OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Idabel, Oklahoma
Minnie A Adams
Feb 2, 2017
Minnie Anna Adams, 94, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel, Ok. She was born March 23, 1922 to Henry Napoleon Glass and Anna Elisa Henderson Glass. Minnie grew up in Mandeville, Arkansas and graduated from Ashdown High School in Ashdown, AK. and later moved to Chicago. While in Chicago, IL she met and married...
Darnell Dunlap Dixon
Jan 26, 2017
On Thursday Morning January 26, 2017, as Darnell "Dunlap" Dixon laid in her bed at McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, OK, God gratefully called his good and faithful servant home to receive her reward.
Darnell was born in DeKalb, Texas on June 6, 1944 to her parents; Tom Dunlap and Sulutie "Runnels" Dunlap ...
Dora Lee Perkins
Jan 20, 2017
Dora Lee Buchanan Perkins was born on July 26, 1939 in Eagletown, OK to Lorayne Everett and Beulah Buchanan.
She married George Washington Perkins on September 21, 1957. She died on January 20, 2017 at her home.
Her husband and family were the loves of her life. She dedicated her...
Vera Hawkins
Jan 3, 2017
Vera Hawkins (Davis) aka "Aunt Baby" entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Memorial Heights Nursing Home in Idabel. She was born on November 24, 1946 to Jeremiah Davis, Sr. and Mary Muldrew (Davis) in Texarkana, AR.
Later, as a child, Vera moved with her family to Idabel. At a young...
Narvis Allen
Dec 25, 2016
On December 25, 2016 our mother and sister Narvis Jewel Allen was called home to be with her LORD. She was born on June 30, 1949 to the union of Lloyd and Helen Allen in Idabel, OK.
She was preceded in death by her parents Lloyd and Helen Allen; brothers James and Lloyd Allen,...
Ester Helen Hamilton
Dec 24, 2016
Ester H. Hamilton, 75, was born August 11, 1941 to Mary L. Johnson and Ed Hackett in Broken Bow, OK. Ester known to some as "Helen" and to others as "Mother Hamilton" moved to Idabel, Oklahoma at the age of 18. She worked and labored in several households cleaning and ironing for a living, until she was hired...
William G C Walker
Nov 25, 2016
William G.C. Walker, Jr. was born to William Walker Sr. and Lucretia (Woods) Walker in Idabel, Oklahoma. He attended Booker T. Washington where he graduated in 1960. He went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 25, 2016. Upon graduating high school, he relocated to Wichita, Kansas where he met and married Clarice (Bell) Walker. To their union, four...
Virginia Elizabeth Smith Lee
Nov 21, 2016
Virginia Elizabeth Smith Lee, 94, passed away on the morning of November 21, 2016 at Hill Nursing Home in Idabel, Oklahoma. Virginia was born March 3, 1922 in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Charles Oscar Smith and Mary Elizabeth Gandy Smith and was the seventh of seven siblings: Charlene, Nina, Gandy, Howard, Blanche and James, all of...
Memorial Mccoy Grundy
Nov 20, 2016
Memorial McCoy Grundy , a.k.a. Poochie or Lamar, passed away during the morning hours on Monday, November 21, 2016 at her daughter and son-in-law's home in Harris, OK. She was born on September 16, 1953.
Memorial was a loving and compassionate person who put God first in her life and...
Rosie Lee Tucker-Hill
Nov 19, 2016
Rosie Lee Tucker was born on March 18, 1933 to L.T. Tucker and Janie Moon in Foreman, AR. Rosie departed this life on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family.
Rosie moved with her mother in 1951 to Idabel, OK where she united with St. James C.M.E. Church where she...
James Brian Phillips
Nov 9, 2016
James Brian Phillips, 31, of Valliant, OK was born Jan. 19, 1985 in DeQueen, AR; the son of Eddy and Beverly Phillips who lived in Millerton, OK before moving to Nowata, OK. He went to sleep in death on Nov. 9, 2016 at his home in Tulsa, OK.
James spent the last few years...
Estoria Butler
Oct 30, 2016
Estoria Lee (Breedlove) Butler, was born November 5, 1938 to Hamon and Gertie Breedlove in Idabel, Oklahoma. Estoria was the eldest child to the couple. She accepted Christ into her life at an early age and rededicated her life to the Lord in her later years.
Estoria graduated from Booker T. Washington High School...
Felix Ray Jones
Oct 30, 2016
On Saturday, October 29, 2016, GOD mercifully silenced the lips of our beloved Felix Ray Jones. He was born on December 29, 1946 to the late Velma Lee Jones Clardy and Henry S. Johnson Sr. Felix joined Oak Grove Baptist Church at young age. He attended Oak Grove Elementary and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1964. He...
Helen Wilson
Oct 16, 2016
Helen Wilson was born February 11, 1938 in Foreman, Arkansas to Freddy Herion and Mattie Henderson. She passed away in her home on October 16, 2016 in Idabel, Oklahoma.
She attended Unity School from first through sixth grade. Upon relocating to West Texas, she married Richard Don Wilson. To this union were born five...
Ricky Marcellus Alford
Oct 11, 2016
Known to many as "Big Rick" and others as "Homie," Ricky Marcellus Alford returned to rest in the Lord's arms on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, OK. He was born December 7, 1973 in DeQueen, AR to Clyde Alford  Jr. and Charlesetta Alford.
Ricky grew up in Broken Bow,...
Gladys Valeree Perry
Oct 8, 2016
Gladys Valeree Castro Perry, 93 years old, passed away at Hill Nursing Home in Idabel, Oklahoma on Saturday, October 8, 2016. She had been a resident at the nursing home since 2006. She was born on December 30, 1922 to Robert and May Montgomery in Avery, Texas, the third of four girls. At age two, she and her family relocated...
Raishyean Jahbloinee Braxton
Oct 7, 2016
Our "King" has gone to the throne! Raishyean Jahbloinee Braxton departed this life on Friday, October 7, 2016, at his grandmother's home in Idabel, OK. He was born on October 17, 1977 to Roger Braxton Jr. and Charlotte Braxton in Los Angeles, California. He moved to Idabel, Oklahoma at the age of 11.
Raishyean...
Eva Nell Roberts
Sep 30, 2016
On Friday, September 30, 2016, the good LORD hushed the sweet voice of Eva Nell Roberts at her home in Idabel. She recently celebrated her 63 rd year of life on this earth. She was born on September 3, 1953 to Eva Mae Akins and Ermon Lee Roberts in Texas.
She grew up in...
Willie Lee "Will" Johnson
Sep 21, 2016
On Wednesday, September 21, 2016, Willie Lee "Will" Johnson saddled up his favorite horse, set astride, and rode off to GOD's celestial home. He fought the good fight; he won the battle and now is free from the troubles of this old world.
Born on New Year's Day in 1944; he was the sixth...
Luther Ray Ellis Sr
Sep 18, 2016
Luther Ray Ellis, Sr., age 80, of Broken Bow, OK, fell asleep in death on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Broken Bow Rehab Center. He was born August 4, 1936, in Orange, TX to Luther L. and Eura Mae (Reese) Ellis; both preceded him in death as well as a brother Marvin and son David. He is survived by his...
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