Obituaries

Jan 30, 2009

Brian Mott Shoff, 59, longtime Dewey and Bartlesville resident, passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 of complications of heart disease. Mr. Shoff was born on February 14, 1949 in Bartlesville, the son of the late Dolores (Prichard) and Brady M. Shoff. The late maternal grandparents were Stella "Honey" (Armstrong) and Vern Prichard. He married Mary L. Brown of Dewey in...

Jan 29, 2009

Maudie Lee Lankford of Tulsa was welcomed inot Heaven on January 29, 2009 at the remarkable age of 95. She stepped way from this world in Tulsa, where she had returned in 2007, after residing in Vinita for nearly 30 years. Maudie was born in Paola, Oklahoma on September 27, 1913 to Thomas Jefferson Davis and Millie (Amonett) Davis. She...

Jan 28, 2009

Nellie Mae Downing died at 2:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Monroe Manor in Jay, Oklahoma. She was 85. Nellie was born August 29, 1923 to James and Nancy (Casper) Jackson. Nellie was never one to have idle hands. She helped manage the family farm, care for the animals, cut wood, and pick blackberries and walnuts. Nellie also loved...

Jan 27, 2009

Orville Lewis Banks, 68 year old Vinita resident, died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at his home. He was born February 27, 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri to Walter and Gladys Ethel (Wilson) Banks. Orville graduated high school in Kansas City and lived there until 1974, when he moved to the Vinita area. He was retired from Eastern State Hospital where...

Jan 27, 2009

Mary Anne Ousley, 72, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at her home. Mary was born November 16, 1936 in Ecorse, Michigan to James and Grace (Gemeiner) Peters. She graduated high school in Fontana, California. Mary was an avid outdoorswoman who excelled in everything she did. She won the Washington State Champion Skeet Shoot. She...

Jan 27, 2009

Luvilla Mae Thompson age 94, of Nowata passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Luvilla was born on June 12, 1914 to John Jefferson Melton and Louella Jane Proffitt Melton in Mayes County, Oklahoma. She married Robert Charles Thompson on January 14, 1930 in Pryor, Oklahoma; they were more regularly known as Mae...

Jan 27, 2009

Clarence T Faubion, age 45 and long time Vinita resident, died Tuesday January 27, 2009. He was born in Hamilton, Texas to Clarence and Ina (Woolman) Faubion on August 5, 1963. He graduated Bluejacket High School in 1982 and was united in marriage to Cindy Powell in 1995. Clarence worked for the turnpike doing maintenance for 15 years and served...

Jan 26, 2009

Our beloved mother, VeLora "Lora" Sherman Alspaugh passed away on Monday, January 26, 2009 at Jane Phillips Medical Center. The daughter of John and Zelma (Ford) Sherman, she was born September 18, 1917 in Rocky, Oklahoma, where they lived until she graduated from Sentinel High School. On April 25, 1936, she was married to William C. Alspaugh. They made their...

Jan 23, 2009

Carolyn Lee Bailey, age 47, a longtime resident of Vinita died Friday January 23, 2009 at Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born April 23, 1961 in Beeville, Texas the daughter of Aaron and Bessie (Arnold) McGuire. In1968 the family moved from Beeville to Vinita where Carolyn finished her education graduating Vinita High School in 1978. She and Daryl...

Jan 21, 2009

Luther Gregory age 81 of Ketchum Ok, died Wednesday January 21, 2009 in the Freeman Hospital in Joplin, MO. The son of Luther N. Gregory Sr. and Goldie Marie Stilley Gregory, he was born on September 30, 1927 in Ketchum, OK. Luther married Fayola Finnell on July 3, 1947 in Shreveport. LA. He had served in the US Army from...

Jan 21, 2009

Junior Sam Fencer, 71, of Colcord, Oklahoma died at his home at 3:21 a.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2009 after a tough battle with cancer. Junior was born May 13, 1937 in Mayes County, Oklahoma to Stanley and Vennie (Ketcher) Fencer. He attended Locust Grove High School. He was a member of Long Prairie Baptist Church in Kansas, Oklahoma. Junior was...

Jan 21, 2009

Norman L. Whitaker passed away at the age of 80 on Wednesday January 21, 2009, at his home. Mr. Whitaker is survived by his wife Gwen Whitaker of the home, Three daughters Susan Spencer and her husband Tony of Grove, Sharon Whitaker of Tulsa and Shelli Koons and her husband Bill of Independence, Kansas, five Grandchildren, Becky Lee and her...

Jan 20, 2009

Vola Mae "Mutt" Spradlin, 84 year old Vinita resident, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born February 25, 1924 in Bluejacket, Oklahoma to Roy and Laura Mae (Horton) Guilford. Vola attended Bluejacket Schools and on May 16, 1942 she married E. C. "Joe" Spradlin in Vinita. Joe preceded her in death on...

Jan 19, 2009

Esther Mae Hardesty, 77 year-old resident of Rose, formerly of Welch and Vinita, died Monday January 19, 2009 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa. She was born April 23, 1931 in Carter Nine, Oklahoma to Radford E. and Meddie Jane (Campbell) Stanley. Esther was married to Walter Floyd Henry who preceded her in death. She remarried on April 15,...

Jan 19, 2009

Opal Pearl (Wright) Risman, age 86, died Monday January 19, 2009 in Dodge City, Kansas. Opal was born in Vinita, Oklahoma on September 4, 1922 to Lee and Nellie (Hunt) Wright. She spent most of her life in the Vinita area, graduating from Cleora High School. She was united in marriage to Eddie Risman in January of 1945 and together...

Jan 19, 2009

Chris B. Leith, 82, of Jay, Oklahoma went home to be with her Lord at 1:25 p.m., Monday, January 19, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Chris was born October 4, 1926 in Sycamore, Oklahoma to Chester and Verna (Easley) Duncan. She graduated from Jay High School in 1943. After high school, she moved to Kansas City...

Jan 19, 2009

Service Details

Friday, January 23rd, 2009 2:00pm, Graveside

Interment Details

Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery

Jan 18, 2009

Herman Jack "Jack" Springston, 78, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. Jack was born December 19, 1930 in Durham, Arkansas to Oda Arthur and Myrtle Edith (Stewart) Springston. After graduating from Springdale High School in Springdale, Arkansas with the Class of 1947, Jack proudly served his country with...

Jan 17, 2009

Dessie Delora (Duvall) Spears was born in Seminole, Oklahoma on June 24, 1918 and died on January 17, 2009 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the oldest child of William and Mae Duvall. After moving to Nowata, Oklahoma as a small child, she remained in Nowata until 2008, during which time she completed her high school education, met and married Jake...

Jan 16, 2009

Albert LeRoy Sellers Jr. Obit LeRoy Sellers age 66 died Friday January 16, 2009 in the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, OK. The son of Albert LeRoy Sellers Sr. and Laura Lucille Knotts Sellers, he was born on March 27, 1942 in Austin, MN. LeRoy married Sheila Raye Everette on May 4, 1972 in Reno, NV. He was honorably discharged from...