Jerald "Jerry" Cecil Atchley
Aug 25, 2017
Jerald Cecil "Jerry" Atchley was born December 27, 1941 in Pryor, OK to James Cecil Atchley and Wava Elizabeth (Lauterbach) Atchley. A time after his mother's death at an early age, Jerry's father, Cecil, married Virginia Atchley, and their children all became one family together. Jerry graduated from Wagoner High School in 1960...
Benito Anguino
Aug 14, 2017
Benito Jimenez Anguino was born July 12, 1931 in Los Angeles, California. He joined the United States Army on August 5, 1948 and served until his honorable discharge on October 23, 1953. Benito served during the Korean War and was held in Cheonan, Korea as a prisoner of war from July 8, 1950 until August...
Mark Rentie Vann
Jul 31, 2017
Mark Rentie Vann was born February 24, 1985 in Tulsa, OK. He was a lifelong Tulsa resident and was employed in an accounting firm. Mark was a dedicated player of video games and a devoted fan of anything having to do with Batman, the theme for decoration in his man cave. Mostly Mark enjoyed spending...
Frank Stidham
Jul 30, 2017
Frank Ray Stidham was born December 19, 1943 in Shreveport, LA to George W. and Eleanor (Jennings) Stidham, who preceded him in death. The family relocated to Oklahoma when Frank was very young. His father raised cattle at the Barwood Stock Farm, a rural area of Tulsa then, located about 91st and Memorial. Frank grew...
Betty Jean Clites
Jul 27, 2017
Betty Jean (Meeks) Clites was born December 27, 1943 in Wagoner, OK to Henry and Edith (Aldridge) Meeks. Betty grew up in Wagoner and attended Wagoner schools, graduating from Wagoner High School in 1962. She attended beauty school and later truck driving school. She worked as an over the road truck driver with her husband,...
Elender Montgomery
Jul 20, 2017
Elender (Holt) Montgomery was born July 12, 1924 in Hulbert, OK to Yancy and Maggie (Harp) Holt. She married Eddie Montgomery in 1938. They lived a happy life together for seventy-five years before his death in 2013.
Elender made her home in Hulbert, OK most of her life. She and Eddie lived a life in...
Robert (Bob) Waldon Wilson
Jul 15, 2017
Robert Waldon "Bob" Wilson was born October 25, 1942 in Cherokee, Oklahoma to Waldon Herbert and Mary Maureen (Peltier) Wilson. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps until 1967 when he began service in the Marine Corps Reserve. Bob was a communication technician for ATT before retiring in 1999. He...
Karen Sue (Katy) Murphy
Jul 12, 2017
Karen Sue (Katy) Murphy was born May 9, 1947 in Wagoner, OK to Earl and Rose (Rogers) Price. She grew up in Wagoner and married Richard Murphy on September 8, 1962. They shared a long and happy life together until his passing on July 6, 2011. A lifelong Wagoner resident, Katy was a member of...
George Kenneth (Ken) Collins
Jul 10, 2017
George Kenneth (Ken) Collins was born March 18, 1945 in Wagoner, OK to Ben Hanford and Grace Sue (Weir) Collins. He graduated from Wagoner High School and later earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree. Ken served in the United States Air Force. He was a self-employed environmental specialist before retirement. He enjoyed the hobbies of...
Kimberly Dawn Young
Jun 27, 2017
Beauty? Almost everyone in the world thinks that they know the meaning of this word. However, those that knew Kim truly know the meaning of this word. Fair? Most everyone would agree that passing away so early would not be considered fair. They say that all good things do not last, and the same must...
Jack Limon
Jun 19, 2017
Jack Limon, a lifelong resident of Wagoner County, passed away on Monday, June 19. Jack spent his 93 years on this earth living a "beautiful, beautiful" life. After serving on the USS Franklin in World War II he returned home to Choska Bottoms and continued in his father's footsteps as a farmer. From humble beginnings, Jack's strong work ethic grew...
Russell "Rusty" Dale Fulps
Jun 18, 2017
Russell Dale "Rusty" Fulps was born May 18, 1961 in Tulsa, OK to J. D. and Rosemary "Pat" (Coffelt) Fulps. He grew up in Broken Arrow and played baseball at Crowder and OBU before completing his Bachelor's degree at Northeastern. Baseball was Rusty's passion, and he enjoyed coaching a long time; his kids and...
Patsy Ruth Lawson
Jun 17, 2017
Patsy Ruth Lawson was born January 5, 1928 in Wichita Falls, TX, the third child born to L.C. "Jim" and Iola (McCurdy) Spicer. Her parents moved near Chickasha, OK when she was an infant and lived there until she was 8 years old, at which time the parents bought a farm and moved...
Joseph Lee Sherrill
Jun 13, 2017
Joseph Lee Sherrill was born February 16, 1975 in Oklahoma City, OK to Jess Maven Sherrill and Brenda Gale (Williamson) Dean. He grew up in Porter High School and graduated from high school in 1994. Joseph liked to fish and go to the lake, an activity he and Melissa enjoyed most weekends.
Wiley Chuculate
Jun 13, 2017
Wiley Gene "Wally" Chuculate was born March 14, 1943 in Pawnee, OK to Joseph Chuculate, Sr. and Ira Belle (Ballard) Chuculate. Following high school, Wally served in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1966. He was employed at Ford Glass as a float control operator for thirty-one years before...
Michael Norman
Jun 12, 2017
Michael Norman, 73, a Contract Administrator for the City of Broken Arrow, departed this life Monday morning, June 12, 2017 at Hillcrest Hospital South in Tulsa, OK. Michael, a native of Wagoner, OK, was born April 22, 1944. He and his wife of 51 years, June, made their home in Broken Arrow since 1975. They...
James Lee Shepherd
May 26, 2017
James Lee Shepherd was born February 24, 1951 in Tahlequah, OK, one of eleven children born to Vollie Lee and Florence Nadine (Gatewood) Shepherd. James worked as a repairman in the appliance industry before his health failed.
James enjoyed fishing and camping and liked to watch westerns on television....
Bette Merle Stelling
May 21, 2017
Bette Merle Stelling was born October 2, 1928 in Lockport, Illinois to Oscar and Florence (Munson) Johnson. She married Don Stelling on July 22, 1951, and they shared a life together for more than 65 years. Bette loved the outdoors. She was an avid fisher lady and enjoyed birdwatching, especially hummingbirds. Bette liked...
Erma Jean Robertson
May 19, 2017
Erma Robertson was born July 5, 1934 in northeast Missouri. She was the youngest of seven siblings of Lulu Cochenour Frazier and Roy Frazier. Erma departed this life on May 19, 2017, with family around her. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robbie "AC" Robertson; her brothers, Albert Frazier,...
Thomas Louis Porter
May 16, 2017
Thomas Louis Porter was born April 29, 1957 in Centralia, Illinois to Marvin Louis Porter and Eunice (Sager) Porter. He graduated from Sperry, OK High School in 1975. Thomas had been employed at Evans Enterprises for many years, and had recently been honored with a 25 years employee party. In his spare time Thomas enjoyed being home, watching televisions,...
