Obituaries

Kenneth Wagner

Kenneth Wagner

May 22, 2008

Kenneth Wagner, 78-year-old Talala resident, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2008 in Broken Arrow. Kenneth Wagner was born October 10, 1929 in Dawson, Oklahoma to Arnold Wagner and Anna Glover-Wagner. He attended schools in Talala where he graduated and then went on to attend Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater. He graduated there with his Bachelor's degree in Animal Science. On...

Smith Speakman

Smith Speakman

May 21, 2008

Smith Steven Speakman, 69, of Grove, Oklahoma died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at his residence. He was born April 15, 1939 in Lebanon, Missouri to Smith E. Speakman and Della Cornelison. He married his wife Marianna on June 19, 1976 in Miami, Oklahoma. He served his nation in the National Guard and earned a degree of Bachelor of Science from...

Margaret Wickham

Margaret Wickham

May 19, 2008

Obituary Notice Luginbuel Funeral Home Wednesday 05/21/2008 Margaret "Louise" Wickham passed away May 19, 2008 at her home after a extended illness. She was born September 13th, 1924 at Lenna, Oklahoma in McIntosh County to Robert Thomas and Laura(Perry) King. In 1929 the family moved to Calumt, OK where she spent her first years going to a small country school...

Lavonia Berry

Lavonia Berry

May 16, 2008

Lavonia Berry, 79, went to be with the Lord May 16, 2008 at Grove, oklahoma. Before moving to Grove she was a member of Central Hillcrest Baptist Church in oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Lavonia was the devoted wife of Guy Berry for 62 years after being married on July 11, 1943 in Wanette, Oklahoma. She loved traveling , visiting family and...

Buddy Riner

Buddy Riner

May 13, 2008

Buddy Lee Riner Graveside funeral services for Buddy Lee Riner will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 16, 2008, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Nowata, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Home, of Nowata. Buddy Lee Riner, seventy two year old Nowata resident, was born in Nowata County February 16, 1936 to George C. and Mary Taressa (Harney)...

Maybell Carey

Maybell Carey

May 13, 2008

Maybell Carey passed away at 5:05 p.m. on May 13, 2008 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Maybell (Webster) was born in Welch, Oklahoma on June 16, 1923 to James Alfred and Lillie Mae (Parmer) Webster. She was educated in Picher Schools and Miami Business College. She and James H. Carey, Jr. were married on April 11, 1945 at Columbus, Kansas. She worked...

Emma Boothe

Emma Boothe

May 13, 2008

Emma Lou Boothe, 57, of Grove, Oklahoma died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born April 21, 1951 in Fremont, Nebraska to Ralph E. Waage and Floy P. Neil Waage. Emma was working as office manager for the Rockman Youth Center at the time of her death. She loved gardening and fishing and...

Rilla Crawford

Rilla Crawford

May 12, 2008

Rilla Juanita Crawford, 96 year-old Cleora resident, went to be with her Lord on May 12th, 2008 at her home. She was born May 17, 1911 in Zena to Albert and Ora (Waldroop) Smith. Rilla was married to Charles R. Crawford on August 14, 1930 at Bentonville, Arkansas. They made their home on a farm at Cleora and remained there...

Julia Haynes

Julia Haynes

May 12, 2008

Julia Elizabeth (Galvin) Haynes, age 64, a resident of Tulsa, OK died Monday May 12, 2008 at Clarehouse in Tulsa. Julia was born August 12, 1943 in Vinita, OK the daughter of Raymond Anthony Galvin Sr. and Lucy May "Big Knife" Galvin. After graduating the Sacred Heart Academy she attended the Draughn School of Business in Tulsa, NEO A&M in...

Carol Newby

Carol Newby

May 10, 2008

Carol Jean Newby of Grove, Oklahoma went home to be with her Lord at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Carol was born January 15, 1932 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Raymond Peter George and Madeline (Gosselin) Flindt. She graduated from Pawhuska High School and then attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah where she received her...

Eula Transue

Eula Transue

May 8, 2008

Eula Pauline "Diddi" Transue, 89, a resident of Fairland, OK passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Integris Grove General Hospital. She was born on May 27, 1918 to William Mitchell and Della Mae (Tovey) Gillespie in Nowata County. She married Aaron Transue in November of 1941; he preceded her in death on August 14, 1990. Diddi started working...

Lori Hogshooter

Lori Hogshooter

May 8, 2008

Lori Lu Hogshooter of Jay, Oklahoma went home to be with her Lord at 5:15 a.m., on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Monroe Manor in Jay. Lori was born November 14, 1967 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Billy Joe Wolfe and Dayna Hogshooter. She was a proud member of the Cherokee Nation. She had worked as a laborer for Peterson's Poultry...

Robert Reusser

Robert Reusser

May 5, 2008

ROBERT E. REUSSER Robert E. "Bob" Reusser, 89, longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, May 5, 2008, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe, Kansas. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 9 at Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Bartlesville. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at First United Methodist Church, Bartlesville. Additional services to be...

Helen Pettinato

Helen Pettinato

May 5, 2008

Helen D. Pettinato, age 90, died Monday May 5, 2008 at her home. Helen Deloris Pettinato was born on May 24, 1917, to Caroline and Albert Gladoski, in Lambert, Montana. She was raised and educated in eastern Montana and attended Eastern Montana State University, followed by ten years as an elementary school teacher. Helen married Russel Pettinato in 1949. They...

Ronnie Watkins

Ronnie Watkins

May 4, 2008

Ronnie Lee Watkins, 66 year-old rural Vinita resident, died early Sunday morning, May 4, 2008 at his home, after an extended illness. He was born August 19, 1941 in Vinita to Orville Dallas "Jack" Watkins and Lima Lee (Lay) Watkins. Ronnie was a graduate of White Oak High School. He married Billye Giles on June 29, 1962 at the Bunker...

James Koburi

James Koburi

May 4, 2008

James Koburi of Grove, Oklahoma died at 1:45 a.m., Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove. He was 78. Mr. Koburi was born July 15, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to James and Aida (Colletti) Koburi, Sr. He grew up and attended schools in Chicago, Illinois. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the...

Charlotte Carter

Charlotte Carter

May 4, 2008

Charlotte V. Carter, age 80, a longtime resident of Vinita Died Sunday May 4, 2008 at Cedar Ridge Assisted Living Center in Broken Arrow, OK. Charlotte was born March 26, 1928 in Catoosa, OK the daughter of Newton Foster and Erma Powers Foster. Charlotte was married to M. L. Avant. Later she and Homer Carter were united in marriage on...

Carl Hurt

Carl Hurt

May 2, 2008

Carl R. "Bob" Hurt, 84, of Grove, Oklahoma died Friday, May 2, 2008 at Integris Grove General Hospital. He was born October 15, 1923 at Pratt, Kansas to Noble Hurt and Ina Gooch Hurt. Bob served his country proudly as a U.S. Marine during WWII. He comes from a railroad family. He represents the third generation to work for the...

Georgia Christian

Georgia Christian

Apr 30, 2008

Georgia Jean Christian, 87 year-old Vinita resident, died early Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Rosewood Terrace in Vinita. She was born May 18, 1920 in Hartshorne, Oklahoma to James B. and Mina Clare (Simpson) Patterson. Georgia served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1944 to 1945 as a Seaman First Class. She married Emmett Christian on...

Frances Vineyard

Frances Vineyard

Apr 28, 2008

Frances Rae Vineyard, age 85, a resident of Dewey, died Monday morning at Forrest Manor Nursing Home in Dewey, Ok. Mrs. Vineyard was born in Chautauqua, Kansas, October 19, 1922, the daughter of Raymond Alfred Moffitt and Alma Mae (McDowell) Moffitt. She was raised and educated in Independence, Kansas. Mr. William J. Vineyard and Frances Rae (Moffitt) Vineyard were united...

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