Obituaries

Jan 18, 2013

Bertie Lee May (87) long time Nowata resident passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. She was born August 20, 1925, in Pleasant Hill, Oklahoma to Charles M. and Nellie (Holloway) Wilson. Mrs. May enjoyed gardening, watching birds, and was a very active person. She loved people and had many friends. Bertie worked as a...

Jan 17, 2013

Norman Laverne "Tubby" Hardrick, 62 year-old longtime Vinita resident, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 after a battle with cancer. Tubby was born March 2, 1950 to Virginia Hardrick Tyler. He was a 1968 graduate of Vinita High School, following graduation; he joined the United States Army and reached the rank of Specialist 4. While serving in the military, he participated...

Jan 17, 2013

Johnny Ray Laws, pass away on Thursday morning, January 17, 2013 at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin, MO. He was 58 years of age. John was born in Pryor, OK on September 3, 1954 to Raymond Edward Laws and Barbara Sue (Hutchison) Laws. John went to school in Eucha, OK until the 7th grade. He completed Jay High school in...

Jan 17, 2013

Services Pending

Jan 16, 2013

John Charles Martin "Jack" Atkins, 72 year old resident of Spavinaw, die Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Integris Grove Hospital. He was born June 26, 1940 in Tulsa, to Dr. Paul N. Atkins and Margaret (Martin) Atkins. The funeral mass will be held Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Vinita, wit...

Jan 16, 2013

Flossie Foresee of Jay, OK passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the home of her daughter Sharon Spohn of Catoosa, OK. Flossie was born on March 29 in Rural Jay, OK. She and her husband lived there over 50 years and raised five children. She attended Soul Harbor Church with her daughter in Catoosa as long as she...

Jan 15, 2013

Funeral services for Herman Eugene Anders are 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2013 at the First Church of God in Nowata with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Talala. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Herman Eugene Anders, 79, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at...

Jan 14, 2013

Wanda Mae Randall Norton 80 year old lifetime Vinitian passed from this life on Monday January 14, 2013 in her home with her daughter by her side. She was born February 1, 1932 in the same house she died in to Jesse Joseph and Mary Ellen (Hubbard) Randall. Wanda was a member of the Vinita High School class of 1950....

Jan 14, 2013

Memorial services for Robert Steven Black are 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2013 at Hillside Christian Church with Van Longbons officiating. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Robert Steven Black, 72, of Nowata, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at Kindred Hospital in Tulsa. He was born on July 31, 1940 in Nowata to Vera Maude (Guthrie) and Jake...

Jan 13, 2013

Sue Ann Shepherd-King passed into the presence of our Lord on January 13, 2013, at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas, after a long illness. Sue was born in Chanute, Kansas on May 16, 1946. She was preceded in death by her mother, Eva Lou and her father, Conner H. Shepherd. She is survived by her daughters, Candice Tucker, of...

Jan 13, 2013

Services Pending

Jan 12, 2013

Karen Lee Copeland, age 45 of Vinita, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013. Karen was born in Vinita on June 17, 1967 to George and Ann (Woolman) Copeland. Karen had a lifelong battle with cerebral palsy and was wheelchair bound since the age of 15. She enjoyed watching westerns, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen movies, being outdoors, children, and animals....

Jan 12, 2013

Charles Marion Hatcher, age 80 of Langley, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013. Charles was born in KS on September 7, 1932 to Earnest and Emma Marie (Collier) Hatcher. Charles was a kind hearted, generous, giving man who never met a stranger. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing, yard work, and feeding hummingbirds. He also enjoyed the lake...

Jan 12, 2013

Service Details

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 2:00pm, Church of Christ - Jay

Interment Details

Mount Hermon Cemetery

Jan 12, 2013

John Reed Bell II, 60 year old resident of Strang died Saturday January 12, 2013 at his home. He was born September 17, 1952 in Pryor, Oklahoma, the son of John Reed Bell and Nellie Goins Bell. He was raised and educated in Ketchum, graduating from Ketchum High School. John was a carpenter and a member of the Strang United...

Jan 11, 2013

Afton Harrison, 93 year old resident of Vinita, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. He was born on May 29, 1919 in Ketchum to Ode and Ethel (Vaughn) Harrison. Afton was united in marriage to Nadine Dobbs on March 3, 1941 in Lebanon, Missouri. He served his country...

Jan 11, 2013

N. Charlene Souders, Grove resident, formerly of Bartlesville, died early Friday morning January 11, 2013 at the age of 89 years. Charlene was born on March 1, 1923 in Gilbert, AR to her parents, Joseph and Beryl (Nicholson) Sanderson. She graduated from Sperry High School and attended business school after graduating. Charlene married the love of her life, Lewis Souders,...

Jan 10, 2013

Vicki Jo Forrest, age 63, and longtime resident of Copan, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2013, in the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Vicki Jo Edwards was born on January 30, 1949 in Bartlesville. She was the daughter of Gaston Dale Edwards and Ruth Ann (Brown) Edwards. She was raised and received her education in the Copan...

Jan 9, 2013

Herbert Loyd Wilkinson, 86 year old Nowata resident died January 9, 2013 at his home. He was born August 15, 1926 in Nowata to Albert L. Wilkinson and Ethel Carter Wilkinson. After graduating Nowata High School, Herb served two years in the US Army. On completion of his enlistment he returned to Nowata and worked as a television service repairman....

Jan 9, 2013

Ernest Dalby "Ernie" Odell, age 91, and former resident of Ochelata, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in the Medicalodge of Dewey where he had been a resident. Ernie was born on August 19, 1921 in Ramona, Oklahoma. He was the son of Turner Odell and Annie (Elliott) Odell. He was raised in the Ramona area where he...