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Helen Marie Dunegan
March 28, 2014
Helen Dunegan, 74, Hobart, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014, in Hobart, Oklahoma. She was born in Skeedee, Oklahoma on February 10, 1940, to Bruce and Rosa (West) Walker. Helen grew up in Cordell. She married Lawrence Dunegan on March 31, 1957 in Texas, then they moved to Hobart. In 1960 Helen and Lawrence moved to Con-8 to raise...
Hazel Christine Rusmisel
March 27, 2014
Hazel Christine McMurray Rusmisel, 76, Lone Wolf, OK and a former Chatanooga, TN, resident, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born November 10, 1937 in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to Morris and Martha Marie (Lewellen) Shatswell. She lived in Blair as a teenager and moved to Chatanooga, TN, in 1968. She married Frank D. McMurry, Sr...
Michael Wayne Kunze
March 23, 2014
Michael Wayne Kunze, 40 of Cyril, was born June 20, 1973, to Michael Warren and Kathy Sue (Johnson) Kunze in Garland, Texas. He passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Cyril. Michael was raised and attended school in Anadarko and Cyril. He worked as a heavy equipment mechanic at Fort Sill until declining...
John Monroe Terry
March 19, 2014
John M. Terry, 88, Hobart, passed away on March 19, 2014 in Hobart, Oklahoma. He was born on January 24, 1926, to John R. and Lucille (Pribble) Terry in Hobart, Oklahoma. J.M. attended Sentinel Schools. He married Ruth Harrell on July 8, 1944 in Hobart, Oklahoma. J.M. joined the U.S. Army and served in the World War II. He was...
Ruby Louise Rice
March 18, 2014
Ruby Louise Rice, 72, Gotebo, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Hobart, OK. She was born in Hobart, Oklahoma on June 6, 1941 to I.N. & Clarice (Larezelier) Coffey. She graduated Lake Valley High School in 1959 in Lake Valley, OK. Ruby married Kenneth Rice on April 6, 1961 in Hobart, OK. Ruby and Kenneth made their home...
Nelda Frances Smith
March 17, 2014
Nelda Frances Smith, 74, former Anadarko resident, was born October 4, 1939, to Roy and Eva Irene (Dowdy) Spradling in Truce, Texas. She passed from this life on Monday, March 17, 2014, in Meeker, Oklahoma. Nelda was raised and attended school in Bowie, Texas. In her teens, she moved Anadarko where she met and married Julius Delano Smith. To this...
Shelly Gwen Thomas
March 15, 2014
Shelly (Pitcher) Thomas Shelly Gwen Pitcher was born on February 17, 1960, in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Clyde E. "Barney" and Roberta (Bowser) Pitcher. She passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Shelly grew up in Carnegie and graduated from Carnegie High School in 1978. She attended college at Southwestern in Weatherford, Oklahoma...
Cordell William Barnes
March 14, 2014
Cordell William Barnes, 91, of Hobart, OK , departed from this life Friday, March 14, 2014 in Hobart, OK. He was born November 14, 1922 to I.E. and Neva (Fain) Barnes in Humphreys, OK. He was united in marriage to Betty Jeanne Barnes, August 10, 1946, who preceded him in death, January 11, 2000. Cordell started working for E.W. Gish...
J. W. Hendrix
March 13, 2014
J. W. “Jake†Hendrix, 81, of Checotah and formerly of Cyril, was born September 16, 1932, in Fort Cobb, to R.G. and Alta (Bradshaw) Hendrix. He passed from this life on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Cornerstone Solara Hospital in Muskogee. Jake was raised in Gracemont and attended the Gracemont Public Schools. He joined the U.S. Navy in December,...
Glendola Faulk
March 13, 2014
Glendola (Jean) Faulk, 82, of Roosevelt, OK, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014. She was born to John and Cleda (Alexander) Hoxsey March 8, 1932, in Sorento, Illinois. After living in Florida for twenty-five years, she moved to Roosevelt, Oklahoma in 2000, where she lived the remainder of her life. Jean loved to go fishing, play bingo and also crochet....
John Randolph Moore
March 12, 2014
John Randolph Moore IV, "Randy", 66, of Tulsa, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He was born to the late Kenneth and Loraine (Tsoodle) Moore, September 20, 1947, in Lawton, OK. Randy graduated from Newkirk High School in 1965. He played basketball at both Cowley County Community College in Ark City, KS and East Central University in Ada, OK. He...
Cathy Cooper
March 10, 2014
Cathey Cooper, 59, of Lawton, OK, passed away Monday, March 10th, 2014, at her home. She was born October 11th, 1954, to Joe and Katherine (Duggins) Gordon in Lawton, OK. Cathey graduated from Cache High School. She went on to college to get her degree in Nursing as a LPN. Cathey was married to George Cooper who preceded her in...
Ezula Faye Clayton
March 10, 2014
Ezula Faye Clayton, 68, was born May 6, 1945 to Elmer Dewey and Alice Elva (Henry) Monks in Quinton, Oklahoma. She passed from this life on Monday, March 19, 2014, in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Faye attended school in Quinton, McCurtain and Anadarko. She worked for the Badgett Corporation making auto parts for many years until her retirement in 2012. Faye loved...
Kenneth Boynton
March 10, 2014
Kenneth "Blue Boy" Boynton, 60, of Anadarko, OK, passed away Monday, March 10th, 2014. He was born to Albert Boynton and Libby (Botone) Ahtone in Lawton, OK. Kenneth graduated from Carnegie High School. He lived most of his life in Fort Cobb, OK. Kenneth has lived in Anadarko, OK, the past seven years. He was a member of the Botone...
James Eddie Cotter
March 6, 2014
Jimmy Cotter, 67, of Carnegie, OK, passed away Thursday, March 6th, 2014. He was born February 24th, 1947, to Red and Mary Ellen (Satterlee) Cotter in Oklahoma City, OK. Jimmy attended school at Western Heights in Oklahoma City, OK. Jimmy moved to Carnegie in 1964 and worked with his Dad at Cotter's Auto Salvage, later on his two younger brother...
Helen Turney
March 5, 2014
Helen Buchanan Turney, age 76, passed away on Wednesday March 5, 2014 in her home with family by her side. Helen Buchanan Turney was born September 13, 1937 in the farming area of Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, she was the 7th of 9 children, born to James Andrew and Ollie Dicey Buchanan. She attended school at Alfalfa, Carnegie and graduated from...
Herbert W. Brown
March 4, 2014
Herbert Brown, 83, Hobart, OK, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Carnegie Hospital, Carnegie, OK. He was born, October 19, 1931, in Acoma Pueblo, NM to Herbert and Juana (Garcia) Brown, Sr.. He received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from UCO in Edmond and served with the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Wynema Brace...
Freda Lois Keahbone
February 26, 2014
Freda Lois Keahbone, 53, formerly of Anadarko, was born January 10, 1961, to Frank John Espinoza I and Patricia (Zotigh) Espinoza in Clinton. She passed from this life on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at her home in Lawton. Freda was raised and attended school in Anadarko. She was a caregiver in the health field for over 20 years retiring due...
William Gene Brooks
February 25, 2014
William "Bill" Brooks, 63, long time Hobart resident, passed away at the home of his sister after a lengthy illness, on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. He was born September 13, 1950, in Mangum, OK to Claude and Faye (Godfrey) Brooks. Bill has lived in Kiowa County since 1950 and attended Seismograph school through the Job Core. He remodeled every home...
Helen Marie Dunegan
March 28, 2014
Helen Dunegan, 74, Hobart, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014, in Hobart, Oklahoma. She was born in Skeedee, Oklahoma on February 10, 1940, to Bruce and Rosa (West) Walker. Helen grew up in Cordell. She married Lawrence Dunegan on March 31, 1957 in Texas, then they moved to Hobart. In 1960 Helen and Lawrence moved to Con-8 to raise...
Hazel Christine Rusmisel
March 27, 2014
Hazel Christine McMurray Rusmisel, 76, Lone Wolf, OK and a former Chatanooga, TN, resident, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born November 10, 1937 in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to Morris and Martha Marie (Lewellen) Shatswell. She lived in Blair as a teenager and moved to Chatanooga, TN, in 1968. She married Frank D. McMurry, Sr...
Michael Wayne Kunze
March 23, 2014
Michael Wayne Kunze, 40 of Cyril, was born June 20, 1973, to Michael Warren and Kathy Sue (Johnson) Kunze in Garland, Texas. He passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Cyril. Michael was raised and attended school in Anadarko and Cyril. He worked as a heavy equipment mechanic at Fort Sill until declining...
John Monroe Terry
March 19, 2014
John M. Terry, 88, Hobart, passed away on March 19, 2014 in Hobart, Oklahoma. He was born on January 24, 1926, to John R. and Lucille (Pribble) Terry in Hobart, Oklahoma. J.M. attended Sentinel Schools. He married Ruth Harrell on July 8, 1944 in Hobart, Oklahoma. J.M. joined the U.S. Army and served in the World War II. He was...
Ruby Louise Rice
March 18, 2014
Ruby Louise Rice, 72, Gotebo, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Hobart, OK. She was born in Hobart, Oklahoma on June 6, 1941 to I.N. & Clarice (Larezelier) Coffey. She graduated Lake Valley High School in 1959 in Lake Valley, OK. Ruby married Kenneth Rice on April 6, 1961 in Hobart, OK. Ruby and Kenneth made their home...
Nelda Frances Smith
March 17, 2014
Nelda Frances Smith, 74, former Anadarko resident, was born October 4, 1939, to Roy and Eva Irene (Dowdy) Spradling in Truce, Texas. She passed from this life on Monday, March 17, 2014, in Meeker, Oklahoma. Nelda was raised and attended school in Bowie, Texas. In her teens, she moved Anadarko where she met and married Julius Delano Smith. To this...
Shelly Gwen Thomas
March 15, 2014
Shelly (Pitcher) Thomas Shelly Gwen Pitcher was born on February 17, 1960, in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Clyde E. "Barney" and Roberta (Bowser) Pitcher. She passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Shelly grew up in Carnegie and graduated from Carnegie High School in 1978. She attended college at Southwestern in Weatherford, Oklahoma...
Cordell William Barnes
March 14, 2014
Cordell William Barnes, 91, of Hobart, OK , departed from this life Friday, March 14, 2014 in Hobart, OK. He was born November 14, 1922 to I.E. and Neva (Fain) Barnes in Humphreys, OK. He was united in marriage to Betty Jeanne Barnes, August 10, 1946, who preceded him in death, January 11, 2000. Cordell started working for E.W. Gish...
J. W. Hendrix
March 13, 2014
J. W. “Jake†Hendrix, 81, of Checotah and formerly of Cyril, was born September 16, 1932, in Fort Cobb, to R.G. and Alta (Bradshaw) Hendrix. He passed from this life on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Cornerstone Solara Hospital in Muskogee. Jake was raised in Gracemont and attended the Gracemont Public Schools. He joined the U.S. Navy in December,...
Glendola Faulk
March 13, 2014
Glendola (Jean) Faulk, 82, of Roosevelt, OK, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014. She was born to John and Cleda (Alexander) Hoxsey March 8, 1932, in Sorento, Illinois. After living in Florida for twenty-five years, she moved to Roosevelt, Oklahoma in 2000, where she lived the remainder of her life. Jean loved to go fishing, play bingo and also crochet....
John Randolph Moore
March 12, 2014
John Randolph Moore IV, "Randy", 66, of Tulsa, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He was born to the late Kenneth and Loraine (Tsoodle) Moore, September 20, 1947, in Lawton, OK. Randy graduated from Newkirk High School in 1965. He played basketball at both Cowley County Community College in Ark City, KS and East Central University in Ada, OK. He...
Cathy Cooper
March 10, 2014
Cathey Cooper, 59, of Lawton, OK, passed away Monday, March 10th, 2014, at her home. She was born October 11th, 1954, to Joe and Katherine (Duggins) Gordon in Lawton, OK. Cathey graduated from Cache High School. She went on to college to get her degree in Nursing as a LPN. Cathey was married to George Cooper who preceded her in...
Ezula Faye Clayton
March 10, 2014
Ezula Faye Clayton, 68, was born May 6, 1945 to Elmer Dewey and Alice Elva (Henry) Monks in Quinton, Oklahoma. She passed from this life on Monday, March 19, 2014, in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Faye attended school in Quinton, McCurtain and Anadarko. She worked for the Badgett Corporation making auto parts for many years until her retirement in 2012. Faye loved...
Kenneth Boynton
March 10, 2014
Kenneth "Blue Boy" Boynton, 60, of Anadarko, OK, passed away Monday, March 10th, 2014. He was born to Albert Boynton and Libby (Botone) Ahtone in Lawton, OK. Kenneth graduated from Carnegie High School. He lived most of his life in Fort Cobb, OK. Kenneth has lived in Anadarko, OK, the past seven years. He was a member of the Botone...
James Eddie Cotter
March 6, 2014
Jimmy Cotter, 67, of Carnegie, OK, passed away Thursday, March 6th, 2014. He was born February 24th, 1947, to Red and Mary Ellen (Satterlee) Cotter in Oklahoma City, OK. Jimmy attended school at Western Heights in Oklahoma City, OK. Jimmy moved to Carnegie in 1964 and worked with his Dad at Cotter's Auto Salvage, later on his two younger brother...
Helen Turney
March 5, 2014
Helen Buchanan Turney, age 76, passed away on Wednesday March 5, 2014 in her home with family by her side. Helen Buchanan Turney was born September 13, 1937 in the farming area of Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, she was the 7th of 9 children, born to James Andrew and Ollie Dicey Buchanan. She attended school at Alfalfa, Carnegie and graduated from...
Herbert W. Brown
March 4, 2014
Herbert Brown, 83, Hobart, OK, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Carnegie Hospital, Carnegie, OK. He was born, October 19, 1931, in Acoma Pueblo, NM to Herbert and Juana (Garcia) Brown, Sr.. He received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from UCO in Edmond and served with the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Wynema Brace...
Freda Lois Keahbone
February 26, 2014
Freda Lois Keahbone, 53, formerly of Anadarko, was born January 10, 1961, to Frank John Espinoza I and Patricia (Zotigh) Espinoza in Clinton. She passed from this life on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at her home in Lawton. Freda was raised and attended school in Anadarko. She was a caregiver in the health field for over 20 years retiring due...
William Gene Brooks
February 25, 2014
William "Bill" Brooks, 63, long time Hobart resident, passed away at the home of his sister after a lengthy illness, on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. He was born September 13, 1950, in Mangum, OK to Claude and Faye (Godfrey) Brooks. Bill has lived in Kiowa County since 1950 and attended Seismograph school through the Job Core. He remodeled every home...
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