Obituaries

May 21, 2012

Lifelong Nowata resident Carolyn Ray (Keithley) Blum (75) passed from this life Monday, May 21, 2012, at Nowata Nursing Center, after battling Alzheimer's disease. She was born January 2, 1937, in Wann, Oklahoma to Earl and Juanita (Reed) Keithley. Carolyn graduated from Nowata High School in 1955 and continued her education at Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma. On April 28,...

May 19, 2012

Georgia Madeleine (Marrs) Corle passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Osage Nursing Home in Nowata. She was born on August 10, 1930, at Delaware, Oklahoma to Edgar and Jennie Pearl (Kirk) Marrs. She attended school in Delaware, graduating in 1949. She married Howard Corle on June 15, 1949. Preferring to be called Madeleine, she was the tom-boy...

May 19, 2012

Funeral services for Sandy Kay Tharp will be held on Thursday, 10:00 a.m., May 24, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Nowata with Reverend Tom Tanquary officiating. Interment will follow at Martin Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com Sandy was born on July 29, 1958 in Nowata, Oklahoma to...

May 19, 2012

The world was blessed with arrival of Jim Capps born to Cora and Ambrose Capps on June 21, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri. He departed this world to rest in the arms of his Heavenly Father on May 19, 2012. He was preceded in death by a grandson, his parents, two sisters, two brothers and several step siblings. He is...

May 19, 2012

Richard Blue McElroy was joined with the Lord May 19, 2012 after a tragic motorcycle accident. Blue was blessed born to Richard Lee McElroy of Disney and Mary Ann McElroy on Disney on December 12, 1989. Blue was a member of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and well known and loved by motorcycle riders of the northeastern area. His immediate...

May 18, 2012

Tommy "Tom" Chezem, 74, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012 in Grove, OK. The cornerstone of our family and always willing to help those in need, he battled Parkinson's Disease for over 10 years and now enters His Heavenly Kingdom fully healed. Born February 22, 1938 in Ft. Smith, AR to Mose Eddie and Emma Chezem, he spent his...

May 18, 2012

Michael "Mo" Grismore, 27, of Bartlesville, OK passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael Allen Grismore was born December 7, 1984 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma the son of John Richard Grismore and Theresa (Smith) Grismore. Michael grew up in Bartlesville where he received his early childhood and secondary education. Michael was a wonderful...

May 16, 2012

Joel Dee (Jody) Meadows, age 91 passed from this life on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, with his family at his side. Jody was born on May 19, 1920, near Grove, OK, to the union of Joseph Perry Meadows and Viola (George) Meadows. The third of eight children, he began farming with his dad using teams of horses and mules. He...

May 14, 2012

Visitation Details

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 10:00am - 5:00pm, Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita

Service Details

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 2:00pm, Fairview Cemetery - Vinita

Interment Details

Fairview Cemetery - Vinita

May 13, 2012

Addis Champion Dilbeck, passed away at the Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, OK, on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at the age of 93. Addis was born November 20, 1918 in Fort Cobb, OK, the daughter of the late M. L. and Sylvia Meek. Addis grew up in the Fort Cobb area and graduated from Fort Cobb High School in...

May 12, 2012

Audrey Rae (Muncy) Boling, who would have been 99 on May 15, died Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born May 15, 1913 in Craig County to Edward Lee and Bessie (Rae) Muncy. Audrey began her education at Wayside School, she went there for the first grade, finished the rest of her grade...

May 11, 2012

Glynn Edward Alexander, passed away at the Landmark Hospital in Joplin, MO, on Friday, May 11, 2012 at the age of 90. Glynn was born October 30, 1921 in Cleo Springs, OK, the son of the late Joseph E. Alexander and Esther Marie Lennen Alexander. Glynn grew up in Ness City, KS and later moved to Rock, KS. He graduated...

May 11, 2012

Nerine AnnaMae (Hilburn) Kulchinski was born July 8, 1918 to Carl and Myrtle Hilburn in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. She grew up in the Tiahwah and Pawhuska areas and later moved to Nowata where she graduated from Nowata High School. Nerine married B.F. Kulchinski in Marietta, Oklahoma and was a devoted wife of over 50 years, until Ben's passing in 1993....

May 10, 2012

Neva Lorene Perry, 82 year old Nowata resident passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at St John Medical Center, in Tulsa. She was born in Cooper, Oklahoma October 16, 1930 to Frank and Florence Galloway. On February 13, 1954 she married Charles Perry in Wichita, Kansas. She was a member of the Full Gospel Christian Center in Watova. Mrs. Perry...

May 8, 2012

Lloyd Francis Schulte, age 74 of Disney, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Lloyd was born in Hays, Kansas on April 5, 1938 to Herbert and Armella (Jacobs) Schulte. On April 19, 1976 he was united in marriage to Betsy Pester. Lloyd enjoyed his dogs, fishing, camping with his eight children, and working on cars. Survivors include his wife Betsy...

May 8, 2012

Jack Terry Stimson was born on June 1, 1925 in Murphy, Oklahoma to Jess B. and Maggie Key Stimson, the sixth child of 10. As a young child, his family moved to the Ralston area in Osage County, in Oklahoma. The family share-cropped for the Mulendores. Jack often spoke of spring time in the Osage, riding on a buckboard to...

May 7, 2012

Funeral Services for Edgar Cleon "Tiny" Folk are at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 11, 2012 at the First Church of God with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Interment will follow at the Relocated Cemetery in Nowata. Services have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Tiny Folk passed away on Monday, May 7, 2012 at...

May 6, 2012

Ruby Kay Keeler, 89 year old Grove, Oklahoma resident, formerly of Garden City, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012. Ruby was born on April 18, 1923 in Logan County, Kentucky; the youngest daughter of 11 children to George Riley Taylor and Jenniva Seba (Whitaker) Taylor. On April 11, 1946 Ruby married John Keeler in Pittsburg, Kansas. Ruby was the...

May 6, 2012

Albert Lade, of Grove, Oklahoma, died at his home on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at the age of 87 years. He was born on February 11, 1925 in Sykkylven, Norway to Andreas and Johanne (Hole) Lade. Albert married the love of his life, Aase Hedquist on June 16, 1956 in Seattle, Washington and they enjoyed over 55 years together. Prior...

May 4, 2012

Madison Erin Mayes, age 10, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Madison "Maddycakes", the daughter of James Mayes and Kristi (Leach) Mayes was born on February 12, 2002 in Grove, Oklahoma. Madison was a third grade student at Grove Public Schools. She enjoyed playing Roblox games and La La Loopsies dolls;...