Honoring Lives

& Cherishing Memories

Obituaries for Sulphur and Davis, OK

Wanda B. Burns

Wanda B. Burns

Oct 31, 2015

Wanda, known by family & friends as “Choppie”, was born Oct 27, 1927 in Hennepin, OK, to the late Elmer Jacks and Elsie Bellewood Dickerson. She died Saturday, Oct 31, 2015 in Sulphur, at the age of 88 years.Wanda grew up in the Hennepin/Homer area where she graduated high school. Shortly after graduating, she moved to Plainview, TX where she...

Willie Fay Smith

Willie Fay Smith

Oct 27, 2015

Willie was born May 19, 1938 in Davis to Zelto Abram & Randy Ervin. She passed from this life on Tuesday, Oct 27, 2015 in Davis, at the age of 77 years, 5 months & 8 days.Willie grew up in Davis and was a 1956 graduate of Booker T Washington High School. She spent her earlier years as a domestic...

Helen Joyce Lumpkin

Helen Joyce Lumpkin

Oct 23, 2015

Funeral services for Helen Joyce Lumpkin will be held 10:30 AM, Monday, Oct 26, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of Davis with Rev Johnny Tonihka officiating. Interment will follow at the Green Hill Cemetery in Davis. Joyce was born June 29, 1927 in Graham, OK to the late John William & Anna Anstus (Gounah) Lumpkin. She died Friday, Oct...

Benny H. Miller

Benny H. Miller

Oct 21, 2015

Benny was born Aug 30, 1933 in Grosebeck, TX to the late Arthur R. & Ocie Lee (Daniel) Miller. He died Wednesday, Oct 21, 2015 in Davis, at the age of 82. Benny & Shirley Langham were married on Dec 22, 1973 in Midwest City, OK. Benny grew up in Texas where he graduated high school at Eddenburg. He served...

Lennard Charles Prewitt

Lennard Charles Prewitt

Oct 19, 2015

Lennard was born Dec 7, 1947 in Stratford, OK to Delbert & Stella (Talent) Prewitt. He died Monday, Oct 19, 2015 in Pauls Valley, at the age of 67 years 10 months and 12 days. Lennard and Phillis (Buchanan) were married on Feb 7, 1981 in Oklahoma. Lennard grew up in the Byars area. He spent 32 years as a...

Kathy Lynn Beesley

Kathy Lynn Beesley

Oct 19, 2015

Kathy was born Jan 16, 1954 in Houston, TX, to the late William & Shirley (Futch) Massingill. She died Monday, Oct 19, 2015 in Davis, at the age of 61 years, after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy and Dean Beesley were married on Feb 19, 1971 in Tishomingo.Kathy grew up in Houston and the Tishomingo area. After being married,...

Billie Jean Dulaney

Billie Jean Dulaney

Oct 18, 2015

Funeral services for Billie Jean Dulaney will be held 2:00PM, Wednesday, Oct 21, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of Davis with Reverends Clay Shannon and Johnny Tonihka officiating. Interment will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery at Davis.Billie was born Dec 4, 1931 at the family farm between Wanette and Asher, OK to the late Benjamin Leslie & Ruby...

Jackson Walter "J.W." Billy

Jackson Walter "J.W." Billy

Oct 17, 2015

JW was born Apr 7, 1940 in Bennington, OK to the late Theodore & Mary (Mishontaumbby) Billy. He died Saturday, Oct 17, 2015 in Ada, at the age of 75 years 6 months and 10 days. He and Karen Jan Lucas were married on Mar 20, 1961 in Gainesville, TX.JW was raised in the Sulphur area, where he graduated from...

J C Coyle

J C Coyle

Oct 6, 2015

J. C. “Buck” Coyle Buck was born Jan 3, 1931 in Coyle Township, OK (N of Davis) to the late L. W. and Urcie (Stone) Coyle. He died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 in Ardmore, at the age of 84 years 9 months and 3 days. Buck spent many years working as a truck driver, retiring from the Joe Brown Co...

Carol Jean Bullard

Carol Jean Bullard

Oct 3, 2015

Carol was born April 8, 1944 in Oklahoma City to the late William Joseph & Betty Viola (Shipley) Phipps. She died Saturday, Oct 3, 2015 in Dougherty, at the age of 71 years 5 months & 25 days. Carol grew up in the Sulphur area where she attended school. She spent much of her career working in the assembly department...

Winnie Margaret Robbins

Winnie Margaret Robbins

Oct 1, 2015

Winnie was born Nov 17, 1925 in Davis to the late John Thomas & Rhoda Marie (Russell) Mabry. She died Thursday, Oct 1, 2015 in Davis, at the age of 89 years 10 months & 14 days. Survivors include a daughter, Sonja Fowler & husband Daniel of Seattle, WA; two granddaughters, Ashley Deasy & husband John and Arianne Gilfeather &...

Loyd M Wilkerson

Loyd M Wilkerson

Sep 30, 2015

Loyd was born Feb 7, 1941 in Comanche, OK to the late Theodore & Icy Faye (Sullivan) Wilkerson. He died Wednesday, Sept 30, 2015 in Davis, at the age of 74 years, 7 months & 23 days. Loyd and Emma Jewel Byars were married on July 7, 1971 in Houston, TX. She preceded him in death on Feb 17, 2015.Loyd...

Ronnie Lee Cobble

Ronnie Lee Cobble

Sep 30, 2015

Ronnie Lee CobbleRonnie was born Oct 28, 1950 in Sulphur to the late Leroy & Mary (Allen) Cobble. He died Wednesday, Sept 30, 2015 in Norman, at the age of 64 years 11 months & 2 days. Ronnie grew up in Sulphur, graduating from Sulphur High School in 1968. He later attended East Central University, in Ada. Ronnie was very...

Joe David Dickerson

Joe David Dickerson

Sep 28, 2015

Joe was born June 5, 1944 in Wynnewood to the late David Nathaniel “Bus” and Olive Grace (Wells) Dickerson. He died Monday, Sept 28, 2015 in Davis, at the age of 71. Following honorable discharge from the US Army, Joe worked in retail sales and management, as well as in the oil, construction and trucking industries. In 2014, Joe retired...

Robert Franklin Turpin

Robert Franklin Turpin

Sep 27, 2015

Robert was born Sept 27, 1934 in Calumet, OK to the late Frank Wesley and Laura Lorene (Wilkins) Turpin. He died Sunday, Sept 27, 2015 in Antlers, OK, at the age of 81. Robert and Naola Ione Nusz were married on Oct 11, 1958 in Clayton, NM.Robert grew up in the Geary area. He spent most of his career working...

Louis Gene Coberley

Louis Gene Coberley

Aug 31, 2015

Louis Gene CoberleyLouis was born Feb 17, 1945 near Kellyville, OK to the late Andrew Jackson & Henrietta (Baumgardner) Coberley. He died Monday, Aug 31, 2015 in Sulphur at the age of 70. Louis and Janice Wallace were married on Mar 16, 1984 in Stillwater. Growing up, Louis lived in several towns, due to his father’s job; however, he always...

Virginia Lee Hill

Virginia Lee Hill

Aug 27, 2015

Virginia Lee (Whiten) HillVirginia was born December 24, 1941 in Sulphur, to the late O.B. & Leota (Sharp) Whiten. She died Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Oklahoma City, at the age of 73 years 8 months and 3 days. Virginia and Howard L. Hill were married on July 23, 1966 in Durant, OK.Virginia grew up in Sulphur, where she graduated...

Bobby Doyle Sanford, Ii

Bobby Doyle Sanford, Ii

Aug 26, 2015

Bobby Doyle Sanford, IIBobby was born in Woodward, Oklahoma to Bob and Maxine Sanford on August 26, 1952. He died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 in Oklahoma City at the age of 63. He attended grade school in Bristow, Oklahoma but made many new and life-long friends after moving to Stigler, Oklahoma in 1966.Bobby had a lust for life and enjoyed...

Addie Annese Woods-Payne

Addie Annese Woods-Payne

Aug 24, 2015

Graveside services for Addie Annese Woods-Payne will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at the Green Hill Cemetery in Davis, OK with Pastor Willard McCartney, Jr. officiating. Addie was born January 5, 1932 in Davis, to the late James Arven & Lucinda (Anderson) Woods. She died Monday, August 24, 2015 in Oklahoma City, at the age of 83...

Marla Kay Rather

Marla Kay Rather

Aug 23, 2015

Marla Kay Rather Kay was born October 19, 1942 in Dallas, TX to the late Forest & Arla (Chamberlin) Garland. She died Sunday, August 23, 2015 in Sulphur, at the age of 72 years 10 months & 4 days. Kay and Claude M. Rather were married on September 16, 1972 in Dallas. He preceded her in death in August, 2005....