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Obituaries
October 5, 2023
DEATH NOTICES

EUFAULA – Julia Smith, 64, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023. No services at this time.

EUFAULA – Lonnie Goodman, 88, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023.There will be no services per Lonnie’s request.

EUFAULA – Christine Elizabeth Berry, 92, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 in McAlester, Oklahoma. No services planned at this time.

EUFAULA – Glenda Doris Hemman, 84, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at her home. No services planned at this time.

EUFAULA – Jackie “Jack” Lee White, 92, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. A graveside service was held Friday, September 29 at Hanna Cemetery.

CHECOTAH – Candice “Candy” Elizabeth (Greenlee) Gage, 32, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023. Private family services will be held at a later date.

CHECOTAH/PIERCE- Ceazer Warrior, Jr., 76, entered Heaven’s gates Tuesday, September 26, 2023. A memorial service was held Saturday, September 30 at Mt. Olive Star Missionary Baptist Church.

EUFAULA – Marcie Rene Isaacson, 55, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Services will be set for a future date to be determined.

EUFAULA – Johnnie Ball, 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in St. Francis Hospital, Muskogee. A graveside funeral was held Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery Pavilion in Ft. Gibson, OK.

CANADIAN – William Glenn Johnson, 90, formerly of Muskogee, OK, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 28, 2023. No services planned at this time.

CHECOTAH – Danny Dawson, 77, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side on Friday, September 29, 2023 in Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Doug’s family will gather in Chowchilla, California, for private services at the grave and fellowship to follow. No local services are planned.

EUFAULA – John David Craig, 85, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Services will be set for a future date to be determined.

EUFAULA – Bonnie “Leo” Nixon, 57, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the St. John Hospital of Tulsa. A funeral service will be held Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11AM at Hunn, Black & Merritt Funeral Home & Crematory in Eufaula, OK.

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