Obituaries

Mar 16, 2009

Ruby Marlene White 90 year-old rural Vinita resident, died Monday evening, March 16, 2009 at her home. She was born March 5, 1919 in Mena, Arkansas to Robert "Boyd" and Lula Elizabeth (Anderson) Bogle. Ruby was married to Eugene White on June 26, 1938 in Tulsa; Eugene preceded her in death on August 19, 2000. They moved to their home...

Mar 15, 2009

Evert Eugene Rowan, 74, of Afton, Oklahoma went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 15, 2009 in McAllen, Texas. Evert was born June 4, 1934 in Ames, Oklahoma to Ralph Henry and Margaret (Kuschner) Rowan. Evert spent his early years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On April 20, 1956, Evert married Jean Ann Bowen in Welch, Oklahoma. They made...

Mar 14, 2009

C.L. "Skeet" Mattix, 81, Independent Oil Producer and Nowata resident, died Saturday March 14, 2009 in Jane Phillips Medical Center. Honorary casket bearers will include Danny, Rusty, Randy, and Ron Mattix, Chester Grissom, Gerald Huntington, and Everett Sears. Skeet was born on August 12, 1927 in Cleveland, Oklahoma to Charles and Lessie Pearl Bingham Mattix. He attended Delaware, Adair, and...

Mar 14, 2009

Charles Wayne Stanley, 63, owner of Stanley Tire Shop and Nowata resident, died Saturday March 14, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Charles Wayne Stanley was born the son of Mack Clayton Stanley and Leda Jane Campbell on April 24, 1945 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, The Family moved from Keota, Oklahoma to Broken Arrow where Charles graduated from the...

Mar 13, 2009

Rubye E. Stalnaker, 94, formerly of Republic, Missouri died at 1:31 a.m., Friday, March 13, 2009 at Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. Rubye was born January 16, 1915 in Smithville, Mississippi to Tap X. and Evie (Hadaway) Parham. She attended schools in Smithville. On July 4, 1933, she married Louis Herbert Stalnaker in Smithville, Mississippi. He preceded her in...

Mar 11, 2009

Barbara S. Wood, 74 year old Cleora resident, died early Wednesday, March 11, 2009. She was born on September 3, 1934 in Tulsa to Charles W. and Lucille (Durkee) Frye. Barbara graduated from Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa. She married James W. Wood on April 7, 1955 in Tulsa; they lived in the Tulsa area until 1999 when they...

Mar 10, 2009

Lisa Renee Davis, 29, of Bartlett, Tennessee died March 10, 2009. Lisa was born July 23, 1979 at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to Steve and Paula (McGlothlin) Davis. She attended grade school in Jay, Oklahoma and Southwest City, Missouri. Lisa attended McDonald County High School for one year and then finished her high school career in...

Mar 9, 2009

Harold E. "Eddie" Salyer, 62, a resident of Grove passed away at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Monday, March 09, 2009. He was born in Oklahoma City on August 11, 1946 to Harold H. and Dorothy (Todd) Salyer. Mr. Salyer served in the United States Marines during Vietnam. Mr. Salyer has lived in the Grove area...

Mar 9, 2009

W.O. Jackson Zena, OK - W.O. Jackson passed away in his sleep, March 9, 2009 at 2:30 a.m. at his home in Zena, Oklahoma. He was the son of Orville and Minnie Marie (Beaty) Jackson. He was born at Council Cove, north of Grove on September 18, 1930. He was a truck driver for Will Rogers Turnpike out of Vinita,...

Mar 7, 2009

Jay E. Fimple, Jr. passed away Saturday night, March 7, 2009 after a long battle with colon cancer. Jay was born on December 20, 1951 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to Jay E. Fimple, Sr. and Hilda Klein Fimple. In 1956 Jay moved with his family to Vinita, Oklahoma. Jay attended Sacred Heart Academy and Vinita Junior and Senior High school where...

Mar 6, 2009

Marcus Nelson McElroy, 72, retired Phillips Petroleum Company, died March 6, 2009 in Bartlesville. Mark McElroy was born in Chickasha Oklahoma on March 5, 1937 to Helen Hilsmeyer McElroy and Clarence McElroy. He graduated from Chickasha High School in 1955, and attended the University of Oklahoma where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 1959, followed by...

Mar 4, 2009

Philip Higgins, 68, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 10:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. Philip was born January 26, 1941 in Norman, Oklahoma to Walter James and Ella (Rough) Higgins. He worked as a Salesman for various companies, most recently for a natural gas pipeline company. Surviving is his wife, Sharon,...

Mar 3, 2009

Evelyn Graves Cornwell, 92, formerly of Tulsa, died March 3, 2009 in Grove, Oklahoma at the Grand Lake Villa Nursing Home. Mrs. Cornwell, one of eight children of Henry and Prudie Graves, was born February 26, 1917 in Lincoln, Kansas. After graduating from high school in Lincoln, she attended Fort Hays State Teachers' College in Hays, Kansas, and then taught...

Mar 2, 2009

Betty Shamblin, age 75, a lifetime resident of the Vinita area died Monday March 2, 2009 at Osborn Care Center in Miami. She was born June 14, 1933 in Vinita, OK to O. A. Vogel Sr. and Mattie Christine Wagner Vogel. She was raised and received her formal education graduating from Vinita High School. She and Gordon N. Shamblin were...

Mar 1, 2009

Carl Douglas "Squirrel" Heard, 56 year old White Oak resident, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2009 at his sister's home in Vinita. He was born on November 28, 1952 to Violet (Williams) and Bennie Douglas Heard. HE enjoyed hunting and fishing, and playing pool. He also liked hanging out with his favorite cousin, Bud Heard. Squirrel is survived by...

Mar 1, 2009

Dewayne Tate, 59 of Nowata died at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at the St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa. George Dewayne Tate was born on December 23, 1949 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to George Tate and Maxine (Cupp) Tate. Dewayne married Joleen Bennett on May 23, 1981 in Grapeland, Texas. He was a member of the First Baptist...

Feb 28, 2009

Harry Wells Halterman was born June 30, 1924, in Grove, Oklahoma. He was the only child of Dr. I.L. and Lora Tallman Halterman. As a child, Harry was known as a precocious youngster, widely recognized for antics such as out-house tipping, unearthing tree saplings from neighbors' yard and driving his friends between Grove and Southwest City, Missouri at the early...

Feb 27, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. Mabery will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday March 4, 2009 in the Nowata Church of God sanctuary. Rev. Marc Adams of the Nowata Church of God will officiate. Burial will follow in the Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Benjamin Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com.

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