Obituaries

Feb 27, 2015

Karen Rene' Brown, age 69, died on February 27, 2015 of natural causes at her home in Bartlesville. Karen was born 23 April 1945 in Bartlesville. She graduated from College High and attended Cottey College in Missouri and various universities in Oklahoma. She was married briefly to Jim Eppler of Bartlesville, and later to Joe Milton Greenwood of Dewey. She...

Feb 26, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK.....918-786-2261....Lola Grace Spees, passed away at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove, OK on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the age of 94. Lola was born on August 20, 1920 in Henriette, MN, the daughter of the late Lloyd Crom and Lois (Westfall) Crom. Lola and her family moved to West Allis, WI during her teen...

Feb 26, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555 --- William Lee "Billy" Hopwood, 61, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 in Vinita. He was born on June 2, 1953 in Osceola, Nebraska to Kenneth L. and Margery (Schneider) Hopwood. Billy graduated from Vinita High School in 1971. He lived in Tulsa for many years, where he worked at the Tool Box...

Feb 25, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, OK....918-253-3222....Walter Joe Bryant, age 75, passed away at Landmark Hospital in Joplin, MO on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Walter was born on April 9, 1939 in Shattuck, Oklahoma, the son of the late U.B. Bryant and Flora (Shelton) Bryant. Walter attend and graduated from Gravette High School in Gravette, AR. Walter served his country in the...

Feb 23, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK....918-786-2261....JoAnn L. Hoffman, passed away at her home in Grove, OK on Monday, February 23, 2015 at the age of 83. JoAnn was born on May 16, 1931 in Wardner, ID, the daughter of the late Wilbur Jack Harris and Ruby Roma (Rummerfield) Harris. JoAnn was married to James Hoffman for 45 wonderful years. She will...

Feb 22, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555......... Betty Louise Christie, 86 year old Ketchum resident, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015. Betty was born in Bakersfield, CA on October 22, 1928 to W. B. (Buck) and Gladys (Cooper) Thurston. She lived most of her life in Purcell, OK, moving to Ketchum in 1989. Betty was a strong believer of hard...

Feb 22, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK....918-786-2261....Dr. Frank D. Pope, 68, passed away directly following the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 22, 2015 in Daytona Beach, FL. He was attending the race with his wife in order to fulfill another item on his bucket list. Dr. Pope was a man who gave of himself generously, whether serving his country in the US...

Feb 21, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma.................... Ida Margaret (Hodges) Guthrie (age 95) entered into heaven on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 9:51 AM. She was loved very much and will be missed terribly by her family and her friends. Ida was born June 27, 1919, in Mountain View, Oklahoma, which was Indian Territory at that time. Her parents were John...

Feb 21, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma............................... Francine Powell, 80, of Nowata, went to be with her lord and savior on Saturday February 21, 2015. She was surrounded by her family when she left this earth, and what a legacy she leaves behind. Born Melba Francine Forehand on March 3, 1934 in Earle, Arkansas, she was a beloved mother, grandmother and...

Feb 20, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555.................... James Charles Hogan, 38 of Miami, Oklahoma, passed away on February 20, 2015 as a result of illness. He was born September 24, 1976 in Miami, Oklahoma, the son of Glen Hogan and Charlotte (Hogan) Buttram. He loved fishing and helping run Charlotte's Collectibles. James is survived by his father Glen Hogan, of...

Feb 19, 2015

Barbara Jean (Jeans) Taylor, 59 - year-old lifetime Vinita resident passed away on Thursday February 19, 2015 at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla. She was born in Joplin, MO on April 21, 1955 to De Jean and C. Rex Jeans. She was united in marriage to Leonard J. Taylor Jr. on June 23, 1979 and raised four children. Survivors...

Feb 19, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service ~ Nowata, OK Funeral services for John Ed Wendt, 77, of Nowata, are 2:00 P.M., Monday, February 23, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church in Nowata with James R. Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Memorials in John's...

Feb 19, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma.............................. Wanda Lee (Pruett) Pearsall passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 at her home in Nowata. She was born March 27, 1927 in Vinita to Charley and Grace (Smith) Pruett. They lived in the Childers area and they owned the Twin Bridge Store. She graduated from Childers School in 1944 and began her employment at...

Feb 18, 2015

Benjamin Funeral Service ~ Nowata, Oklahoma........ On January 13, 1939 a baby girl was born to Isaias and Johnnie (Edwards) Urbina, in Tampico, Mexico. Later, the family relocated from Old Mexico to Houston, Texas and eventually to Bristow, Oklahoma. Pearl was a 1957 graduate of Lincoln High School, in Bristow, Oklahoma. She married Louis Matthews Jr. in Tulsa, Oklahoma on...

Feb 17, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK (918) 786-2261 --- Shirley A. Joyce, 80 of Grove, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. She is survived by her sister Jackie Whitenker of Panama, Oklahoma, three children, Susie Couch of Springdale, Arkansas, Rick Joyce of Ozark, Arkansas and Michael Joyce of Grove, Oklahoma, four beautiful granddaughters, four great granddaughters one...

Feb 17, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home Jay, OK (918) 253-3222 --- Donald Ray Brundridge 73 year old Jay, Oklahoma resident passed away Tuesday February 17, 2015 in Grove, Oklahoma. Donald was born on February 17, 1942 in Grove, Oklahoma to Frank and Ada (Keen) Brundridge. Donald enjoyed playing bingo and also enjoyed adding to his Garfield collection. Donald was preceded in death by...

Feb 16, 2015

Kenneth Paul McDonald, 82 year old lifetime Vinita resident, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at the Heartsworth Senior Living Center in Vinita. He was born on August 3, 1932 to Paul I. and Nellie Marie (Hamilton) McDonald. After high school Kenneth served his country in the United States Navy. After his time in the Navy, Kenneth became a...

Feb 16, 2015

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555....... Charles "Vince" Cook, 67 year old Vinita resident, died Monday, February 16, 2015. Vince was born in Vinita on April 8, 1947 to Charles and Ellen (Dail) Cook. On September 20, 1966 he was united in marriage to Barbara Woolman and together they raised four children. Vince enjoyed bowling, hunting, fishing, and watching...

Feb 16, 2015

Dorothy F. Roberson, age 77, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015, at her home. Dorothy Fern "Dot" Marchant was born July 14, 1937 in Harrison, Arkansas. She was the daughter of William Monroe Marchant and Fanny Mae (Kelley) Marchant. She and her family moved to Bartlesville from Conway, Arkansas when she was a teenager...

Feb 15, 2015

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK...918-786-2261....There is no obituary at this time.

Service Details

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Interment Details

Cremation