Tahlequah Daily Press

Obituaries

Obituaries
  • Yolanda Elizabeth (YoBeth) Whitworth

    Yolanda Elizabeth (YoBeth) Whitworth, 85, passed away on March 23, 2013. She was born in Marlow and raised in Durant. She was nicknamed “Happy” as a child and her red hair and freckles made her a neighborhood favorite. She was deeply loved by her parents, Willa and Jim Penny, and her three brothers, William, James and Paul Leslie. She is survived by her older brother, William.

    April 22, 2013

  • DAVID McKINLEY JONES

    Services for David McKinley Jones will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2013, at the Reed- Culver Chapel, with Pastor David Roberts officiating.

    April 22, 2013

  • James Leroy Trammel

    Services for James Leroy Trammel will be Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. at Green Country Funeral Home. Officiating will be Pastor Perry Jamison.

    April 19, 2013

  • Mary Lucille Bullock

    Services for Mary Lucille Bullock are at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 20, at Green Country Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. Jacob Jones and Rev. J.E. Cook.

    April 19, 2013

  • Hope Smith Mayes

    With sorrow, we tell you of the death of our mother. Hope Smith Mayes was born on Sept. 2, 1922 to Junie Smith and Elizabeth Meigs Smith. She died on April 3, 2013, in Clearwater, Florida, at 90 years of age.

    April 19, 2013

  • Rutha Pauline Bailey

    Rutha Pauline Bailey passed from this life on April 16, 2013. She was born in Siloam Springs, Ark., Jan. 24, 1923. She lived 90 years, two months and 22 days.

    April 18, 2013

  • Larry Donald Skaggs

    Services for Larry Donald Skaggs will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, April 15, 2013, at Park Hill Baptist Church with Rev. John Lee officiating.

    April 15, 2013

  • William George Terrell

    William George Terrell, 56, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at St. John’s Medical Center in Tulsa. He was born April 2, 1957, in Tahlequah to Georgia F. (Warren) and Bill Terrell.

    April 15, 2013

  • Walter Doyle Ferrell

    Funeral services for Walter Doyle Ferrell, 77, of Tahlequah, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Green Country Funeral Home, with Rev. Ann Jordan and Chaplain Kevin Webster officiating.

    April 9, 2013

  • masters obit.tif Donald John Bragg

    Donald John Bragg, 46, of Tahlequah, Okla., passed away Friday, March 29, 2013.

    April 4, 2013 1 Photo

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