Obituaries

Jul 16, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555 -- John Alvin Ramsey, 52 year old Vinita resident, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016. He was born on February 1, 1964 in Denver, Colorado to Bill and Carolyn (Brown) Ramsey. John was a graduate of White Oak High School in 1982. He married Pamela (Kittrell) Ramsey on May 2, 2009 in Van...

Jul 15, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~ Nowata, Oklahoma ~~~ 918-273-2700 Myrle Crosby Taylor, 68, left her earthly home on July 15, 2016. Ms. Taylor was born on September 16, 1947 to John and Beulah Crosby in Baxley, Georgia, and shared the title of first born with her twin sister and lifelong best friend, Marilyn. Ms. Taylor was a Georgia peach who settled...

Jul 14, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918-256-5555..........Betty Lou Haslett, long time Vinita resident, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016. She was born February 18, 1929 in Whitebird, Oklahoma. Betty was the daughter of Lewis Jasper White and Cora Cathryn (Wright) White. She had lived in Vinita since 1950. Betty attended the First United Methodist Church of Vinita and sang in the choir...

Jul 14, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918 - 256 - 5555 .........Ellen (Judson) Baker, 76 year old Afton resident, passed away July 14, 2016. Ellen was born January 11, 1940 in Vinta, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Claude Earl Ornder and Rosie (Dykes) Ornder. Ellen was raised in and attended school in Vinita. She worked at Autumn Nursing Center as well...

Jul 14, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Douglas Raymond Herrman, 61 year old Grove, OK, resident passed away on July 14, 2016. Douglas was born on July 24, 1954, in Wichita, KS, to Raymond Joseph and Anna Marie (McClelland) Herrman. He married Valerie (Bush) on August 26, 1973, in Wichita, KS. He worked as a mason and contractor. Douglas enjoyed fishing....

Jul 13, 2016

Pat Hopper obituary and service info Patricia Ann ‘Pat' Hopper passed from this life on July 13, 2016 at home with family in Langley, Oklahoma, at the age of 87. Pat was born in Independence, Kansas on July 10, 1929, the only child of Laurel Ray ‘Hi' Heiser and May (Edwards) Heiser. Recently retired from serving as a tour guide...

Jul 13, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918 - 256 - 5555............... Marvin Wilkins, 80 year old Vinita resident, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Marvin was born in White Oak, OK on March 17, 1936 to Amos and Odell Wilkins. Marvin proudly served and retired from the United States Air Force. Following his military service he worked several years for the postal...

Jul 13, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Sandra Dee (Cornshucker) Barrows, 52, passed away on July 13, 2016 in Eucha, Oklahoma. Sandra was the daughter of Marshal and Betty Lou (Beck) Cornshucker. She was born on October 2, 1963 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. After graduating from Colcord High school, Sandra worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for the nursing home. She enjoyed...

Jul 11, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555. -- Ronald Jay Harvey, 67 year old Vinita resident, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 at his home, after an extended illness. He was born on January 2, 1949 in Nowata to J. T. and Marie (Morris) Williams. Ron graduated from Nowata High School, the attended tech schools in Tahlequah and Tulsa. He...

Jul 10, 2016

Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home of Langley, 918-782-4400. --- Stewart Edward Jeffers passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 1:08 AM. He was born July 17, 1954, in Vinita, OK to Juanita "Dee Dee" Jeffers and John Edward Jeffers. Stewart worked as a builder, millwright, carpenter and rancher. He loved shooting guns, riding his motorcycle and playing his...

Jul 10, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555.-- Bobbie Lloydene Brown, 82 year old Big Cabin resident, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Seneca, Missouri. She was born on November 25, 1933 in Mangum, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Mildred (Crouch) Ivey. Bobbie attended high school in Adair. She married Lonnie Brown, who preceded her in death on April 28, 1974....

Jul 10, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555. -- Wilma Nell Theimer, 95 year old long time Muskogee resident, passed away on Sunday July 10, 2016 at the Country Gardens Assisted Living Center. She was born on October 1, 1920 in Lincoln, Arkansas to Bert and Eula (Norwood) West. Wilma Nell was a graduate of Muskogee Central High School and Northeastern State...

Jul 8, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~Nowata, Oklahoma~~~918-273-2700 Graveside services for Vernon Eugene Bien are 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 11, 2016 at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Officiating will be Gene's nephew, Frank Parrish and Joe Smith. Vernon Eugene Bien, 81, son of Vernon and Mae (Motter) (Bien), Shaffer, went to his heavenly home, July 8, 2016, at the Journey Home in Bartlesville, OK....

Jul 6, 2016

Jul 5, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~ Nowata, Oklahoma~~~~~918-273-2700 Funeral services for Jimmy Leroy Adams are 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Nowata with Pastor Tom Tanquary officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery in Lenapah. Jimmy Leroy Adams, 53, lifelong Delaware resident, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. He...

Jul 5, 2016

Benjamin Funeral Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nowata, Oklahoma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 918-273-2700 Marrietta "Rita" June Stierwalt awoke in Heaven in the arms of her Lord and Savior Tuesday, July 5, 2016. She was welcomed home by her husband, Leonard Earl (Bud) Stierwalt, and her mother and step father, Elizabeth & Willie Hamil, who had gone before. Rita was born September 24, 1930 and was...

Jul 4, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261.Lillian Lea (Tanner) Moreland-Walker, 94, passed away on July 4, 2016 in Miami, Oklahoma. Lillian was born on May 31, 1922 in Jay, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Scott and Sallie (Owens) Tanner. Lillian was proud member of the Cherokee Nation. She attended high school in Wyandotte Oklahoma and later to Chilocco Indian Agricultural...

Jul 3, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Raymond Lee Everley, 70 year old Grove, OK, resident passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016. Ray was born on September 28, 1945, in Fresno, CA, to Arling and Charlotte (Davis) Everley. He married Janis (Schulz) on February 25, 1983. Ray worked as a sales manager for Sam's Club. He was also a reserve...

Jul 2, 2016

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, OK 918-253-3222. Bonnie May Henson, 76, passed away on July 2, 2016 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Bonnie was born on February 11, 1940 in Jay, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Tom and Bertha (Harris) Gibe. Bonnie worked for many years and retired as the Assistant Secretary for the Delaware County Election Board....

Jun 29, 2016

Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555. -- Kenneth Neal "Casey" Bible, 87 year old well known rural Vinita farmer-stockman, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. He was born on December 25, 1928 in Chelsea, to James Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Ard) Bible. Kenneth attended Chelsea schools. He was married to Dixie June...