Obituaries

Funeral services for Velma Lou Hobgood, a Lehigh resident, will be held Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Colton Lott officiating. Family night will be Wednesday evening 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Brown’s Chapel.

Funeral services for Dovie Lou Moon, an Ada resident, formerly of Coalgate, will be held Friday, December 20, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor Larry Beach officiating. Burial will be in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

A Memorial service for Naomi Faye Gooding will be held Friday, January 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Crystal Cemetery in Crystal, OK with Scott Ridgway and Judy Chastain officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be all of her grandchildren. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka will be in charge of arrangements.

Glenn David Glass, a Coalgate resident, was born on April 4, 1957, to George Dewey and Mary Etta (Bratton) Glass, at Coalgate, Oklahoma. He passed away on December 4, 2024, at his home in Coalgate at the age of 67 years and 8 months.Glenngraduated from Coalgate High School in the Class of 1975.

Funeral service for Titus Carden Cole were held Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. John Kinsey officiating, assisted by Bro. Eddie Hogue, Trevin Cole and Johnny D. Ward.

Services for Dennis Joe McCoy were 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2024 at Central Church of Christ; Mr. Paul Shero officiated. The family received friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday at Criswell Funeral Home.Dennis Joe McCoy was born September 17, 1945 to Joe and Dorothy McCoy.

Memorial service for Robert McGowan, Jr. were held Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Gospel Lighthouse Church in Tupelo with John D’Aguanno officiating. Ar rangeme n ts were under the direction of Brown’ Funeral Service of Coalgate.

Funeral services for JC Stiles, a Coalgate resident, will be held Wednesday (today), December 4, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Eddie Hogue officiating, assisted by Bill Thomas.

George “Doc” Walker Chaney, a longtime Coalgate resident (formerly of Welch) was born on November 29, 1936, to George William and Bertha (McColloch) Chaney, at Vinita, Oklahoma. He passed away on November 16, 2024, at Coalgate, Oklahoma, at the age of 87 years, 11 months and 18 days.

A personal memorial was held Saturday, November 16, 2024 for David Allen Dority at his home. Arrangements were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.David, a lifelong Coalgate resident, was born on March 5, 1964 to Andrew Taylor and Mary Etta (Nichols) Dority at Marietta, OK.