Obituaries

Jun 29, 2020

Evangeline Lee Stookey “Vangie Smith” passed away June 29, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family and pets. She was born February 22, 1943 the daughter of Coy Smith and Wanda (Rouse) Smith in Vinita, Oklahoma. Vangie was a housewife, beautician and nurses aid at Eastern State Hospital. She married Preston Smith and from this union four...

Jun 29, 2020

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Opal Maxine Huffman, 81, of Nowata, passed away at Ascension St. Johns Jane Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville, June 29, 2020. She was born in Stilwell, Oklahoma to James E. Sr. and Cora Lucille (Pruett) Griggs on May 1, 1939. In the 1940’s Opal and her family moved to Nowata and she...

Jun 29, 2020

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Sylvia Elaine Shipley, 75, of Nowata, died Monday, June 29, 2020 at Jane Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville. She was born November 22, 1944 in Nowata to Art and Virginia (York) Froelich. She attended and graduated from Alluwe High School in 1962. On October 5, 1963 she married Walter Franklin “Walt” Shipley....

Jun 29, 2020

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Jun 27, 2020

Patricia Lou (Paddock) Kuder passed away June 27, 2020 in Claremore, OK. She was born May 18, 1933, the daughter of Fred Lowell Paddock and Ozie (Maddox) Paddock in Lebanon, Indiana. She graduated from Vinita High School. Patricia married Bobby Kuder on October 14, 1951. She and Bobby lived in many places during his career in the Navy. Patricia...

Jun 26, 2020

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Lou Ann McKelvain, age 60, and resident of Bartlesville, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020.

Lou Ann McKelvain was born in Duncan, Oklahoma on November 11, 1959 to Harvey and Martha Wetzel.

She was raised in Duncan and graduated from Duncan Schools.

Jun 26, 2020

Kyle David Helmecy, age 22, Grove, Ok. passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020.

He was born on August 26, 1997 in Roseville, California to David A. Helmecy and Amanda Spring Dunlap Helmecy.

Kyle later moved to Kirwin, Kansas after graduating high School, he was hired as the youngest prison guard in the history of Norton...

Jun 25, 2020

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Judith Arlene (Compston) Rickett, 81, Claremore resident, formerly of Nowata, passed away at the Claremore Skilled Nursing and Therapy in Claremore, Thursday, June 25, 2020. Judith was born in Nowata, OK, on May 5, 1939, to Chester J. Compston and Verline Pauline (Lybarger) Compston.

She graduated from Nowata High...

Jun 23, 2020

Gayle Ann Clifton, 71 year old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on June 23, 2020 in Springdale, Arkansas.

Gayle was born on December 9, 1948 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  She was one of five children born to Homer and Irene (Sexton) Parkerson.  She was united in marriage to Larry Clifton on December 11, 1965....

Jun 22, 2020

Doris Lee (Mann) Goforth passed away June 22, 2020 in Vinita, OK. She was born December 22, 1955 in Vinita, the daughter of Robert Mann and Vera (Rathjen) Mann. Doris was raised in Vinita where she attended school. She worked at Valentine Meat Market and Grand Lake Mental Health. Doris was a Baptist by faith and attended Calvary Baptist...

Jun 19, 2020

Roland Bourdeau, 82 of Grove, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020.  Roland was born in Pawtucket, RI on April 23, 1938 to Edeas and Florence (St. George) Bourdeau.  He proudly served as a paratrooper in the United States Army.  He worked for numerous years as a Master Tool Maker for General Motors.  During his retirement he served as a...

Jun 17, 2020

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Lilly Jane (Allison) Hadley passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Emerald Care Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was born October 21, 1941 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Claude Lee Allison and Thelma (Linn) Allison. After graduating high school, she attended a one-year LPN licensing school and worked at Eastern State Hospital...

Jun 15, 2020

Jesse David Bushyhead, lifetime Grove resident, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020.  Jesse was born in Claremore in 1965 to Jack and Freda Madean (Payton) Bushyhead, one of nine children.  He graduated from Grove High School in 1983 and from NSU in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences.  Majority of his career he worked as a security guard.  He...

Jun 14, 2020

Lauretta Sweeten, age 73, passed on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Integris Grove Hospital.

She was born May 24, 1947 in Tulsa, Ok. to the late Charles Melvin Wentz and Virginia Prentess Wentz.

Lauretta married the love of her life, Dennis Sweeten December 11, 1988. She was preceded in death by her husband and her...

Jun 14, 2020

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Ruby "Nona" Allene Collier, 89, of Nowata, passed away June 14, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  She was born May 23, 1931, in Childers, Oklahoma to Walter Harrison and Eva Jane (Adamson) Hicks.  Nona married Dempsey Donald "Pete" Collier on February 21, 1948. Nona worked as a Nurses Aid at the Nowata Hospital for...

Jun 13, 2020

John Blair Endres, age 82, Grove, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Integris Grove Hospital.

John was born September 23, 1937 in Camargo, Oklahoma to the late John Philip Endres and Madge  Blair Endres.

John married Patti DiAnn Hutcheson on August 22, 1957 in Enid, Oklahoma.

He attended Okmulgee Technical College now...

Jun 13, 2020

Nora Jean Kirby, 92 year old resident of Jay, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Integris Grove Hospital.

Nora was born on September 24, 1927 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.  She was the loving daughter of Charlie M. Carol and Mary E. (Hoopingardener) Carol.  Nora was a member of the South Side Church of Christ.

Jun 13, 2020

Heaven Elizabeth Seaton wasa born and died Saturday June 13th at 8:34 am she joins her sister, Nevaeh her grandmother, Sherri and her great-grandmother Linda in heaven she is survived by her mother Jacquline and father Marcus.

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Jun 12, 2020

Lola Fay (Langley) Davenport, ninety years old, passed away June 12, 2020 in Centralia, OK. She was born August 30, 1929 in Bluejacket, OK, the daughter of Robert Langley and Mary (Parkhurst) Langley. Lola married Owen M. Davenport on November 14, 1947 in Okmulgee, OK. They enjoyed 72 years of marriage. She was a loving wife and mother who helped her...

Jun 10, 2020

Sharon Kay Phillips, age 72, Miami Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

Sharon Kay was born on November 29, 1947 in rural Craig County to the late Willie J. “W.J.” and Anna Elizabeth “Betty” (Ulrich) Snyder.   The Snyder family resided in rural Craig County near Bluejacket at the time...