Obituaries

Oct 4, 2011

Sandra Colette Hayes, 76 year-old Vinita resident, passed away Tuesday evening, October 4, 2011 at Rosewood Terrace. She was born April 1, 1935 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Noble and Cenia (Anderson) Merritt. Sandra was retired from Home of Hope as a House Manager and CNA. She was a member of the Craig County Baptist Church. Sandra enjoyed doing Genealogy, Ceramics...

Oct 4, 2011

Graveside funeral services for Patricia Faye Harney Harrison will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2011, at McMains Cemetery, Nowata County, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Patricia Faye Harney Harrison was born August 6, 1927, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Emmons Fay and Zola Christine (Clifford) Harney. She passed from this life October...

Oct 3, 2011

Lavoris (Rybolt) Tate "Shorty", 85, of Hominy, OK died Monday, October 3, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 19, 1926 in Ramona, Oklahoma, daughter of Merle Edgar Rybolt and Minnie Pearl (Larkins) Rybolt. Lavoris grew up in the Ramona, Ochelata and Barnsdall area, receiving her education and graduating from Barnsdall High School. Lavoris...

Oct 2, 2011

Mr. William D. "Pinky" Peters, age 87, husband of Mrs. Lee Peters and 57-year resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away at his home on Sunday, October 2, 2011. William Dennis Peters was born June 28, 1924 in Emporia, Kansas. He was the son of Eugene Peters and Mary Ellen (O'Connor) Peters. He was raised in the Emporia, Kansas area where...

Oct 1, 2011

Mary Lee Cruce passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011, at the Forrest Manor Nursing Center in Dewey, Oklahoma. She was born August, 8, 1922, in Breckenridge, Missouri, to Robert and Carrie "Stout" Parker. Mary attended and graduated from the Breckenridge School system. On January 6, 1944, she enlisted in the United States Marines and served her Country during World War...

Oct 1, 2011

Carmen Deborah Crisp was born October 16, 1992, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She passed from this life October 1, 2011, at the Shands Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; just 15 days shy of her 19th birthday. Carmen attended schools in Florida as well as Oklahoma Union in Nowata County. There she was active in the FFA, and made...

Oct 1, 2011

Robert A. "Bob" Woodard, 69 year old Vinita Resident died Saturday October 1, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born October 23, 1941 in Paulding, Ohio the son of Robert C. Woodard and Betty Jane Roberts Woodard. He was raised and educated in Payne, Ohio and earned an associate's degree in business at I U at Purdue....

Oct 1, 2011

Stevie Lee Davis, 30 years old of Jay, Oklahoma went home to be with the Lord on Saturday October 1, 2011. He was born on May 18, 1981 to Jerry and Marcia (Fox) Davis. Stevie is survived by both parents, one brother Wayne Davis, his long time girlfriend Candace Williams and one son Jacy Lee Davis all of Jay, Oklahoma,...

Sep 30, 2011

Funeral services for Lois Janieve Duncan will be held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Benjamin Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Duncan officiating. Burial will follow at Martin Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Home of Nowata. Lois Janieve Duncan was born February 29, 1936, to Alfred and Maggie Jewel (Howe) Ames, in Wimer,...

Sep 28, 2011

Glenn Manners, 74 year old Vinita resident died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. He was born March 12, 1937 to Robert and Marie Manners. Glenn had worked as a firefighter, cab driver and cook. He had lived in Oklahoma for the past 41 years, moving here from California. The family includes: his children, Alvin...

Sep 28, 2011

Joseph "Joe" Thomas Herod, 88, a long time resident of the Jay area passed away at Monroe Manor in Jay on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Joe was born on September 9, 1923 in Arkansas. Joe was retired from the Military, loved to hunt and fish but really enjoyed his garden. Joe served in three branches of the United States Armed...

Sep 28, 2011

Bert Frikken, 91 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away, Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Bert was born in Little Rock, Iowa, on June 26, 1920 to John and May (Rubel) Frikken. He worked for the Civil Conservation Corps during World War II. Bert worked most of his life as an aircraft engineer, working on metal bonding He started with Beechcraft...

Sep 27, 2011

Jimmye L. McKeon, 82, wife of Chester McKeon and long-time resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Jimmye Lou Dobkins was born on March 3, 1929 in Welch, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of James Auburn Dobkins and Ola Inez (Neill) Dobkins. She was raised in the Welch community where she received her...

Sep 26, 2011

Jessie Kay Mugg, 76 year-old Langley resident died, Monday September 26, 2011 at her home. She was born September 9, 1935 in Big Bend Area of Osage County, Oklahoma to Wilbur Allen "Dib" and Hazel Lee (Dooley) Kay. Jessie married William H. "Niki" Mugg on May 27, 1983 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma at the Baptist Church. The family includes: Her husband...

Sep 25, 2011

Harold Wayne Sharpe, age 65, died at home following a terminal illness of Alzheimer's. He was born on August 26, 1946 in Perryton, TX to Harold H. and Evelyn Sharpe. He graduated from Ketchum High School in 1964. Harold served in the Vietnam conflict and was stationed in Germany. On August 3, 1970 he was united in marriage to Shirley...

Sep 23, 2011

James Edward Brown Obituary Grove, OK - James Edward Brown, 56, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Freeman Heart Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born on October 7, 1954 in Winchester, Indiana to Hugh Edward and Eleanor Frances (Owens) Brown. Jim proudly worked as an EMT and volunteer firefighter for many years. He was a very caring and accepting...

Sep 23, 2011

James "Jimmy" Caudill (82) of Dennis "Zena",Oklahoma went to be with his Lord on Friday, September 23, 2011. James was born in Grove, Oklahoma on July 15, 1930 to Nellie Lucinda Starr(1903-1936) of Grove Oklahoma and Sam John Caudill(1893-1948) of Kentucky. He had two brothers, Johnny and JD and a sister Anna Mae. Jim and his siblings were raised by...

Sep 22, 2011

Mrs. Theresa Yvonne Phillips, 71, of Bartlesville, died at 9:35 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011, at Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, September 28, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1314 Lynn Ave., Pawhuska, with Father Chris Daigle officiating. Interment will be in the Ethel Reece Cemetery,...

Sep 22, 2011

Service Details

Monday, September 26th, 2011 2:00pm, First Baptist Church - Bartlesville

Interment Details

Memorial Park Cemetery

Sep 22, 2011

Gladys Loretta Welborn was born on October 16, 1947, in Sulphur, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Calvin McDonald and Lorene (Smith) McDonald. She was raised in Sulphur and received her education in the Chilicco Indian School. She had been a Pawhuska resident for the past 40 years. She was married to Charles Andrew "Chock" Cass on February 20, 1964...