Coalgate Cemetery
If you have an entry for this cemetery please email it to okcoalco@gmail.com .
Marker photos are also welcome.
Submitted by: Tracey Coffee
Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comment
Ida Coffee 27 Jul 1911 11 Jul 2005 wife of Jay Arthur
Jay Arthur Coffee 30 Nov 1905 27 Jan 1984 husband of Ida
John Richard Coffee 11 Jan 1927 26 Dec 1993 ~

Dillion Family
 Additions by Imogene (Wheeler) Petete  Location of family plot: as you come in the northern gate, to the right. Information from grandfather's book.

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comment
James Montgomery Dillon 01-30-1872 01-10-1949 ~
Elizabeth (Finley) Dillon 07-13-1874 Unknown ~
Louis M. Dillon 10-26-1891 06-30-1893 ~
Walter Scott Dillon 10-19-1893 12-24-1912 ~
James M. Dillon, Jr. 07-08-1902 04-05-1921 ~
Floyd Sadler Dillon 06-14-1912 07-23-1914 ~
Clement Samuel Dillon  06-13-1915 10-16-1938 ~

Additions by Tazladyok
Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comment
Flor, Angelina Jan. 1, 1888 Nov. 14, 1912 Wife of Jess A.
Flor, Jess A. Mar. 6, 1886 July 28, 1924 Husband of Angelina
Flor, Louis Jess July 5, 1910 May 12, 1964 ~
Bonino, Rosa Oct. 15, 1868 May 9, 1942 Wife of Louis
Bonino, Louis Sept. 30, 1857 Apr. 14, 1920 Husband of Rosa
Bonino, Clara May 14, 1893 Aug. 7, 1914 Wife of Edward Bonino
Bonino, Edward J. Mar 17, 1891 Dec. 30, 1958 Husband of Clara
Bonino, Richard E. Sept. 29, 1916 Aug. 2, 1918 S/O A. J. & H. T. Bonino
Menghini, Margaret Apr. 18, 1900 Dec. 19, 1982 W/O Ed Menghini, Married Oct. 20, 1917
Menghini, Ed Jan. 22, 1890 Oct. 4, 1989 H/O Margaret, Married Oct. 20, 1917
Betasso, Anthony July 19, 1897 Aug. 12, 1975 H/O Agnes, Married Jan. 11, 1931
Bonino, Louis Oct. 2, 1899 Jan. 17, 1900 S/O Mr. & Mrs. Louis Bonino

Additions by Vivian Sternenberg
Francis Helen Goodall Sept. 6, 2927 Feb. 24, 2002 Born in Ashland. D/O John Wesley and Rebecca (Thompson) Cunningham. 1st marriage: James Clark, who preceded her in death. 2nd marriage: John Goodall, married on Mar. 7, 1998 in Coalgate. Jim Epperson Funeral Service of Coalgate.
Louis E. "Pete" Forneris June 9, 1920 Sept. 14, 2002 Born in Lehigh. S/O Pete and Helen Gulash Forneris.  H/O Mary Alean Phelps Forneris, who died, 5/16/1994. Marriage date: 6/7/1947 in Coalgate. Bishop Funeral Service of McAlester.
Jimmy Dwayne Gaylor Feb. 9, 1959 Dec. 1, 2000 Born in Bakersfield, CA. S/O Harvey C. Gaylor and Betty Kirby. Epperson Funeral Service of Coalgate.
Inez Opal Brown Oct. 1, 1919 March 20, 2000 Born in Weleetka. D/O Loyd Moses and Dora Elizabeth Ward. W/O Forest Brown, married on Oct. 26, 1942, in Texas. Jim Epperson Funeral Service.
Bobby 'Bob' Burns Sr. March 8, 1927 Nov. 2001 Born in Coalgate. S/O James Francis Burns and Norma Tate.
Albert L. Peters ~ Jan. 17, 2003 Age 83. Bishop Funeral Service.

KENT Family  Submitted by: Mary Jo Fraley
James Marshall Kent 6/21/1869 10/03/1903 Born near Henderson, Rusk Co., TX, Died Coalgate, Coal Co., OK. Was the twin brother of Sarah "Lina" Kent Crow Matthews, and half brother of Samuel A. Russell. H/O Nollie I. Biffle Kent, Married 10/02/1890
Nollie I Biffle Kent 01/20/1875 02/09/1962 W/O James Marshall Kent. Born Bosque Co., TX, Died Coalgate, Coal Co., OK

Submitted by: Donna Harvey Stealey
My great grandfather was Nathaniel Massey who died in 1915 and is buried in the Silas James Cemetery or what used to be called Judge James Cemetery.

MASSEY FAMILY buried in Coalgate Cemetery North of Coalgate near Cottonwood.

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notations
William Yerby Massey December 28, 1868 March 8. 1944 ~
Agnes Elizabeth Coburn Massey April 19, 1874 January 14, 1957 ~
Idella Camilla Massey Swindell Tucker 29 Apr 1900 16 Nov 1966 ~
Lillian Druie  Massey Cupp  Calacag 03 Oct 1902 06 Jan 1977 ~
James Headley Massey 05 Sep 1913 08 Jul 1972 ~
William Wesley Massey 12 May 1910 10 Sep 1947 ~
Mamie Collier Massey 20 Sep 1913 02 May 1939 ~
Albert Furey 05 Jan 1890 07 Nov 1971 ~
Birdie Shelton Furey 16 Jul 1893 19 Dec 1973 ~
Audie Cecil Furey 25 Jul 1919 10 Dec 1984 ~
Retha Letricia Furey Compton 17 Feb 1925 07 Feb 1997 ~
Mitchel  Compton 10 Dec 1919 07 Oct 1973 ~
Paul Wayne Compton 21 Nov 1954 09 May 1978 ~
Louis Leon Compton 20 Jan 1945 20 May 1963 ~
Donald Ray Compton 13 Jan  1950 28 Dec  1996 ~

FARLEY”S buried at Coalgate Cemetery. 
George Washington Farley November 22, 1876 October 19, 1945 ~
Martha Eleanor Duncan Farley June 19, 1895 June 09, 1940 ~
Henry W. Duncan January 1, 1865 October 27, 1949 ~

Submitted by Bill Lee. Is searching for photo of headstone.
Simpson, Mary Alice Lee Cogburn Born Dec. 10, 1878 Died July 8, 1951 Born in Fanning, TX, Died in Ada, Okla.
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Submitted by: RBKOTD@aol.com
Rhoades, Cledoa Maxine Estes Born November 12, 1925 Died June 8, 2003 Born at Scipio Buried 6/13/03 The great granddaughter of Melvina Ingram Low one of the original enrollees on the Choctaw rolls.
Rhoades, Robert Roland Born December 10, 1925 Died January 1, 2000 Born at Lordsburg, New Mexico