All Obituaries

Anna Mae Spradlin the daughter of Harvey and Minnie (Hammons) Butler was born May 29, 1947 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on March 25, 2020 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 72 years, 9 months and 25 days. Anna loved life. Her family was most important to her. She enjoyed family gatherings and she loved being with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing, traveling, especially to Branson, gardening and going to church. She loved her family dearly and...

Ellis W. Deibler, Jr. was born in Orange, N.J. on March 13, 1930 to Ellis and Martha Deibler and departed this life in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on March 20, 2020 at the age of 90. He graduated from Columbia University in 1951 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, and then went to Fuller Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1954 with B.Div. He served as Assistant Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Trenton, MI for three years. He joined Wycliffe Bible Translators, under whom he...

Helen Joan Chapman, 90, of Afton went home to be with the Lord on March 18, 2020. She was born June 3, 1929, in Huntingdon, PA to Charles and Stella (Souders) Herncane. After graduating from Huntingdon High School she enrolled in the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, graduating in 1950 with her RN. While in nursing school she met and married Frank Chapman, her husband of 58 years. Helen retired from the Indian Health Service as a nurse at Hastings Hospital in 1994 at...

Betty Jane Burris the daughter of Samuel Earl and Margaret (Jackson) Short was born November 21, 1925 in Mangum, Oklahoma and departed this life on March 16, 2020 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 94 years, 3 months and 24 days. Betty loved life and she loved her family. She was proud to have been born and raised in Mangum, a small town in Southwestern Oklahoma, where she came from a pioneer family, who were part of one of the land runs in early Oklahoma history. She earned her...

Laura Angelica Rivas passed away on March 14, 2020 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 26. Laura was born on May 24, 1993 in Stilwell, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Tahlequah High School and was most recently working as a waitress. In her spare time, she loved to be with the ones she loved the most, including her children; Christopher, Perla and Rubii. She loved being able to hang out and watch T.V. with her children and when she was able, she enjoyed getting to go out and have a good...

Michael Dennis Jordan the son of Carl and Mary (Braselton) Jordan was born August 28, 1952 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas and departed this life on March 13, 2020 in Muskogee, Oklahoma at the age of 67 years, 6 months and 14 days. Michael loved his family dearly. He was an outdoorsman who loved to fish. As long as he was outside he was happy, whether he was riding the ranger around talking with the neighbors or mowing all the yards up and down the road. He was one of the best dozer operators in the...

A Celebration of Life for Judge Lynn Burris it is pending.  Lynn’s family will determine a new date in the near future.  Lynn Burris, the son of Paul and Myrtle (Pierce) Burris, was born January 5, 1937 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and departed this life on March 12, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 7 days. Lynn loved sports, but he especially loved football. And it was his talent and skill in football that allowed him to receive a scholarship and...

Rosie Lee North the daughter of George and Mary (Goingsnake) Stopp was born January 11, 1931 in Rose, Oklahoma and departed this life on March 9, 2020 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 89 years, 1 month and 27 days. Rosie enjoyed life and she loved her family. She had a servant's heart, she was a giver, and she loved to help feed the homeless. She volunteered all through her life and was very active in her church. She enjoyed reading her Bible, taking trips with friends and family...

Betty Jo Mullin the daughter of Henry and Zora (Coker) Davis was born October 4, 1926 in Blue, Oklahoma and departed this life on March 9, 2020 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the age of 93 years, 5 months and 5 days. Betty enjoyed life and she loved her family. She especially enjoyed spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed being outdoors, especially working in the yard and garden. She was a good cook and enjoyed preparing meals for family gatherings. She liked to...

Marilyn Wood of Cookson, Oklahoma passed away on Mar 9, 2020. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.