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,...
David Leonard Flowers
Jul 22, 2014
David Leonard Flowers was born November 3, 1960 in Longview, Texas. He grew up in Texas, graduated from high school, and made his home there until twenty years ago when he and his wife moved to Oklahoma. He lived in the Muskogee and Okay areas and had previously worked as a machine operator for the Tubular Company. David departed this...
Tommie Faye Davis
Jul 19, 2014
Tommie Faye (Wright) Davis was born in Hulbert, OK on September 8, 1943 to Ted and Susie (Terrell) Wright. She moved with her family at an early age to Wagoner, OK, where she graduated from Wagoner High School. Tommie was employed before retirement as a caregiver in nursing homes as well as for private patients. She enjoyed several hobbies, including...
Johnny Dean Thornburg
Jul 12, 2014
Johnny Dean Thornburg was born June 23, 1978 at Muskogee, Oklahoma to Jacky Ray Thornburg and Cathey Gene (Davis) Thornburg Flowers. Johnny made his home in the Okay and Muskogee communities all of his life. He was previously employed as a machine operator for the Tubular Company and worked as a tire tech. Johnny loved people and could make anyone...
Wayne Burrows
Jul 6, 2014
Gaylard Wayne Burrows was born June 30, 1941 at Waveland, Arkansas to Paul Jerome and Ella Mae (Withers) Burrows. The family soon moved to the Choska Bottoms area near Porter, OK, where Wayne grew up and graduated from high school. During his youth Wayne learned to love the outdoor life and ranching, including caring for his cattle. He married the...
Glenn Dale Lawhorn
Jun 24, 2014
Funeral Services for Glenn Dale Lawhorn, 80, of Wagoner will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Wagoner with the Reverend Wade Robertson and the Reverend Greg Cox officiating. Glenn will be escorted to the National Cemetery in Ft. Gibson, OK by the Patriot Riders. Military Honors will be performed by the American...
Chadwick Zane Brown
Jun 5, 2014
Chadwick Zane Brown was born March 7, 1948 at home in Sickles in Caddo County, Oklahoma. He was one of six children born to Othel Otis and Laura Myrtle (White) Brown. Chad grew up and attended school in Hydro, Oklahoma. He served in Vietnam in the United States Army. After his honorable discharge from service Chad married Patsy Ann Thurman...
Austin Michael Johnson
Jun 1, 2014
Austin Michael Johnson was born September 3, 1986 in Claremore, Oklahoma to his parents, Diana Beth Shelton and Fredrich Michael Johnson, and lived in the Rocky Point area of Wagoner, Oklahoma for fifteen years before moving to Tulsa and graduating from Rogers High School. Although he was disabled due to an accident early in his life, Austin enjoyed his life...
Guy Leonard Fryhover
May 26, 2014
Funeral services for Guy L. Fryhover, 84, of Wagoner will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Hillcrest Freewill Baptist Church in Wagoner with the Reverend Francis Berka officiating. Interment will follow at Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow, OK. A Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 28 from 5-7 p.m. at Mallett Funeral Home. Guy was...
Norma June Davis
May 19, 2014
Norma June Davis was born February 25, 1936 in Blackgum, Oklahoma. She was a resident of Sand Springs, OK for many years while raising her family, and she worked as a nurse aide, mostly in the home nursing industry. Later June was employed in the bakery department of a food store. She lived in Clyde, TX for a time. June...
Edith Marietta Shearrer
May 9, 2014
Edith Marietta Shearrer was born February 12, 1937 in Minko, Oklahoma to Troy and Dovie Wenona (May) Combs. Edith grew up and graduated from high school in Chickasha, OK. She and her family moved to California, and she soon met the love of her life and husband of fifty-eight years, Wesley Lee Shearrer. The family moved to Wagoner in 1980....
Velda Irene Stevens
May 7, 2014
Velda Irene Stevens was born July 24, 1941 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Jasper and Alma (Callison) Wells. After graduating from Pryor High School Velda attended the Oklahoma School of Business and then began a career as a secretary in the legal profession. While living in Tulsa Velda was a member of the Garnett Church of Christ. After retirement she moved...
Ivan Moss
May 3, 2014
Ivan Harold Moss, 93, of Hulbert, died early Saturday, May 3, 2014. He was a retired salesman for Acme Brick. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Ray Cemetery in Sequoyah State Park, Hulbert, OK.
Elsie M. Byrd
Apr 20, 2014
Elsie M. Byrd was born June 6, 1922 in Bates, Arkansas, one of ten children born to Douglas and Margaret (Hill) Parent. Elsie lived in Chouteau, OK for a number of years while raising her family. She later moved to Muskogee, and had made her home in Okay for the past 14 years with her daughter, Kathryn. Before retirement Elsie...
Clifford Scott Newberry
Apr 5, 2014
Clifford Scott Newberry, 91, died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at his home in Porter, OK. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 at the Porter Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Paul Vickery officiating. Interment will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Muskogee. Pallbearers will be Mike Boyd, Pat Boyd, Joe Hatfield, James Chance, Paul Chance...
Lavern E. Dumond
Mar 20, 2014
Lavern E. (Buford) Dumond of Wagoner passed away at her home on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the age of 70. Lavern was born on September 22, 1943 in Hulbert, Oklahoma to William and Walsie (Charboneau) Buford. She grew up and attended school in Hulbert. In 1967 she was united in marriage to Herbert H. Dumond and, after his retirement...
James "Jim" Dwayne Self
Mar 14, 2014
Memorial services for Jim Self, 74, of Wagoner will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 18 at the Mallett Funeral Home Chapel in Wagoner with the Reverend Carl Murphy and the Reverend Clay Frost officiating. Jim was born May 23, 1939 in Haskell, OK to his parents, Pete and Ruby (McCutcheon)Self. At an early age, his family moved to...
David Clu Gaylor
Mar 9, 2014
Graveside funeral services for David Clu Gaylor, 65, of Commerce, OK will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Pioneer Cemetery in Wagoner, OK with the Reverend Jerry T. Harper, Jr officiating. David was born January 6, 1949 in Muskogee, OK to his parents, Perry Clu and Gladys Virginia (Webster) Gaylor. He grew up in Wagoner, OK and...
Stanley Vinuard Goins, Jr.
Mar 8, 2014
Stanley "Stan" Goins Jr., 34, passed away in Gonzales, Texas where he was working as a supervisor for a railroad, on March 8, 2014 as the result of a fatal automobile accident. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Hulbert High School Field House in Hulbert, Oklahoma. Pallbearers will be Tim Basco,...
Lena Louise Hellinger
Mar 6, 2014
Lena Louise Hellinger was born January 12, 1930 in Fort Gibson, OK to Oscar and Eunice (Collins) Owens. She grew up in the Ray community, now Sequoyah State Park, and attended Ray South School, which was located where Western Hill Lodge is now. She married Jake Hellinger June 9, 1945. They were members of the Church of God. Louise was...
