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Obituaries

January 4, 2013

Deaths 01.04.13

— LOCAL

ALLEN, Lannie Doyle, 55, truck driver, died Dec. 23. Services 11 a.m. Monday, First Assembly of God Church, Hibbs Funeral Home.

BOX-BAKER, Nellie Ruth, 89, retired, died Thursday. Services pending, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.

FULKERSON, Edward Neal, 73, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Calvary Baptist Church, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.

HUGHES, Herbert Leroi, 69, carpenter, died Dec. 26. Services 10 a.m. today, Faith Deliverance Christian Church, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors.

LANGSTON, Charles Donald “Don,” 67, Muskogee Regional Hearing Aid Lab owner, died Dec. 27. Memorial service 1 p.m. Monday, Elm Grove Assembly of God, Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors.

MENEES, Jerry Dee, 64, ironworker, died Dec. 24. Services 2 p.m. today, First Assembly of God, Webbers Falls, Millsap Funeral Service, Fort Gibson.

SNELLGROVE, Brian L., 45, died Sunday. Services 1 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.



AREA

CHECOTAH — BLALOCK, Billy, 82, died Thursday. Services pending, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

CHECOTAH — CAREY, Raymond E., 87, retired teacher, died Wednesday. Services pending, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

CHECOTAH — FOX, Shirley Ann, 69, retired city clerk, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. today, Checotah Funeral Service Chapel, Checotah Funeral & Cremation Service.

CHECOTAH — PIPPIN, Stella M., 79, White Stag cutting room assistant, died Thursday. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. today, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church of Checotah, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

CHECOTAH — WOOD, Charles E., 80, truck driver/cattle, died Thursday. Services pending, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Checotah.

FORT GIBSON — GRIFFITH, Laura Ann, 69, Realtor, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.

TAHLEQUAH — BERRY, Betty M., 87, homemaker, died Wednesday. Services pending, Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

TAHLEQUAH — RYDER, Willie, 83, Georgia Pacific security guard, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, New Life Worship Center, Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah.

WAGONER — BROWN, Roger Lynn, 72, retired Army, died Tuesday. Services pending, Shipman’s Muskogee Cremation & Funeral Service.



LOCAL TIES

BETHANY — SANDERS, Charlotte Ann, 66, social worker, died Dec. 15. Services noon Saturday, Morrison Floral Conservatory, Oklahoma City, Shipman’s Muskogee Cremation & Funeral Service.

MORRIS — GUTHRIE, Yvonne L. Holland, 51, homemaker, died Tuesday. Visitation 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, Morris. Services 11 a.m. Monday, Council Hill Cemetery, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, Morris.

ROLAND — MOORE, Katheryn Bernice, 85, Wortz Biscuit Co., died Wednesday. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, Lee’s Chapel Cemetery, Muldrow, Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Muldrow.

STILWELL — BURRIS, David Ray, 51, supervisor, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. today, Roberts/Reed-Culver Chapel, Stilwell, Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Stilwell.

WESTVILLE — TURNER, Raymond Dean, 67, truck driver, died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Roberts & Hart Funeral Home Chapel, Westville, Roberts & Hart Funeral Home of Westville.

WICHITA, Kan. — RHONE, Shawn “Dirty Red,” 42, died Wednesday. Services pending, Biglow-Bethea Funeral Directors, Wichita, Kan.



SERVICES TODAY

FOX, Shirley Ann, 11 a.m., Checotah Funeral Service Chapel. (Checotah Funeral & Cremation Service)

HIGHTOWER, Gary L., 1 p.m., Serenity Funeral Home Chapel, Tulsa. (Serenity Funeral Home, Tulsa)

MENEES, Jerry Dee, 2 p.m., First Assembly of God, Webbers Falls. (Millsap Funeral Service, Fort Gibson)

SHARP, Juanita Elizabeth, 10 a.m., Assembly of God Church, Stigler. (Mallory-Martin Funeral Home & Crematory, Stigler)

SNELLGROVE, Brian L., 1 p.m., First Baptist Church. (Bradley Family Funeral and Cremation Service)

WEIR, Frankie Lee, 2 p.m., Reed-Culver Chapel, Tahlequah. (Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah)

WILSON, Grace Imogene, 2 p.m., Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Roland. (Agent Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Sallisaw)

WILSON, Ruth Bryant, 2 p.m., Mallett Funeral Home Chapel, Wagoner. (Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner)

 

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