Janet Marie Raines

Janet Marie Raines, 78, of  Fanshawe, OK passed away June 23, 2016  in Tulsa, OK.  Janet was born April 4, 1938 in Stilwell, OK to Bruce & Ina (Shannon) Bigby.  She was a retired registered nurse & a member of Community of Christ of  Fanshawe where she served as an elder.  Janet was preceded in death by her parents, husband Howard, brother Wayne Bigby & nephew Donnie Bigby.

Survivors include her sons, Russell  Raines & wife Danette , Brett Raines & fiance Tina  all of Fanshawe, OK; 8 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; sisters, Pat Graham & husband Bob of Collinsville, OK, Gail Rae of Tulsa, OK; numerous nieces, nephews and "special grandchildren" ;  sister in law, Jan Bigby; other relatives, loved ones and friends.

Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Fanshawe School with Sally McGowen officiating.  Interment will follow in Fanshawe Cemetery, Fanshawe, OK.  Pallbearers will be Brandon, Dustin &  Dennis Raines, Chase Groves, Chance McConnell, Theron Tatum.  Honorary pallbearers will be Jordon Barton, Wes McGowen and Ryan Williams.

The family will be at the funeral home on Monday evening, June 27, 2016  from 6-8 pm to visit with relatives & friends.

Dorthea Sue (Garner) O'Neal

Dorthea Sue (Garner) O'Neal died in her home on June 20th, 2016 in Sapulpa, OK after complications of surgery. She was 89 and surrounded by her family.

Dorthea was born on April 4th, 1927 in Wister, OK to her parents, Lynn and Hessie Garner. She married Eugene O'Neal in 1943 and had three children.  The O'Neals were members of the Wister United Methodist Church and active in the community for many years including running a local cafe, bus station, beauty shop and working with causes such as VFW and DAV.  After her husband's death, Ms. O'Neal continued to be active in her community, worked as a beautician and served on the Wister city council.  A two time cancer survivor, she moved to Sapulpa, OK about seven years ago to be closer to family. 

Ms. O'Neal instilled in her family the love of God, an ethic of hard work and the importance of education.  She was a talented painter and photographer and passed her knowledge and love for arts onto her children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren.

Ms. O'Neal is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and Jim Webb of Kellyville, OK; her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Eugene and Linda O'Neal of Springdale, AR; five grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene; her brothers Bill, Lynn Jr, and Zelman; and daughter Belinda. 

Ms. O'Neal will be buried beside her husband in Poteau, OK.  Services are at Evans & Miller Funeral Home in Poteau, OK at 3pm on Friday, June 24th, 2016.   Friends and family are also invited to celebrate Ms. O'Neal's memory during a visitation at Evans & Miller Funeral Home from 6-8pm on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016. 

DORIS FORREST

Doris Ann Forrest  "Sista  Fast" , 73, of Poteau, OK passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Poteau.  Doris was born  May 16, 1943 in Wichita Falls, TX the first of four children to Levi L.  & Ollie B. (Byrd) Warren.    She was a dietician for 20  years.    Doris loved family, friends, listening to music & dancing.  Doris was preceded in death by her father; husband, Clarence Forrest and son, Leron Erwin Forrest & brother, Anthony Warren. 

Survivors include her mother, Ollie B. Jenkins of Poteau; daughter, Nicole Forrest of Pittsburg, CA; sons, Lawrence Forrest, Armon Lamar Forrest of Poteau, OK, Aaron Sean Forrest of Tulsa, OK; 7 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; sister, Vivian Warren of Pittsburg, CA; brother, Lavern Warren of Poteau, OK other relatives, loved ones and friends.

Memorial services will be 11 am, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau, OK.

Lena Gregory

Lena Irene Gregory, 88, of  Ft. Smith, AR (formerly of Poteau, OK)  passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Ft. Smith.  Lena was born November 20, 1927 in Poteau to Grover Cleveland & Johnnie Irene (Mobley) Peck.  She was worked in banking in Poteau  as Vice President.   Lena was preceded in death by her parents; husband Howard on June 17, 2013; sisters, Gertie Blevins & Leta Kirkley; brothers, Owen, Harold, Mel & Buck Peck.

My most precious mama went to be with Jesus yesterday on June 15 at about 12:30 pm.  She was absolutely my everything; the first person I spoke to in the morning and the last person at night - for many years.  So my tears aren't for her because I know where she is.  However, I will miss her everyday of my life from this time forward.  Chapel Ridge Nursing Home did a beautiful job taking care of her.  Darnell was her special aide and treated her like she was his own mother.  Also the nurses Jenny, Tiffany and many more made sure we were both well-loved.  So, see you later mama - I will try to make you proud of me while I'm still here.  Also I don't want to forget my pastors, her wonderful friends; they were so faithful about checking on us each day to see if there was anything that we needed and prayed with us each and every time.  My mother loved them with her whole heart.

Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl Dutton of Ft. Smith, AR; grandchildren, Ray II & Pam Dutton of  Ft. Smith, Keith & Tina Dutton of Grants Pass, OR; 7 great grandchildren, Mikala, Keith II, Trey, Katelynn, Jakob, Justin & Orion Dutton; 3 sisters,  Lillian Folsom of Talihina, OK, Irene Johnson of Ft. Gibson, OK, Mae Moss of Birmingham, AL; special sister in law, Lucille Gregory of Poteau, OK & special brother in law, Ralph Gregory; other relatives, loved ones and friends.

Services will be 2 pm, Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau with Rev. Mike Franklin & Rev. Steve Stewart officiating.  Pallbearers will be Bill Fant, Richard Peck, Mike Pope, Roy Culverson, Ray Dutton II, and Gary Johnson.

Punk Brown

"Punk" Tommy Lee Brown of Shady Point, OK passed away June 14, 2016.  Born January 21, 1947 to Thomas J. & Mildred Ollie Humphries Brown. Punk was a coal miner & a member of the Masonic Lodge. He owned  a rock quarry for many years.  Punk served in the National Guard and he was an organ donor.  He was preceded in death by his dad & mom;  brothers, Ronnie and Lynn Brown; granddaughter, Faith Enkoff.

              Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Betty Bradley Brown of the home; two daughters,  Tammy Covey & son in law Jimmy Covey of  Shady Point, OK, Teresa Catlett of Sallisaw, OK; three sons, Thomas Brown & wife Kelly, Fred Brown & wife Brook, Matt Enkoff & wife Angie all of Shady Point; one brother, Wayne Brown & wife Betty; sister in law, Pat & Glen Kitchens of Wister, OK; fifteen grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and loved ones that will miss him dearly.  Punk, as we called him, loved to fish, hunt, & enjoyed spending time with family and friends so much.

                  Family & friends are invited to visitation from 6-8 pm Friday, June 17 at the funeral home.  Services will be 10 am, Saturday, June 18 at Evans Chapel, Poteau with Jim Cook officiating.  Graveside services will follow in Shady Point Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be  Michael Brown, TJ Brown, Daniel Taylor, CJ Covey, Jacob Enkoff, Luke Brown, Chris Covey, Wayne Brown Sr. and Danny Totten