Obituaries
Susan Lawson
May 26, 2011
Susan Lawson, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the age of 56. She was born Monday, April 25, 1955 to Jay and Vera (Carter) Johnson in Lubbock, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jay and Vera Johnson and daughter, April Harrelson. Survivors include her husband, Steve Lawson; step-mother, Lois Johnson; three children,...
Virginia Lee Wesley Eaves
May 23, 2011
Virginia Lee Wesley Eaves, a resident of Shawnee, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at the age of 82. She was born October 31, 1928 to Santa and Stella (Watson) Wesley in Dustin, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Federal Executive Board in Kansas City, Missouri, a board member of the American Indian Council in Kansas City and a...
Darwyn Paul Stevens
May 23, 2011
Darwyn Paul Stevens age 74 passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at his Mounds residence surrounded by loving family members. Darwyn was born January 11, 1937 to Russ Stevens and Imogene Justice in Red Cloud, Nebraska. He worked as a repairman in the auto body industry. Darwyn served in the United States Navy and was in the Korean War. He...
James Robert Norman
May 22, 2011
James Robert “Bob” Norman, a resident of Henryetta, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 69 years. He was born on August 8, 1941 in Tiger Mountain, OK to Pearl Eldon Norman and Pearl Ellen Maben. Bob was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Jerry Norman and Eldon Norman. Bob...
Bobby Bowen
May 22, 2011
Bobby DeVan Bowen, a lifelong resident of Weleetka, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 81. He was born on July 5, 1929 in Pharoah, Oklahoma to McKinnley Clarence Bowen and Georgia Yarbrough. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Frieda Griffin. He is survived by his 4 children,...
William Harvey Gray
May 22, 2011
William Harvey Gray age 56 passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at SouthCrest Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bill was born October 24, 1954 in Dallas, Texas to Ralph Gray and Bonnie Lee (Stewart) Gray. He married Elaine Bushong November 3, 2001. Bill graduated from Torrence High School. He worked as a mechanic on heavy equipment. Bill was preceded in death...
Marie Ann Rodebush
May 22, 2011
Marie Ann (Clark) Rodebush age 75 passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Marie was born December 21, 1935 in Drumright, Oklahoma to Edward Wilson Clark and Carrie Ann (Morgan) Clark. Marie graduated from Drumright High School with the Class of 1954. She married Leo Melvin Rodebush on February 21, 1953. Marie worked...
Catherine Elizabeth Wishall
May 20, 2011
Catherine (Katie) Elizabeth (Payton) Wishall age 70 passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Katie was born in Hartford, Connecticut on January 1, 1941 to Thomas Payton and Catherine (Black) Payton. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School with the Class of 1959 and attended University of Tulsa. She married the love of her...
Paul Michael Fister
May 19, 2011
Paul Michael Fister, 76, passed away Thursday May 19, 2011 in Oklahoma City. Paul was a veteran of the Coast Guard and a retired Attorney. Services are pending with Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home in Okmulgee.
Mary Catharine Freeman
May 18, 2011
Mary Catharine Freeman Mary Catharine Freeman, a resident of Henryetta, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the age of 93. No Services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home in Henryetta. Friends may send their condolences to www.shurdenjackson.com
Karri J. Griffith
May 18, 2011
Karri J. Griffith age 64 passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at her Jenks residence surrounded by her loving family members. Karri was born December 28, 1946 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Glenn Emley and Golda Pearl (Carpenter) Emley. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School with the Class of 1965. Karri married Howard Griffith on March 22, 1968. She attended...
Robert Gean Patterson
May 18, 2011
Robert Gean Patterson age 74 passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Robert was born in Royal Oak, Oklahoma to Oad Brewster Patterson and Pearl Marie (Clem) Patterson on January 21, 1937. He worked as a truck driver before retiring. Robert liked to hunt and fish in his spare time. Robert was preceded in...
Eddy V. Duffy
May 16, 2011
Eddy Vondale Duffy age 56 passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Eddy was born November 5, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Edward Duffy and Barbara Lois (Rowland) Duffy. He graduated from Rogers High School. Eddy joined the United States Army and served three years and was honorably discharged. He worked as...
Charles Kirtley
May 16, 2011
Charles Ray Kirtley age 67 passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a brief illness. Charles was born February 19, 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Emit Kirtley and Tressie (Cole) Kirtley. Charles grew up in the Norman area and graduated from Norman High School in 1962. He worked as an antique dealer...
Nora Dalphene Abel
May 13, 2011
Nora Dalphene Abel Nora Dalphene Abel, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at the age of 92. She was born Friday, May 2, 1919 to Alexander L. and Pearl (Pannell) Stange in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. On September 6, 1935, she married James L. Abel in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, James L....
Jacqueline Moore
May 13, 2011
Jacqueline J. (Willis) Moore age 80 of Kellyville, Oklahoma passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jacqueline was born January 24, 1931 in Stroud, Oklahoma. She graduated from Central High School in Tulsa with the Class of 1945. Jacqueline married Jimmie Moore on October 7, 1978 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a devoted homemaker....
Lloyd Madison Rose
May 12, 2011
Lloyd Madison Rose, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the age of 71. He was born Tuesday, October 17, 1939 to Charlie and Alice Evelyn (Holland) Rose in Gilmer, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Alice Rose. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Rose of the home; son, Earnie Rose and...
Cathy Sue Calvert
May 12, 2011
Cathy Sue Calvert age 58 passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cathy was born May 31, 1952 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Billy Dan Caywood and Dorothy June (Hardgrave). She graduated from Vandercook Lake High School in Jackson, Michigan. Cathy married Mark Allen Calvert on February 20, 1971. She was a dedicated wife, mother...
Raymond Osborne
May 11, 2011
Raymond “Ray” Osborne, a former resident of Edmond, was born on October 1, 1943 at Coffeyville, Kansas and passed from this life on May 11, 2011 at the age of 67 after fighting a battle with cancer for 2 years. He is preceded in death by his father, Elek Van Buren Osborne and mother Marguerite Edith Ickelberry Osborne Lea, sister,...
Susan Lawson
May 26, 2011
Susan Lawson, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the age of 56. She was born Monday, April 25, 1955 to Jay and Vera (Carter) Johnson in Lubbock, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jay and Vera Johnson and daughter, April Harrelson. Survivors include her husband, Steve Lawson; step-mother, Lois Johnson; three children,...
Virginia Lee Wesley Eaves
May 23, 2011
Virginia Lee Wesley Eaves, a resident of Shawnee, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at the age of 82. She was born October 31, 1928 to Santa and Stella (Watson) Wesley in Dustin, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Federal Executive Board in Kansas City, Missouri, a board member of the American Indian Council in Kansas City and a...
Darwyn Paul Stevens
May 23, 2011
Darwyn Paul Stevens age 74 passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at his Mounds residence surrounded by loving family members. Darwyn was born January 11, 1937 to Russ Stevens and Imogene Justice in Red Cloud, Nebraska. He worked as a repairman in the auto body industry. Darwyn served in the United States Navy and was in the Korean War. He...
James Robert Norman
May 22, 2011
James Robert “Bob” Norman, a resident of Henryetta, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 69 years. He was born on August 8, 1941 in Tiger Mountain, OK to Pearl Eldon Norman and Pearl Ellen Maben. Bob was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Jerry Norman and Eldon Norman. Bob...
Bobby Bowen
May 22, 2011
Bobby DeVan Bowen, a lifelong resident of Weleetka, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 81. He was born on July 5, 1929 in Pharoah, Oklahoma to McKinnley Clarence Bowen and Georgia Yarbrough. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Frieda Griffin. He is survived by his 4 children,...
William Harvey Gray
May 22, 2011
William Harvey Gray age 56 passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at SouthCrest Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bill was born October 24, 1954 in Dallas, Texas to Ralph Gray and Bonnie Lee (Stewart) Gray. He married Elaine Bushong November 3, 2001. Bill graduated from Torrence High School. He worked as a mechanic on heavy equipment. Bill was preceded in death...
Marie Ann Rodebush
May 22, 2011
Marie Ann (Clark) Rodebush age 75 passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Marie was born December 21, 1935 in Drumright, Oklahoma to Edward Wilson Clark and Carrie Ann (Morgan) Clark. Marie graduated from Drumright High School with the Class of 1954. She married Leo Melvin Rodebush on February 21, 1953. Marie worked...
Catherine Elizabeth Wishall
May 20, 2011
Catherine (Katie) Elizabeth (Payton) Wishall age 70 passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Katie was born in Hartford, Connecticut on January 1, 1941 to Thomas Payton and Catherine (Black) Payton. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School with the Class of 1959 and attended University of Tulsa. She married the love of her...
Paul Michael Fister
May 19, 2011
Paul Michael Fister, 76, passed away Thursday May 19, 2011 in Oklahoma City. Paul was a veteran of the Coast Guard and a retired Attorney. Services are pending with Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home in Okmulgee.
Mary Catharine Freeman
May 18, 2011
Mary Catharine Freeman Mary Catharine Freeman, a resident of Henryetta, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the age of 93. No Services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Shurden-Jackson Funeral Home in Henryetta. Friends may send their condolences to www.shurdenjackson.com
Karri J. Griffith
May 18, 2011
Karri J. Griffith age 64 passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at her Jenks residence surrounded by her loving family members. Karri was born December 28, 1946 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Glenn Emley and Golda Pearl (Carpenter) Emley. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School with the Class of 1965. Karri married Howard Griffith on March 22, 1968. She attended...
Robert Gean Patterson
May 18, 2011
Robert Gean Patterson age 74 passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Robert was born in Royal Oak, Oklahoma to Oad Brewster Patterson and Pearl Marie (Clem) Patterson on January 21, 1937. He worked as a truck driver before retiring. Robert liked to hunt and fish in his spare time. Robert was preceded in...
Eddy V. Duffy
May 16, 2011
Eddy Vondale Duffy age 56 passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Eddy was born November 5, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Edward Duffy and Barbara Lois (Rowland) Duffy. He graduated from Rogers High School. Eddy joined the United States Army and served three years and was honorably discharged. He worked as...
Charles Kirtley
May 16, 2011
Charles Ray Kirtley age 67 passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a brief illness. Charles was born February 19, 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Emit Kirtley and Tressie (Cole) Kirtley. Charles grew up in the Norman area and graduated from Norman High School in 1962. He worked as an antique dealer...
Nora Dalphene Abel
May 13, 2011
Nora Dalphene Abel Nora Dalphene Abel, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at the age of 92. She was born Friday, May 2, 1919 to Alexander L. and Pearl (Pannell) Stange in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. On September 6, 1935, she married James L. Abel in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, James L....
Jacqueline Moore
May 13, 2011
Jacqueline J. (Willis) Moore age 80 of Kellyville, Oklahoma passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jacqueline was born January 24, 1931 in Stroud, Oklahoma. She graduated from Central High School in Tulsa with the Class of 1945. Jacqueline married Jimmie Moore on October 7, 1978 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a devoted homemaker....
Lloyd Madison Rose
May 12, 2011
Lloyd Madison Rose, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the age of 71. He was born Tuesday, October 17, 1939 to Charlie and Alice Evelyn (Holland) Rose in Gilmer, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Alice Rose. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Rose of the home; son, Earnie Rose and...
Cathy Sue Calvert
May 12, 2011
Cathy Sue Calvert age 58 passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cathy was born May 31, 1952 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Billy Dan Caywood and Dorothy June (Hardgrave). She graduated from Vandercook Lake High School in Jackson, Michigan. Cathy married Mark Allen Calvert on February 20, 1971. She was a dedicated wife, mother...
Raymond Osborne
May 11, 2011
Raymond “Ray” Osborne, a former resident of Edmond, was born on October 1, 1943 at Coffeyville, Kansas and passed from this life on May 11, 2011 at the age of 67 after fighting a battle with cancer for 2 years. He is preceded in death by his father, Elek Van Buren Osborne and mother Marguerite Edith Ickelberry Osborne Lea, sister,...
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