Bishop Leo F. Clark
Jan 11, 2007
It all began on March 22, 1937, when Leo Floyd Clark was born in the Tolon Community, west of Beggs, Oklahoma. Leo began his education at Willow Grove School in the Nuyaka Community at the age of 6. The next year, he entered Tolon School after his parents, Emanuel and Vernice [Brazil] Clark, and his little sister, Vernetta moved from...
Ronald Eugene Crawford
Jan 10, 2007
Mr. Ronald Eugene Crawford, after 48 seasons, passed from this life on January 10, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Tulsa Chapel.
Vean Simon, Jr.
Jan 10, 2007
Vean Simon, Jr., was born on February 16, 1930 in Pierce, Oklahoma. His parents are the late Vean Simon, better known as "Set Simon" and Roberta Bryant, known as "Cookie", who currently resides in Checotah, Oklahoma. He quietly and peacefully departed this life on January 10, 2007 in Houston, Texas. Vean joined the United States Army in his early adult...
Leonis M Chaney
Jan 9, 2007
On October 7, 1928, in the settlement of Watson's Bottom near Grayson, Oklahoma, the union of Emanuel and Leontine Goudeau Chaney was blessed with a daughter, whom they named Leonis Merlene. She was known as "Toot" to her parents and siblings, "Mother Dear" to her children, "Mother" or "MeMa" to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and "Lee" or "Aunt Leonis" to those...
George Alexander
Jan 6, 2007
Mr. George Alexander, age 65 and a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, left this life on Saturday morning, January 6, 2007 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Services for Mr. Alexander will be Friday, January 12, 2007 at 1 P.M. at Antioch Baptist Church in Tulsa, OK. Mr. Alexander can be visited as he rests in The All Faiths Chapel in Tulsa on Thursday,...
Lonnie Dale Lewis, Sr.
Jan 5, 2007
Mr. Lonnie Dale Lewis, age 54 and a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, left us for his Heavenly Reward on Friday night, January 5, 2007 from St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Brother Lewis was retired from the Air Force and the Pastor of the Redbird Church of Christ. The service of memory for Brother Lewis will be held on Saturday, January...
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...
