All Obituaries

Mildred Geraldine McCauley, 90, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa.  Mildred was born on July 26, 1930, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Hershel and Buena (Beaty) Stinson.  On July 26, 1947, Mildred married E.S. McCauley.  They were married for 70 years and 10 months before E.S. preceded her in death.  Mildred taught Sunday School for several years in Texas.  She was a member of the Lindsey Chapel Baptist...

William Harvey "Bill" Ricketts, 87, of Muskogee passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Born September 26, 1933 in Syracuse, Kansas, Bill was the youngest son of John Calvin Ricketts and Sarah Agnes (Gallagher) Ricketts. He called Muskogee home from the age of 3, attending Muskogee Public Schools and playing football on the 1951 State championship team from Central High School.       In 1953 he married Doris Lea Winn, also of Muskogee. Bill was a proud alumnus of...

 Mary Collins Larangiera, 62, of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away April 7, 2021.  She was born January 13, 1959 in Checotah to Willie Lee Collins and Pauline (Tripp) Collins.        Mary attended Connors State College.  She was employed seven years as a special education teacher with the Tulsa Public Schools.  Mary enjoyed  working crossword puzzles, playing Bingo, and visiting friends.        She was preceded in death by her...

Selma Elosie Hall, 87, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, passed away on April 6, 2021 at Eastgate Village Healthcare Center.  She was born July 15, 1933 in Porum, Oklahoma to Virgil Lee Foster and Esther (Lloyd) Foster.  She graduated from Checotah High School.       Selma's family was her life.  She loved to cook and her grandkids talk about her country breakfasts.  She enjoyed puzzles.  She was faithful to her church.       She was preceded...

Our beloved Wanda Rea Raunikar passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Allen, Texas. She was born on June 10, 1926, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, to Ezekiel Jackson Dunagan and Mary Catherine (Ferguson) Dunagan.  As a girl, Wanda loved the outdoors and loved to fish.  She worked cattle with her father and took care of the family farm with her mother. Wanda graduated from Wilburton High School in 1943.  She married Eddie Raunikar on July 20, 1943.  She...

Hustle Alexander Murray entered his heavenly home March 30th, 2021 at 9:36 p.m. at OU Children's Hospital with his Nanny Nett by his side.  Hustle was born December 2, 2019 to Haylee Dawn Nimitz and Jessie Lee Murray of Checotah.  With his entrance to the world began a journey when he was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.  A journey for a new heart.       Throughout his short life he underwent three surgeries, two of which were open heart, ten...

Lee was born February 4, 1930 in Voss Texas to John Henry Newman and Lela Pearl Pepper Newman. She was their fifth child. We believe she entered heaven Monday, March 29, 2021. Mother lived a life of integrity, strength, and a solid faith in God. Her life spanned 91 years. That length of life included her riding a horse to school, then many years later air travel to visit a grandchild across the country.  Mother told us she attended a one room school house at the age of four years old....

   Marvis Elvie Blevins, 84, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Broadway Manor Nursing Home.     She was born May 22, 1936 to Elbery Floyd Rogers and Elvie R. (Murrell) Rogers in Gordonville, Texas.  She graduated from high school in Keene, Texas.  Marvis married Henry Blevins on September 1, 1956.  They were together until his passing on December 25, 2009.    Marvis loved her grandkids and adored her great grandkids.  She...

Perry Joe Johnson, known to all who love him as Red, left this earth March 25, 2021 surrounded by the love of his family.  Red was born March 13, 1935 in Wapanucka, Oklahoma to Luster and Fronnie (Cox) Johnson. Red was a lifetime fence builder, opening Johnson Fence Company 60 years ago.  He liked playing farmer, bailing hay, and working cows.  Hunting, trot line fishing, and camping were some of his favorite past time, but his love was his family.  He was happiest when...

  Calvin Lee Wooten, 69, of Checotah, died Monday, March 22nd, 2021.  He was born March 27, 1951 in Checotah to Eugene Winfred Wooten and Mildred Zula (Whisenhunt) Wooten.  Calvin attended Checotah High School graduating in 1970.  He and Teri Suanne McCullar married on September 29, 1972.  Calvin worked as a concrete contractor his entire life.         He was a 32 degree Mason and Shriner.  He loved to ride horses, shoot guns, hunt...