December 17, 1930. Married November 1, 1948, Lee remained married to his high-school sweetheart, Helen Ruth Casey for over 63 years. He is survived by his loving wife, Helen Ruth (Casey) Bench; sister, Martha;...

Jennifer Trevino

Jennifer Trevino

Feb 20, 2012

Jennifer (Young) Trevino, 29, passed away February 20, 2012, at her home in Tulsa, OK with her husband at her side. She was born December 19, 1982 in Cheyenne, WY to Tony and JuDean Young. Jennifer married her best friend and the love of her life, Jacob Trevino, on September 4, 2010 in Cheyenne. Jennifer was a 2001 graduate of...

Glen Dale Sanders

Glen Dale Sanders

Feb 20, 2012

Glen Dale Sanders, Jr., a resident of Okemah, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at the age of 63. He was born October 17, 1948 to Glen Dale Sr. and Dorothy Mae (Jones) Sanders in Okemah, Oklahoma. Mr. Sanders graduated from Mason High School and was a musician. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He...

Laura L. Lay

Laura L. Lay

Feb 20, 2012

Laura L. Lay, a former resident of Henryetta, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at the age of 64 in Mesa, Arizona. She was born December 13, 1947 to Thomas Crowson and Alice Mae (Kelley) in Haywood, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold James Lay; two sisters and two brothers. Survivors include her two brothers,...

Juanita Virginia Summers

Juanita Virginia Summers

Feb 16, 2012

Juanita (Sis) Virginia (Rosencutter) Summers age 83 passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Juanita was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 15, 1929 to Guy and Rhoda Rosencutter. She grew up all of her life in the Jenks area and attended Jenks Public Schools. Juanita loved to fish and raised "orphan" animals; she...

Melba D. Cotney

Melba D. Cotney

Feb 15, 2012

Melba D. Cotney, age 65 passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Melba was born August 22, 1946 in Wilburton, Oklahoma to Elmer Chronister and Ethel (McBride) Chronister. She grew up in Ada, Oklahoma and graduated from Latta High School with the Class of 1964. She married the love of her life, James...