Obituaries

Lula Allen

Dec 14, 2009

Lula "Viola Allen, 92-year-old South Coffeyville resident, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville. Mrs. Allen was born March 2, 1917 in Norborne, Missouri to Elmer Donaldson and Lula Bowman-Donaldson. On June 1, 1947, she married Delmar Allen. The two resided in Riverside, California for many years where Mrs. Allen worked at Kress...

Carl Elliott

Dec 14, 2009

Carl J. Elliott, 74 year-old lifetime area resident, died Monday December 14, 2009 at his home, after an extended illness. He was born April 1, 1935 in Vinita to Wilmer R. and Flossie Ann (Thompson) Elliott. Carl was a 1955 graduate of Vinita High School. He married Virginia Copeland on October 19, 1957 in Miami at the First Baptist Church....

Shirley Blackwell

Dec 14, 2009

Shirley Ann Blackwell, 53, a resident of Big Cabin, Oklahoma passed away at her home on Monday, December 14, 2009. She was born on February 20, 1956 to Leo and Mary Elizabeth (Jackson) Landrum in Grove, Oklahoma. Mrs. Blackwell lived most of her life in the Grove area then worked as a CMA and a CNA she liked to go...

Bonnie Little

Dec 13, 2009

Bonnie Jean Little, 69-year-old Delaware resident, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Osage Nursing Home in Nowata. Ms. Little was born July 31, 1940 in Delaware, Oklahoma to Ralph Little and Nancy Ann Corbin-Little. She grew up and attended schools in Delaware and later attended the Tri-County Tech Food Services program. She worked as a cook for the...

Elmer Hathaway

Dec 13, 2009

Rev. Elmer Hathaway, 82-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Osage Nursing Home in Nowata. Rev. Hathaway was born July 31, 1927 in Mountainburg, Arkansas to Henry Hathaway and Maggie Garriett-Hathaway. Mr. Hathaway attended schools in Morris, Oklahoma and after graduation went to serve his country in the United States Army during WWII. Rev. Hathaway married...

Carolyn Weaver

Dec 13, 2009

Carolyn S Weaver, 57 year-old Afton (Cleora) resident, died Thursday December 10, 2009 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born November 20, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee to B. B. and Audrey (Turner) Brown. Carolyn grew up in Beaver, Oklahoma, attended college at Northeastern State College in Tahlequah and received her teaching degree. Carolyn married Joe Weaver on...

Sharon Wyatt

Dec 13, 2009

Sharon "Deanie" Wyatt, 65, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Craig General Hospital in Vinita, Oklahoma. She was born on January 13, 1944 in Joplin, Missouri to Clinton and Nadine (Harper) Wood. Sharon received her LPN certificate from NEO in 1970. She loved horses and country western music. Survivors include her daughter, Terri Wyatt Maloney of Afton; her son, Scott...

Vera Pierce

Dec 12, 2009

Vera K. Pierce, Grove area resident, died Saturday morning December 12, 2009 at the age of 91. She was born on November 30, 1918 to her parents, Arthur and Odile (Norman) Keller in Ruby, Montana. She attended school and graduated from high school while living in Montana. During her life she worked as a secretary for the Douglas Aircraft Company...

Walter Sires

Dec 11, 2009

Walter Sires 86 of Bartlesville, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2009 at the Sterling House. Walter Clinton Sires was born on June 14, 1923 in Bartlesville to Amos and Minnie (Reynolds) Sires. He attended elementary, middle and high school in Bartlesville graduating from College High. Walter entered the United States Army on January 21, 1943. On April 25, 1943...

Terry Lyons

Dec 11, 2009

Terry Lee Lyons, Colcord resident, died early Thursday December 11, 2009 at the age of 57. He was born on November 11, 1952 in Tahlequah, OK to his parents Bill "Scout" Lyons and Dennie (Warren) Lyons. Terry grew up and attended Tahlequah schools where he graduated high school. Terry worked as a produce supervisor at Save-A-Lot grocery as well as...

Mary Dameron

Dec 11, 2009

Mary Louise Dameron, age 79, a former longtime resident of White Oak died Friday December 11, 2009 at Wildwood Care Center in Tulsa. She was born March 21, 1930 in Tulsa, OK the daughter of Amos C. and Gretta Odell Pool Wilkins. She was raised and educated in White Oak and was of the Baptist Faith. She William O. "Tike"...

Juanita Smith

Dec 10, 2009

Juanita Smith age 67 died Thursday December 10, 2009 the Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, OK The daughter of Orval Bishop and Roxie Slate Bishop, she was born on September 24, 1942 in Bristow, OK. She married Louis E. Smith and he preceded her in death in 2007. Juanita had worked in Automated Mail in Tulsa for 7 years. Later working...

Judy Grass

Dec 10, 2009

Judy Jeanette Grass, Jay resident, died Thursday evening December 10, 2009 at home surrounded by her family at the age of 47. She was born on February 1, 1962 to her parents Sam Jewitt, Jr. and Nancy (Davis) in Claremore, OK. She attended Jay schools while growing up and then married Stanley Grass on February 28, 1979 at Piney Baptist...

Virginia Luce

Dec 8, 2009

Virginia Mae Luce, a resident of Fairland, passed away Tuesday morning in Grove at the age 91. She was born on April 12, 1918 in Toledo, Ohio to her parents WM Giles & Iva Mae Blanchard. Virginia resided in Santa Ana, California from 1959 to 1976 then moved to Oklahoma where she resided until her death. Mrs. Luce was preceded...

Betty Buck

Dec 7, 2009

Betty Jo Buck Jay, OK - Betty Jo Buck was born January 18, 1926 in Jay, OK. She was the daughter of Helen Aubrey and Cal E. Dooley. Betty died Monday, December 7, 2009 at the age of 83 in Springdale, AR. She was lifetime resident of Delaware County working as a clerk in the Delaware County Treasurer Office before...

Flora Tarbox

Dec 7, 2009

Flora May Tarbox, 93, loving wife, mother and grandmother, went home to be with her Lord early Monday morning. Flora May Kucera was born on July 20, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri, the only child of Anton (Tony) Kucera and Flora Mary McNamee Kucera. She grew up in Santa Monica and Hollywood, California, completing her education at Hollywood High. Flora...

Merit Nivison

Dec 6, 2009

Merit Dee Nivison, age 71 of Bluejacket, died December 6, 2009 at his home. He was born in Big Cabin, OK on August 7, 1938 the son of Dick Nivison and Ella Faye Maxwell. He attended Ketchum School. In 1956 Merit joined the Army. He also worked as his family's caregiver several years. Merit is preceded in death by his...

Earl O'Dell

Dec 5, 2009

Earl Edward O'Dell, age 93 of Vinita, died Saturday December 5, 2009. He was born in northeast Craig County on March 3, 1916 the son of O. G. O'Dell and Eva (Fox) O'Dell. On August 21, 1937 he was united in marriage to Juanita June Adams. That same year Earl began doing installation work in Tulsa for Western Electric Company,...

Sherry Luther

Dec 5, 2009

Sherry Jean Luther, age 58 of Vinita, died Saturday, December 5, 2009. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2009 with Pastor Eddie Wrinkle officiating.

Service Details

Friday, December 11th, 2009 10:00am, Luginbuel Funeral Home

Interment Details

Fairview Cemetery - Vinita

Carrie Mosher

Dec 4, 2009

Carrie Amanda (ARNING) Mosher, age 97, of Nowata, Oklahoma died December 4, 2009 at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Funeral Services for Mrs. Mosher will be held at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church, Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Nowata, Oklahoma with Rev. Rob Crawford officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Benjamin Funeral...