Tahlequah, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tahlequah, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
Recent Obituaries
Karen Presley
Jul 29, 2022
Karen Presley was a beloved daughter, mother, sister, aunt and niece. She passed from this life to be with our Heavenly Father on Friday, July 29, 2022 at the age of 57 years old. She was surrounded by her family in her home at the time of her passing. Karen was born November 25, 1964 to Jack Alan Presley...
Glenda Green
Jul 28, 2022
Glenda Jean Green the daughter of Earl and Ruby (Sellers) Green was born August 31, 1959, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on July 28, 2022, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 62 years, 10 months and 27 days. Glenda loved life and she loved her family. She loved being out on the lake whether she was...
Gary Harrington
Jul 22, 2022
Gary Harrington passed from this life Friday July 22nd at the age of 76. He was born January 29, 1946 in McAlester, OK to Virgil and Esther (Patterson) Harrington. He worked as a manager for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission until retirement in 1998. He enjoyed being involved in the community and served on various boards and committees including...
Helen Reed
Jul 17, 2022
Funeral services for Helen Louise Fancher Reed, age 85, will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Skiatook Church of Christ in Skiatook, OK, with Russell Hill officiating. Interment will take place on Monday, July 25 at Blue Springs Cemetery in Gideon, OK. Services have been entrusted to the care of Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah. She will...
Cheryl Taylor
Jul 15, 2022
Cheryl Ann Taylor (Cheri), 73, of Welling, OK, passed from this life, Friday, July 15, 2022. She was a wonderful wife and mother who was always there when her family needed her. She had many friends and was a well-loved member of the community in Welling. Cheri was born Tuesday, March 18, 1949, in Delta, Colorado, to Homer Paul...
Larry Stephens
Jul 15, 2022
Larry David Stephens the son of L.D. and Mary Jo (Cassidy) Stephens was born May 6, 1960, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on July 15, 2022, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 62 years, 2 months and 8 days. Larry loved life and lived it to the fullest. He loved the outdoors whether he was hunting, fishing...

Nancy Detwiler
Jul 12, 2022
Nancy Detwiler of Park Hill, Oklahoma passed away on Jul 12, 2022. Nancy’s loved ones are composing Nancy’s obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Ronald Austin
Jul 11, 2022
Ronald Austin, a Tahlequah resident of 20 years, passed from this life to his eternal one on July 11th 2022, at the age of 87. He was born in Los Angeles, California to Ruth Baum and Verne Austin. Between the ages of 14 to 18 he attended the John Brown Military Academy of the Ozarks. Ron was an accomplished...
Cerise Patterson
Jul 11, 2022
Cerise Rose (Selvaggi) Patterson of Tahlequah, Oklahoma passed away on July 11, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family at the age of 81. She was born on August 27, 1940, in Gary, Indiana the daughter of Robert Selvaggi and Irene (Komorowski) Selvaggi. Cerise was the most kind hearted person you could have met. She would have...
Tony Byfield
Jul 10, 2022
Tony Ellen Calabro was born July 4, 1943, to Nina Roach. She was the oldest of three siblings. Tony married Dave Byfield on January 25, 1960. Together they moved to Kansas City, Missouri to start their family. They had three children; David, Diana, and Darrell. They moved to Tahlequah, Oklahoma in 1999 to enjoy their retirement, as well as...
Leola Robbins
Jul 10, 2022
Leola (Scott) Robbins of McAllen, TX passed away on July 10, 2022, in McAllen, TX at the age of 83. Leola was born on June 9, 1939, the daughter of Cecil Scott and Nellie (Turman) Scott in Bunch, Oklahoma. Leola was a wonderful daughter, sister, wife, grandmother, great grandmother and even great great grandmother. "Granny" as she was fondly called,...
Brenda Teague
Jul 7, 2022
Brenda Gail Teague the daughter of JD Hullinger and Freda (King) Jordan was born October 30, 1956, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and she departed this life on July 7, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 65 years, 8 months and 7 days. Brenda loved life. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Her grandchildren were the light of...
Martha Mathis
Jul 4, 2022
Martha Mathis, Registered Nurse, passed from this life July 4, 2022, and is now resting in peace with her beloved Granny Linzy and Aunt Matt. Martha was born March 19, 1939, to Sherman Bias and Alma Linzy, near Fort Gibson in Cherokee County. She always alleged her actual birthday was March 20th, the first day of Spring, and that the...
David Wofford
Jul 3, 2022
David James Wofford son of Jack and Louise (Pack) Wofford was born on November 29, 1970 in Tahlequah, OK and departed this life on July 3, 2022 in Welling at the age of 51. David was always a hard worker, he loved to work on the farm and ranch. David also worked at Wal-Mart in Stilwell for a period...
David Wells
Jun 29, 2022
David Ernest Wells, the son of Eugene Wells and Eva (Short) Joranger, was born October 27, 1941, on a train in Oklahoma, and he departed this life on June 29, 2022, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, at the age of 80 years, 8 months and 2 days. David enjoyed life and he loved his family. He enjoyed being outdoors whether he...
Craig Taylor
Jun 27, 2022
Craig Morris Taylor passed away from natural causes Monday, June 27, 2022, at his home on Lake Tenkiller, surrounded by the family he so loved. Craig was born on Tuesday, February 25, 1930, the son of John Clifton Taylor and Mary (Craig) Taylor. He attended Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, OK. On January 2, 1949, he married his...
Josef Imry
Jun 22, 2022
Josef Michael Imry of Park Hill, Oklahoma left this Earth on June 22, 2022, at the age of 54. He was born in Orange County, California on May 31, 1968, to Cornell Imry and Margie (Salley) Roe. Josef enjoyed spending time with his grandson, Lincoln Langren, as well as going to church, eating delicious food, and driving the hills around...
Betty Whisenhunt- Molloy
Jun 21, 2022
Betty Ray (Whisenhunt) Molloy of Salina, Oklahoma formerly of Tahlequah, Oklahoma passed away on June 21, 2022, at the age of 90. She was born on October 6, 1931, the daughter of Archie and Allie (Norton) Carroll in Countyline, Oklahoma. Betty married Jack Whisenhunt when she was 16 and together they had four children. Larry, Rachel, Kathy and Debra....
Mildred Moore
Jun 17, 2022
Mildred Lucille Moore, of Tahlequah, OK passed away on June 17, 2022, at the age of 90. She was born on May 18, 1932, in Tahlequah, OK the daughter of Everett Shrum and Dorothy (Sunday) Shrum) Mildred was a friend to everyone she met. When you met her, you would leave having a great friend. She was currently a...
Naomi Mathews
Jun 17, 2022
Naomi Ellen Wilson Mathews the daughter of Loyd O. Wilson and Frieda Allen Mullen was born April 25, 1933, in Weleetka, Oklahoma and she departed this life on June 17, 2022, at home with her family. She was 89 years old. A memorial service will be held in her honor at the Veteran's National Cemetery in Ft. Gibson on...