Obituaries

Joyce Mead

Joyce Mead

May 14, 2010

Joyce Annette Mead, Jay resident, died Friday evening at Integris Grove Hospital at the age of 62 years. Joyce was born August 27, 1947 to Sherman and Myrtle (McRae) Buzzard in Eucha, Oklahoma. She lived in the Jay area most of her life. Joyce received her Masters Degree from NSU in Tahlequah. She is preceded in death by her parents,...

Mary Shults

Mary Shults

May 14, 2010

Mary Lou Shults, 77-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Mrs. Shults was born June 8, 1932 in Okemah, Oklahoma to William Bradley Meadors and Mary Ethel Reed-Meadors. She grew up and attended schools in Bearden, Oklahoma. On April 21, 1951, she married Lon Richard Shults in Bearden. The two...

Joseph Salyer

Joseph Salyer

May 13, 2010

Joseph Lee Salyer, age 61, died on Thursday May 13, 2010 surrounded by his family and friends at his residence in Grove, Oklahoma. Joseph the son of Farrel and Joann (Sherwood) Salyer was born on October 22, 1948 in Monahans, Texas. Joseph proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He was united in marriage to Rhonda Willingham in 1988. Joe worked...

Neoma Hennen

Neoma Hennen

May 13, 2010

Neoma Fay Hennen, age 57, a resident of Vinita, OK died Thursday May 13, 2010 at St. John Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was born March 27, 1953 in Vinita the daughter of Leonard L Collins and Willa Fay Kerr Collins. She was raised Coffeyville, KS attended and attended high school from Labette County High School. He has moved back...

Carolyn Nuckolls

Carolyn Nuckolls

May 12, 2010

Wyandotte, OK - Carolyn "Susie" Nuckolls, 71, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. She was born on February 11, 1939 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Dutch and Geraldine (Bearskin) Stovall White. Susie married Jeff Nuckolls on December 28, 1957. She worked for the Miami Indian Health Clinic. Susie enjoyed button collecting and trading,...

Mary Alexander

Mary Alexander

May 12, 2010

Mary Alexander, 82-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Alexander was born March 3, 1928 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to David A. Greene and Helen A. Shawl-Greene. She grew up and attended schools in Bartlesville. After graduation, Mrs. Alexander attended the Ward Belmont Finishing School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She later returned to Oklahoma, where she...

Betty Rice

Betty Rice

May 12, 2010

Betty Lou Rice, Grove resident, died Wednesday evening at Grove Integris Hospital at the age of 73 and will be sorely missed by her family and friends. She was born on July 10, 1936 in Lawrence, Kansas to her parents Riley B. Fetty Sr. and Gertrude (Frances). Betty was an apartment complex leasing manager for many years prior to moving...

Betty Fields

Betty Fields

May 9, 2010

Jay ~ Betty Leah Fields, age 83, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at the Grandwood Living Center in Grove, Oklahoma. The daughter of Tom and Mary (Taylor) Wood was born on April 20, 1927 at Strang. Betty was united in marriage to Sam Fields on November 20, 1947. Sam was the Delaware County clerk for 37 years, and preceded Betty...

Charley Six

Charley Six

May 9, 2010

Charley Six, age 65 of Vinita, died Sunday, May 9, 2010. Charley was born in Spavinaw on March 15, 1945, the son of John and Cora (Dreadfulwater) Six. In 1963 he graduated from Ketchum High School. He later joined the Army serving during Vietnam. Charley enjoyed football, wrestling, and working on cars. Survivors include his children John Six of Oolagah,...

Laverna Probst

Laverna Probst

May 9, 2010

LaVerna Probst, 71 year old Joplin, Missouri resident, formerly of Bluejacket, Oklahoma died Sunday May 9, 2010 in Seneca, Missouri at her daughter's home. She was born December 15, 1938 in Meno, Oklahoma to Albert D. and Margaret (Johnson) Eck. LaVerna graduated from Labette County High School in Altamont, Kansas. She was the owner operator of Probst Sales at Bluejacket...

Benny Thomason

Benny Thomason

May 8, 2010

Benny Dean Thomason passed from this life at his home surrounded by family and friends who loved him dearly on Saturday May 8, 2010. Benny was born on May 30, 1930 the son of Fred D. Thompson and Allie B. (Cordray) Thomason. Benny was married three times and was preceded in death by his second wife Virginia Pollard and third...

Geraldine Woods

Geraldine Woods

May 8, 2010

Geraldine Margaret Woods, 81, died May 9, 2010 in Jane Phillips Medical Center. Geraldine was born on June 11, 1928 in Nowata, Ok the daughter of Sherman Earl and Linnie (Young) Richards. She was raised and educated in the Diamond Point area. Geraldine was united in marriage with Wayne Woods in September of 1949 in Nowata. The couple separated in...

Raymond Ricks

Raymond Ricks

May 8, 2010

Ray W. Ricks, Jr. Obituary Jay, OK - Ray W. Ricks, Jr. , age 51, was set free and went home to the Lord on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Ray was born on January 21, 1959 in Phoenix, Arizona to Raymond W. Ricks, Sr. and Joann Collier of Phoenix. He was a member of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in...

Thomas Norris

Thomas Norris

May 6, 2010

Thomas Edward Norris, Grove resident died early Thursday morning at the age of 69 years. Thomas was born March 17, 1941 in Noel, Missouri to his parents, Thomas Brewster and Ilene Claire (Geist) Norris. He was one of nine children. Thomas served in the US Army where he worked as a computer technician. Thomas is preceded in death by his...

Alvin Warden

Alvin Warden

May 6, 2010

Alvin T. Warden "Sam" was born on April 15, 1915 and passed away on May 6, 2010 in Grove, Oklahoma. He was the son of Harry C. and Era L. (Richie) Warden. Alvin graduated from Inola High school and worked as a mechanic for American Airlines. Mr. Warden is survived by his daughter Cheryle Brown and her husband Larry of...

Monna Reeves

Monna Reeves

May 4, 2010

Monna Raye Reeves, age 71, passed away at Intgris Grove General Hospital on Tuesday May 4, 2010. The daughter of Ray and Nellie (Heron) Clark, Monna was born on February 25, 1939 in Cushing, Oklahoma. She graduated from Cushing High School and then attended business school. Monna was united in marriage on February 19, 1960 to Roy Reeves. Relocating to...

Betty Medearis

Betty Medearis

May 3, 2010

Betty Jo Medearis, age 75 of Bluejacket, passed away Monday, May 03, 2010. Betty was born on October 27, 1934 to Dan and Alice (Lamb) Martin. She lived in the Vinita area most of her life. Betty married John Medearis on October 11, 1949 in Miami, OK. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was...

Catherine Amos

Catherine Amos

May 3, 2010

Catherine Antoinette Gaspard Amos Cathy Amos age 54 died Monday May 3, 2010, in The Circle of Life Nursing Home in Springdale, AR. The daughter of Dalton Joseph Gaspard and Leonore Antoinette Gislair Gaspard, she was born on February 18, 1956 in Houma, Louisiana. Cathy married Colonel Eugene Amos on July 4, 2009 in Wyandotte, OK. She had lived in...

Frankie Redwine

Frankie Redwine

May 2, 2010

Frankie Gayle Redwine, age 52 of Vinita, was born on August 14, 1957 to Frank and Ruby Redwine. She was a member of White Oak Baptist Church. Frankie worked at Home of Hope for several years and loved working with the developmentally disabled. She especially enjoyed her grandchildren Mikkah and Brooklyn. She loved all animals and children. She had the...

Michael Morrison

Michael Morrison

May 2, 2010

Michael Robert Morrison, 63 year old resident of the Coves on Bird Island (near Cleora), died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at his home. Mike was born May 15, 1946 in Elgin, Illinois. He received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he was an All-American Golfer in 1967-68. Mike was married to his...

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