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Bobby Gene Daley

Bobby Gene Daley

Sep 12, 2013

Bobby Gene Daley passed peacefully in his sleep on September 12, 2013 at the age of 61. He was born to Carl R. and Pauline Daley on August 16, 1952 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by both his parents and his favorite grandmother, Pearl Payton. He grew up in Wagoner and graduated from Wagoner High School in...

Lonzo "Lonnie" Leonard Hakes

Lonzo "Lonnie" Leonard Hakes

Sep 12, 2013

Lonzo Leonard "Lonnie" Hakes was born on January 12, 1929 in the Prairie View Community West of Hulbert to Leonard and Victoria Hakes. He passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He married Wanda Louise Smith on June 4, 1951, at Prairie View Church and they made their home in the Hulbert area...

Robert "Bob" Wassom

Robert "Bob" Wassom

Sep 1, 2013

Services will be Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Mallett Funeral Home in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in Pioneer Cemetery. One of Seven Children of Grand River... Tribute to: Roy Robert Wassom Feb 15 1929 ~ Sept 1 2013 The German Wassoms and the Cherokee McDaniels came together on Grand River where a little Cherokee girl fell...

John Wayne Vunetich

John Wayne Vunetich

Aug 29, 2013

John Wayne Vunetich was born January 9, 1955 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Joseph Douglas Vunetich and Ann (Pelate) Vunetich Blue. Before retirement John was a roofer employed by Patterson Roofing. He and his wife, Mary Kay Vunetich made their home in Wagoner. In his spare time John enjoyed fishing. John departed this life on Thursday, August 29, 2013...

Cleta Mae Guiles

Cleta Mae Guiles

Aug 25, 2013

Cleta Mae Guiles was born September 14, 1923 in Morris, Oklahoma to Earnest and Nellie (Hubbard) Adams. She moved to Wagoner at an early age and made the area her home all her life. She was a homemaker and enjoyed bingo as a hobby. Mrs. Guiles departed this life on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Eastar Health System in Muskogee,...

Judith Eastom

Judith Eastom

Aug 25, 2013

Judith Kay Eastom was born October 24, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Katherine Virginia (Keeling) Fulk and Harold Franklin Fulk Sr. She lived most of her life in Tulsa. Her family was very important to her, and her grandchildren were the greatest joy in her life. Judith departed this life on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at her home in Tulsa...

Viola Mae Fiedler

Viola Mae Fiedler

Aug 17, 2013

Viola Mae Fiedler, 95, a longtime resident of Iowa, died Saturday, August 17, 2013, in Wagoner, OK where she had been staying with her daughter and son-in-law, Patsy and David Sedore. A funeral service will be held in Bloomfield, Iowa at the Wagler Funeral Home on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at ten in the morning with the Reverend Reg Higginbottom...

Roy Wayne Pennington

Roy Wayne Pennington

Aug 15, 2013

Roy Wayne Pennington was born March 26, 1940 in Beaumont, Texas to Pete and Sadie Lee (Walker) Pennington. He grew up in Illinois and later served in the United States Army. He was an ironworker and before retirement owned and operated his own ornamental irons business. He had made Wagoner, OK his home since 2007. Roy passed from this life...

Ella Margaret White

Ella Margaret White

Aug 15, 2013

A Mass of Christian Burial for Ella Margaret White, 88, long-time Wagoner resident, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, Aug. 19 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Coweta, OK, with the Reverend Father Joe Townsend officiating. A Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Mallett Funeral Home Chapel in Wagoner. Margaret...

Bonnie Sue Drake

Bonnie Sue Drake

Jul 26, 2013

Bonnie Sue (Trapp) Drake was born in Wagoner, OK on March 19, 1944 to her parents, Ewell and Vera (Semore) Trapp. She was a 1962 graduate of Wagoner High School. Bonnie was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, John C. Drake on Nov. 25, 1961. In 1972, Bonnie began working at the Family Florist Shop in downtown Wagoner....

Harold Wayne Gilbert

Harold Wayne Gilbert

Jul 23, 2013

Harold Wayne Gilbert was born September 19, 1938 in Chouteau, OK to Earl and Altha (Shipp) Gilbert. He graduated from Wagoner High School. For a number of years Harold served in the National Gurad. Before retirement Harold owned and operated his own roofing business. Harold departed this life on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at his home in Wagoner at the...

Jay Arthur Shields

Jay Arthur Shields

Jul 20, 2013

Jay Arthur Shields, 42 of Whittier, California passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Jay was born in Lynwood, California on Dec. 12, 1970 to his parents, Don Carroll and Betty Lu (Brock) Shields. He grew up, graduated high school and attended college in Southern California. Jay worked for several years as a Class A...

Fern V. Girdner

Fern V. Girdner

Jul 19, 2013

Fern V. Girdner, 98, departed this life on Friday, July 19, 2013, at her home in Hulbert, OK. She was born March 30, 1915 in Berryville, Arkansas to Joe and Dora (Perkins) Busby. After graduating from high school Fern attended East Texas State and obtained her teaching certificate. She and her husband, E. Paul Girdner, made their home near Fourteen...

John Richard Elsey, Jr

John Richard Elsey, Jr

Jul 15, 2013

John Richard Elsey Jr. was born March 21, 1969 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Following graduation from Wagoner High School in 1987, he attended college at N.E.O. in Miami, OK and U.C.O. in Edmond, OK. After earning an associates degree John was employed as an adolescent counselor at Laureate. John departed this life surrounded by his loving family on Monday, July...

Regina Hazel Adams

Regina Hazel Adams

Jul 4, 2013

Regina Hazel Adams, 56, of Muskogee, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Eastar Health Systems in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Regina was born in Oklahoma City on June 26, 1957. She moved to Wagoner at an early age where she attended school. Regina worked for a time as a Medical Aid at area nursing homes. She attended the Holy Cross Catholic...

Vada Cantrell

Vada Cantrell

Jul 3, 2013

Funeral services for Vada Cantrell, 82, long-time resident of Wagoner will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 8 at the Mallett Funeral Home Chapel in Wagoner with the Reverend Jess French officiating. Vada was born Aug. 26, 1930 in Park Hill, Oklahoma to her parents, Henry and Beatrice (McCuistion) James. She grew up and attended school in the Welling...

Leona Joyce Lawhorn

Leona Joyce Lawhorn

Jul 1, 2013

Leona Joyce Lawhorn, a longtime Muskogee resident, died early Monday, July 1, 2013 in a Muskogee hospital. She was born July 11, 1942 in Hulbert, OK to Lorenzo Dow and Elsie Ella (Rhodes) Hylton. She made her home in Wagoner for many years before moving to Muskogee. Leona was blessed with two children, daughter Ellen Barbara Jean Eller and son...

Larry Norman Pilkerton

Larry Norman Pilkerton

Jun 24, 2013

Funeral services for Larry Norman Pilkerton, 56, of Tulsa will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 1, 2013 at the Mallett Funeral Home Chapel in Wagoner, with the Reverend Bruce Von Wald officiating. A visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday. Larry was born August 3, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee to his parents, Walter Washington and Mary Juanita (Sizemore)...

Sybil Thelma Simpson

Sybil Thelma Simpson

Jun 12, 2013

Graveside funeral services for Sybil Thelma (Collins) Simpson, 88 of Wagoner were held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 15 in Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa with the Reverend Jim Hollifield officiating. Sybil was born March 20, 1925 in Hulbert, Oklahoma, the ninth of ten children to her parents, William I. and Octie Armanda Collins. She grew up in the Hulbert...

Fannie Mae Dougherty

Fannie Mae Dougherty

Jun 8, 2013

Fannie Mae Dougherty, 78, a lifelong Wagoner resident, departed this life on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born June 15, 1934 in Fort Gibson, OK to Marvin and Nettie (Thornburgh) Benton. Before retirement Fannie was a home care provider for those who needed her. Her family remembers that she loved to go...

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