Obituaries

Aug 21, 2012

Aug 20, 2012

Graveside services for Easter Mae Billups are set for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 23, 2012 at the Ball Cemetery in Childers, OK. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Easter Mae Billups passed away at her home in Hulbert, Oklahoma on Saturday, August 18, 2012. She was born on April 20, 1924...

Aug 16, 2012

Albert "Ab" Durham went to be with his Lord August 16, 2012 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, after a long battle with cancer. The world became a little brighter on February 6, 1932 when a little boy was placed into the arms of John and Mae (Beller) Durham, of Prattville, Oklahoma. From that moment on he impacted many...

Aug 14, 2012

On August 14, 2012, Delvin Lee Simmons passed away and went home to be with his Lord and Savior. He was at the age of 77 and surrounded by his loving family at his home. Delvin was born near Shidler, Oklahoma on June 2, 1935 to James and Beatrice (Hobbs) Simmons of Webb City, Oklahoma. He attended school in Shilder,...

Aug 14, 2012

Aug 14, 2012

Kenyon Mekhi King earned his angel wings on August 14, 2012, after a 7 year battle with cancer. Kenyon was born on July 25, 2003. He never ceased to amaze each and every one of us. No matter what life dealt him each day, his perseverance and determination to live life to the fullest has inspired and humbled everyone who...

Aug 14, 2012

Danny Jack Williamson, age 57 of Chelsea, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Danny was born on May 20, 1955 to Jack Turner and Margie Sloan. He graduated from Big Cabin High School in 1973. In 1982 Danny joined the United States Navy. After being discharged from the Navy he moved to Houston and worked as an auto technician for a...

Aug 13, 2012

Mrs. Marjorie Isabel (Reynolds) Lantz Owen, age 85, and resident of Bartlesville, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, August 13, 2012, at her home in Bartlesville. Marjorie Isabel Reynolds was born on March 20, 1927 in Morrill, Kansas. She was the daughter of Frederick Reynolds and Audrey Anna (Mellenbruch) Reynolds. She was raised in Fairview, Kansas where...

Aug 13, 2012

Geneva B. Wiley, a long-time resident of the Grove area, died August 13, 2012. Geneva was born September 10, 1916 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, the second daughter of Jim and Eva (Smith) Dorsett. She attended Tonkawa schools, including UPS which is now known as Northern State College, and Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1938 with a BA degree when the school...

Aug 11, 2012

Billie Bee Sigmon, age 87 of Langley, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012. Billie was born in Ropes, TX on November 17, 1924, to William and Tillie (Wolf) Wright. On October 7, 1945 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Sigmon and together they raised three children. Billie grew up in West Texas and moved to Tulsa during WWII to...

Aug 9, 2012

Ruby Jean Reid-Taylor, 82 year-old Vinita resident, died Thursday August 9, 2012 from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born February 27, 1930 to Walter and Melinda (Addy) Reid. Ruby graduated from Warner High School, where she was an outstanding basketball player. She began working as a telephone operator for Cross Telephone Company in Warner in high school....

Aug 8, 2012

William ‘Boo' Joseph Childers, Colcord resident, died at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa on August 8, 2012 at the age of 38 years. Boo was born February 28, 1974 in East St. Louis, Illinois to his parents, John D. and Mabel Fay (Lawson) Childers. After moving to Oklahoma when he was twelve years old, he attended Colcord schools. Boo was...

Aug 5, 2012

Opal Marie (Melton) Stimson, age 83, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away August 5, 2012 at her home surrounded by family. Opal was born August 11, 1928 in Chelsea, Oklahoma to Bert Clarence and Jessie (Bible) Melton, the youngest daughter and tenth child of 14. Opal attended school and graduated from Chelsea High School in 1946. She continued pursuing...

Aug 5, 2012

Roy Milton Phillips, 78 year old Eucha, Oklahoma resident passed away Sunday August 5, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Roy was born on November 6, 1933 to Roy Oscar Phillips and Laura (Mass) Phillips. Roy attended school in Jay and graduated in 1952. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Roy worked most of his...

Aug 5, 2012

Michael Clark, age 51 of Vinita, died Sunday, August 5, 2012. Michael was born in Vinita on June 7, 1961 to Raymond Clark, Jr. and Barbara (Jackson) Clark. In 1979 he graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa. Michael owned his owned body shop for several years where he worked on Mustangs and Volkswagens. He was a member of...

Aug 4, 2012

Dwight Sayles, 59, of Bartlesville, OK passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012 in Bartlesville. Dwight Leroy Sayles was born June 2, 1953 in Bartlesville, OK to Harvey Sayles, Sr. and Rosanna (Martin) Sayles and grew up in the Bartlesville area. On January 25, 1971, he married Marilyn Patricia Hardeman in Bartlesville. Dwight was a long-time employee of TRW's Reda Pump...

Aug 4, 2012

Dwight Leroy Sayles was born June 2, 1953 in Bartlesville, OK to Harvey Sayles, Sr. and Rosanna (Martin) Sayles and grew up in the Bartlesville area. On January 25, 1971, he married Marilyn Patricia Hardeman in Bartlesville. Dwight was a long-time employee of TRW's Reda Pump Company where he worked as a welder. In 1985, it became necessary for Dwight...

Aug 2, 2012

Alfred "Al" E. Fields passed away at the Grove Nursing Center on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the age of 84. Al was born on December 1, 1927 in Akron, OH, the son of the late Sell Bower and Ela (Daugenberger) Bower. Al grew up in Ohio and attended school there until he joined the United States Army during WWII....

Aug 2, 2012

Joanna E. Bolen, age 88, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2012, in the Forrest Manor Nursing Center, Dewey, Oklahoma. Joanna Yearout was born on May 6, 1924 in Dewey. She was the daughter of James Yearout and Bessie M. (Bush) Yearout. She grew up in the Dewey and Bartlesville communities. She was a graduate of the Bartlesville High School...

Aug 2, 2012

Donna Anne Kirby, age 51, and longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2012, in the Heritage Villa Nursing Center. Donna Anne O'Neill was born on February 4, 1961, in New Haven, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Jennie Regina Castagna O'Neill. Her stepfather was George McCallie from the age of six years old. Donna attended...