Obituary Listing

Apr 20, 2023

Wanda Joyce Cieloha Karr was born January 5, 1931 in Haskell, Oklahoma to Charles Stanley Cieloha and Tinnie L. Morgan Cieloha. The family moved to Porter in 1941 where Wanda and her 8 siblings attended Porter School where she graduated high school in 1949. Wanda worked as a professional administrator for several companies including American Airlines and Weyerhaeuser. She met...

Apr 19, 2023

Lena Mae (Cagle) Edwards was born April 7, 1936 in Catoosa, Oklahoma to Lonnie Crittendon Cagle and Marie (Rattlinggourd) Cagle.

Lena attended the Assembly of God Church in Coweta, Oklahoma. She really enjoyed attending church and travelling. Lena liked sewing, taking walks with friends and working in her flower garden.

Lena departed...

Apr 17, 2023

Shannon Dean (Cummings) Hollifield was born April 26, 1972 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Tommy Lee and Vicki Lynn (Hildebrand) Cummings. She married her husband of thirty years, Michael Wayne Hollifield Jr., on March 25, 1993.

Shannon departed this life on Monday, April 17, 2023 at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, OK at the age...

Apr 11, 2023

Rita Faye (Cox) McKinney was born on November 30, 1952, in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Harold Reno and Anna Matilda (Tedder) Cox.  She graduated from Porter High School.  She was Miss Congeniality and 1 st runner-up for Peach Queen in 1970.

Rita married Marshall McKinney, the love of her life, on July 3, 1971.  She loved her family,...

Apr 7, 2023

George Russell Megee was born January 12, 1960, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Donald Edward and Reva Jo (Shears) Megee.  After graduating High School, he went to work as a Pattern Designer at the American Foundries in Muskogee.  He also operated the sound and lights for the Muskogee Little Theater.

George loved playing football in High School. Later...

Apr 6, 2023

Aliene "Sue" Crisp was born on March 13, 1945, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Alvin and Edith (Bird) Skinner. She grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Sue graduated high school in Muskogee. She married the love of her life, Jimmy Crisp of Fort Gibson on January 25, 1975. They enjoyed 48 years of marriage, residing in Fort Gibson. Sue worked as...

Apr 5, 2023

John Wayne "Buzz" Kinyon was born on April 13, 1948 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Harvey Lewis and Pearl (May) Kinyon. He was raised in Wagoner and graduated from Wagoner High School in 1968. He then joined the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1970. John "Buzz" worked many jobs in the Water Department for the City...

Apr 5, 2023

Ruby Frances (Shelton) Smith was born on August 2, 1927, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Robert Jackson and Della (Crail) Shelton. She departed this life on April 5, 2023, in Cordell, Oklahoma at the age of 95 years. Frances worked at a couple of jobs in her life, but her main one was being a homemaker and taking care of...

Apr 3, 2023

Arvle Carrington "Pete" Clark III was born in Charleston, West Virginia on September 10, 1949 to A.C. Clark Jr. and Jeanne (Morris) Clark. They moved their family to Wagoner, Oklahoma when Pete was 11 years old.

His first friend in their new home was Mike Marrs and this would be a lifelong friendship. Another friend, Larry Gobble,...

Mar 28, 2023

Larry Gene McMahan was born December 20, 1950 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He was the youngest child born to Sarah Clementine (Elrod) McMahan and Benjamin McMahan Sr. He graduated from Okay High School and then attended Connors State College at Warner, OK where he completed requirements for an Associate's Degree in General Studies.

Larry's first job was as...

Mar 23, 2023

Randall Wayne Cooper was born June 18, 1963 in Oklahoma City, OK to Bobby Dale and Elizabeth Jane (Johnston) Cooper. He grew up in Oklahoma City until moving to Wagoner where he attended and graduated from Wagoner High School his senior year. Randall had a thirty years career as a machinist with North American Carbine Tool in Broken Arrow,...

Mar 19, 2023

Larry James Duvall was born September 3, 1957 in the Oklahoma City suburbs. He grew up in various towns, including Kingfisher, Hulbert, Broken Arrow and Edmond. Joining the United States Army at age 17, Larry served his country from 1974 to 1977 as a tanker. He married the love of his life, Debbie Sowers of Wagoner on October 20, 1978....

Mar 15, 2023

Betty Sue (Crabtree) Owens was born October 5, 1941 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Walter and Opal Fern (Cannon) Crabtree. A lifelong Wagoner resident, Betty graduated from Wagoner High School. She trained to be a nurse's aide and worked at Wagoner Community Hospital, in both the older and newer locations. She later worked for twenty years as secretary and bookkeeper...

Mar 9, 2023

Vera Lee (Patrick) Lawhorn was born in Ozark, Arkansas on April 18, 1917. She was the eldest of five children born to Johnny and Zula (Nixon) Patrick.  When Vera was nine years old she arrived from Jethro, Arkansas into Wagoner, Oklahoma on a covered wagon. The family was here to stay, and Vera later married David Otto Lawhorn. They...

Mar 7, 2023

Virginia Faye Meeks Setser Cleary was born on March 22, 1931 in McAlister, OK to Thomas M. and Delia Mae Meeks.  She graduated from Okay High School and Connors State College.

Faye and her former husband Harold built the Muskogee landmark Stardust Skating Rink in 1957. She was a million-dollar producing real estate agent and managed Better...

Mar 7, 2023

Ronald Marion McIntosh - devoted husband, father, Papa, and friend of many – passed from this earth on March 7th, 2023 at the age of 82. He lived a long and wonderful life. "Ronnie" was born to Irene and Marion McIntosh on August 28, 1940 in Sapulpa, OK. He attended Sapulpa High School and graduated in 1958. It was...

Mar 2, 2023

Barbara Ann (Elkins) Dillingham was born December 30, 1936 in Vanns Lake, near Porter, Oklahoma to her parents, Alvis Leroy "Roy" Elkins and Gladys (Johnson) Elkins. She lived most of her life in the Porter area and graduated from Porter High School. Barbara completed a number of special training courses to develop her career as an electronics technician and...

Feb 27, 2023

Patricia (Pat) was born to Clement and Lorraine (nee Hintz) Strong in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During her school days, Pat was a majorette in the North Division High School band and lettered in Girls Athletics as a softball player.  She helped her mother run their rooming house and later, sponsor dances for the military at the United Service Organization (USO)....

Feb 25, 2023

Marsha Irene (Cannon) Morgan was born April 26, 1948 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Van Noy and Mary Margaret (Mann) Cannon. She attended Wagoner Public Schools where she played in the school band and graduated from Wagoner High School in 1966. Marsha worked as a site manager in both the convenience store and apartment settings.

She lived in...

Feb 21, 2023

On October 21, 1957, a beautiful baby girl was born to Clementine King and Sherman Riggs in Gibson Station, Oklahoma. They named her Shirley Loretta Riggs, the 2nd oldest of eight.

Shirley, lovingly known as "Retta" was a hard-working "Mother" of many with an open door policy, room and board included! Retta was a very nurturing soul,...