Obituaries

Mar 9, 2021

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700....

Billy George Barnes, 89, of Nowata passed away at his home Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He was born June 19, 1931 in Nowata County, Oklahoma to William Edward and Marguerite (Moore) Barnes. Billy was a 1949 graduate of Childers High School.  He excelled in basketball and baseball.  On July 29, 2002,...

Feb 22, 2021

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Ruth was born Nov 6, 1941 in Marshall Missouri to Eugene Daniel North and Alice Christina Paxton North. She was a gift of an angle with her child like mind, loving heart, and the apple of her father’s eye. Ruthie as she was known to her family never knew what heartache...

Feb 16, 2021

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Steven Ovoyd Damron, 68, of Guthrie, Oklahoma and former Talala resident, passed away Tuesday morning, February 16, 2021 at Integris Health Hospital in Edmond, OK. Steven was born in Corona, California, on October 13, 1952, to Odie and Jean Damron.

The family lived in California while his dad was in the...

Feb 15, 2021

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Robert James Allen Jr., 80, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021 in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was born on October 13, 1940 in Delaware, Oklahoma to Robert James “Bud” and Georgia Mae (Teufel) Allen. At an early age him and his two brothers was members of First Church of God. Robert...

Feb 11, 2021

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Jeanette Irene (Martin) Vaughan, 84, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, February 11, 2021.

Jeanette was born March 1, 1936, in Alluwe, OK, to Robert and Ruth (Smith) Martin. She was one of seven siblings of the home. She married her high school sweetheart, Thomas William...

Feb 10, 2021

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Gayle Edna (Callison) Murphy, 91, went home to live eternally with the Lord on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.  She was born on February 13, 1929 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Charley and Josephine (Hutton) Callison. She grew up and attended school at Nowata.

Gayle married the love of her life,...

Feb 4, 2021

David Scott passed from this life on Thursday, February 4th, 2021 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, OK.

David Eugene Scott age 66 was born on June 5th 1954 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Roy Franklin Scott and Mildred Margaret Tate (Scott). He grew up in Nowata where he graduated from Nowata High School. He married his...

Feb 1, 2021

Christina Lynn (Hill) Martin of Nowata, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2021 at the St. John Hospital in Tulsa, OK. Christina was born on June 2, 1970 the daughter of Eldon Andrew Hill and Carolyn Sue (Murphy) Hill.

She attended and graduated from Coffeyville High School. Cristina worked at Disan Corporation in...

Feb 1, 2021

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James Edward Hagebusch, 93, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away February 1, 2021 with family at his side. James was born January 16, 1928 to Edward Garrett Hagebusch and Ruth Elsa (McKibben) Hagebusch in Coody's Bluff, OK. James attended Childers School and enjoyed playing catcher on the baseball team. On August 6,...

Jan 30, 2021

Benjamin Funeral Service, Nowata, OK (918) 273-2700***

Our beloved Jacob William (Jake) Riner passed away on January 30, 2021. Jake was born in Euclid, Ohio on December 20, 1985 to John and Erin Riner. He was a child full of adventure, a little mischief, and enjoyed every day he could outside fishing, hunting, and exploring the nearby...

Jan 25, 2021

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA  918-273-2700....  OBITUARY PENDING

Kenneth Paul Landes, 83, of Bartlesville, passed away January 25, 2021, at Ascension St. John Hospital in Bartlesville. He was born on June 20, 1937 in Lucien, Oklahoma to Walter Peter, and Hazel Margaret (Snyder) Landes. He was a graduate of Nowata High School. Kenneth worked at Lander’s Brothers...

Jan 16, 2021

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On January 16, 2021, Mary Ellen Nichols, loving mother of two children and grandmother of many, passed away.

Mary was born October 16, 1929, in New Kirk, Ok., she was a devout Baptist Christian, she enjoyed teaching Sunday School for many years.  She cherished her family and friends.  Her...

Jan 13, 2021

Paul Emery Gray, 83, a longtime resident of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away on January 13, 2021, with his family by his side. Paul was born on January 28, 1937, to James Francis Gray and Fannie Ellen (Mixer) Gray at Pike County, Illinois, close to Louisiana, Missouri. He attended school at Balis, Illinois. Paul grew up on a...

Jan 1, 2021

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700....

We'd like to thank everyone for joining us to celebrate Juanita Martin's life.  Juanita was the most loving, caring person you could ever know.  Although very quiet, she was always fun to be around.  She would tell us jokes all the time.  No matter what she was faced with she would...

Jan 1, 2021

Audrey Jane (Allard) Allen of White Oak, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2021. She was at home at the time of her death surrounded by family. She was 86 years old. She was born September 17, 1934 to Alva Ernest and Ella Mae (Heard) Allard. She grew up and attended school at White Oak....

Dec 28, 2020

Jack Wendell Runyon, age, 85, Grove, OK passed away Monday, December 28, 2020. He was born in Fredonia, KS, on January 26, 1935 to the late Eugene Runyon and Edna Keesling Runyon. Jack married LaDorna Hankins on November 11, 1955 in Bartlesville, OK. He managed concrete plants, retiring from the RCC Cement plant in Independence, KS.

Survivors...

Dec 28, 2020

Mary Ann Thomure passed away on Monday December 28, 2020, in Grove OK, after a four-year struggle with dementia.

She was born in Frontenac, Kansas, on November 7, 1933 to Mary and John Ziegler.  The family moved to Girard, Ks a few years later when her father opened Ziegler Jewelry.  She enjoyed recalling Girard as a very...

Dec 28, 2020

Jennifer Christina Shaffer Cunningham, 42, of Grove died on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, from COVID-19 related complications at INTEGRIS Grove Hospital, Grove.

She was born on April 16, 1978 in Vinita, to Clyde and Karin Shaffer. In November 1978 the family moved to Rohrbach, in Hessen, Germany where they remained until 1991, when they returned...

Dec 27, 2020

Noel “Gene” Jackson Farley, Jr, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020.  Noel was born in Holdenville, OK on June 6, 1929 to Noel and Virgie (Norman) Farley.

On October 11, 1948 he was united in marriage to Barbara Hawkins and they spent 70 loving years together.  Noel proudly served in the United States Army, retiring as a...

Dec 27, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Tate of Vinita, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on December 27, 2020 at the Heartsworth Center for Nursing. She was 102. Elizabeth was born on September 12, 1918 to David and Delia (Clarke) Matthews. After graduating from Afton High School, she married Newton Eugene (Gene) Tate. They had one son Newton Earle (Sonny) Tate. She...