Obituaries
Vivian Black
Nov 16, 2012
Vivian Kaye Black, 68 year old Big Cabin resident, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012. Vivian was born in Beaver, OK on October 26, 1944 to Lloyd Martin and Pauline (Hummer) Duke. On April 17, 1971 she was united in marriage to Donn E. Black. She attended Phillips University in Enid, OK and later graduated from Texas State Technical Institute...
Dorothy Martin
Nov 16, 2012
Dorothy Martin (Snodderly) lifetime resident of Vinita and former owner of Dorothy's Flower had departed this life on November 16, 2012 from an extended illness. She is preceded in death by her mother, Lillian Snodderly, father, John Snodderly, Son Danny Martin and brother, Henry Snodderly. She is survived by her Husband Marvin Martin of Vinita, Oklahoma, Brother John Snodderly of...
Bonnie Fisher
Nov 14, 2012
Bonnie Dean (Tiffee) Fisher was born on May 14, 1926 to Frank and Della Tiffee in Stapp, Oklahoma. She departed this life on November 14, 2012. She and her husband John owned and operated Fisher's DX Station, Sea Chest, and Fishers Building Materials. Bonnie Loved quilting, working in her flower beds and her family. She is preceded in death by...
Norman Snider
Nov 13, 2012
Norman Gene Snider, 82 year old well known resident of the Coves at Bird Island, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Tulsa. He was born on July 12, 1930 in Dewey, Oklahoma to Ralph Lee and Goldie Alice (Mason) Snider. Norman married the love of his life Ruth Ann Tesh on December 21, 1952. They...
Betty Briggs
Nov 12, 2012
Betty Jo McKee Briggs, 82, of Nowata, died Monday, November 12, 2012, at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. She was born June 2, 1930 to James and Ethel (Tatum) Inman in Chelsea. Betty was educated in Alluwe schools and later received her Nursing Home Administrators Certificate from the State of Oklahoma. Betty was the administrator for Osage Nursing Home for...
Dale Dishman
Nov 11, 2012
Dale Dishman was born on May 13, 1944 in Chelsea, Oklahoma. He was the son of Harvey Dishman and Maudie (Russell) Dishman. He was raised in Chelsea, graduating from the Chelsea High School in 1962. Dale was very athletic and was an outstanding basketball player. He attended Tulsa University (TU) on a basketball scholarship. After his freshman year at TU,...
Grover Hobbs
Nov 10, 2012
Grover Duane Hobbs, 71 year old Bluejacket resident, died early Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Miami Nursing Center. He was born September 28, 1941 in Gravette, Arkansas to Jasper and Bessie (Smith) Hobbs. Grover had lived in this area all his life; he loved to fish and collect things. The family includes: his sisters, Velma Bennett of Bluejacket and...
Justin Jones
Nov 10, 2012
J. D. Jones, 25, died Saturday November 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada doing what he loved, saddle bronc riding. J.D. was born on May 15, 1987 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to his parents, John Jones and Sharon Louise (Voss) Martineau. He attended Neosho schools where he graduated high school. J.D. loved outdoors, everything from hunting and fishing to playing...
Dorothy Durbin
Nov 8, 2012
Dorothy Lee (Jones) Durbin was called home November 8, 2012. She was welcomed by her husband Herbert Leroy, daughter Sharon, son Herbert, and parents Roy Jones, Anna Bell (Jay) Jones. She is survived by children: Doneta, Phyllis, Mike, and Sandra, 18 grandchildren, and 36 great grandchildren. She was best known as the cook and owner of Hotsys Cafe in Adair,...
Kenneth Birkes
Nov 8, 2012
Kenneth Oren Birkes, 89 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012 at his home, with his family by his side. Kenneth was born on August 17, 1923 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Harry and Gladys (Brooks) Birkes. After high school He proudly served his country in the United States Navy, during World War II. On November 9,...
Elizabeth Johnson
Nov 6, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Marie Johnson, 84 year old, Zena, Oklahoma resident passed away, Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Betty was born on July 28, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to Georgia Jenkins. She was raised in Farina, Illinois. Betty married Charles Johnson and together they owned and operated Johnson Mattress Company. After retiring they moved to Zena, Oklahoma. Betty enjoyed fishing and...
Mary Cox
Nov 6, 2012
Mary Katherine Cox, passed away at the Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, OK on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at the age of 83. Mary was born in San Angelo, TX, the daughter of the late Herbert Wesley Hurn, Sr. and Theresa Leola (Riddling) Hurn. Mary obtained her bachelors degree in education. She taught for 27 years and retired in...
Leroy Heater
Nov 6, 2012
LeRoy Heater, 83 year old former Vinita resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born on July 18, 1929 in Great Bend, Kansas to Clarence and Irene Heater. LeRoy was raised in Vinita, where graduated high school. He attended two years of higher education in Miami, Oklahoma. He served two tours of...
Charles Medlock
Nov 4, 2012
Charles Lee Medlock died Saturday, November 4, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born May 28, 1926 in Atchison, Kansas to Charles Edward and Ina (Gordon) Medlock. He graduated from Atchison High School where he was active in all sports. During WWII, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the V-12, on the USS Fall River and the...
Lei Yang
Nov 4, 2012
Lei Yang, 30, died November 4, 2012 in Vera, Oklahoma, from a car accident. A memorial service will be held at the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home Chapel, 710 S. Dewey, Bartlesville on Friday, November 16th, at 10:00 am. Lei was born on March 5, 1982 in Lixian of China to Mr. Daosheng Yang and Mrs. Zonghui Hu. He...
Lloyd Garrett
Nov 3, 2012
Lloyd Dean Garrett, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012. Dean was born in Bluejacket on September 9, 1933 to Charles "Speedy" Garrett and Verna (Ayers) Garrett. On June 14, 1953 he was united in marriage to Frances Weaver and together they raised two sons. Dean was a hard worker. He ran restaurants, motels, raised race horses, and was cattle rancher....
Dona Thompson
Nov 3, 2012
Dona Thompson, 89, a long-time resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma died Saturday, November 3, 2012 in Mandeville, Louisiana. Dona was born March 11, 1923 in Wichita, Kansas the daughter of Carl R. and Lucile (Look) Burkhead. While attending Kansas University, where Dona attained her Bachelor's degree and received training to become a Laboratory Technician, she also met and was eventually united...
Bentley Beaver
Nov 1, 2012
Bentley Matthew Ray Beaver (Sammarco), 2 year old Disney resident, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012. Bentley was born on August 3, 2010 in Grove, OK. His survivors include his mother Jessica Sammarco, father Robert Beaver, sister Tinsliee NaCole Sammarco, grandparents Matthew and Christina Sammarco, great grandparents: Sherry Laughin, Ray Lovatt, and Clifton and Patricia Walker, as well as numerous...
Marilyn Turnbough
Oct 31, 2012
Marilyn Kay Turnbough, 43 of Vinita, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Marilyn was born in Vinita, OK on August 14, 1969 to Conley and Alice Turnbough. Marilyn enjoyed spending time with her children, sibling and made extra time for her grandchildren. She loved to cut up, joke, and give everyone heck but...
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