Obituaries

Edith Foster

Edith Foster

Apr 19, 2014

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma Funeral services for Edith Idonia Foster are 2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the Living Word Family Church with Rev. Allan Walker and Pastor Jim Price officiating. Interment will follow at Ball Cemetery in Childers. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Edith Idonia Foster,...

Wanda West

Wanda West

Apr 19, 2014

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma - Wanda "Sis" Maxine West, 87 year old, formerly of Eucha, Oklahoma passed away, Saturday, April 19, 2014 after a sudden illness. Wanda was born on January 15, 1927 in Topsy, Oklahoma to Rollie and Roxie (Henderson) Kirby. She attended school at Topsy. Wanda received the nickname "Sis" as she was called by family and...

Sam Harmon

Sam Harmon

Apr 18, 2014

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555....... Sam Max Harmon passed away April 18, 2014, in his home in St. Petersburg, FL. Mr. Harmon had been ill for over 3 years. Sam was born at home in Craig County, OK on May 29, 1932, the second child of Bill and Beulah Harmon. He served in the Army from 1953-1955. He...

Cynthia Mahurin

Cynthia Mahurin

Apr 17, 2014

Cynthia Louise (Spence) Mahurin, 63 year old Miami resident, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014. Cynthia was born July 14, 1950 in Miami, OK. Her parents were William "Bill" Harp Spence and Betty May (Falling) Spence. She married Norman Mahurin and they were later divorced. She is preceded in death by son Jason Mahurin and her parents. Survivors are daughters:...

Jack Caudill

Jack Caudill

Apr 16, 2014

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma - Jack Monroe Caudill, 67 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident, passed away, Wednesday April 16, 2014. Jack was born on February 25, 1947, in Grove, Oklahoma, to Saul and Eulla (Prater) Caudill. After Jack graduated from Grove High School in 1965, he attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami, Oklahoma. Jack graduated with a Bachelors degree...

Robert Egnor

Robert Egnor

Apr 16, 2014

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita -- Robert Ellis Egnor, 61 year old Oktaha resident, died Wednesday, April 17, 2014 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born on December 20, 1952 in Vinita to Robert E. "Peach" Egnor and Arta Blanche (Scott) Egnor. Robert was raised in Big Cabin and graduated from high school there. Robert served his...

Kenneth Cass

Kenneth Cass

Apr 14, 2014

Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita - Kenneth Paul Cass, 86 year old Vinita resident, died Monday morning, April 14, 2014 at the Heartsworth Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Vinita. He was born on July 18, 1927in Vinita to Paul and Iva (Goodman) Cass. Kenneth married Thelma Head in 1947 and they had three children. He served his country in the United...

Clarence Brannan

Clarence Brannan

Apr 12, 2014

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata - Lifelong Nowata resident Clarence Frederick (Fred) Brannan (88) passed away Saturday, April 12, at the VA Nursing Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was born January 11, 1926 in Nowata to Cecil and Vernie (Young) Brannan. Fred attended Nowata Schools and was drafted into the United States Army during World War II. He served in...

Bonnie Marquis

Bonnie Marquis

Apr 12, 2014

Longtime Bartlesville, Oklahoma resident, Bonnie Jo Marquis (79) passed away at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. She was born December 28, 1934, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Joe and Alma (Clymer) Varnum. She was educated in Luther Schools where she was a member of the FFA Club and her family rode horses in area parades as members of a...

Dr. Gray

Dr. Gray

Apr 12, 2014

WORLEY-LUGINBUEL FUNERAL HOME, GROVE~ 711 SOUTH MAIN~ 918-786-2261~ Dr. James "Jim" Morris Gray was born in Vinita, OK on September 9th, 1939 to Wilbur William Gray and Elta Pearl Betts. He departed his life on Earth peacefully, surrounded by love, in Tulsa, OK on April 12, 2014. During his youth James had the blessed opportunity to experience life in a...

Allen Maples

Allen Maples

Apr 10, 2014

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita - Allen Lee Maples, 88, of Glendale AZ, formerly of Vinita OK, died Sunday, April 10, 2014. The family will receive friends from 4-6 PM Sunday at the Luginbuel Funeral Home in Vinita. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday April 14 at Family Praise Center in Vinita, Oklahoma with burial in Fairveiw Cemetery, 822...

Ovia Wood

Ovia Wood

Apr 10, 2014

Ovia C.Wood, age 90, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday morning in the Journey Home Hospice House, Bartlesville. Ovia Charles Wood was born in Durant, Oklahoma on March 6, 1924. He was the son of the late Otis and Effie (Hulin) Wood. After graduation from high school, he attended Iowa State University in 1942 and also attended...

Mary Peerson

Mary Peerson

Apr 9, 2014

Luginbuel South Grand Lake - Langley - 918-256-5555 Mary Kathryn Peerson, 66 year old Langley resident, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Mary was born in Tulsa on April 27, 1947, to Vernon and Evelyn Woods. On October 21, 1991, she was united in marriage to Mark Peerson. Mary loved children and worked for 38 years as an elementary teacher. In...

Wendell Clingan Jr.

Wendell Clingan Jr.

Apr 9, 2014

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma Wendell Paul Clingan, Jr. passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Southern Regional Medical Center in Tulsa after a long battle with cancer. He was born September 16, 1936 in Delaware, Oklahoma, to Violet (Jarrett) and Wendell Paul Clingan, Sr. Wendell was a 1954 graduate of Nowata High School. In 1958 he married...

Joseph Schroeder

Joseph Schroeder

Apr 7, 2014

Joseph N. Schroeder, age 73, and resident of Copan, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014 in Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Joseph Nickolas Schroeder was born on January 3, 1941 in Richardton, North Dakota. He was the son of Joseph J. Schroeder and Eva (Riesinger) Schroeder. His early years were spent in North Dakota, before moving to...

Harold Mcfarland

Harold Mcfarland

Apr 7, 2014

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma Harold J. McFarland was born June 28, 1935 in Coweta, Oklahoma to Ervin and Ethel McFarland. He died April 7, 2014 at the Hillcrest South Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended Alluwe School and married the love of his life, Darla York, on October 7, 1955, and they made their home in Nowata. They...

Willa Collins

Willa Collins

Apr 7, 2014

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita: Willa Fay Collins, 83 year old Vinita resident, died Monday, April 7, 2014 in Vinita. She was born on November 25, 1930 in Bluejacket to William R. and Irene (Kelly) Kerr. She lived in Craig County most all her life. Willa was married to Leonard Collins who preceded her in death. She was employed by...

O. Strait

O. Strait

Apr 7, 2014

Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home - Langley - 918-256-5555 O. D. "Darell" Strait, 89 year old Tulsa resident, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014. Darell was born in Seneca, MO on November 24, 1924 to Hugh and Georgia (Yocum) Strait. He proudly served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He attended and graduated from Tulsa University...

Raymond Helton

Raymond Helton

Apr 6, 2014

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita 918-256-5555 Raymond Joe Eugene Helton, 70 year old Vinita resident, died Sunday, April 6, 2014. He was born in Vinita on February 9, 1944 to Oscar and Lorene Helton. Raymond served in the United States Army. He worked for many years as a truck driver. He enjoyed camping and fishing. Survivors include his son: Donnie...

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Apr 4, 2014

Funeral services for Mary Ruth Anderson are 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at the Word of Truth Fellowship Church in Bartlesville. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Mary Ruth will be available for viewing until 12:45 P.M., Tuesday at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Mary...