Obituaries

Senora Gonzales, Jr.
May 14, 2011
Senora Gonzales Jr., son of Senora Snow Sr. and Mary Chuculate Gonzales was born July 23, 1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life to be with our Lord on May 14, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 65 years, 9 months and 21 days. He was a member of New Baptist Church. He was a licensed...

Welch Reed
May 10, 2011
Welch Eugene Gene Reed, son of Lowry M Reed and Sara Petty Reed was born on February 14, 1923 in Stilwell, Oklahoma and departed this life on May 10, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 88 years, 2 months, and 26 days. He graduated Stilwell High School and the Oklahoma Military Academy in Claremore, Oklahoma. From 19431946...

Michael Clinton
May 8, 2011
Michael Owen Clinton, son of Henry Clinton and Alta Mae Kent Arnal, was born on December 10, 1962 in Houston, Texas and departed this life on May 7, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 47 years 5 months and 27 days. He was a very loving husband and father and will be greatly missed by all his...

Linda Turn-Watt
May 8, 2011
Linda Sue Watt, daughter of Donald Gene Turn and Faye R. Pentewa Turn was born on December 18, 1951 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and passed from this life on Saturday, May 7 2011 in Muskogee, Oklahoma at the age of 59 years, 4 months, and 21 days. Linda graduated from Stilwell High School in 1970 and from Haskell Indian Junior...

Leona Snell
Apr 27, 2011
Leona Snell, daughter of Adam and Jennie Pettit Canoe, was born on October 2, 1943 in Bunch, Oklahoma and passed from this life on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 67 years, 6 months and 25 days. Leona was a warm and giving person. Her family was deeply important to her. She enjoyed every...

Zellastene Shipley
Apr 22, 2011
Zella was born to Wasker Rome and Willie Lee Ross in Addilee, Oklahoma on November 28, 1921. She married Guy Marion Shipley on September 8, 1938 and they moved to Texas in 1942. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents and brothers: J.W., Jerry, Eugene, Darrell and Dale. Those she left to cherish her memory include a...

John Gonzales, Jr.
Apr 19, 2011
John Gonzales Jr., son of Jones John and Eliza Livers Gonzales was born February 2, 1942 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life to be with our Lord on April 19, 2011 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 69 years, 2 months and 17 days. John married the love of his life, Kathy Bunch on March 18, 1965...

Bobby Choate
Apr 19, 2011
Bobby Ray Choate, son of Roy and Opal Withrow Choate, was born on January 19, 1942 in Cookson, Georgia and departed this life on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 in Westville, Oklahoma at the age of 69 years and 3 months. Bobby was a longtime resident of the Westville area. He married Sue Johnson and they were blessed with a...

Henry Wallace
Apr 19, 2011
Henry Hank Marrow Wallace, son of Houston and Bessy Haimes Wallace, was born on November 30, 1919 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma and departed this life on April 19, 2011 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 91 years, 5 months and 16 days. Henry spent his childhood in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. He was a man of many talents and careers. Henry...

Steveson Hatfield
Apr 14, 2011
Steveson Hatfield, son of Nancy Feather, was born on June 10, 1932 in Stilwell, Oklahoma and passed from this life on Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 78 years, 10 months and 4 days. Steve spent his entire life in the Stilwell area. He was a hard worker and good friend. He helped many...

Walter Unger
Apr 7, 2011
Walter Harvey Unger was born on July 31, 1931 in Stilwell, Oklahoma to Walter and Bertha Ex Unger and left this world on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at his home in Stilwell at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 7 days. Walter married Carol Louise Smoots on July 25, 1956 in Onalaska, Washington. They were blessed with...

Eula Hopkins
Apr 7, 2011
Eula Ynon Hopkins, daughter of Doc Andrew Hopkins and Melba Octavia Whisenhunt Hopkins, was born on October 1, 1923 in Stilwell, Oklahoma and departed this life on Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 87 years, 6 months and 6 days. Eula lived in the Stilwell area her entire life. She liked to go for...

"J.D." Briggs
Apr 6, 2011
John Dewitt J.D. Briggs, son of John Briggs and Lucy Graham Briggs, was born on June 14, 1923 in Stilwell, Oklahoma and passed from this life on April 6, 2011 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 87 years, 9 months and 22 days. J.D. married Betty Bateman on February 10, 1942 and they were blessed with over 69...

Shirley Fletcher
Apr 6, 2011
Shirley Ann Fletcher, daughter of Ruler Eddings and Clara Mae Phillips Eddings, was born on March 30, 1942 in Ft. Douglas, Arkansas and passed from this life on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma at the age of 69 years and 7 days. Shirley married Johnny Fletcher on March 26, 1962. Their family quickly grew to include 5...

Leroy Locust
Apr 4, 2011
Leroy L. Bone Locust, 58, born August 3, 1952 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma passed away April 4, 2011 in Stilwell, Oklahoma. Leroy was the 5th of 6 children born to Isaac and Carrie Neely Locust. He was raised in the Salem Community and attended school at Bell Elementary until moving on to Stilwell High School. Leroy married Charlene Bird on...

Kevin Cain
Apr 3, 2011
Kevin Matthew Cain was born on January 7, 1979 and passed from this life on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the age of 32. He was a loving husband and father. He spent his life working as a pole barn builder. He loved breaking horses and horseback riding, fishing, raising roosters, arrowhead hunting and spending time with his children....

Laura Harrison
Mar 30, 2011
The young mother set her foot on the path of life. Is the way long she asked. And her guide said, Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning. .Temple Bailey So set the tone of the life lived by...

Betty Briggs
Mar 30, 2011
Betty Jean Briggs, daughter of Jim Bateman and Ollie Tisher Bateman, was born on February 14, 1925 in Stilwell, Oklahoma and passed from this life on March 30, 2011 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years, 1 month and 16 days. She married J.D. on February 10, 1942 and the Lord granted them over 69 years together...

Joy Longshore
Mar 28, 2011
Joy Noradean Mills Longshore of Stilwell was born on January 23rd, 1928 to John Moton Mills and Bonnie Davis Mills at Wauhillau, Oklahoma. She entered into her saviors arms on Monday, March 28, 2011 at her home in the Horn Community at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 5 days. She was married to Lee Roy Longshore...