LOCAL
CONNER-VAUGHN, Franklin Duvell, 48, restaurant management, died April 18. Services 11 a.m. Friday Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Ragsdale Funeral Center.
EDGMON, Doyle R., 82, retired Pepsi Cola, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. today, Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.
FOSTER, Ruby L., 67, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Bradley Belltower Chapel, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.
LANGLEY, Clara Virginia, 79, homemaker, formerly of Fort Gibson, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. today, Citizens Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Millsap Funeral Service, Fort Gibson.
SMITH, Lenard Sr., 85, Missouri Pacific Railroad conductor, died Tuesday. Services pending, Ragsdale Funeral Center.
STEWART, Clifton, 78, died April 20. Visitation 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors. Services noon Saturday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors.
AREA
CHECOTAH — CHILDRESS, Silas, 81, machinist, died Saturday. Services pending, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.
CHECOTAH — MITCHELL, Lee, 75, contractor, died Monday. Services pending, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.
FORT GIBSON — McINTOSH, Vera A., 68, retired Optronics employee, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Foster-Petering Funeral Home. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Foster’s Ivory Chapel, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
WAGONER — COWAN, Patti (Blue), 67, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. today, St. James Episcopal Church, Wagoner, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner.
WELLING — KETCHER, Sandra, 62, Government Health Services captain, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Manus Cemetery, Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah.
LOCAL TIES
BEGGS — TOWNSELL, Clive, 82, cement finisher, died Wednesday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Okmulgee Chapel.
CLAYTON, N.M. — COX, Franklin David, 66, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Assembly of God, Webbers Falls, Millsap Funeral Service, Webbers Falls.
HARRAH (formerly of Muskogee) — MARTIN, Harold Wayne, 68, retired truck driver, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, Greenhill Cemetery, Hibbs Funeral Home, Choctaw.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (formerly of Boynton) — HEARNS, Larry, 77, Hillcrest Medical Center maintenance engineer, died April 18. Services 1 p.m. today, Brown Cemetery, Boynton, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Muskogee Chapel.
OKMULGEE — WILSON, Gloria G., 66, Okmulgee Terrace Nursing Home cook, died Monday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Okmulgee Chapel.
PLANTATON, Fla. (formerly of Muldrow) — LINDER, Marsha Victoria, 60, retired Miami-Dade Sheriff’s police officer, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Agent Chapel, Muldrow, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Sallisaw.
RED OAK — BRYCE, Larry Joe, 55, oilfield worker, died Tuesday. Services 1 p.m. Friday, North Rock Cemetery, Red Oak, King-Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.
STILWELL — STARR, Colbert, 85, teacher, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Hart Funeral Home Chapel, Stilwell, Hart Funeral Home, Stilwell.
TULSA — JORDAN, Kunta K., 35, welder/coach, died April 20. Visitation noon to 7 p.m. today, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Tulsa Chapel. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Antioch Baptist Church, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Tulsa Chapel.
TULSA — JOSEPH, Carl, 60, cabinet maker, died Wednesday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Tulsa Chapel.
WICHITA, Kan. — HADLEY, Dion, 41, died Monday. Private memorial service at a later date, Biglow-Bethea Funeral Directors, Wichita, Kan.
WICHITA, Kan. — WATERHOUSE, Rodney, 44, died April 19. Services 11 a.m. Friday, New Day Christian Church, Biglow-Bethea Funeral Directors, Wichita, Kan.
WICHITA, Kan. — WASHINGTON, James T., died Wednesday. Services pending, Biglow-Bethea Funeral Directors, Wichita, Kan.
SERVICES TODAY
BOWDEN, Florene Francis, noon, Ragsdale Chapel of Respect. (Ragsdale Funeral Center)
COWAN, Patti (Blue), 2 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, Wagoner. (Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner)
EDGMON, Doyle R., 10 a.m., Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel. (Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory)
FIELDS, Timothy E., 2 p.m., Hart Funeral Home Chapel, Tahlequah. (Hart Funeral Home, Tahlequah)
LANGLEY, Clara Virginia, 2 p.m., Citizens Cemetery, Fort Gibson. (Millsap Funeral Service, Fort Gibson)
MELLOWBUG-SMITH, Mildred, 2 p.m., Reed-Culver Chapel, Tahlequah. (Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah)
MITCHELL, Linda Sue, 10 a.m., Mallory Chapel, Stigler. (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home & Crematory, Stigler)
NOTTINGHAM, Charley Odis, 10 a.m., Double Springs Cemetery. (Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah)
Death Notices
April 26, 2012




