Obituaries
Alta Shelton
Sep 2, 2006
Alta Rhea Shelton, 95, of Vinita, passed away Saturday at Craig General Hospital. Born on February 22, 1911 in Roff, OK to C.W. and Fannie(Magby) Moran. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ, member of the Women's Home Extension Club. She was married in 1957 to Ted O. Shelton and they moved to CA. They moved back...
Billy Bellamy
Sep 2, 2006
Billy Joe Bellamy, 71-year-old Nowata resident, passed away at 12:20p.m., Saturday, September 2, 2006 at his residence in Nowata. Billy Joe Bellamy was born October 16, 1934 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Clifford Bellamy and Finis E. Hall-Bellamy. Mr. Bellamy attended Nowata schools and on March 2, 1955 he married Anna Belle Woolman. Mr. Bellamy worked for Forrest Oil and later...
Dr. Amen
Sep 1, 2006
Elvin M. Amen, M. D., long-time resident of Bartlesville, died Friday, September 1, 2006, at the Heritage Villa Care Center. Dr. Amen was born May 19, 1920, in Merrill, Wisconsin, the son of Albert Marion and Mabel Jane (Shinn) Amen. When he was a very small child, the Amen family moved to South Dakota, and he grew up in Yankton....
Authula Hults
Aug 28, 2006
Authula Hults 89 year-old Vinita resident died Monday, August 28, 2006 at the Rosewood Terrace Nursing Home in Vinita. She was born July 11, 1917 to Chester Miller and Cleo (Waggoner) Miller. She was married to Bill Hults, who preceded her in death. Authula worked at the University of Arkansas and for the St. Paul School District as a cook....
Benjamin Adams
Aug 27, 2006
Benjamin Samuel Adams, age 84, a resident of Bartlesville died Sunday August 27, 2006 at Jane Phillips Hospital. Mr. Adams was born October 21, 1921 in Pershing, Oklahoma the son of Joseph Adams and Bertha Jackson Adams. He was raised and educated in Pershing, Oklahoma. Sam joined the Navy and served during World War II as a Chief Aviation Machinist...
Raymond Swetland
Aug 27, 2006
Raymond Lee Swetland, beloved husband, father and grandfather, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, August 27, 2006 at the age of 73. He was born on July 2, 1933 in Hastings, NE to Lee and Frances (Ferguson) Swetland. As a young boy, Raymond moved with his family to Tulsa, OK where he graduated Central High School. He then...
Lt. Welsh
Aug 26, 2006
Lt. Colonel Robert John Welsh, 85, resident of Disney, OK, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2006 in Vinita, OK at Craig General Hospital. He was born on November 18, 1920 in Sanborn, Minnesota to Sylvester John & Carrie (Distel) Welsh. Bob knew at a young age that he wanted to fly and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. After...
Buanita Mcnelly
Aug 24, 2006
Grove, OK - Buanita Florene McNelly, 83, died Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Buanita was born August 14, 1923 at Neodesha, Kansas to Bonnie Edgar Cowden and Molissa (VanDusen) Cowden. She had been a Grove resident for the past 20 years, moving there from Bentonville, Arkansas. Buanita married William "Bill" McNelly on February 5, 1943 at...
Browning Paul
Aug 23, 2006
Paul Jay Browning, 87, a resident of Cleora passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 in Grove, OK at Integris Grove General Hospital. He was born on April 22, 1919 in Cleora, OK to Bert and Ora (Johnson) Browning. Paul was the youngest of ten married Ima Jean Gary in 1943. He Joined the United States Army were he served...
Cindy Johnson
Aug 22, 2006
Cindy Lou Johnson, 32, of Vinita, passed away Tuesday at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Cindy was born on Sept. 19, 1973 in Claremore, OK to Grover and Barbara (King) Johnson. She was a lifelong area resident and graduate of Afton High School Survivors include her companion-Jason Trevor Mother and Step-Father; Barbara and James Hinkle of Vinita 3 Children;...
Rex Manning
Aug 20, 2006
Springdale, Arkansas Rex Leon Manning, of Fort Worth, Texas, died Sunday August 20, 2006 in Springdale, Arkansas. He was 85 Rex was born February 21, 1921, in Southwest City, Missouri, to Charles and Lydia (Lancaster) Manning. Rex graduated from Southwest City High School in 1938 and was the valedictorian of his graduating class. He was a life long learner and...
Hazel King
Aug 18, 2006
Hazel M. King 88 year-old long time Cleora resident, died late Friday evening, August 18, 2006 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born November 20, 1917 to Alonzo "Lonnie" and Mary Lucinda (Sears) Jackson. Hazel worked for City Service Oil Company and Wal-Mart. She was married to James Colvin, who preceded her in death in 1948, She...
Lottie Foreman
Aug 18, 2006
Jay, Oklahoma Lottie Faye Foreman of Jay, Ok. went home to be with the Lord Friday August 18, 2006 at her home in Jay. She was 82. Lottie was born December 1, 1923.. She was a member of the Piney Baptist Church in Jay. She loved sewing quilts when she was able, as well as watching Chicago Cubs Baseball. Most...
Lawrence Brainard, Ii
Aug 17, 2006
Lawrence Brainard, II, 60, passed away Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 in the Colonial Terrace Care Center of Pryor, OK. Born on June 1, 1946 in Modoc County, CA, to Lawrence and Elva (Wilson) Brainard. Lawrence was a farmer, grew up in the Chelsea and spent most of his life in Mayes County and Rogers County. Survived by his Mother-Elva Guinn...
Bessie Davis
Aug 16, 2006
Bessie Davis of Jay, Ok. died Wednesday August 16, 2006 at her home in Jay. She was 80. Bessie was born September 11, 1925 to Elias (Jim) and Nancy (Belt) Bluebird at Rocky Ford, Ok. She married Quinton Davis July 16, 1942 at Rocky Ford. She worked as a homemaker and housewife. She was a member of the Piney Baptist...
John O'Neill
Aug 16, 2006
John Michael O'Neill, 81 year-old Nowata resident, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2006, at the Claremore Veterans Center. John Michael O'Neill was born October 17, 1924, in Stillwater, Oklahoma to John Marcus O'Neill and Estella Cochran-O'Neill. He attended school at the Shanahan School in rural Vinita. John served his country in the United States Army during World War II where...
Jeannette Rott
Aug 14, 2006
Jeannette Rott, 75-year-old Oologah resident passed away Monday, August 14, 2006 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa after a courageous 10 month battle with cancer. Jeannette Rott was born November 23, 1930, in Ramona, Oklahoma, to Earl and Iona Myrtle (Jacobs) Ross. At a young age she moved to Chelsea, where she attended elementary and some high school. She...
Richard Johnson
Aug 13, 2006
Richard Hawkins Johnson of Bartlesville, Ok. passed away Sunday morning, August 13, 2006, at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Memorial services for Mr. Johnson will be held Thursday, August 17, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. at the Oak Park United Methodist Church, Bartlesville, Ok. followed by interment at the Memorial Park Cemetery. Pastor David Stewart will lead the services. Funeral services...
Francis Collins
Aug 13, 2006
Pryor, OK - Frances Collins, 66, went home to be with her Lord, Sunday, August 13, 2006 at her home in Pryor, Oklahoma. Frances was born November 27, 1939 at Coffeyville, Kansas to Norman Tosh and Marie (Toy) Tosh. She grew up in Salina, Kansas and received her education at Little Rock School, near Salina. She married Joe Collins on...
Patricia Hites
Aug 12, 2006
Patricia Hites, 65, a resident of Afton passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2006 in Afton at her home. She was born on February 18, 1941 to Syvester and Flossie Jones. She married Bill Hites November 24, 1999 at Vinita, the love of her life for nine years. Patricia was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Bernice,...
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