Obituaries

Jun 7, 2009

Grace Lavonne Billam, 91, retired Lodge Director for Woolaroc, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Heritage Villa Nursing Center. A native of Oklahoma, Mrs. Billam was born in Wann, Ok. December 10, 1917, the daughter of William Mark Barbee and Inez (Medlin) Barbee. Grace was raised and educated in the Bartlesville area. She was united in marriage with Joe...

Jun 6, 2009

Edgar Alvin "Blondy" Buxton went to be with the Lord on June 6, 2009 in Vinita at his daughter's home surrounded by his loved ones. Blondy lived life with grace, dignity, and with loving concern for his family. He was born June 27, 1924 in Vinita to William E. and Pearl (Rentle) Buxton. Blondy graduated from Bluejacket High School, then...

Jun 6, 2009

Luvern M. Finnell, age 92 and longtime Vinita resident, died Saturday June 6, 2009 at Craig General Hospital. Luvern was born in Garfield, Arkansas January 31, 1917 the daughter of James and Jesse (Norris) McClain. She was raised in the Topsy, Oklahoma area. She lived in Granite City, Illinois for many years before moving to Vinita in the late 1960s....

Jun 5, 2009

James Andrew Snyder, 74, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 8:50 a.m., Friday, June 05, 2009, at Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. James was born August 18, 1934 in Scobey, Montana to Homer and Clara (Swenson) Snyder. He served his country in the United States Air Force. For over 40 years James was an over the road truck driver for...

Jun 4, 2009

Justin Barton "J.B." Haase, 89-year-old Bartlesville resident, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Mr. Haase was born January 5, 1920 in Ramona, Oklahoma to Gus Haase and Mary Hook-Haase. Mr. Haase attended schools in Ochelata and graduated with the Class of 1938. After high school, Mr. Haase broke and rode horses for...

Jun 4, 2009

Deidra Dawn Bradley, 41, a resident of Grove passed away at her home on Thursday, June 4, 2009. She was born on April 2, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri to Martin and Jan (Hutchison) Eagleston. Mrs. Bradley was a graduate of Missouri Southern State College with a degree in Criminal Justice; she also attended Bible Baptist College in Springfield, Missouri....

Jun 4, 2009

Booker T. Oliver Sr., born March 20, 1924, died at home on June 4, 2009. He was born to Thomas Henry Oliver & Julia Oliver in Brushy Creek, Oklahoma. They moved to Vinita a few years later where he attended Attuck School from 1st thru 11th grade. He was then drafted, leaving school to serve in the Navy for 3...

Jun 4, 2009

Service Details

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 2:00pm, Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home

Interment Details

Ketchum Cemetery

Jun 2, 2009

Bernice Bea Lindquist Bea Lindquist passed away peacefully in her home on June 2nd , surrounded in her last days by family, friends and family pets. She was born on April 14, 1915 in Wahoo, Nebraska, to Ella and Oscar Leonard, grew up in the Mid-West, graduated from Joplin High School, and worked 39 years for Southwestern Bell. She was...

Jun 1, 2009

Ida Mae Ward, age 88 and lifetime Big Cabin resident, died Monday June 1, 2009 at Rosewood Terrace. Ida was born on March 30, 1921. She is the daughter of James and Mary (Sailor) Stanberry. She was raised in the Big Cabin area and attended Big Cabin High School. She was a member of the basketball team and graduated from...

May 31, 2009

Jay, Ok - Jerry Don Goins, 60, died Sunday May 31, 2009 at Regency Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born on September 25, 1948 in Jay, Oklahoma to Albert Z. and Talitha (Newman) Goins. He was a graduate of Jay High School. Jerry was married to Carolyn Elliott and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was...

May 31, 2009

Clara May Bryant, age 90, formerly from the Vinita area, died May 31, 2009 at Lancaster, California. She was born to Loren S. Potter and Emma V. (Birge) Potter on May 2, 1919 at Drumright, Oklahoma. The family moved to Colcord in Delaware County, Oklahoma in June, 1930 and to Craig County, Oklahoma in June, 1935. Clara attended schools at...

May 31, 2009

Service Details

Friday, June 5th, 2009 2:00pm, Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery

Interment Details

Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery

May 30, 2009

Robert Craig Gay ‘RC", age 86, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Mr. Gay was born February 25, 1923 in Ada, Oklahoma to John H. Gay and Mary Jane Gay (Slagle). He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Grove. He loved to fish and take his grandkids fishing and hunting. His...

May 29, 2009

Steven Edgar Wheelock, 68, of Grove, Oklahoma was found dead in his home on May 29, 2009. Steven was born July 26, 1940 in Troy, Ohio to Ned B. and Wanda Leota (Hampton) Wheelock. He graduated in 1958 from Metropolis High School in Metropolis, Illinois. He served in the United States Navy from August 1959 to June 1961 on the...

May 28, 2009

Billy Joe McLean 67, of Nowata passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. He was born on September 2, 1941 in Ashland Kansas to Arthur "Hi" Theodore McLean and Katheryn Williams McLean. Billy graduated from Protection Kansas High School in 1959. He was the co-caption of the football team. Billy then attended Southwestern...

May 27, 2009

O'Neal Fair Teague, 85 year old Vinita resident, died May 27, 2009 in his home, after an extended illness. He was born in Valliant, Oklahoma on May 16, 1924 to Doc O'Neal and Josephine (Fair) Teague. He and Ruby Thelma Anderson were united in marriage on October 28, 1948. Right after their marriage O'Neal & Ruby were baptized by the...

May 25, 2009

Charles Robert "Charlie" Threlkeld, 77, of Jay, Oklahoma died at 8:15 a.m., Monday, May 25, 2009 at his home. Charlie was born October 10, 1931 in Lindsey, Oklahoma to Ivan and Hallie (Banks) Threlkeld. He moved to California with his family during the 1940's and began working at a cotton gin plant. He moved up the ranks and retired as...

May 24, 2009

Maudine Winderweedle, 86, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Craig General Hospital after an extended illness. She was born December 12, 1922 in Gloster, Louisiana, the daughter of Joseph Perkins and Jessie Flores Perkins. She resided at Burroughs Manor for ten years and Rosewood Terrace for the past year. She worked for Walgreens Drug in St. Louis, Missouri as...

May 24, 2009

Franklin Paul Mc Peters, age 59, a resident of Eucha, OK died Sunday May 24, 2009 at his home. He was born July 24, 1949 in New London, Connecticut the son of William Mc Peters and Bernice Jasinski Mc Peters. Frank served in the U.S. Navy, was a carpenter and owned Franks Portable Buildings. Music was his life and he...