Obituaries

Lloyd York
May 7, 2009
Lloyd L. York, 74, of Derby, Kansas died May 7, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Lloyd was born in Jasper, Missouri on December 28, 1934. He met and married Beatrice Martin on August 26, 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Lloyd worked as a draftsman and stress analyst, retiring from Boeing Wichita in 1999. Mr. York is survived by his...

Allison Philpott
May 6, 2009
Allison Michelle Philpott, 28, of Fairland, Oklahoma died early Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at her home. Allison was born December 18, 1980 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Guy William and Gayle Lynn (Campney) Stewart. She graduated from Grove High School in 1999. Allison had completed her Certified Nurse Aide training and had worked as CNA for Grove Nursing Center in Grove...
Lloyd Robertson
May 3, 2009
Lloyd Bayless Robertson, 73, a resident of Twin Oaks, Oklahoma passed away at his home on Sunday May 3, 2009. He was born in on August 20, 1935 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Luther Lloyd and Mary Mae (Newkirk) Robertson. On May 22, 1954 Lloyd married his wife of 54 years Aronda Hutchison. Lloyd was a minister for the Twin Oaks...
Starla Tole
May 3, 2009
Starla Ann Tole 39, of Grove formally of Delaware passed away at 1:20 p.m. in the Grand Lake Villa in Grove. Starla was born on September 01, 1969 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Roger Lee Bowman and Kay Inman Bowman. She attended NEO where she graduated with her associate's degree. Starla has three children; they were her world and her three...
William Davis
Apr 30, 2009
William "Bill" LaVern Davis entered paradise from St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri on April 30, 2009 at the age of 78. The son of William E. and Mary Eunice (LaRue) Davis was born on August 4, 1930 in Shidler, Oklahoma. Bill proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He worked overseas in the...
Ethan Myers
Apr 30, 2009
Ethan Clark Myers 19 year-old Vinita resident died in an automobile accident, on Thursday April 30, 2009 on Monkey Island. He was born August 4, 1989 in Vinita to Matthew Clark Myers and Dawnie Dianna (Keith). Ethan attended school and graduated from Vinita Public Schools, he was currently in his second year at N.E.O. A & M in Miami. Ethan...
May Chubbee
Apr 29, 2009
May (Mahseet) Chubbee, 99, a resident of Grove since 1966 passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Grand Lake Villa Nursing Home. May was born on February 18, 1910 to Jack Mahseet and Anna Kitchell. Mrs. Chubbee worked as a federal employee for different Indian schools in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Wyandotte, Oklahoma and Lawrence, Kansas and was a member of...

Mack Coker
Apr 29, 2009
Mack D Coker 92, of Monkey Island formally of Nowata went to his heavenly home on April 29, 2009. Mack was born on December 05, 1916 to Arthur Lee and Addie Elzora (Turner) Coker in Coody's Bluff, Oklahoma. After his school years, Mack worked at a grocery store in Delaware, Oklahoma. He then moved to Bartlesville where he learned the...
Bertha Dukes
Apr 28, 2009
Bertha Dukes, 79, a resident of Wyandotte, Oklahoma passed away at Freeman East Hospital in Joplin, Missouri on Monday, April 28, 2009. She was born on November 11, 1929 in Newcastle England to Mary Marshall. Bertha was a member of the British Military in the British Women's Air Corp. She worked as a General's Driver. She came from England in...
Steven Welch
Apr 28, 2009
Steven Scott Welch, 43, a resident of Miami passed away at his parent's home in Grove on Monday, April 28, 2009. Steven was born on November 1, 1965 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Herman and Carolyn K. (Hill) Welch. Mr. Welch graduated High School from Broken Arrow High School. He married Lori Wallace on September 26, 1992 in Broken Arrow,...
Carl Parker
Apr 27, 2009
Carl Wayne Parker 84, of Nowata County went to be with his Lord on April 27, 2009. Carl was born on March 9, 1925 to David H. and Delta Mae (Russell) Parker in Nowata County close to Alluwe on the family farm. After graduation Carl joined the United States Navy. Carl married Crista Mcpheeters on March 16, 1948 in Chelsea,...
Florence Hamil
Apr 27, 2009
Florence Iva Hamil, 89-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Mrs. Hamil was born January 7, 1920 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Herbert Cecil Brannan and Vernie Lee Young-Brannan. She grew up and attended schools in Nowata and graduated with the Class of 1938. She married Eugene Hamil and they continued to...
Pauline Compston
Apr 25, 2009
Pauline Compston, 88, of Nowata died on Saturday April 25, 2009 in the Claremore Nursing Home. Pauline was born November 7, 1920 in Nowata, Ok to Ray and Bertha (Beeman) Lybarger. She was raised and educated in Nowata. Pauline was a hairdresser in Nowata for many years. She also played the organ at Hillside Christian Church until her health forced...
Robert Tidwell
Apr 25, 2009
Robert R. Tidwell 67, of Nowata died on Saturday April 25, 2009 in Hillcrest Medical Center. Robert was born February 20, 1942 in Blue-Ball, Arkansas to William T. and Syble Juanita (James) Tidwell. The family moved to Oklahoma when he was a young child and he graduated from Nowata High School in 1960. Robert served his county during the Vietnam...

Charles Sebring
Apr 25, 2009
Charles Edward "Butch" Sebring, 61, of rural Salina, Oklahoma died at 12:10 p.m., Saturday, April 25, 2009 at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. Butch was born April 1, 1948. He moved to the Pryor area 25 or 30 years ago from Illinois. He had worked as a mechanic for the Chevrolet dealership...
Faye Borgstrom
Apr 24, 2009
Faye Borgstrom 83 year-old lifetime Big Cabin resident, died late Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born March 1, 1926 in Big Cabin to William Earnest and Maude (Lauchner) Campbell. Faye graduated from Big Cabin Schools, where she was a basketball player. She married Cole Borgstrom on January 23, 1946 in Columbus, Kansas;...

Billy Stand Sr.
Apr 22, 2009
Billy Joe Stand, Sr. 74, of Delaware went to be with his beloved Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Billy was born May 11, 1934 in Stilwell, OK to Richard and Katie (Chair) Stand. Billy graduated from Nowata high school and was a proud member of the United States Marine Corp from May 27, 1954 until May 27,...
Mary Jones-Young
Apr 22, 2009
Mary Jo Jones-Young, 72, of Hot Springs died April 22, 2009 at a local hospital. She as born July 11, 1936 in Waco, TX to James Lanier Tucker and Carrie Edith (Cannon) Tucker. She was a member of First Baptist Church, OK Mozart International Classical Music Organization, and the P.E.O. Preceding her in death are her parents, her first husband,...

Cassonia Spowart
Apr 21, 2009
Cassonia Louise Coats Seale Spowart, of Spavinaw, OK passed away Tuesday April 21, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born December 29, 1917 to Agusta Walker Coats and Charles J. Coats. She attended school in Texas and graduated from Strang High School, Strang, OK. Louise enjoyed music, painting, and especially playing bridge. She was united in marriage...
Kameron Scott
Apr 21, 2009
Kameron Lee Scott Kameron Lee Scott, the infant son of Laura Tanner and Jesse Scott, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday April 21, 2009 in the Hillcrest Women's Center in Tulsa. Kameron was born on Friday, April 3, 2009. Kameron was preceded in death by his twin brother Kaeden Lee Scott on March 30, 2009. Kameron is the...