Obituaries
Geneva Wiley
Aug 13, 2012
Geneva B. Wiley, a long-time resident of the Grove area, died August 13, 2012. Geneva was born September 10, 1916 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, the second daughter of Jim and Eva (Smith) Dorsett. She attended Tonkawa schools, including UPS which is now known as Northern State College, and Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1938 with a BA degree when the school...
Billie Sigmon
Aug 11, 2012
Billie Bee Sigmon, age 87 of Langley, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012. Billie was born in Ropes, TX on November 17, 1924, to William and Tillie (Wolf) Wright. On October 7, 1945 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Sigmon and together they raised three children. Billie grew up in West Texas and moved to Tulsa during WWII to...
Ruby Taylor
Aug 9, 2012
Ruby Jean Reid-Taylor, 82 year-old Vinita resident, died Thursday August 9, 2012 from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born February 27, 1930 to Walter and Melinda (Addy) Reid. Ruby graduated from Warner High School, where she was an outstanding basketball player. She began working as a telephone operator for Cross Telephone Company in Warner in high school....
William Childers
Aug 8, 2012
William ‘Boo' Joseph Childers, Colcord resident, died at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa on August 8, 2012 at the age of 38 years. Boo was born February 28, 1974 in East St. Louis, Illinois to his parents, John D. and Mabel Fay (Lawson) Childers. After moving to Oklahoma when he was twelve years old, he attended Colcord schools. Boo was...
Opal Stimson
Aug 5, 2012
Opal Marie (Melton) Stimson, age 83, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away August 5, 2012 at her home surrounded by family. Opal was born August 11, 1928 in Chelsea, Oklahoma to Bert Clarence and Jessie (Bible) Melton, the youngest daughter and tenth child of 14. Opal attended school and graduated from Chelsea High School in 1946. She continued pursuing...
Roy Phillips
Aug 5, 2012
Roy Milton Phillips, 78 year old Eucha, Oklahoma resident passed away Sunday August 5, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Roy was born on November 6, 1933 to Roy Oscar Phillips and Laura (Mass) Phillips. Roy attended school in Jay and graduated in 1952. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Roy worked most of his...
Michael Clark
Aug 5, 2012
Michael Clark, age 51 of Vinita, died Sunday, August 5, 2012. Michael was born in Vinita on June 7, 1961 to Raymond Clark, Jr. and Barbara (Jackson) Clark. In 1979 he graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa. Michael owned his owned body shop for several years where he worked on Mustangs and Volkswagens. He was a member of...
Dwight Sayles
Aug 4, 2012
Dwight Sayles, 59, of Bartlesville, OK passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012 in Bartlesville. Dwight Leroy Sayles was born June 2, 1953 in Bartlesville, OK to Harvey Sayles, Sr. and Rosanna (Martin) Sayles and grew up in the Bartlesville area. On January 25, 1971, he married Marilyn Patricia Hardeman in Bartlesville. Dwight was a long-time employee of TRW's Reda Pump...
Dwight Sayles
Aug 4, 2012
Dwight Leroy Sayles was born June 2, 1953 in Bartlesville, OK to Harvey Sayles, Sr. and Rosanna (Martin) Sayles and grew up in the Bartlesville area. On January 25, 1971, he married Marilyn Patricia Hardeman in Bartlesville. Dwight was a long-time employee of TRW's Reda Pump Company where he worked as a welder. In 1985, it became necessary for Dwight...
Alfred Fields
Aug 2, 2012
Alfred "Al" E. Fields passed away at the Grove Nursing Center on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the age of 84. Al was born on December 1, 1927 in Akron, OH, the son of the late Sell Bower and Ela (Daugenberger) Bower. Al grew up in Ohio and attended school there until he joined the United States Army during WWII....
Joanna Bolen
Aug 2, 2012
Joanna E. Bolen, age 88, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2012, in the Forrest Manor Nursing Center, Dewey, Oklahoma. Joanna Yearout was born on May 6, 1924 in Dewey. She was the daughter of James Yearout and Bessie M. (Bush) Yearout. She grew up in the Dewey and Bartlesville communities. She was a graduate of the Bartlesville High School...
Donna Kirby
Aug 2, 2012
Donna Anne Kirby, age 51, and longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2012, in the Heritage Villa Nursing Center. Donna Anne O'Neill was born on February 4, 1961, in New Haven, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Jennie Regina Castagna O'Neill. Her stepfather was George McCallie from the age of six years old. Donna attended...
Lafena Siefert
Aug 1, 2012
Wyvonne Lafena (May) Siefert, 73 year old, Jay Oklahoma passed away Wednesday August 1, 2012. Lafena was born on February 5, 1939 in Jay, Oklahoma to Harvey and Helen (Hiser) May. Lafena attended school in Jay until her high school years. It was around this time she and her family moved to the Oregon area. Lafena gradated from Hermiston High...
Emory Briggs Jr.
Jul 30, 2012
A memorial service for Emory Walter Briggs, Jr. is at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2012 at Hillside Christian Church with Van Longbons officiating. Services have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Emory Walter Briggs, Jr. passed away Monday, July 30, 2012 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. He was born on June 7, 1928 in Oskaloosa, Missouri to...
Monte Price
Jul 29, 2012
Monte Lee Price, 39 year old Jay, OK resident passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2012. Monte was born on January 27, 1973 in Claremore, OK to Dorothy Summerfield Price and Danny Price. He was baptized in the Jay Tsa La Gi United Methodist Church. Monte was a 1991 graduate of Jay High School and was All State in football...
Andrew Proctor
Jul 28, 2012
Andrew Proctor, Jay resident, died Saturday July 28, 2012 at Grove Integris Hospital at the age of 57. He was born on February 1, 1955 in Claremore, Oklahoma to John Wiley and Emma Proctor. Andrew worked as a laborer during his life. He enjoyed OU football and was an avid fan. He is preceded in death by his parents, and...
Mary Smith
Jul 28, 2012
Mary Margaret Smith left this world to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, July 28, 2012. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was born October 19, 1941 to Leo and Frances Dick at the family home in Lenapah, OK. She attended school at Lenapah and Nowata. She was a member of the Church of the...
John Beisly
Jul 28, 2012
John Wesley Beisly, age 65 of Vinita, died Saturday, July 28, 2012. John was born in Springfield, MO on August 27, 1946 the son of Jim and Josephine (Snider) Beisly. After graduating high school he attended NEO College in welding and worked many years as a farmer. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, gardening, and canning. Survivors include his children: Angie...
Caroline Johnson
Jul 27, 2012
Caroline Marie Johnson, age 77 of Vinita, died Friday, July 27, 2012. Caroline was born in Anthon, OK (19 miles north of Clinton, OK) on February 20, 1935 to Pete and Barbara (Gassen) Klein. On October 19, 1968 she was united in marriage to Joe Johnson and together they raised three children. Caroline worked a variety of jobs in her...
Jason Cook
Jul 27, 2012
Jason Kyle Cook, 36, ended his life on July 27, 2012, in Seattle, WA. Jason was born January 7, 1976, in Enid, OK, to Carl and Becky (Lyon) Cook. Jason attended schools in Springfield and Republic, MO, and Vinita, OK. He was in the Wings program for gifted students. He worked at Kraft Foods and National Audio Co. in Springfield,...
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