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McAlester Obituaries

It was disclosed by The Statesman Journal on July 26th, 2018 that June Walton (Pace) passed away in Dallas, Oregon.  Ms. Walton was 88 years old and was born in McAlester, OK.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor June's life.

It was disclosed by The Daily Herald on May 7th, 2018 that Elizabeth Louise "Betty Lou" Ashcrost (Hatter) passed away in Libertyville, Illinois.  Ms. Ashcrost was 71 years old and was born in McAlester, OK.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Elizabeth Louise "Betty Lou"'s life.

It was revealed by The Mail Tribune on February 25th, 2018 that Hallie Bell Christian (Gray) perished in Oregon.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Hallie Bell's life.

It was written on January 20th, 2018 that Dorothy Marie Blankenship (Lane) passed on in McAlester, Oklahoma.  Ms. Blankenship was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dorothy Marie's life.

It was reported on October 20th, 2017 that Aaron Keith Hill passed on in McAlester, Oklahoma.  Hill was 30 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Aaron Keith's life.

It was revealed on October 15th, 2017 that W LouEllyn Kelly died in Red Bluff, California.  Kelly was 77 years old and was born in McAlester, OK.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor W LouEllyn's life.

It was written on August 17th, 2017 that Carol Sue miss Murphy perished in McAlester, Oklahoma.  Murphy was 54 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Carol Sue miss's life.

It was revealed on August 7th, 2017 that Richard Dustin Parker perished in McAlester, Oklahoma.  Parker was 33 years old and was born in Farmersville, LA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard Dustin's life.

It was noted by South West Times Record on April 27th, 2017 that Frank Charles Turnbeaugh passed away in Ft Smith, Arkansas.  Turnbeaugh was 82 years old and was born in McAlester, OK.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Frank Charles's life.

It was reported on January 18th, 2017 that Bobbie L Swan (Noble) perished in McAlester, Oklahoma.  Ms. Swan was 78 years old and was born in Steele, MO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Bobbie L's life.

History

Designation as a single community by the United States Post Office came on July 1, 1907, nearly five months before Oklahoma Statehood, which caused a redrawing of county lines and designations and the majority of Tobucksy County fell within the new lines of Pittsburg County. A number of New York businessmen, including Levi P. Chadick in 1885 to pursue the possibility of establishing an east-west rail line to run through the coal mining district at Krebs that would connect with the north-south line at McAlester. James Jackson McAlester, an employee of licensed Merchant Reynolds and Hannaford convinced the firm to locate a general store at that location in late 1869 . The separate entities of McAlester and South McAlester were combined under the single name McAlester with office-holders of South McAlester as officials of the single town.