Obituaries

Oct 29, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555... Ethel Dahna Long Radle, retired bookkeeper, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 in Vinita, OK., at the age of 99, just three months short of her 100th birthday. She was born January 28, 1917 in Waco, TX, the seventh of nine children born to Ellie Wilburn Long and Lovie Rushing Long. She...

Oct 28, 2016

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK - Dorothy Ann Postrach, 96, a long-time resident of Bartlesville, passed away late Friday night at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Dorothy was born October 10, 1920 at Breckenridge, Texas to Homer Fugate and Minnie Ella (Holman) Fugate. Dorothy grew up in the Bartlesville area, receiving her education there and later...

Oct 27, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Joe Edward Kerby, 69, of Grove, OK, went to be with his Lord & Savior on October 27, 2016. Joe was born 9/ 5/1947 in Norman, Ok, to Cecil & Marybelle (Culver) Kerby. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1965 & attended Oklahoma City University prior to earning his BA degree from...

Oct 26, 2016

Visente V. Maldonado, age 91 and longtime resident of Dewey, Oklahoma, passed away in The Journey Home, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Visente Valentin Maldonado was born on February 14, 1925 in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was the son of Jose Maldonado and Sabina Ortega Maldonado. He was raised in the Dexter Kansas area where he received his formal...

Oct 26, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita...... 918 - 256 - 5555 John Wayne Bowers, 61 year old Vinita resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at his home. He was born on December 23, 1954 in Vinita to S. C. and Bonnie (Bicford) Bowers. John worked for the City of Vinita as an equipment operator. He liked hot rods and fast...

Oct 26, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555...... Lori Lynne Hughes, 54 year old Ketchum resident, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Lori was born in Lawton on September 24, 1962 to Robert and Shirley Yingling. She loved spending time with her family, especially her granddaughters. In her younger years she enjoyed hunting, fishing, being outdoors, listening to music, and was...

Oct 25, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Jay, Oklahoma - 918-253-3222. Fronnie Lee (Orrcutt) Taff-Hampton, 77 year old resident of Jay, Oklahoma passed away on October 25, 2016 in Lanagan, Missouri. Fronnie was born on July 16, 1939 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Alvin H. and Lillian B. (Olson) Orcutt. Fronnie worked as a seasonal farm worker in Washington,...

Oct 25, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700 Johnny Thomas Hunter, 69, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at his home in Nowata. He was born March 11, 1947 in Clovis, New Mexico to Clay Francis Hunter and Halen Marie Calder. He was educated in Clovis and later moved to the Nowata area. Johnny worked several jobs over his life...

Oct 24, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita 918-256-5555 Clyde L. Miller, 64 year old well known Vinita resident, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Craig General Hospital. He was born on January 11, 1952 in Oswego, Kansas to Willie and Lethe Bell (Wright) Miller. Clyde attended Vinita schools and served his country in the United States Army. He was employed...

Oct 24, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Chifumiko (Suga) Sager, lovingly known as Kitty, age 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 24, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kitty was born on May 22, 1934 in Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan. She was the daughter of Mitsuo and Chiyo (Shimoda) Suga. She was united in marriage to Ross Sager...

Oct 24, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ---- Nowata, Oklahoma ---- 918-273-2700 Jerry "Flash" Vernon Pearsall, 73, of Nowata, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. He was born April 12, 1943 in Nowata to Vernon "Brownie" Pearsall and Donna Madge (Keller) Gibson. Flash, as his friends knew him was a 1961 graduate of Nowata High School. On...

Oct 24, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. In Celebration of Jim Hollaway, June 12, 1956 - October 24, 2016. It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected but peaceful passing of Jim (James Paul) Hollaway at home on Monday October 24th, 2016. He is predeceased by his parents Toad (Marion Lee) Hollaway and Wanita Hollaway and his older...

Oct 23, 2016

Oct 23, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555, Nona Ruth "Sally" Smith, 66 year old Nowata County resident, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa. She was born on May 31, 1950 in Claremore to Max and Nona (Nall) Smith. Sally was a huge Oklahoma Sooner Football fan and loved to be around her family...

Oct 23, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma 918-253-3222.Blanche Bishop, 95 resident of Jay, Oklahoma went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 23, 2016 at Integris Grove Hospital surrounded by her family. Blanche was born on August 3, 1921 on Stanton Mountain located in Greenville County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of George Henry Stanton and Mary Magdalene (Ward)...

Oct 21, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Ruth Dean (George) Sparkman, 86 years old, Grove, OK, resident passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016, in the presence of her family in Grove, OK. Ruth was born on September 4, 1930, in Wetmore, KS, to Riley and Lena (Scroggins) George. She was a homemaker among many other things in Jay and...

Oct 21, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700......................................... The sun rose for Myrna Joan Rodgers on March 17, 1939, into the loving arms of her parents Harry and Mattie (Little) Stierwalt. The sun sat for Myrna on Friday, October 21, 2016, at St. John Medical Center, once again being back in the loving arms of her parents. She was a...

Oct 20, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma 918-253-3222. Sharon Yvonne (Peak) Haag, 74 year old Gentry, AR, the "Mom of Gentry" passed away on Thursday October 20, 2016 Siloam Springs, AR. Sharon was born on February 7, 1942, in Claremore, OK, to Woodrow and Leona (Downing) Peak. If you wanted to find Sharon you could always find her at the baseball field,...

Oct 20, 2016

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK - Gayle Joan Herring, age 80 and former resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Gayle was born on March 7, 1936 in Wink, Texas. She was the daughter of William Allen Williams and Clarice (Porter) Williams. In 1942, the family was transferred to...

Oct 19, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261 Michael Evan Annas, 68, former resident of Minot, North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 in Grove, Oklahoma. Michael was born July 10, 1948 in Hickory, North Carolina to Grayson and Coleen (Coffey) Annas. Michael enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1968 and proudly served his country for 21 years. Michael...