— LOCAL

BEST, Eva June, 86, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home in Muskogee.

BURLEY, Betty Jean “Maw Maw,” 73, homemaker, died July 9. Services 10 a.m. today, First Missionary Baptist Church, Ragsdale Funeral Center.

ELK, James T., 75, painting contractor, died Friday. Services pending, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.

NICE, Arthur William, 92, retired master carpenter, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, Memorial Park Mausoleum, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.

THOMAS, Lucile, 91, retired bookkeeper, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Memorial Park Mausoleum, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.



AREA

BOYNTON – PARDUE, Deborah C., 49, homemaker, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Haskell Cemtery, Dowdy Funeral Home.

BRAGGS — ELLIS, Harold, 83, died Sunday. Services pending, Millsap Funeral Service, Webbers Falls.

CHECOTAH – ARION, Jack L. Sr., 79, died Friday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, at funeral home. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service.

CHECOTAH – FOSTER, Penny, 50, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. today, Checotah Funeral Service Chapel, Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service.

CHECOTAH – GIBSON, Willie F., 56, truck driver, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Checotal Funeral Service Chapel, Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service.

CHECOTAH – HERMAN, E. Neal, 85, truck driver, died Friday. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Blue Springs Cemetery, Tahlequah, Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service.

EUFAULA — SUMMERS, Erma Leigh, 91, service worker for Sky Chef, died Saturday. Services 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Kelley Memorial Chapel. Visitation 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Hunn Black & Merritt Funeral Home & Crematory, Eufaula.

GANS — WALTERS, Helene, 61, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lescher-Millsap Chapel, Lescher-Millsap.

OKAY – CARRELL, Bobby Dean, 67, heavy-equipment operator, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Fort Gibson National Cemtery, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.

PORTER — Willhite, Ronnie D., 50, truck driver, died Tuesday. Services 10:30 a.m. today, Kingdom Life Community Church, Porter, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory.

PORUM — Littell, Mary Jane, 74, supervisor of Radiology Department, died Friday. Services 2 -p.m.m Tuesday, Mallory Chapel, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler.

TAHLEQUAH — CROWE, Cathy Sue, 50, died Saturday. Services pending, Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah.

WELLING — BRIGHT, Lucille, 92, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending. Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.



LOCAL TIES

TULSA — WILLIS, Frank, 99, construction worker, died Saturday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home-Tulsa Chapel.

TULSA — MORRIS, Thelma, 83, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending, Keith Biglow Funeral Directors.



SERVICES TODAY

BURLEY, Betty Jean, 10 a.m., First Missionary Baptist Church (Ragsdale Funeral Center)

DRUMMOND, Earnest Edward, 10 a.m. Old Cache Cemetery, Keota (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home & Crematory)

FEARS, Brenda K., 10 a.m., Hart Funeral Chapel (Hart Funeral Home, Tahlequah)

FOSTER, Penny, 2 p.m., Checotah Funeral Service Chapel (Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service)

NICE, Arthur William, 2 p.m., Memorial Park Mausoleum (Bradley Family Funeral and Cremation Service, Muskogee)

WIEDEMAN, Terry Lee, 10 a.m., Mallory Chapel, Stigler (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home & Crematory)

WILLHITE, Ronnie D., 10:30 a.m., Kingdom Life Community Church, Porter (Shipman Funeral HOme & Crematory, Wagoner)