Obituaries

Funeral services for Annie Bell Carrell, a resident of El Reno, OK, will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Tupelo Baptist Church in Tupelo, OK with Pastor Craig Cochran officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Tupelo. Atoka Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services for ML Bailey, a Coalgate resident, were held Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Riley Cemetery in Coalgate, OK with Bro. David Boggs officiating Arrangements were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate, OK. Mr.

Graveside services for Mae Frances McRee (everyone knew her as “Pancey”), a Coalgate resident, were held Monday, March 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethany Cemetery, Bethany, OK with Dr. Phillip Kenedy officiating, assisted by Rev. Marcus Whitworth and Rev. Ken Brown.

Graveside services for Donald James Darling, an Atoka resident, were held Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Coalgate Cemetery with Bro. Claude Lovett officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Linda Lou (Franklin) Thorpe, a Hartshorne resident, will be held Friday, March 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Lehigh Baptist Church with Pastor Richard Magby officiating. Burial will be in Lehigh Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Synthia Mae (Thompson) Wills-Bowen, an Atoka resident, were held Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Stringtown Baptist Church in Stringtown, OK with Bro. Lloyd Thompson officiating.

Michael Ryan Grummons, a Tupelo resident, passed away February 10, 2021 at Tupelo, OK at the age of 21 years, 10 months and 29 days. He was born March 12, 1999 to Scott Allen and Elizabeth Ann (Alexander) Grummons at Ada, OK.

Services for Jeremy Lee Burris, 46, of Coalgate are 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2021 at the Coalgate First Baptist Church. Bro. Jim Lewis will officiate. Burial will follow at Round Lake Presbyterian Cemetery. Family night will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Gladys Bernieze (Collins) Whetstine was born in Clarita, OK on April 22, 1921 and passed away January 30, 2021 at the age of 99 years 9 months and 8 days. She was the 10th child of twelve born to her parents.

Funeral services for Doris Jean (Hancock) Webb, a Coalgate resident, will be held Friday, February 26, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. James McKellips officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, February 25, 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Webb was born June 28, 1933 to A. L.