Obituaries

Funeral services for Elvira Marie Riley, a longtime Olney resident, were held Monday, January 20, 2020 at at 2:00 at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor Jim Horath officiating, assisted by Rev. Bobby Richardson.

Funeral services for Juanita Morris, a Cottonwood resident, will be held Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Danny Ward officiating. Burial will be in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements. Mrs.

Funeral services for Donald Wayne Ridell, a Caney, OK resident, will be held Wednesday, January 15, 2020 (today), at 2:00 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church with Barbara Bohannon and Vic Cook officiating.

Funeral services for Donald Lee Blackmon, 60, Atoka County resident, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Brown’s Funeral Service Chapel, at 718 West 13 th Street (Highway 7 West), Atoka.

Dale Wayne Woods, Clarita, Oklahoma died on December 8, 2019 at the age of 82.  He literally was the man, the myth, the legend.  Men wanted to be him and women wanted to be with him. Dale loved turkey and dressing, Budweiser and Smirnoff screwdrivers.

A “celebration of life” for A. F. Curtis, a longtime Legal resident, will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Kiowa Church of Christ, 19129 US-69, Kiowa, OK. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate is in charge of arrangements. Mr.

Visitation for Klyford Troy David Palmer, a Stroudsburg, PA resident, formerly of Coalgate, will be held Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m.; with family visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate.

Funeral services for Magdalene “Maggie” Sarah Kiedaisch, a lifelong Wardville, OK resident, were held Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Bro. Richard Magby officiating.

A memorial service for Lena Joys (LeFlore) Frazier, an Ada, OK resident, formerly of Coal-gate, was held Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coal-gate with Don Jacob and Osbourn Roberts officiating.

Graveside services for Georgia Myree (Shatswell) Boone, a Lexington resident, were held Monday, December 30, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Tribbey Cemetery in Tribbey, OK with Butch Francis officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements. Mrs.