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Obituaries

May 2, 2024

DEATH NOTICES

EUFAULA – Megen Marie Charon, 32, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024. No services planned at this time.

CHECOTAH – Robert “Bob” Joseph Wilson, 82, passed away at his home Monday, April 22, 2024. A family conducted memorial was held Saturday, April 27, at Little Coweta Baptist Church in Stidham.

WARNER – Zai’bree Kaye Davis George, oneweek-old infant daughter of Dusty George and Chelsea Davis, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024 in Tulsa, OK.

EUFAULA – Heidi Louise Leonard, 68, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. A Rosary Service was held Wednesday, May 1 at Kelley Memorial Chapel in Eufaula.

McCLAIN – Justin Fay Glover, 67, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

EUFAULA – Kyle Calvin Buck, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the St. Francis Hospital of Tulsa. A funeral service was held Saturday, April 27 at Eufaula Church of Christ.

OKTAHA – James Paul Fike, 82, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 10 at 1 p.m. at Serenity Chapel of Garrett Family Funeral Home.

MOUNDS – Pansy Kay Marshall, 75, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Tulsa, Ok. A Wake Service will be held Thursday, May 2 from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. at Kelley Memorial Chapel in Eufaula. A Funeral Service will be Friday, May 3 at 1 p.m. at Tuskegee Cemetery outside Eufaula.

CHECOTAH – Johnny Lambert, 63,passed away April 26, 2024. No service scheduled at this time.

CHECOTAH – Larry Grizzard, 43, formerly of Checotah, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at OU Medical Center in OKC.

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