DEATHS, 05.03.08

May 02, 2008 09:33 pm

— LOCAL
BEMO, Dorothy Deen (Smith), 88, homemaker, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, Muskogee Church of Christ, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
KERRY, Dawn Wynn, 46, died Wednesday. Services 11 a.m. today, First Baptist Church, Warner, OK Cremation Mortuary Service, Oklahoma City.
PARKS, Billie Maxine, 76, homemaker, died Thursday. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
STOCKHOLM, Dola C., 85, homemaker, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Kansas, Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah.
TURNER, Nelda Jo, 75, died Friday. Services pending, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.
WELLS, Evelyn Faye, 67, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.
WORTHAM, Murl A., 87, retired Bureau of Indian Affairs, died Tuesday. Services 9:30 a.m. Monday, Bethany Presbyterian Church, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.

AREA
CHECOTAH — HUUSKONEN, Toivo “Tony,” 74, retired painting contractor, died Thursday. Services pending, Garrett Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Checotah.
COOKSON — HOUSTON, Harold G., 78, wiring inspector, died Friday. Services pending, Reed-Culver Funeral Home.
GORE — ARMSTRONG, Cowanda, 69, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Lighthouse Tabernacle Pentecostal Church, Millsap Funeral Service, Webbers Falls.
MULDROW — GIBBONS, Gary Don, 55, Baldor Electric and Anderson Martin Machinery, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. today, Cottonwood Cemetery, south of Muldrow, Agent Funeral Home, Muldrow.
PARK HILL — CHAFFIN, Gaven, infant son of Justin Clinton and Megan Moore, died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, Park Hill Cemetery, Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah.
STIGLER — HAMM, Doyle, 83, retired home builder/rancher, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, Keota, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler.
TAHLEQUAH — GIRTY, Wesley Dean Jr., “Shugs,” 5, student, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, Reed-Culver Chapel, Reed-Culver Funeral Home.
WAGONER — KETCHER, Wallace L., 68, concrete finisher, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, Shipman Funeral Home, Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory, Wagoner.

LOCAL TIES
EVERETT, Wash. — GORDON, Donna L., 56, hotel/motel, died Wednesday. Services pending, American Memorial, Renton, Wash.
OKMULGEE — CATHRON, Elmer F., 87, Department of Wildlife Conversation district chief, died Friday. Services pending, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, Okmulgee.
OKMULGEE — GARDENHIRE, Michael Wayne, 54, Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee maintenance, died Thursday. Visitation noon-8 p.m. Monday at funeral home. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home Chapel, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home Okmulgee.
OKMULGEE — HOLTON, Anne Marie, 87, homemaker, died Friday. Services pending, McClendon-Winters Funeral Home, Okmulgee.
SPIRO — ADAMS, Harold Lee, 76, retired military, died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, First Assembly of God, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Spiro.
SPIRO — ATKINSON, William “Bill,” 78, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Mallory-Martin Chapel, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Spiro.

SERVICES TODAY
CARUTHERS, Leonard O. Sr., 11 a.m., Ragsdale’s Chapel of Respect. (Ragsdale Funeral Center)
GIBBONS, Gary Don, 10 a.m., Cottonwood Cemetery, south of Muldrow. (Agent Funeral Home, Muldrow)
GILLIN, Helen Frances, 11 a.m., First Baptist Church, Porter. (Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner)
STOCKHOLM, Dola C., 2 p.m., First Baptist Church, Kansas. (Hart Funeral Home, Tahlequah)