Obituaries

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Sep 16, 2017

Hallie Mavontiene Branstetter, 90 year old Vinita resident, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 16, 2017. She was born on January 15, 1927 in Hallett, Oklahoma to Lester Eugene and Hallie Marie (Newman) McMillan. Hallie attended school at Couch and Welch. She married Kenneth Jackson Branstetter on August 11, 1945 in Oswego, Kansas, they had just celebrated...

Sep 16, 2017

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700........................................................... Funeral services for Richard James Smith, Jr. are 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with Chaplain Dave Talle officiating. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Richard James Smith, Jr., 74, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Heartsworth...

Sep 16, 2017

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700......................... Memorial services for William Eugene Maddux are 11:00 A.M., Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Jeffrey Rickman officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. William Eugene Maddux, who was lovingly called Bill, Dad, Papa and W.E. by those who knew and loved him, passed...

Sep 15, 2017

Luginbuel Funeral Home - 918-256-5555.... Lila Mae Riley, 83 year old long time resident of Strang, OK, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 in Tulsa, OK. Lila Mae was born April 26, 1934. She attended school at Strang. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Strang. Lila Mae was an exceptional cook and gardener. She fed many, many...

Sep 15, 2017

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Sep 14, 2017

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma, 918-253-3222. Ella Moriah Locust, 19, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017, due to injuries of a vehicle accident in Bixby, Oklahoma. Police said Ella Locust, was in the passenger seat when the crash happened, near the intersection of 131st and Memorial. The car she was in was turning left into the new Kum and...

Sep 14, 2017

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. 918-256-5555. Teresa Kay Berend, 53 year old White Oak resident, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at her home. She was born on November 1, 1963 in Vinita to Bill Leroy and Juanita (Nelson) Nall. Teresa had worked at the McDonalds Glass House Gift Shop as a sales clerk. She liked to work in...

Sep 14, 2017

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555. Howard Ross Hendren, 76 year old well known Chelsea resident, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at the St. Francis Hospital in Vinita. He was born on May 15, 1941 in Vinita to Howard Kenneth and Oneita Ione (Burke) Hendren. Howard was a 1959 graduate of Centralia High School. HH lived life to...

Sep 13, 2017

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. 918-256-5555. Lisa Gail (Boatright) Brown, 46 year old Ketchum resident, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, after a courageous battle with NMO. She was born on April 10, 1971 in Vinita to Ed and Kristi (Wedge) Boatright. Lisa was a graduate of Vinita High School and received...