Obituaries

Jun 1, 2012

Joyce DeNeece Morgan was born on January 9, 1964 and danced her way into the arms of Jesus on June 1, 2012. Joyce was preceded in death by her Mom, Barbara Downes, and her best friend Jonita Haney. Joyce has left behind a very large group of family and friends whose lives will forever be changed by knowing this beautiful...

May 31, 2012

Graveside services for Paul Dean Melton are at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Nowata with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. A family visitation will be held at Benjamin Funeral Service from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 4, 2012. Online condolences may be left...

May 30, 2012

Jack Earl Wise, resident of Wyandotte, OK, passed away at his home Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the age of 70. Jack was born on April 28, 1942 in Seminole County, OK to Lewis Wise and Mandy (Tiger) Wise. Jack graduated from the Bowlegs High School in Bowlegs, OK. After high school he continued his education at Haskell Junior College...

May 29, 2012

Funeral services for Alfred Lee Livingston are 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 1, 2012 at the Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with Scott Owens and Waymon White officiating. Interment will follow at Winganon Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Alfred Lee Livingston, 81, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2012 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. He was...

May 29, 2012

L.B. Earp, 81 year old, Oklahoma City resident passed away Tuesday May 29, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. L.B. was born on May 20, 1931 in Jay, Oklahoma to Jay B. and Sarah Jane (Raper) Earp. Raised in Jay, L.B. graduated from Jay High School in 1948. He proudly served his country in The United States Army during the Korean War,...

May 29, 2012

Robert Leroy Keller, 64 years old, Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Robert was born in Dexter, Iowa on March 1, 1948, to Raymond and Joann (Pieper) Keller. He graduated from Dexfield High School, and proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Robert was also a graduate of the State of Iowa Law Enforcement Academy,...

May 28, 2012

Visitation Details

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 8:00am - 8:00pm, Benjamin Funeral Home

Thursday, May 31st, 2012 8:00am - 12:00pm, Benjamin Funeral Home

Service Details

Thursday, May 31st, 2012 2:00pm, Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery

Interment Details

Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery

May 27, 2012

Dr. Harold L. Williams passed from this life Sunday, May 27, 2012 in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was born September 17, 1920, in rural Rogers County, to Thomas Jefferson and Bessie (McVicker) Williams. He attended the White Methodist Church in Winganon, Oklahoma. Dr. Williams attended and graduated from Alluwe High School. He continued his education at Oklahoma State University where he...

May 26, 2012

Emma Louise Wiggins, (86) formally of Nowata, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, at her home in Petty, Texas. She was born December 23, 1925, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Walter and Pearl (Arms) Beisley. She graduated from Centralia Schools and on September 10, 1945 she married Joe John Wiggins in Independence, Kansas. They lived in the Coffeyville area for two...

May 25, 2012

Thomas D. "Tom" Davis, age 63, and resident of Copan, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2012 in the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Thomas Dean Davis was born November 16, 1948 in Bartlesville. He was the son of Alfred Gamaila Davis and Ruby Pearle (Howell) Davis. He was educated in the Bartlesville schools, graduating from Bartlesville College...

May 24, 2012

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May 23, 2012

Charles "Bill" William Pennington, passed away in Pryor, OK, on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the age of 74. Bill was born August 25, 1937 in Kansas City, MO, the son of the late Cecil A. Pennington and Francis (Steele) Hay. He attended school in Evergreen, CO. Bill was a Marine in the United States Military. He married Patti Ham...

May 23, 2012

Nina Yvonne Love Pearce, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on May 23, 2012 in her home in Runaway Bay, Texas. She was born on October 17, 1940 in Nowata, Oklahoma, the eldest child of Elmer Love and Jewell Emberson Love. Elmer's work took the family to Vernal, Utah and she attended school there, returning to Nowata in 1953...

May 23, 2012

Glenn LeRoy Franklin, 74 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away Wednesday May 23, 2012, in Grove, Oklahoma, with his family by his side. Glenn was born on April 29, 1938 in Great Bend, Kansas to DeVerne and Lena Franklin. Glenn graduated from St John High School in 1956. He then attended the University of Wichita, graduating with a bachelor's...

May 22, 2012

John Timothy "Mac" McCormick, 73 year old Afton (The Coves) resident, died from injuries received in an automobile accident on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 near Adair. He was born November 27, 1938 in Tulsa to John and Nettie (Jackson) McCormick. Mac graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, and then served his country in the United States Marine Corps....

May 21, 2012

Lifelong Nowata resident Carolyn Ray (Keithley) Blum (75) passed from this life Monday, May 21, 2012, at Nowata Nursing Center, after battling Alzheimer's disease. She was born January 2, 1937, in Wann, Oklahoma to Earl and Juanita (Reed) Keithley. Carolyn graduated from Nowata High School in 1955 and continued her education at Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma. On April 28,...

May 19, 2012

Funeral services for Sandy Kay Tharp will be held on Thursday, 10:00 a.m., May 24, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Nowata with Reverend Tom Tanquary officiating. Interment will follow at Martin Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com Sandy was born on July 29, 1958 in Nowata, Oklahoma to...

May 19, 2012

Richard Blue McElroy was joined with the Lord May 19, 2012 after a tragic motorcycle accident. Blue was blessed born to Richard Lee McElroy of Disney and Mary Ann McElroy on Disney on December 12, 1989. Blue was a member of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and well known and loved by motorcycle riders of the northeastern area. His immediate...

May 19, 2012

Georgia Madeleine (Marrs) Corle passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Osage Nursing Home in Nowata. She was born on August 10, 1930, at Delaware, Oklahoma to Edgar and Jennie Pearl (Kirk) Marrs. She attended school in Delaware, graduating in 1949. She married Howard Corle on June 15, 1949. Preferring to be called Madeleine, she was the tom-boy...