Obituaries

John Ross

May 3, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma...................... John Earl Ross passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at his home in Oologah. He was born May 15, 1929 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Henry Earl Ross and Iona Myrtle Jacobs Ross. He attended Talala Schools but left after the 8th grade so that he could work and help support the family since he...

Mary Shoff

May 3, 2015

Mary Lou Shoff, age 57, and a longtime Dewey, Oklahoma resident, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015, after an extended illness in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Mary Lou Brown was born on August 4, 1957 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Jay and V. Louise Brown. She grew up and attended school in Dewey, Oklahoma and graduated from Dewey...

Bill Brown

May 3, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma.................... Billy (Bill) George Brown of Nowata passed away surrounded by family on May 3, 2015, at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center at the age of 78. Bill was born on February 13, 1937, in Oklahoma City, OK to Weldon and Mary (Smith) Brown. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1955. Bill attended Oklahoma...

Hermine Bennett

May 3, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555 -- Hermine Bennett, 84 year old resident of Vinita, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Heartsworth Senior Living Center. She was born on October 21, 1930 in Frauenburg, Austria. Hermine was married to Belman Carlos Bennett, they met while he was stationed in Germany, serving in the United States Army. She...

Harriet )

May 2, 2015

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK - Harriet Lorene Wilcox, 90, of Bartlesville, entered Eternal Rest on May 2, 2015 at Heritage Villa Nursing in Bartlesville. Harriet was born on October 23, 1924, to Margaret Davidson Sandwith and Harry Sandwith at Girard, Kansas, and spent her childhood years in Girard. Harriet was baptized into the First Baptist Church...

Ricky Hampton

Apr 30, 2015

Ricky was an avid fisherman. He really enjoyed camping, cooking out, and spending time with family and friends. Ricky was a mechanic all his life. He loved working on race cars and all vehicles. He worked for the city of Bartlesville for 25+ years and was genuinely admired. He believed hard work truly paid off. He is survived by two...

Christie Lewis

Apr 30, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita (918) 256 - 5555 -------Christie Y. (Morris) Lewis, age 48 of Vinita and formerly of Tulsa, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Vinita. Christie was born in Tulsa on July 13, 1966 to her parents James and Tommie (Kirk) Morris. Christie grew up in Tulsa and graduated class of 1984 from Tulsa Webster High School....

Lamar Whitney

Apr 28, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK....918-786-2261....Lamar Henry Whitney, age 85, passed away at his home in Grove, Oklahoma on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Lamar was born on November 7, 1929 in Wichita, Kansas to the late Dwight Wright Whitney and Sylvia Mary (Kopplin) Whitney. Lamar grew up in Wichita, KS attending North High School. After graduation, Lamar worked as a volunteer...

Charlotte Kincaide

Apr 28, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service ~ Nowata, OK......................Memorial services for Charlotte Ann (Whitford) Kincaide are 10:00 A.M., Friday, May 1, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church with Ben Killion officiating. Family will be receiving friends at Benjamin Funeral Service Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Charlotte Ann (Whitford) Kincaide passed away...

Kaite Thomson

Apr 27, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home Grove, OK (918) 786-2261 --- Katie Josephine Thomson, age 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 27, 2015 at her home in Grove, Oklahoma. Katie was born on April 7, 1930 in Brush, Colorado. She was the daughter of the late Fred William Peters and Elizabeth Lucretia (Gerold) Peters. She was united...

Jessie Blackwell

Apr 27, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, OKlahoma........Jessie Lea (Reed) Blackwell passed from this life, April 27, 2015. She was the youngest child born to Amos Leroy and Mable Amanda (Harney) Reed of Nowata County. She spent her growing up years on Coody's Bluff. Jessie attended school in Alluwe, and graduated from Nowata High School. She also attended business college in Bartlesville,...

Sammy Bradley

Apr 27, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, (918) 256 - 5555 ------- Sammy Ray Bradley, 63 year old Big Cabin resident, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 in Tulsa. He was born on August 23, 1951 in Chelsea to A. Ray and Rosa (Moss) Bradley. He served his country in the United States Army from 1971 to 1977. Sammy married Carolyn Frances...

Huston Lunsford

Apr 26, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service ~ Nowata, Oklahoma..............Huston (Bill) Steven Lunsford, 90, of Talala passed away April 26, 2015 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. He was born March 11, 1925 in Claremore, OK to Austin Kilby and Lula Pearl (Jordan) Lunsford. Bill attended Talala Schools and left high school to serve his country in the United States Navy during World...

Michael Halter

Apr 26, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home Grove, OK (918) 786-2261 ---Michael Lee Halter 63 year old Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away, Sunday, April 26, 2015 in Grove. Michael was born on September 5, 1951 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Bill and Erma (Morris) Halter. He attended high school in Dewey, Oklahoma. After high school Michael enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve D. Battery 30th...

Jack Harmon

Apr 25, 2015

Jack Harmon, 89 year old resident of the Coves at Bird Island (Afton), passed away on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at Hillcrest South Hospital in Tulsa, from complications of heart and lungs. He was born on November 2, 1925 to William F. and Gladys (Ernst) Harmon at the St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Jack grew up in Wichita and...

James Beyenka

Apr 23, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, (918) 256 - 5555 ------- James Grant Beyenka, age 70 of Vinita, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Vinita. James was born in Camp Cook, California on September 20, 1944 to parents Francis Thomas and Helen Right (Goss) Beyenka. James honorably served his country for fifteen years in the United States Navy with several...

Lela Davis

Apr 23, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261..... Lela Geraldine (Samons) Hodges Davis, 90 year old Grove area resident, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Siloam Springs, AR, one day prior to her 91st birthday. Lela was born to Horace and Emily (Gould) Samons in Paragould, AR, on April 24, 1924. She was a factory worker, homemaker and raised 6 children....

Stephen Loffer

Apr 22, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma.........................Stephen Willard Loffer was born January 20, 1946 in Independence, Kansas and left this life unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in the ER at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Steve attended schools in Coffeyville and Altamont, Kansas where he graduated from Altamont High School in 1964. On December 15, 1965 he was drafted in...

Robert Darnell

Apr 22, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK....918-786-2261....Services and obituary are pending at this time.

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Larry Cordray

Apr 21, 2015

Larry Van Cordray, age 66, died peacefully at his home in Vinita on April 21, 2015, after a hard fought battle against cancer. Cancer did not win. Larry was born December 21, 1948 in Vinita to Emory and Alyce (Walker) Cordray. He attended White Oak School and graduated from Vinita High School. Larry had two children while in Vinita, Larry...