Obituaries

Graveside services, a private family burial, for Ruth Imogene Forneris, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Coalgate Cemetery with Pastor David Unsell officiating. Services were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate. Mrs.

Kathryn Ann (Casey) Foster passed away on March 19, 2020. She was born May 10, 1953 and passed away March 19, 2020 at her home with her family near by. Kathryn was a long time resident of Cottonwood, OK, a beloved mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.

Funeral services for Laura Mae (Arterberry) Smith, a Durant resident, raised in the Farris community and later spent 25 years in Coalgate, were held Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Cecil Mackey officiating.

Funeral services for Tommy Murry Lane, a longtime Stringtown resident, were held Friday, March 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka, with Ralph Crow and Paul Butler officiating. Burial was in Mt.

A private family graveside service was held Thursday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. at Lehigh Cemetery in Lehigh, OK for Calvin Carl Long. Arrangement were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate. Mr.

Graveside services for Rhonda Elaine (Massey) Smith, a Centrahoma resident, will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2020 (today) at 2:00 p.m. at Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery in Tupelo, OK with Pastor Joey Lansdale officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate. Mrs.

Services celebrating Guthrie resident, Ronald “Ron” Gale Pierce’s life have been postponed . More details will be announced at a later date. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate is in charge of arrangements. Mr.

Funeral services for Georgia Lea (Parker) Justus, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, were held Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Bro. Jerry Richard officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka was in charge of arrangements. M r s .

Jacqueline “Jackie” (Smith) McEntire, a Stringtown, OK resident, passed away March 14, 2020 at her home in Stringtown OK at the age of 93 years, 4 months and 8 days.

Sherman Lee Hanks, also known as Dad, Daddy, and PaPa, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the age of 75. Sherman was born on June 28, 1944 in Coalgate, Oklahoma to the late Loyd Hanks and the late Gladys Coffee Hanks, both of whom preceded him in death.