All Obituaries

Harold Luke, age 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee.  He was born on November 10, 1942, in Checotah, to Charlie and Wilma (Cantwell) Luke. After high school, he was drafted into the military where he served time in Vietnam. After returning home, he met and married Mary Jo Rush of Sedalia, Missouri. The two of them lived and worked in Missouri driving an ambulance for several years. They then moved to Checotah and drove a truck...

 Don Maple Head, 80, of Warner, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023. Don was born on October 19, 1942, the son of Dick Maple Head and Gracie May (Lowe) Head, in Warner where he was raised and attended school. He met Betty Taylor in Porum and they were married in 1963 in Stigler. Their union was blessed with two children.       At the age of 14, Don began working as a ranch hand a job which spanned until his retirement at 60 years of age. He was a talented...

Wanda Jean Jones, 85, passed away on December 19, 2022, at her home in Checotah, Oklahoma. She was born on May 15, 1937, the daughter of Thurman Houston and Ruby (Sullivan)  Hoggard, in Hanford, California, where she grew up and attended Hanford public schools. Wanda met Edward Jones and they married in January 1954. They were together 53 years until his passing in 2007.  After retirement in 1999, they moved from California to Oklahoma.        ...

Roger Lynn Stewart, 66, passed from this life on December 19, 2022, in Henryetta, Oklahoma.  Roger was born in Edmond, Oklahoma on May 20, 1956, to Claude Stewart and Bertie (Marshall Stewart.   He lived in Checotah with his family until the age of 13.  The family moved to Denison, Texas where he attended Denison public schools graduating in 1974.  After high school, the family moved back to Oklahoma making their home in Eufaula.  He worked in the grocery...

James Eugene "Jimmy" Cathey, 81, entered heaven on December 18th, 2022.  He was born on April 17, 1941 in Spiro, Oklahoma to Buford Cathey and Betty Cathey Atkinson.       Jimmy grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and attended Muskogee public schools.  He graduated from Central High School.  As a young man Jimmy worked selling newspapers and also worked at the JC Penney's warehouse.  He enjoyed watching old western movies.  Jimmy was loved by...

Michael David White, 71, passed away on December 11, 2022, at his home in Checotah, Oklahoma.       He was born on October 12, 1951, the son of  William and Carolyn Mary (Kincaid) White, in Oakland California. Mike grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  While in high school, he went to work at a Yamaha Cycle Shop. He was a motorcycle racer in dirt track and motocross.  He moved to Oklahoma six years ago to care for his father. In 2017, Mike married his Facebook...

  Patricia "Pat" Ross West, 69, passed away on December 10, 2022, at her home in Checotah, Oklahoma.        She was born on May 16, 1953, the daughter of Gerald and Pauline (Shaw) Ross, in  Statesville, North Carolina.  She grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina where she graduated from Garringer High School in 1971. Pat began a career in the banking industry right out of high school that spanned 20 years. She retired at the age of 38.  She met...

 Billy Bob "Tiny" Heatherly, 81, passed away on December 6, 2022, at his home in Eufaula, Oklahoma.  He was born on March 24, 1941, in Courtney, Oklahoma, the son of Robert Lee Heatherly and Lilly (Duncan) Allen.  He moved to Eufaula in 1980.       Billy Bob was a loving, happy-go-lucky guy. He enjoyed gaming and fishing and was an avid Domino player.       He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Kathy; brothers, Alton Sadler,...

Mary Lou Smith, 85, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022 at her home in Checotah, Oklahoma where she had been a resident since 1968.         She was born February 26, 1937 in Hulbert, Oklahoma, the daughter of William and Elsie (Warner) Hudlin.         Mary was a member of the Baptist faith.       She was preceded in death by her husband, Owen Smith; grandson, Bruce Smith; brothers, Donald and Calvin Hudlin; sisters Anna Lee...