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David Lewis Brown

David Lewis Brown

Jul 7, 2012

David Lewis Brown age 70 passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. David was born February 5, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Jasper Brown and Mildred (Lentz) Brown. He married Delores Petkus on June 17, 1968. David worked as a project manager in the oil industry. He was preceded in death by his...

David Scott Kester

David Scott Kester

Jul 6, 2012

David Scott Kester age 56 passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at Ambassador Manor in Tulsa, Oklahoma David was born August 5, 1955 in Mt. Pleasant. Indiana to Walter Kester and Harleen (Gordon) Kester. He graduated from high school in San Diego, California. He served in the United States Air Force. David worked as a automotive mechanic. David was preceded...

Mahala Elizabeth Edwards

Mahala Elizabeth Edwards

Jul 5, 2012

Mahala Elizabeth Edwards age 94 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 5, 2012. Mahala was born to Doctor J. C. Collier and Fletcher Elizabeth (Weaver) Collier in Lexington, Oklahoma on July 30, 1917. She and her mother moved to Oklahoma City during World War II where Mahala worked at Douglas Defense Plant. She met Virgil Edwards...

Wanda Mae Daniels

Wanda Mae Daniels

Jul 4, 2012

Wanda Mae Daniels, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at the age of 62. She was born February 11, 1950 to Haskell and Audrey M. (Hance) Fletcher in McAlester, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Wayne Daniels. Survivors include her two children, Thomas Peebles and Salisbury, Maryland and Audrey Peebles of...

John Edward Iverson

John Edward Iverson

Jul 3, 2012

John Edward Iverson age 71 passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his Glenpool residence. John was born June 19, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Milton L. Iverson and Gwendolyn R. Hoy. In 1951 he moved from St. Louis to Tulsa and in 1998 he moved to Glenpool. He married Wanda Webb on November 23, 1982. For thirty-five years he...

Juan F. Legarreta

Juan F. Legarreta

Jun 27, 2012

Juan Felipe Legarreta age 27 passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Juan was born January 5, 1985 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Juan F. Legarreta-Lopez and Lourdes Rivera Legarreta. He graduated from Claremore Sequoyah High School with the Class of 2003. Juan served in the United States Army as a Combat Engineer during Iraqi Freedom and...

Margaret Earline Webster

Margaret Earline Webster

Jun 27, 2012

Margaret Earline Webster, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the age of 89. She was born September 6, 1922 to Frank Albert and Gretta (Leggett) Cagle in Grant, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Lee Webster in 1985, parents, Frank Albert and Gretta Cagle and brother, Billy Joe Cagle. Survivors include...

Jessie Barbara Carter

Jessie Barbara Carter

Jun 26, 2012

Jessie Barbara Carter, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2012 at the age of 71. She was born on January 31, 1941 to John and Mildred Pauline (Dunham) Runkle in Elkhart, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant sister, Karen June and infant brother, Gary Dean and brother, John Runkle. Survivors include her...

Edna Mae Hughes

Edna Mae Hughes

Jun 13, 2012

Edna Mae Hughes, a lifelong resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the age of 95. She was born July 15, 1916 to Daniel Jefferson and Ollie (Oaks) McGuire in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. She graduated from Okmulgee High School in 1934 and worked as a Director of Purchasing for Oklahoma State Tech for over 30 years. Also during...

Noriva Mason

Noriva Mason

Jun 12, 2012

Noriva Mason, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the age of 88. No services are planned at this time.

Robert Darrell Thomas

Robert Darrell Thomas

Jun 12, 2012

Robert Darrell “Okie Bob” Thomas, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the age of 76. He was born February 3, 1936 to Vester Floyd Thomas and Cordie Mae (Merrill) in Los Banos, California. Private Family Services will be held.

William Thomas Jeffers

William Thomas Jeffers

Jun 11, 2012

W.T. Jeffers was called home to be with his Good Father on Monday, June 11, 2012 following a heart attack at his home in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He was 86 years old. W.T. (William Thomas) was born May 25, 1926 in Blaney, South Carolina to Furman and Catherine Jeffers. He graduated from Columbia, South Carolina's Olympia High School in 1942....

Norma Elaine Plummer

Norma Elaine Plummer

Jun 11, 2012

Norma Elaine Plummer age 77 passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Norma was born June 19, 1934 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Charles Barnes and Ada (Gill) Barnes. She graduated from Haven High School in Haven, Kansas and also attended OU. Norma worked at US Steel Manufacturing Company as an executive secretary for thirty-four...

Mulsey T. Long

Mulsey T. Long

Jun 11, 2012

Mulsey Long passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 in Muskogee at the age of 87. She was born September 14, 1924 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Miller and Nancy (Lowe) Tarpalechee. She married Reverend Harry Lee Long on May 10, 1947 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. They had six children: Larry Long (deceased), Beverly (sister) Long, Stephen (Wotko) Long, both of...

Fay Ann Giddens

Fay Ann Giddens

Jun 7, 2012

Fay Ann Giddens age 61 passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fay was born in Tulsa on July 30, 1950 to Charles Woodard and Elizabeth Ficklin. She graduated from McClain High School. Fay married Kenneth Eugene Giddens on June 10, 1972. She worked as a Physical Therapist. Fay was preceded in death by...

Delbert Dean Cornelison

Delbert Dean Cornelison

Jun 7, 2012

Delbert (Dub) Dean Cornelison, son of Walter and Ethel Cornelison, was born March 13, 1941, in Seymour, Missouri. He departed this life, Thursday, June 7th 2012, in his home, in Mounds, Oklahoma, at the age of seventy-one years, two months, and twenty five days. Delbert graduated from Seymour High School, Seymour, MO in 1959.On April 7th 1961, he was united...

Paul Mcarthur Phillips

Paul Mcarthur Phillips

Jun 4, 2012

Paul M. Phillips, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012 at the age of 68. No Services are planned at this time.

Willie Taylor Coker

Willie Taylor Coker

Jun 4, 2012

Willie Taylor Coker, our Dad and granddad was born August 12, 1918 and grew up in a loving home with 6 brothers and sisters. His dad was a migrant farmer, so life was hard and poor. When he was 11 the great depression hit. He never talked bad about it or the situation his family was in. During those years...

Laura Dawn Nieves

Laura Dawn Nieves

Jun 1, 2012

Laura Dawn (Hughes)Nieves age 35 passed away Friday, June 1, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital as a result of an accident at her home. Laura was born November 1, 1976 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Karen Irene (Holland) and John William Hughes. She graduated from Glenpool High School with the Class of 1995 and Tulsa Community College with an associates degree....

Helen Louise Lowrey

Helen Louise Lowrey

May 29, 2012

Helen Louise (Chambers) Lowrey age 80 passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Helen was born November 21, 1931 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to O. K. Chambers and Gertie (Osborn) Chambers. On June 23, 1963 she married Louis George Lowrey in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She worked as a nurses aide for Jane Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville...

David Lewis Brown

David Lewis Brown

Jul 7, 2012

David Lewis Brown age 70 passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. David was born February 5, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Jasper Brown and Mildred (Lentz) Brown. He married Delores Petkus on June 17, 1968. David worked as a project manager in the oil industry. He was preceded in death by his...

David Scott Kester

David Scott Kester

Jul 6, 2012

David Scott Kester age 56 passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at Ambassador Manor in Tulsa, Oklahoma David was born August 5, 1955 in Mt. Pleasant. Indiana to Walter Kester and Harleen (Gordon) Kester. He graduated from high school in San Diego, California. He served in the United States Air Force. David worked as a automotive mechanic. David was preceded...

Mahala Elizabeth Edwards

Mahala Elizabeth Edwards

Jul 5, 2012

Mahala Elizabeth Edwards age 94 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 5, 2012. Mahala was born to Doctor J. C. Collier and Fletcher Elizabeth (Weaver) Collier in Lexington, Oklahoma on July 30, 1917. She and her mother moved to Oklahoma City during World War II where Mahala worked at Douglas Defense Plant. She met Virgil Edwards...

Wanda Mae Daniels

Wanda Mae Daniels

Jul 4, 2012

Wanda Mae Daniels, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at the age of 62. She was born February 11, 1950 to Haskell and Audrey M. (Hance) Fletcher in McAlester, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Wayne Daniels. Survivors include her two children, Thomas Peebles and Salisbury, Maryland and Audrey Peebles of...

John Edward Iverson

John Edward Iverson

Jul 3, 2012

John Edward Iverson age 71 passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his Glenpool residence. John was born June 19, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Milton L. Iverson and Gwendolyn R. Hoy. In 1951 he moved from St. Louis to Tulsa and in 1998 he moved to Glenpool. He married Wanda Webb on November 23, 1982. For thirty-five years he...

Juan F. Legarreta

Juan F. Legarreta

Jun 27, 2012

Juan Felipe Legarreta age 27 passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Juan was born January 5, 1985 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Juan F. Legarreta-Lopez and Lourdes Rivera Legarreta. He graduated from Claremore Sequoyah High School with the Class of 2003. Juan served in the United States Army as a Combat Engineer during Iraqi Freedom and...

Margaret Earline Webster

Margaret Earline Webster

Jun 27, 2012

Margaret Earline Webster, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the age of 89. She was born September 6, 1922 to Frank Albert and Gretta (Leggett) Cagle in Grant, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Lee Webster in 1985, parents, Frank Albert and Gretta Cagle and brother, Billy Joe Cagle. Survivors include...

Jessie Barbara Carter

Jessie Barbara Carter

Jun 26, 2012

Jessie Barbara Carter, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2012 at the age of 71. She was born on January 31, 1941 to John and Mildred Pauline (Dunham) Runkle in Elkhart, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant sister, Karen June and infant brother, Gary Dean and brother, John Runkle. Survivors include her...

Edna Mae Hughes

Edna Mae Hughes

Jun 13, 2012

Edna Mae Hughes, a lifelong resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the age of 95. She was born July 15, 1916 to Daniel Jefferson and Ollie (Oaks) McGuire in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. She graduated from Okmulgee High School in 1934 and worked as a Director of Purchasing for Oklahoma State Tech for over 30 years. Also during...

Noriva Mason

Noriva Mason

Jun 12, 2012

Noriva Mason, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the age of 88. No services are planned at this time.

Robert Darrell Thomas

Robert Darrell Thomas

Jun 12, 2012

Robert Darrell “Okie Bob” Thomas, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the age of 76. He was born February 3, 1936 to Vester Floyd Thomas and Cordie Mae (Merrill) in Los Banos, California. Private Family Services will be held.

William Thomas Jeffers

William Thomas Jeffers

Jun 11, 2012

W.T. Jeffers was called home to be with his Good Father on Monday, June 11, 2012 following a heart attack at his home in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He was 86 years old. W.T. (William Thomas) was born May 25, 1926 in Blaney, South Carolina to Furman and Catherine Jeffers. He graduated from Columbia, South Carolina's Olympia High School in 1942....

Norma Elaine Plummer

Norma Elaine Plummer

Jun 11, 2012

Norma Elaine Plummer age 77 passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Norma was born June 19, 1934 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Charles Barnes and Ada (Gill) Barnes. She graduated from Haven High School in Haven, Kansas and also attended OU. Norma worked at US Steel Manufacturing Company as an executive secretary for thirty-four...

Mulsey T. Long

Mulsey T. Long

Jun 11, 2012

Mulsey Long passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 in Muskogee at the age of 87. She was born September 14, 1924 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Miller and Nancy (Lowe) Tarpalechee. She married Reverend Harry Lee Long on May 10, 1947 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. They had six children: Larry Long (deceased), Beverly (sister) Long, Stephen (Wotko) Long, both of...

Fay Ann Giddens

Fay Ann Giddens

Jun 7, 2012

Fay Ann Giddens age 61 passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fay was born in Tulsa on July 30, 1950 to Charles Woodard and Elizabeth Ficklin. She graduated from McClain High School. Fay married Kenneth Eugene Giddens on June 10, 1972. She worked as a Physical Therapist. Fay was preceded in death by...

Delbert Dean Cornelison

Delbert Dean Cornelison

Jun 7, 2012

Delbert (Dub) Dean Cornelison, son of Walter and Ethel Cornelison, was born March 13, 1941, in Seymour, Missouri. He departed this life, Thursday, June 7th 2012, in his home, in Mounds, Oklahoma, at the age of seventy-one years, two months, and twenty five days. Delbert graduated from Seymour High School, Seymour, MO in 1959.On April 7th 1961, he was united...

Paul Mcarthur Phillips

Paul Mcarthur Phillips

Jun 4, 2012

Paul M. Phillips, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012 at the age of 68. No Services are planned at this time.

Willie Taylor Coker

Willie Taylor Coker

Jun 4, 2012

Willie Taylor Coker, our Dad and granddad was born August 12, 1918 and grew up in a loving home with 6 brothers and sisters. His dad was a migrant farmer, so life was hard and poor. When he was 11 the great depression hit. He never talked bad about it or the situation his family was in. During those years...

Laura Dawn Nieves

Laura Dawn Nieves

Jun 1, 2012

Laura Dawn (Hughes)Nieves age 35 passed away Friday, June 1, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital as a result of an accident at her home. Laura was born November 1, 1976 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Karen Irene (Holland) and John William Hughes. She graduated from Glenpool High School with the Class of 1995 and Tulsa Community College with an associates degree....

Helen Louise Lowrey

Helen Louise Lowrey

May 29, 2012

Helen Louise (Chambers) Lowrey age 80 passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Helen was born November 21, 1931 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to O. K. Chambers and Gertie (Osborn) Chambers. On June 23, 1963 she married Louis George Lowrey in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She worked as a nurses aide for Jane Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville...