All Obituaries

Jeanne Kay Conaway, age 63 passed from this world on November 20, 2023 after a protracted illness. She was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on May 28, 1960 to Charles and Peggy Jean (Holden) Conaway. She enjoyed fishing and playing cards with family and friends. Jean loved her family and would help anyone if she was able. She was a surrogate Mom to a whole host of kids. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Peggy Conaway; sister, Charlotte Marie Thompkins; brother, Clifford...

Herbert I. Jessie was born on October 25, 1942 in Talihina, Oklahoma, to Henderson Jessie and Nacey Williams Jessie of the Kulli-Tuklo Community. The family moved to western Oklahoma, near Tipton-Frederick Area. They worked as migratory farm laborers moving to Herford, Texas, back to east central Texas areas, then back to Frederick, Oklahoma. While growing up Herbert worked on farm lands that produced cotton, wheat, maize, soy beans, and alfalfa. He attended Weaver High School and graduated...

Deanna Maye was born August 21, 1942, to Clint and Inez Gay, in Reck, OK. Deanna passed away Wednesday, November 15th at her home in Pollard. Deanna married Wayne Maye on June 5, 1959. They were married for 63 years. To their union three sons were born—Terry, Greg, and Bryan. Deanna was an avid reader, retired elementary school teacher, quilter, and loved to cook for her family and friends. Beyond her teaching career, she owned the Book Exchange in Idabel for 25 years and The Village...

Wilbur Tonihka, age 64 passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born on September 15, 1959 in Idabel, OK the son of Wilson and Bertha (Ward) Tonihka.  Most of his friends knew him by “Will T” or “Wilbur” not his given name Harry. He had some comments on that one. Wilbur made his living driving heavy machinery at the local gravel pit. He was a history buff. He read everything he could get his hands on;...

Thomas Ray Jackson, a resident of Tom, Oklahoma, passed away on November 10, 2023. Born on June 20, 1957, in DeQueen, AR, to Alvin and Claudia Jackson. He was preceded in death by his parents Alvin and Claudia Jackson of Haworth, OK, a brother Virgil Jackson of Eagletown, OK, and grandparents Ed and May Belle Jackson of Broken Bow, and Virgal and Ruth Morris of Clebit, OK.  He has left to cherish his memory two daughters and sons-in-law, Stacy and Mark Heath of Foreman, AR, and Wendy...

Johnny Ray Alford age 65, of Tom, OK passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Texarkana, TX. He was born on February 15, 1958 in Foreman, AR to Dee and Annie (Horn) Alford. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was always tinkering and working on anything that needed to be repaired. Johnny loved his family and cherished the time he spent with them. They were important to him and will miss him greatly. He was preceded in death by...

Barbara Ann (Parker) Alford was born July 14, 1946 and passed away at home in Marshall Hill surrounded by her loving family on November 3, 2023 at the age of 77.  Barbara attended school at Marshall Hill in a one room school house where she got to skip a grade and started college at the age of 16 in Wilburton, OK at EOSC where she met the love of her life, Edward. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree from SEOSU in Durant. Barbara taught elementary school at Haworth, OK for about 30...

Patricia Doss Wilson was born at the home of her grandparents in Idabel, Oklahoma, on September 30, 1940, to Norwood Chester Doss and Dolores McCombs Doss; the oldest of four children. During her school years, Pat enjoyed band (in the percussion section, she marched in the Cotton Bowl parade) was a pep club participant and elected Spanish Queen in her Senior Year. She graduated in 1958 from Idabel Gray High School, with a major in Speech.  Pat met her husband, Bill, when they both...

Fayrene Baggs Christian of Pickens, OK, in the early morning hours of October 17, 2023 was welcomed by our Lord and Savior to begin her Heavenly life. She was born on December 5, 1938 to David and Ruby Baggs. On May 11, 1956 Fayrene married Lavoy Christian, they were married for 48 years until his passing. Fayrene loved the Lord and her family she showed it in her own way. She always put others before herself, if her family had a need, she did without. In her time of suffering, she still...

Mary MALLY (Crow) Randolph went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 16, 2023. She recently celebrated her 91st birthday on October 1st with her family in Gig Harbor, WA. She was born in the year 1932 in the Schultz community east of Idabel to loving parents Herbert (Hub) W. Crow and Anna Matilda (Tillie) Schultz Crow. She married the love of her life, John E. Randolph in September 1954 at the First Lutheran Church in Ada, Oklahoma. They built a home and established a ranch east of...