Obituaries

Mar 13, 2011

Billy Joe Franklin, age 82 of Ketchum, OK, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011. Bill was born in Coffeyville, Kansas on January 25, 1929, to Martin Luther Franklin and Beaulah Maizie (Browning) Franklin. He attended school in Coffeyville. He entered the U.S. Air Force on June 28, 1948 and retired after 21 years. During his tour in the Air Force...

Mar 12, 2011

Henry Lee Hulsey, Grove resident, died at his home Saturday morning March 12, 2011at the age of 76 years. He was born November 11, 1934 in Jay, Oklahoma to his parents, Clyde and Maude (Walker) Hulsey. Henry attended Jay schools and was a member of the 1953 graduating class from Jay High School. He served his country in the US...

Mar 12, 2011

Wilma Pauline Robertson, age 84 of Miami, died Saturday, March 12, 2011. Wilma was born in Vinita on November 6, 1926, the daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Shaw) Robertson. She attended Ironside School and later White Oak High School, where she graduated in 1944. For over 26 years, Wilma worked for Southwest Bell Telephone Company as an operator. She started...

Mar 11, 2011

Interment Details

Memorial Park Cemetery Bartlesville

Mar 9, 2011

Tommy Don Bushee, 35, a resident of Grove passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in the Jay area. He was born on October 2, 2011 in Norman, Oklahoma to Gary Martin and Willena Tomlinson. He worked as a security guard for a time. He loved to play games on the computer and downloading and listening to music. Tommy was...

Mar 9, 2011

Oscar "O.C." Cowden Rush Jr. passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in Grove, Oklahoma. O.C. was born on September 27, 1920 to Oscar Cowden Rush Sr and Lena Alwilda (Vaughn) Rush. Oscar Joined the United States Navy in 1939 and served during World War II as a 1st class radioman. He was also a telegrapher for the railroad. O.C. was...

Mar 8, 2011

John E. Mahan, 95, of Bartlesville John E. Mahan passed away peacefully at home on March 8, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born August 1, 1915, in Cortland, Ohio to Cory and Mildred Mahan. He lived his childhood with brothers, Kenneth and Walter on the farm and later in Cortland. He graduated from Cortland High School. John attended...

Mar 7, 2011

Eli Tanner 47, year old, Jay, Oklahoma resident passed away Monday March 7, 2011 at his home, following an extended illness. Eli was born on January 27, 1964 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Buck and Mary Jane (Buck) Tanner. Eli worked for Simmons Industries in several capacities for over twenty-eight years, before retiring. Eli loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting especially...

Mar 7, 2011

Memorial services for 95 year old Nowata resident, Phyllis L. Oster will be held Saturday, March 12, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., at the Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel. Rev. Dean Bridges will be officiating. Phyllis L. Oster was born January 13, 1916, in Iowa, to Clarance and Cathrine M. (Burris) Trenay. She passed from this life Monday, March 7, 2011, at...

Mar 6, 2011

Anna Lue Glover, of Grove, loving wife, mother, sister and friend, entered into the Lord's presence on Sunday morning, March 6th at 8:20 am. It was her 71st birthday. Anna Lue was born to Lee and Freda Anderson on March 6, 1940 in Duenweg, MO. She graduated from Picher-Cardin High School in 1958 and married Robert Glover on November 27th...

Mar 5, 2011

Albert "Gene" Greb was born June 29, 1925, to Albert Rudolph and Agnes (Williamson) Greb, in Barling, Arkansas. He passed from this life March 5, 2011, at his home in Nowata, after reaching 85 years, 8 months, and 6 days. He attended school in Arkansas and on October 13, 1942 he joined the United States Navy. He honorably served his...

Mar 3, 2011

Audrey T. Swoboda, age 88, died on March 3, 2011 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. Audrey was the daughter of Clarence and Lorena (Wilson) Tidrick. She was born on October 13, 1922 in Winterset, Iowa. Audrey worked as a secretary in the petroleum industry for the Seneca Corporation. Audrey and her husband Leonard moved to Grove in...

Mar 3, 2011

Joe Don Carlile, Grove resident, died Thursday March 3, 2011 at Grove Integris Hospital at the age of 68 years. He was born on December 13, 1942 in Williams, Oklahoma to his parents, Garland Leslie Carlile and Vida Deefor. He served his country in the US Navy and then entered law enforcement where he worked in many different communities during...

Mar 3, 2011

Paul Henry Galvin, a lifetime resident of Vinita, OK passed away Thursday March 3, 2011 at his home. Born of Lucy May Bigknife and Raymond Anthony Galvin on September 5, 1950 in Vinita, OK. Paul attended Sacred Heart Academy then graduated Vinita High School. . He was decorated Viet Nam disabled veteran and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal,...

Mar 1, 2011

Funeral services for Ruth Davis will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2011, at Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with Mr. Ben Killion officiating. Burial will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Ruth Y. Davis was born February 20, 1925, in Childers, Oklahoma, to Oscar Franklin and Gladys...

Mar 1, 2011

Hazel Worthington, age 89, died on March 1, 2011 at her residence in Newton, Kansas. Hazel was born on February 20, 1922 in Liberal, Kansas to Arthur T. and Carriemae Mintonye Barksdale. She was united in marriage to A.C. "Bud" Worthington on November 23, 1941. She and bud worked along side each other for years in the Ministry. They started...

Feb 28, 2011

Graveside funeral services for Sharon K. Barnett will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Robert Crawford officiating. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Sharon Kaye Barnett (67) of Nowata passed away Monday, February 28, 2011, at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Care Center. Sharon was born October...

Feb 28, 2011

Charles Sumner Neer, II son of pioneer Oklahoma Territory surgeon Charles S. Neer and Pearl Brooke Neer was born and raised in Vinita, Oklahoma. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, his residency training years were interrupted by military service in World War II as an orthopaedic surgeon. He served in three theaters a Captain...

Feb 27, 2011

Juanita R. Hampton, Claremore resident died Sunday Morning February 27, 2011 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was born February 24, 1936 in Avondale, AZ to her parents, Sherman and Myrtle (McRae) Buzzard. Nita graduated from Jay Schools and later worked for American Airlines as a Data Processing Agent. She married Millard Hampton on September 30, 1965 in Ohio. Nita enjoyed playing...

Feb 27, 2011

Dorothy Madge Hundley, 83, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Wood Manor Nursing Center in Claremore, OK. Dorothy was born April 7, 1927 in Coffeyville, KS daughter of Earl and Audie Bell (Stubblefield) Lindersmith. Dorothy grew up in Nowata County with her nine siblings. She married Doyle E. Hundley in October of 1946 in Independence,...