Obituaries
Dwain Mosby
Feb 18, 2009
Dwain Monroe Mosby, 71, of Langley, Oklahoma died at 1:52 a.m., Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Dwain was born July 27, 1937 in Grove, Oklahoma to Lester Monroe and Viola Jenny (Wasmer) Mosby. He had been a truck driver for several years driving for various companies including the cement plant and Spikes Commodities. Dwain was also...
John Jones
Feb 17, 2009
John W. Jones, 82, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Medical Center. John W. Jones was born at the home of his parents Rufus D. Jones and Edna (Rickard) Jones in Taylor, Texas on February 4, 1927. He attended grade school near his home and attended high school in Coupland, Texas. John graduated with the class of...
Herman Chief-Miller
Feb 17, 2009
Herman T. Chief-Miller Jr. 76, of Nowata passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at his home. Herman was born on December 1, 1932 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Herman T. Miller Sr. and Bertie Secondine Miller. He married Anna Luella Martin on October 30, 1951. Chief was a member of the Armstrong Community Church. He loved to fish and hunt but...
Roy Butcher
Feb 16, 2009
Roy Lee Butcher, 81 year old Vinita resident, passed away February 16, 2009, at Craig General Hospital. Roy was born November 24, 1927 at Todd District, Craig County, Oklahoma to Irving Butcher & Mattie Emaline (Tyner) Butcher. He married Geraldine Willis on November 12, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was a charter member of the Craig County Baptist Church...

Richard Logan
Feb 16, 2009
Richard S. Logan, 90, a longtime resident of Bartlesville, died Monday, February 16, 2009 in St. Louis Missouri. Husband of the late Peggy Blackburn Logan; loving father of William R. Logan, M.D. (Ann); "Papa" of David, Tom, Mary, John, Beth and Claire. Our dear brother, cousin, dancing partner, and friend. Dick was born in Carthage, Missouri to William Rozelle and...
June Stine
Feb 15, 2009
June Stine, 74, retired school teacher and a resident of Bartlesville, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 in the Forrest Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. June Stine was born in Foreman, Arkansas, June 19, 1934, the daughter of Rueal Anin Cates and Rubye (Thomas) Cates. She graduated high school in 1952. She continued her education at Southwestern State University in Durant, Ok,...

Tammy Hadley
Feb 15, 2009
Tammy Lynn Hadley, age 43 and resident of Pryor, died Sunday February 15, 2009. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 12, 1966, the daughter of Larry and Jacqueline (Maly) Clifford. When she was a little girl her family moved to the Big Cabin area where she attended most of her school years except her senior year, graduating from...
Judith Lee
Feb 15, 2009
Judith Ann Lee 63 of Vinita, died early Sunday, February 15, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family. Judy was born June 6, 1945 in Hutchison, Kansas to Harrison and Ethel (Smith) Koon. She loved and admired books. Judy worked at Southeast Elementary School and then moved to Vinita High School as a paraprofessional. She enjoyed working with the...
Edna Mcbee
Feb 14, 2009
Edna Maureen McBee went to be with the Lord on February 14, 2009, at Vinita, Oklahoma. She is survived by three sons, Warren McBee and wife Karol of Merritt Island, Florida, Marvin McBee and wife Judy of Hollis, Oklahoma, Douglas McBee and wife Paula of Norman, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Felicia Morley, Scott McBee, Greg McBee, Christopher McBee and Kimberly McBee;...

Charles Page
Feb 14, 2009
Service Details
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 10:00am
Interment Details
Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery
Betty White
Feb 14, 2009
Betty Virginia White 68 year old resident of Chelsea, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Claremore Nursing Home. She was born November 3, 1940 in Cleora to Pascal Quincy and Alta Meda (Nelson) Russell. Betty was married to Wayne Oliver White on June 17, 1972 in Vinita. She had previously been employed by the Hydro-Hoist Boat Lift Company in...

Billie Mathias
Feb 13, 2009
Billie Jeane Mathias was born February 9, 1928, to William F. and Emma H. (Truitt) Porter in Wichita, Kansas. Billie was raised mainly in Wichita, graduating from Wichita East High School in 1946. She married Arthur R. Mathias, Jr. in 1946 and remained as husband and wife until Arthur's death in 2007. Billie enjoyed bowling and fishing was a member...
Bill Chambers
Feb 13, 2009
Bill Chambers, 82, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, went to meet his savior on Friday, February 13, 2009 in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born November 4, 1926 in Braman, Oklahoma to Billey Edwin and Lelia Fern (Smith) Chambers. Bill was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, serving with the U.S. Army and Paratroopers, form 1945 to...

Francis Cunningham
Feb 13, 2009
Francis "Frank" James Cunningham, Sr., 87, Nowata resident, died Friday February 13, 2009 in the Nowata Nursing Center. Frank served in the United States Navy and The Air Force in World War II and the Korean War. After his military service he was employed with the General Motors Company for 28 years as an electrician at several of the auto...
Iva Burton
Feb 12, 2009
Iva Lucille Lasure Burton went home to the Lord on February 12, 2009 following an extended illness. She was born December 8, 1923 in Dewey and was married to Richard H. Burton in 1941 in Dewey. She gave her life to raising her children. She loved to sew and made dolls for children throughout the community. She excelled in embroidery...
Frances White
Feb 9, 2009
Frances R. White, 89, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 3:05 a.m., Monday, February 09, 2009 at her home. Frances was born January 10, 1920 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Walter William and Allie Lerlene (King) Rozzell. She attended schools in Nowata and graduated from Nowata High School. Frances was a homemaker who took her role seriously. She was an excellent seamstress,...
Stanley Christian
Feb 8, 2009
Stanley Wayne Christian 69 year old longtime area resident, died Sunday February 8, 2009 at his home in Miami. He was born on December 7, 1939 in Wichita, Kansas to Glenn and Pauline (Holcomb) Christian. Stan graduated from Vinita High School and later attended and played football at Northeastern A & M College in Miami. He was a cowboy, making...
Donn Pennel
Feb 8, 2009
Donn Phillip Pennel, age 69, a longtime resident of Langley, OK died Sunday February 8, 2009 at his home. He was born in Vici, Ok the son of J.C. and Fern (Evans) Pennel. He was raised in Pryor where he received his formal education graduating from Pryor high school. Don was a veteran paratrooper serving with the 101st. airborne division...

Deloris Looney
Feb 7, 2009
Deloris Looney, age 85, of Vinita died Saturday February 7, 2009 at Rosewood Terrace Nursing center in Vinita. She was born February 9, 1923 in Wichita, KS to Doris Graham and Mona (Davis) Graham. She was reared and received her formal education in Augusta, Kansas where she graduated high school. She moved to Vinita from Pryor, OK in 1970 and...