Obituaries

Bobbie Keeter

Apr 25, 2015

Bobbie Rhae Keeter, 83, of Muskogee, OK passed away peacefully on April 25, 2015 with her husband of nearly 60 years, Vyrl Keeter, by her side. Bobbie was born on March 14, 1932 in Stilwell, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Mack and Emma Belle Garrett and was raised on her family's farm in the nearby community of East...

Bob Kelley

Apr 22, 2015

Bob Myrl Kelley, 84, passed away April 22nd after a long battle with cancer. Bob was born in Adair County Oklahoma close to Stilwell to Roy and Nina Kelley, a middle child of twelve. He is survived by three siblings: JoAnn, Betty and Dale. Bob Kelley and Kathryn Keith were married in 1953 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where they met...

Johnnie Kimble

Apr 21, 2015

Johnnie "Junior" Kimble, son of John and Rebecca (Morgan) Kimble was born February 5, 1932 in Marble City, OK and departed this life to be with our Lord on April 21, 2015 in Bunch, OK surrounded by loved ones at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 16 days. He married the love of his life Virginia Mattingly...

Lilion Bowen

Apr 19, 2015

Lilion Betty Bowen, the daughter of Robert and Virgie (Turnbull) Jackson, was born November 29, 1935 in Flint, Oklahoma. She passed from this life April 19, 2015 at the Cherokee County Nursing Home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 79 years. Lilion worked as an OB technician in the maternity ward for several years. She enjoyed crocheting, mystery...

Phillip Smith

Apr 18, 2015

Phillip Dale Smith, son of Tact William and Doris Margaret (Cragg) Smith was born November 27, 1952 in Charleston, Arkansas and departed this life on April 18, 2015 in Stilwell, Ok at the age of 62 years, 4 months and 21 days. Phillip served in the United States Marines. He enjoyed fishing and gardening. He was preceded in death...

Carol Woodward

Apr 18, 2015

Carol Jo Woodward, daughter of Herbert Joe and Jewell Dean (Morton) Hamilton, was born on December 18, 1946 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and passed from this life on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 68 years. She worked as a bookkeeper in the banking industry for many years to help support her family. Carol was...

Margrett Henson

Apr 17, 2015

Margrett Martha Henson went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2015. She was born on April 5, 1927 in Dallas, Texas. She lived in Stilwell, Oklahoma for 28 years. She was 88 years and 12 days old. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Margrett was a Grannie at Zion school for many years...

Robert Evans

Apr 13, 2015

Robert Gene Evans, son of Robert Dale Evans and Marlene (Vann Chuculate) Evans, was born December 20, 1964 in Tahlequah, OK, and departed this life on April 13, 2015 in Stilwell, OK, at the age of 50 years. He liked visiting with friends and telling funny stories. Robert enjoyed fishing and working on bikes and lawnmowers. He had a...

Jackie Morton, Sr.

Apr 12, 2015

Jackie Ray Morton, Sr., son of A. J. and Dona (McMurtrey) Morton, was born May 25, 1956 in Stilwell, OK, and passed from this life to be with our Lord on April 12, 2015 in Stilwell, OK, at the age of 58 years. Jackie enjoyed fishing and working on cars. He loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and...

Reggy Cox

Apr 11, 2015

Reggy Earl Cox, son of Wesley Lee Sr. and Lura (Osburn) Cox was born October 23, 1955 in Bakersfield, CA and departed this life to be with our Lord on April 11, 2015 in Stilwell, OK at the age of 59 years, 5 months and 19 days. Reggy graduated from Stilwell High School in 1973. He married the love...

Harry Soap

Apr 9, 2015

Harry Soap, son of Na-Nathla Alex and Puna (Duncan) Soap, was born April 3, 1936 in Stilwell, OK, and departed this life to be with our Lord on April 9, 2015 in Pryor, OK at the age of 79 years and 6 days. Harry loved fishing, huntingwild onions and gardening. He attended Chuculate Baptist Church while his health permitted....

Frances Wolf

Apr 4, 2015

Frances Maxine Wolf, daughter of Oliver Boyd and Pearl Ruth (Buster) Gaches, was born on October 11, 1931 in Stroud, Oklahoma and departed this life on Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Muskogee, Oklahoma at 83 years of age. Maxine, as she was known, grew up in a hard working, singing family. They picked cotton and raised farm crops, singing...

John Moten

Apr 2, 2015

John Byrel Moten, the son of John William and Johnnie (Lester) Moten, was born July 13, 1933, in Stilwell, Oklahoma. He passed from this life on April 2, 2015, at the Sequoyah East Nursing Home in Roland, Oklahoma at the age of 81. John enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17 and served four years during...

Jonny Gartman

Apr 2, 2015

Dr. Jonny Duane Gartman was born in Tulsa, OK July 28, 1945, son of Cleo "Red" Gartman and Opal Morris Gartman. He had two brothers, Jerry Max and Michael. He lived most of his early life in Guthrie, where he graduated Guthrie High School in 1963. He married Susan Lee Caraway of Midwest City on March 23, 1968 and...

Betty Fourkiller

Apr 2, 2015

Betty Jean "Stevens" Fourkiller was born October 17, 1927 in Stilwell, Oklahoma and went home to be with the Lord on April 2, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Betty was a lifelong resident of Stilwell and graduated from Stilwell High School. She worked at Stilwell Foods and retired after 35 years. She loved gardening and spent many hours raking leaves...

Edna Roberts

Apr 1, 2015

Edna L. Roberts, daughter of Ed L. and Belle (Rippatoe) Paden was born March 23, 1918 in Stilwell, OK and departed this life on April 1, 2015 in Stilwell, OK, at the age of 97 years and 9 days. She attended Zion School and rode her horse along with other siblings from Bethel to Zion. Her first job was...

Shirley Jones

Mar 24, 2015

Visitation RobertsReedCulver 801 W Locust St Stilwell, OK  74960 Thursday, March 26, 2015 1-8 p.m. Service Funeral Service First Baptist Church Hickory Street Stilwell, OK  74960 Friday, March 27, 2015 10:00 a.m. Cemetery

Joe Lary

Mar 23, 2015

Joe Byron Lary, the son of Calvin Lary, Sr. and Ida May (Gardner) Lary, was born October 10, 1955, at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He passed from this life on March 23, 2015, at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 59. Joe lived in Sallisaw, Oklahoma from 1971 to 1977 and...

Bonnie Ellis

Mar 23, 2015

Bonnie Louise Ellis, daughter of John David and Odean (Vanderheiden) Thomas, was born on June 18, 1934 in Adair County, Oklahoma and passed from this life to be with our Lord on March 23, 2015 in Topeka, Kansas at the age of 80 years. Louise (or Lou as she will be fondly remembered by those of us that were...

Rose Striplin

Mar 23, 2015

Rose Victoria Striplin was born at home on May 31, 1926 in Pittsburg, California to Erasino and Concetta (Lombardo) Davi. She departed this life March 23, 2015 at the Stilwell Nursing Home at the age of 88. On February 27, 1971, Rose married the love of her life, Frank William Striplin, in Reno, Nevada. They moved to Stilwell in...