Vel "Skinnie" Vernon Burris
Oct 2, 2012
Vel Vernon "Skinnie" Burris was born April 8, 1945 to the late Isabell Burris and A.J. Burris in Tom, Oklahoma. He accepted Christ at an early age at his home church of New Dora Baptist Church in Tom. He attended Pine Ridge Elementary School through the eighth grade and he graduated high school from Riverside High in May of 1962....
Winston R Whitfield
Sep 25, 2012
On Tuesday, September 25, 2012, the Lord called home from labor to reward, Rev. Winston R. Whitfield. He was born January 5, 1944 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to the late Rev. Thomas Jefferson Whitfield and Emma Jones Whitfield. He was the seventh of 12 siblings. He attended and graduated from Lincoln High School in Ft. Smith. He later attended Westark...
Lillie Rochelle Lawson
Aug 11, 2012
Lillie Rochelle Lawson was born to Johnnie B. Hall on July 23, 1976 in San Diego, California. She passed away on August 11, 2012 at The University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. In 1976 the family moved back to Idabel, Oklahoma. Here, she attended pre-school, elementary and high school. After high school, several of her school mates left...
David Bizzell
Aug 6, 2012
David Bizzell was born to Ella Bizzel on March 28, 1957and passed away August 6, 2012 at Paris Regional Hospital at the age of 55. He attended school at Booker T. Washington here in Idabel. David was a member of Plainview Baptist Church of Idabel. He met Nora Cooper at an early age and spent most of the last thirty...
Gustavia French Walker
Aug 1, 2012
Gustavia French-Walker was born on September 7, 1923 in Harris, Oklahoma to Alberta Walker and M.C. Taylor. She passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Hill Nursing Home in Idabel, Oklahoma. Gustavia was raised in the Harris Community. She married William French, Sr. and moved to the Oak Grove Community. She attended the Oak Grove Baptist Church, under the leadership...
Henry Samuel Johnson Sr
Jul 14, 2012
Henry Samuel Johnson, Sr. passed away, Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the age of 83, in Amarillo, Texas. Henry was born February 17, 1929 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Lono and Willie Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a resident of Oklahoma City, until his health began to fail him and he moved to Amarillo. Henry united with the Oak Grove Baptist Church...
Dan French Jr
Jun 27, 2012
Dan French was born September 22, 1957 in Foreman, Arkansas to Liza Williams. He passed away June 27, 2012 at his home in Tom, Oklahoma. Dan is preceded in death by: his mother, Liza; a grandson, and a sister, Ida Lee Matthews. He leaves to cherish his memory: two sons, Corey McElroy of Ashdown, Arkansas and Deserae McElroy of Foreman;...
Henry S Johnson
Jun 26, 2012
Henry S. Johnson Jr., the third child of Willena Beasley Johnson and Henry S. Johnson, Sr., was born March 8, 1951 in Idabel, Oklahoma. God sent his heavenly angels to carry him home on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at his home in Idabel. Henry's church background began at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Idabel when he was very young. As...
Larkin Wimbley Jr
Jun 12, 2012
Larkin Wimbley, Jr. was born on July 27, 1957 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Laura Richards and Larkin Wimbley, Sr. He departed this life on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the age of 54 at his home. Larkin attended and graduated from Broken Bow High School. He is preceded in death by: his parents, Laura and Larkin; sister, Carolyn Boyles; four...
Justices Sterling Warren Sr
May 19, 2012
Justice Sterling Samuel Warren Sr 89 of Idabel Oklahoma passed away on the morning of May 19, 2012 to be with our Lord at theClarksville Texas Nursing Center. He was born April 18, 1923 to the late James Adron and Ona Ellenbury Warren of Idabel, Oklahoma.Justice was the third of seven children. He attended School in Idabel, and volunteered to...
William Wortham Price
May 14, 2012
W. W. (Bill) Price, Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012. He was born August 9, 1944 to William Wortham and Edna Price in Collinsville, Texas. In June of 1974, he was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Bill is preceded in death by: his parents, William and Edna; and a brother, James D. Price....
Mary Lee Warren
May 7, 2012
Mary Lee Warren, 86 of Idabel, Oklahoma passed away on the morning of May 7, 2012 to be with our Lord. She was born on January 1, 1926 to L.C. and Carrie Coleman in Harris, OK. Mary was the second of three children. She attended school in Idabel, Oklahoma. Mary was a devoted member and Sunday School Teacher at Plainview...
Carl (Monk) Adam Compton
Apr 10, 2012
Mr. Carl Compton better known as "Monk" was born October 12th, 1960 to the Late Julius and Vivie Anna Compton in Foreman, Arkansas. He passed away April 10th, 2012, at the Little River Memorial Hospital of Ashdown, Arkansas at the age of 51. Mr. Compton grew up in the Foreman area where he graducated from Foreman High School with the...
Robert E Cotton Jr
Mar 24, 2012
Robert Earnest Cotton, Jr. was born on December 19, 1923 in Kulli Tuklo, Oklahoma. He was the first of ten children born to Robert Earnest Cotton, Sr. and Elisa (Thomas) Cotton. Robert Jr. passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at St. Michaels Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. Robert Jr. grew up in Harris, Oklahoma. He attended elementary school at Pleasant...
John Howard Barksdale
Feb 25, 2012
John H. Barksdale was born February 12, 1992 in Houston, Texas to Tracy Barksdale. John was taken to be with the Lord, at the age of 20 years and thirteen days, on February 25, 2012 at St. Michael's Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. John enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was DeKalb's own little computer genius. John was...
Johnnie B Hall
Feb 16, 2012
Johnnie B. Hall passed away F ebruary 16, 2012 at Hill Nursing Home in Idabel, Oklahoma. She was born March 23, 1941 to Datie and Earnest Hall in Idabel. Johnnie attended Slater Elementary and Booker T. Washington Schools. After school, Johnnie moved to California where she lived for many years. She met and married L.C. Graves after moving back to...
Henry S Johnson
Feb 14, 2012
Henry Samuel Johnson, Sr. passed away, Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the age of 83, in Amarillo, Texas. Henry was born February 17, 1929 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Lono and Willie Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a resident of Oklahoma City, until his health began to fail him and he moved to Amarillo. Henry united with the Oak Grove Baptist Church...
Leola Giddens
Feb 8, 2012
Leola Giddens was born September 4, 1922 to Levi and Serfronia Moore-Giddens in Harris, Oklahoma. Serfronia was blessed with six children, of which Leola was the youngest. She was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Hill's Nursing Home in Idabel, Oklahoma. Leola lived in the Harris Community during her youth and became a...
Andrew Buford Murray
Feb 2, 2012
Andrew Buford "A.B." Murray. was born on August 12, 1917 in Wewoka, Oklahoma, to William James Murray, and Arie Spikes Murray. He entered into his heavenly home February 2, 2012 at Hill Nursing Home in Idabel, Oklahoma, at the age of 94 years. He graduated from Wewoka County Training School in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees...
Elena Parmer
Jan 11, 2012
Elena "Madea" Parmer 76 of Idabel, OK entered her heavenly home on Jan 11, 2012 at St Michaels Hospital in Texarkana, AR. She was born November 21, 1935 in Idabel OK to John Albert & Ella Thomas. She dedicated her life to Christ at an early age and became a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church. She later reunited with...
