Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...