Obituaries

Mar 28, 2009

Anita Delores Petty, 82, of Afton, Oklahoma died at 1:40 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Anita was born March 11, 1927 in Grove, Oklahoma to Sam Curtis and Darcus (Fox) Scruggins. She was a life-long Grove resident. Anita graduated from Grove High School. She worked as a salesperson for Grand Lake Sports...

Mar 28, 2009

James Daniel "Spudd" Rutherford, 20 year-old Langley resident, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 in an automobile accident near Miami. He was born May 14, 1988 in Jeffersonville, Indiana to Joel and Kelly (de Sousa) Rutherford. James was a 2006 graduate of Pryor High School, where he was a standout athlete in soccer, track and football and was a tuba player...

Mar 28, 2009

Bobie Joan Renfro, 78, passed away in her Bartlesville, OK home on Saturday, March 28, 2009. She was born on March 17, 1931 in Hinton, OK and was the youngest daughter of the late Noah and Estelle Brogden. Bobie graduated from Adair High School in 1948 and married Jack Renfro on June 5, 1948, in Vinita, OK. Jack and Bobie...

Mar 27, 2009

Ruby D. Proctor, 82, of Jay, Oklahoma died at 2:21 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove. Ruby was born October 12, 1926 in Mayes County, Oklahoma to Abraham and Nannie (Suagee) Downing. She moved to Delaware County in 1980 and was a member of Pine Ridge Church. Ruby enjoyed being outside and watching the...

Mar 27, 2009

William Edward "Eddie" King was born July 30, 1967 Pryor, Oklahoma to Carolyn King Brumbaugh, the younger brother of Kenny, his family called him "Eddie". Eddie slipped from this life on March 27, 2009 to his final rest, welcomed home by those of his family who've gone on before him; Eddie was forty-one years old. Eddie grew up in Vinita...

Mar 26, 2009

Donald Gene Guthrie, 68-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at his home. Don was born November 15, 1940 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Arthur Mike Guthrie and Ida (Hodges) Guthrie. He grew up and attended schools in Nowata. After graduating, he served his country for nearly five years in the United States Army. On October 30, 1981, Mr....

Mar 26, 2009

Betty Louise Jones, 78 year-old lifetime Afton resident, died Thursday March 26, 2009 at her home. She was born July 8, 1930 in Vinita to Haden Arkus and Mable Lydia (Miller) Hale. Betty married Shorty Jones on January 1st, 1947; Short preceded her in death on March 8, 1996. She was a 27 year employee of Eastern State Hospital, retiring...

Mar 25, 2009

Alene Frances Hicks 84, of Bartlesville passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Funeral services for Ms. Hicks are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2009 at the Benjamin Funeral Chapel in Nowata. Visitation will be held at the Benjamin Funeral Home on Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 8am until 5pm and Sunday...

Mar 24, 2009

Donald L. Martin 76 year old Ketchum resident died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Heritage Villa Nursing Center in Grove. Donald was born February 4, 1933 in Ketchum to Charles W. and Sarah Jane (Haff) Martin. After graduating from Ketchum High School he joined the United States Air Force, serving from 1952 to 1956 during the Korean Conflict. Donald...

Mar 24, 2009

Service Details

Friday, March 27th, 2009, Walker Cemetery

Interment Details

Walker Cemetery

Mar 24, 2009

Tomasita V. Heard 87, of Bartlesville passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at her home. Tomasita was born on December 29, 1921 to Tomas and Josefa (Rodriquez) Villarreal in Dewey. She received her education from Dewey Public Schools. Tomasita was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bartlesville and was very active in the Women's Missionary (WMU) as...

Mar 23, 2009

Eleanor Marie (Cranor) Price died Monday, March 23, 2009 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was born in rural Washington County on August 31, 1918, the 7th child of Albert Cranor and Zella Shafer-Cranor. She had ten siblings and was preceded in death by three brothers and six sisters. Mrs. Price lived all her life in Nowata County teaching elementary school for...

Mar 23, 2009

Lois Leavitt Splinter passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 23, 2009. She was born to Earle W. and Bessie Jordan Leavitt on March 30, 1915 on the family farm near Lincoln, Nebraska. She graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1936 with majors in mathematics and education. She subsequently received a Master's degree in education from The University of...

Mar 22, 2009

Hubert Clayton Howard 81, of Nowata passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2009 in the Nowata Nursing Home. Hubert was born on April 05, 1927 to Will Roosevelt and Dessie Mae (Greene) Howard in Bryson City, North Carolina. He received his education at Round Hill and Bryson City Schools in North Carolina. Hubert was in the CCC's for six months...

Mar 22, 2009

Alfred J. Wildermuth "Red Wilmer" passed away March 22, 2009 at Rosewood Terrace in Vinita, Oklahoma, he was 85 years old. He was born September 2, 1923 in Salem, New Jersey to Jerome A. and Hannah Simpkins Wildermuth. Red worked in the kitchen at Eastern State Hospital in Vinita. He was a rodeo cowboy and was a member of the...

Mar 20, 2009

Tarleton C Dick, 81, a longtime Grove resident passed away at Integris Grove General Hospital on Friday, March 20, 2009. Mr. Dick was born on November 19, 1927 in Eucha, Oklahoma to Isaac and Cleo (Sanders) Dick. He was a lifelong Delaware county resident except for the years he was working for USDA as a Program Administrator in Bristow, Coalgate,...

Mar 20, 2009

Patricia (Jane)Morgan, age 62, a lifetime resident of the Vinita - Big Cabin area died Friday March 20, 2009. She was born October 14, 1946 in Big Cabin the daughter of Jack Shepherd and Sue Griffith Shepherd. Jane was raised and attended school in Big Cabin graduating high school in 1965. Upon graduation she attended the Bartlesville School of Cosmetology...

Mar 20, 2009

Alta Kathyrn (Vammen) Whitaker, age 82, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009, at the Inverness Village in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in the sanctuary of the Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Carter. Funeral arrangements and interment are under the direction of Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home. Visitation for Mrs. Whitaker...

Mar 18, 2009

Maydene "Mary" Harmon, 88, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at her home in Jay. She was born on October 1, 1920 in Delaware County, Oklahoma to William Andrew and Bessie (Brisby) Alberty. She married Irl Lee Harmon on February 7, 1942 in Galveston, Texas. He preceded her in death in 1994. Mary was a member of Mt. Hermon Church and...

Mar 18, 2009

Michal Roy "Mike" Shambles, 40, a resident of Grove passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at his home. Mike was born on August 14, 1968 in Bartlesville, OK to Robert "Bob" Shambles and Janice (Gay) Springer. Mr. Shambles attended First Assembly of God in Grove he attended Bartlesville Tabernacle while living in Bartlesville. Mike loved fishing and listening to...