Obituaries

Apr 23, 2012

Mr. Edger Melvin "Mel" Shaw, Jr., 84, longtime resident of Bartlesville died Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Edger Melvin Shaw was born March 29, 1928 in rural Okmulgee, Oklahoma the son of Edger Melvin Shaw, Sr. and Ida Mae (Ganus) Shaw. Melvin, Jr. "Mel" and his family moved from the Okmulgee to Phillips, Texas when...

Apr 22, 2012

Leslie "Les" Mitchell Hood, Jr. , age 54 of Vinita, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 surrounded by his family. Les was born in Randolph, Vermont on October 17, 1957 to Leslie Hood, Sr. and Zelma (Rowell) Hood. He graduated high school from Coxsackie High School in New York. After graduation he joined the United States Navy serving until 1978....

Apr 22, 2012

Christopher Michael Neal Robinette, 27 year-old resident of Ketchum, died Sunday April 22, 2012, in an automobile accident. He was born March 20, 1985 in Rome, Georgia to Frank and Donna (Huggins) Robinette. Christopher was a graduate of Joplin High School, where he was an outstanding wrestler. In 2002 he became a member of the Army National Guard. Christopher married...

Apr 21, 2012

Jo Anne (Coppedge) Sunby, age 60 of Bernice, died Saturday, April 21, 2012. Jo Anne was born in Vinita on November 21, 1951 to Buford and Rosemary (Corlett) Coppedge. She loved doing activities outdoors including riding horses, playing tennis, swimming, and going on picnics. She also enjoyed sewing and spending time with her family. Survivors include her children James Mulanax...

Apr 21, 2012

Sheryl Lynn (Deay) Rainwater of Jay, Oklahoma, died on April 21, 2012 at home. She was born on August 22, 1946 in Bentonville, Arkansas to Thurman Russell Deay and Hazel Elizabeth (Strate) Deay who preceded her in death. Sheryl graduated from Bentonville High School in 1964 and received her Bachelor's Degree from Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas in 1968. Sheryl...

Apr 20, 2012

Funeral Services for Johnny Mac Campbell are at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with Pastor Roy Shoop officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Johnny Mac Campbell, 78, of Nowata, passed away Friday, April 20 at...

Apr 18, 2012

James Lloyd Bullock, Jr. 65 year old Vinita resident, died Wednesday April 18, 2012 at his home in Vinita. He was born November 3, 1946 in Vinita to James L. Bullock, Sr. and Josephine L. (Hardrick) Bullock. James was a 1964 graduate of Vinita High School, he later went into the United States Army during the Vietnam War, he was...

Apr 16, 2012

Memorial Services for Sonja Faye Ditmore will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Church of Christ in Anadarko, Oklahoma with Robert Dyer officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Sonja Faye Ditmore, 71, of Nowata passed away Monday, April 16, 2012 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in...

Apr 16, 2012

Waldo Frederick Bales, was born September 2, 1922 in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Harry and Ruth Bales, and grew up in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Waldo joined the Naval Air Corps in Sampson, New York during World War II and was sent to the Hutchinson, Kansas Naval Air Base and spent leave time in Wichita, Kansas where he met his future wife, Cecille,...

Apr 15, 2012

William E. "Bud" Brannan, Jr. 93 year old rural Adair resident, died at his home on Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was born July 19, 1918 in Nowata, Oklahoma to William E. Brannan, Sr. and Nellie Frances (McKibben) Brannan. After high school Bud attended Oklahoma A & M College in Stillwater for three years. He married Rose Begley in 1938...

Apr 15, 2012

Joanna Waldrip, 82, slipped from this life to the next on Sunday, April 15, 2012, after a courageous battle against cancer. The eldest of five children, Joanna was born to the late Fred L. Feigel and Juanita H. (Morris) Feigel on September 25, 1929, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Joanna attended College High School graduating in 1947. In her senior year, Joanna...

Apr 14, 2012

Funeral services for Eula Morris, 86, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Olympus Cemetery. Eula Jean Morris was born March 18, 1926 to Fred and Evelyn (Zimmer) Mills in Deer Creek, Oklahoma. She attended school in Grove, Oklahoma where she graduated in 1943....

Apr 14, 2012

Judith Lee McMullin, 76 year old Vinita resident died Saturday April 14, 2012 at her home in Vinita. She was born August 13, 1935 in Canon City, Colorado to R.E. Darnell and Helen Vanderveer Darnell. Judy was raised traveling with the family to Job sites throughout Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. The family returned back to Chelsea, Ok when Judy...

Apr 14, 2012

Billy Ray "Bill" Ebert, 82, resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at his home, after fighting a courageous year and a half long battle with cancer. Billy Ray Ebert was born September 6, 1929 in Independence, Kansas the son of C.W. "Bill" and Veda Faye (Dixon) Ebert. Bill was raised in the Independence area, graduating from...

Apr 13, 2012

Linda Elaine Hadley, 59 year old resident of Vinita died Friday April 13, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born October 25, 1952 to John Cannady and Ruth Elen Heard Cannady. Linda was a lifetime resident of the area and attended school at Cobb and White Oak. She was of the Baptist faith and worked at Home...

Apr 12, 2012

Service Details

Thursday, April 12th, 2012 1:00pm, First Christian Church-Langley

Apr 10, 2012

Isa I. Harris, resident of Grove, OK, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the age of 91. Isa was born on October 29, 1920 in Amity, Arkansas to Finis and Jessie Suton. Isa was married on May 31, 1941 to Russel Harris in Arkansas. She worked many years for her son's company LTI Publishing Company as an Office...

Apr 10, 2012

Iola Mae "Doby" Penner passed away on April 10, 2012, at the age of 99 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. She was born on July 30, 1912, in Orienta, Oklahoma to John and Goldie Crockett. At the age of 12 she traveled with her family to Grove in a covered wagon, a journey that took them three...

Apr 10, 2012

Lifetime resident of Delaware County, Minnie January went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 10, 2012 at the age of 94. Minnie was the daughter of Watie and Nancy (Snell) Guess, she was born on July 2, 1917 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She was united in marriage to Lloyd "Bill" January on May 20, 1939 in Jay, Oklahoma....

Apr 10, 2012

Tom Henry Logan, Sr., age 71 of Afton, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Tom was born in Gracemont, OK to Efton Henry and Eula Marie (Wright) Logan. On December 1, 1958 he joined the United States Marine Corp. retiring on May 30, 1980. After his retirement from the Marines he moved back to Vinita and worked as a dozer operator...