Atha Jean Flud, 91, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, peacefully passed away on Dec. 21, 2024, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home.
Born on July 16, 1933, in Mellette, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Lella Belle (Stubblefield) Shatswell. She was a lifelong resident of Eufaula.
On Feb. 2, 1950, she united in marriage with Roy Lee Flud in Arkansas, a partnership that lasted for 54 years until his passing. She was a member of the Canadian Full Gospel Church Atha is survived by her July 16, 1933 – Dec. 21, 2024
loving children: Janice Gray and her husband, GC; Michael Flud, Gordon Flud; Sharon Hightower and her husband, Mike; and Kathy Burns and her husband, Terry. She was a grandmother to 13 grandchildren and a great-grandmother to 18 and two great-great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Lella Belle Shatswell, one daughter; Barbara Jane, husband Roy Lee and numerous loved ones.
Pallbearers were Gerrod Fowler, Mike Hightower, Terry Burns, Garrett Gary, Larry Newton Jr. and Zane Gray.
A funeral service was conducted at 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at the Kelley Memorial Chapel, officiated by G.C. Gray. Following the service, Atha was to rest at the Mellette Cemetery, under the guidance of Hunn, Black & Merritt Funeral Home & Crematory.