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Daniel Simmer

Daniel Simmer

Feb 4, 2023

Daniel Arch Simmer Jr. passed away February 4, 2023, at the age of 54.

Daniel was born January 19, 1969, in Talihina, OK to his parents, Daniel Arch Simmer Sr. and Jamima Louise Primeaux (Screechowl).

Daniel is survived by his four sons Derek, Michiah, Daniel Shane, and Alexander Simmer, three daughters Candice Lynn, Tiara, and Aunjena Simmer, eleven grandchildren, two...

Elizabeth C Nichols

Elizabeth C Nichols

Feb 3, 2023

Elizabeth "Lisa" Layne Cooper Nichols age 62, Tulsa, OK passed away the evening of Friday, February 3, 2023 surrounded by her family at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa.

Lisa was born February 22, 1960 in Cape Girardeau, MO and grew up in St. Louis County before moving to Oklahoma for college. She graduated with a masters degree in Community Counseling from...

Nancy Ann Muirhead

Nancy Ann Muirhead

Feb 2, 2023

Nancy A. Muirhead, 89, passed away on February 2, 2023, at Cedar Ridge Senior Living in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born on December 10, 1933, in Albion, New York to Frank and Ethel Neidert and grew up in Holley, New York, a small village on the Erie Canal. She graduated in 1955 from SUNY Potsdam with a teaching certificate...

Tommy Joe Yeley

Tommy Joe Yeley

Jan 29, 2023

On Sunday, January 29th, 2023, the Lord called Tommy "Tom" Joe Yeley, age 62, to his heavenly home.

Mr. Yeley was born November 4th, 1960, in Torrance, California, the son of Tom A. Yeley and Donna (Spencer) Yeley. Tom grew up in Redondo Beach and Inglewood, California where he graduated from Aviation High School in 1979. Tom grew up playing little...

Haroldene Hill

Haroldene Hill

Jan 29, 2023

Early Sunday, January 29, 2023, Haroldene McAlpin Hill left her earthly life in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for her heavenly home, where she promptly kissed the feet of Jesus.

Haroldene was born to Harold Allen and Wanda June (Edwards) McAlpin on February 3, 1933, at the hospital in Alva, Oklahoma. She was the oldest of four children. The family lived mostly on various...

Ray Lincoln Nunn

Ray Lincoln Nunn

Jan 28, 2023

Ray Lincoln Nunn of Tulsa, Oklahoma January 28, 2023, at the age of 77. Ray was born March 13, 1945, in Hoffman, OK to his parents, Francis and Audrey (Johnson) Nunn. Ray is survived by his son, Daniel Nunn of Chandler, Oklahoma. A graveside service will be held at the Morris Cemetery on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 2:00 PM....

Joshua Nicholas Moore

Joshua Nicholas Moore

Jan 28, 2023

Joshua Nicholas Moore was born August 10, 1985 in Tulsa, OK. He passed from his earthly life on January 28, 2023 in Tulsa.

Josh attended Edison High School. He played competitive soccer for over 6 years and loved every minute of it. He won the spelling bee at Cooper Elementary School at age 11 and was in the gifted and talented...

Pamela Pualani Murphy

Pamela Pualani Murphy

Jan 28, 2023

Pamela Pualani Murphy went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the age of 84. Pamela was born on October 18, 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii to William Edwin Hutchinson and Jean Helen Meyasaki Hutchinson, who passed away when Pam was just a baby.

Later her father married Kimiyo Funamori and she raised Pam as her own....

Joy Gail Hachtmeyer

Joy Gail Hachtmeyer

Jan 26, 2023

Joy G. Hachtmeyer, 68, of Bixby, OK passed peacefully from this life to be with the Lord on January 26, 2023.

Joy was born in Ft. Smith, AR. on December 21, 1954, to the late Wilmer and Augusta Bankston. She was the beloved wife of Charles W. Hachtmeyer for 47 years and the devoted mother to Daughter Jennifer Johnson (Son-n-Love Matt)...

Geraldine J King

Geraldine J King

Jan 25, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce our Mom and Granny, Geraldine

Joy King, passed from this Earth on January 25, 2023 in her home in Morris,

Oklahoma at 89 years old.

Granny was born on April 7, 1933 to Cecil and Mary Truitt in Tahlequah,

Oklahoma. She was raised there along with her 7 brothers and sisters.

She met the love of her...

Allen Randall Owens

Allen Randall Owens

Jan 24, 2023

Allen Randall (Randy) Owens was born December 26, 1962, in Delano, California to Douglas and Patsy Owens. He passed away January 24, 2023, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma at the age of 60.

Before moving to Okmulgee, he attended Oklahoma State University and Northeastern State University. He always had a passion for learning and the desire to help others.

He loved spending...

Larry Joe Counterman

Larry Joe Counterman

Jan 24, 2023

Larry Joe Counterman, a resident of Schulter, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Larry was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma on October 29, 1948, to Howard Counterman Sr. and Ocie Mildred Prudence Stubbs Counterman.

Larry grew up in the Henryetta area and joined the Army in 1972. He married Jeanette Johnson in 1968 and they had four children.

Larry is...

Ronda Gail Newman

Ronda Gail Newman

Jan 21, 2023

Memorial services for Ronda Newman will be held 11:00am, Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Schaudt Glenpool-Bixby Funeral Service, 1329 E. 151st St., Glenpool, Oklahoma 74033.

Ronda became a part of my family and my family became a part of her family. When I lost my sister in December, Ronda lost her sister also. Finding a friend like that doesn't come along...

Helen Marie South

Helen Marie South

Jan 20, 2023

Helen Marie South, age 94, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma passed away January 20, 2023, in Jenks, Oklahoma. She was born September 22, 1928 in Mound City, Missouri.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, a granddaughter, and other family members. Helen is survived by her son, Curtis South, fiancee Malinda; granddaughter, Chloe all from Kellyville, Oklahoma. Grandchildren, Meranda and husband...

Elsa Compton

Elsa Compton

Jan 18, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elsa "Mimi" Compton at 72 years old on January 18, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She resided with her daughter Keri in Tulsa, OK until her passing.

Elsa was born September 17, 1950 in New York City, New York to Provedencia Quinones and Roberto Arencibia. She married...

Colean Ann Cronin

Colean Ann Cronin

Jan 15, 2023

Colean Ann Cronin of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away on January 15, 2023 at 94 years of age. She was born September 26, 1928 in Parsons, Kansas to Charles and Anna Guist. She had no siblings but had a happy and loving relationship with her parents who ran Sunflower Pharmacy. 

Colean met Kenneth H. Kirk at the pharmacy and they married...

Donald Robert Eckholm

Donald Robert Eckholm

Jan 14, 2023

Donald Robert Eckholm, 75, of Enid, Oklahoma, passed away at Canoe Brook in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, after a short battle with cancer, on January 14, 2023.

Don was born on February 6, 1947 in Menasha, Wisconsin, to Clarence and Lorraine Eckholm. Shortly after graduating high school in Menasha, he joined the United States Air Force and served for ten years...

Brenda Kaye Clark

Brenda Kaye Clark

Jan 13, 2023

In Loving memory and a flower gone too soon. Brenda Kaye (Riley) Clark of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed January 13, 2023.

Brenda is preceded in death by father and mother Ernest and Betty Riley; siblings: Ernest Riley Jr., Perley Gail Sanchez and Ellen Louise Pecheco. Left to mourn her passing are her sons: Joshua M. Clark and wife Kalya and their daughter...

Charles Theodore Taylor

Charles Theodore Taylor

Jan 13, 2023

Charles Theodore Taylor was born on September 13, 1952 to Marie Lee Carter, and Theodore Aaron Taylor in Fairfax, Oklahoma.

Although Charlie did not have an idyllic childhood growing up, he never let that impact his attitude. Charlie had a work ethic that was unmatched starting from early childhood, whether he was picking cotton, hauling hay, or many of the...

Ross Allen Johnson

Ross Allen Johnson

Jan 11, 2023

Ross Allen Johnson passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the age of 57 years. Ross was born on March 27, 1965 in Amarillo, Texas to his parents, Roy and Francis (Wells) Johnson. Arrangements are entrusted to Schaudt Okmulgee Funeral Service & Cremation Care, 220 S. Alabama, Okmulgee, OK 74447. Family and friends may leave kind words of comfort,...

Daniel Simmer

Daniel Simmer

Feb 4, 2023

Daniel Arch Simmer Jr. passed away February 4, 2023, at the age of 54.

Daniel was born January 19, 1969, in Talihina, OK to his parents, Daniel Arch Simmer Sr. and Jamima Louise Primeaux (Screechowl).

Daniel is survived by his four sons Derek, Michiah, Daniel Shane, and Alexander Simmer, three daughters Candice Lynn, Tiara, and Aunjena Simmer, eleven grandchildren, two...

Elizabeth C Nichols

Elizabeth C Nichols

Feb 3, 2023

Elizabeth "Lisa" Layne Cooper Nichols age 62, Tulsa, OK passed away the evening of Friday, February 3, 2023 surrounded by her family at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa.

Lisa was born February 22, 1960 in Cape Girardeau, MO and grew up in St. Louis County before moving to Oklahoma for college. She graduated with a masters degree in Community Counseling from...

Nancy Ann Muirhead

Nancy Ann Muirhead

Feb 2, 2023

Nancy A. Muirhead, 89, passed away on February 2, 2023, at Cedar Ridge Senior Living in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born on December 10, 1933, in Albion, New York to Frank and Ethel Neidert and grew up in Holley, New York, a small village on the Erie Canal. She graduated in 1955 from SUNY Potsdam with a teaching certificate...

Tommy Joe Yeley

Tommy Joe Yeley

Jan 29, 2023

On Sunday, January 29th, 2023, the Lord called Tommy "Tom" Joe Yeley, age 62, to his heavenly home.

Mr. Yeley was born November 4th, 1960, in Torrance, California, the son of Tom A. Yeley and Donna (Spencer) Yeley. Tom grew up in Redondo Beach and Inglewood, California where he graduated from Aviation High School in 1979. Tom grew up playing little...

Haroldene Hill

Haroldene Hill

Jan 29, 2023

Early Sunday, January 29, 2023, Haroldene McAlpin Hill left her earthly life in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for her heavenly home, where she promptly kissed the feet of Jesus.

Haroldene was born to Harold Allen and Wanda June (Edwards) McAlpin on February 3, 1933, at the hospital in Alva, Oklahoma. She was the oldest of four children. The family lived mostly on various...

Ray Lincoln Nunn

Ray Lincoln Nunn

Jan 28, 2023

Ray Lincoln Nunn of Tulsa, Oklahoma January 28, 2023, at the age of 77. Ray was born March 13, 1945, in Hoffman, OK to his parents, Francis and Audrey (Johnson) Nunn. Ray is survived by his son, Daniel Nunn of Chandler, Oklahoma. A graveside service will be held at the Morris Cemetery on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 2:00 PM....

Joshua Nicholas Moore

Joshua Nicholas Moore

Jan 28, 2023

Joshua Nicholas Moore was born August 10, 1985 in Tulsa, OK. He passed from his earthly life on January 28, 2023 in Tulsa.

Josh attended Edison High School. He played competitive soccer for over 6 years and loved every minute of it. He won the spelling bee at Cooper Elementary School at age 11 and was in the gifted and talented...

Pamela Pualani Murphy

Pamela Pualani Murphy

Jan 28, 2023

Pamela Pualani Murphy went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the age of 84. Pamela was born on October 18, 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii to William Edwin Hutchinson and Jean Helen Meyasaki Hutchinson, who passed away when Pam was just a baby.

Later her father married Kimiyo Funamori and she raised Pam as her own....

Joy Gail Hachtmeyer

Joy Gail Hachtmeyer

Jan 26, 2023

Joy G. Hachtmeyer, 68, of Bixby, OK passed peacefully from this life to be with the Lord on January 26, 2023.

Joy was born in Ft. Smith, AR. on December 21, 1954, to the late Wilmer and Augusta Bankston. She was the beloved wife of Charles W. Hachtmeyer for 47 years and the devoted mother to Daughter Jennifer Johnson (Son-n-Love Matt)...

Geraldine J King

Geraldine J King

Jan 25, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce our Mom and Granny, Geraldine

Joy King, passed from this Earth on January 25, 2023 in her home in Morris,

Oklahoma at 89 years old.

Granny was born on April 7, 1933 to Cecil and Mary Truitt in Tahlequah,

Oklahoma. She was raised there along with her 7 brothers and sisters.

She met the love of her...

Allen Randall Owens

Allen Randall Owens

Jan 24, 2023

Allen Randall (Randy) Owens was born December 26, 1962, in Delano, California to Douglas and Patsy Owens. He passed away January 24, 2023, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma at the age of 60.

Before moving to Okmulgee, he attended Oklahoma State University and Northeastern State University. He always had a passion for learning and the desire to help others.

He loved spending...

Larry Joe Counterman

Larry Joe Counterman

Jan 24, 2023

Larry Joe Counterman, a resident of Schulter, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Larry was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma on October 29, 1948, to Howard Counterman Sr. and Ocie Mildred Prudence Stubbs Counterman.

Larry grew up in the Henryetta area and joined the Army in 1972. He married Jeanette Johnson in 1968 and they had four children.

Larry is...

Ronda Gail Newman

Ronda Gail Newman

Jan 21, 2023

Memorial services for Ronda Newman will be held 11:00am, Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Schaudt Glenpool-Bixby Funeral Service, 1329 E. 151st St., Glenpool, Oklahoma 74033.

Ronda became a part of my family and my family became a part of her family. When I lost my sister in December, Ronda lost her sister also. Finding a friend like that doesn't come along...

Helen Marie South

Helen Marie South

Jan 20, 2023

Helen Marie South, age 94, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma passed away January 20, 2023, in Jenks, Oklahoma. She was born September 22, 1928 in Mound City, Missouri.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, a granddaughter, and other family members. Helen is survived by her son, Curtis South, fiancee Malinda; granddaughter, Chloe all from Kellyville, Oklahoma. Grandchildren, Meranda and husband...

Elsa Compton

Elsa Compton

Jan 18, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elsa "Mimi" Compton at 72 years old on January 18, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She resided with her daughter Keri in Tulsa, OK until her passing.

Elsa was born September 17, 1950 in New York City, New York to Provedencia Quinones and Roberto Arencibia. She married...

Colean Ann Cronin

Colean Ann Cronin

Jan 15, 2023

Colean Ann Cronin of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away on January 15, 2023 at 94 years of age. She was born September 26, 1928 in Parsons, Kansas to Charles and Anna Guist. She had no siblings but had a happy and loving relationship with her parents who ran Sunflower Pharmacy. 

Colean met Kenneth H. Kirk at the pharmacy and they married...

Donald Robert Eckholm

Donald Robert Eckholm

Jan 14, 2023

Donald Robert Eckholm, 75, of Enid, Oklahoma, passed away at Canoe Brook in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, after a short battle with cancer, on January 14, 2023.

Don was born on February 6, 1947 in Menasha, Wisconsin, to Clarence and Lorraine Eckholm. Shortly after graduating high school in Menasha, he joined the United States Air Force and served for ten years...

Brenda Kaye Clark

Brenda Kaye Clark

Jan 13, 2023

In Loving memory and a flower gone too soon. Brenda Kaye (Riley) Clark of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed January 13, 2023.

Brenda is preceded in death by father and mother Ernest and Betty Riley; siblings: Ernest Riley Jr., Perley Gail Sanchez and Ellen Louise Pecheco. Left to mourn her passing are her sons: Joshua M. Clark and wife Kalya and their daughter...

Charles Theodore Taylor

Charles Theodore Taylor

Jan 13, 2023

Charles Theodore Taylor was born on September 13, 1952 to Marie Lee Carter, and Theodore Aaron Taylor in Fairfax, Oklahoma.

Although Charlie did not have an idyllic childhood growing up, he never let that impact his attitude. Charlie had a work ethic that was unmatched starting from early childhood, whether he was picking cotton, hauling hay, or many of the...

Ross Allen Johnson

Ross Allen Johnson

Jan 11, 2023

Ross Allen Johnson passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the age of 57 years. Ross was born on March 27, 1965 in Amarillo, Texas to his parents, Roy and Francis (Wells) Johnson. Arrangements are entrusted to Schaudt Okmulgee Funeral Service & Cremation Care, 220 S. Alabama, Okmulgee, OK 74447. Family and friends may leave kind words of comfort,...