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Obituaries
September 14, 2023
DEATH NOTICES

EUFAULA – Floyd Smith, 79, passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Memorial services will be set for a future date to be determined.

MUSKOGEE – Sandra Edith “Sandy” (Copeland) Cole, 86, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023. A private family Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later time.

MUSKOGEE – Terry Ray Lane, 60, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Tulsa, OK. A memorial service was held Sept. 6 at LifePoint Church in Muskogee.

WARNER – Christopher Scott Deckard, 41, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023.

EUFAULA – Howard Q. Morgan Jr., 75, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2032, in Tulsa. A memorial service was held September 9 at Kelley Memorial Chapel in Eufaula, OK.

ENID – Evelyn A. Booze, 81, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at her home. A graveside services was held September 8 at Wetumka Cemetery in Wetumka, OK.

HENRYETTA – Matthew Johnson Tiger, 77, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 in Tulsa, OK. A funeral was held on Sept. 7 at the Yardeka Indian Baptist Church.

WARNER – Chris Allen Ross, 64, passed away Monday, September 4, 2023 at Warner, OK. Funeral services were held September 8 at Green Valley Baptist Church in Webbers Falls, OK.

PORUM – Raymond Lee Shell, 92, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. A funeral service was held on September 12, 2023, at Hunn Funeral Home Chapel with burial at the Fort Smith National Cemetery.

HANNA – Patricia Louise Berry, 77, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in Hanna, OK. Funeral services were held September 9 at Weogufkee Indian Baptist Church in Hanna, OK.

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