Obituaries

Clayton Nofire

Feb 7, 2018

Clayton Joe Nofire, son of Abel Nofire and Lucille (Proctor) Nofire was born September 15, 1955 in Tahlequah, OK and departed this life on February 7, 2018 in Stilwell, OK at the age of 62 years. He had a great love for race cars and really enjoyed watching the races. He also loved fishing and Arkansas razorback football. Clayton...

Frances Coombes

Feb 3, 2018

Frances Pauline Coombes was born in Big Cabin, Oklahoma to Perry Easling and Lizzie Sumner on September 25, 1916 and passed away from this life at 101 years young on February 3, 2018. She married Arthur Coombes and lived most of her life in Stilwell, Oklahoma. They had one adopted son, Roger Coombes, who they raised and loved very...

Hazel Thomas

Feb 3, 2018

Hazel Loretta Peters Wood Thomas, daughter of mother, Mary Jane Essary Peters and father Harvey Peters was born on May 16, 1920, in Stilwell, Oklahoma. She departed this life at the age of 97, on February 3, 2018, in Pomona, KS. Hazel was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters Eva Peters Bean, Esther Peters Steinsiek, Irene Peters...

Joe Glass

Feb 2, 2018

Joe T. Glass, born at Claremore Indian Hospital on April 4, 1937 to Susie Seabolt and Lynch Glass; he departed from this life on February 2, 2018 in Stilwell, OK at the age of 80. Joe graduated from Sequoyah Indian School in 1959. He went to work and then retired from Whirlpool in Ft Smith, Arkansas in 1999. Joe...

Christine Wilson

Jan 31, 2018

Christine "Tene" Wilson, daughter of William Robert Collins and Pearl M. (Cummings) Collins, was born on May 23, 1923 in Cans, Oklahoma and passed from this life to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at 94 years of age. For a short time, she worked in customer service for Wal-Mart. But her real...

Lonnie Butler

Jan 29, 2018

Lonnie Gerald Butler, son of Lonnie and Nina Geraldine (Keeter) Butler, was born on February 5, 1950 in Whitmire, OK and departed this life on January 29, 2018 in Fayetteville, AR at 67 years of age. He served his country proudly during the Vietnam War as a member of the U.S. Army. He received several honors some to include...

Pete Simmons

Jan 21, 2018

Pete Pawhatten Simmons, son of P.H. Simmons and Mary Ruth (Webb) Simmons, was born on August 3, 1928 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and departed this life on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at 89 years of age. He moved to Sanders community around the age of 15. Pete attended Stilwell High School through 9th grade. As a young...

Judy James

Jan 17, 2018

Judy Ann (Girdner) James, daughter of Bryan Girdner and Jewell (Stilwell) Girdner, was born on November 5, 1948 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas and passed from this life on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at 69 years of age. She graduated from Cave Springs and went on to get her Master's Degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah,...

Charles Dunn

Jan 10, 2018

Charles Homer Dunn was born in Protem Missouri, December 2nd, 1932. Life was not easy for him, his family worked as sharecroppers, moving often, wherever the work led them. He only went to school through the 8th grade because to move to the next grade required him to wear a white shirt and black pants, which was not possible...

Russell Hart

Jan 8, 2018

Russell Wayne Hart was born to Wilbur Wayne Hart and Louise (Hummingbird) Hart on February 17,1952. He went to be with the Lord, January 8, 2018 at the age of 65. Russell accepted Christ into his heart while in his home in 2013, with the assistance of Pastor Max Ford. He was later Baptized at New Life Church. Russell...

Sean Nakedhead

Jan 8, 2018

Sean Derek Nakedhead, son of Rufus and Emma Lena (Starr) Nakedhead was born on January 17, 1955 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life to be with our Lord on January 8, 2018 at the age of 62 years, 11 months, and 22 days. Growing up in Bell, Sean developed a skill of hunting mushrooms he could spot one...

Dorothy Young

Jan 3, 2018

Private family services at a later date

James Bunch

Jan 3, 2018

James Curtis Bunch, son of Curtis and Atha Jean (Brewer) Bunch went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. James was born on September 2, 1960 and was a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation. James, who was also known by his friends and fellow chicken-...

Peggy Davis

Jan 1, 2018

Peggy Ann Davis was born on January 24, 1956 in Gary, Indiana to Orville Daniel and Alfie Louise (Wilson) Rosetto. Peggy married Johnny Wayne Davis at the age of 16 on December 29, 1972 and to this union a son, Johnny Daniel Davis, was born on January 21, 1975. Peggy worked different jobs all of her life, but in...

Lola Despain

Dec 23, 2017

Lolamae DeSpain, daughter of William Marcellus and Lura Eunice (Oliver) Wilson, was born on July 20, 1927 in Canyon, Texas and departed this life on Saturday, December 23, 2017 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at 90 years of age. Lolamae worked as a nurse to help support her family. She worked for years at Stilwell Memorial Hospital. Lolamae had a beautiful...

Joe Stewart

Dec 21, 2017

Joseph Harley Stewart passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on 21 December 2017 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Joe was born 22 March 1931 in Greeley, Colorado. He spent his boyhood working on the family farm in Stilwell, Oklahoma. He married Georgia Ann Kates while stationed at Carswell AFB Forth Worth, Texas and they were married for 58 years...

Juanita Flynn

Dec 20, 2017

Juanita Mae Flynn, daughter of William Bill Teehee and Geneva (Seabolt) Teehee, was born on September 14, 1942 in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma and departed this life on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 75. Juanita was a member of Salem Baptist Church. She was a wonderful woman who loved to spend time with her...

Kasha Vann

Dec 20, 2017

Kasha Layne Vann, daughter of Brian and Felicia Dawn (Flute) Vann, was born on December 6, 2017 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and flew to her heavenly home with the Angels on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at 2 weeks of age. Kasha Layne Vann was born on a cold December morning through an emergent C-section. Despite the drama...

Billy Cook

Dec 19, 2017

Billy Ray Cook, was born at Cement Okla. on 03-01-1945 to A.G. & Mildred Elliott Cook. Married to Sharon Lee Wendt on Oct. 17, 1965 at Peace American Lutheran Church in Bessie Okla. Preceded in death by his maternal parents A.G. & Mildred Cook. Paternal grandparents W.D. (Wesley David) & Mary Catherine Day Cook, 2 brothers Jimmy Wayne &...

James Mathews

Dec 18, 2017

Visitation RobertsReedCulver 801 W Locust St Stilwell, OK  74960 Thursday, December 21, 2017 6 - 8 pm Service Funeral Service RobertsReedCulver Chapel 801 W Locust St Stilwell, OK  74960 Friday, December 22, 2017 10 am Cemetery Ewing Chapel Cemetery Stilwell, OK  74960