Obituaries
Carolyn West
Oct 13, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555..... Carolyn Sue West, 68 year old Vinita resident, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017. Carolyn was born on June 28, 1949 to Ernest and Minnie Mae (Cartwright) Ghumm. On December 9, 1966 she was united in marriage to Perry West. She worked as a truck driver for 20 years. She enjoyed fishing, hunting,...
Glen Hayes
Oct 13, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita 918-256-5555 Glen Alan Hayes, 57 year old White Oak resident, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017 in Vinita. He was born on January 15, 1960 in Vinita to Jacob Franklin "Frank" Hayes and Sandra Collette (Merritt) Hayes. Glen attended White Oak School, until he enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in March of...
Juila Kerbaugh
Oct 12, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261.Julia May Kerbaugh, 78 year old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on October 12, 2017. It is important to understand that Julia did not lose the battle with IBC breast cancer, she fought, and she won. She now is with her parents, grandparents and three brothers who preceded her in death. Julia was born...
Debra Shipp
Oct 11, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700...................................................... Graveside services for Debra Elaine Shipp are 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Ball Cemetery in Childers, Oklahoma with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Debra Elaine Shipp, 49, of Nowata, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at...
Lyman Myers
Oct 8, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. 918-256-5555 Lyman Alexander Myers, 85 year old Vinita resident, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at his home. He was born on April 25, 1932 in Newport, Rhode Island to Gilbert B. and Janet (Clark) Myers. Lyman graduated prep school from the Deerfield Academy, then attended Princeton University, before completing his Bachelor of Science...
Jim Gault
Oct 7, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261.James (Jim) Sheldon Gault passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the age of 88. Jim was born on July 14, 1929 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Curtis and Willie Mae (Sheldon) Gault. He attended Tulsa Central High through his junior year and moved to Grove where he was an All-State football player and...
Cecil Kimmell
Oct 5, 2017
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - Cecil R. Kimmel, age 75 and Bartlesville resident, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at his home. Cecil Ray Kimmel was born in Bartlesville on April 12, 1942. He was the son of Cecil Robert Kimmel and Margaret Elma (Heaton) Kimmel. He was a life-long resident of the...
Theresa Hill
Oct 3, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700......................................... Funeral services for Theresa Elizabeth Hill are 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the First Baptist Church on Mississippi Street in Nowata with Rev. Anthony Nash officiating. Interment will follow at Sanders Cemetery in Childers, Oklahoma. Family will be receiving friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Friday, October 6, 2017...
Rose Johnston
Oct 2, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. 918-256-5555. Rose Mary Johnston, 89 year old Vinita resident, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017 in Vinita. She was born on May 4, 1928 in Vinita to Albert and Bessie Hazel (Olrich) Minson. Rose Mary was married to Robert H. "Bob" Johnston on July 29, 1950 in Vinita, he preceded her in death on...
Lloyd Gardner Jr.
Oct 1, 2017
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - Lloyd Earl Gardner, Jr. passed away peacefully on October 1, 2017 at The Journey Home. He was 91. Born on September 4, 1926, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, "Ace" was the only son of Lloyd Earl and Virginia (Brauer) Gardner. He attended the wonderfully progressive Cheyenne Mountain School where he...
Omalea Wright
Sep 30, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. 918-256-5555 Omalea Wright 94 year old Ketchum resident, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 30, 2017. She was born on April 25, 1923 in Vinita to Neavin and Pearl (Keller) McSpadden. Omalea attended school and graduated from Ketchum High School. She married Ralph Wright in 1939. Omalea enjoyed raising a big garden,...
Mark Norris
Sep 30, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Mark Duane Norris, 58 passed away on September 30, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. Mark was born on March 26, 1959 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the son of Jack and Virginia (Barber) Norris. He was a graduate of U.S. Grant High School. Mark was a very talented and skilled cabinet...
Jessie Miller
Sep 29, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555..... Jessie Josephine "Jo" Miller, 78 year old Vinita resident, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 29, 2017. Jo was born in Vinita on March 9, 1939 to Thomas and Ada (Allen) Kirby. On June 8, 1957 she was united in marriage to Herbert Miller and together they raised four daughters....
Lula Goins
Sep 26, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma, 918-253-3222. Lula Mae (Gordon) Goins, 80 year old lifetime resident of Jay, passed away on September 26, 2017 at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. Lula was born on July 23, 1937 in Jay, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Edward Carrol "Kay" and Elsie (Cunningham) Gordon. Lula helped raise half the children in...
Gerald Young
Sep 24, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918 - 256 -5555…….Gerald (Jerry) Irving Young passed away September 24, 2017. He was born August 5, 1942 in Butler New Jersey the son of Louis Gerald Young and Bertha (Meade) Young. Jerry was raised and worked in Butler, New Jersey until he moved to Oklahoma in the 60's. He was a warehouse foreman for a...

Rosa Graves
Sep 23, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918 -256- 5555……Rosa Darlene Graves passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017. She was born January 28, 1963 in Long Beach California the daughter of Claude Earl Ornder Jr. and Virginia Lee (Keys) Ornder. Rosa lived in many different states while she was growing up eventually settling in Wichita, Kansas. While living in Wichita she met and...
Dorothy Donavant
Sep 21, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261, Dorothy Maxine Donavant, 93, of Grove passed away Sept. 21, 2017. Funeral Services will be at 1:30 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove. Dot was born on Jan. 14, 1924, in Vinta to Henry and Dora (Han) Whitfield. She was one of 12 children, the third from the...
William Stiger
Sep 20, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700..................................................................... Funeral services for William "Bill" Louis Stiger are 10:00 A.M., Friday, September 22, 2017 at Oologah Assembly of God Church with Pastor Kent Jensen officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Talala. Family will be receiving friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Benjamin Funeral Service....
Reba Mcfadden
Sep 19, 2017
Reba "Lois" McFadden, age 83 and resident of Dewey, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, in the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville.. Lois was born June 8, 1934 in Shady Point, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of William Pennington Garrett and Willie Edith (Vanmeter) Garrett. She grew up in Shady Point, Bennington and Poteau in S.E. Oklahoma. After...
Ty Hewitt
Sep 17, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700...................................................... Memorial services for Ty Augustine Hewitt are 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Nowata Middle School Gymnasium with Dr. Brett Rogers and Pastor Todd Brock officiating. There will be a rosary at 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Nowata. Ty Augustine Hewitt, born September...