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.

Coretta Lake, of Checotah, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at the age of 82. She was born on Wednesday, Augus...
02/19/2026

Coretta Lake, of Checotah, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at the age of 82. She was born on Wednesday, August 11, 1943, to Earl and Winnie (Hilton) Hart in Eufaula, OK. Coretta attended school in Prairie View until entering high school. She graduated from Checotah High School in 1961...

02/19/2026

I just wanted to give everybody an update on Tracy Scroggins! We are serving his family as we stated from the very beginning! Unfortunately, we are not in control of getting him ready released from Florida. There was a rumor floating around Tracy was being flown here by the NFL and be arriving on Thursday, let me squish that rumor it is absolutely not true. Also let me remind you that there is a family on the other of the rumors ! The other side of this who are grieving. So before you say something on social media, Sonny has asked me to encourage you to call and check with the funeral home before you publish anything. We would encourage those of you that have questions regarding the service. If you’d like to reach out to our Funeral Home we would be happy to answer any questions that you have! After speaking with Clarence a.k.a. Sonny, who is Tracy’s father we have determined the date of funeral! Tracy’s funeral will be scheduled for 11 AM on Friday, March 6 at the performing arts center in Checotah, Oklahoma !  We will update everyone when we have Tracy in our care!  thank you for your thoughtful consideration for Tracy and his family. What a blessing it is to serve.

Douglas Eugene Sullivan, retired Army Pilot, of Checotah, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at the age of 90. He...
02/18/2026

Douglas Eugene Sullivan, retired Army Pilot, of Checotah, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at the age of 90. He was born on Thursday, July 11, 1935, to Earl and Thelma (Dahl) Sullivan in Lawton, Oklahoma. Douglas grew up in Chickasha, OK and graduated from high school there. He married the ...

The world is a little darker today after losing one of its brightest lights. Myrna Ann (Dunegan) Johnson was born Septem...
02/18/2026

The world is a little darker today after losing one of its brightest lights. Myrna Ann (Dunegan) Johnson was born September 23, 1955 to Roy and Louise Dunegan. Myrna married the love of her life, Jackie Lee Johnson, on July 9th 1971 and three daughters were born to the union. Myrna developed an affi...

Murray Morse, 91, of Checotah, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026. He was born on Tuesday, June 12, 1934, to Georg...
02/16/2026

Murray Morse, 91, of Checotah, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026. He was born on Tuesday, June 12, 1934, to George and Elizabeth (Williams) Morse in Verdon, OK. Murray grew up in Verdon, OK and later moved to Riverdale CA.
He went to school until the 8th grade and then had to start working ...

Richard Dean Alfred, 40, of Checotah, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026. He was born on Friday, March 22, 1985, to St...
02/13/2026

Richard Dean Alfred, 40, of Checotah, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026. He was born on Friday, March 22, 1985, to Steven and Diane (Tedlock) Alfred in Tahlequah, OK. Richard was raised in Checotah and graduated from Checotah High School.
During his high school years, he attended Vo-Tech where ...

02/07/2026

Our dear friend, Tracy Scroggins has passed away in Florida! We have been chosen by Tracy’s family to care for him and serve his family as we prepare to celebrate his life! At this time, Funeral services pending as soon as we know more of when the services are going to be, we w we will be posting online, so everyone will know. Will keep you updated as much as we possibly can. Please join us and praying for Tracy‘s family and the huge loss of this family and our community and the NFL. 

Brion Edward Browning, 67, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026. He was born on Friday, June 14, 1958, to Do...
01/29/2026

Brion Edward Browning, 67, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026. He was born on Friday, June 14, 1958, to Donny Browning and Bonnie (Ritchie) Browning in Oklahoma City, OK. He grew up in Checotah and graduated from Checotah High School in 1976. Brion attended Connors State College where ...

Stanley Pitchford Thompson, 92, of Muskogee, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January...
01/26/2026

Stanley Pitchford Thompson, 92, of Muskogee, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 22, 2026. He was born on Tuesday, April 4, 1933, to Thomas and Ruth (Leake) Thompson in Tahlequah, OK.
Stanley grew up in Tahlequah and graduated from high school there. He then...

Cole Anthony Chandler, 71, of Muskogee, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January 18, 2...
01/22/2026

Cole Anthony Chandler, 71, of Muskogee, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was born Sunday, June 6, 1954, to Denver and Dollie (Shores) Chandler in Lockney, TX, where he grew up. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1970, where Cole attended school and...

Jimmy Edward Teafatiller, 71, of Checotah, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on Wednes...
01/13/2026

Jimmy Edward Teafatiller, 71, of Checotah, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. He was born on Wednesday, May 26, 1954, to James and Mary (Whitener) Teafatiller in Wilson, OK. Jimmy grew up in the Fame Bottom area and graduated from Canad...

Donald Waymoth Roberts, 82, of Checotah, OK passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026, in Muskogee, OK. He was born on Thur...
01/09/2026

Donald Waymoth Roberts, 82, of Checotah, OK passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026, in Muskogee, OK. He was born on Thursday, June 24, 1943, to Lawrence and Gertie (Macom) Roberts in Eufaula, OK. Waymoth grew up in the Texanna area and attended Cathey Schools in Texanna. When he was young, he worked...

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