Gerald "Redd" Motte
Jan 4, 2007
Mr. Gerald Motte, after 58 years, left suddenly from labor to refreshment on Thursday, January 4, 2007 in Okmulgee. A lifelong resident of Okmulgee, Gerald was born on July 18, 1948, the son of John and Maurine [Cazenave] Motte, Sr. He attended school in Okmulgee and was of the Catholic Faith. Better known as "Redd" to family and friends, Gerald...
Billie Don Foster
Jan 4, 2007
Mr. Billie Don Foster, a resident of Haskell, Oklahoma, after 55 years, passed from this life on January 4, 2007 from Haskell. Haskell, Oklahoma is where Pearline Bruner and Earl Foster became the proud parents of a baby boy that arrived on the first day of February in 1951. They named their new son Billie Don. He attended school in...
Christey A. Davis
Jan 3, 2007
Ms. Christey A. Davis, in her 33th year, left for eternity on December 27, 2006 in Tulsa. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.
Clarence "C.J." Underwood
Jan 2, 2007
Mr. Clarence Underwood, after 55 seasons, closed his eyes on this side on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 from Oklahoma City. Clarence was born in Boynton, Oklahoma on July 30, 1951, the son of Willie and Annabelle [Vealy] Underwood. Better known by family and friends as "C.J.", he attended school in Yahola, Taft and Haskell before graduating from Moton High School...
William Clark
Jan 1, 2007
Mr. William Clark, in his 63rd year, dozed into Eternity on Tuesday morning, January 1, 2007 from OSU Medical Center in Tulsa. Funeral arrangements are pending at the funeral home in Okmulgee.
Emzie Parker, Jr.
Dec 31, 2006
Mr. Emzie Parker, Jr., age 80 and a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, left for Heaven suddenly on Sunday morning, December 31, 2006 from St. John Medical Center. Truly a man of great spirit for all seasons, Emzie Parker, Jr., arrived in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on June 16, 1926. Emzie moved to Tulsa after his first marriage to C. Lorene Perkins in...
Elder R. L. Walker
Dec 30, 2006
The second child born to Reverend Roosevelt Leon Walker, Sr., and Lemon [Pace] Walker arrived on November 9, 1937, safely in the parsonage of the Smith Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Monroe, Georgia. Better known as Elder R. L. Walker, he began his elementary education at the Whistler School in Whistler, Alabama and then the Anna T. Jean...
Latoria C. Howard
Dec 19, 2006
Ms. LaToria C. Howard, a resident of Tulsa, left for Paradise on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 from Tulsa. The farewell will be on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. in the Metropolitan Baptist Church. Reverend Ray Owens, Pastor, will officiate. You may visit LaToria, as she slumbers at the Funeral home on Friday from 12 Noon to 7 PM.
Mildred Fields Payne
Dec 17, 2006
On May 23, 2006, a baby girl was born to Alonzo Fields, JR., and Pearl Neal. They named this little bundle of joy Mildred. She attended school in Okmulgee, and formally belonged to Eastside Baptist Church. She later married William Payne and moved to Grayson, OK. In her former years, Mrs. Payne moved to Haskell Nursing Home. It was there...
Elizabeth Chappelle
Dec 16, 2006
On the second day in the Year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-one, James and Henrietta [Jonas] Cooley celebrated the birth of a beautiful baby girl on the family's 40 acre farm in Wagoner, Oklahoma. They named their new daughter Elizabeth Louise. She began her primary education in the Wagoner Public Schools and graduated from High School there. After...
Eldin Harvey Lyday
Dec 9, 2006
To find hope and comfort, you need not look far. The Lord sends His Angels wherever you are. An infant son entered the world on May 10, 1918 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, the second son born to B. and Julia L. [Hutton] Lyday. Better known as "Blue" to family and friends, Mr. Lyday was a kind and loving husband, father and...
Roy Gene Williams
Dec 9, 2006
Mr. Roy G. Williams, age 77 and a resident of Muskogee, left this life on Saturday, December 9, 2006 from Muskogee Regional Medical Center. Service of Remembrance for Mr. Williams will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. in the St. Mark Baptist Church. Reverend Steve Rucker, Pastor of Elohim Christian Fellowship, will officiate. Burial will be...
Cassandra Gayle Humphrey-Henley
Dec 7, 2006
Cassandra Humphrey-Henley, after 49 seasons, traveled up "that Highway called Holiness" on Thursday, December 7, 2006 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on June 4, 1957 from the union of Franklin and Maxine Humphrey. She lived in Okmulgee and attended Banneker Elementary School until the age of eight, after which she moved to Tulsa in 1965 an attended Dunbar Elementary,...
Kenneth Washington
Dec 7, 2006
Mr. Kenneth Washington, age 43 and a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed from life to eternity on Thursday morning, December 7, 2006 at his home in Tulsa. The tribute will be on Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. in the First Baptist Church-Mohawk. You may visit Mr. Washington on Friday from 12 Noon to 7 PM at the funeral...
Ruth Foreman Carter
Dec 6, 2006
A tribute of remembrance is planned for Mrs. Ruth Foreman Carter on Thursday, December 14, 2006 in the Sanctuary of the Eastside Baptist Church, corner of 3rd Street and Osage Avenue in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The Gracious Host Pastor, Reverend Eddie Davis, Sr., will Officiate. The Christian Committal will follow in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery in Okmulgee. Mrs. Carter, after...
Emanuel Anderson
Dec 6, 2006
September 10, 1941 the date. Julius and Beatrice Anderson the parents. Emanuel Anderson, the bundle of joy delivered unto them in Altheimer, Arkansas. It was there Emanuel received his education graduating from Martin High School. Mr. Anderson soon met a young woman whom he is taken by. He and Ethel Alexander were united in marriage on January 17, 1960. To...
Kaaron Vaughn
Dec 5, 2006
If she could tell us how she wanted us to remember her, we think she would say we should dry our tears and smile. Choose not to mourn her memory, but celebrate her life. Her legacy began on January 6, 1963, as a baby girl born to Leo Vaughn Sr., and Sarah Lee {McElroy] Vaughn. Kaaron Vaughn was born the...
Adeline L. Whitfield
Dec 5, 2006
As the sun was rising on October 20, 1918, it meant the beginning of the life of Adeline L. Dunn. This beautiful baby girl was born to J. and Josephine Madison. Adeline grew up in Ft. Smith, AR, where she received her formal education. Later in life, she met and then married her life-long companion, Theodore Whitfield, Sr. 7 children...
Ethel Lee Davis
Dec 2, 2006
Mrs. Ethel Lee Davis, after "Four-score and four years" surrendered to the will of the Lord on Saturday morning, December 2, 2006 from her home in Okmulgee. Mrs. Davis was born in Henderson, Texas and lived in Hollis, Oklahoma, where she married Floyd Davis. She ultimately settled in Okmulgee. Her joy was caring for her family, and being faithful to...
Theodore Jack Hill
Nov 27, 2006
On November 23, 1934, a baby boy was born to T.W. and Bonnie Shelton. They named him Theordore Jack Hill. Mr. Hill peacefully departed this life with his loving family by his side, on Monday, November 27, 2006. Services for Mr. Hill will be Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 1PM at Timothy Baptist Church in Tulsa, OK.
