Obituaries

Nov 22, 2019

June Harvey Peters, 90, passed away peacefully in sleep at home on Nov 22 after 6 months of illness.  She was born in Bartlesville June 10, 1929 where she her lived her entire life, excepting when at Okla A & M earning a zoology degree.

June was a model homemaker.   She retired from Cities Service Oil Co...

Nov 21, 2019

Annice June Clayton Crimmins passed away from natural causes on November 21, 2019 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Annice was born August 26, 1923, to William and Gertrude Clayton in Altoona, Kansas, the 8th of twelve children.

She graduated from Independence High School in 1941 and from Independence Junior College with an...

Nov 20, 2019

Carolyn Darlene Plummer

Carolyn Plummer age 73, passed away in the Mercy Hospital in Joplin MO on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  The daughter of Ben Willard and Dovey Birchfield Willard, she was born on June 11, 1946 in Lexington, MO.  Carolyn had worked as a Certified Medical Technician in various nursing homes.  She moved from...

Nov 19, 2019

Beverly Louise Ramsey, age 74, Grove, OK. passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO.

She was born in Vinita, OK. to the late Samuel Raymond Hagebusch and Geraldine Blevins Hagebusch.

Beverly married Darrel Ramsey. He preceded her in death, June 1, 2000. In addition to her parents, and husband, she was...

Nov 18, 2019

Dorothy Jane Duffendack Hall, 99, passed away November 18, 2019 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  Dorothy was born in Bartlesville on January 15, 1920 to Margaret Frances Goodman Duffendack and John Clarence Duffendack.  She attended Bartlesville schools, graduating in 1938.  She attended Texas Women’s University (formerly Texas State College for Women) in Denton, returning to Bartlesville to complete junior college.

Nov 17, 2019

Geralyn Bridget Proulx, 53, of Vinita, passed away November 17, 2019 at Saint Francis Hospital, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Bridget was born October 2, 1966 at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was a preemie and came home three days before Christmas. There she came to love her horses, playing with them, and showing Pony Hunter in...

Nov 16, 2019

Rex Vernon Hillman was born February 2, 1956 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Dale Vernon and Ethel (Billinger) Hillman.  He graduated in 1974 from Trego County High School and 1978 from Kansas State University.  He spent most of his career as an IT Database Administrator starting with Conoco, Inc. in Ponca City, Oklahoma and retiring from ConocoPhillips in Bartlesville, Oklahoma....

Nov 12, 2019

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Tony (Paul Anthony) Armstrong went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, where we know he was greeted by his older brother Mark with a slap on the back and a microphone.  Born in Nowata, Oklahoma on October 2, 1962, he passed from this life in Los...

Nov 11, 2019

Neva Jean Gault, 88 year old lifetime resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on November 11, 2019 at Integris Grove Hospital.

Neva was born on June 4, 1931 to Haskell Carr Walker and Wilma Leola (Miller) Walker.  She was united in marriage to James “Jim” Gault in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 5, 1948.  Neva was a graduate...

Nov 10, 2019

Rose Marie Hagerty, 55, and a resident of Bartlesville, passed away at her home Sunday, November 10, 2019.

Rose Marie Dye was born June 23, 1964 in Santa Barbara, California to the Rev. William Lee “Billy” Dye and Lilia (Ortiz) Dye.  The Dye family moved to Arizona and shortly thereafter moved to Bartlesville where Rose attended Central...

Nov 6, 2019

Marilyn Jeannette Mason, 79 year old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 6, 2019.

Marilyn was born on September 24, 1940 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  She was the daughter of Albert and Evelyn (Cherry) Green. Marilyn worked as a Data Entry Technician for Arkansas Best freight transportation company....

Nov 6, 2019

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Joe Henry Ross, 82, of Huntington Beach, California passed in peace on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.

Joe Ross was born in Oologah, Oklahoma on October 17, 1937.  He graduated from High School in 1955 and then served in the United States Navy.   After his service, he resided in Southern...

Nov 5, 2019

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Charlotte Ann Hutton 74, of Nowata, went to be with the lord Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville.

She was born November 3, 1945 in a house on Pecan Street in Nowata, OK. to Oran Eugene “Brownie” Blanke and Wilma Pauline (Merrow) Blanke. She...

Nov 5, 2019

Peggy Ann (Harris) Jones passed away on November 5, 2019 at Woodland Shores Community in Afton, Oklahoma. She was born November 25, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas; the daughter of Donald Harris and Mary (Crouse) Harris. Peggy attended high school at Shawnee Mission North in Kansas. She married the love of her life Donald Lee Jones on July 03, 1965. Together...

Nov 1, 2019

Carl F. Reherman (Dec. 13, 1941-Nov. 1, 2019) was born in El Dorado, Arkansas to Joe and Mayme Reherman. He grew up in Chandler and spent most of his adult life in Edmond before he and his beloved wife, Glo, retired to their Grand Lake home in Cleora and later to Grove.

Carl’s life was one of...

Nov 1, 2019

Norma Jean Helm, age 94, Lawrence, Kansas, passed away November 1, 2019 after a short illness.

She was born in Miami, Oklahoma, to the late Archie Harold Daniel and Opal Courtney Daniel. Norma married Ralph Marion Helm on May 25, 1946 in Columbus, Kansas, moving with her family and living in a number of places until ending...

Nov 1, 2019

Donna Dean (Truxal) Rhoades, 86, of Bartlesville, passed away Friday night, November 1, 2019 at Jane Phillips Medical Center.

Donna Dean Rhoades was born September 4, 1933 at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas to Alva Kenneth Truxal and Irene Fern (Rhoades) Truxal.  She came to Barnsdall, Oklahoma as a young girl and was a graduate of Barnsdall High School. ...

Oct 30, 2019

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Rose Marie Smith, 87, of Nowata, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. She was born September 7, 1932 in Pampa, Texas to Everett Lilburn and Neva (Barr) Lilburn. She graduated from Childers High School and continued her education studying to be a Court Reporter....

Oct 29, 2019

Susan Louise Berg, 59, a lifelong Bartlesville resident, passed away Tuesday at Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville.

Susan Louise Hastings was born January 30, 1960 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Cecil and Phyllis (Watts) Hastings.  She grew up in Bartlesville and received her education in the Bartlesville schools, including College High School.  Susan received her LPN certification through...

Oct 28, 2019

Olen Mayes Reed was a resident of Grove, Oklahoma for the past 14 years. At the age of 80 years old, Olen went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on October 28, 2019 at 11:45 am.

Olen was born in Kansas, Oklahoma on September 23, 1939 to the late Alfred Aaron Reed and...