Obituaries
Herman Hicks
Aug 14, 2007
Vinita, OK - Herman Lawton Hicks, 78, died Tuesday morning, August 14, 2007 at Craig General Hospital, Vinita, Oklahoma. Herman was born May 2, 1929 at Mountainburg, Arkansas to Herman Raymond Hicks and Myrtle (Purdue) Hicks. He grew up in Arkansas and moved to Bristow, Oklahoma at age 12. Herman also lived at Eucha and Langley, Oklahoma, before joining the...
Wayne Midgett
Aug 14, 2007
Wayne Lee "Hoky" Midgett 47 year-old well known Langley resident died Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Hoky was born July 7, 1960 in Afton to Floyd Wayne and Minnie Marie (Scott) Midgett. He was a graduate of Ketchum High School. Hoky married Dee Anne Harper on May 8, 1987. He had worked for Mayes County District #3 for over 20 years...
Darlene Mcguire
Aug 14, 2007
Darlene McGuire 69 year-old Vinita resident died at her home on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 after an extended illness. She was born on April 4, 1938 in Welch to Pete and Lahoma (Bullard) Park. Darlene was married to Jim D. McGuire on February 14, 1957; he preceded her in death on August 25, 1987. Darlene loved the outdoors, gardening, woodworking,...
Irene Ellington
Aug 12, 2007
Irene L. Ellington, age 88, a resident of Forest Manor Nursing Home, passed away on August 12, 2007. Irene LaFaye Cotts was born on August 7, 1919 to Hiram W. and Sarah M. (Vines) Cotts at Ingalls, OK. Irene was united in marriage on November 2, 1935 to Pirdon "Henry" Ellington at Glencoe, Oklahoma. Henry and Irene settled in Dewey,...
Jane Harwell
Aug 11, 2007
Jane Ellen Woods Harwell, age 71, died Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in Houston, Texas. She was born April 13, 1936 in Bartlesville, the daughter of Searles Grant and Bertha Beeson Grant. Jane was reared and received her formal education in the Bartlesville area graduating from Ochelata High School. She continued her education and became a Medical Technologist and worked in...
Evelyn Overton
Aug 11, 2007
Evelyn Wright Overton, age 90 died after a brief illness on August 11, 2007 at Green Country Village in Bartlesville, where her husband John P. Overton still resides. Evie was born January 10, 1917, the only child of Stella M. and Francis E. Wright of Tulsa. She graduated from Tulsa University where she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority...
Dana Marshall
Aug 10, 2007
Dana Sue Marshall, age 55, a lifetime resident of Bartlesville died Friday August 10, 2007 at Heritage Villa Care Center. She was born July 3, 1952 at the Bartlesville Memorial Hospital the daughter of R.P. Marshall and Lillie Ann Tunnell Marshall. She attended local schools and lived at the ARC group homes. Dana worked at Employability Inc. and enjoyed working,...
Ella Sledd
Aug 10, 2007
Vinita, OK - Ella Ruth Sledd, 86, died Friday evening at her home in Heartsworth House Independent Living Development, Vinita, Oklahoma. Ella Ruth was born January 27, 1921 in McKinney, Texas to Hubbard Kerr and Hope (Pendergrass) Kerr. Hubbard Kerr was a cotton buyer and moved his family to Pratt, Alabama; Sand Springs, Oklahoma and McKinney, Texas and later, to...

Gladys Ross
Aug 8, 2007
Gladys Verna Ross, 88-year-old Grove resident, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Gladys Verna Ross was born June 27, 1919 in Wimer, Oklahoma to William Thomas Gregory and Mattie T. Coker-Gregory. She grew up in Coffeyville then later moved to Nowata where she resided for 50 years. For the last 7 years...

William Manning
Aug 7, 2007
William Franklin Manning 92 of Grove, Ok. died Tuesday Aug. 7, 2007 in the Integris Grove General Hospital after an illness. Mr. Manning was born June 19, 1915 in Southwest City, Mo. the son of Bert Elmer and Clemmie Hardy Manning, they both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by 1 brother: Willis Manning, 2 sisters:...

Sandra Clark
Aug 6, 2007
Sandra Jean "Sandy" Clark, 60-year-old Nowata resident, passed away at 2:15a.m., Monday, August 6, 2007 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. She was born June 27, 1947 in Moundsville, West Virginia to James R. Littleton and Estella Deloris Morgan-Littleton. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Clark will be held at 2:00p.m., Monday, August 13, 2007 in the Memorial Park Cemetery...
Wanda Feeler
Aug 5, 2007
Wanda L. Feeler, age 70, a resident of Bartlesville died Sunday, August 5, 2007 with her family by her side. Wanda is survived by her two daughters Sherri McClintock and her husband Mike of Dewey and Robin Wight and her husband Jody of Bartlesville, seven grandchildren Travis McClintock of Bartlesville, Robert B.J. McClintock of Bartlesville, Mitch Johnson currently serving in...

Terry Watkins, Jr.
Aug 4, 2007
Terry Lynn Watkins, Jr., 70-year-old Lenapah resident, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Terry Watkins was born May 27, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the first of four children born to Terry Lynn and Anna Katherine Watkins. Terry was a graduate of Severne Prep. School in Annapolis, Maryland. He served three years...
Mary Muncy
Aug 4, 2007
Mary Eloise Muncy, 91 year-old Vinita resident, died at her home on Saturday, August 04, 2007. She was born May 30, 1916 in Vinita to Robert and Virginia (Rhinehart) Thompson; they had come to Oklahoma in 1915. Her family was engaged in farming and worked with an old time thrashing machine for many years. Eloise attended grade school at Kelso...
Kimberly Wallace
Aug 4, 2007
Kimberly Ann Wallace, 30 year-old former resident of Vinita, was killed in an automobile accident Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Tucson, Arizona. She was born July 3, 1977 in Jay, Oklahoma to Jeffrey Lewis Berry and Sherryl (Veach). Kim was a Lab Tech for Community Blood Mobile in St. Josephs, Missouri. She married Shane Wallace on September 8, 2006 in...
Viola Nichols
Aug 4, 2007
Viola Marie Nichols Obituary Viola Marie Nichols died August 4, 2007, in Grove, Oklahoma. She was born in Southwest City, Missouri, September 2, 1919 to Bennie Francis and Nora Frances ( Gann ) Provance. She was married to Herman Houck from 1937 to 1966. Viola married James R. ( Dick ) Nichols September 15, 1969. He preceded her in death...
Robert Lippert
Aug 3, 2007
Robert Russell Lippert, age72, a resident of Bartlesville died on Friday August 3, 2007 in the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Bob was born June 15, 1935, in Oklahoma City, Okla.., to Russell A. and Mary L. (Mitchell) Lippert. They moved to Bartlesville, Okla., when he was 2 years old. He attended College High where he was a spring board diver...
David Tanner
Aug 3, 2007
GROVE - David Gerald Tanner, 33, died August 3, 2007 at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. David was born September 7, 1973 to Edward Lee and Margaret (Morgan) Tanner in Gravette, Arkansas. David graduated from Grove High school in 1992. During high school, he was involved in the Future Farmers of America, and proudly wore the #33 Jersey...
Vernon Ross
Aug 2, 2007
Benjamin Funeral Service Nowata, OK..........................Funeral services for Big Cabin resident, Vernon Clay Ross, 74, will be held 2:00P.M., at the First Baptist Church, Talala, Oklahoma, Monday, August 6, 2007, with Rev. Dennis Gunderson officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Talala. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Home, of Nowata. Vernon Clay Ross was born November 3, 1934,...
Frances Kjellander
Aug 1, 2007
Frances Kjellander, 64 year old Grove resident died, Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. She was born on February 26, 1943 in Lawrence, Kansas to Walter and Zelma Bayless. She married Jon P. Kjellander in 1961 when they were eighteen and have been best friends ever since. Jon is a retired Lt. Commander in the...