OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Idabel, Oklahoma
Lillie Mae Vaughn
Jun 21, 2023
Those we love remain with us; For love itself lives on and cherished memories never fade because a loved one's gone; Those we love can never be more than a thought apart; For as long as there is a memory, they'll live on in our heart.
Lillie Mae Vaughn began this life on August 24, 1930, in...
Sandy Smith Jr
May 23, 2023
Sandy (Chuckey) Smith, Jr., age 68, passed away in Paris, Texas, on May 23rd, 2023. He was born on July 16th, 1954, in Paris, Texas, to Sandy Smith, Sr., and Juanita Smith Johnson. Chuckey was a very wise and funny man who loved and was loved. He didn't meet a stranger; if he did, you gained a lifelong friend...
Bruce Robbins
May 22, 2023
Bruce Robbins was born July 13, 1960, to Cleophus and Audrey Robbins in Houston, Texas. Â Bruce was a proud member of the "Mighty Kashmere Rams", class of 1978. Â He was also a proud Texan. Â Bruce was employed at the First Baptist Church for 36 years as the Building Supervisor. Â While at First Baptist, he made many friends who also...
Kalifa Shyann Cooper
May 22, 2023
Kalifa Shyann Cooper, 25, passed away on May 22, 2023, in Long Beach, CA. She was born on August 29, 1997, to Amanda Cooper and Marquette Townsend, in Idabel, Oklahoma.
As a child, Kalifa attended church at St. James CME Church in Idabel, OK. She graduated from Idabel High School in 2015. Kalif she was a part...
Alma Lee Alberty
May 17, 2023
Alma Lee Alberty was born May 14, 1949, in Idabel, Oklahoma. She was the sixth child born to Richard and Christmas (Alma) Alberty. Â Alma was a very industrious person. Â She accepted all challenges placed before her, meeting life head-on. She was a 1967 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. Â After graduation, she became an intricate part of the...
Cleveland Ramsey
May 6, 2023
Cleveland Alexander Ramsey passed from this life Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Broken Bow, Ok at the age of 30. He was born December 12, 1992, in Oklahoma City, OK. He was the son of Rhonda Ramsey-Cheatham and Cleveland Phillips.
Cleveland had the biggest heart for any and everybody. He made sure everyone was OK....
Anthony Tony Mcdonald
Apr 5, 2023
Antony "Tony" McDonald of Valliant Ok., also known as "Mac" went to be with the Lord on April 5, 2023, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa Ok. He was born to the late Ruthel McDonald and the late John L. Robinson in Clear Creek OK. Anthony was delivered at home by his great Aunt Bertha Mae Thurmond. At birth,...
Amanda Jean Cresta
Mar 25, 2023
Amanda Jean Phillips was born on 01/09/1987 in Dequeen Arkansas to Eddy and Beverly Phillips. She passed away at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. On 03/25/2023
She grew up in Idabel and Valliant. Most of her adult life was spent in the Tulsa area.
Amanda Jean Cresta had a heart so...Sherri Mcdonald
Mar 9, 2023
Sherri Lynne McDonald was born on April 10 th , 1967, to the late Virgil Cottrill and Freda Ross Seager in Alva Oklahoma. She passed away March 9 th , 2023, at Paris Regional Hospital.
She met and married the love of her life and Best Friend Nathan L. McDonald on July 25...
Bonnie Dillard
Mar 1, 2023
Missionary Bonnie Mae Dillard went peacefully from sleep to glory on March 1, 2023, surrounded by love. She was born September 7, 1939, in Wewoka Seminole County, Oklahoma, to Leo and Coran Dillard.
Bonnie was raised in the Springhill Community of Idabel, Oklahoma, where she attended Slater School and later relocated to Gary, Indiana, where...
Alice Faye Neal
Feb 24, 2023
Alice Faye Neal was born October 22, 1947, to the parentage of Alice Brown and Stanley Duckett. Alice Neal married Jed (JW) Neal, on March 2, 1981, and they began to raise their son, Benny Neal.  Alice is preceded in death by her late husband, Jed Neal, and her parents.
She leaves to...
Shirley Ramsey Perkins
Feb 18, 2023
Called Away
"Our dear ane was called away and has gone with the Lord to stay. Although this passing makes us weep,
We rejoice our loved one rests safely in God's Keep"
Biographical Creed
Sunrise: August 11, 1956, Sunset February 18, 2023
Place:   Dequeen, Arkansas  Mother: Mary Liza Leggins...
Martha Ausmus
Feb 12, 2023
Martha Lavone Ausmus, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 12, 2023. She passed away peacefully at her home in Idabel, surrounded by her family. She was 84. She was born to Marley & Stella Collier on April 25, 1938, in Haworth, OK.
Leonard Bernard Lee
Feb 11, 2023
Leonard Bernard Lee was born on August 11, 1956, to Albert and Bernice Lee. He attended Slater Elementary and Idabel Gray Junior High School until he moved to Hampton, Virginia, where he finished high school.
His parents Albert and Bernice Lee preceded him in death, six brothers: James Lee, Vincent Lee, Kenneth Lee,...
Henry Mcclure Jr.
Jan 25, 2023
Henry E McClure Jr. of Haworth, OK, passed from this life on January 25, 2023.
He leaves behind a loving family; his wife, Linda McClure, a daughter, Tomasita McClure, a son, Henry McClure III, daughters, Tonya Delafield, and Christy Stewart, a brother Gene McClure, a sister Rowena
A graveside...
Ruby Juanita Ledbetter
Jan 16, 2023
Ruby Juanita Proctor was born September 4, 1921, to George Washington Proctor and Nettie Lou (Green) Proctor.
Ruby Juanita (Proctor) Ledbetter went to sleep in death on January 16, 2023, at her home in Idabel.
Ruby married Jesse Dee Ledbetter on December 3 rd , 1936, and to this...
Eva Jenean Jackson
Jan 15, 2023
Eva Jenean (Williams) Jackson passed away from this life on January 15, 2023, surrounded by family and loved ones.
She was born December 10, 1962, to James L. Williams Sr. and Eva Mae Dunlap Williams.
Eva was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Eva attended Blair...
Lorenzo Glen Johnson
Jan 9, 2023
Lorenzo Glen Johnson was born on 10/16, 1963 to Aurlia Parks and Bernice Edward Hackett in Broken Bow, OK. He passed away at his home on 01/09/2023 on Hill Chapel Road.
He attended school in Broken bow from the first to the 12 th grade. Lorenzo attended Northeastern State University at Tahlequah. He...
Christopher (Joe) Michael Lewis
Dec 31, 2022
Christopher Michael 'Joe' Lewis 46, of Oklahoma City, OK passed away on December 31st, 2022, in Oklahoma City, OK. Christopher was born February 15th, 1976, to Jequetta Lewis & Lester 'Shake' Harris in Idabel, OK.
Christopher was a 1995 graduate of Idabel High School. In high school, he was a member of the...
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