Obituaries

Sep 10, 2010

Wilbur H. Blackfox, 83 of Twin Oaks passed from this life Friday, Sept 10th, 2010 at a Tulsa hospital. He was born November 25th, 1926 in Oaks Oklahoma. Wilbur loved life and he took particular delight in discussing current events and sports with his family. He is survived by his daughter Shirley McEvoy of Fort Smith, two sons, James Blackfox...

Sep 5, 2010

Pat (Lloyd D.) Rogers, age 77, long time resident of Disney, Ok, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 at Pinehurst Health & Rehab Center. He was born near Jay, OK on July 25, 1933 and was preceded in death by wife Shelba Fye Rogers and his parents, "Helen" (Mary Ellen) Newman Rogers Kinney and "Pappy" (Hiram King "Man") Kinney. Pat graduated...

Sep 4, 2010

Born September 19, 1952 in Tulare, CA to his parents, Noel Gene Beaty & Wanda Sisson. Harlan enjoyed fishing and riding his motorcycle. He is preceded in death by his father, Noel; his mother, Pauline; brothers Leonard & Ronnie. He is survived by five brothers, Howard, Wesley, Gary, Dennis & Ron; and two sisters, Dorothy & Delores; Uncle Charlie &...

Sep 3, 2010

Service Details

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 3:00pm

Sep 2, 2010

Tommy L. (Blue) Allen, 56 year old Vinita resident, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born October 9, 1953 in Vinita to Lewis and Opal (Bean) Allen. He attended Vinita Public Schools, and was a 1971 graduate of Vinita High School. Tommy served in the military...

Sep 2, 2010

Billy Dean Ivey, 35 year old Vinita resident died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. Billy was born June 11, 1975 in Pryor to John William Ivey and Billie Diane (Keller) (Ivey) Parman. He was a graduate of Vinita High School where he was a member of the wrestling team. Billy enjoyed Rock Climbing, hanging out...

Sep 2, 2010

William Newton Crofford, Jr. 63 year old Strang resident, died Thursday September 2, 2010 at the Mayes County Medical Center in Pryor. He was born February 15, 1947 in Tulsa to William Newton Crofford, Sr. and Clara Sarah (Collins) Crofford. He married Joanna Phillips on June 7, 1969 in Tulsa at the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. William attended...

Aug 30, 2010

Matilda Mildred (Miller) Morgan, 95, a resident of Grove passed away at Grove Nursing Center on Monday, August 30, 2010. She was born on Monday July 19, 1915 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania to Oscar F. and Olga Loretta (Donth) Miller. She married Christy N. Morgan who preceded her in death in 1971. Mrs. Morgan worked for JC Penney's in Lancaster, Ohio...

Aug 30, 2010

Betty Dean Parman, eighty one year old Adair resident died Monday August 30, 2010 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born October 15, 1928 in Vilonia, Arkansas the daughter of David Davis and Vera Ferguson Davis. Betty and Ralph Parman were married on August 30, 1975 and moved to the Adair area in 1997from Boyceville, WI. Betty and...

Aug 29, 2010

Percy Christie was born September 29, 1926 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Arch and Lydia (Grubb) Christie. He went to be with his Lord on August 29, 2010. Percy married Betty Jean Rafferty on March 4, 1948, in Monnett, MO. He was a member of Welders & Pipe Fitters Local out of Muskogee and worked in construction until he was called...

Aug 28, 2010

Margaret Ballard age 80 died Saturday August 28, 2010 in the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, OK. She was born near Pleasanton, TX on August 27, 1930 to Tony and Cecilia Arnold. After graduating from Pleasanton High School, she attended Incarnate Word College and Santa Rosa School of Nursing in San Antonio, graduating with a B.S. in Nursing. At a...

Aug 27, 2010

Helen L. Crockett obit Helen Crockett age 92 died Friday August 27, 2010 in the Cherokee County Nursing Center in Tahlequah, OK The daughter of John and Julia Yavelak Andriko, she was born on August 28, 1917 in Powhattan West Virginia. Helen married William Todd Crockett on April 6, 1944 and he proceeded in death on October 17, 1977. She...

Aug 27, 2010

Dale Edgar Johnson Dale Johnson age 67 of Grove, OK died Friday August 27, 2010 in the Integris Grove General Hospital. The son of Virgil Leroy and Dorothy Cook Johnson, he was born on February 17, 1943 In Clay County, Illinois. Dale married Cheri Stevenson on February 24, 1967 in Flora, ILL. He worked for Baker Oil Tools in Enid,...

Aug 23, 2010

Visitation Details

Monday, August 23rd, 2010 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 8:00am - 9:00pm, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home

Service Details

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 10:00am, Dewey Cemetery

Interment Details

Dewey Cemetery

Aug 21, 2010

Helen Cooper age 81 of Grove died August 21, 2010 in the Grand Lake Villa Nursing Home at the age of 81. The daughter of Arthur Houston Barnard and Alice Turnbow, She was born on November 16, 1928 in Bristow, OK. Helen married James Cooper in September of 1977 in Miami, OK. They lived in Grove where she enjoyed gardening,...

Aug 19, 2010

Vernon L. Buchanan, 79 year old Vinita resident died Thursday August 18, 2010 at Craig General Hospital in Vinita. He was born January 14, 1931 in Woodward, Oklahoma the son of Hobart and Mary "Clodfelter' Buchanan. Vernon attended school and graduated from Pawnee High School, in Pawnee, OK then attended Oklahoma A& M College. He joined the Army National Guard...

Aug 19, 2010

Alma Elizabeth (Guinn) Toms, age 85, died Thursday August 19, 2010 in Grove, Oklahoma. She was born in Carlisle, PA in 1924. She graduated from Carlisle High School in 1942 and from Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing in Harrisburg, PA in 1945 where she was a Cadet Nurse. She entered the U.S. Army Nurse Corp in 1947 and resigned her...

Aug 17, 2010

Wilma Pauline Snyder, 78, a resident of Grove passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at the Grove Nursing Center. She was born on December 20, 1931 in Parsons, Kansas to Dan and Minnie (Fought) Carnahan. Wilma retired from being a machine operator for Automotive Control after twenty years of service in 1993. She also worked as a Certified Nurses...

Aug 16, 2010

Aaron J. Frakes, 80, Chief Executive Officer of Artunoff Enterprise, Inc., passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Monday in the Saint John Medical Center in Tulsa. Funeral services for Mr. Frakes will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday in the Colonial Chapel of the Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home. Pastor Darryl Wootton will be the officiant. The funeral cortege will drive...

Aug 16, 2010

Vernon Keith McLain Sr, a well known and well respected local rancher passed away early Monday morning, August 16, 2010 at his residence south of Bluejacket with his family by his side. Keith was born in Demmit, TX on June 2, 1944, the son of Ewell and Berniece McLain. He was raised and educated in House, New Mexico and graduated...