Obituaries

Nov 6, 2012

LeRoy Heater, 83 year old former Vinita resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born on July 18, 1929 in Great Bend, Kansas to Clarence and Irene Heater. LeRoy was raised in Vinita, where graduated high school. He attended two years of higher education in Miami, Oklahoma. He served two tours of...

Nov 4, 2012

Charles Lee Medlock died Saturday, November 4, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born May 28, 1926 in Atchison, Kansas to Charles Edward and Ina (Gordon) Medlock. He graduated from Atchison High School where he was active in all sports. During WWII, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the V-12, on the USS Fall River and the...

Nov 4, 2012

Lei Yang, 30, died November 4, 2012 in Vera, Oklahoma, from a car accident. A memorial service will be held at the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home Chapel, 710 S. Dewey, Bartlesville on Friday, November 16th, at 10:00 am. Lei was born on March 5, 1982 in Lixian of China to Mr. Daosheng Yang and Mrs. Zonghui Hu. He...

Nov 3, 2012

Lloyd Dean Garrett, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012. Dean was born in Bluejacket on September 9, 1933 to Charles "Speedy" Garrett and Verna (Ayers) Garrett. On June 14, 1953 he was united in marriage to Frances Weaver and together they raised two sons. Dean was a hard worker. He ran restaurants, motels, raised race horses, and was cattle rancher....

Nov 3, 2012

Dona Thompson, 89, a long-time resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma died Saturday, November 3, 2012 in Mandeville, Louisiana. Dona was born March 11, 1923 in Wichita, Kansas the daughter of Carl R. and Lucile (Look) Burkhead. While attending Kansas University, where Dona attained her Bachelor's degree and received training to become a Laboratory Technician, she also met and was eventually united...

Nov 1, 2012

Bentley Matthew Ray Beaver (Sammarco), 2 year old Disney resident, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012. Bentley was born on August 3, 2010 in Grove, OK. His survivors include his mother Jessica Sammarco, father Robert Beaver, sister Tinsliee NaCole Sammarco, grandparents Matthew and Christina Sammarco, great grandparents: Sherry Laughin, Ray Lovatt, and Clifton and Patricia Walker, as well as numerous...

Oct 31, 2012

Services and obituary Pending

Oct 31, 2012

Marilyn Kay Turnbough, 43 of Vinita, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Marilyn was born in Vinita, OK on August 14, 1969 to Conley and Alice Turnbough. Marilyn enjoyed spending time with her children, sibling and made extra time for her grandchildren. She loved to cut up, joke, and give everyone heck but...

Oct 31, 2012

Mary Sue Jackson, 60 year old Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away, Wednesday October 31, 2012 in Grove, Oklahoma. Mary was born on February 13, 1952 in Los Angeles, California to Jim and Elsie (Selby) Lowry. She was an avid reader who enjoyed novels and crossword puzzles. She was an animal lover, especially horses and dog, and a rodeo queen in...

Oct 30, 2012

Funeral services for Lois Ruth (Luttrell) Hemphill are 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 2, 2012 at Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with Pastor Darrel Cox officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Relocated Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Lois Ruth (Luttrell) Hemphill passed away October 30, 2012 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born on July 1,...

Oct 30, 2012

Norma L. Flowers went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, October 30, 2012 Norma was born in Butler, Missouri on March 16, 1925 to Melvin Henry Walker and Grace Fennewald Walker. Norma's family moved from Missouri to Parsons, Kansas when she was twelve years old. Norma finished her education in Parsons and went to work for...

Oct 30, 2012

Celebrate with us the life of Mark Brehmer. For 55 years, since his birth on April 9, 1957 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he lived with enthusiasm and vigor. To have known Mark was to know optimism in its purest form. To Mark there was never a mountain too high to climb. As a boy he overcame the grueling, healing process of...

Oct 28, 2012

Wilma "Pauline" Hogan, passed away in Miami, OK, on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the age of 90. Pauline was born January 17, 1922 in Bartlesville, OK, the daughter of the late Orville Bradford Todd and Sara Jane (Morgan) Todd. In Pauline's younger adult years, Pauline and her husband loved to square dance and belonged to a club that traveled...

Oct 28, 2012

Priscilla Elise Kidwell, 66 year old resident of Langley, died Sunday October 28, 2012 at the Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa. She was born May 1, 1946 in Ohio to Walter and Priscilla Moore. Priscilla lived in California and Oklahoma most of her life; she graduated from Redland High School in California. She had worked in many field including, property, ranching,...

Oct 28, 2012

Michael Eugene Spohn, passed away in Binghamton, NY, on Sunday, November 28, 2012 at the age of 40. Michael was born January 11, 1972 in Siloam Springs, AR the son of the late William E. Spohn and Diane L. (Ingraham) Spohn. Michael grew up in Tulsa, OK. After obtaining his G.E.D., he went through Job Corp to become a welder....

Oct 26, 2012

Bess K. "Ray" Newmaster, 88, loving wife and mother, of Boulder, CO, formerly of Tulsa, OK, passed away peacefully Friday, October 26, 2012 in Boulder. Bess was born into a large farm family in Paden, OK on December 20, 1923 to Rufus and Maud Etta (Morgan) Ray. She attended Paden schools and Draughon's Business School before working in Washington DC...

Oct 25, 2012

Lori Jean Acuff passed away Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Jane Phillips Medical Center after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born November 1, 1977, in Nowata to Gary Lee and Linda Jean (Pierce) Kiser. She is a 1996 graduate of Nowata High School and continued her education in the LPN program at Tri-County Technology Center, in Bartlesville,...

Oct 25, 2012

Leota "Faye" Elliott, 85, longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away October 25, 2012 in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born October 24, 1927 in Big Cabin, Oklahoma to Lonzo Comer and Chloe (Maxwell) Comer. Her father, Lonzo, was a school teacher and principal for the 6th-8th grade school in Big Cabin. Her mother, Chloe, was a full-time homemaker, raising seven...

Oct 25, 2012

Alfred Joseph "Al" Fromm, age 66, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2012, in Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville. Al was born on June 11, 1946 in Hackensack, New Jersey. He was the son of Ellsworth Fromm and Margaret (Marshall) Fromm. He grew up in Bartlesville, graduating from College High School in 1964. He joined...

Oct 24, 2012

Visitation Details

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove

Service Details

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 10:30am, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove

Interment Details

New Hope Cemetery, Westville