Obituaries

Barbara Ann (Cometti) Hefley of Coalgate, OK, passed away peacefully in her home Tuesday, January 24, 2023. She was born February 26, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan. When she was seven years old Barbara’s parents Rena (Cosner) and William Cometti moved from Detroit to Coalgate.

Robert Darrell McAusland, a Tupelo resident, passed away January 27, 2023 at Lula, OK at the age of 66 years, 3 months and 29 days. He was born September 29, 1956 to James and Louise Christine (Blevins) McAusland at Oklahoma City.

Funeral services for Stoney Eugene Fairchild, a Coalgate resident, were held Monday, January 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Brother David Unsell officiating. Burial was in Cairo Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.Mr.

Funeral services for Harold “Eddie” Edward Bailey, an Atoka, OK resident, (grew up in Panama, OK and lived in Poteau, OK for many years), were held Monday January 30, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Rev. Donnie Day and Justin Humphrey officiating.

Funeral services for Bernice (Williams) Walkup, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’ Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Johnny D. Ward officiating. Burial was in McCarty Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.Mrs.

Bill Welch, a Coalgate resident passed away January 23, 2023 at Oklahoma City at the age of 64 years, 5 months and 25 days. He was born July 29, 1958 to Kenneth Doyle and Virginia Nora (Bayles) Welch at Oklahoma City.

Services for Richard Paul Jarrett, a Phillips resident, will be held Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.a at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Eddie Hogue officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.Mr.

Graveside services for Diania Sue (Lancaster) Linam , a Coalgate resident, will be held Friday, January 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at McCarty Cemetery, Coalgate, OK with Bro. Eddie Hogue officiating. Family night will be Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Funeral services for Jean Neal Servais, a Coalgate resident, will be held Friday, January 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peters Episcopal Church in Coalgate with Bishop Poulson Reed and Reverend Jim Bragg officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.Mr.

Ella May Byers died peacefully, surrounded by her family on January 15, 2023. Born in Olney, Oklahoma, on May 23, 1938 to Roy and Lucinda Lee, she grew up in the Coalgate, OK area and moved to Lewis, Kansas with her family in 1956. In 1968 the family moved to Dodge City.