Obituaries

Jun 4, 2009

Booker T. Oliver Sr., born March 20, 1924, died at home on June 4, 2009. He was born to Thomas Henry Oliver & Julia Oliver in Brushy Creek, Oklahoma. They moved to Vinita a few years later where he attended Attuck School from 1st thru 11th grade. He was then drafted, leaving school to serve in the Navy for 3...

Jun 4, 2009

Deidra Dawn Bradley, 41, a resident of Grove passed away at her home on Thursday, June 4, 2009. She was born on April 2, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri to Martin and Jan (Hutchison) Eagleston. Mrs. Bradley was a graduate of Missouri Southern State College with a degree in Criminal Justice; she also attended Bible Baptist College in Springfield, Missouri....

Jun 2, 2009

Bernice Bea Lindquist Bea Lindquist passed away peacefully in her home on June 2nd , surrounded in her last days by family, friends and family pets. She was born on April 14, 1915 in Wahoo, Nebraska, to Ella and Oscar Leonard, grew up in the Mid-West, graduated from Joplin High School, and worked 39 years for Southwestern Bell. She was...

Jun 1, 2009

Ida Mae Ward, age 88 and lifetime Big Cabin resident, died Monday June 1, 2009 at Rosewood Terrace. Ida was born on March 30, 1921. She is the daughter of James and Mary (Sailor) Stanberry. She was raised in the Big Cabin area and attended Big Cabin High School. She was a member of the basketball team and graduated from...

May 31, 2009

Jay, Ok - Jerry Don Goins, 60, died Sunday May 31, 2009 at Regency Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born on September 25, 1948 in Jay, Oklahoma to Albert Z. and Talitha (Newman) Goins. He was a graduate of Jay High School. Jerry was married to Carolyn Elliott and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was...

May 31, 2009

Clara May Bryant, age 90, formerly from the Vinita area, died May 31, 2009 at Lancaster, California. She was born to Loren S. Potter and Emma V. (Birge) Potter on May 2, 1919 at Drumright, Oklahoma. The family moved to Colcord in Delaware County, Oklahoma in June, 1930 and to Craig County, Oklahoma in June, 1935. Clara attended schools at...

May 31, 2009

Service Details

Friday, June 5th, 2009 2:00pm, Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery

Interment Details

Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery

May 30, 2009

Robert Craig Gay ‘RC", age 86, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Mr. Gay was born February 25, 1923 in Ada, Oklahoma to John H. Gay and Mary Jane Gay (Slagle). He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Grove. He loved to fish and take his grandkids fishing and hunting. His...

May 29, 2009

Steven Edgar Wheelock, 68, of Grove, Oklahoma was found dead in his home on May 29, 2009. Steven was born July 26, 1940 in Troy, Ohio to Ned B. and Wanda Leota (Hampton) Wheelock. He graduated in 1958 from Metropolis High School in Metropolis, Illinois. He served in the United States Navy from August 1959 to June 1961 on the...

May 28, 2009

Billy Joe McLean 67, of Nowata passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. He was born on September 2, 1941 in Ashland Kansas to Arthur "Hi" Theodore McLean and Katheryn Williams McLean. Billy graduated from Protection Kansas High School in 1959. He was the co-caption of the football team. Billy then attended Southwestern...

May 27, 2009

O'Neal Fair Teague, 85 year old Vinita resident, died May 27, 2009 in his home, after an extended illness. He was born in Valliant, Oklahoma on May 16, 1924 to Doc O'Neal and Josephine (Fair) Teague. He and Ruby Thelma Anderson were united in marriage on October 28, 1948. Right after their marriage O'Neal & Ruby were baptized by the...

May 25, 2009

Charles Robert "Charlie" Threlkeld, 77, of Jay, Oklahoma died at 8:15 a.m., Monday, May 25, 2009 at his home. Charlie was born October 10, 1931 in Lindsey, Oklahoma to Ivan and Hallie (Banks) Threlkeld. He moved to California with his family during the 1940's and began working at a cotton gin plant. He moved up the ranks and retired as...

May 24, 2009

Maudine Winderweedle, 86, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Craig General Hospital after an extended illness. She was born December 12, 1922 in Gloster, Louisiana, the daughter of Joseph Perkins and Jessie Flores Perkins. She resided at Burroughs Manor for ten years and Rosewood Terrace for the past year. She worked for Walgreens Drug in St. Louis, Missouri as...

May 24, 2009

Franklin Paul Mc Peters, age 59, a resident of Eucha, OK died Sunday May 24, 2009 at his home. He was born July 24, 1949 in New London, Connecticut the son of William Mc Peters and Bernice Jasinski Mc Peters. Frank served in the U.S. Navy, was a carpenter and owned Franks Portable Buildings. Music was his life and he...

May 22, 2009

Doris Ann Olson, 84, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 10:56 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Doris was born January 6, 1925 in Rock Island, Illinois to George and Annabelle (Levine) McGill. She graduated from Rock Island High School. Doris was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Evangelical Free Church...

May 22, 2009

Sherry J. Dottrich, age 58 and longtime Vinita resident, died Friday May 22, 2009. She was born in Vinita on February 16, 1951 the daughter of Orville and Virginia (Hopper) Spurgeon. She graduated from Miami High School in 1969. On October 31, 1981 she was united in marriage to Joe Dottrich. They made their home in Vinita and raised two...

May 22, 2009

Josephine (Nagel) Gottsponer, age 93 of Vinita, died Friday May 22, 2009 at the Craig General Hospital. Josephine was born in Perry, Arkansas March 17, 1916 the daughter of Nicholas and Anna (Blount) Nagel. On October 14, 1934 she was united in marriage to Albert Gottsponer at St. Elizabeth Church in Arkansas. They raised four children, making their home in...

May 21, 2009

Bonnie Jean Peebles, 79 year old Big Cabin resident, died Thursday May 21, 2009 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita, after an extended illness. She was born April 14, 1930 in Searcy County, Arkansas to Troy M. and Floy M. (Gray) Baker. Bonnie married John Dale Peebles on December 24, 1946 in Winfield, Kansas, he preceded her in death...

May 21, 2009

Thomas Charles "Charlie" Jones, 58, of Jay, Oklahoma died at 2:28 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Charlie was born December 27, 1950 in Delaware County, Oklahoma to Tom and Georgia Ann (Smith) Jones. He was self-employed as a mechanic. Charlie enjoyed playing horseshoes, dominos, and cards. He was a member of the Cherokee...

May 20, 2009

Ronald Sullivan, age 55, of Dewey, Oklahoma went home to the arm of God Tuesday, May 20 after injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born July 31, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Bob and Mary Sullivan. He attended Schools in Pratville and was a 1971 graduate of Sperry High School. He attended Tulsa Junior College and served in...