Obituaries

Jan 29, 2012

Lydia Foreman, age 77, died on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. Lydia was the daughter of Levi and Annie (Owens) Sunday; she was born on July 2, 1934 in the Dry Creek Community in Delaware County, Oklahoma. Lydia was a lifetime resident of the Colcord area. She was a Deaconess for the Old...

Jan 28, 2012

Helen Patricia (Foreman) Raines, age 88, was born December 30, 1923 in Estella, Oklahoma on her parents' farm and passed away on January 28, 2012 in Tulsa. Her parents, Ray Foreman and Myrtle (Keithly) Foreman preceded her in death. Helen Pat, or H.P. as she was frequently called, was an only child. Her husband of 63 years, William Benjamin Raines,...

Jan 28, 2012

Service Details

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 10:00am, First Baptist Church - Bartlesville

Jan 27, 2012

Obituary information will be released when it becomes available.

Service Details

No Services Planned

Jan 26, 2012

Patricia Jo Gonzales, 59 year old Vinita resident, passed away on Thursday January 26, 2012 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born January 7, 1953 in Arkansas to Charles Franklin and Ella Marie (Weaver) White. Patricia was a member of the First Baptist Church of Vinita. She enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren, being at the lake,...

Jan 26, 2012

Gail Preston Bailey, 70 year old resident of Woodward, OK died Thursday, January 26 at his home. He was born on June 8, 1941 in Enid, Oklahoma to Homer and Pearl (Short) Bailey. He was a graduate of Garber High School. Gail grew up in the Garber / Covington oil fields. He joined the Air Force on February 2, 1961...

Jan 25, 2012

Lillie Mae Runabout, resident of Jay, OK, passed away at the Integris Grove General Hospital Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at the age of 84. Lillie was born on June 17, 1927 in Kansas, OK to Samuel and Lizzie (Youngbird) Davis. Mrs. Runabout was a homemaker who enjoyed taking drives in the country, going to church whenever the doors were opened...

Jan 24, 2012

Memorial Services for Esther Marie Lahtinen are 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Church of God with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Services have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences can be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Esther Marie Lahtinen, 75, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at her home. Esther was...

Jan 23, 2012

Darla Julene "Judi" Bentley, 69 year old resident of Locust Grove, OK died Monday January 23, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born February 28, 1942 to Basil Dennis and Florence Bell Dennis. She was raised and educated in the Vinita area and attended Sacred Heart Academy and Vinita High School. Judi was a homemaker and enjoyed...

Jan 22, 2012

Thomas Wayne Armstrong Jr. passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at his home in Jay, Oklahoma. Tommy was born on February 11, 1979, in Morenci, Arizona, to Thomas Sr. and Barbara Ann (Adams) Armstrong. Tommy graduated from Jay High School in 1997. He was a member of 1st Assembly of God in Jay, Oklahoma, and worked as a Maintenance Technician...

Jan 22, 2012

Funeral Services for Janice Kay Edmondson will be Wednesday, 1:00 p.m., January 25, 2012 at the Cornerstone Community Church in Nowata, Oklahoma with Terry Harmon officiating. Interment will follow at Chelsea City Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences can be sent to www.honoringmemories.com. Janice Kay Edmondson, 69, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, January...

Jan 21, 2012

Grace Pearl Hogan, 99 year old Grove, Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2011. Grace was born on October 28, 1921 in Polk County, Tennessee to James and Minnie (Evans) Richardson. She graduated from high school in Norman, Oklahoma in 1930. Grace married E.A. "Turk" Hogan in Okemah, Oklahoma on February 23, 1934. Grace was an avid Sooner football...

Jan 21, 2012

Frank Lawhead passed from this life Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., in Grove, Oklahoma. He worked as a television repairman in Chicago before moving back to Delaware County. Frank Lawhead was born on February 1, 1920 at Braggs, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Air Force from 1941 till 1957 separating with the rank of Staff Sergeant....

Jan 21, 2012

Mr. Loyd Morrison, age 85, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed from this life Saturday, January 21, 2012, at his home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Loyd Morrison was born in Washington County, February 4, 1926, to George W. and Ella M. (Byrd) Morrison. Loyd is a 1944 graduate of Dewey High School. In May of 1944, he entered the United States...

Jan 19, 2012

Robert Lee Luther, age 75 died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at his home in Ketchum. He was born in Bonn Terre, MO on April 3, 1936 the son of Francis and Golda Stewart Luther. In 1953 he graduated from Bonn Terre High School and later attended college at U.C.L.A. earning a Master's in Business Administration. Robert served in the United...

Jan 19, 2012

Charles Clinton Curl went to walk with his Father in Heaven this 19th day of January 2012. Charles was born March 11th, 1924, in Depew Oklahoma. Born to Marion C and Eugina Rowden Curl. He grew up in Pryor, Oklahoma. Raised by foster parents His uncle Fred and Aunt Stella Curl. Charles attended school in the Pryor school system. He...

Jan 19, 2012

RICHARD LEE RUSSELL, M.D. Dr. Richard Lee Russell, 85, of Harrisburg, PA and Grand Lake, OK, died after an extended illness on January 19, 2012, with his loving wife, Linda by his side. He was born on June 28, 1926, in Picher, Oklahoma, the son of Dr. Richard and Henrietta Russell. He was married to Linda Hough Russell of Vinita,...

Jan 19, 2012

Mary Ellen Parnell, age 86 of Vinita, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 19, 2012. Mary was born in Ketchum, OK on October 17, 1925 the daughter of Charles and Adeline (Henry) Woodall. On November 7, 1943 she was united in marriage to the love of her life Eddie Parnell and together they raised five children. Mary was...

Jan 18, 2012

Gay Nickels Matthews
 Gay Matthews passed away on Wednesday, January 18, at her home in Los Alamos, New Mexico, after an extended fight against multiple myeloma. She was 63 years old. Gay was born November 23, 1948, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Robert and Murlene (Collins) Nickels. She grew up in Bartlesville, graduated from Bartlesville's College High School and attended Oklahoma...

Jan 18, 2012

Mark Ryan LaBarr, 55 years old, of Nowata, OK passed away Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. He went home to the Lord's kingdom from Tulsa, OK after a nine month battle with colon cancer. We said goodbye to an amazing husband, father, brother, uncle, nephew, and cousin. Mark was the third son born to William Ronald LaBarr and Charlene Lois Ryan...