Obituaries

Dec 23, 2013

Funeral services for Mary Alice (Alford) Hubbard are 1:00 P.M., Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the First Baptist Church of Nowata with Rev. Anthony Nash officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Mary Alice (Alford) Hubbard left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, December 23, 2013 at...

Dec 22, 2013

James Duke Logan, 82, attorney and longtime resident of Vinita, died December 22, 2013 at Heartsworth Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. An accomplished trial lawyer for over fifty years, Duke Logan was founding partner of the Vinita law firm, Logan and Lowry, LLP. Among professionals, family and friends, he was known for his tenacious work ethic, caustic wit and skilled...

Dec 22, 2013

Neva D. Hogan, 72 year old resident of Grove, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at her home near Grove. She was born on November 23, 1941 in Adair, Oklahoma. Neva attended school at Excelsior Springs, Missouri and later attended college in Miami at NEO A & M. She had worked at C & L Supply, The Coves at Bird Island...

Dec 21, 2013

Grove. OK ~ James Ray Barnard, 74 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away, Saturday December 21, 2013, with his family by his side. James was born on February 11, 1939 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Suzanna Raincrow Walker and James Arthur Barnard. James started working delivering papers for Western Union while living at Tulsa Boys Home. He worked as a...

Dec 20, 2013

Brian D. Nicholson's favorite expression was "I love my life!" - and he truly did. Brian was born on October 23, 1932 in San Pedro, California to Neil and Isabelle Nicholson. He was raised in Pensacola, Florida. Brian was the oldest of three brothers, and had many happy stories from his childhood - most involving fireworks or BB guns or...

Dec 20, 2013

Vickie Lou Ayres, 66, died in a car accident, Friday December 20, 2013. Miss Ayres was born on July 1, 1947, in Vinita, OK. She was raised in Bluejacket, OK. She then moved to Duncan, OK where she graduated High School. She worked at Honeywell, Western Electric, and then began her singing career with the popular Oklahoma City group "Maya."...

Dec 19, 2013

Bonita Kay Thomas, age 70, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Bonita Kay Sorenson was born on September 22, 1943 in New England, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Delver Sorenson and Margaret Marie (Fredrick) Sorenson. She grew up in North Dakota. She attended grade school at St. Mary's...

Dec 19, 2013

Dec 18, 2013

Donice Torralba, 52, year old Miami, Oklahoma resident passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 following an extended illness. Donice was born on April 10, 1962 to Louella Sixkiller in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, she was a loving homemaker who enjoyed spending time with friends and family, she loved telling stories and watching movies, as well as enjoying scenery. Donice was preceded in...

Dec 18, 2013

Bernice J. (Gilbert) Miller, 86 year old former Vinita resident, died Wednesday December 18, 2013 in Edmond. She was born on September 24, 1927 in Blackwell to Frank and Ruby (Jayne) Gilbert. Bernice was married to Roy M. Miller on May 13, 1945 at the Vinita Church of God, Roy a former Church of Christ minster, preceded her in death...

Dec 17, 2013

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Dec 14, 2013

Eunice M. Echols, 92, long time Vinita resident, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at her son's home in Spavinaw. She was born June 29, 1921 in Salem, Missouri to Lewis and America Jane (Edgar) Tune. Eunice came with her family to Oklahoma by covered wagon, when she was a young girl. Eunice was united...

Dec 13, 2013

Charles Ely Palazzola, passed away at his home in Grove, OK on Friday, December 13, 2013 at the age of 77. Charles was born on June 18, 1936 in Miami, FL, the son of the late Jeff and Ione Palazzola. As a young child, Charles grew up with his grandmother in Tampa Bay, FL and his aunt who lived in...

Dec 12, 2013

Anne Harp was born on October 18, 1937 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was the daughter of James Cargill Harp and Dorothy Louise Storey. She received her education in the Shreveport, Louisiana area, where she graduated with the C. E. Byrd High School graduating class of 1955. She furthered her education by attending Centenary College also in Shreveport, receiving her...

Dec 12, 2013

Doris Jean Hawk, 86, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Jane Phillips Medical Center. Born February 6, 1927, Doris was the third child of Claire (Sampson) and Arthur Hawk. Her parents had come to Oklahoma before statehood and Doris was raised southeast of Bartlesville on a farm on Hogshooter Creek. She went to Truskett Grade School, Ramona...

Dec 12, 2013

James "Tom" Thomasson, 65 year old Disney resident, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 after a 21 month courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Tom was born in Baxter Springs, KS on March 8, 1948 to James Herman Thomasson and Ellen Golden. On September 14, 1980 he was united in marriage to Marsha Clary. He was a veteran of the United...

Dec 12, 2013

Susie Ann (Snell) Catron, Kansas resident, died Thursday evening in Tahlequah at the age of 71 years old. She was born on May 3, 1942 in Tahlequah to her parents, Curley and Ruby (Noe) Snell. After high school, Susie attended NSU and received her Masters Degree in Education and went on to work as a teacher and counselor for the...

Dec 11, 2013

Ronald Eugene Cornelius, 56, passed away at his family home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 of natural causes. He was born July 3, 1957 at Houston, Texas to Archie J. Cornelius and Helen (Berger) Cornelius. Ron moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma at an early age and began his education there. The family moved to Bartlesville, where he graduated...

Dec 10, 2013

Maxine was born and raised in the Timberhill area of Wann and received her education at Oakdale and Wann High School. She loved to garden ad share her many crops with others. She also loved taking care of her farm animals which included wild turkeys and deer that roamed on her property. Maxine was a kind and fun person and...

Dec 8, 2013

Carroll Ray Lemons, 82 year old resident of Miami (Dotyville), died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at his home. He was born November 7, 1931 in Ketchum to Louis Herman Lemons and Ruby Juanita (Jackson) Lemons. Carroll was a graduate of Ketchum High School. He married Lyn Nell Williams on October 21, 1950 in Arkansas, she preceded him in death in...