Obituaries
Retha Mcelhaney
Apr 2, 2012
Retha Nora McElhaney 97 year old, Wyandotte, Oklahoma, resident passed away Monday, April 2, 2012. Retha was born on December 7, 1914 in Beggs, Oklahoma to Jake and Virgie (Tosh) Marler. Retha was a homemaker most of her life. She enjoyed crocheting and quilting as well as gardening, especially irises and was a member of the Turkey Ford Assembly of...
Melissa Tanner
Apr 2, 2012
Melissa Irene Tanner, resident of Jay, OK, passed away in Tulsa, OK Monday, April 2, 2012 at the age of 44. Melissa was born on November 13, 1967 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Buck Tanner and Mary Jane (Buck) Tanner. Melissa enjoyed camping, fishing, dancing and listening to music with her family and friends. She will be greatly missed. She was...
Virginia Frobel
Apr 1, 2012
Virginia Esther Frobel, 89, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma died April 1, 2012. She was born Dec. 6, 1922 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Henry and Caroline Poppe. She married the love of her life, Victor A. Frobel, in Rockford, Illinois in 1946. He preceded her in death in 1992. She is survived by her daughters; Jackie (Fred) Malone of Bartlesville, Vicki...
Joanne Haddock
Apr 1, 2012
Joanne Haddock, age 82, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died April 1, 2012, at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. She was born November 30, 1929 to Hazel and Art Stewart in rural Ponca City, Oklahoma. She was a member of Southern Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing, golf and volunteer work at the hospital. Jo was preceded in death by her husband,...
Dr. Corpolongo
Mar 31, 2012
Dr. John D. Corpolongo of Jay, Oklahoma passed away on March 31, 2012 in Gallup, New Mexico after riding in the Caballos Del Sol trail ride in Arizona. He was born on March 29, 1931 to Edith Frances Ferpotto and Benedetto (Ben) Arturo Corpolongo at home in Webb City, Oklahoma thirty minutes after the birth of twin brother, Arthur Dean....
Brenda Easter
Mar 31, 2012
Brenda L. Easter passed away at her home in Zena, OK, on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the age of 46. Brenda was born on April 20, 1965 to Fred Graham and Shirley (Nottingham) Graham in Arkansas City, KS. She attended school in Grove, OK. Brenda married Norman Easter on August 8, 1992 in Afton, OK. She enjoyed collecting porcelain...
Dolly Baughman
Mar 30, 2012
Dolly Loretta Baughman, 80 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away Friday March 30, 2012 in Grove, Oklahoma. Dolly was born on March 6, 1932 in Badger, Kansas to Marion James Tipton and Mary Ruth (Leonard) Tipton. Dolly worked as a workers compensation specialist for Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico before retiring fifteen years ago to Grove. Dolly enjoyed...
Clarence Landrum
Mar 30, 2012
Funeral services for Clarence Landrum will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 7, 2012, at The First Baptist Church (Mississippi St.), Nowata, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at the Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Online condolences may be left at www.Honoringmemories.com Clarence Dee Landrum was born February 20, 1957 in Paola, Kansas to...
Haskell Smith
Mar 28, 2012
Haskell H. "Hack" Smith, 89 year old well known Vinita businessman, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at his home. He was born May 11, 1922 in the Wayside Community, near Vinita to Lee and Molly (Powers) Smith. Hack attended school at Wayside and Cleora. He served his country during World War II, in the...
Beryl Oldham
Mar 28, 2012
Beryl Louise Oldham, 80, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma went home to meet her Lord on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in Springfield, Missouri. She was born August 3, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri to Anthony and Veva Trgovich. She attended and graduated high school from St. John's Catholic School. She was a member of the Eagle's Lodge for many years. She was...
Mary Mccormick
Mar 28, 2012
Graveside services for Mary Nayoma McCormick are Friday, 2:00 p.m., March 30, 2012 at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma with Ben Killion officiating. Services have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Mary Nayoma McCormick, 89, passed away March 28, 2012 at Rosewood Terrace in Vinita, Oklahoma. Mary was born on November...
Gayle Artz
Mar 27, 2012
Mr. Gayle William Artz, age 85, passed away at Medicalodge Nursing Center, in Dewey. Oklahoma, on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Gayle was born in Eldon, Missouri on September 27, 1926. He was the son of John William Artz and Opal Mary (Vernon) Artz. He received his education in the Dewey public school system, graduating with the Dewey High School Class...
Theresia Blakely
Mar 26, 2012
Theresia Blakely, 86, of Nowata, Oklahoma, left to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 26, 2012 at Park's Edge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Theresia was born on July 29, 1925 to Landwirt Franz Soukup and Maria Geborene Koberl in Droschelhof, Kreis Krummau, Germany. She met Msgt. Charles Bruce Blakely while he was stationed in...
Linda Martin
Mar 26, 2012
Memorial Services for Linda Lee Martin will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 30, 2012 at Benjamin Funeral Home with Richard Billings officiating. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com Linda Lee Martin, 64, passed away Monday, March 26, 2012. She was born in Roanoke, Virginia, May 28, 1947 to Lillie Maude Boothe and Oscar Lee Martin, both deceased. She married...
Anna Williams
Mar 26, 2012
Irene Williams, age 78 of Langley, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 26, 2012. Irene was born in Jasper, Arkansas on March 20, 1934 to George and Nova (Rhynes) Clark. On October 26, 1950 she was united in marriage to Leon Williams and together they raised five children. Irene loved attending church at the Disney Assembly of God,...
Richard Rathsam
Mar 24, 2012
Richard Rathsam, 70, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Grove General Hospital. Richard was born in 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, to Harold and Emily Rathsam. He lived there with his parents and brother, Dennis Rathsam. After graduating high school, Rich attended the Illinois Institute of Technology and was a member of the Naval ROTC. He graduated in 1963 with a...
William Mcglothlin
Mar 23, 2012
William "Billy" Walter McGlothlin, Jay resident, age 63, died Friday evening March 23, 2012. He was born November 8, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas to his parents, Cecil and Jessie Lea (Scott) McGlothlin. Billy attended Wichita schools and served his country in the US Marine Corps. Billy worked for AT&T as a lineman. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, being outdoors, riding motorcycles,...
Kenneth Williams
Mar 22, 2012
Kenneth Sherwood Williams, age 57 of Adair, died Thursday, March 22, 2012. Kenneth was born in Chetopa, KS on May 19, 1954 to Henry and Bonnie (Kendall) Williams. From 1970-1974 he served in the United States Army. Kenneth was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan and OU fan. He also enjoyed reading, playing pitch, fishing, and playing jazz music on his...
Mary Waterbury
Mar 21, 2012
Mary Boone Waterbury passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Mary Ellen Schlauch was born in Nuremberg, Pennsylvania, February 5, 1924. She was the daughter of the late Hiriam and Ida Schell Schlauch. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Donald Boone, who passed away July 4, 1979; three brothers,...
Louis Smith
Mar 20, 2012
Louis Richard Smith, 92 of Big Cabin went to heaven on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at his home of his daughters in Vinita. Louis was born March 2, 1920 to Richard and Minnie (Steigleder) Smith. He attended Big Cabin High School until the 10th grade when he quit school to help his mother raise his four brothers. At the age...
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