Kenneth Leon Carey
Jul 29, 2022
Kenneth "Babe" Carey, 95, passed away on July 29, 2022. He was born April 1, 1927 in Hulbert, OK to Jesse Carey and Lillie Gordon Carey. He attended Hulbert schools and joined the U.S. Navy in 1945, serving aboard the USS Topeka.
He was a turret lathe operator at Bethlehem Steel and an overhead crane operator at...
Diana Sue Rankins
Jul 19, 2022
Diana Sue Rankins was born April 29, 1965 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Doris Lee (Nail) and William (Bill) Jackson Rankins. She graduated from Wagoner High School.
Diana made Wagoner her home all of her life. She loved going to play bingo and listening to Elvis.
Diana was fondly nicknamed Aunt Tom by her family at...
Lucille Merrell
Jul 19, 2022
Lucille Merrell was born March 7, 1930 in Lost City, Oklahoma to Ruby Beatrice (Collins) and Bidie Joe Johnson. After attending Wagoner Public Schools, Lucille married Floyd Felix Merrell on May 8, 1948. They enjoyed a full life together until his passing in 1988.
Lucille was employed in several different positions before retirement, including at the Wagoner...
Betty Carol Davis
Jul 12, 2022
Betty Carol (Cantrell) Davis was born July 18, 1936 in Wagoner, OK to Clour William and Lois (Cue) Cantrell and was a lifelong resident of Wagoner, OK.
Betty was married to John Earl Davis April 3, 1953, and they were married until John's death November 19, 2008. Their lives were blessed with 7 children, 14...
Janie Elizabeth Gaither
Jul 10, 2022
Janie Elizabeth (Talley) Gaither was born September 5, 1949 in Wagoner, Oklahoma, the youngest child born to Elizabeth Mae (Burgess) and Henry Franklin Talley. She grew up in Wagoner, but spent most of adult life in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Janie's caregiving nature was expressed in all aspects of her life. She loved all animals but especially liked to...
Charlotte Rachel Ferguson
Jul 7, 2022
Charlotte Rachel Ferguson was born November 11, 1928 in Wichita, Kansas to Michael David and Lula Effie (Miller) Hayhurst. She was the youngest of thirteen children and enjoyed a large family through the years.
Rachel, as her family and friends called her, was married to Horace E. "Gene" Ferguson. They were blessed with two children, Linda and...
Eleanor Rose Kirkley
Jul 1, 2022
Eleanor Rose Kirkley was born July 2, 1942 in Middlesboro, Kentucky to Jack and Flora Bell (Woody) Hise. Eleanor married George William Kirkley on November 5, 1960. They built a happy life together that lasted for more than sixty-one years. Their family was further blessed with the births of a son, Douglas and a daughter, Pamula.
Before...
Eddie E. Hefner
Jun 30, 2022
Eddie Eugene Hefner was born May 9, 1934 in the Blue Mound Township, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. He was the youngest of seven children born to Vicy Jane (Acord) and Eddie Lee Hefner.
Eddie married the love of his life, the former Helen Lavon Morgan, on August 29, 1953. They started out at a young age and began...
Bruce Lee Smith
Jun 29, 2022
Bruce Lee Smith was born May 23, 1963 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Joan (Steeley) and Bill Lee "Buttermilk" Smith. After graduation from high school Bruce attended Northeastern State University and earned a bachelor's degree. He was employed as an accountant for the Cherokee Nation.
Bruce married the former Teresa Ann Wright on September 1, 1984. They shared...
Keith Dee Wayne Baker
Jun 17, 2022
Keith Dee Wayne Baker was born March 5, 1957 in Miami, Oklahoma to Sue Jacqueline (Bowen) and Esmond Keith Baker. Keith moved to Wagoner, Oklahoma in 1969 and has made the community his home since then. He married the former Debra Ivon Elliott on July 25, 1978. Keith worked security for a while. For most of his career he...
Janice Lynn Hickman
Jun 16, 2022
Janice Lynn (Bynum) Hickman was born December 27, 1950 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She graduated from Muskogee High School in 1969 and then attended Draughns Business School.
Janice met the love of her life, Jerry Hickman, early on. They were married on November 15, 1969. They enjoyed a long and happy life together, making their home in Wagoner,...
Sherri Lynn Cleland
Jun 16, 2022
Sherri Lynn Cleland, of the Toppers area of Wagoner, Oklahoma, departed this life on June 16, 2022 at the age of 59 years, with her family by her side. Sherri was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on the 10th of June 1963. She completed her education with a Bachelor's degree.
Sherri was a Toppers Volunteer Fire Fighter...
Jim Dale Russell
Jun 13, 2022
Jim Dale Russell was born November 27, 1956 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Howard James Russell and Mary Elizabeth (Atkins) Russell Wooten. Jim worked in machine maintenance for Orchid Paper Products in Pryor, Oklahoma for thirty years.
Jim married Darlena (Ray) on December 2, 2005. Â She will cherish his memory as a loving husband. Â Jim loved helping other...
Martha Louise Bruce
Jun 9, 2022
Martha Louise (Goodenough) Bruce went to be with her Lord and Savior in the early morning of June 9, 2022. She was born January 8, 1967, in Three Rivers, Michigan to Major Francis and Karen Lee (Sprowl) Goodenough III. She graduated from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma high school in 1984.
Martha married Robert W. Bruce on February 27,...
Wallace Beck
Jun 8, 2022
In beautiful Southeastern Oklahoma, Wallace Beck was born on March 28, 1936 to Wallace Beck, Sr., a farmer and rancher. Mitti Mae Mills, his Mother was a loving, dutiful home maker that cared for her family with a gentle touch.
Wallace and Mitti had four children; Lola, Milo, T.J. and Wallace.
Upon the sudden death...
Alice R. Price
Jun 7, 2022
Alice Price, 86, of Wagoner Oklahoma, passed from this life to reconnect with her deceased family and friends on June 7, 2022.
A devoted and supportive wife of Dale Franklyn 'Pete' Price for over 65 years, they resided in Tulsa for most of the forty years following their marriage. Alice was a member of Tulsa County Extension...
Jimmy Dale Garrison
Jun 3, 2022
Jimmy Dale Garrison was born October 25, 1945 in Hulbert, OK to Lucille (Burk) and Melvin Charles Garrison. He was a 1963 Wagoner High School graduate. Before retirement Jimmy worked as a machinist in the Heat Exchange Industry. He made his home in Northeastern Oklahoma all of his life.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Glenda...
Carol Ann Rowe
May 31, 2022
Carol Ann (Haynes) Rowe was born May 1, 1944 in Wagoner, OK to Myrtle Maxine (Hylton) and Max Ray Haynes. She married Douglas Wayne Rowe on June 24, 1963. They were blessed with four daughters, Robin, Shawn, Vickie and Sonya. She trained and worked as a hairdresser for a time and ran her own daycare, Nanny's Daycare. ...
Louis Timothy "Tim" Jay
May 29, 2022
Louis Timothy Jay was born November 6, 1957 in Tulsa, OK, one of six children born to Lenora Mae (Eslick) and Louie Ray Jay. He married the former Lena Mae Gray on March 1, 1980, and they began a long and happy life together in a marriage that lasted forty-two years. They just repeated their vows in March...
Brenda Gale Dean
May 29, 2022
Brenda Gale Dean was born January 14, 1944 in Los Angeles County, California to Aretta Della (Mitchell) and Edward Needham Williamson. She was raised in McAlester, OK on a farm and graduated from Crowder High School. While there Brenda was named county conference all-star in basketball in 1961 and 1962. Brenda was raised in a musical family. She...
