Obituaries
Marjorie Ann Noe Sullivan
Nov 20, 2024
Marjorie Ann Noe Sullivan, 94-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at home, surrounded by family. She was born on November 25, 1930, to William H. and Muriel (Aymer) McClintock. She married H. Dane Noe on June 1, 1951, and the two were married 59 years until his death in 2010. She later married Bob Sullivan on March...
Eddie Wayne Albert
Nov 18, 2024
Eddie Wayne Albert, 77 years old, born and raised in Nowata, passed away November 18, 2024, at home, surrounded by his family. He was born June 18, 1947, in Nowata to Jack and Almeda Jean (Parks) Albert. He married the love of his life, Linda Worthington on November 18, 1976.
After graduating from Alluwe high school, Eddie enlisted in the United...
Freda Roberta Durham
Nov 14, 2024
Freda Roberta Durham, 90-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2024, surrounded by family. She was born February 2, 1934, in Chelsea, Oklahoma to Fred and Leda (Rushing) Roberts and was the youngest of four children. Her namesake came by combining her parents’ names.
The Roberts family moved to Nowata when Freda was thirteen months old. She attended Nowata schools...
Joila Louise Noblitt
Nov 9, 2024
Joila Louise Noblitt, 89, of Nowata, passed away at Osage Nursing Center in Nowata, November 9, 2024. She was born January 3, 1935, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Joseph Losson Hayes, and Gladys Pauline (Ketchum) Hayes. She was a graduate of Alluwe High School and on June 6, 1953, she married the love of her life Roy Junior Noblitt in Nowata....
Wanda Lee Shearer
Nov 9, 2024
Wanda Lee Shearer, 92-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024, at home surrounded by family. She was born October 26, 1932, in Hazen, Arkansas to Dale and Dorthy Carter (Carter).
Full of love, laughter and resilience, she touched the life of all who knew her. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her the...
Roberta Charlene Maly
Nov 7, 2024
Roberta Charlene Kappes-Maly was born on September 24, 1944, in Gracemont, Oklahoma to John Harlan Kappes and Florence Ruth Kappes. She went to her heavenly home on November 7, 2024, at the age of eighty. Roberta was raised in Enid, Oklahoma where she spent most of her life. She met the love of her life, George Maly, in 1968 and...
Katherine Rae Lawrence
Nov 5, 2024
Katherine Rae Jones Lawrence
Katherine always said, “Old Indians never die, they just fade away.” Born December 31, 1928, Katherine Lawrence finally faded away on November 5, 2024 at the age of 95.
The daughter of James Jacob Jones and Eva Mae Montgomery Jones, Katherine was born in Watova, Oklahoma, the youngest of 8 siblings. She attended elementary school in Little Kansas,...
Tracy Rochelle Mayhew
Nov 3, 2024
Tracy Rochelle Mayhew, 60 years old, gained her wings and went to be with our Heavenly Father on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at the Oklahoma Heart Institute in Tulsa, OK. Tracy was born on February 9, 1964, in Wichita, KS to Janet (Mayhew) Owens and William White. When Tracy was 3 years old her father passed and shortly after they...
Gary Lee Bennett
Oct 14, 2024
Gary Lee Bennett,85, of Nowata Oklahoma passed away on October 14, 2024 in Nowata. He was born March 31, 1939, in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Merle and Phyllis Oster Bennett. Gary served in the United States Marine Corps for six years. In 1962, Gary married Barbara LeFan and they settled in Santa Barbara, California and had two children Eric and...
Shari Ann Roebuck
Oct 8, 2024
Shari Ann Roebuck, 65, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away October 8, 2024, at the Journey Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Shari was born January 23, 1959, in Nowata, to Charles Russell and Helen Jo (Turner) Yelton. She was a 1977 graduate of Delaware High School and the Valedictorian of her class. During those years she participated in and won many 4-H...
Robert "Bob" Clarence Sullivan
Oct 5, 2024
Robert “Bob” Clarence Sullivan. 90, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away at his home with family at his side Saturday, October 5, 2024. He was born September 24, 1934 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma to Hulon Martin Sullivan and Mabel Lilly (Jackson) Sullivan. For a time in his youth, Bob’s family lived in San Diego, California before returning to Oklahoma where he...
Frances Kay Huckleby
Oct 5, 2024
Frances Kay Huckleby, longtime Nowata resident, passed away October 5, 2024, at the Journey Home in Bartlesville. She was born March 8, 1943, to Edmund Albert Froelich and Ida Mae (White) Froelich in Nowata, Oklahoma and was raised near the little town of Ruby. She grew up spending many happy hours with her parents on their dairy farm. Frances attended...
Ross Vernon Melton
Sep 22, 2024
Ross Vernon Melton, 97, of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on September 22, 2024. He was born October 17, 1926, to Vernon James Melton and Etta (Mayfield) Melton. He lived and was educated in Alluwe, Oklahoma. Ross enlisted in the United States Army on July 31, 1945, and served in the European Theater of Operations, in WWII, as well as...
Ruth Estelle Dugger
Sep 17, 2024
Ruth Estelle Dugger, passed away September 17, 2024. She was born September 25, 1927, the daughter of Eli C. and Josie Towns Thomas, of Dublin, Georgia. She was the granddaughter of Watrous G. and Julia C. Howard Towns and Wellington L. and Nora Keen Thomas, all of Dublin, Georgia.
Estelle graduated from North Augusta High School in North Augusta, South Carolina....
Tammy Michelle Parks
Sep 11, 2024
Tammy Michelle Parks, a beloved member of the Nowata community and cherished family member, passed away on September 11, 2024, in Nowata, Oklahoma. Born on February 9, 1969, in Vinita, Oklahoma to Marvin and Judy (Smith) Christian, Tammy lived a life characterized by her passionate spirit, kindness, and adventurous nature.
Tammy dedicated much of her career to the dental field, serving...
Connie Lou Howard
Sep 5, 2024
Connie Lou Howard, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home on September 5, 2024, in Independence, Kansas, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 15, 1936, in Beaumont, Kansas, to Louis Hufford and Fay (Kesler) Hufford.
Connie dedicated over 25 years of her life to working for Standard Motors where she retired as an...
Wanda Lee Wicks
Aug 30, 2024
Wanda Lee Wicks, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 30, 2024. Wanda was born in Braggs, Oklahoma on October 28th, 1935. Her family soon moved to Lenapah, Oklahoma where she attended grade school and high school, graduating from Lenapah High School in 1952. Wanda went to Coffeyville College for a semester before joining CRA Refinery...
Bobby Jean Ford
Aug 20, 2024
Bobby Jean Ford, 79-year-old Nowata resident, passed away August 20, 2024, at The Journey Home in Bartlesville. Bobby was born August 16, 1945, in Strang, Oklahoma to Henry and Edna (Horton) Thompson. She attended NEO where she received her degree in nursing.
Bobby spent a career as a nurse. She was passionate about helping people in their time of illness. In...
Stanford Dale Frye
Aug 12, 2024
Stanford Dale Frye, 63-year-old Vinita resident passed away Monday, August 12, 2024, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. He was born September 7, 1960, in Claremore to Raymond and Rose Mary (Parker) Frye.
Dale hauled hay with his dad during the summers as a kid and in his adult life he worked various jobs, including roofing. Dale enjoyed hunting and fishing....
Arnold Beatty Mahoney
Aug 7, 2024
Arnold Beatty Mahoney, longtime Ketchum resident, passed away August 7, 2024, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. Beatty was born May 25, 1943, to Arnold Jackson “AJ” and Kathryn (Beatty) Mahoney in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He grew up in Nowata where he loved sports and played them in school. Beatty also attended Boys State. After graduating from Nowata High School, he...
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