Obituaries

Sep 10, 2022

Bennie Franklin Mathews, 72, of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma passed away on September 10, 2022, at Forest Manor in Dewey, Oklahoma.

Bennie was born in Lenapah, Oklahoma, on November 19, 1949, to Louis and Castella (Martin) Mathews.  In Bennie’s younger years, he grew up in the Lenapah area and his family later located to Tulsa. He graduated from...

Sep 10, 2022

Debra “Debbie” Lea Brown, 53, passed away on September 10, 2022, at her residence in Nowata, Oklahoma.

Debbie was born on October 12, 1968, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Ronald Glenn and Cynthia Lea (Kellams) Tracy.

Debbie was born into the world of education. She spent her entire adult life educating, tutoring, and above all helping...

Aug 31, 2022

Terry Lee Reeder, 59, passed away on August 31, 2022, at the Journey Home in Bartlesville, OK. Terry was born on June 17, 1963, in Kansas City, KS to Ben L. Reeder and Dorothy (McFarland) Buster.

Terry moved to Nowata at a young age. Terry’s occupations included working in the oilfields, construction, and printing press. Terry was...

Aug 30, 2022

Richard Eugene Frye, 61, passed away on August 30, 2022, at his residence in Nowata, Oklahoma.

Richard was born on July 30, 1961, to Raymond Lewis and Rosemary (Parker) Frye in Claremore, Oklahoma. He grew up in Chelsea, OK and graduated from Chelsea High School. Richard worked in transportation, driving a semi-truck for 25 years before retiring....

Aug 29, 2022

Virginia Lou Meyer, 81, passed away on August 29, 2022, peacefully in Heavener, Oklahoma.

Virginia was born on February 20, 1941, in Craig County to Joseph Clayton and Lenora Elizabeth (Dunn) Haskit. There were 12 siblings in the Haskit family. She attended and graduated from Welch public schools. She married Paul Meyer in 1961. The couple had...

Aug 14, 2022

Nettie Marie Major, 80, passed away on August 14, 2022, at her residence in Nowata, Oklahoma.

Nettie was born on June 25, 1942, to Henry and Letha (Benson) Byrd in Alluwe, Oklahoma. Throughout her life, Nettie lived in different places including the Nowata area, Los Banos, California, and Salem, Oregon. She was married to Joe Major until...

Jul 31, 2022

Laurel Lea Miller, 83, passed away on July 31, 2022, at the Nowata Nursing Center.

Laurel was born on April 14, 1939, to Archie Melvin and Mary Alice (Robison) Leighty near Cabool, Missouri. Laurel met Charles Frederick Miller and the couple married in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on July 16, 1956. The couple first made their home in Dewey,...

Jul 17, 2022

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Jul 17, 2022

Teddy “Ted” Joe Chamblin, 71, of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma passed away on July 17, 2022, at his residence. He was born to Buck Carl Chamblin and Maxine (Osborne) Chamblin-West in Odessa, Texas on May 23, 1951. Ted was the ninth and youngest child in the family. His mother remarried later to Thomas West, in which Ted was particularly close...

Jul 13, 2022

Nancy Sue Wyckoff went to be with her Lord on July 13, 2022. She was born in Nowata, Oklahoma on December 3, 1939, to James Harold Bodle and Lois K (Ward) Bodle. Nancy graduated from Nowata High School in 1958. Nancy lived in Nowata her whole life and loved to reminisce about growing up in the 50’s. On July...

Jul 11, 2022

A great man passed today into the loving arms of his Lord Jesus Christ. Bobby Joe Crupper left his earthly home at 7:35 am, Monday, July 11, 2022. We will grieve and miss him every day, but we are comforted to know that he has joined his family who passed before, and they are praising the name of the Lord in...

Jul 5, 2022

A kind and gentle man, Stephen Francis Kincaide, 71, of Nowata, Oklahoma, met Jesus on July 5, 2022, surrounded by love in his home. Steve courageously fought cancer for nearly two years with resilience and hope.

Born January 22, 1951, to Charlotte Whitford Kincaide and John Kenneth Kincaide, Steve grew up in Nowata with his two younger...

Jul 3, 2022

Victor LaRoy Hill Sr, age 65, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Burlingame, California. He was born October 28,1956, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Thomas “Blackie” Jack and Wanda Lee (Peace) Hill. He was a long-time resident of East Palo Alto, California.

Victor was a 1975 graduate of San Carlos High School, where he was well...

Jun 29, 2022

Kelly Lavon Gibson Sr, 66, passed away at the St. David’s Hospital in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday morning on June 29, 2022.

Kelly Lavon Gibson, Sr was born to Seywood and Edith Mae (Thompson) Gibson in Nowata, Oklahoma on July 17, 1955. His twin sister, Shelly Yvonne Gibson lived for 11 days before she was called home...

Jun 24, 2022

Raymond Edward Parrish, 85, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2022, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

He was born on January 18, 1937, to Eldon Leo Parrish and Ruth Katherine (Stith) Parrish in Nowata, OK.

Ray is preceded in death by his parents, Eldon and Ruth and his sister, Patty Fry. ...

Jun 18, 2022

Clement F. “Buster” Lair, a long-time Nowata County resident, passed away June 18, 2022, at the age of 97, with his family by his side. Buster was born October 24, 1924, in Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of Freeman William and Anna (Goertzen) Lair. He grew up in Coffeyville where he attended local schools. He was a member of the...

Jun 12, 2022

Bobby R. Branstetter was born at Coodys Bluff, Oklahoma on September 11, 1932, to WM F. Branstetter and Edna (Adamson) Branstetter. He was the youngest of four children; with an older brother, only living a short time, then two girls were born, Peggy Long and Patricia Mock. He started school at Coodys Bluff, but later was forced to move...

Jun 11, 2022

Richard “Sammy” Dean Fink, 54, of Lenapah, Oklahoma passed away June 11, 2022, at his residence. He was born to Virginia Lue Fink in Wichita, Kansas on June 4, 1968. When Sammy was 2 years old, his family moved to the Lenapah area and that is where he remained until his passing.

While in school, Sammy played...

Jun 11, 2022

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May 29, 2022

Deborah “Debbie” Ann (Bellamy) Tyler, 66, of Vinita, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at The Journey Home in Bartlesville, OK. She was born on February 28, 1956, in Tulsa, OK, to Billy Joe and Annabelle (Woolman) Bellamy. She graduated from Nowata Public Schools in 1974. Debbie worked as a cook at various healthcare facilities.

Debbie...