ISAAC J. EUDY was born June 1, 1927 in Mardera, CA to Isaac and Flora (Johnson) Eudy, married Garnet Connie Nicholson on July 28, 1955 at Merced, CA, and died July 31, 2001 in Eufaula. Graveside services were Aug 3 at Greenlawn Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Checotah. Survivors include three borthers, Bob Jone of Carson City, NV, Jim Butcher of Jackson, CA and Jerry Butcher of Hermiston, OR; a sister, Betty Bohland of Jackson, CA; and several Nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife in 1993. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001, page 8

GLENN DOVER was born March 24, 1925 n 62 Community the thirteenth child and seventh son of James C and Maude (Corbin) Dover and died Aug 1, 2001 in Okmulgee. Services were Aug 4 at the Church of God in Eufaula followed by burial in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Black’s Shipman & Merritt Funeral Home. Survivors include three sisters, Ida Camp of Eufaula, Ruby Stephens of McGee, MS and Mildred Boone of Eufaula; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and nine brothers and sisters, Elmer, Charlsie Ray, Gailord, Callaway, Lorenza, Marcus, Gertie Lucille, Lona Gray and Clara Corley. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001 page 8

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GERALD D. “JERRY” BEAN was born in Clarksville, AR on June 21, 1920 to George and Jessie (Dobbins) Bean, and deid July 27, 2001 at Muskogee. Services were July 31 at the First Freewill Baptist Church in Checotah followed by burial in Greenlawn Cemetery under the direction of Hampton Mortuary, Checotah. He married Pauline Myrick of Agra. Two sons were born to them. The marriage ended in divorce. He later married Ruby Richwine (Gordon) Bean Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Ruby who resides in a convalescent home in Checotah; sons, Don Bean and wife Thelma of Agra, OK and Bruce Bean and wife Myra of Chandler, OK; sisters, Lucille Hale of Checotah, Nina Jo Quinn and Patsy Crocker and husband Charles of Elk Grove, CA, Wilma Robinson and husband Dan of Citrus Hts. CA and Wanda Weed and husband, Tom of yerington, NV; four grandchildren, Jerry Don Bean, Janie Calkins, Rhoda Bean and Julie Key; 6 great-grandchildren, Jerod Bean, Ashley Bean, Chelsi Calkins, Kason Key, Coileman Key and Carder Key; brother-in-law, Gordon Richwine and wife Monte of Nobles, OK; step-children, Mary Dobson, Joyce Doyle, James Fordon and Lary Gordon, and step grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents of Sacramento, CA; sisters, Louise Lovett-Flud of Checotah and Jean Rigney of Hawthorne, CA.

FLOYD DEAN was born May 13, 1909 in Fulen, AR to Sam and Martha Dean, married Quessie Roberta Franks in Akins on Aug 13, 1928, and died Aug. 3, 2001. Services were Aug 6 in the Kelley Memorial Chapel of Black’s Shipman & Merritt Funeral Home, Eufaula followed by burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Jack Dean of Eufaula; two daughters, Mary Watson of French Camp, CA and Jimmie Carroll of Waurika; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife in February of 1999, four sisters and one brother. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001, page 8

DOROTHY F. FRANCIS was born July 5, 1941 in Muskogee, OK to Barlow and Elizabeth (Oneal) Cowan, married Oscar Francis in 1983 at Eufaula, and died July 29, 2001 in Checotah. Graveside services were held Augusta 1 at the Silver Springs Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Checotah. Survivors include her husband; a step daughter, Theresa Buckmaster of Checotah; a brother, James Cowan of Corpus Christy, TX; a granddaughter, Stephanie Buckmaster of Yukon and a great granddaughter, Skylar Nicole McClain Buckmaster of Checotah; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Brett Loyd McClain Muckmaster. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001, page 8

DONALD HUGHES of Checotah died Aug 5, 2001 at the age of 70. Services were Aug 8 at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Checotah. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, Aug 9, 2001, page 9

BLONDENA DIXON was born Nov. 10, 1919 at Daugherty to Wiley and Nellie Scribner, married Olice E. Dixson on Dec. 22, 1934 at Gutherie and died Aug 5, 2001. Graveside services were held Aug. 7 at Greenwood Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Black’s Shipman & Merritt Funeral hOme of Eufaula. Survivors include a daughter, Dena Owens and husband Tim of Yukon; a son, Melvin Disxon and wife Jennifer of Springfiled, MO; three sisters, Faye Hill, Barbara Haslam and Loretta Williams; eight grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Olice Dixson Jr.; three brothers; one sister and her husband. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001 page 9

DELORIS A. SMITH was born April 18, 1940 in Checotah, OK to Stanton and Essene E. (Thompson) Luke, married Euless H. Smith on August 11, 1972 at Checotah, and died July 29, 2001 in Muskogee. Services were held July 31 at the Checotah Church of Christ followed by burial in Greenlawn Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Checotah. Survivors include her mother of Muskogee; her husband, of Checotah; two daughters, Debbie Buckmaster and Lisa Sheridan both of Checotah; two extra special granddaughters, Lacy and Amber also of Checotah; three step-sons, Randell, Rick and Larry Smith all of Checotah; one step daughter, Kay Kindred of Checotah.; three sisters, Wanda Wanzer of Checotah, Roberta Jesse of Muskogee and Louise Courtney of CA; eighteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father in 1971 and a sister, Gladys Shatswell in 1999. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001, page 9

WILLIAM B. “BILL” MARTIN was born Dec. 5, 1924 in Peoria, IL to Walter B. and Vivian (Boniface) Martin, married Clara Hubbard on Aug. 29, 1948 at Peoria, and died Friday Aug 3, 2001 at his home in Eufaula. Services were held Wednesday Aug 8 in the Kelley Memorial Chapel of Black’s Shipman & Merritt Funeral Home followed by burial at Fort Gibson National Cemetery. Survivors include his wife of the home; a daughter, Caren Jane Sappington of Savage, MN; two sons, John Patrick Martin and wife Sarah of Broken Arrow and Michael William Martin and wife Katherine of Eufaula; nin grandchildren, Tana and Dyana Sappington, Sarah and Geoffrey Martin, Nina Lay, Erinn Lay, Gavin Lay, Mitchelle and Jacque Martin. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Virginia Martin McCann. TRE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday August 9, 2001, page 8

ROBERT FRANK “BOB” TIDWELL was born on Dec. 1, 1924 at Grosebeck, TX to Charlie and Rettie Mae (Sanders) Tidwell, married Virginia Shoemake on Aug 7, 1944 in Muskogee, and died Aug 9, 2001 in Muskogee. Graveside services were Aug 4 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Checotah with burial under the direction of Hampton Mortuary, Checotah. Survivors include his wife of Checotah; chiodren, Jeanne and Dwane Curtis of Checotah, Bobby and Billie Jean Tidwell of Checotah, Linda and Jim Rhodes of Muskogee, Rick and Sharon Tidwell of Council Hill and Cathy and Mike Bennett of Checotah; 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Alta Garrison of Muskogee, Mayselle Woolridge of Okemah and Laura Crain of Muskogee. He was preceded in death by his parents, twin brother, Odie; brothers, Barney and James; and two sisters, Ruby Blankenship and Mary Hughes. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001, page 11

LADORIS SIMPSON was born Oct. 218, 1943 in Duncan, OK to Robert Lee and Betty June (Haris) Munns, married James D. Taff in 1961 at Duncan and died July 24, 2001 in Tulsa. Services were July 26 at Greenwood Cemetery with burial under the direction of Black’s Shipman & Merritt Funeral Home. Survivors include her mother of Tulsa; two daughters, Stausha Lawson of Eufaula and LaNisha Nievar of Tulsa; an aunt, Dorothy Hager of Eufaula; cousin, Paula Horton of Leflore; five grandchildren, Lindsey Leigh Pearce, Holden William McCleod, Brooke Leigh Nievar, Lauren Rae Nievar and Rebecca Dawn Nievar; and her husband, Norman Keith Simpson of Tulsa She was preceded in death by her father. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001 page 11

Ron, I want to thank you for posting the Indian Journal obits. They are very helpful to those of us doing long distance research in McIntosh County. Wes Parker in the central San Joaquin Valley of California Please visit my Homepage and sign my Guestbook: <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/5591/index.html>

MRS. MINNIE MYRTLE FINE was born Feb. 19, 1891 in the Choctaw nation and died Tuesday in a Wetumka hospital. Services were Saturday in the Church of Christ followed by burial in the Lenna Cemetery under the direction of Kelley Funeral Home. Survivors include a brother, Roscoe Mathews of Texas and several nieces and nephews. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, January 1, 1976 page 12

VIRDIE PENDLEY was born Nov. 16, 1896 in Indian Territory near Hanna and died Dec 27, 1975. Services were held Dec. 31 in the First Baptist Church of Hanna followed by burial in the Hanna Cemetery under the direction of Shurden Funeral Home of Henryetta. Survivors include his wife, Dovie of Hanna; seven children: sons, Rufus and Howard of Carmichael, CA, Harold of Oklahoma City and Bill of Eufaula, and daughters, Veola DeShong of Tulsa, Joy White of Barnsdall and Nina Martin of Kansas City, MO; 18 grandchildren and 18 great=grandchildren; three brothers, David of Clinton, OK and Babe and Robert Pendley of Eufaula; and a sister, Onie Clay of Oklahoma City. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, January 1, 1976 page 12

KAREN FERN (DOYLE) LANE was born on March 4, 1954 in Eufaula and died Thursday June 10, 1976. Services were held June 12 at the Pentecostal Church followed by burial in the Mellette Cemetery under the direction of Kelly Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Jack and two daughters, Karen Rochelle and Jacqulin Marie, all of the Timber cove area; her mother, Margie Doyle of Eufaula and her father, Preston E. Doyle of IL; two brothers, Eugene Doyle and Jerry Doyle, both of Eufaula; two sisters, Betty Bumgarner and Paulette hays, both of Eufaula and several nieces and nephews. EUFAULA INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, June 17, 1976 page 8

Is there anyone on this list who lives in Checotah or nearby? I would appreciate it so very much if someone could find out at the newspaper if there is an obit for my grandparents, Arnetta Margaret STRONG died Dec. 1965 and William Henry STRONG died Sept. 1968. Or I would be thankful to know the name of the newspaper and a phone number. Thank you for the time! Lavonna

RONALD LOVELACE was born March 21, 1950 in San Francisco, CA and died July 16 at his residence in Eufaula. Graveside services were July 20 followed by burial in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Gregg Funeral Home of Eufaula. Survivors include a son, Ronald Scott Lovelace of CA; his biological mother, Alma Hytche of CA; five sisters, Bobbie Jackson of Eufaula and Cammille Suzette and Patricia; a host of friends and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his adopted parents, Jessie G. and Ida B. Lovelace; his biological father; a brother and a sister. THE INDIAN JOURNAL Thursday, August 2, 2001

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CLARENCE ED MAXEY was born Feb. 24, 1904 in Shirley, AR to Willey and Francis Anna (Hensley) Maxey, married Sally Sisemore, and died July 21, 2001 in Checotah. Services were July 24 at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel followed by burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survivors include a grandson, Eddie Maxey of Dallas, TX and a granddaughter, Cansance Maxey of Mesquite, TX; a daughter-in-law, Eloise Maxey of Mosquite, TX; two great-granddaughters and a great grandson; a brother, Virgil Maxey of Checotah; three sisters, Francis Cates of Checotah, Iva Strong of Checotah and Hayward Woodall of KS. He was preceded in death by his wife and a son, Billy Jo; three sisters and three brothers. THE INDIAN JOURNAL Thursday, August 2, 2001