Obituaries

Dec 5, 2019

Naomi “Bill” (Hunt) Harrington, 91, of Bartlesville, OK, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 5, 2019.

Naomi was born June 2, 1928, in Rural Vinita, OK, to George Dewey Hunt and Maggie Ethel (Murnan) Hunt. She was one of seven girls in the family.

She attended Nowata Public School where...

Dec 1, 2019

Patricia Lou Hanes, 78, of Vinita, OK passed away on Sunday, December 01, 2019 at Santa Rosa, New Mexico. She was born July 25, 1941 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Luther Lee and Leta Leota (Mann) DonCarlos.

Pat attended Twin Falls Schools until 6th grade, attending high school at Vinita where she loved to act in plays....

Nov 28, 2019

Barbara Jean (Sloan) Helmer, age 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 29, 2019.

Barbara was the third child born January 1, 1932 to Glenn C. Sloan and Violet M. (Souers) Sloan in Huntington County, Indiana.  As a child, her family moved to Fort Gibson Oklahoma, where she later graduated from Fort...

Nov 28, 2019

Kevin Reed Steele, 61, of Vinita, OK passed away Thursday November 28, 2019 after a courageous struggle with illness.

Kevin was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Richard “Dick” and Patricia “Pat” Steele. During the early seventies, his family moved to Vinita, where Kevin graduated from Vinita High School. Kevin worked thirty-two years for Eastern State Hospital,...

Nov 26, 2019

Charles Lee Gordon Smith, 85 year old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on November 26, 2019 in Bixby, Oklahoma.

Born in Tulsa on the 17th of August, 1934, Charles grew up working on his family's dairy farm with his two brothers. He attended school in Collinsville, OK where he graduated. During his schooling he...

Nov 26, 2019

Gerald Morris Lewis Passed away November 26, 2019 at Miami, Oklahoma. He was born May 26, 1949 in Morris, Oklahoma the son of Gomer Morris and Lillie Mae (Davis) Lewis.

Gerald was raised in Henryetta, where he attended school and played in the marching band. He joined the US Airforce after graduating high school, serving numerous tours...

Nov 26, 2019

Oglelalla (Bigknife) Goins was born October 25, 1925 in Vinita OK and died on November 26, 2019 in Broken Arrow, OK.

She was preceded in death by her parents Ogle and Annie Mae (Flemings) Bigknife.  Her siblings: Ogle JR, Jack, Anna, and Wanda. Her husband Cordell SR. Sons Cordell JR. and Billy and Grandson Patrick.

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Nov 26, 2019

Janice Howell, 89, longtime Ramona resident, passed away early Tuesday morning, November 26, 2019.

Janice was born June 15, 1930 at Hallsville, Texas.  She grew up in Texas and came to Ramona, Oklahoma in 1946, as a teenager with her mother, Katy Allene (Davis) Tucker and her stepfather, Melvin Tucker.  Janice was a member of the Ramona...

Nov 25, 2019

Taylor Lea Faith Baker, age 21, Grove, OK. passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 25, 2019 at Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa.

She was born June 3, 1998 in Kansas City, KS. to Shane F. Baker and Jennifer Garcia.

Taylor worked as a cashier for Tomcat Corner Convenience Store.

In addition to her parents, Shane...

Nov 24, 2019

Harold Leroy Henne, age 85, Grove, OK. passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at the Grove Nursing Center.

He was born in Linn County Kansas, to the late Orville Ralph Henne and Hattie Irene Stuffings Henne.

Harold married Janet Nathiel Matkin, she preceded him on March 1, 1963. Additionally he is preceded in death by...

Nov 23, 2019

“Rusty” Russell Doyle Johnson, 63 year old Jay resident, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019.  Russell was born in Miami, OK on April 19, 1956 to Doyle and Charlene (Abercrombie) Johnson.  He was employed by Delaware County District #2 as a laborer for 28 years.  His life passion was music.  He loved jam sessions at Granny Pearls.  He could...

Nov 22, 2019

Joyce Margaret Bishop, 79 year old Jay resident, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019.  Joyce was born in Schenectady, NY on December 30, 1939 to John and Evelyn (Poulsen) Gallagher.  She proudly worked as a bus driver for Jay Public Schools for 35 years.  Joyce was talented in an array of subjects.  She enjoyed quilting, cake decorating, upholstery work,...

Nov 22, 2019

June Harvey Peters, 90, passed away peacefully in sleep at home on Nov 22 after 6 months of illness.  She was born in Bartlesville June 10, 1929 where she her lived her entire life, excepting when at Okla A & M earning a zoology degree.

June was a model homemaker.   She retired from Cities Service Oil Co...

Nov 21, 2019

Annice June Clayton Crimmins passed away from natural causes on November 21, 2019 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Annice was born August 26, 1923, to William and Gertrude Clayton in Altoona, Kansas, the 8th of twelve children.

She graduated from Independence High School in 1941 and from Independence Junior College with an...

Nov 20, 2019

Carolyn Darlene Plummer

Carolyn Plummer age 73, passed away in the Mercy Hospital in Joplin MO on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  The daughter of Ben Willard and Dovey Birchfield Willard, she was born on June 11, 1946 in Lexington, MO.  Carolyn had worked as a Certified Medical Technician in various nursing homes.  She moved from...

Nov 19, 2019

Beverly Louise Ramsey, age 74, Grove, OK. passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO.

She was born in Vinita, OK. to the late Samuel Raymond Hagebusch and Geraldine Blevins Hagebusch.

Beverly married Darrel Ramsey. He preceded her in death, June 1, 2000. In addition to her parents, and husband, she was...

Nov 18, 2019

Dorothy Jane Duffendack Hall, 99, passed away November 18, 2019 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  Dorothy was born in Bartlesville on January 15, 1920 to Margaret Frances Goodman Duffendack and John Clarence Duffendack.  She attended Bartlesville schools, graduating in 1938.  She attended Texas Women’s University (formerly Texas State College for Women) in Denton, returning to Bartlesville to complete junior college.

Nov 17, 2019

Geralyn Bridget Proulx, 53, of Vinita, passed away November 17, 2019 at Saint Francis Hospital, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Bridget was born October 2, 1966 at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was a preemie and came home three days before Christmas. There she came to love her horses, playing with them, and showing Pony Hunter in...

Nov 16, 2019

Rex Vernon Hillman was born February 2, 1956 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Dale Vernon and Ethel (Billinger) Hillman.  He graduated in 1974 from Trego County High School and 1978 from Kansas State University.  He spent most of his career as an IT Database Administrator starting with Conoco, Inc. in Ponca City, Oklahoma and retiring from ConocoPhillips in Bartlesville, Oklahoma....

Nov 12, 2019

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Tony (Paul Anthony) Armstrong went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, where we know he was greeted by his older brother Mark with a slap on the back and a microphone.  Born in Nowata, Oklahoma on October 2, 1962, he passed from this life in Los...