Obituaries

Funeral services for Norman Wayne “Pete” Thomas, age 90 of Coalgate, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro.Craig Cochran officiating.Interment will follow at Wards Chapel Cemetery in Atoka, Oklahoma.Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Tony Kirk Gibby, age 63, a longtime Coalgate resident, was born on May 09, 1963, to Vada Mae (Martin) Nelson, at Coalgate, OK. Tony passed away on July 21, 2026 at Coalgate, OK at the age of 63 years, 2 months and 12 days.He graduated from Coalgate High School with the Class of 1981.

Funeral services for Aceton Jay Caudill will be held Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor Roy Vanderburg and Pastor Kenny Morrow officiating.

Danny Wayne Golden, Sr., 69, of Blanco, Oklahoma, passed away on July 10, 2026, at his home. He was born on June 2, 1957, in Coalgate, Oklahoma, to Roy Lee Golden and Druecella Marie (Robinson) Golden.

Visitation for Diana Gail (Weakley) Steel, a Coalgate resident, was held Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements.Mrs.

Funeral services for Jagger Kade Farris, a Coalgate resident, were held Monday, July 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at John O. Linton Gymnasium in Coalgate with Bro. Del Lynch officiating assisted by Pastor Lyle Shipley.

Funeral services for Diane Downard, a longtime Coalgate resident, were held Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor David Unsell officiating.

Graveside services for Shirley Coppo (Allen) will be held Friday, July 10, 2026 at Coalgate Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.

Funeral services for Beatrice Butler will be held Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka, OK with Pastor Ricky Thomas II, and Bro. Willard Harrison officiating.

John Douglas Norris, a Coalgate resident, was born on April 19, 1966, to Larry Leon and Shirley Jean (Holloman) Norris, at Fort Worth, Texas. He passed away on June 18, 2026, at Ada, Oklahoma, at the age of 60 years, 1 month and 30 days.