Obituaries

Funeral services for AZ Hudson of Van Buren, AR were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 10, 2026 at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ with burial at Antioch Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.Mr.

Steven Guy Newton, a Coalgate resident, was born on November 30, 1960, to Steven Arthur Newton and Gertrude Ann (Lee) Corser, at Queens, New York. He passed away on April 7, 2026, at Coalgate, Oklahoma, at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 8 days. Steven attended school at Athol High School.

Funeral services for Clyde Leroy Weeden, a Wardville, OK resident, were held Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor Jason McEntire officiating. Burial was in Wardville Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.Mr.

Funeral services for Richard Lynn Magby, a Bentley, OK resident, will be held Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Lehigh Baptist Church with Bro. Lloyd Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Magby Family Cemetery in Bentley, OK with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services for Velda Lorene Denny, a Coalgate resident, will be held Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Coalgate Cemetery with Gregg Denny officiating. Casketbearers will be Gregg Denny, Kyle Denny, Kevin Carr and Bret Carr.

Funeral l Services were held Monday, April 6, 2026 with graveside service at Coalgate Cemetery at 11:00 am with memorial service at Coalgate Methodist Church at 2:00 pm. Brother David Unsell will be officiating.

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Muriel Ann ParkerFuneral services for Muriel Ann (Henault) Parker, a Coalgate resident, will be held Wednesday, (today) April 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Coalgate. Family night was Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m.

A longtime Coalgate resident, Michael Roy Baumert, passed from this earth Friday, February 13, 2026 in Oklahoma City at the age of 89 years, 8 months and 13 days. He was born to Edwin and Olga (Gustafson) Baumert on June 30, 1936 at Coalgate.

Funeral services for Ernest “Lee” Sweat were held Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Stonewall Baptist Church in Stonewall, OK with Jake Munday officiating. Burial was in Highland Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.

A memorial service for Fred Patrick Lowry, a longtime Atoka resident, was held Friday, March 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Tony Potts officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka was in charge of arrangements.Mr.