Obituaries

Feb 16, 2011

Mitchell "Jack" Hilderbrand was born on September 22, 1922 in Vinita, OK, the son of Samuel and Fannie Fritz Hilderbrand. He died Wednesday, February 16, 2011. He attended Chilocco Indian School in Ponca City, Estella School, and Seneca Indian School in Wyandot, Enlisting in the Navy in 1943. During his service time in WWII, he was awarded the Victory Medal,...

Feb 14, 2011

Guy Homer Morgan, 90 year old resident of Langley, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove. He was born December 2, 1920 in Garfield, Arkansas to J. D. and Della (Dean) Morgan. After graduating high school, Guy served in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1947, he was a 1st...

Feb 14, 2011

Margaret E. Kennedy, 88 of Vinita, OK, and Clearwater, FL died Monday, February 14, 2011. She was born June 24, 1922 in Keighley, England to the late John and Annie (James) Walker. She married James W. Kennedy on August 26, 1941. He died August 12, 1998. She was a long time resident of Port Huron, Michigan. Mrs. Kennedy worked for...

Feb 14, 2011

Michelle Dianne Matlock, of Wyandotte, OK, was called home to her Heavenly Father the evening of February 14, 2011 in Dallas, TX due to complications following a battle with liver disease. She was 51 years old. She was born June 5, 1959 in Marysville, OH to the late Wilson (Bill) Powers and Betty (Powers) Sabo. She grew up in various...

Feb 13, 2011

Betty Jean Agnes, Jay area resident, died Sunday evening at Monroe Manor in Jay, Oklahoma at the age of 67 years. She was born August 14, 1943 in Kenwood, Oklahoma to her parents, Jim and Virginia (Ross) Wolfe. Betty graduated Sequoyah Indian School and later worked as a medical records transcriber. She was known as ‘Alise' or ‘Mom'. Betty absolutely...

Feb 12, 2011

Lynn Calvin Foster, 90, entered his heavenly home Saturday February 12, 2011 at his home in rural Delaware, Oklahoma. Lynn Calvin Foster was born the son of Roy Thomas Foster and Eudora Page Foster on March 7, 1920 in Tuxedo, Oklahoma. He received his education in the Dewey and Highland Park Schools and spent a few years in Oklahoma City...

Feb 12, 2011

Joanna Marie "Noonie" Tagg Noonie left this earthly home on February 12, 2011 to begin her life eternally in Heaven. Nooonie was born on January 2, 1951 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Sam and Nora (Smith) Sapp. She lived her entire life at Tagg Flats in Kenwood, Oklahoma. She was a lifetime member of Steely Baptist Church, and loved to sing...

Feb 12, 2011

Cecil Edward Hewitt, 81, died Saturday February 12, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cecil Edward Hewitt was born the son of Wilmot Newton and Dovie Lee (Royer) Hewitt on August 27, 1929 in Claremore, Oklahoma. Cecil was raised and educated in the Nowata area. One of his first jobs was delivering milk with the help of a horse and wagon. He...

Feb 12, 2011

James Cooper, age 93 died on February 12, 2011 at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove Oklahoma. James was born on April 22, 1917 in Grove, Oklahoma and was the son of James "Jimmie" and Pearl (Huft) Cooper. He grew up on the farm in the Drowning Creek area of Delaware County. He worked in the oil industry as a...

Feb 11, 2011

Elizabeth Jean "Bette" Rathjen, Grove resident, died Friday February 11, 2011 at the age of 86 years. She was born October 7, 1924 to her parents Albert H. and Marguriete (McCadden) Fortner in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City. Bette married the love of her life, O. Harry Rathjen on January 10, 1944 in...

Feb 10, 2011

Jane Echols, 96 year old Vinita resident died at her home early Thursday, February 10, 2011. She was born December 5, 1914 in Vinita to Monroe Amory Keys and Martha Ann Donnelly Keys. Jane married Edward Ervin Echols on November 20, 1931 in Vinita, he preceded her in death on August 5, 1992. She was a member of the First...

Feb 10, 2011

Wendell Hill Boyce died Thursday morning, February 10, 2011 at the Green Country Care Center in Tulsa after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Boyce was born on June 24, 1950, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, son of Willard Boyce and Helen Genevieve Hill Boyce of Carmen, Oklahoma. When Willard died suddenly in 1953, Genevieve moved to Bartlesville to be...

Feb 9, 2011

Elmo E. Clark, Grove resident formerly of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died Wednesday February 9, 2011 at the age of 88 years. He was born on January 19, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri to his parents, August E. and Winnefred (Newman) Clark. Elmo joined the Army Air Corps on May 11, 1941 and started his 22+ year career serving his country,...

Feb 9, 2011

Stephanie Diane Johnson, age 37 of Vinita, died Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Stephanie was born in Vinita on August 31, 1973 the daughter of Scott Hopwood and Diana Faulconer. She enjoyed watching her children play sports, spending time with friends, traveling, and watching soap operas. Survivors include her children Cash Socia, Connor Steidley, and Kennedy Maxon all of Vinita, parents...

Feb 9, 2011

Funeral services for Ima Sophie Landrum will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Lenapah United Methodist Church wit Rev. Steven Posey officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Ima Sophie Landrum was born December 21, 1925, in Logan County, Arkansas, to Emmett and Eunice...

Feb 9, 2011

Heaven called for a new angel on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 as Kathy Sue McCaig was called to be with the Lord with her husband by her side. She was born to Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Stanley on December 21, 1949 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Her love of life and her beautiful heart were a precious gift to the many...

Feb 8, 2011

Service Details

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 3:00pm, Colonial Chapel, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home

Feb 8, 2011

Robert Raymond "Bob" Lightfoot, Sr. died Tuesday February 8, 2011 at Emeritus Senior Living, formerly known as Brighton Gardens, in Tulsa. He was born September 14, 1925 in the Kelso District, northeast of Vinita, to Sidney Ray and Louise (Rudisill) Lightfoot. Bob graduated from Bluejacket High School in 1944. He served his country in the Army during World War II...

Feb 7, 2011

Christian Bernard DuBois, a resident of Monkey Island, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011 at the age of 23 years. He was born December 7, 1987 in Claremore, Oklahoma to his parents, Barry and Bernadette (Erp) DuBois. Christian worked in construction for Oliphant Construction. He loved to hunt and fish, work on trucks, ride four wheelers, spend time outdoors. He...

Feb 6, 2011

Ernest Leaton Shipp was born August 20, 1923, in Bristow, Oklahoma to Russell Edward and Della Marie (Keen) Shipp. He passed from this life February 6, 2011, at Jane Phillips Medical Center, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Ernest moved to Wyandotte as a small boy and received his education there. He later moved to Oregon and enlisted in the United States Army....