Obituaries

Apr 6, 2009

Roy Hall Sr. age 83 a twenty five year resident of Vinita died Monday April 6, 2009 at his home. He was born November 25, 1925 in Chelsea, OK the son of Jess Hall and Dora Cougler Hall. He was raised and received his education in Chelsea. Roy and Cloey Pace were united in marriage on March 13, 1963 in...

Apr 6, 2009

Bobby Lynn Garner, 47, a longtime Delaware County resident passed away at the Integris Grove General Hospital. He was born on September 7, 1961 in Wichita, Kansas to Melvin Garner and Beverly Church. Bobby enjoyed when he worked with his brother painting houses. He also loved to be on the bank fishing and could often be caught listening to George...

Apr 4, 2009

Ruth Muriel (Barker) Mease, a long-time resident of Nowata, Oklahoma, was called to be with her Lord and Savior on April 4, 2009. Mrs. Mease was born on December 15, 1924, the ninth of twelve children, to Charles Clell and Lena Matilda Barker, in Pittsburg, Kansas. Mrs. Mease was a life-long member of the Lutheran Church, and was a student...

Apr 3, 2009

Yvonne Lloyd (Fuzzell) Spurgeon, of East Star Route, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Jane Phillips Continuous Care in Bartlesville on April 3, 2009 one day after her 88th birthday. She was born on April 2, 1921 at Coody's Bluff, Oklahoma to William Lester and Inza Margaret Fuzzell. She and John B. Spurgeon were married on July 15,...

Apr 2, 2009

Opal Mae McKee Obituary Wyandotte, Ok - Opal Mae McKee, 79, departed from this life to go to her Heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 2, 2009. Opal was born on March 19, 1930 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to George and Mary Sanders Christie. Through the years, Opal devoted her life preaching, singing and...

Mar 31, 2009

Troy Springsguth, age 43, died March 29, 2009 at St. Charles, MO. The son of Kay Clark Worley Koelling and Gerald Ray Springsguth. He was born on October 25, 1965 in Colorado Springs, CO. Troy graduated from Grove High School in 1984. He was a member of the U.S. Navy and attended Oklahoma State University. Troy worked as a finish...

Mar 30, 2009

Florence Evelyn Haynes 94, of Nowata passed away at 1:12 p.m. Monday, March 30, 2009 in Owasso, Oklahoma. Florence was born on September 9, 1914 in Talala, Oklahoma to James Edward and Nancy Katherine (Haynes) Belden. She married Archie Tom Haynes on September 17, 1933; together they raised their fifteen children. Florence was a member of the Church of God...

Mar 30, 2009

Kaeden Lee Scott the infant son of Laura Tanner and Jesse Scott went home to be with Jesus at 12:30 p.m. on Monday March 30, 2009 in the Hillcrest Women's Center in Tulsa. Kaeden was born at 9:11 a.m. Monday morning. He weighed 1 lb. and 1 oz and was 11 inches long. Kaeden is the grandson of Terry and...

Mar 28, 2009

Anita Delores Petty, 82, of Afton, Oklahoma died at 1:40 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Anita was born March 11, 1927 in Grove, Oklahoma to Sam Curtis and Darcus (Fox) Scruggins. She was a life-long Grove resident. Anita graduated from Grove High School. She worked as a salesperson for Grand Lake Sports...

Mar 28, 2009

James Daniel "Spudd" Rutherford, 20 year-old Langley resident, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 in an automobile accident near Miami. He was born May 14, 1988 in Jeffersonville, Indiana to Joel and Kelly (de Sousa) Rutherford. James was a 2006 graduate of Pryor High School, where he was a standout athlete in soccer, track and football and was a tuba player...

Mar 28, 2009

Bobie Joan Renfro, 78, passed away in her Bartlesville, OK home on Saturday, March 28, 2009. She was born on March 17, 1931 in Hinton, OK and was the youngest daughter of the late Noah and Estelle Brogden. Bobie graduated from Adair High School in 1948 and married Jack Renfro on June 5, 1948, in Vinita, OK. Jack and Bobie...

Mar 27, 2009

Ruby D. Proctor, 82, of Jay, Oklahoma died at 2:21 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove. Ruby was born October 12, 1926 in Mayes County, Oklahoma to Abraham and Nannie (Suagee) Downing. She moved to Delaware County in 1980 and was a member of Pine Ridge Church. Ruby enjoyed being outside and watching the...

Mar 27, 2009

William Edward "Eddie" King was born July 30, 1967 Pryor, Oklahoma to Carolyn King Brumbaugh, the younger brother of Kenny, his family called him "Eddie". Eddie slipped from this life on March 27, 2009 to his final rest, welcomed home by those of his family who've gone on before him; Eddie was forty-one years old. Eddie grew up in Vinita...

Mar 26, 2009

Donald Gene Guthrie, 68-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at his home. Don was born November 15, 1940 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Arthur Mike Guthrie and Ida (Hodges) Guthrie. He grew up and attended schools in Nowata. After graduating, he served his country for nearly five years in the United States Army. On October 30, 1981, Mr....

Mar 26, 2009

Betty Louise Jones, 78 year-old lifetime Afton resident, died Thursday March 26, 2009 at her home. She was born July 8, 1930 in Vinita to Haden Arkus and Mable Lydia (Miller) Hale. Betty married Shorty Jones on January 1st, 1947; Short preceded her in death on March 8, 1996. She was a 27 year employee of Eastern State Hospital, retiring...

Mar 25, 2009

Alene Frances Hicks 84, of Bartlesville passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Funeral services for Ms. Hicks are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2009 at the Benjamin Funeral Chapel in Nowata. Visitation will be held at the Benjamin Funeral Home on Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 8am until 5pm and Sunday...

Mar 24, 2009

Service Details

Friday, March 27th, 2009, Walker Cemetery

Interment Details

Walker Cemetery

Mar 24, 2009

Tomasita V. Heard 87, of Bartlesville passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at her home. Tomasita was born on December 29, 1921 to Tomas and Josefa (Rodriquez) Villarreal in Dewey. She received her education from Dewey Public Schools. Tomasita was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bartlesville and was very active in the Women's Missionary (WMU) as...

Mar 24, 2009

Donald L. Martin 76 year old Ketchum resident died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Heritage Villa Nursing Center in Grove. Donald was born February 4, 1933 in Ketchum to Charles W. and Sarah Jane (Haff) Martin. After graduating from Ketchum High School he joined the United States Air Force, serving from 1952 to 1956 during the Korean Conflict. Donald...

Mar 23, 2009

Eleanor Marie (Cranor) Price died Monday, March 23, 2009 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was born in rural Washington County on August 31, 1918, the 7th child of Albert Cranor and Zella Shafer-Cranor. She had ten siblings and was preceded in death by three brothers and six sisters. Mrs. Price lived all her life in Nowata County teaching elementary school for...