Obituaries

Sep 23, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma.................................. Graveside services for Ruth Emogene Meek are 2:00 P.M., Monday, September 28, 2015 at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery with Ben Killion officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Ruth Emogene Meek, 97, passed away September 23, 2015 in Gilbert, Arizona. She was born July 29,...

Sep 23, 2015

Jack E. Phillips, age 82 and longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at his home. Jack Ewart Phillips was born August 18, 1933 in Durham, North Carolina. He was the son of Ewart Spurgeon Phillips and Edna G. (Farmer) Phillips. He attended Duke University graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry. In 1961, Jack worked...

Sep 22, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, (918) 256 - 5555 ~ James Thomas Hogue (Jim), of Cleora, Oklahoma, went to be with his Lord on September 22, 2015, in Vinita, Oklahoma. Jim was born March 10, 1940, to Charles Craig Hogue and Beulah May (Doan) Hogue, the youngest of their five sons. Jim and his family lived in Hogue "Holler", near Danville,...

Sep 21, 2015

Anthony Robert Hume, age 68, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015, in his home. Anthony Robert Hume was born April 18, 1947 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He was the son of Robert Franklin Hume and Ruth Nadine Beaman. By the age of five, he revealed a remarkable boy soprano voice. The family moved to...

Sep 21, 2015

Sep 21, 2015

Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home of Langley 918-782-4400, --Jerry Hopper, 66 year old Spavinaw resident, passed on September 21, 2015, at home surrounded by loved ones. He was born on April 5, 1949, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the middle of three boys, son of Kenneth L and Pat (Heiser) Hopper. Jerry and his brothers spent every summer and most weekends...

Sep 20, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK 918-786-2261. Roy Edwin McKinley, 89 year old Grove, OK, resident passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015. Roy was born on December 13, 1925, in Belle Plaine, KS, to Leland and Thelma (Hollis) McKinley. He worked for the railroad department. Roy was married to Anna (Ware) on November 9, 1944 in Wichita, KS. He was...

Sep 20, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK 918-786-2261. Lessie Marie (Cruse) Cearley, 89 year old Grove, OK, resident passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015. Lessie was born on March 2, 1926, in Norman, OK, to Noal T and Katherine (Armbrust) Cruse. Lessie married Charles Raymond Cearley on October 14, 1945. She was a devoted pastor's wife and homemaker. She also worked...

Sep 19, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home Grove, OK 918-786-2261. Georgia Ann (George) Guatney, age 80, of Grove Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015 in Kansas City, Mo. Georgia Ann was born in the small town of Neosho Falls, Kansas on January 26, 1935. She attended local schools, graduated from high school and married the love of her life Harold Guatney. Together...

Sep 18, 2015

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE, NOWATA, OK - Patricia Faye "Pat" Smith of Nowata passed away on Friday afternoon, September 18, 2015, at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa. Pat was born March 6, 1936 in Wanette, Oklahoma, to W. V. and Eula Henry Perkins. She moved to Nowata at an early age and was educated in Nowata schools. She has lived...

Sep 17, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove, OK 918-786-2261... Irving J. "Ike" Holstein, Jr. was born August 29, 1927 in Utica, NY to Irving J. Holstein, Sr. and Mary Anna (Jones) Holstein. He passed from this earth on September 17, 2015. Ike grew up in Utica, NY and at the age of 17 joined the United States Navy. He served in active...

Sep 17, 2015

Clara Lee Butcher, 62 year old Vinita resident, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born on May 31, 1953 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Talmage Wayne Bowlin and Ida Jean Huff Bowlin. Clara was a graduate of Ponca City High School and had attended Beauty College in Ponca City as...

Sep 17, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Myrtle Carry Vail 100 year old Oologah and Claremore resident passed from this life September 17, 2015 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was born November 26, 1914 to Segal Webster and Ora Verda (Bagwell) Haney in Mountain Home, Arkansas. They moved to Oklahoma when Carry was a young teenager. She was a member of the Memorial Heights...

Sep 16, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK 918-786-2261. Marvin Shelby Smith of Tulsa Oklahoma passed away on September 16, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital at the age of 86. Marvin "Mike" was one of 8 children born to Henry Lee and Doshia Mae (DuBois) Smith. He was born on August 14, 1929 in Bernice, Oklahoma. Marvin was united in marriage to the...

Sep 14, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita 918-256-5555 --- Donna Jo Sooter was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on April 17, 1950, was married to Mark R. Elliott on August 7, 1970, and went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 14, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. Born to James E. and Sara (Murrell) Sooter she grew up the compliant...

Sep 14, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, OK 918-253-3222. Bobby Wilson passed away at his home in Jay, Oklahoma on Monday, September 14, 2015 at the age of 86. Bobby was born on November 20, 1928 in Eucha, Oklahoma. He was the son of the late Harvey Wilson and Ollie (Tanner) Wilson. Bobby was united in marriage to the love of his life...

Sep 14, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555.......... John Raymond Doerflinger, 71 year old Vinita resident, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015. He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on July 18, 1944 to J. R. and Rita (Carnahan) Doerflinger. He graduated from Alluwe High School in 1962. John worked as a truck driver for 34 years with an impressive record...

Sep 14, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555....... Branden Starr Sunday, 26 year old Vinita resident, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015. Branden was born in Claremore on March 23, 1989. He graduated from Vinita High School in 2007. Branden was very proud of both his Cherokee and Mexican heritage. He was an easy going guy who always had a smile...

Sep 13, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, OK 918-253-3222. Ronald Coy Rogers passed away on September 13, 2015 at Integris Grove General Hospital at the age of 63. Ronald was the son of Coy Lee and Naomi (Spohn) Rogers and was born on March 12, 1952 in Pryor, Oklahoma. Ron was united in marriage to the love of his life Vi Wilson. Ron...

Sep 13, 2015

Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home - 918-782-4400..... Sam Mitchell Lemons, 66 year old Ketchum resident, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015. Sam was born in Vinita on September 15, 1948 to James William Lemons and Lorena P. (Williams) Lemons. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War from 1966-1970. On November 23, 1979 he was united...