Obituaries

Brandon Hughes

Brandon Hughes

Jul 27, 2013

Brandon Lee Hughes, age 22 Ketchum, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013. Brandon was born in Amarillo, TX on October 30, 1990. He attended Ketchum Schools, where he played football, and graduated in 2010. Brandon was known for many things one of which was his great sense of humor. In fact he was voted Class Clown his senior year. He...

Connie Bice

Connie Bice

Jul 26, 2013

Connie Jo Bice, Southwest City, MO resident, died early Friday morning July 26, 2013 in Joplin, at the age of 71 years. She was born on January 18, 1942 in Southwest City, MO to her parents, Robert and Mona (Duncan) Lett. She attended schools in Modesto, CA. Connie loved reading her bible, attending church, picking blackberries and mushrooms, but most...

Stephanie Wadley

Stephanie Wadley

Jul 26, 2013

Stephanie Dawn Wadley-Lewis, passed away at her home in Grove, OK, on Friday, July 26, 2013 at the age of 39. Stephanie was born on September 26, 1973 in Tulsa, OK, the daughter of Leon Arnall and Connie (Caudill) Arnall. Stephanie graduated in 1991 from Grove High School. She was active in FBLA, and the marching band, as well as...

Kathryn Scott

Kathryn Scott

Jul 23, 2013

Kathryn May "Kathy" Scott, age 57 of Pryor, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Kathy was born in Afton, OK on July 8, 1956 to Robert and Delores (Whinery) Scott. She enjoyed butterflies, wind chimes, sewing, fishing, camping, gardening, going to garage sales, working Sudoku puzzles, but most of all spending time with her family. She...

Marvin Sexton

Marvin Sexton

Jul 23, 2013

Marvin Dean Sexton, passed away at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO, on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the age of 78. Marvin was born on May 23, 1935 in Rogers, AR, the son of the late Marvin Harley Sexton and Lillie (Grover) Sexton. Marvin grew up during most of his adolescent years in Grove, OK where he attended school....

Virginia Russell

Virginia Russell

Jul 23, 2013

Virginia Lee "Ginny" Russell, 74 of Vinita, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She lived in Vinita for 26 years. Ginny was born in Stigler, Oklahoma on June 5, 1939, to Jack and Sina Mae (Trahern) Hurst, the second of five children. Ginny graduated from Kinta High School in 1957. Ginny was retired and enjoyed watching the birds from...

Arthur Donaldson

Arthur Donaldson

Jul 22, 2013

Arthur Alfred Donaldson, 94 year old, Grove resident passed away Saturday, July 22, 2013. Arthur was born on March 7, 1919 in Bethel, New York to William Robert and Pearl (Smith) Donaldson. Arthur worked on the family farm for many years. Arthur married Virginia (Donahue) in 1951. Arthur worked as a supervisor and groundskeeper for the Concord Hotel at Kiamesha...

Cecil Jinks

Cecil Jinks

Jul 21, 2013

Cecil Edward Jinks, age 86 of Locust Grove, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013. Cecil was born in Culver, MN on November 18, 1926 to Robert and Elsie (Anderson) Jinks. Cecil worked as a truck driver for numerous years. His hobbies included fishing, camping, and spending time with family. He was a member of the Spavinaw American Legion. Survivors include...

Lillie Kingfisher

Lillie Kingfisher

Jul 16, 2013

Services for Lillie will be held at 10:00 a.m. of Monday, July 22, 2013 at the New Clouds Creek Church. Interment will follow at Clouds Creek Cemetery. A visitation for Lillie will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Jay, Oklahoma. Notes of encouragement may be left for the...

Imogene Woolman

Imogene Woolman

Jul 15, 2013

Woolman, Imogene September 16, 1926 - July 15, 2013 Imogene lived in Healdsburg, CA for 52 years. Imogene was a caring and loving wife and mother. She married Preston Jacob Woolman on November 24, 1944. Preston passed in 2003. She is survived by her children: Oma (Jim) Taylor, Alma (Steve) Reed and Brad (Janie) Woolman, her grandchildren: Deserl (Rowdy) Cordero,...

Homer Carter

Homer Carter

Jul 13, 2013

Homer M. Carter passed away recently after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born in Hutchinson County, Texas, in 1929 to Homer and Lillie Carter. He attended Texas Tech, graduating in 1952 with a B.S. in Economics. His occupations included farming, ranching, and the US Postal Service. He retired from Postal Service in 1989. He was active in...

Adeline Bresnehen

Adeline Bresnehen

Jul 10, 2013

Adeline N. Bresnehen, 92, formerly of Vinita, and retired area school teacher, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 10, 2013 at her home in Tulsa, OK. She is survived by 2 daughters, 4 sons, 6 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband F.E. Dugan Bresnehen. Services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday July 16, 2013 at...

Patsy Bellew

Patsy Bellew

Jul 9, 2013

Patsy "Pat" Lou (Graham) Bellew, 81 of Vinita, OK, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Pat was born March 16, 1932 in Purdy, OK to D. D. and Lucille (Lemons) Graham. She lived and attended high school in California. She married her husband of 54 years Charles Richard Bellew in Fillmore, California on July 15, 1950. Her and her husband "Charlie"...

William Bryant

William Bryant

Jul 9, 2013

William Alfred "W. A." Bryant, 92 formerly of Vinita, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at the Bradford Village in Edmond. He was born on June 8, 1921 in Strang, Oklahoma to Fred and Nona Eolene (Bell) Bryant. W. A. served his country in the Army Air Corp and the U. S. Army during World War II and Korea, from September...

Catherine Castoe

Catherine Castoe

Jul 8, 2013

Catherine Birdie McCausland was born February 5, 1916 in Bartlesville. She was the daughter of Oliver Alonzo McCausland and Mildred Theodoshia (Parker) McCausland. She has been a lifelong resident of Bartlesville. Catherine and Leonard Castoe were united in marriage on December 23, 1933. Mr. Castoe preceded her in death on February 13, 1975. Catherine was a member of Memorial Christian...

Betty Moore

Betty Moore

Jul 7, 2013

Betty Jean (Teague) Moore, 83 year old resident of Disney, died Sunday July 7,2013 at Rosewood Terrace Nursing Center in Vinita. She was born on April 21, 1930 in Bolivar, Missouri to Herschel and Beulah (Bagley) Teague. Betty graduated from Billings, Missouri High School. She married John William Moore on December 31, 1946, He preceded her in death on November...

Avice Peck

Avice Peck

Jul 6, 2013

Avice Carmoletta (Carey) Peck, 83 year old longtime area resident, went to be with the Lord on Saturday July 6, 2013. She was born on January 26, 1930 in Grove to Bruce Freeman and Edith Ethel (Layman) Carey. Carmoletta was a 1948 graduate of Centralia High School, She married Clifford Ray Peck on July 25, 1948 at her parent's home...

Ruby Sonnenfeld

Ruby Sonnenfeld

Jul 5, 2013

Ruby was born June 8, 1931 at Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Samuel Paul Gray and Hazel Josephine (Carlile) Gray. She grew up in Tahlequah, attended Tahlequah schools and later graduated from Northeastern Oklahoma State University with a double major in music and English and a teaching certificate. She married Calvin Booth Purdum on June 7, 1952 at Tahlequah. The Purdums moved...

Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith

Jul 5, 2013

Wayne Monzell Smith, eighty-eight year old, lifetime area resident, passed away, Friday, July 05, 2013. Wayne was born on April 24, 1925 in Ottawa County, Oklahoma to Rufus and Ester (Winnie) Smith. After high school in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, Wayne joined the United States Navy, proudly serving his country during World War II. Wayne married Veldonah Bartley in 1951 in Pineville...

James Harshfield

James Harshfield

Jul 4, 2013

Born James Page Harshfield on 23 February 1910 in Fredonia, Kansas, he died July 4, 2013 at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, age 103. He was known to his friends as Page. Page Harshfield was the second child of Lovell Russaw Harshfield and Nellie Minnie Hane Harshfield. Page's father was a grocer, and Page grew up as children did in those days, helping...

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