Edgar R. Drake
Oct 24, 2014
Edgar R. Drake was born in Wagoner, OK on August 26, 1919 to Wiliam T. and Ona A. (Parsons) Drake. Edgar went to Wagoner High School and was an outstanding football player for the Bulldogs. He played the guard position. In 1938, his senior year, the Bulldogs went undefeated in that season. He graduated from high school and joined the...
Katherine Sue Moreland
Oct 11, 2014
Katherine Sue Moreland was born on October 24, 1944 in Broken, Oklahoma, the daughter of Dallas and Bertie Hughes and was the youngest of 6 children. She passed away on October 11, 2014. Sue was a very outgoing person who loved to be outdoors with her family, tagging along on hunting and fishing trips or out shopping with her beloved...
Kathryn Sue Baker
Oct 7, 2014
Kathryn Sue Baker was called home to heaven the evening of October 7, 2014 at the age of 82 from her earthly home while surrounded by her family. She was born on December 12, 1931 to Fred M. and Eloise (Cunningham) Combites in Wagoner, OK. Kathryn was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a homemaker who...
Bobbi Anne Compton
Oct 3, 2014
Bobbi Anne Compton was born August 18, 1995 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Kathy Anne Hellinger and Robert L. Compton. She was baptized at the Boulevard Christian Church in Muskogee on February 21, 2012. Bobbi graduated from Graham Hall Christian School, a branch of Boulevard Christian, in Muskogee on May 8, 2014. She was currently employed at the RAE Corporation in...
Mark B. Wofford
Sep 27, 2014
Mark Baraman Wofford was born July 2, 1963 in Tulsa, OK to Donal Eugene and Betty Louise (Poynor) Wofford. At an early age Mark moved with his family to Wagoner, OK. After graduating from Wagoner High School he attended Northeastern State University. Mark was an active member and contributor to the good of the Wagoner community he always called home....
Oleta Lawhorn
Sep 26, 2014
Oleta Eden Lawhorn passed away early Friday, September 26, 2014, at her home in Wagoner. Oleta was born on July 3, 1934 in Etta, a small community in Cherokee County, OK, to Cecil Eden and Lucille (Stewart) Eden. After high school graduation Oleta attended nursing school in Muskogee, OK. She worked as an LPN until her retirement in 1974. Oleta...
Ora Faye Henderson
Sep 18, 2014
Ora Faye (Elkins) Henderson was born March 6, 1930 in Coleman County, TX to Herman Alexander and Amelia (Bluemel) Elkins. She graduated from Buffalo High School in Coleman County. Faye was united in marriage to Bobbie Lee Henderson in Bisbee, AZ on Nov. 14, 1947, and they began a long, happy life together. In her early years she enjoyed her...
William "Bill" Clark Foster
Sep 11, 2014
William Clark Foster was born on May 23, 1937 in Muskogee, OK. To friends and family he was "Sonny", "W.C." and finally, Bill. Bill was the first born son of Lonnie and Dorothy Foster and lived the first fifteen years of his life in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Bill passed away in Dolan Springs, Arizona on September 11, 2014, where he had...
Martha Marie Kyle
Sep 9, 2014
Martha Marie (Jennings) Kyle was born on August 21, 1916 in Shirley, Arkansas and died at the age of 98 on September 9, 2014, in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Martha Kyle was the daughter of Grover Cleveland Jennings and Arkadelphia Davis, and the granddaughter of David Hunter Jennings and Minnie Mae Martin, and of James Clinton Davis and Mattie Alice Boone, all...
Hayes C. Robbins, Jr.
Sep 5, 2014
"We reflect on a notable life!" Hayes C. Robbins A Baby Boy was born to Hayes C. and Edna Mae (Newton) Robbins Sr. on November 12, 1933, in Gibson Station, Oklahoma, and they named him Hayes C. Robbins, Jr. Hayes grew up a happy child. While living there he attended Phyllis Wheatley Elementary and Lincoln High School in Wagoner, OK....
Leon White
Aug 31, 2014
Leon White was born January 12, 1930 in Wagoner, OK to Clifford and Cora (Burk) White. He served in the United States Army and settled in Hulbert, OK where he was an active and contributing member of the community his entire life. Since 1957 Leon had his own upholstery business. At the time of his death, Leon was still working...
Peggy Lorene Brown
Aug 23, 2014
Peggy Lorene (Williams) Brown was born April 27, 1925 in Wagoner, OK to Clarence and Nell (Richardson) Williams. She was a graduate of Wagoner High School and attended the First Christian Church. For many years Peggy and her husband traveled with his work until he retired from the military, and they retired to Wagoner. Mrs. Brown departed this life at...
Gertrude May Crossno
Aug 23, 2014
Gertrude May (Goodwin) Crossno was born February 2, 1922 in rural Branson, Colorado to Nevil and Ora Goodwin. She passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014, at Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. She was one of eleven children. All of her siblings preceded her in death. She married Clement B. Crossno on June 8, 1945 in Raton, New Mexico. Clem passed away...
Charles Seaton
Aug 21, 2014
Charles Wesley Seaton was born January 2, 1958 in Tahlequah, OK to Arie Edgar and Juanita (Marrs) Seaton. He lived in Wagoner until about the age of 12 and then moved to Pryor. Most of his adult life Charles lived in Tahlequah, OK. Until earlier this year he made his home at the Oklahoma Production Center, moving to the Colonial...
George Robert Caveny
Aug 20, 2014
George Robert Caveny was born Dec. 25, 1940 in Muskogee, Ok. He and his brother William "Dean" were adopted by Bruce and Mary (Bellah) Caveny. They lived in Midwest City, then Phoenix before moving back to Wagoner in 1957. George graduated from WHS in 1959. He attended NSU where he received his Masters Degree in Education. After teaching school for...
Dorothy Bell Foster
Aug 20, 2014
Dorothy Bell (Barnett) Foster was born November 1, 1916 in Wagoner, OK to William Leonard and Bessie Mae (Bellah) Barnett. She was a graduate of Wagoner High School. Dorothy and her husband, Lonnie, made their home in California from 1952 until 1976. Every year Lonnie would bring Dorothy to Wagoner to visit her family. They later returned to Wagoner and...
Harlan Ray Dobbs
Aug 19, 2014
Harlan Ray Dobbs was born Sept. 18, 1939 to John Thomas and Lola (Milford) Dobbs in Blackwell, OK, where he spent his early years. He then he moved to Wilburton where he graduated high school. On June 26, 1960, Harlan was united in marriage to Florence Elizabeth Wilson in Ponca City, OK. They moved to Wagoner and then to Tulsa...
Betty Jean Atkison
Aug 18, 2014
Betty Jean (Pofahl) Atkison of Wagoner, OK passed away on August 18, 2014 at the age of 82. She was born in Rose, OK on January 29, 1932 to Lyle and Eva (Bradshaw) Pofahl. She married John Atkison and together they raised six children. John and Betty lived many places during their life as John served in the Air Force....
Danny Eugene Boyd
Aug 14, 2014
Danny Eugene Boyd was born June 5, 1933 in Porter, OK to Alva Earnest and Edith Faye (Kinder) Boyd. Danny graduated from Porter High School. Although work as a motor pool manager for the U.S. Government G.S.A. Fleet Service took Danny and his family away from Porter for a time, his heart was always in Porter, where he was a...
Billie Letts
Aug 2, 2014
Billie Letts, a teacher, activist, and bestselling author, died Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 76. The cause was acute myeloid leukemia. Her first novel, "Where the Heart Is", published when she was 57, reached number one on the New York Times paperback bestseller list and became a popular film, starring Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd. Born on May 30,...
