Obituaries

Jan 25, 2020

Charles David Fulton passed away January 25, 2020 in Collinsville, Oklahoma. He was born June 28, 1941 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Claude Fulton and Bertha (Middleton) Fulton. Charles attended and graduated from Henryetta High School the class of 1959; friends remember him as the best baseball player in their class. After he graduated high school, he worked some local...

Jan 25, 2020

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Darla Julene McFarland, 82, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Emerald Care Memory Center in Claremore, Oklahoma.

She was born January 17, 1938 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Cecil Bert York and Elsie Faye (Veal) York. Darla attended the Nowata Public Schools and graduated with the...

Jan 25, 2020

Durward Leon Charles passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was born January 21, 1939 in Pryor, Oklahoma the son of Stephen Harlton Charles and Wilma Lorene “Harlton” Charles. Leon was raised in Big Cabin on a dairy farm and graduated from Big Cabin High School the class of 1957. He married the love of his...

Jan 24, 2020

Rufus Johnson, age 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, January 24, 2020. Rufus was born on January 14, 1942 in Kenwood, OK. He was the son of James and Ollie (Custer) Johnson. Rufus was a longtime resident of the Grand Lake area. He attended Ketchum Public Schools. Rufus was a gifted singer...

Jan 24, 2020

Georgia Mae Guffey passed away January 24, 2020 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma at the age of 83. She was born December 31, 1936 the daughter of Anderson Barnett and Virginia Mae “Hines” Barnett in Sperry, Oklahoma. Georgia was raised in Sperry and graduated from Sperry High School in the class of 1955. She started working as a CNA in the...

Jan 22, 2020

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Joyce (Wesson) Robinson, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. She was born in Lee Square, Oklahoma on June 9, 1934, to Idus Hoyt Wesson Sr. and Frona Dora (Jackson) Wesson. Joyce was one of ten children in the family. She attended Childers High...

Jan 21, 2020

Gene Marquette Fuller 73, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri on January 21, 2020. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma November 28, 1946 to John Thomas and Maudie V. (Johnson) Fuller. Gene attended Church at the Assembly of God Church and he enjoyed fishing, camping, watching movies, and driving his car. He also enjoyed horses and dogs....

Jan 20, 2020

Joe Leroy Nicely, age 89, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2020.

He was born on October 10, 1930 in Cromwell, Oklahoma to Tom and Mary (Rogers) Nicely.

Joe graduated from Pryor High School and began working for REC at age 19 as a lineman.

He married Betty Littlefield in 1951, and later had...

Jan 13, 2020

Daryl Gene Bailey was born March 11, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Ok, to Jerry and Berthalene Bailey.  He attended Putnam City Schools before moving to Vinita, Ok, in 1968.  Daryl graduated from Vinita High School in 1974.

Daryl moved to Ada, Ok, where he worked in the oil field with his Uncle Gene Bailey for over a...

Jan 11, 2020

Margaret Ann McCullar passed away January 11, 2020 at her home in Disney, Oklahoma. She was born September 24, 1941 in Sacramento, California, the daughter of John Allen McKibben and Opal Lenora “Callahan” McKibben. Margaret was raised in Independence, Kansas. While in High School Margaret’s family moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma where she graduated from Muskogee High School. Margaret attended...

Jan 9, 2020

Joy Case moved on to heaven from her home in Fountain Valley, CA on January 9, 2020. She was born in Doans, TX on August 26, 1920.  She graduated from high school in Elizabethton, Tennessee and went on to University of Tennessee where she earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1944. During World War II, Joy served...

Jan 9, 2020

Marjorie Ruth (Kling) Doyen, 85, of Bartlesville, Ok. passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020.  Marj was born to the late Henry and Marie (Clark) Kling.  Marj was the youngest of 6 children and spent the first part of her childhood on a farm outside of Howard, Kansas.  She attended a one room school, where she was combined with the...

Jan 7, 2020

Mildred Louise (Owens) Raper, 88 year old lifetime resident of Colcord, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 7, 2020.

Mildred was born on July 24, 1931 to Judge and Jensie “Jennie” (Sapsucker) Owens.  Mildred enjoyed sewing, gardening, taking care of grandbabies, and spoiling her youngest daughter Carla.  Mildred took great pleasure in...

Jan 7, 2020

Sadie Jane McKee, 66 year old Miami, OK resident, entered into the presence of the Lord on January 7, 2020.

Sadie was born in Tahlequah on May 12, 1953 to William and Opal (Christie) McKee.  She worked for numerous years as a home healthcare provider.  Sadie loved cheering on the OU Sooners, spending...

Jan 7, 2020

Joyce Irene (Wade) Baker left this world in the comfort of her own home January 7th, 2020 in Grove, Oklahoma; where she was surrounded by her husband, son and daughter. Joyce was born April 12th, 1943 in Valentine, Nebraska to Joe and Irene Wade. She was the oldest of four siblings: Tell Wade, Cathy Zellner and Irene Klusman. She...

Jan 6, 2020

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Walter Warren Farrell Gutensohn passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, in Nowata, Oklahoma.  He was born November 11, 1968, in Tulsa, OK, to Walter Warren Gutensohn and Connie Farrell Gutensohn.  Walters’s father passed away when Walter was one year of age. His mother Connie later married Mark Branstetter and they moved...

Jan 6, 2020

Jimmie has been transported to Itasca, Texas where graveside services will be held under the direction of Clayton Kay-Vaughn Funeral Home, Alvarado, Texas.

Jan 5, 2020

Mary B. Hahn passed away peacefully on January 5, 2020, at The Village at Gleannloch Farms in Spring, Texas. She was born Mary Mildred Bentz on July 22, 1925, in Francitas, Texas, the youngest of the five children of Henry and Frieda Bentz née Wolf. After a long and eventful life, she is at rest in God’s loving arms...

Jan 5, 2020

Maudie Lorraine Bauman, 90, and a resident of Copan, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 5, 2020 at Medicalodge of Dewey.

Lorraine was born February 24, 1929 to Orie B. Stanton and Mabel L. (Barkdoll) Stanton at McCune, Kansas.  She came to Bartlesville as a small child and received her education in Bartlesville, Amarillo, Texas and Kansas...

Jan 4, 2020

On January 4, 2019 John Lechlider Sr. a loving father, grandfather, and great- grandfather was called home.  John Sr. was born on June 29, 1943 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Lawrence Corbet and Mattie Jane. After only completing 11yrs of schooling, he joined the United States Navy in 1961 and was selected for SEALs team after finishing Basic Training. He...