Obituaries

Sep 22, 2007

Vinita, OK - Thomas Warren "Tommy" Dawson, 74, died Saturday morning, September 22, 2007 at Home of Hope Group Home of Vinita. Tommy was born September 19, 1933 at St. John Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Gerald R. Dawson and Elizabeth (Warren) Dawson. He grew up in Tulsa and became a resident of the Home of Hope over 30 years...

Sep 22, 2007

Woodrow Floyd "Woody" Walker, 95 year-old rural Vinita (Pensacola) resident, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. He was born August 8, 1912 in Eucha-Topsy area to James Buchanan Walker and Eliza Howdeshell Walker. Woodrow was married to Helen Mae Graham on December 2, 1935 in Jay, she preceded him in death on May 23,...

Sep 21, 2007

Samuel Allen Bellamy Graveside funeral services for life long Nowata resident Samuel Allen Bellamy will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at Winganon Cemetery, Winganon, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Home, of Nowata. Samuel Allen Bellamy was born January 21, 1963, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Bill and Anna Belle (Woolman) Bellamy. He passed from...

Sep 20, 2007

Luvinia Ruth Siler, 86 year old rural Vinita resident, died Thursday, September 20, 2007 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born April 9, 1921 in Sapulpa, to Josh and Lucy (Blood) Lee. Oldest of nine children, she raised two brothers, after the early death of her parents. She married Charley Newton Siler on June 9, 1941 in...

Sep 19, 2007

Dot Louraine Epperson, 86 year-old Nowata resident, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Dot L. Epperson was born March 9, 1921 in Chandler, Oklahoma to Jack A. Pierce and Lizzie Josephine Stevens-Pierce. She attended schools in the Nowata area for several years and later went on to work as the manager for McClellan's...

Sep 18, 2007

Pauline Marie Barnes 56 year-old Vinita resident, died Wednesday evening September 18, 2007 in Claremore, after an extended illness. She was born April 19, 1951 in Vinita to Lewis and Jean Marie (Galvin) Cass. Pauline was a graduate of Vinita High School. She worked as a sales representative for ITC for the past few years. Pauline was a member of...

Sep 18, 2007

Anita Gail Marquis, 47 year old Vinita resident, died Tuesday September 18, 2007 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born June 10, 1960 in Muskogee to Kenneth Edward Bass and Juanita Deloris (Jones) Beck. Anita graduated from Vinita High School in 1978. She married Tony Marquis in Miami on May 8, 1983. Anita worked in food...

Sep 17, 2007

Joseph Edward "Joe" Biggerstaff Joseph Edward "Joe" Biggerstaff was born in Van Buren, Arkansas, March 2, 1939, to David Clay and Ellen Louise (Goings) Biggerstaff. He passed from this life Monday, September 17, 2007, at Hillcrest Hospital, in Tulsa after reaching 68 years, 3 months, and 2 days. His family moved to Nowata in the early 1940's and he graduated...

Sep 16, 2007

George Marion Tyner, Jr. Mr. George Marion Tyner, Jr. longtime area school educator and administrator, age 90, died Sunday Sept 16, 2007 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Mr. Tyner, a Cherokee Indian, was born to George Marion Tyner, Sr. and his wife Ethel lone Marshall Tyner. He graduated from Dewey High School, Northeastern State College at Tahlequah, OK (Bachelor of Science), Oklahoma...

Sep 16, 2007

Thelma "Babe" Franks, 58, died Sunday, September 16, 2007 at St. Johns Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. She was born on June 16, 1949 in Tahlequah, Ok. to James H. and Ester (Davis) Mouse. Thelma was a vaccinator at the Simmons Hatchery in Jane, Missouri. She loved everyone she met. Thelma enjoyed making arts and crafts to give to...

Sep 16, 2007

Harold "Sam" Aaron Moye, 64, died Sunday, September 16, 2007 at Betty Ann Nursing Center in Grove. He was born on February 15, 1943 in Longmont, Colorado to David Aaron and Mattie Mae (Currey) Moye. Sam served twenty-two years in the United States Navy and retired as Senior Chief Petty Officer. He had worked at Simmons Foods in Jay and...

Sep 15, 2007

Leona Bertha White, 92 year-old former Vinita resident died Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the St. John's Medical Center in Owasso. She was born March 9, 1915 in Longdale-Blaine, Oklahoma to David William and Mary Katie (Greb) Weber. Leona was married to former Vinita Fire Chief George White on March 17, 1937 in Canton, Oklahoma. She retired from Eastern State...

Sep 15, 2007

Jay, Ok. - Orpha Hope Barnhart, 79, died Saturday, September 15, 2007 at Regency Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born on July 28, 1928 in the Jay area to Paul and Myrtle (Pritchett) Earp. She married Raymond Barnhart on February 1, 1946 in Columbus, Kansas. Orpha was a member of the Church of Christ in Jay. She enjoyed cooking,...

Sep 14, 2007

Dr. Forrest C. Lawrence, age 90, a resident of Bartlesville, passed away on Friday September 14, 2007 in the Jane Phillips Hospital. Dr. Lawrence was born on August 27, 1917 to Charles Lawrence and Ora (Wright) Lawrence at Bradleyville, Missouri. Forrest grew up in Springfield, Missouri, attended SW Missouri State University, and graduated Medical School at Washington University in St....

Sep 11, 2007

Donald Roy McCutchan, 69 year-old Disney resident died at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, after an extended illness. Roy was born March 12, 1938 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Albert A. McCutchan, II and Muriel Helena (Miller) McCutchan. Roy was a graduate of Eufaula High School, Spartan School of Aeronautics and attended Southeastern State University...

Sep 10, 2007

Ruby Jo "Jocie" Carpenter Ruby Jo "Jocie" Carpenter was born September 19, 1921, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to Ruby Steven and Rosalee (Walker). She passed from this life September 10, 2007, at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center, in Nowata, after reaching 85 years, 9 months, and 21 days. She attended school in McAlester and continued her education at Oklahoma A&M, (Oklahoma...

Sep 9, 2007

Service Details

Sunday, September 16th, 2007 10:00am, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove

Sep 8, 2007

Euel Herriman Euel Herriman was born May 18, 1916, in Madison County, Arkansas, to David Jasper and Alice Josephine (Davis) Herriman. He passed from this life September 8, 2007, in Nowata after reaching 91 years, 3 months and 20 days. He attended school in Asher, Oklahoma, and on September 11, 1937 he married Hazel Juanita Lindesmith in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma....

Sep 8, 2007

Service Details

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 2:00pm, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove

Sep 8, 2007

Afton, OK (The Coves at Bird Island) - Sharla Kaye Bonner, 44, died Saturday evening, September 8, 2007 at her home in The Coves at Bird Island. Sharla was born November 9, 1962 at Sallisaw, Oklahoma to Don L. Gibson and Evelyn (Poindexter) Gibson. She grew up in Sallisaw and was a graduate of Sallisaw High School, where she was...