Charles Leo Higgins, age 84, resident of Coweta was born on December 29, 1936 in Wagoner County, Oklahoma and was the son of Charles Arthur and Geneva Bell (Mullins) Higgins.  Leo departed this life on Friday morning, January 15, 2021 in Coweta, Oklahoma surrounded by his family. Leo was raised in Coweta, Oklahoma and graduated from Coweta High School in 1955.  He then attended Northeastern State University and graduated in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting....

Mary Margaret (Carter) Tucker was born in a humble 2-room Sharecropper’s House on August 16, 1936, outside Coweta OK, a few miles up Lone Star Rd. Margaret was the 8th child and 6th daughter of the 12 children born and reared by James Riot Carter and Josie Mae (Barnett) Carter. Growing up there, Margaret and her siblings joined the other neighborhood children in attending Lone Star School, a 1-room/1-teacher, grades 1st thru 8th rural school. One of the stories she shared was about...

Junior Kirkland, age 94, longtime Coweta resident departed this life on Sunday evening, January 10, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Junior was born on September 1, 1926 in Bixby, Oklahoma and was the son of Self and Ola (Bebee) Kirkland.  He married Wilma Maudeen Victory and then he married Opal Snelson on November 2, 1979 in Wagoner, Oklahoma and she preceded him in death.  Junior was a mineworker for many years and was a heavy equipment operator. ...

Joshua Adam Walker, age 36, of Tulsa departed this life on Tuesday afternoon, January 5, 2021 at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Adam was born on February 2, 1984 and was the son of Eric Lynn and Judy Kay (James) Walker.  He attended school in Coweta and was a 2002 graduate of Coweta High School.  Adam worked as a water proofer at Commercial Water Proofing in Wagoner and previously worked as a sod installer at Native Turf and Barry’s Sod.  He was an avid history buff,...

Wanda L. Dorris, age 82, longtime Coweta resident went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday evening, January 3, 2021 at her daughter’s residence in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.  Wanda was born on October 3, 1938 in Moore, Oklahoma and was the daughter of Roy E. and Minnie A. (Camp) Corcorran.  She received her education at Warner Schools in Warner, Oklahoma.  Wanda married the love of her life, Marvin Dorris, Jr. on January 9, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma.  She worked...

DeEtta Jean Snyder went to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 2, 2021, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born to Benjamin and Letha (Potts) Maxwell on January 28, 1939, west of Cleveland, Oklahoma. The eighth of ten children, DeEtta enjoyed reading and sewing while growing up in the country with her parents and siblings. In 1957, she graduated from Cleveland High School and then moved to Tulsa, working as a bookkeeper for nine years. DeEtta later attended Midwest Christian...