Obituaries

Jul 29, 2011

MITCHELL(Simpson)-Rosetta L. ("LaVerne"), age 79, passed away on July 28, 2011 in Langley, OK. Formerly of Omaha, LaVerne was a teacher within the District 66/Westside Public School system. She taught students at both the Elementary and Junior High levels. After a long career as an educator LaVerne retired with her husband to the Grand Lake area in Oklahoma close to...

Jul 29, 2011

Eleanor Lorrine Thomas, age 87 of Vinita, died July 29, 2011. Eleanor was born in Ranger, Texas on November 2, 1923, the daughter of Ross and Lorrine Thomas. She enjoyed shopping, going to Wal-Mart, playing bingo with her friends, going on bus rides, sitting outside, working with beads, reading, and listening to music. She attended the Frist Baptist Church and...

Jul 28, 2011

Harold Spencer, age 64, died on Thursday July 28, 2011 at his residence in Eucha, Oklahoma. Harold was the son of Hubert and Vesta "Irene" (Allen) Spencer; he was born on April 22, 1947 in Maysville, Arkansas. Harold graduated from Jay High school in 1965, he attended college both at Oklahoma State and NSU, and he also proudly served in...

Jul 27, 2011

Carol Barnhart Newby, 62 year old, Jay Oklahoma Resident passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Hillcrest medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Carol was born on June 6, 1949 in Rose, Oregon to Raymond Barnhart and Orpha Rose Barnhart. Carol worked for many years as a habilitation training specialist for the Friendship Homes in Jay, Oklahoma, as well as being...

Jul 27, 2011

Harold (Bud) David Lay was born February 1, 1947, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Virgil Harold Lay, and Stella Mae (Huggs) (Lay) Payton. He passed from this life at Bartlesville Care Center, in Bartlesville, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Bud attended Nowata Schools and later served twelve and a half years in the United States Army. In 1968 he married Judy Wilcox....

Jul 26, 2011

Don Elmer Whitney, age 57, Grove resident, died surrounded by his family on Tuesday July 26, 2011. He was born May 26, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas to his parents, Lamar Henry and Mildred Arlene (Jones) Whitney. Don grew up in Kansas and Colorado, moving to Oklahoma in the late 1970s. Don enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, riding motorcycles, spending time with...

Jul 26, 2011

WALTER GLENN PALMER 1918 - 2011 Walter Glenn Palmer reached the end of life's journey on July 26, 2011. He was born on April 5, 1918 in the small community of Newburg, Iowa to Walter Alden Palmer and Pearl Wickham Palmer. The sixth of eight children, he grew up attending Newburg Consolidated School and working with his father in the...

Jul 25, 2011

Service Details

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 10:00am, Lone Elm Cemetery

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Lone Elm Cemetery

Jul 24, 2011

Randy R. Brogden, age 57 passed away suddenly at Memorial Hospital in Rensselaer New York. He was born in Torrance, CA. Randy was a partner in the Brogden family construction business in Southern California, and moved on in 1992 to become the Facilities Manager for the Antares Alliance group, a computer software company located in Dallas, Texas. In 2000, Randy...

Jul 24, 2011

LaJaunta Sue Mayes 55 year old resident of Welch; passed away Sun., July 24, 2011, at her parents' home. Mayes was born Nov. 28, 1955, in Miami, Okla., to Nancy Sue (Goins) and Carroll Elton "Kato" Mayes. Mayes graduated high school in Riverbank, Calif., and earned her Bachelor's Degree at Fresno State University and Master's degree at California State University...

Jul 23, 2011

Former Principal at Larkin Bailey Elementary in Owasso, OK, and Superintendent at Sperry Public Schools, Dr. Rayma Lea Adams Harchar, 59, recently of Hammond, Louisiana, died on July 23, 2011 in a car accident. Assistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Kaplan University. She is survived by her husband, John Harchar, her father and mother, Boyd and June...

Jul 23, 2011

Woodrow Oliver Jordan, 93 year old Nowata resident passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Nowata Nursing Center. He was born June 9, 1918, in Purcell, Oklahoma, to William and Hattie Jordan. On August 28, 1941 he married Dorles Huff in Nowata. Woodrow loved to raise animals including horses, goats, and chickens. He loved the outdoors and talked about...

Jul 23, 2011

Adeline Buzzard, age 69, died on Saturday July 23, 2011 at her residence in Jay, Oklahoma. Adeline was the daughter of Willie and Mary (Cummings) Stover; she was born on May 12, 1942. Adeline graduated from Oak Mission School. She was united in marriage to Grover Buzzard on December 16, 1977 in Miami, Oklahoma Adeline liked crafting, cooking, going to...

Jul 22, 2011

Robert P. Hinman, Jr., 87 years old, passed from this earth and joined his Heavenly Father on Friday, July 22, 2011 in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born in Evansville, Indiana to Robert P. and Dorthea (Scheller) Hinman and was the oldest of four children. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters Mary and Barbara. Bob spent...

Jul 22, 2011

W. Rudie Janzen, retiree of Phillips Petroleum Company, at the age of one hundred three and three-fourths years, passed away July 22, 2011 at Sterling House South in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Visitation Details

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 1:00pm - 9:00pm

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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 10:00am, First United Methodist...

Jul 20, 2011

Edith Faye Hale 1936 - 2011 Edith Faye (Morgan) Hale died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Grand Lake Village in Grove, Oklahoma. She was born June 18, 1936 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Clint and Opal (Hoodenpyle) Morgan of Big Cabin, Oklahoma. Edith attended schools in Council Grove and Vinita, graduating from Vinita High School in 1954. She then worked for...

Jul 20, 2011

Glenda L. (Wolfe) Hipp, age 73, resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

Visitation Details

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 1:00pm - 9:00pm, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home

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Monday, July 25th, 2011 10:00am, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home

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Jul 19, 2011

Virginia Josephine" Jo" or "JoJo" Hahner, 90 year old, Grove Oklahoma resident died Tuesday evening July 19, 2011. Jo was born on October 19, 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas to her parents, Rudolph and Matilda (Rosberg) Bade. She graduated from Rosedale High School in Kansas City and married the love of her life, Virgil Lee Hahner on May 30, 1941...

Jul 19, 2011

Bobby Joe Russell, age 57, Colcord area resident, died at his home July 19, 2011. Bobby was born in Gower, Missouri on June 30, 1954 to his parents, Theron Ray Russell and Hazel Lillian (Botts) Russell. He graduated from Colcord High School and married Anita L. Dick on May 27, 1975 in Colcord. Bobby loved to hunt and fish, spend...

Jul 15, 2011

Martha Christine (McDonough) Lawson, age 80 of Vinita died Friday, July 15, 2011. Christine was born in Vinita on October 18, 1930, the daughter of Alva William and Elvina Marie (Nelson) McDonough. In 1948 she graduated from Vinita High School. She was united in marriage to Lloyd Lawson on June 28, 1949. For years she ran Christine's Antique Mall. She...