OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Idabel, Oklahoma

Debbie Louise Ezell

Debbie Louise Ezell

Apr 17, 2017

Debbie Louise Ezell was called from labor to reward on April 17, 2017 at the home of her mother-in-law.  Debbie was born August 01, 1957 to Virginia Pearson and Halley Gene Clayton in DeQueen, AR.

Debbie attended school in Horatio, AR; she attended E.T Dunlap where she received her Associates degree.

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Barbara Jean Davenport

Barbara Jean Davenport

Apr 17, 2017

Barbara Jean Davenport-Raines was born on September 27, 1957 at Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, MO to Florence Jones and James L. Williams. She was raised by her grandmother, Myrtle Eastland-Williams and her aunts, Daphne Williams-Penn and June Williams-Keys.

Barbara was the big sister of the house. She was the baby sitter...

Michael "Mickey" Wayne Welch

Michael "Mickey" Wayne Welch

Apr 9, 2017

Michael Wayne "Mickey" Welch departed this life on Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Idabel, OK. He was born on March 06, 1958 to Mr. LeRoy Welch Sr. and Ms. Willena Johnson in Idabel, OK.

Michael grew up in the Oak Grove community in Idabel. He accepted CHRIST at an early age and became a...

Ola Mae Hooks

Ola Mae Hooks

Apr 8, 2017

Mrs. Ola Mae Hooks, the Matriarch and Queen of the Hooks family, claimed her heavenly mansion on Saturday, April 8, 2017, surrounded by her family.

Ola Mae (also known as Mrs. Jessie and Big Mama) was born on October 7, 1922 in Garvin, OK to the late Martin Lewis and Sarah Blacksher-Lewis.

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Ruthel Mcdonald-Hankins

Ruthel Mcdonald-Hankins

Apr 6, 2017

Ruthel McDonald-Hankins was born June 20, 1932 to the late Mitchell (Shorty) McDonald and Melvina Briley-McDonald. She went home to our heavenly FATHER on April 6, 2017 at Hill's Nursing Home in Idabel, Oklahoma.

She was baptized at an early age and was a member of the Clear Creek Missionary Baptist Church where she...

Alicia Ann (Williams) Whitaker

Alicia Ann (Williams) Whitaker

Apr 2, 2017

On April 2, 2017, the good LORD called home his sweet child, Alicia Ann Williams-Whitaker at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born to Phillip D. and Felecia (Williams) Whitaker on October 12, 1996 in Idabel, Oklahoma.

Alicia attended elementary school in Idabel, Oklahoma. In 2010, she and her family relocated...

Jasrael Legacy Jackson

Jasrael Legacy Jackson

Mar 12, 2017

Jasrael Legacy Jackson, 2 months, of Idabel, passed away Sunday, March 12,2017 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital, Idabel, OK. She was born January 12, 2017, at Idabel. The short time spent here with Jasrael was great. She was truly an angel sent from heaven. God looked down into his garden and chose a beautiful flower to bring home. We are left...

Collin Charles Corcoran

Collin Charles Corcoran

Mar 5, 2017

Collin Charles Corcoran passed away on March 5, 2017 in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. He was born on Dec. 28, 1992 to Jesse and Vicki Corcoran in DeQueen Arkansas.

He was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses on May 1, 2005. He enjoyed working on Kingdom Hall building projects throughout Arkansas and Oklahoma. He also...

Rae' Shonda Michelle Bible-Huddleston

Rae' Shonda Michelle Bible-Huddleston

Feb 18, 2017

Rae' Shonda Michelle Bible-Huddleston died suddenly on February 18, 2017 in St. Louis, MO. She was born February 16, 1980 to Maxine Warren and Donald Ray Bible. She attended Idabel Public Schools where she excelled as a scholar and was an outstanding student. She was somewhat of a celebrity as she was known for her excellent ability in...

Anthony Dewayne Fountain

Anthony Dewayne Fountain

Feb 3, 2017

Anthony "Dewayne" Fountain 53 was born November 23, 1963 to Alice "Faye" Fountain Hall and Willis Dean Warren. Dewayne departed this life on February 3, 2017 at Charleston Methodist Hospital, Desoto, TX, surrounded by his loving family. He grew up in Dallas, TX and attended David W. Carter High School. Dewayne accepted Christ at a young age. He enjoyed washing...

Minnie A Adams

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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