Local Obituaries for Families in Coweta and Broken Arrow, OK.
Larry Edward Blair
Jan 25, 2023
Larry Edward Blair, age 81, resident of Porter departed this life on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at his home in Porter, Oklahoma. Larry was born on August 14, 1941 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Willie Morris and Mary Thelma (Blankenship) Blair. He attended Coweta schools and was a 1960 graduate of Coweta High School. Larry married Odema Gail Frost on...
Gerald "Gary" Lee Rice
Jan 21, 2023
Gerald “Gary” Lee Rice, age 73, resident of Coweta departed this life on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gary was born on March 20, 1949 in Wauseon, Ohio to Howard Franklin and Helen Naomi (Galbraith) Rice. He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy, serving in Vietnam. Gary enlisted in the...
Joe David Seelig
Jan 19, 2023
Joe David Seelig, age 79, resident of Broken Arrow entered into the Gates of Heaven on Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2023 at Cedarcrest Care Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Joe was born on March 2, 1943 in Drumright, Oklahoma to Ray Jansing and Zeta Vern (Trisdale) Seelig. He was a graduate of Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...
Donald "Don" Ray Watkins
Jan 17, 2023
Donald “Don” Ray Watkins, age 83, lifelong Coweta resident entered into the Gates of Heaven on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Don was born on November 13, 1939 in Coweta, Oklahoma to Wayne and Macy (Snelson) Watkins. He was a 1957 graduate of Porter High School. Don married Bettie Beatrice (Walkup) Watkins on October 23, 1959 in...
Cecilia Virginia (Clayton) Arnold
Jan 15, 2023
Cecilia Virginia (Clayton) Arnold, age 69, of Coweta, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cecilia was born on August 15, 1953 in Coweta, Oklahoma. She met and married the love of her life, Bill Arnold in 1969 and was married 50 years. Cecilia and Bill had one child, Will Arnold. Cecilia worked at Ajax...
Elizabeth Anne Laster
Jan 10, 2023
Elizabeth Anne Laster (Anne), 82, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma passed away Monday, January 10, 2023. She was born on January 14, 1940 in Jackson, Tennessee to James Leonard Smith and Dorothy Eloise (Hammonds) Smith.
Anne grew up in Jackson, Tennessee, surrounded by family and lifelong friends. In 1971, she moved to Ft. Smith, Arkansas and in 1974,...
Peter "Pete" Euene Poulos
Jan 5, 2023
Peter “Pete” Eugene Poulos, age 92, resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pete was born on February 21, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas to George and Hazel Marie (Hayward) Poulos. Pete was a 1949 graduate of Tulsa Central High School. He then received...
Amanda Kay Larter
Jan 1, 2023
Amanda Kay Larter, age 44, resident of Broken Arrow departed this life on Sunday afternoon, January 1, 2023 at her home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Amanda was born on February 27, 1978 in Paris, Texas to William Jack and Sharon Denise (Bivens) Browning. In 1997, Amanda graduated from Detroit High School in Detroit, Texas. She worked as a salesclerk...
George Michquel "Mike" Snider
Jan 1, 2023
George Michquel “Mike” Snider of Coweta, OK left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior on January 1, 2023 at the age of 83 years. Mike was born in Duncan, OK on July 15, 1939 to Ed and Cledith Snider. He graduated from Duncan High School in 1957 and enlisted in the US Army, serving in the...
Norman Howard Parks
Dec 28, 2022
Norman Howard Parks, 90, of Coweta, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022. He was born on April 20, 1932 in Decatur, Arkansas to John Adair Parks and Johnnie "Zander" Cowen Parks. Norman was the youngest of 12 children.
Norman married his first love, Irene Taber Parks in June of 1955. They had 2 children, Michael Howard ...
Carl Edgar Faith
Dec 26, 2022
Carl Edgar Faith, a resident of Broken Arrow, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 26, 2022, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, OK.
He was born on August 11, 1939, and was the oldest child of four born to Charles E. and Lelia Josephine (Taylor) Faith. He attended several Texas schools, his...
George H. Gilbert
Dec 26, 2022
George H. Gilbert, son of Thomas Edgar and Tealey (Snelson) Gilbert was born on August 18, 1928 in Coweta, Oklahoma. He entered into the Gates of Heaven on Monday afternoon, December 26, 2022 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 94 years.
George is survived by his daughters, Vicky and husband Ron...
Robert Willis Conterez, Jr.
Dec 25, 2022
Robert Willis Conterez, Jr., age 64, resident of Coweta passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at his home in Coweta, Oklahoma. Robert was born on December 26, 1957 in Joliet, Illinois and was the son of Robert Willis Conterez, Sr. and Claudine Joyce (Cook) Self. Robert served in the Army National Guard. He worked most of his life...
Sharee Leigh Wilcox
Dec 25, 2022
Sharee Leigh Wilcox, age 71, longtime Tulsa resident, was born on November 23, 1951 in Keosauqua, Iowa to Hudson Vollie Turner and Betty Jean (White) Turner. Sharee entered into the Gates of Heaven on Christmas evening, December 25, 2022 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Sharee graduated from Memorial High School in 1970, and then went...
Elverta Eveland Griffin
Dec 25, 2022
Elverta Eveland Griffin, age 94, resident of Coweta, was born on February 18, 1928 in Wink, Texas and was the daughter of Harold Nevlin Metcalf and Edna Mae (Ansel) Spitzig. Elverta went to be with her Lord and Savior on Christmas morning, December 25, 2022 at Saint Francis Hospital South in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Elverta ran a restaurant...
Carrie Bell Anderson
Dec 22, 2022
Carrie Bell Anderson, age 66, was born in Smithville, Georgia on June 14, 1956 and was brought to New Jersey at the age of 2.
She grew up in the church and gave her life to Christ as a teenager. Carrie was very active in Sunday School, played the drums and guitar, and organized the children’s choirs....
Joellen T. Corley
Dec 21, 2022
JoEllen T. Corley, age 88, longtime Coweta resident, entered into the Gates of Heaven on Wednesday afternoon, December 21, 2022 in Porter, Oklahoma. JoEllen was born on February 23, 1934 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Pauline Naylor and Joseph Ulysses Sidney Thompson. She was a 1952 graduate of Coweta High School. After graduating high school, JoEllen attended Northeastern State University...
Linda Lorrain Ingram
Dec 19, 2022
Linda Lorrain Ingram, age 72, resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, entered into the Gates of Heaven on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Linda was born on August 20, 1950 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Velda Harrington and Harold Ervin Bush. She was a 1968 graduate of McLain High School in Tulsa. She worked as a...
Samuel Kenneth Elliott
Dec 17, 2022
Samuel Kenneth Elliott, age 32, resident of Coweta, departed this life on Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Coweta, Oklahoma. Sam was born on February 8, 1990 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kenneth Howard and Donna Jean (Dill) Elliott. He accepted Christ while at church camp, and was baptized at Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church. As a youth, Sam participated in Boy...
Delores Jean Hamilton
Dec 15, 2022
Delores Jean Hamilton, age 72, longtime Coweta resident entered into the Gates of Heaven on Thursday morning, December 15, 2022 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Delores was born on August 20, 1950 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Samuel and Ethel Alfa (Stephens) Perryman. She attended school in Coweta and received her high school GED. Delores married William “Bill”...
