Linda Kay Harris
Jun 18, 2021
Linda Kay (Crabtree) Harris was born February 11, 1945 in Wagoner, OK to Walter and Opal (Cannon) Crabtree. She grew up in Wagoner and graduated from Wagoner High School. Before retirement she was employed as an administrative assistant for the Wagoner County Commissioners.
Linda made Wagoner her home all her life. Her family recalls her love of...
Leonard Gene Carter
Jun 5, 2021
Leonard Gene Carter died Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Center in Muskogee, OK at the age of 89 years. Before retirement Gene owned and operated a paint and body shop. He was well known as an accomplished and gifted drummer and was talented in arranging and writing music as well. He worked with many...
Terry Jimmy Hicks
May 31, 2021
Terry Jimmy Hicks was born December 16, 1946 in Teresita, Oklahoma to Clarence and Ruby (Hobbs) Hicks. He was one of five sons. In July of 1965 Terry entered the Army. He went on to serve for 3 years, being honorably discharged in July 1968. On August 10, 1968 he married the former Louetta Jay, and they began...
Charles Alan "Chuck" Christensen
May 29, 2021
Charles Alan "Chuck" Christensen was born June 21, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa to William Andrew and Edith Vera (Mathews) Christensen. He graduated from Charter Oak High School in Charter Oak, Iowa before attending the University of South Dakota. Chuck's earliest career was selling construction equipment before starting his own construction company. In 1981 Chuck moved to Oklahoma....
Mary Elizabeth (Chanhall) Arnold
May 23, 2021
Mary Elizabeth Arnold was born July 15, 1928 in Inola, OK to Earnest James Chanhall and Bernice A. (Green) Chanhall. Before retirement Mary worked as a key punch operator, first at Tinker Air Force Base and later in the banking field.
Mary and her husband, Cecil B. Arnold, had a good marriage and enjoyed a full and...
James Edward "Ed" Lasater
May 21, 2021
James Edward, "Ed" Lasater, age 85, lifelong Okay, OK resident, departed this life on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He was born on June 28, 1935 and was a graduate of Okay High School in 1954. In the same year, he married the love of his life, Maggie Jean Neel on April 23....
Jennifer Anne Loffer
May 15, 2021
Jennifer Anne Loffer was born October 17, 1979 in Tulsa, OK to Gary Wayne Loffer and Rebecca Anne (Shay) McCaslin. She attended high school at Westmore in Oklahoma City, OK. Her family recalls she had a beautiful voice and loved to sing. In high school she was selected to travel to England with her choir to perform.
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Bill L. Gravitt
May 14, 2021
Billy "Bill" L. Gravitt was born August 18, 1937 in Wagoner, OK, the youngest of twelve children of John B. and Zola (Sanford) Gravitt. Bill graduated from Wagoner High School and then joined the National Guard. For many years he owned and operate Bill's Body Shop in Wagoner, OK.
As a lifelong Wagoner resident, Bill was well...
Eric Dale Sullivan
May 6, 2021
Eric Dale Sullivan was born December 8, 1985 in Oklahoma City, OK. He grew up in Wagoner, OK where he was active in the band, attended Boys State and earned a high scholastic ranking at graduation from Wagoner High School in 2004. He then attended Northeastern State University and later earned a Bachelor in Psychology degree at Tulsa University....
John Oran Pyles Jr.
May 4, 2021
John Oran Pyles Jr. was born May 26, 1939 in Charleston, West Virginia to John Oran Pyles Sr. and Virginia Isador (Wilson) Pyles. From West Virginia his family moved to Kansas and then later to Oklahoma. Johnnie was a Tulsa area resident since 1970.
He was a structural mechanic for the aircraft industry. Following retirement his favorite...
Junie Fay Redford
May 2, 2021
Junie Fay (Miller) Redford passed Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Hillcrest Hospital in Claremore, OK. She was born in Pauls Valley, OK on July 14, 1924 to her parents, James Thaddeus Miller and Flora Marie (Hancock) Miller. Junie moved to Wagoner, OK in 1980 with her husband, Bill from Oklahoma City, OK. She enjoyed visiting with her family, sewing,...
Melissa Dene Copeland
Apr 28, 2021
Melissa Dene Copeland was born February 23, 1961 in Odessa, Texas to Paul Neal Sr. and Geraldine (Sisney) Roux. She grew up in Kansas City, Missouri.
Melissa loved anything to do with family, especially her grandchildren. She is remembered as a great cook and that she always kept an immaculate house.
Melissa liked to attend...
Rama J. Patterson
Apr 24, 2021
Rama Jean Patterson was born October 17, 1938 in Grove, Oklahoma to Kenneth Roy Williamson and Reba Dora (Lewis) Williamson. She grew up in Grove and graduated from Grove High School. Rama lived most of her life in Tulsa, OK. Her family was the most important thing in her life, and she loved spending time with them, especially her...
Justin Frank Pease
Apr 21, 2021
Justin Frank Pease was born January 23, 1981 in Tahlequah, OK to Michael Clinton and Debra Jane (Choate) Pease. He attended Wagoner High School.
A lifelong Wagoner resident, Justin was employed previously as a heavy equipment operator. Most recently he had been working as a jailer at the Wagoner County Jail.
In his spare time...
Ben Mcmahan Jr.
Apr 19, 2021
Ben McMahan Jr. was born February 3, 1933 in Tecumseh, OK to Ben McMahan Sr. and Sara Clementine (Elrod) McMahan. Ben grew up in Fort Gibson, OK. Ben graduated from high school and later served in the United States Army. He was employed for many years as a supervisor at Griffins Company in Muskogee, OK.
Ben had...
Urbia Dean "Demp" Earls
Apr 16, 2021
Urbia Dean "Demp" Earls was born September 28, 1936 in Summerfield, OK, the youngest of ten daughters born to Urba and Georgia (Hayes) Brown. She grew up working in her father's sawmill, bailing hay and picking cotton. Her love for the outdoors and nature stayed with her throughout her life. She felt was mandatory to maintain vegetable and flower...
Randall Cargill
Apr 16, 2021
Randall J. Cargill was born August 26, 1936 in Vici, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Hessie (Sliger) Cargill. He completed his education with a Master in Education degree. Randall was an educator well remembered by many of his students for whom he was principal, teacher and coach. He began his career in Porter Public Schools, then at Okay, and finally...
Leon Nichols
Apr 16, 2021
Charles Leon Nichols was born in Wagoner, OK on September 9, 1937 to Kermit Clay Nichols and Ethel Lorraine (Meeks) Nichols. As Leon's father worked for the railroad, the family moved to Vinita, OK where Leon graduated from high school in 1955. He joined the 45 th Army National Guard from 1959-1962.
Leon married the former Ruth...
Carolyn Sue Hickey
Apr 14, 2021
Carolyn Sue (Swart) Hickey was born July 19, 1937 in Muskogee, OK to Albert Charlie and Jessie (Hayner) Swart. Carolyn graduated from Healdon, OK High School and later, when her children were in school, attended Northeastern State College in Tahlequah, OK. While in high school she worked as a telephone operator and later was employed at the Department of...
Joann Blandon
Apr 13, 2021
JoAnn Bell Blandon, eldest of 4, was born December 18, 1945 in Wagoner, OK to loving parents, Hubert Bell and Lcannie Barnes Bell. Granddaughter of Baptist Minister Q.L. "Babe" Barnes, JoAnn was raised with Christian morals and values. She began her educational advances in Lincoln Schools before marrying and becoming a mother to 3 children of her own (Glen,...
