Garrett Family Funeral Home

Garrett Family Funeral Home The roots of Garrett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service reach back to Oklahoma Statehood. His grandparents, J.D.

It is the oldest funeral home in McIntosh County, evolving as part of Koch and Thompson Hardware and Undertakers on Gentry Ave in 1908. The Smith family purchased the funeral home in 1954 and they continued to serve the families of McIntosh County until 2006 when John and Kim Garrett purchased the business. John's family heritage in Checotah dates back over 60 years when his great-grandparents, E.E. and Ethyl Garrett, who were hard working farmers settled in Checotah. and Mae (Branch) Garrett and his parents Joe and Anne Garrett were also from Checotah. Today many of his relatives are business owners and are still working and living in the Checotah community. John's funeral service career started in the very early 80's in Muskogee. John has been a licensed Funeral Director and Professional Embalmer since 1985. Kim is a Registered Nurse and now works with John in the daily operations of Garrett Family Funeral Home. They have been married for over 20 years and have two children, Hillary and Seth. John serves as President of the Checotah Lions Club, Vice-President of the Checotah Optimist Club, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the Checotah Main Street, a Gideon with Gideon's International, Vice-Chairman of Crime Stoppers of McIntosh County, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Checotah. The Garrett family is a strong active family in the Checotah community providing excellence in funeral service with true compassion. We offer many options for funeral services and cremations, and believe that NO funeral should be the same. Our goal is to arrange the funeral service that reflects the life of the person that you have lost. We believe that pre-planning and pre-paying for your funeral service is nothing but an act of love. We specialize in pre-arranging and offer many ways of pre-paying. John and Kim are licensed Insurance Agents and are able to transfer your existing pre-paid funeral plan from ANY funeral home to Garrett's at NO cost to you.

Brian Lee Richmond, 54, of Checotah, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026. He was born on Thursday, February 3, 1972 to ...
04/13/2026

Brian Lee Richmond, 54, of Checotah, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026. He was born on Thursday, February 3, 1972 to Delmar and Lynda (Meyers) Richmond in Springfield, OR. Brian grew up in Las Vegas. He moved to Haleyville, OK, where he graduated high school. After school, he worked as a supervis...

Rose Welker of Checotah passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at the age of 78. She was born on February 28, ...
04/10/2026

Rose Welker of Checotah passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at the age of 78. She was born on February 28, 1948, in Florissant, Missouri, to Roy and Beatrice (Hellman) Schuler.
Rose was raised in the St. Louis area and graduated from high school in Florissant. She later married the lo...

Roy Brison, of Checotah, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the age of 81. He was born on Sunday, November 26, 1944...
04/08/2026

Roy Brison, of Checotah, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the age of 81. He was born on Sunday, November 26, 1944, to Floyd and Ethel (Huff) Brison in Hoffman, OK. Roy grew up in Graham and graduated from school there.
He got married and went to work at Southerland. Roy moved to Checotah, w...

Dennis Lee Frisbie, Sr. passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the age of 74. He was born on Thursday, August 9, 195...
04/06/2026

Dennis Lee Frisbie, Sr. passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the age of 74. He was born on Thursday, August 9, 1951, to Oscar and Martha Frisbie in Checotah, OK. Dennis grew up in Checotah and Bixby. He graduated from Bixby High School in 1969.
After school, Dennis served his country in the ...

Linda Lois Sullins passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the age of 78. She was born on Sunday, June 29, 1947, to ...
04/03/2026

Linda Lois Sullins passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the age of 78. She was born on Sunday, June 29, 1947, to Robert and Katharene (Murray) Corbell in Oklahoma City. Linda grew up in Porter, OK where she attended Porter Public Schools. Linda met the love of her life Tony Sullins and they w...

Joseph Melvon Johnson, Jr. 24, of Webbers Falls, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026. He was born Monday, March 11, 2002,...
03/31/2026

Joseph Melvon Johnson, Jr. 24, of Webbers Falls, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026. He was born Monday, March 11, 2002, to Joseph Johnson Sr. and Crystal (Henson) Marks in Muskogee, OK. Joseph grew up in Broken Arrow and Warner. He attended Warner Public Schools. After school, Joseph went to work a...

Rocky Lee Hopper, 67 of Checotah, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026. He was born on Monday, May 19, 1958, to Louis and...
03/27/2026

Rocky Lee Hopper, 67 of Checotah, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026. He was born on Monday, May 19, 1958, to Louis and Nina (Spears) Hopper in Muskogee, OK. Rocky grew up in Checotah and graduated from Checotah High School. He played football during his school years.
Rocky lived in Wagoner for t...

Doris Elaine Smith, of Checotah, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the age of 55. She was born on Monday, August 31...
03/17/2026

Doris Elaine Smith, of Checotah, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the age of 55. She was born on Monday, August 31, 1970, to George and Lois (Getty) Smith in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Doris grew up in Iowa until the age of 14. She married and moved to Checotah in 2001. Doris then moved to Okmulgee b...

Billy Ray Ledbetter, of Checotah, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the age of 94. He was born on Tuesday, February...
03/17/2026

Billy Ray Ledbetter, of Checotah, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the age of 94. He was born on Tuesday, February 2, 1932, to Omer and Addie Mae (Shepherd) Ledbetter, Sr. in Brush Hill, Oklahoma. Bill grew up in the Pierce/Checotah area and graduated from Checotah High School in 1950.
Bill ...

Paul Lemuel Hooten, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born on Wednesday, October...
03/09/2026

Paul Lemuel Hooten, of Eufaula, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born on Wednesday, October 21, 1942, to Charles and Aulcia (Farmer) Hooten in Checotah, OK. Paul grew up in Texanna and graduated from Eufaula High School.
After high school, he joined the United States A...

Brec Samuel Todd, age 52, passed away Wednesday March 4, 2026, at Saint Luke's Baylor Medical Center in Houston. He was ...
03/09/2026

Brec Samuel Todd, age 52, passed away Wednesday March 4, 2026, at Saint Luke's Baylor Medical Center in Houston. He was born August 12, 1973, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to Sam and Cleda Todd. He graduated from the OSU Institute of Technology in 1994 and started working in instrumentation at Texaco. Brec...

Gary Lee Nichols, 81, of Checotah, passed away on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026. He was born on March 7th, 1944, to John ...
02/27/2026

Gary Lee Nichols, 81, of Checotah, passed away on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026. He was born on March 7th, 1944, to John and Mavis (Dalton) Nichols in Enid, Oklahoma.
Because of his father’s profession as an independent grocer who bought and refurbished old grocery stores, Gary’s family moved frequ...

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