Obituary Listing

Oct 7, 2022

Thelma Jean (Rogers) Lawson was born April 20, 1935 to Clarence and Beatrice Rogers in Hulbert, Oklahoma. She left this life to be with the Lord on October 7, 2022 at the age of 87 years.

Thelma grew up in the Lost City area where she attended Lost City School and later in life obtained her GED....

Oct 3, 2022

Wilma Jean Swearingin was born December 1, 1936 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Nathaniel Armstrong Thompson and Nettie (Harrell) Thompson. Wilma married Jerry Loyd Swearingin on May 24, 1957, and they celebrated 65 years of marriage this year.

Wilma assisted her husband in his business, Swearingin Service Company, in Muskogee, Oklahoma and sold real estate for a time....

Oct 2, 2022

Barbara Joan Morgan was born October 14, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Wanda Latrell (Strickland) and Raymond Paul Little. She married Gary "Butch" Morgan on August 12, 1978, and they started out sharing a life together that lasted forty-four years.

Joan was previously a manager of Universal Video. She loved doing crafts, especially making jewelry. Her favorite...

Sep 23, 2022

William Larry Wood was born February 21, 1954 in Delano, California to Linal and Lenora (Reed) Wood. Larry attended schools in Shafter, CA where he grew up. He married the love of his life, Gladys Lorraine (Gray) on June 11, 1971. They shared a life together for 51 years.

Larry and Gladys made their home in Wagoner,...

Sep 19, 2022

Dorma Leola (Patterson) Simmons was born August 21, 1945 in the Ray Community, Cherokee County, Oklahoma to Dorman Codol Patterson and Mary Elizabeth (Estes) Rap.

Following high school graduation Dorma attended St. John School of Nursing and earned her registered nurse license. She provided loving care to her patients in the office of Dr. Roger Paul, with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...