Obituaries

Jan 19, 2012

RICHARD LEE RUSSELL, M.D. Dr. Richard Lee Russell, 85, of Harrisburg, PA and Grand Lake, OK, died after an extended illness on January 19, 2012, with his loving wife, Linda by his side. He was born on June 28, 1926, in Picher, Oklahoma, the son of Dr. Richard and Henrietta Russell. He was married to Linda Hough Russell of Vinita,...

Jan 19, 2012

Mary Ellen Parnell, age 86 of Vinita, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 19, 2012. Mary was born in Ketchum, OK on October 17, 1925 the daughter of Charles and Adeline (Henry) Woodall. On November 7, 1943 she was united in marriage to the love of her life Eddie Parnell and together they raised five children. Mary was...

Jan 18, 2012

Gay Nickels Matthews
 Gay Matthews passed away on Wednesday, January 18, at her home in Los Alamos, New Mexico, after an extended fight against multiple myeloma. She was 63 years old. Gay was born November 23, 1948, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Robert and Murlene (Collins) Nickels. She grew up in Bartlesville, graduated from Bartlesville's College High School and attended Oklahoma...

Jan 18, 2012

Mark Ryan LaBarr, 55 years old, of Nowata, OK passed away Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. He went home to the Lord's kingdom from Tulsa, OK after a nine month battle with colon cancer. We said goodbye to an amazing husband, father, brother, uncle, nephew, and cousin. Mark was the third son born to William Ronald LaBarr and Charlene Lois Ryan...

Jan 17, 2012

Inez Marie (Greiner) Snider 92, was born in Stillwater, OK on August 27, 1919, She passed from this life on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Southtown Nursing Center in Bixby, after an extended illness. She was married to Collis F. Snider for 67 years and they resided in Vinita, OK most of their lives. Inez was a graduate of...

Jan 15, 2012

Services for Thomas William White are currently pending with Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home.

Jan 14, 2012

Eva N. Mahan, 97, of Bartlesville, passed peacefully at home on January 14, 2012. She was born December 7, 1914, in Ravenswood, West Virginia to Earle and Grace Webster. She grew up with her sister and two brothers on a farm near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Eva had a brief career as a model in New York, City, but had to return...

Jan 13, 2012

Bill Joe DuBois, age 80 of Grove, formerly of Ketchum, died Friday, January 13, 2012. Bill was born in Spavinaw on December 5, 1931 the son of Harry and Vera (Swift) DuBois. In 1948 Bill enlisted in the United States Army serving during the Korean War until 1952. He worked for many years as a diesel mechanic. Bill was a...

Jan 13, 2012

Graveside Services for Donald Smith will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Springhill Church Cemetery in Coffeyville, Kansas with Pastor Lex Fox officiating. Services have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Donald Dean (Duck) Smith, 64, of Lenapah, Oklahoma, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Donald...

Jan 13, 2012

Caroline T. Chandler, widow of Eldon Chandler and former resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully in her sleep, at her home in Mount Vernon, New York (outside Manhattan), on January 13, 2012. Caroline Tumlin was born July 8, 1923 in Cave Spring, Georgia. She was the daughter of Albert Tumlin and Lucy (Young) Tumlin. She was raised in Cave...

Jan 12, 2012

Jan 12, 2012

Mrs. Annie L. Mason, age 93, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012, in Grove, Oklahoma, where she had been a resident of the Grove Nursing Center. Annie had resided at her home in Ramona until she moved to the Grove Nursing Center several years ago. Annie Luetta Mason was born May 22, 1918, in Ramona, Oklahoma, the daughter of...

Jan 12, 2012

Hattie Evelyn Smithey Osborn, age 91 of Big Cabin, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Hattie was born in Okay, Oklahoma on April 26, 1920 the daughter of Robert and Laura (Brentlinger) Boydston. Hattie loved many things in life. She loved her family, gardening, quilting, painting, and collecting antiques. The strong matriarch of her family,...

Jan 12, 2012

Allen "Brit" Britton Locklier, Jr, age 68, died on January 12, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Brit was the son of Allen and Ruth (McManis) Locklier. He was born on January 7, 1944 in Kennedy, Texas. Allen proudly served in the United States Navy. Allen was a fireman for 28 years, retiring from the Clark County Fire Department in Las Vegas,...

Jan 12, 2012

Funeral Services for Marvin L. Culver are 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Nowata, Oklahoma with OHP Chaplain Sam Garner and David Ray officiating. Interment will follow at the Winganon Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences can be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Family has asked that memorials be sent to...

Jan 8, 2012

Benjamin Renee "Benji" Macias, 61, a long-time resident of Dewey, Oklahoma died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Bartlesville Care Center where he had been a resident for the past few years. Benji was born September 28, 1949 in Bartlesville, OK to Manuel Frank and Julia Maria (Rocha) Macias and spent his lifetime in the Dewey and Bartlesville area. He...

Jan 8, 2012

Lena Lorene White, of McCune, Kansas, former resident of Vinita died Sunday January 8, 2012 at Elm Haven Care Center in Parsons. She was born September 30, 1930 in Vinita to Benjamin T. Osborn and Mary Imogene Ross Osborn. She has lived in Kansas For the past two years. Lena had worked at Eastern State Hospital and the Highway Café...

Jan 7, 2012

Myrna Ann (Brewster) Hershberger, 75, mother of Jay Alan Hershberger and Julie Ann Johnson, was called by God to her eternal rest in the Church Triumphant on Saturday morning, January 7, 2012 while at Green Country Assisted Living. Funeral services for Myrna will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday January 12 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, the Rev. Mark E....

Jan 7, 2012

Jimmy Lee Berry, 72, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Wood Manor Nursing Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was born October 22, 1938 in Delaware, Oklahoma to Arthur Lee and Hattie Elizabeth (Parsons) Berry. Jim grew up in Delaware County where he lived with his mother and father and three siblings. Jim attended Nowata schools...

Jan 3, 2012

Barbara Ann Faulkner Kiser, 58 of Stuarts Draft, VA formerly of Vinita, OK passed away at her home surrounded by her family, Tuesday January 3, 2011. She was born July 9, 1953 in Lincoln Arkansas the daughter of Ola Faye and Vol Faulkner. The family moved to Vinita in 1957 where she was raised and educated. She married and moved...