— LOCAL

BALL, Effie (Alldridge), 84, homemaker, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. today, Bradley Belltower Chapel, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.

BEALE, Peggy Jo, 64, died Tuesday. Services noon Monday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.

BERNER, Walter Erich Sr. “Bunky,” 78, retired brick mason, died June 27. Services 10 a.m. today, Greenhill Cemetery, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.

HARKEMA, Rita Jean, 67, retired, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bradley Belltower Chapel, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.

RANDALLS, Steve, 49, died Monday. Services pending, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.

REED, Archie L., 87, laborer, died June 22. Services 11 a.m. today, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Granger-House of Winn Funeral Home.

TERRELL, Darrell E. Sr., 58, auto body repairman, died June 30. Visitation 1 to 6 p.m. today, Granger-House of Winn. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Antioch Baptist Church, Granger-House of Winn.



AREA

BRAGGS — ISBELL, Jimmy A. “Bull,” 65, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, South Bethel Cemetery Chapel, Braggs, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.

CHECOTAH — DOWDY, Dewey, 85, retired Muskogee Regional Medical Center printer, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. today, Westside Free Will Baptist Church, Checotah, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

CHECOTAH — HESS, Howard “Dwayne,” 56, machinist, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. today, Lindsey Chapel Baptist Church, Eufaula, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

CHECOTAH — McGOWEN, Donna, 67, homemaker, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. today, Garrett Funeral Home Chapel, Checotah, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

CHECOTAH — TAYLOR, June, 61, homemaker, died June 28. Services pending, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

FORT GIBSON — DRAKE, Barbara Joyce, 72, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday, Citizens Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Millsap Funeral Service, Fort Gibson.

FORT GIBSON — MILLER, Alma Lee, 80, retired Optronics, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. today, Bradley Funeral Service Chapel, Fort Gibson, Bradley Funeral Service of Fort Gibson.

FORT GIBSON — NAIL, Macie Reese, 1, died Sunday. Services noon today, First Baptist Church, Fort Gibson, Millsap Funeral Service, Fort Gibson.

HULBERT — SHANKLE, Amanda, 17, Hulbert High School student, died Monday. Services pending, Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

PORTER — DURRETT, Virlen Claudie, 99, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services 3 p.m. today, Shipman Funeral Home Chapel, Wagoner, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner.

PORTER — ESSARY, Charles Byron, 51, car salesman, died Thursday. Services pending, Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner.

TAHLEQUAH — BEAVERSON, Ron G., 79, retired Northeastern State University professor of education, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Tahlequah, Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

TAHLEQUAH — BLAIR, Bill, 76, retired law enforcement officer, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Reed-Culver Chapel, Tahlequah, Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

TAHLEQUAH — POOLE, Billie M., 58, Cherokee Nation Youth Services, died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Green Country Chapel, Tahlequah, Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

WAGONER — CLAYTON, LaQuinta Michelle “Quinnie,” 37, phlebotomist, died Wednesday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors.

WAGONER — CLEERE, Betty Louise, 81, oil and gas secretary, died Wednesday. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. today, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner.



LOCAL TIES

OKMULGEE — COLSTON, Timothy Owen, 86, retired hotel doorman, died Sunday. Memorial service noon Saturday, Chapel of Peace, Okmulgee, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Okmulgee Chapel.

OKMULGEE — WALLER, Orlando “Spud,” 44, auto detailer, died Wednesday. Services pending, House of Winn, Okmulgee.

STIGLER — SLATER, Lou Wanda “Susie,” 69, health care provider, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, R.E. Shearwood Memorial Chapel, Stigler, King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.

TULSA — AUSTIN, Denise, 54, medical aide, died June 30. Memorial service 11 a.m. today, Biglow’s All Faiths Chapel, Tulsa, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Tulsa Chapel.



SERVICES TODAY

BALL, Effie (Alldridge), 10 a.m., Bradley Belltower Chapel. (Bradley Family Funeral and Cremation Service)

BEAVERSON, Ron G., 2 p.m., First Baptist Church, Tahlequah. (Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah)

BERNER, Walter Erich Sr. “Bunky,” 10 a.m., Greenhill Cemetery. (Foster-Petering Funeral Home)

BIRD, Shannon Lynn, 10 a.m., Mallory Chapel, Stigler. (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler)

DOWDY, Dewey, 10 a.m., Westside Free Will Baptist Church, Checotah. (Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah)

DURRETT, Virlen Claudie, 3 p.m., Shipman Funeral Home Chapel, Wagoner. (Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner)

HESS, Howard, 10 a.m., Lindsey Baptist Church Chapel, Eufaula. (Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Checotah)

McGOWEN, Donna, 2 p.m., Garrett Funeral Home Chapel, Checotah. (Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah)

MILLER, Alma Lee, 10 a.m., Bradley Funeral Service, Fort Gibson. (Bradley Funeral Service, Fort Gibson)

NAIL, Macie Reese, noon, First Baptist Church, Fort Gibson. (Millsap Funeral Service, Fort Gibson)