Tahlequah, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tahlequah, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
Recent Obituaries
Marla Jones
Nov 12, 2019
Marla Bernice Jones, the daughter of Ira and Bernice (Shrum) Toney was born May 19, 1967 in Blackwell, Oklahoma and joined our Heavenly Father on November 3, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 52 years, 5 months and 15 days. Marla enjoyed life and loved her family. She was a loving and compassionate mother, grandmother, and wife....
Mary Shaffer
Oct 29, 2019
Mary Ellen Shaffer the daughter of James R. and Eulalia (Jones) Miller was born April, 28, 1937 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and departed this life on October 29, 2019 in Cookson, Oklahoma at the age of 82 years, 6 months and 1 day. Mary Ellen enjoyed life and she loved her family. She enjoyed teaching piano and did for...
Clyde Johnson
Oct 27, 2019
Clyde Lawrence Johnson the son of Clyde Walters and Louise Frances (Schottler) Johnson was born August 24, 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky and departed this life on October 27, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 82 years, 2 months and 3 days. Clyde was a fun loving guy who enjoyed life to the fullest. He was an avid sports...
Roger Orsburn
Oct 25, 2019
Roger Dale Orsburn the son of Linzy and Anna Bell (Williams) Orsburn was born February 24,1949 in Holdenville, Oklahoma and departed this life on October 25,2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 70 years, 8 months and 1 day. Roger enjoyed life and loved being outdoors. He loved watching OU football and watching western movies, his favorite was Heartland....
Lindsey Downing
Oct 24, 2019
Lindsey Dawn Hosley Downing, peacefully passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 at her home in Tahlequah. Lindsey was born in Muskogee on Independence Day in 1976 to Cecilia Ann (Roark) Woodall and James Michael Woodall. She was a loving mother of four; Kelsi Celeste Camden, James Alec Downing, William Tyler Downing and the apple of her eye, Chloe Jane...
Jerre Dozier
Oct 20, 2019
Jerre Aileen Dozier the daughter of Charles Argoles and Ruby Jewell (Yeager) Douglas was born December 30, 1950 in Wewoka, Oklahoma and departed this life on October 20, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 68 years, 9 months and 20 days. Jerre enjoyed life and she loved her family. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and watching old movies....
Mark Lawhead
Oct 19, 2019
Mark Gentry Lawhead the son of John Gentry "Sonny" Lawhead and Judy Mankiller was born June 2, 1970 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on October 19, 2019 in McAlester, Oklahoma at the age of 49 years, 4 months and 17 days. Mark was raised in Tahlequah on Stickross Mountain playing at his great grandmother Nancy Lawhead's home....
Leon Butts
Oct 15, 2019
Gerald “Leon” Butts peacefully left this world at home on October 15, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 92. Leon was born on March 30, 1927 in Lowrey, Oklahoma to parents, Dessie and Mabel Butts. He graduated from Oaks High School. In March of 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Topeka...
Lowee Ferrell
Oct 8, 2019
Lowee Ferrell of Stilwell, Oklahoma passed away on Oct 8, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Helen Ritchie
Sep 20, 2019
Helen Marie Ritchie the daughter of George Lee Johnson and Charlene Marie Cole was born December 16, 1965 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on September 20, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 53 years, 9 months and 4 days. Helen enjoyed many things in life such as gardening, especially roses, playing video games with her...
Brenda Martin
Sep 20, 2019
Brenda Louise Martin the daughter of Herman Martin and Marie (Lawhead) Lett was born December 28, 1960 in Vinita, Oklahoma and departed this life on September 20, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 58 years, 8 months and 23 days. Brenda was raised in Vinita, Tahlequah and Tulsa. She was a hard worker and did her very...
Nancy Vaughan
Sep 15, 2019
Nancy Sue Vaughan the daughter of Dewey and Lena (Bush) Rutherford was born December 30, 1932 in Peggs, Oklahoma and departed this life on September 15, 2019 in Muskogee, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 16 days. Nancy enjoyed life and she loved people. She was anxious to get started in the world and began...
Elizabeth Clark
Sep 13, 2019
Elizabeth Lynn Clark the daughter of Plesant and Mary Ellen (Byrom) Sanders was born August 2, 1977 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and departed this life on September 13, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 42 years, 1 month and 11 days. Elizabeth loved life and she loved her family. She was an outdoor lover and enjoyed spending time...
Virginia Entley
Sep 12, 2019
Virginia Eliza Entley the daughter of Delmo John and Edna Elnora (Jackson) Crouch was born January 3, 1937 in Kansas, Oklahoma and departed this life on September 12, 2019 in Grove, Oklahoma at the age of 82 years, 8 months and 9 days. Virginia loved life and had her own way about it. She enjoyed traveling with the love...

Nancy Bowline
Sep 10, 2019
Nancy Bowline of Tahlequah, Oklahoma passed away on Sep 10, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Rita Harris
Sep 8, 2019
Rita Mae Harris the daughter of John Elmer and Etta Bell (Hensley) Johnson was born November 9, 1927 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on September 8, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 91 years and 10 months. Rita loved her family and she loved the Lord. She enjoyed going to church and serving in anyway...
Gladys Girdner-Hogner
Sep 4, 2019
Gladys Girdner-Hogner the daughter of William T. and Rosa Lee (Foutch) Girdner was born August 8, 1937 in the Hungry Mountain Community and departed this life September 4, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 82 years and 26 days. Gladys loved her family and she was very family oriented. She enjoyed working in her yard and taking...
Isabel Baker
Sep 2, 2019
Dr. Isabel Louise Keith Baker, age 90 passed away peacefully on September 2, 2019. She was the daughter of Claude and Hattie Mae Keith and was born on May 27, 1929 in Row, Oklahoma later named Colcord. She married her husband Tim Baker on July 26, 1946 and they were the proud parents of three sons Tim K., Donn...
Linda Osburn
Aug 30, 2019
Linda Sue Osburn the daughter of Dorsey Leonard and Joyce Ann (Foutch) Adams was born December 30, 1963 in Wagoner, Oklahoma and departed this life on August 30, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 55 years and 8 months. Linda enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest. Her family was the most important thing to her....
Billy Hensley
Aug 23, 2019
Billy Hensley the son of William and Edna (Miles) Hensley was born June 18, 1931 in Clarksville, Oklahoma and departed this life and went to be with the Lord on August 23, 2019 at the age if 88 years, 2 months and 5 days. Billy married Blanch Richerson on August 16, 1954, and had five children Barbara, Brenda, William,...