John Anderson Jenkins
Feb 14, 2015
John Anderson Jenkins was born March 21, 1929 at his family home near Coweta, OK. He departed this life early Saturday, February 14, 2015 in Muskogee, OK. John married his wife of 65 years, Anna Mae, on August 16, 1949. They enjoyed a long and happy life together until her death November 18 of last year. John was also preceded...
Bonnie Kay Gravitt
Feb 10, 2015
Bonnie Kay Gravitt was born October 13, 1952 at Tulsa, OK to Gerald D. and Bertha Mae (Stewart) Gravitt. After she graduated from high school Bonnie attended business school. She had a career in the accounting and bookkeeping industry before retirement. Bonnie was a great cook and enjoyed arts and crafts. She loved being outdoors and greatly enjoyed living in...
Cathie Garrison
Feb 6, 2015
Cathie Ann Garrison was born May 16, 1944 in Salina, OK to F. W. and Loma (Neal) Lowery. She departed this life on Friday, February 6, 2015 in Paris, Texas at the age of 70 years, 8 months and 21 days. Cathie was a homemaker, and she cherished spending time with family, especially her grandchildren, and she was looking forward...
Maydrene Louise Smith
Feb 5, 2015
Maydrene Louise Smith was born April 10, 1939 in Hulbert, OK to Jack and Viola (Thornburg) Cowden. She was a long time member of the First Assembly of God Church where she taught Sunday school for more than twenty years. Maydrene adored children and especially relished being with her great-grandchildren. She enjoyed flowers and loved to quilt and embroider. Maydrene...
Doris Ann Beck
Jan 27, 2015
Doris Ann Beck was born July 3, 1937 in San Bernardino, California to Ralph G. and Dorothea (Parker) Jones. She departed this life early Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. She was predeceased by her parents and an infant son, Stevie Beck. Before retirement Doris was employed by Mullikan Medical Center performing clerical work and as a cashier for...
W.B. Cleland
Jan 26, 2015
Wheeler Bancroft "W.B." Cleland Jr. was born May 17, 1926 in Wagoner, OK to Wheeler Bancroft Cleland Sr. and Katherine Marie (Shammerhorn) Cleland. As a youngster he was active in the Scouts, attaining the designation of Life Scout. After graduating from high school W.B. attended OSU. When World War II came along he served in the United States Navy from...
Beryl D. "Butch" Holmes
Jan 24, 2015
Beryl Delano "Butch" Holmes was born December 04, 1940 in Chickasha, OK to Virgil A. and Lou (Walton) Holmes. He grew up in Stroud, OK and Enid, OK and graduated from Cyril High School in 1958. Butch served his country as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve. He began his long and dedicated police enforcement career in Enid, OK,...
Stephen Rex Smith
Jan 11, 2015
Stephen Rex Smith was born August 11, 1948 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Ernest Rex Smith Jr. and Patricia (Bishop) Smith. Stephen was married to his loving wife of more than 46 years, the former Linda Sisco, when they eloped on May 3, 1968, later marrying in a traditional church ceremony on May 31, 1968. Before his retirement in August...
Lucinda Marie Gaither
Jan 8, 2015
Lucinda Marie (Tadpole) Gaither was born March 14, 1919 in Hulbert, Oklahoma to Cullis Elmer and Ollie Carrier (Tucker) Tadpole. She and her husband, Harold Thomas Gaither, made their home in Porter, OK for many years. She was a member of the Holiness Church. Mrs. Gaither loved to go somewhere every day when her health allowed, especially to go to...
Jack Franklin Mccain
Jan 3, 2015
Jack Franklin McCain, 58, departed this life early Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Eastar Hospital in Muskogee, OK. He was a lifelong Wagoner resident, and had recently made his home in Porter, OK. Jack was born April 4, 1956 in Muskogee, OK to Dwayne McCain and Wanda Faye (Smith) Peterson. He attended Wagoner High School and later served in the...
Charles L. Essary
Dec 30, 2014
Charles L. Essary, 87, of Porter, OK passed away December 30, 2014 in Ft. Gibson, OK. He was born March 24, 1927 to Clarence and Ethel (Middleton) Essary. On August 16, 1944 Charles married Evelyn (Hess) Essary of Porter. They recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Charles and Evelyn began a small farming operation after they were married. With only...
Roy Morris Clardy
Dec 28, 2014
Roy Morris Clardy passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 after a short illness. His services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Mallett Funeral Home Chapel in Wagoner. Deacon Jim Ruyle will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner. Pallbearers will be Doug Greer, Freddie Gardenhire, Paul Frank Rodriguez, David Rodriguez, David Shanahan and David...
Evelyn D. Smith
Dec 14, 2014
Evelyn D. Smith was born December 11, 1920 in Pueblo, Colorado to Dudley Isaac and Beatrice "Bertha" (Brown) Odle. She was married to Gerald Smith, and they lived a long and happy life together for 65 years until his death in 2011. He was in the U. S. Army Air Corps, and they lived in Hawaii during the first years...
Agnes Laverne Whitekiller
Nov 30, 2014
Agnes LaVerne (Overall) Whitekiller was born June 14, 1929 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to William and Naomi (Lockmiller) Overall. She was a 1947 graduate of Wagoner High School. LaVerne was employed at the Wagoner office of the Department of Human Services before retirement. She was married to Chris Whitekiller for 68 years. They did many things together, including square dancing, and...
Christian Whitekiller
Nov 28, 2014
Christian (Chris) Whitekiller was born January 29, 1929 in Hulbert, OK to William Geet and Lena (Hadley) Whitekiller. He soon came to Wagoner to make his home, where he enjoyed a wonderful life with his wife of 68 years, LaVerne. Before retirement Chris owned and operated his own construction company. In his spare time he loved to go to Claremore...
Paul Edward Austin
Nov 25, 2014
A Memorial Service will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Wagoner at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2014.
Dina Faye Smith
Nov 20, 2014
Dina Faye (Norman) Smith was born January 12, 1975 at Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Norman and Angalene G. (Payne) Rhodes. She grew up and attended school in Redding, California before relocating to Oklahoma. She departed this life on November 20, 2014 in Broken Arrow, OK at the age of 39 years, 10 months and 8 days finding peace with the...
Anna Mae Jenkins
Nov 18, 2014
Anna Mae Jenkins was born February 5, 1930 in Clarksville, Oklahoma to William (Bill) and Edna F. (Miles) Hensley. Anna married John A. Jenkins on August 16, 1949, and they began a loving union that lasted 65 years. For many years Anna worked in the restaurant industry in a variety of positions, including waitress, cook and owner. She was a...
Jessie Alvira Knowlton
Nov 5, 2014
Graveside services for Jessie Alvira Knowlton, 88, of Adkins, Texas, will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner, at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2014. The Reverend Willie Rice will officiate. A visitation and gathering of friends and family will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mallett Funeral Home in Wagoner. Mrs. Knowlton was born in...
Glenna Eileen Peebles
Oct 28, 2014
Glenna Eileen Peebles was born April 29, 1955 in Tulsa, OK to Glenn and Geneva (Dennis) Scribner. She made her home in Tulsa at the time of her death on October 28, 2014. Glenna was preceded in death by her husband, Terry Lynn Peebles Sr. and her mother, Geneva Scribner. Survivors include her father, Glen Scribner; two sons, Terry Lynn...
