Tahlequah, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tahlequah, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
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Betty Cain
Jun 10, 2019
Betty Sue Cain the daughter of Iva Burgess was born January 20, 1943 in Adair County, Oklahoma and departed this life on June 10, 2019 in Park HIll, Oklahoma at the age of 76 years, 4 months and 21 days. Betty enjoyed life and loved her family. She enjoyed ceramics and bird watching. She enjoyed bowling and was an...
Rhoda Burgess
Jun 8, 2019
Rhoda Lou Burgess the daughter of Frank and Levina (Nichols) Applegate was born April 10, 1943 in Peggs, Oklahoma and departed this life on June 8, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 76 years, 1 month and 29 days. In January 11, 1969, she married Billy Ray Burgess. They spent many years together of which very few...
Perry Phillips
Jun 5, 2019
Perry Arnold Phillips Sr. the son of Arnold and Lillie Mae (Hammons) Phillips was born November 6, 1947 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on June 5, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 71 years, and 7 months. Perry loved his family and he loved the Lord. Going to church was very important to him, and...
William Gunter
Jun 4, 2019
William Henry Gunter Jr the son of William Henry Gunter Sr. and Tessie Louetta Abbott was born March 7, 1951 in Herlong, California and departed this life on June 4, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 68 years, 2 months and 28 days.William was a simple man who enjoyed the simple things of life. Spending time with...
Carol Mayberry
Jun 4, 2019
Carol Sue Mayberry the daughter of Carl and Nora (Ballew) Thompson was born December 3, 1932, in Cookson, Oklahoma and departed this life on June 4, 2019, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 1 day. Sue married Loyd November 5, 1949, at her granny and papa's house in Tahlequah. Sue was able to...
Wesley Drywater
Jun 3, 2019
Wesley Dewayne Drywater the son of Ross Allen and Josephine (Dreadfulwater) Drywater was born June 29, 1960 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on June 3, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 58 years, 11 months and 5 days. Wesley enjoyed life and loved his family. He was very proud of is Cherokee Heritage and enjoyed...
Anton Tuomi
May 30, 2019
Anton Ellis Tuomi the son of Anton Everett Tuomi and Dorothea Ward was born July 9, 1946 in Grand Prairie, Texas and departed this life on May 30, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 72 years, 9 months and 21 days. Ellis was always a gentleman and a soldier. He enlisted into the U.S. Army in March...
Isaac Christie
May 28, 2019
Isaac Jasper Christie the son of Dan Christie and Sally Tail was born October 27, 1934 in the Etta Community and departed this life on May 28, 2019 at his home in the Etta Community at the age of 84 years, 7 months and 1 day. Isaac enjoyed life and he loved his family. He worked many years for...
Myrtle Hougland
May 27, 2019
Myrtle Pauline Hougland the daughter of Wallace and Maude (Edmonson) Vaughan was born February 4, 1923 in Cookson, Oklahoma and departed this life on May 27, 2019 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 96 years, 3 months and 23 days. Pauline loved life and everything in it. She was good at Life, she was a good person, she...
Kelly Barnes
May 24, 2019
Kelly Jean Barnes the daughter of Robert and Gee-Ga-Lee-Lee (O'Field) Detlefsen was born January 6, 1960 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and departed this life on May 24, 2019 in Grove, Oklahoma at the age of 59 years, 4 months and 18 days. Kelly enjoyed life and she enjoyed spending time with friends and family. She and her husband Mick prospected...
Carolyn Caudle
May 21, 2019
Carolyn Jean Caudle the daughter of Joseph Loyd and Lula (Sparks) Loyd was born June 14, 1938 in Coffeyville, KS and departed this life on May 21, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 80 years 11 months and 6 days. Carolyn was a dedicated wife and mother, her greatest joy in life was time spent devoted to...
Peggy Head
May 18, 2019
Peggy Jo Head the daughter of William Joseph and Minnie Leota (Walton) Edwards was born December 14, 1948 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and departed this life on May 18, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 70 years, 5 months and 4 days. Peggy enjoyed life and she loved her family. Being around her family, especially her grandkids, was...
Hork Smith
May 16, 2019
Hork Anthony Smith, 54, of Tahlequah, OK passed away on May 16, 2019 in Tahlequah, OK. Hork was born May 6, 1965 in Tahlequah, OK to James Smith and Lois (Dodd) Smith. He attended Tahlequah Elementary School and graduated from GansHigh School. Preceding him in death are his parents; and one brother, Dennis Smith. And a very special dog...
Vera Harrall
May 16, 2019
Vera Harrall of Park Hill, Oklahoma passed away on May 16, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Dorothy Sweet
May 15, 2019
Dorothy Juanita Mae Holmes Sweet was born May 14,1941, to Kenneth and Maire Holmes at Welling, OK. Dorothy attended Caney School until the family moved to Guymon, OK in 1947. There she attended Unity School and Guymon Junior High before retuning to Cherokee County, OK in 1955. Dorothy then attended Tahlequah High School. At the age of fifteen, Dorothy...
Travis Reed
May 4, 2019
Travis Dean Reed the son of James Arlie and Minnie Alvie (Cox) Reed was born April 1, 1927, in Cane Hill, Arkansas and departed this life on May 4, 2019, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 92 years, 1 month and 3 days. Dean enjoyed life and loved having a good time. He met the love of his...
Maurice Sheppard
May 1, 2019
Maurice Johnson Sheppard the son of Claude Sheppard Sr. and Dollie (Thompson) Sheppard was born July 21, 1941 in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma and fell asleep in death on May 1, 2019 at the age of 77 years, 9 months and 10 days. Maurice grew up in Ft. Gibson and graduated in 1959 from Ft. Gibson High School. He served...
Joy Campbell
Apr 27, 2019
Joy Nell Campbell the daughter of James Arlie and Minnie Alvie (Cox) Reed was born July 11, 1931, in Clyde, Arkansas and departed this life on April 27, 2019, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 87 years, 9 months and 16 days. Joy loved life and enjoyed having a good time. She was the life of the party...
Janice Bell
Apr 21, 2019
Janice Lee Bell was born on October 2nd, 1964 in Laredo, TX to Bill and Gloria Casas and departed this life on April 21st 2019 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 54 years. Janice graduated from Oaks Mission Public School in 1983. After a brief hiatus to raise her two children she furthered her education by obtaining her...
Rick Maxwell
Apr 19, 2019
Rick Maxwell the son of John and Sharon (Russell) Bailey was born July 28, 1951 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and departed this life on April 19, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 67 years, 8 months and 22 days. Rick enjoyed life and he was very good at telling you what you needed to do. If you had...
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