Obituaries

Jul 14, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918-256-5555..........Betty Lou Haslett, long time Vinita resident, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016. She was born February 18, 1929 in Whitebird, Oklahoma. Betty was the daughter of Lewis Jasper White and Cora Cathryn (Wright) White. She had lived in Vinita since 1950. Betty attended the First United Methodist Church of Vinita and sang in the choir...

Jul 13, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918 - 256 - 5555............... Marvin Wilkins, 80 year old Vinita resident, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Marvin was born in White Oak, OK on March 17, 1936 to Amos and Odell Wilkins. Marvin proudly served and retired from the United States Air Force. Following his military service he worked several years for the postal...

Jul 13, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Sandra Dee (Cornshucker) Barrows, 52, passed away on July 13, 2016 in Eucha, Oklahoma. Sandra was the daughter of Marshal and Betty Lou (Beck) Cornshucker. She was born on October 2, 1963 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. After graduating from Colcord High school, Sandra worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for the nursing home. She enjoyed...

Jul 13, 2016

Pat Hopper obituary and service info Patricia Ann ‘Pat' Hopper passed from this life on July 13, 2016 at home with family in Langley, Oklahoma, at the age of 87. Pat was born in Independence, Kansas on July 10, 1929, the only child of Laurel Ray ‘Hi' Heiser and May (Edwards) Heiser. Recently retired from serving as a tour guide...

Jul 11, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555. -- Ronald Jay Harvey, 67 year old Vinita resident, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 at his home, after an extended illness. He was born on January 2, 1949 in Nowata to J. T. and Marie (Morris) Williams. Ron graduated from Nowata High School, the attended tech schools in Tahlequah and Tulsa. He...

Jul 10, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555.-- Bobbie Lloydene Brown, 82 year old Big Cabin resident, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Seneca, Missouri. She was born on November 25, 1933 in Mangum, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Mildred (Crouch) Ivey. Bobbie attended high school in Adair. She married Lonnie Brown, who preceded her in death on April 28, 1974....

Jul 10, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555. -- Wilma Nell Theimer, 95 year old long time Muskogee resident, passed away on Sunday July 10, 2016 at the Country Gardens Assisted Living Center. She was born on October 1, 1920 in Lincoln, Arkansas to Bert and Eula (Norwood) West. Wilma Nell was a graduate of Muskogee Central High School and Northeastern State...

Jul 10, 2016

Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home of Langley, 918-782-4400. --- Stewart Edward Jeffers passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 1:08 AM. He was born July 17, 1954, in Vinita, OK to Juanita "Dee Dee" Jeffers and John Edward Jeffers. Stewart worked as a builder, millwright, carpenter and rancher. He loved shooting guns, riding his motorcycle and playing his...

Jul 8, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~Nowata, Oklahoma~~~918-273-2700 Graveside services for Vernon Eugene Bien are 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 11, 2016 at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Officiating will be Gene's nephew, Frank Parrish and Joe Smith. Vernon Eugene Bien, 81, son of Vernon and Mae (Motter) (Bien), Shaffer, went to his heavenly home, July 8, 2016, at the Journey Home in Bartlesville, OK....

Jul 6, 2016

Jul 5, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~ Nowata, Oklahoma~~~~~918-273-2700 Funeral services for Jimmy Leroy Adams are 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Nowata with Pastor Tom Tanquary officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery in Lenapah. Jimmy Leroy Adams, 53, lifelong Delaware resident, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. He...

Jul 5, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nowata, Oklahoma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 918-273-2700 Marrietta "Rita" June Stierwalt awoke in Heaven in the arms of her Lord and Savior Tuesday, July 5, 2016. She was welcomed home by her husband, Leonard Earl (Bud) Stierwalt, and her mother and step father, Elizabeth & Willie Hamil, who had gone before. Rita was born September 24, 1930 and was...

Jul 4, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261.Lillian Lea (Tanner) Moreland-Walker, 94, passed away on July 4, 2016 in Miami, Oklahoma. Lillian was born on May 31, 1922 in Jay, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Scott and Sallie (Owens) Tanner. Lillian was proud member of the Cherokee Nation. She attended high school in Wyandotte Oklahoma and later to Chilocco Indian Agricultural...

Jul 3, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Raymond Lee Everley, 70 year old Grove, OK, resident passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016. Ray was born on September 28, 1945, in Fresno, CA, to Arling and Charlotte (Davis) Everley. He married Janis (Schulz) on February 25, 1983. Ray worked as a sales manager for Sam's Club. He was also a reserve...

Jul 2, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, OK 918-253-3222. Bonnie May Henson, 76, passed away on July 2, 2016 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Bonnie was born on February 11, 1940 in Jay, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Tom and Bertha (Harris) Gibe. Bonnie worked for many years and retired as the Assistant Secretary for the Delaware County Election Board....

Jun 29, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555. -- Kenneth Neal "Casey" Bible, 87 year old well known rural Vinita farmer-stockman, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. He was born on December 25, 1928 in Chelsea, to James Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Ard) Bible. Kenneth attended Chelsea schools. He was married to Dixie June...

Jun 28, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Harold Dean Hensley, 56, passed away on June 28, 2016 after a tragic accident in Fairland, Oklahoma. Dean was born on April 12, 1960 in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was the son of Harold B Hensley and Edna Mae (Moss) Templin. After 24 years of service, Dean retired from the United States Navy as a...

Jun 27, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nowata, Oklahoma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 918-273-2700 Funeral services for Maurice Earlin Broom are 2:00 P.M., Friday, July 1, 2016 at Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with Pastor Andy Krebs officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Maurice Earlin Broom, 73, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at Stillwater Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1943 in...

Jun 24, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nowata, Oklahoma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 918-273-2700 Graveside services for Mary Ann Stookey are 2:00 P.M., Thursday, June 30, 2016 with Dr. Larry DeLay officiating at Relocated Cemetery in Nowata, OK. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Mary Ann Stookey, 67, of Nowata, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at...

Jun 23, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Arthur Eugene Bonine II, Gene to all his friends and family, exchanged this life for eternal life on June 23, 2016 in Grove, OK. Gene was born on November 11, 1966 in Parsons, Ks to Arthur and Joyce. His family lived just outside of Galesburg, KS and he attended elementary school there. As a teen Gene...