OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Idabel, Oklahoma

Jaunita Cotton

Jaunita Cotton

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,...

Grover M Whitfield

Grover M Whitfield

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...

Terry T Myrks

Terry T Myrks

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...

Mrs Annie Ruth Watson

Mrs Annie Ruth Watson

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...

Mrs. Geneva Faye Wright

Mrs. Geneva Faye Wright

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...

Thomas Dejuan Williams

Thomas Dejuan Williams

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...

Clara Forte Hawkins Henderson Lowe

Clara Forte Hawkins Henderson Lowe

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...

Miracle Mylone Jennings

Miracle Mylone Jennings

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...

Lewis Joshua

Lewis Joshua

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...

Gerold Lawayne Daniels

Gerold Lawayne Daniels

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...

Crystal Wyshaun Nunley

Crystal Wyshaun Nunley

Aug 20, 2013

Crystal Wyshaun Nunley, age 30 of Los Angeles, California, passed away August 20, 2013 at her home, quietly in her sleep. She was born May 16, 1983 in Dallas, Texas to Charles W. and Sue Carol Nunley. She was cared for by her grandmother, Iris Adams, with whom she moved to Los Angeles with at the age of 7. She...

Rev Ralph F White

Rev Ralph F White

Aug 3, 2013

Today we celebrate the home-going of Rev. Ralph Franklin White, son of the late Theodore and Pearl Beaver White, who was born on January 2, 1937 and departed this mortal life on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Hill's Nursing Home. Ralph accepted Christ at an early age, and was baptized in the Maple Springs community in Idabel, OK. Ralph attended...

Cellastine Williams

Cellastine Williams

Jul 23, 2013

Cellastine Smith-Williams was born to Isaac Smith and Mildred Ingram-Smith on July 8th, 1955 in Harris, Oklahoma. She went to be with her Heavenly Father on July 23, 2013 at Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City. She attended elementary school at Riverside School in the Harris Community and graduated from Haworth High School in 1975. On January 28th, 1977, she married...

Leroy Welch Jr

Leroy Welch Jr

Jul 14, 2013

On July 7, 1934, Pastor Leroy Welch Jr. was born to the late Leroy Welch, Sr. and Beadie Welch in Idabel, OK. He attended Idabel, Oklahoma public schools. In 1955, Leroy laid eyes on a beautiful young lady, Ada Marie Sonier claiming her to be his future wife. After courting her they became husband and wife which proved to be...

Alvin H Scott

Alvin H Scott

Jul 8, 2013

Alvin H. Scott, age 70 of Idabel, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2013 at Paris Regional Hospital in Paris, Texas. He was born June 19, 1943 to the late Amos and Mary Scott in Idabel, Oklahoma. Alvin attended Slater, Richland and Booker T. Washington Schools in Idabel where he earned his high school diploma. He accepted Christ at...

Treycen Jace Williams

Treycen Jace Williams

Jul 5, 2013

Born November 8th, 2012 and passed away July 5th, 2013 at Dallas Children Medical Center Treycen is the Son of Therman Williams Jr. and Asha Floyd of Texarkana, Arkansas The Grandson of Bobbie Marie Compton of Daphne, Alabama and Therman Williams Sr. of Ashdown, Arkansas, Tony Floyd of Texarkana, Arkansas and Sherrill Allen of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Services are set for...

Anna D Clayton

Anna D Clayton

Jun 18, 2013

Anna Clayton, 67, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Christus St. Michael's Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. She was born July 16, 1945 in the Spencer Chapel Community to Lorenzo and Jimmie Williams. She attended Booker T. Washington schools where she graduated in 1962. She then attended Langston University where she graduated Cum Laude in 1966 with a degree is...

Ratha Mae Morris

Ratha Mae Morris

Jun 17, 2013

Ratha Mae (Edd) Morris, also known as "Booger" was born on August 10, 1927 in Idabel, Oklahoma to the late Rev. Mitchell and Sarah (Dismuke) Edd. She passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel. She united with the St. Paul Baptist Church at an early age. After moving to Tom, Oklahoma she united with the...

Katrice L Wright

Katrice L Wright

Jun 15, 2013

Katrice L. Wright was born August 19, 1991. She was called home at the age of 21 on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Idabel, Oklahoma. She graduated from Idabel High School in May of 2011. Katrice then became a full-time daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend to all that loved her. Katrice was preceded in death by: her grandmother, Stella...

Vernell Ramsey

Vernell Ramsey

Jun 6, 2013

Vernell Ramsey was born February 8, 1942 to Alberta Bizzell (Ramsey) and Idis Ramsey in Eagletown, Oklahoma. He passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. He was employed with Weyerhaeuser for 35 years, served on the Broken Bow School Board, owned real estate, and also served as a Deacon and Trustee at the Macedonia Baptist Church in...

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