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Obituaries

July 16, 2012

Deaths.07.17.12

— LOCAL

BEST, Eva June, 86, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. today, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home Chapel, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.

ELK, James T. “Jim,” 75, painting contractor, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Church 4:18, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.

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



AREA

BRAGGS — ELLIS, Harold, 83, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, South Bethel Cemetery, Braggs, Millsap Funeral Service, Webbers Falls.

CHECOTAH — ARION, Jack L. Sr., 79, died Friday. Services 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Checotah, Checotah Funeral & Cremation Service.

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

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

HITCHITA — STREET, Mary Louise, 64, died Monday. Services pending, Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service.

OKAY — CARRELL, Bobby Dean, 67, heavy equipment operator, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. today, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.

PARK HILL — WASHINGTON, Mollie, 90, nurse aide, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Reed-Culver Chapel, Tahlequah, Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

TAHLEQUAH — LANNING, Eva, 99, housekeeper, died Monday. Services pending, Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

WAGONER — WARDEN, Maxwell Owen, 66, Union Pacific conductor, died July 8. Services 2 p.m. today, Shipman Funeral Home Chapel, Wagoner, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner.



LOCAL TIES

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

MULDROW — TURNER, Leona Christine, 83, retired Whirlpool, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Eastside Freewill Baptist Church, Muldrow, Agent Funeral Home, Muldrow.

OKMULGEE — LEWIS, Betty, 71, home health aide, died Monday. Services pending, House of Winn Funeral Home, Okmulgee.

SALLISAW — COATNEY, Tony Martin, 50, carpenter/framer, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mallory-Martin Chapel, Sallisaw, Agent Funeral Home, Sallisaw.

TULSA — NORMAN, Scott Dwayne, 34, self-employed, died Monday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Tulsa Chapel.

TULSA (formerly of Muskogee) — RECK, Martha J., 86, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. today, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Broken Arrow, Moore Funeral Home, Tulsa.



SERVICES TODAY

ARION, Jack L. Sr., 2 p.m., First Baptist Church, Checotah. (Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service)

BEST, Eva June, 10 a.m., Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home Chapel. (Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home)

CARRELL, Bobby Dean, 10 a.m., Fort Gibson National Cemetery. (Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory)

GLASS, Tony, 10 a.m., Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel, Tahlequah. (Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah)

LITTELL, Mary Jane, 2 p.m., Mallory Chapel, Stigler. (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler)

NEAL, Herman E., 11 a.m., Blue Springs Cemetery, Tahlequah. (Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service)

THOMAS, Lucile, 10 a.m., Memorial Park Mausoleum. (Bradley Family Funeral and Cremation Service)

WALTON, Bonnie Jean, 10:30 a.m., Old Cache Cemetery, Keota. (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home & Crematory, Stigler)

WARDEN, Maxwell Owen, 2 p.m., Shipman Funeral Home Chapel, Wagoner. (Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner)

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