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James Jackson Robertson, Jr. born June 3, 1952 in Henryetta, Oklahoma passed from this life on December 24, 2024. James was loved and known by most as “Jackie,” “Pops” or “Old Man.” Jackie grew up in Dustin, Oklahoma area where he attended and graduated from Graham High School in 1970. After graduation, he joined the U. S. Air Force where he served his country for eight years and returned to the Henryetta, Oklahoma area where he farmed, fished, hunted and worked.In 1987 he married the love of his life, Debbie Acosta, and together they raised four children. To better their lives, he graduated from Tulsa Welding School which lead him and his family to Texas where he worked at a power plant and Wilsonart International in Temple, Texas where he retired June 24, 2011 and started another adventure in Magnolia, Arkansas working for Shaw on June 26, 2011.
Jackie and Debbie retired in 2017 so they could enjoy their remaining years together hunting, fishing, tending to their loved puppies, and mostly traveling. As he loved to say he was always “driving Ms. Daisy” on whatever adventure.
Jackie was much loved by all those who knew him. He enjoyed helping people and giving to those in need. He had a very strong belief and love for God who not only led him on his journey through life, but also kept him safe and strong until the beginning of his new journey with God.
Jackie was preceded in death by this father, Jack Robertson, and one brother. Jackie is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Debbie, sons Jamey and Jeff, daughters, Lori and Christy, and Caleb Osgood who was Jackie’s right-hand man and has been a strong and dependable support for the family, mother, Rose, and three brothers along with a host of loving family and friends.
Visitation with the family will begin at 12:30 pm on Friday, January 3, 2024 at the Pentecostals of Magnolia Church and a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 1:45 pm with Military Honors with Pastor Jason Wylie, Michael Suttle, and Kenneth Bass officiating under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home, Inc.
Marilyn Leigh Counterman, a life resident of the Henryetta Community, passed away Friday, December 27th, 2024 in Henryetta at the age of 85. She was born May 12, 1939 to Tony and Mamie (Hawkins) Klimek and was one of eight children.Marilyn was a devout Christian and taught her children well about the Bible. Marilyn certainly let her light shine to others about Jesus. She was a member of Dewar First Baptist Church.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 2, 2024 at Dewar First Baptist Church with Rev. Ryan Wells officiating.
Pahos Paul B Harjo, a resident of Tulsa County, left this earth on December 26, 2024, at the age of 55. He is now in the arms of Jesus completely healed and pain-free. Paul was born to Sam Sr. and Geneva Sue B Harjo on March 14, 1969.
Wake for Pahos Paul B Harjo
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Starts at 6:00 pm (Central time)
Wilson Indian Community Center
Debra Kay Campney, 60 of Sapulpa, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on November 29, 1964 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
Viewing for Debra Kay Campney
5:00 – 8:00 pm (Central time)
410 East Trudgeon Street, Henryetta, OK 74437
Graveside for Debra Kay Campney
Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time) Salt Creek Cemetery
Charline Virginia Brownfield
February 25, 1947 — December 26, 2024
Charline Virginia Brownfield, a resident of Dewar passed away December 26th, 2024 in Dewar at the age of 77. She was born February 25th, 1947 in Altura, California to Claude and Thelma (Drain) Cook.
Funeral for Charline Virginia Brownfield
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)
Dewar First Baptist Church
Services are pending for Curtis Wayne Williamson, 58 of Okmulgee, He passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
Funeral for Curtis Wayne Williamson
Friday, December 27, 2024
Starts at 1:00 pm (Central time)
Integrity Chapel
Services are pending for Mark Allen Mooney, 59 of Dewar He passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024, in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Kevin Don “Toot” Thompson, 46 of Schulter, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024, in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Kevin was born on July 27, 1978 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Donald Edward and Marie Annette (Jackson) Thompson.
Memorial for Kevin Don Thompson
Monday, December 30, 2024
Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)
Dewar First Baptist Church
Obituary for Shirley Whitaker
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Events
Details are pending.
Obituary for Manda Ann Thornburg
Manda Ann Thornburg a resident of Henryetta passed this life on December 16, 2024 at the age of 89. Born July 16, 1935 in Henryetta to Joseph Samuel and Matilda Lee (Scroggins) Curnett.
She is survived by her children: Mitzie Ann Hardin, Markel Eugene Hardin, Fevie Ann Partridge and Billy Shane Thornburg.
Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, December 19, 2024 at the Rogers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Westlawn Cemetery under the direction of the Rogers Funeral Home.
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Upcoming Events
Visitation
DEC 18. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (CT)
Rogers Funeral Home
1302 West Main Street
Henryetta, OK 74437
(918) 650-9090
rogersfh@aol.com
https://www.rogersfuneralhomeinc.com
Funeral Service
DEC 19. 2:00 PM (CT)
Rogers Funeral Home
1302 West Main Street
Henryetta, OK 74437
(918) 650-9090
rogersfh@aol.com
https://www.rogersfuneralhomeinc.com
Cemetery Details
Westlawn Cemetery
2800 West Main
Henryetta, OK 74437
Robert “Bob” Lawson Goodner, 80 of Henryetta, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on July 8, 1944 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma to Albert and Ethel (Ritchie) Goodner.
Rabinora Nath Palit, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on December 14, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Funeral Service
Dr. Robert Lee Lovell Jr., a distinguished physician and cherished member of the Mounds, Oklahoma community, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 73. Born on April 24, 1951, in Henryetta, Oklahoma.
Celebration of Life
2:00 – 3:00 pm (Central time)
Jeryl Stewart a resident of Dewar, Ok passed this life on December 12, 2024 at the age of 87. Services are pending with the Rogers Funeral Home.
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Leon Elzy
Feb. 26, 1941 – Dec. 11, 2024
Leon Elzy a resident of Henryetta passed this life on December 11, 2024 in Henryetta at the age of 83. Born February 26, 1941 in Wetumka, Ok to Arthur “Earl” and Millie (Chastain) Elzy. He married Florence Ward on April 7, 1963 and they made their home in Henryetta. Leon retired from the City of Henryetta Public Works Department. He was a cowboy by heart, belonging to several riding clubs in this area and roped, bulldogged and was an avid chicken fighter.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Florence and a daughter Sandra Combs
Survived by his children: Janie Sanchez and husband Manuel of Seminole; Leona Harris and husband Lamont of Bristow ; and Everett Elzy of Henryetta
Grandchildren: Amber Croteau of Wewoka; Sadie Potter and husband TJ of Elk City; Ricky Owen Blocker of Elk City; Waylon Henderson of Bixby; Cory Swayzer of Bristow and Randall Elzy of Henryetta
Great Grandchildren: Kimberly Turley, Macie Steward, Taylor Croteau, Abbie Steward, Rubie Potter and Quincey Swayzer
Life long friend: Sammy Hargrave of Henryetta.
Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Monday, December 16, 2024 at the Rogers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Westlawn Cemetery under the care and direction of the Rogers Funeral Home.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Leon Elzy please visit our Sympathy Store.
Upcoming Events
Visitation
DEC 15. 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM (CT)
Rogers Funeral Home
1302 West Main Street
Henryetta, OK 74437
(918) 650-9090
DEC 16. 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CT)
Rogers Funeral Home
1302 West Main Street
Henryetta, OK 74437
(918) 650-9090
Funeral Service
DEC 16. 2:00 PM (CT)
Rogers Funeral Home
1302 West Main Street
Henryetta, OK 74437
(918) 650-9090
https://www.rogersfuneralhomeinc.com
Westlawn Cemetery
2800 West Main
Henryetta, OK 74437
Henry Lee Stevens
May 14, 1947 — December 11, 2024
Mazy Kathleen Ledbetter was born on January 27, 1930, in Morris, Oklahoma and
entered into rest on December 10, 2024, in Henryetta, Oklahoma at the age of 94.
Funeral
Starts at 10:00 am (Central time)
Gospel Tabernacle
Delores Herriage, 75 of Midwest City, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was born on January 31, 1949 in Santa Paula, California to Jim and Myrtle Lee (Wilbanks) Herriage.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Shirley Faye Penfield
April 25, 1936 — December 7, 2024\
Shirley Faye Penfield, 88 of Sapulpa, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on April 25,1936 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Edgar Seth Edwin and Laura (Sanders) Peters.
Jennifer Elizabeth (Briscoe) McKay passed away Saturday, December 7th, 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at seventy-five years of age. She was born August 1, 1949 in Okmulgee to the late Walter Jefferson Briscoe and Grace Elizabeth (Smith) Briscoe.
Committal Service
DEC 13. 3:15 PM (CT)
Okmulgee Cemetery
2601 South Wood Drive
Okmulgee, OK 74447
(918) 756-5109
Carolyn Charlene Wadsworth went to be with her Lord on Friday evening, December 6, 2024 in Tulsa at seventy five years of age. Carolyn was born March 18, 1949 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to the late Ray E. and Lillie Opal (Woodring) Kanatzar.
Funeral Service
DEC 12. 2:00 PM (CT)
Schulter First Baptist Church
13396 Heather St
Schulter, OK 74460
Tommy Lee Wade September 9, 1939 – December 6, 2024
A memorial service to Tommy Lee Wade will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the Calvary Baptist Church of Okemah with Bro. Mike Neal officiating.
Bobby Don Foster
August 15, 1932 – December 5, 2024
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Funeral Service
DEC 11. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (CT)
Wainwright Assembly of God
West Main Street
Wainwright, OK 74468
Danny W. Sparks
May 11, 1948 – December 4, 2024
Danny W. Sparks, a beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on December 4, 2024, at the age of 76. He was born on May 11, 1948, in Wetumka, Oklahoma
A memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Okmulgee, Oklahoma on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Timothy Reddick
October 6, 1963 — December 3, 2024
Timothy Reddick passed away Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 in Tulsa at the age of 61. Services are pending.
Randy Hughes, 67 of Henryetta, Oklahoma. Randy passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, in Henryetta, Oklahoma.
Rhondella Denise Walker
February 27, 1970 – December 3, 2024
Rhondella Walker was born in Fort Smith Arkansas on February 27th 1970. The Good Lord called her home on December 3rd 2024. Her son Raymond Walker and her daughter in law Rexella Walker were by her side.
Mose Ray Lewis
April 14, 1974 — December 2, 2024
Mose Ray passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, in Dustin, Oklahoma.
Pat Fowler – November 10, 1931 – December 2, 2024
Patricia Louise (Gaither) Fowler, longtime resident of Salem, Oklahoma, passed from this life into her heavenly home on Monday night December 2, 2024 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma at the age of 93. She was born November 10, 1931 in Morris, Oklahoma. She was the third child of Thomas Alfred and Virginia Lucille (Baxendale) Gaither. When she was 5, the family moved to the Eugene, Oregon area for two years before returning to Oklahoma. She grew up in the Bartlett community and attended Dewar Public Schools. She graduated from Dewar High School in 1949.
Patty Lou married the love of her life, Tommy Ross Fowler Sr., on March 17, 1950 at the parsonage of the First Baptist Church in Dewar, Oklahoma. They were married for over 39 years until his death November 24, 1989.
Patricia worked as a teacher’s aide for 32 years in the Dewar Public Schools until her retirement in 1997.
Mrs. Fowler was a member of the Salem Baptist Church having joined the church in the summer of 1950. Through the years at various times she served as a Sunday School teacher, Training Union teacher, Vacation Bible School teacher and Director, Women’s Missionary Union director and sang in the choir.
Pat’s hobbies included crocheting, reading her Bible, working crossword puzzles, working jigsaw puzzles, listening to Bill Gaither Homecoming videos, and visiting with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Ross Fowler Sr.; her parents, Thomas Alfred and Lucille Gaither; her step mother, Mary Maud (Bonham) Gaither; her brothers, Arl Dean Gaither, Alfred Leroy “Bud” Gaither, Dale Carlos Gaither, Thomas Allen Gaither, Kenneth Eugene Bonham, Robert Gerald Bonham, and Joe Don Bonham; a sister, Mary Geraldine (Bonham) Skains; and grandchildren, Adam David Fowler and Adena Joe Fowler.
She is survived by her sons, Tommy Ross Fowler Jr. and wife Paula of Edmond, Oklahoma, Timothy Alfred Fowler and wife Connie of Salem, Oklahoma, Robert Dale Fowler and wife Colleen of Salem, Oklahoma, and Joe Elam Fowler and wife Dena of Dewar, Oklahoma; her sister, Gertrude Elizabeth Robertson of Akron, Ohio; 12 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, December 6, 2024 at the Dewar First Baptist Church, Dewar, OK with Reverends Dale Huckabay, Matthew Fowler, Robby Fowler and Tommy Fowler Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at the Salem Cemetery under the direction of the Rogers Funeral Home.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Fields, Kevin Underhill, David Snider, Everett Maylen, James “Butch” Fowler, John Fowler, and Michael Fowler.
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” (II Timothy 4:7)
“Well done good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” (Matthew 25:23)
Funeral Service will be live streamed on the Dewar First Baptist Churches’ facebook page.
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Upcoming Events
Viewing
DEC 5. 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM (CT)
Rogers Funeral Home
1302 West Main Street
Henryetta, OK 74437
(918) 650-9090
Funeral Service
DEC 6. 2:00 PM (CT)
Dewar First Baptist
507 W 6th, Dewar, OK
Tara Cheatwood
January 30, 1963 – December 1, 2024|
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Services for Tara Cheatwood will be held Monday, December 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM graveside at the Micawber Cemetery.
valyn Herring
August 29, 1927 – December 1, 2024
Funeral services for Evalyn Herring will be held Friday, December 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Okemah Church of Christ. Interment will follow at the Vamoosa Cemetery.
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