Obituaries

Apr 6, 2013

Kathleen L. (Pritchett) Earp, 69, lifetime Jay resident, died peacefully at home early Saturday morning April 6, 2013, with her family by her side. She was born on September 24, 1943 in Jay, Oklahoma to her parents Harry and Verna Lee (Duncan) Pritchett. Growing up she attended Jay Schools. She married the love of her life, Gary Earp, on August...

Apr 6, 2013

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Apr 4, 2013

Funeral services for John Jay Hardin Brown are 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2013 at Hillside Christian Church with Van Longbons officiating. Interment will follow at Martin Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. John Jay Hardin Brown, 28, passed away April 4, 2013. He was born August 28, 1984 in...

Apr 3, 2013

Jesse Wayne Lybarger, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 after a short illness. He was 20 years of age. Jesse was born September 19, 1992 in Ft. Worth, TX, the son of Kimberly Tillery. Jesse grew up in the Grove area where he graduated from the Grove schools class of 2012. Jesse's hobbies included reading, watching pro wrestling, movies,...

Apr 2, 2013

Evelyn Ruth Minick was born on July 23, 1919 in Oso, Washington. She was the daughter of George I. Minick and Nora (Kiper) Minick. Shortly after her birth, the family moved from Oso to Arkansas. When Evelyn was 13 years old, the family moved to the Ramona area where she finished her formal schooling. On September 4, 1935, Evelyn and...

Apr 2, 2013

William ( Bill) Patrick Manning, the son of Francis Fyles and Eileen Robinson Manning, was born in Barbados on September 16, 1933. From 1942 to 1951 he attended a British grammar school and earned Oxford and Cambridge Lower and Higher School certificates in 1949 and 1951 respectively. Not only was he an outstanding student, he also won the school swimming...

Apr 1, 2013

Graveside services for Doris Ellen Wickham are 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Wickham Family Cemetery in Nowata County with Charlie Cunningham officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Doris Ellen (Freeman) Wickham, 79, of Nowata, passed away April 1, 2013 at her home in Nowata. She was born...

Mar 30, 2013

Sylvia Lannette Russell, 73 year old Claremore resident, formerly of Vinita, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Claremore Regional Hospital. She was born August 6, 1939 in Hutchison, Kansas to Cornelius J. and Helen Beatrice (Pfaffly) Reimer. Sylvia attended school and graduated from Chetopa, Kansas High School. She attended college at Pittsburg State and N.E.O. A&M College in Miami....

Mar 29, 2013

Long time Nowata resident, Pauline Smith, 88, passed away at Osage Nursing Center in Nowata. She was born May 29, 1924, in Canton, Illinois, to George and Rosa (Wages) Cowden. She attended school in the Canton area and on August 25, 1941 she married Atlas Henry Smith in Missouri. Pauline worked at the Bliss and Ideal restaurants in Nowata, as...

Mar 27, 2013

Betty Dean Evans, age 83 of Spavinaw, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Betty was born in Frederick, Oklahoma on June 7, 1929 to A. A. and Martha (Roberts) Hefner. She graduated high school from East Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California. While living in California, she worked for numerous years as a secretary for State...

Mar 25, 2013

Jean Marie Cass, age 83 of Vinita, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013. Jean was born in St. Charles, Missouri on August 19, 1929 to Walter and Lucille (Tayon) Galvin. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Vinita. In 1950 she was united in marriage to Lewis Cass. Jean was employed with Eastern State Hospital 15 years, was a manager...

Mar 23, 2013

Anna Rae Rachel Thompson, age 101 of Vinita, went to be with the Lord Saturday, March 23, 2013. Anna was born on April 13, 1911 in Estella, OK to Russell and Clara (Leforce) Hunt. Anna taught for 35 years at a number of schools before retiring. She enjoyed spending time with family, eating out, reading, and going to social functions....

Mar 23, 2013

Funeral services for Vivian Louise (Nierman) McIntyre are 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Hillside Christian Church with Ben Killion officiating. Interment will follow at Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Vivian Louise McIntyre passed away March 23, 2013 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville,...

Mar 23, 2013

Delbert Charles Ward, passed away at the Monroe Manor Nursing Center in Jay, OK, on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the age of 75. Delbert was born February 16, 1938 in Westville, OK, the son of the late Getty Ward and Juanita (Masters) Ward. Delbert grew up in the Westville area but lived the majority of his life in the...

Mar 22, 2013

Marguerite V. Betz, age 91 and longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away March 22, 2013. Marguerite was born February 12, 1922 in Madill, Oklahoma to Walter P. Bishop and Viola (Blair) Bishop. She attended elementary school in Fox, Oklahoma and graduated from Healdton High School, Healdton, Oklahoma. She also attended Oklahoma Baptist University. She was married to Glendale Betz...

Mar 22, 2013

Vermont Jake Wiens, age 90 of Ketchum, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013. Jake was born in Jefferson, OK on March 30, 1922 to Jacob and Hazil (Alverson) Wiens. He graduated Ketchum High School in 1942. A month after graduation he joined the United States Army. He proudly served during WWII and was a D-Day Veteran. Later in life Jake...

Mar 22, 2013

Martha Lee (Arnall) Robinson, 72 years old, Jay resident, died March 22, 2013 in Grove, Oklahoma with her family by her side. She was born on August 19, 1940 in Hutchinson, KS, first child of Page G. Arnall and Lenora Tharp Arnall. Martha graduated from Ardmore high school in 1957. She attended NSU and received a minor in Business and...

Mar 22, 2013

John Phillip Smith, 47, known to his friends as JP, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 22, 2013, while traveling in the state of Virginia. He was born on August 26, 1965, in Anaheim, California to John W. Smith and Phyllis S. (Hurst) Smith. He grew up just outside Vinita helping with the family farm, graduated from...

Mar 21, 2013

Funeral services for Everett Ovett Sears are 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church of Nowata with Pastor Cheryl Newton officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Everett Ovett Sears, 89, of Nowata passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at his home. He was born...

Mar 21, 2013

Angel Raye Logan, Deyŏkiyĕnyadŏ, which means "They Protect with Hands", entered and left this world on Thursday March 21, 2013. She was the infant daughter of Kelci Pulis Anderson & Jonathan Michael Logan, of Grove. Angel was also survived by siblings, Lila Crouch, Dominikk Logan, Eryn Anderson, Krya Logan, Zoey Logan; Maternal grandparents, Tom Eby & Dana Pulis & Jeff...