John Scroggins
Sep 19, 2022
John Tab Ruben Scroggins was born June 21, 1994 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Mickey Lee Scroggins and Angela Lea (Cody) Scroggins. He grew up in Wagoner, OK, attending Wagoner schools and Job Corps.
He was previously employed as a food service manager at Golden Corral. For the past few years John worked in the crate shop for...
Thomas Stamps
Sep 17, 2022
Thomas F. "Tommy" Stamps was born April 8, 1931 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Edward and Agnes (Blake) Stamps. He graduated from Chouteau High School. On December 20, 1952 he married the former LaNora Faye "Nora" Hill. They were blessed with four sons, Tommy, Rusty, Randy and Jay.
Thomas was employed for many years in sales and delivery...
Katherine Louise Ekstam
Sep 16, 2022
Katherine Louise Ekstam (Johnson), 89, departed this life on Friday, September, 16, 2022, in Hulbert, Oklahoma at her daughter's home. Louise was born June 2, 1933, in Goose Creek Township, Piatt County, IL, to Mae and Willie Johnson. She married Charles H. Ekstam, on January 25, 1950, in Peoria, IL. He departed October 14, 2018.
Surviving her...
Donald Dee Linvill
Sep 16, 2022
Donald Dee Linvill was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 24, 1938. After high school graduation Don served in the U.S. Navy as Petty Officer 3 rd class. He served until his honorable discharge on November 7, 1958.
Don married the love of his life, Cecile "Dee" Linvill in Tulsa on September, 1961. They shared a life...
Lloyd F. Jones
Sep 12, 2022
Lloyd F. Jones was born January 18, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Mildred (Miller) and James Francis Jones. Early on his family nicknamed him Jake. Lloyd graduated from Rogers High School in Tulsa and then served in the United States Army.
Lloyd made his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma for many years before moving to Claremore, Oklahoma. Before...
Fred Franklin George, Jr
Sep 9, 2022
Fred Franklin George Jr. was born July 16, 1965 in Muskogee, OK to Fred Franklin George Sr. and Norma Jean (Elkins) George. He graduated from Porter High School in 1983 and soon after earned a degree from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. Fred married Rebekah Leitz on November 11, 1995. He became a proud father of Rebekah's son, Daniel...
Helen Locasso
Sep 4, 2022
Helen Elkins Locasso, 90, born March 28, 1932 in Porter, Oklahoma, died on September 4, 2022 in Santa Ana, California.
Helen attended Vanns Lake Grade School and graduated from Porter High School in 1949. In 1960 she graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Liberal Arts degree and minor in Math. Helen received her Masters Degree in...
Leonard Acevedo
Aug 29, 2022
Leonard Acevedo was born April 11, 1943 in Richland Springs, Texas to Felix and Cirilda (Garza) Asebedo. He graduated from high school in Richland Springs and then served in the United States Army.
Leonard married the love of his life, Mary Lilly (Castillo) Acevedo on April 5, 1965. They shared a wonderful life together and were blessed...
Wesley Lee Shearrer
Aug 28, 2022
Wesley Lee Shearrer was born March 25, 1937 in Phoenix, Arizona to Truman E. and Gladys Laura (Tannehill) Shearrer. The family later moved to Wagoner, Oklahoma where Wesley grew up.
He met the love of his life, Edith Marietta (Combs) three weeks before their marriage, a union that lasted 58 years until her death in 2014. Their...
Alison Irene Gadberry
Aug 25, 2022
Alison Irene (Farr) Gadberry was born December 20, 1951, in Cambridge, MA to Roy Frederick and Marilyn Louise (Knox) Farr. Alison graduated from Somerville High School and Carol Nashe modeling school in Boston, MA, and then married the father of her three children, James Basteri, at the age of 19. As a Navy wife, she lived in many places...
Scarlett Rose Echols
Aug 24, 2022
Scarlett Rose Echols, infant daughter of Cora Rose Baker-Echols and Steven Carnell Echols, departed this life at the age of one month on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. In Scarlett's brief life she was loved and cherished by her entire family.
Scarlett Rose was born July 23, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was able to come home from...
Bertha Mae Gravitt
Aug 18, 2022
Bertha Mae Gravitt was born March 4, 1928 in Cowlington, Leflore County, Oklahoma to Roberta Marie (Barnett) and Harold Reed Stewart. She moved with her family to Wagoner, Oklahoma at an early age and graduated from Wagoner High School before attending business school in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Bertha married Gerald D. Gravitt on December 24, 1947. They shared...
Iva Alene Vermillion
Aug 13, 2022
Iva Alene Vermillion, 78, of Barnsdall went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday morning, August 13 th , 2022 with her son at her bedside holding her hand.
Alene was born Iva Alene Copeland to Henry and Uretta Copeland on January 26 th 1944 in Hulbert, Oklahoma. She graduated from Hulbert High School...
Ella Mae Oliver
Aug 10, 2022
Ella Mae (Coulson) Oliver was born on November 30, 1934 to Carl Coulson and Virgie Mae (Young) Thompson in Yonkers, Oklahoma. Ella Mae graduated from Wagoner High School in 1953 and had a career working at a Tulsa post office until her retirement. She married Irvin Lynn Oliver, and they were married nearly 54 years at the time of...
Mary Lou Neal
Aug 10, 2022
Mary Lou (Redfern) Neal was born on June 22, 1932, in Wagoner, Oklahoma, to LA "Dump" and Iva Marie (Boatright) Redfern. She graduated from Wagoner High School and worked as an information operator for the former Southwestern Bell Telephone Company until retirement. Mary Lou married David W. Neal on October 19, 1963, and they enjoyed a life together until his...
Michael Lewis Moore
Aug 2, 2022
Michael Lewis Moore was born on August 31, 1964 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Willie Lee Moore and Velma (Davis) West. He departed this life on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at his home in Porum, Oklahoma.
Michael loved to fish and to ride Harley motorcycles. He also enjoyed working with his hands. He would do woodworking that included...
Linda Kay Osburn
Jul 31, 2022
Linda Kay Osburn was born July 14, 1938 in Alma, Illinois to Valda A. (Swift) and Otto L. Morgan. She graduated from Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Linda married Clifford Guy Osburn on February 14, 1958. They were blessed with two children, Clifford Guy Osburn Jr. and Kimberly Susan Osburn.
Linda and Clifford were active members...
Linda Darlene Johnson
Jul 31, 2022
Linda Darlene Johnson was born September 28, 1948 in Corpus Christie, Texas to Ida Mae (Riley) and James William Prather. She graduated from Porter High School. On April 26, 1978 Linda married Ollen Eugene Johnson. They made their home in Arizona and California before moving back to Porter, Oklahoma. Before retirement Linda worked as an armed security guard, first...
Lamon Smith
Jul 29, 2022
Lamon Axtell Smith was born August 29, 1998 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Charles Smith and Ian (Rose) Collier. He graduated from Wagoner High School and Indian Capital Vo Tech in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he studied HVAC. He worked for UNARCO and later in swimming pool construction.
Lamon was a member of the First Baptist Church in Wagoner,...
Charles Henry Tefft
Jul 29, 2022
Charles Henry Tefft, 60, a resident of Wagoner, Oklahoma, departed this life Friday, July 29, 2022 joining his mother, Cora Ruth Tefft and brother, Denny Tefft. On Saturday morning Charles's wife, Theresa Jo Tefft accompanied him in the Walk of Honor Ceremony afforded to deceased veterans as they leave the Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Hospital.
Charles was...
