Obituaries

Tammy Hadley
Feb 15, 2009
Tammy Lynn Hadley, age 43 and resident of Pryor, died Sunday February 15, 2009. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 12, 1966, the daughter of Larry and Jacqueline (Maly) Clifford. When she was a little girl her family moved to the Big Cabin area where she attended most of her school years except her senior year, graduating from...
June Stine
Feb 15, 2009
June Stine, 74, retired school teacher and a resident of Bartlesville, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 in the Forrest Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. June Stine was born in Foreman, Arkansas, June 19, 1934, the daughter of Rueal Anin Cates and Rubye (Thomas) Cates. She graduated high school in 1952. She continued her education at Southwestern State University in Durant, Ok,...
Judith Lee
Feb 15, 2009
Judith Ann Lee 63 of Vinita, died early Sunday, February 15, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family. Judy was born June 6, 1945 in Hutchison, Kansas to Harrison and Ethel (Smith) Koon. She loved and admired books. Judy worked at Southeast Elementary School and then moved to Vinita High School as a paraprofessional. She enjoyed working with the...

Charles Page
Feb 14, 2009
Service Details
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 10:00am
Interment Details
Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery
Edna Mcbee
Feb 14, 2009
Edna Maureen McBee went to be with the Lord on February 14, 2009, at Vinita, Oklahoma. She is survived by three sons, Warren McBee and wife Karol of Merritt Island, Florida, Marvin McBee and wife Judy of Hollis, Oklahoma, Douglas McBee and wife Paula of Norman, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Felicia Morley, Scott McBee, Greg McBee, Christopher McBee and Kimberly McBee;...
Betty White
Feb 14, 2009
Betty Virginia White 68 year old resident of Chelsea, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Claremore Nursing Home. She was born November 3, 1940 in Cleora to Pascal Quincy and Alta Meda (Nelson) Russell. Betty was married to Wayne Oliver White on June 17, 1972 in Vinita. She had previously been employed by the Hydro-Hoist Boat Lift Company in...

Francis Cunningham
Feb 13, 2009
Francis "Frank" James Cunningham, Sr., 87, Nowata resident, died Friday February 13, 2009 in the Nowata Nursing Center. Frank served in the United States Navy and The Air Force in World War II and the Korean War. After his military service he was employed with the General Motors Company for 28 years as an electrician at several of the auto...
Bill Chambers
Feb 13, 2009
Bill Chambers, 82, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, went to meet his savior on Friday, February 13, 2009 in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born November 4, 1926 in Braman, Oklahoma to Billey Edwin and Lelia Fern (Smith) Chambers. Bill was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, serving with the U.S. Army and Paratroopers, form 1945 to...

Billie Mathias
Feb 13, 2009
Billie Jeane Mathias was born February 9, 1928, to William F. and Emma H. (Truitt) Porter in Wichita, Kansas. Billie was raised mainly in Wichita, graduating from Wichita East High School in 1946. She married Arthur R. Mathias, Jr. in 1946 and remained as husband and wife until Arthur's death in 2007. Billie enjoyed bowling and fishing was a member...
Iva Burton
Feb 12, 2009
Iva Lucille Lasure Burton went home to the Lord on February 12, 2009 following an extended illness. She was born December 8, 1923 in Dewey and was married to Richard H. Burton in 1941 in Dewey. She gave her life to raising her children. She loved to sew and made dolls for children throughout the community. She excelled in embroidery...
Frances White
Feb 9, 2009
Frances R. White, 89, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 3:05 a.m., Monday, February 09, 2009 at her home. Frances was born January 10, 1920 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Walter William and Allie Lerlene (King) Rozzell. She attended schools in Nowata and graduated from Nowata High School. Frances was a homemaker who took her role seriously. She was an excellent seamstress,...
Donn Pennel
Feb 8, 2009
Donn Phillip Pennel, age 69, a longtime resident of Langley, OK died Sunday February 8, 2009 at his home. He was born in Vici, Ok the son of J.C. and Fern (Evans) Pennel. He was raised in Pryor where he received his formal education graduating from Pryor high school. Don was a veteran paratrooper serving with the 101st. airborne division...
Stanley Christian
Feb 8, 2009
Stanley Wayne Christian 69 year old longtime area resident, died Sunday February 8, 2009 at his home in Miami. He was born on December 7, 1939 in Wichita, Kansas to Glenn and Pauline (Holcomb) Christian. Stan graduated from Vinita High School and later attended and played football at Northeastern A & M College in Miami. He was a cowboy, making...

Deloris Looney
Feb 7, 2009
Deloris Looney, age 85, of Vinita died Saturday February 7, 2009 at Rosewood Terrace Nursing center in Vinita. She was born February 9, 1923 in Wichita, KS to Doris Graham and Mona (Davis) Graham. She was reared and received her formal education in Augusta, Kansas where she graduated high school. She moved to Vinita from Pryor, OK in 1970 and...

Grace Creason
Feb 6, 2009
Gracie Laura Creason, 70 year-old Vinita resident passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, after a short illness. Gracie was born in Centralia to Ora B. and Alma (Cox) Leforce. She was retired from Home of Hope after 22 years of service. She loved to can fresh vegetables and fruit, go fishing, and hunting. She...
Bobby Downing
Feb 6, 2009
Bobby Gene Downing, 29, 0f Jay, Oklahoma died February 6, 2009 at his home. He was born April 26, 1979 in Harrison, Arkansas to Jerry Downing and Susan Haight Downing. He was a 1997 graduate of Jay High School and attended NEO in Miami studying computers. Bobby loved music, motorcycles and being a dad. To those who knew and loved...

Virginia Pierce
Feb 6, 2009
Virginia Pierce, 78 year old Nowata resident passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Pierce will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in the Hillside Christian Church in Nowata with Rev. Ben Killion and Rev. John Presko officiating. Final committal rites will be accorded Mrs. Pierce in the Nowata Memorial Park...
Madeline Mccarroll
Feb 4, 2009
Mrs. Madeline D. McCarroll, 65 years old, retired Conoco Phillips, died Wednesday February 4, 2009 at Heritage Villa Nursing Center in Bartlesville Mrs. McCarroll is survived by her husband Michael E. McCarroll of the home, one son Michael Jay McCarroll and his wife Mary of Fairbanks, Alaska, three grandchildren, Alicia, Michael Allen and Katie McCarroll all of Fairbanks, Alaska and...
Thurman Rowe Sr.
Feb 4, 2009
Thurman Lee Rowe Verlie Rowe and Lorene Parks were married in 1940, and to this union a son was born on January 19, 1941 Thurman Lee Rowe was born in Pensacola, Oklahoma. Thurman died in Medical City Hospital on Wednesday February 4, 2009 in Dallas, Texas He was raised in the Langley area and joined the Island Ford Methodist Church...