Obituaries

May 26, 2012

Emma Louise Wiggins, (86) formally of Nowata, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, at her home in Petty, Texas. She was born December 23, 1925, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Walter and Pearl (Arms) Beisley. She graduated from Centralia Schools and on September 10, 1945 she married Joe John Wiggins in Independence, Kansas. They lived in the Coffeyville area for two...

May 25, 2012

Thomas D. "Tom" Davis, age 63, and resident of Copan, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2012 in the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Thomas Dean Davis was born November 16, 1948 in Bartlesville. He was the son of Alfred Gamaila Davis and Ruby Pearle (Howell) Davis. He was educated in the Bartlesville schools, graduating from Bartlesville College...

May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

May 23, 2012

Glenn LeRoy Franklin, 74 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away Wednesday May 23, 2012, in Grove, Oklahoma, with his family by his side. Glenn was born on April 29, 1938 in Great Bend, Kansas to DeVerne and Lena Franklin. Glenn graduated from St John High School in 1956. He then attended the University of Wichita, graduating with a bachelor's...

May 23, 2012

Charles "Bill" William Pennington, passed away in Pryor, OK, on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the age of 74. Bill was born August 25, 1937 in Kansas City, MO, the son of the late Cecil A. Pennington and Francis (Steele) Hay. He attended school in Evergreen, CO. Bill was a Marine in the United States Military. He married Patti Ham...

May 23, 2012

Nina Yvonne Love Pearce, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on May 23, 2012 in her home in Runaway Bay, Texas. She was born on October 17, 1940 in Nowata, Oklahoma, the eldest child of Elmer Love and Jewell Emberson Love. Elmer's work took the family to Vernal, Utah and she attended school there, returning to Nowata in 1953...

May 22, 2012

John Timothy "Mac" McCormick, 73 year old Afton (The Coves) resident, died from injuries received in an automobile accident on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 near Adair. He was born November 27, 1938 in Tulsa to John and Nettie (Jackson) McCormick. Mac graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, and then served his country in the United States Marine Corps....

May 21, 2012

Lifelong Nowata resident Carolyn Ray (Keithley) Blum (75) passed from this life Monday, May 21, 2012, at Nowata Nursing Center, after battling Alzheimer's disease. She was born January 2, 1937, in Wann, Oklahoma to Earl and Juanita (Reed) Keithley. Carolyn graduated from Nowata High School in 1955 and continued her education at Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma. On April 28,...

May 19, 2012

Georgia Madeleine (Marrs) Corle passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Osage Nursing Home in Nowata. She was born on August 10, 1930, at Delaware, Oklahoma to Edgar and Jennie Pearl (Kirk) Marrs. She attended school in Delaware, graduating in 1949. She married Howard Corle on June 15, 1949. Preferring to be called Madeleine, she was the tom-boy...

May 19, 2012

Funeral services for Sandy Kay Tharp will be held on Thursday, 10:00 a.m., May 24, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Nowata with Reverend Tom Tanquary officiating. Interment will follow at Martin Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com Sandy was born on July 29, 1958 in Nowata, Oklahoma to...

May 19, 2012

The world was blessed with arrival of Jim Capps born to Cora and Ambrose Capps on June 21, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri. He departed this world to rest in the arms of his Heavenly Father on May 19, 2012. He was preceded in death by a grandson, his parents, two sisters, two brothers and several step siblings. He is...

May 19, 2012

Richard Blue McElroy was joined with the Lord May 19, 2012 after a tragic motorcycle accident. Blue was blessed born to Richard Lee McElroy of Disney and Mary Ann McElroy on Disney on December 12, 1989. Blue was a member of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and well known and loved by motorcycle riders of the northeastern area. His immediate...

May 18, 2012

Tommy "Tom" Chezem, 74, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012 in Grove, OK. The cornerstone of our family and always willing to help those in need, he battled Parkinson's Disease for over 10 years and now enters His Heavenly Kingdom fully healed. Born February 22, 1938 in Ft. Smith, AR to Mose Eddie and Emma Chezem, he spent his...

May 18, 2012

Michael "Mo" Grismore, 27, of Bartlesville, OK passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael Allen Grismore was born December 7, 1984 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma the son of John Richard Grismore and Theresa (Smith) Grismore. Michael grew up in Bartlesville where he received his early childhood and secondary education. Michael was a wonderful...

May 16, 2012

Joel Dee (Jody) Meadows, age 91 passed from this life on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, with his family at his side. Jody was born on May 19, 1920, near Grove, OK, to the union of Joseph Perry Meadows and Viola (George) Meadows. The third of eight children, he began farming with his dad using teams of horses and mules. He...

May 14, 2012

Visitation Details

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 10:00am - 5:00pm, Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita

Service Details

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 2:00pm, Fairview Cemetery - Vinita

Interment Details

Fairview Cemetery - Vinita

May 13, 2012

Addis Champion Dilbeck, passed away at the Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, OK, on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at the age of 93. Addis was born November 20, 1918 in Fort Cobb, OK, the daughter of the late M. L. and Sylvia Meek. Addis grew up in the Fort Cobb area and graduated from Fort Cobb High School in...

May 12, 2012

Audrey Rae (Muncy) Boling, who would have been 99 on May 15, died Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born May 15, 1913 in Craig County to Edward Lee and Bessie (Rae) Muncy. Audrey began her education at Wayside School, she went there for the first grade, finished the rest of her grade...

May 11, 2012

Glynn Edward Alexander, passed away at the Landmark Hospital in Joplin, MO, on Friday, May 11, 2012 at the age of 90. Glynn was born October 30, 1921 in Cleo Springs, OK, the son of the late Joseph E. Alexander and Esther Marie Lennen Alexander. Glynn grew up in Ness City, KS and later moved to Rock, KS. He graduated...