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Obituaries

March 17, 2013

Deaths 03.18.13

— LOCAL

BROWN, Retha, 80, homemaker, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Oktaha Gospel Church, Oktaha, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

KEEFE, Richard George Jr., 75, Dick’s Auto Trim, died Friday. Services pending, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.

KIRK, Ray F., 70, State Farm Insurance agent, died Thursday. Services 11 a.m. Monday, First Baptist Church Muskogee, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.

MCWILLIAMS, Arlie I., 72, print shop owner, died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Church 418 in Muskogee, Cornerstone Funeral HOme and Crematory.

NEWTON, Edison, infant daughter of Shamika Newton, died Saturday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors Inc.-Muskogee Chapel

RADANOVICH, Rudolph “Rudy,” 88, retired from Burlington Mills, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory

SABIN, Billy Lee, 71, disabled, died Friday. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Foster’s Ivory Chapel, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.



AREA

BEGGS — BONHAM, Betty Lou, 84, homemaker, died Friday. Viewing  1-8 p.m. Monday, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, Beggs. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God Church in Beggs, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, Beggs.

CHECOTAH — PRATER-SCOGGIN, Grace, 97, homemaker, died March 11. Services 2 p.m. Monday, Greenlawn Cemetery, Checotah, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

CHECOTAH — REYNOLDS, Verneda, 69, retired home health nurse, died Friday. Services noon Tuesday, Friendship Baptist, Porum, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

EUFAULA — REYNOLDS, Gary Melton, 67, iron worker, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Kelley Memorial Chapel, Eufaula, Hunn Black & Merritt Funeral Home & Crematory, Eufaula.

HASKELL — White, Charlie B., 95, retired minister, died Sunday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directrors, Inc.-Muskogee Chapel.

OKMULGEE — GUFFEY, Sherry, 51, homemaker, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home Chapel, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, Okmulgee.

OKTAHA — COTHRAN, Jack, L., 93, roughneck, died Thursday. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness, Muskogee, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home, Muskogee.

OKTAHA — MILLS, Donna Rae, 63, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home Chapel, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.

PARK HILL — COURTER, Ahniwake C., 95, registered nurse, died Thursday. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

WAGONER — INESS, Lila, 79, Wagoner Public Schools secretary, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Pioneer Cemetery, Wagoner, Hersma-Nichols Funeral Home, Wagoner.

TAHLEQUAH — BOWERMAN, Jason L., 40, diesel mechanic, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

TAHLEQUAH — RASMUSSEN, Carla, 52, died Tuesday. Services pending, Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

TAHLEQUAH — BARTHOLD, Mary M., 84, missionary, died Monday. Services pending, Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

WAGONER — HARRIS, Pauline Daley, 82, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending, Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner.

WAGONER — TURNER, Darla G., 56, died Sunday. Services pending, Mallett Funeral HOme, Wagoner.

WARNER — BREWER, Richard Loyd, 80, Merle Haggard bus driver, died Monday. Services 4 p.m. Tuesday, Greenlawn Cemetery, Checotah, Checotah Funeral & Cremation Service.



LOCAL TIES

HANNA — TOLBERT, Willo Dee, 83, trim carpenter, died Friday. Services 10 am. Tuesday, Hanna Assembly Church, Hunn-Black & Meerritt Funeral Home & Crematory, Eufaula.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (formerly of Muskogee) — PARKER, Mildred B. “Millie,” 87, retired, died Wednesday. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.

TULSA — ANDERSON, Calvin “K.K.,” died Friday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Inc.-Tulsa Chapel

TULSA — WILLIAMS, Albert, died Saturday. Services pending, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Inc.-Tulsa Chapel



SERVICES TODAY

BROWN, Retha, 10 a.m., Oktaha Gospel Church (Garrett Family Funeral Hme & Cremation Service)

DEES, Ernest, 10 a.m., Mallory Chapel (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler)

KIRK, Ray, 11 a.m., First Baptist Chruch Muskogee (Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory)

PRATER-SCOGGIN, Grace, 2 p.m., Greenlawn Cemetery (Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Checotah)

PARKER, Mildred “Millie” B., 1 p.m., Memorial Park Cemetery. (Foster-Petering Funeral Home)

STUBBLEFIELD, Carl Wayne, 2 p.m., Mallory-Martin Chapel (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Sitlger)

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