Obituaries

Apr 14, 2013

Lucy May Downing, 97 year old Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013. Lucy was born on March 6, 1916, in the Grove, Oklahoma area, to John and Betty (Scott) Keen. She was married to William Luther Downing. Lucy was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking fishing and gardening. Lucy was preceded in death by her husband, William Luther...

Apr 11, 2013

Anna Lee Brewster, 96 year old, Jay resident passed away on April 11, 2013 in Grove, Oklahoma. Anna Lee was born on January 31, 1917, to Hugh Smith Wilson and Nellie Opal (Wyatt) Wilson in Grove, Oklahoma. She attended school in Zena, Oklahoma until the eighth grade, and graduated from Grove High School. Anna Lee married Clark Brewster on September...

Apr 11, 2013

Ruth Anna "Ruthie" Snider, 80 year old Cleora resident, passed Thursday, April 11, 2013. Ruthie was born in Coffeyville, KS on July 1, 1932 to Rufus Silas Tesh and Anna Beata (Hamilton) Tesh. She graduated from McKinley High School in Coffeyville in 1950. On December 21, 1952 she was united in marriage to Norman Gene Snider. They were married nearly...

Apr 11, 2013

George Marion Buzzard II, 51 year old, former Grove resident went to be with his Lord on April 11, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. George was born on February 15, 1962, and was a member of the Grove High School Class of 1980. He loved spending time with his daughter, Mary Alice. He enjoyed spending time with his friends, playing his...

Apr 10, 2013

William George Terrell, 56, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at ST. John's Medical Center in Tulsa. He was born April 2, 1957 in Tahlequah to Georgia F. (Warren) and Bill Terrell. Bill grew up in Tahlequah and was a 1975 graduate of Tahlequah High School. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from OSU in 1979....

Apr 10, 2013

Barney Vignovich, Jr., age 88, passed away quietly with his family by his side after a brief illness on April 10, 2013 in Naperville, Illinois. Barney was born in Johnston, Iowa to parents Barney and Eva Vignovich on January 15, 1925. He was one of nine siblings - six boys and three girls - born into the family. Johnston remained...

Apr 8, 2013

Agnes Mae Johnson-Carroll, long time resident of Craig County, passed away Monday April 8, 2013 at the age of 84. She was born in Winfield, KS on August 14, 1928 and was raised in Centralia, OK where she grew up and attended school. She retired from Wal-Mart after many years of service and enjoyed gardening, quilting, and crafting. She was...

Apr 7, 2013

Edith Chestine Davis, age 89, Bartlesville resident, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013 in St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Edith was born on May 17, 1923 at Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Jesse Filmore Jackson and Agnes Christine (Blalack) Jackson. She was the oldest of her siblings, Charles George Jackson, Elizabeth Faye Matlock, Florence May Keller, Betty Charlene Smith and...

Apr 6, 2013

Kathleen L. (Pritchett) Earp, 69, lifetime Jay resident, died peacefully at home early Saturday morning April 6, 2013, with her family by her side. She was born on September 24, 1943 in Jay, Oklahoma to her parents Harry and Verna Lee (Duncan) Pritchett. Growing up she attended Jay Schools. She married the love of her life, Gary Earp, on August...

Apr 6, 2013

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Apr 4, 2013

Funeral services for John Jay Hardin Brown are 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2013 at Hillside Christian Church with Van Longbons officiating. Interment will follow at Martin Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. John Jay Hardin Brown, 28, passed away April 4, 2013. He was born August 28, 1984 in...

Apr 3, 2013

Jesse Wayne Lybarger, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 after a short illness. He was 20 years of age. Jesse was born September 19, 1992 in Ft. Worth, TX, the son of Kimberly Tillery. Jesse grew up in the Grove area where he graduated from the Grove schools class of 2012. Jesse's hobbies included reading, watching pro wrestling, movies,...

Apr 2, 2013

Evelyn Ruth Minick was born on July 23, 1919 in Oso, Washington. She was the daughter of George I. Minick and Nora (Kiper) Minick. Shortly after her birth, the family moved from Oso to Arkansas. When Evelyn was 13 years old, the family moved to the Ramona area where she finished her formal schooling. On September 4, 1935, Evelyn and...

Apr 2, 2013

William ( Bill) Patrick Manning, the son of Francis Fyles and Eileen Robinson Manning, was born in Barbados on September 16, 1933. From 1942 to 1951 he attended a British grammar school and earned Oxford and Cambridge Lower and Higher School certificates in 1949 and 1951 respectively. Not only was he an outstanding student, he also won the school swimming...

Apr 1, 2013

Graveside services for Doris Ellen Wickham are 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Wickham Family Cemetery in Nowata County with Charlie Cunningham officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Doris Ellen (Freeman) Wickham, 79, of Nowata, passed away April 1, 2013 at her home in Nowata. She was born...

Mar 30, 2013

Sylvia Lannette Russell, 73 year old Claremore resident, formerly of Vinita, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Claremore Regional Hospital. She was born August 6, 1939 in Hutchison, Kansas to Cornelius J. and Helen Beatrice (Pfaffly) Reimer. Sylvia attended school and graduated from Chetopa, Kansas High School. She attended college at Pittsburg State and N.E.O. A&M College in Miami....

Mar 29, 2013

Long time Nowata resident, Pauline Smith, 88, passed away at Osage Nursing Center in Nowata. She was born May 29, 1924, in Canton, Illinois, to George and Rosa (Wages) Cowden. She attended school in the Canton area and on August 25, 1941 she married Atlas Henry Smith in Missouri. Pauline worked at the Bliss and Ideal restaurants in Nowata, as...

Mar 27, 2013

Betty Dean Evans, age 83 of Spavinaw, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Betty was born in Frederick, Oklahoma on June 7, 1929 to A. A. and Martha (Roberts) Hefner. She graduated high school from East Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California. While living in California, she worked for numerous years as a secretary for State...

Mar 25, 2013

Jean Marie Cass, age 83 of Vinita, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013. Jean was born in St. Charles, Missouri on August 19, 1929 to Walter and Lucille (Tayon) Galvin. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Vinita. In 1950 she was united in marriage to Lewis Cass. Jean was employed with Eastern State Hospital 15 years, was a manager...

Mar 23, 2013

Anna Rae Rachel Thompson, age 101 of Vinita, went to be with the Lord Saturday, March 23, 2013. Anna was born on April 13, 1911 in Estella, OK to Russell and Clara (Leforce) Hunt. Anna taught for 35 years at a number of schools before retiring. She enjoyed spending time with family, eating out, reading, and going to social functions....