OBITUARIES

Apr 29, 2014

Quentin DeVaughn "Moe" Fields was born December 8, 1988 in Idabel, Oklahoma. He was the third child of five children.

Moe was a true example of love. He attended Union Bethel Church from an early age. Moe attended Tom Elementary School, and graduated from Haworth High School in 2007. In August of 2009, he moved to Ada,...

Mar 4, 2014

Mr. Curvis Cole was born on March 27, 1941 in Idabel, Oklahoma to B.C. and Daisy Hurd-Doran. He passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel. Curvis was member of the Macedonia Baptist Church and was baptized May, 1950. He attended public school, but at young age Curvis became very ill and was place in...

Feb 27, 2014

Juanita Cobb was born March 04, 1929 to the late S.W. and Izola Cobb. Ms.. Cobb went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 27, 2014. She was their only daughter born and reared in Idabel, Oklahoma. Juanita attended Slater High School and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Idabel. She was a graduate of Wiley College...

Feb 26, 2014

Ms. DeLores Richard was born March 10, 1956 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Mrs. Belle L. Smith-Richard and J.C. Richard, Jr. She was the second of three children. She left us on February 26, 2014 in Idabel, Oklahoma at the age of 57. She attended St. Mark and later graduated from Idabel Gray High School. She was raised in the church...

Feb 7, 2014

MMFR Troy Lee (Chaytor) Walker, son of the late William Fred and Linda Walker and the late A.D. and Carrie Chaytor, was born February 10, 1970 in Foreman, Arkansas. He was a graduate of the class of 1988 from Ashdown High School. Troy served in the U.S. Navy from July 1988 to September 1993 where he was assigned on the...

Feb 5, 2014

Billy Joe King was born April 8, 1958 to Willie and Opal King in Idabel, Oklahoma. He departed this life, at the age of 55, on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 surrounded by his family. Early in his life, Billy attended Idabel Public Schools. He later attended Job Corp in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He worked for the Idabel Coca-Cola Bottling Company for...

Jan 24, 2014

Lonnie "L.C." McFalls, 87 was born in Lockesburg, Arkansas to Robert and Tullee Graves McFalls on May 13, 1927. His family moved to the Slater Community near Idabel, Oklahoma when he was young. L.C. graduated from Slater Rosenwald High School in 1946. L.C. entered the United States Air Force where he served his country for six years. He was employed...

Jan 11, 2014

Jamariah Neaveh Cooper was born Saturday, January 11, 2014 to Dabora Bell and William K. Cooper, Jr. at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas. She was taken to be with her heavenly father on that same day. She is preceded in death by: her great-great grandmother, Clara Bee Cooper; great grandfather, Larry Martin; aunts, Vivian D. Mutagamba and Vivian...

Jan 8, 2014

Mr. Troy L. Henderson was born June 12, 1925 in Harris, Oklahoma to Louis and Gracie Henderson. He went to sleep in death Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Hill Nursing Home in Idabel, Oklahoma. Troy joined the United States Army in October of 1944 and served for two years. During that time he received two Bronze Stars, several service ribbons...

Dec 15, 2013

Troy Lee Hill was born July 13, 1946 to the late Lee Anna and Curtis Hill, Sr. in Idabel, Oklahoma. He passed away December 15, 2013 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel. Troy attended Booker T. Washington High School. He was a truck driver by trade. He loved watching westerns and shooting the breeze with his buddies and family. He...

Dec 9, 2013

Sunrise for Juanita Lestine Cotton was March 2, 1924 in Harris, Oklahoma. Sunset was on December 9, 2013 at the age of 89. Juanita Cotton's life was a life of service. She was involved in community services such as: Veteran's of Foreign Wars Volunteer, PTA (during the time that her children attended school), and IMAC. As an active church member,...

Dec 6, 2013

Grover Whitfield was born on February 27, 1922 at Jones Farm, Oklahoma to Elmira and Williams McKinley Whitfield. He passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, Oklahoma. He joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church as a teenager. Grover graduated from Riverside High School and joined the United States Army in 1945. He served courageously in World...

Dec 5, 2013

Mr. Terry T. Myrks was born November 20, 1970 in Oklahoma City to Vivian Ann Myrks and Terry Sheets. He was the first child of three. Terry accepted Christ at an early age. Terry attended school in Oklahoma City and later graduated from Idabel High School. He was multi-talented and a lover of sports. Terry was a basketball star in...

Nov 20, 2013

Thank you dear Lord To Have Our Mom Thanks for Her Love Her Kindness Her Charm Thanks for the direction That she gave us To follow your path Until we are united With her at last Sister Annie Watson began to fill the pages of her book on July 18, 1954 when she was born to Gavin and Ruth Lewis...

Nov 18, 2013

Mrs. Geneva Faye Wright passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013, at the age of 100 years, one month, and eight days, at Memorial Heights Nursing Center in Idabel, Oklahoma. She was born in Idabel to Josephine McDonald- and Benjamin James Casteel and was the second of five children. Geneva joined First Baptist Church, Westside of Idabel at the age...

Oct 12, 2013

Thomas DeJuan Williams was born on April 9, 1977 to Rev. Jimmie and Patha Williams in Idabel, Oklahoma. DeJuan grew up in Idabel and joined Maple Spring Missionary Baptist Church at a young age. He past away Saturday October 12, 2013 at his home in Houston, Texas. He attended Idabel Public Schools. Following high school, he pursued his education in...

Oct 11, 2013

Clara (Forte) Hawkins, Henderson, Lowe, age 81, of Idabel Oklahoma, passed away Friday October 11, 2013 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital. She was born November 4, 1931 to Green Sterling and Lena Mae (Neal) Forte in New Boston, Texas. She professed her faith in Christ at an early age and Clara was a faithful member of Rose Hill Baptist Church, serving...

Sep 17, 2013

Late in the evening on the seventeenth day of September, two thousand thirteen, God was walking through his garden. As he walked, he searched for the loveliest of flowers. Pausing, he found her ready to be taken at that hour. Our beloved Miracle Mylone' Jennings was born to Shelbie Michelle Jennings. Miracle was born into a very loving family that...

Sep 12, 2013

Lewis Joshua, Jr, "L.J.", was born on September 25, 1945 to the late Lewis and Alice Joshua in Garvin, Oklahoma. He lived all his life in Haworth, Oklahoma. He moved to Sherman, Texas to live with his sister Annie. Shortly after that, God called him home on September 12, 2013. Lewis graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1962...

Aug 21, 2013

Gerold LaWayne Daniels was born January 13th, 1962 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Dan and Dimple Daniels. He went to sleep in death on Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 at his home in Oklahoma City, OK. He was employed at Grace Living Center for the past seventeen years and truly enjoyed his work. Gerold was a gentle person and loved people; from...