Obituaries
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,...

Euna White
Aug 11, 2006
Euna Marie White Funeral services for Euna Marie White will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 14, 2006, at the First Baptist Church of Nowata with Dr. Larry DeLay officiating. Burial will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Home of Nowata. Euna Marie White was born February 29, 1920, in Talala, Oklahoma,...

Earl Stanton
Aug 10, 2006
Earl Ray Stanton, 59, longtime resident of Monkey Island, OK, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 in Tulsa, OK. He was born on May 2, 1947 in rural Perkins, OK to Fred Alvin and Rose Marie (Baldridge) Stanton. He attended school at Tryon. As a young man he served his country during Vietnam in...
Helen Steele
Aug 10, 2006
Helen Katheryn Steele, 91, a resident of Vinita passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2006 in Grove, OK at Grove Nursing Center. She was born in Gridley, Kansas on April 26, 1915 to William and Augusta (Meyer) Weide. She married Perry Steele on February 29, 1936 in Kansas City, MO. They lived in Kansas City until moving to Vinita, OK...
Delphia Lee
Aug 10, 2006
Delphia Louise Conner Lee, age 76 died August 10, 2006 at her home in Nowata after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. Delphia was born December 26, 1929 in Bernice, Oklahoma to Millard Leo "Bob" and Fairy Dubois Conner. Education was an important part of her life, there were many teachers in her family and she attended a small two-room...
Ruby Bogle
Aug 9, 2006
Ruby Mae Bogle went to be with the Lord, Tuesday August 8, 2006 at the age of 90 years, 8 months and 7 days. Ruby was born December 1, 1915 near Big Cabin to Chloe (Maxwell) and Alonzo Comer. She married Paul Eugene "Gene" Bogle on September 12, 1936 in Adair; he preceded her in death on September 25, 2001....

Billy Robertson
Aug 7, 2006
Billy Larance Robertson of Eucha went to be with the Lord August 7, 2006 at the age of 67. Billy was born January 4, 1939 to Willie and Lillie (Newman) Robertson at Topsy, Ok. He married Janace Hamilton January 19, 1960 at Vinita, Ok. Billy worked as a Wildlife Technician for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation at Spavinaw Hills....
Helen Donaldson
Aug 7, 2006
Grove, Ok. - Helen L. Donaldson, 67, died Monday, August 7, 2006 at Integris Grove General Hospital. She was born on August 11, 1938 in Picher, Oklahoma to Grover and Helen (Crume) Russell. Helen grew up in Joplin, Missouri graduating from Joplin High School in 1956. She attended NEO A&M earning an Associate of Arts degree in Accounting. Helen married...

Mildred Sewell
Aug 7, 2006
Grove, Ok. - Mildred Nadine Sewell, 82, died Monday August 7, 2006 at Integris Grove General Hospital, Grove, Oklahoma. She was born on November 10, 1923 in Sedan, Kansas to Carl and Piccola (Robinson) Mills. Nadine graduated from Sedan High School and attended nursing school in Coffeyville, Ks. She married Franklin Leon Sewell on October 15, 1944 in Fredonia, Kansas....

Margaret Whitlock
Aug 7, 2006
Margaret Jeanette Whitlock, 66, of Afton, passed away Monday Aug. 7, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Born on Nov. 8, 1939 in Nettleton, AR to Nolan and Tessie (Edgar) Burrow. Margaret was married to Bill Whitlock on Feb. 2, 1955 in Queen Creek, AZ She was a homemaker and member of the Pentecostal Faith and had lived in...
Mary Marenholtz)
Aug 7, 2006
Mary Louise Voetelink, 84, a resident of Bartlesville died Monday August 7, 2006 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Mary Louise von Marenholtz was born February 15, 1922 to Walter P. and Lucy Ann (Melton) von Marenholtz in Parma, Idaho. She attended elementary school in Middleton, Idaho. In 1930, the family moved to Dieckhorst-Mueden, Germany, when her father inherited...

Roy Ball, Jr.
Aug 6, 2006
Roy Ball, Jr., 68, of Big Cabin, passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Muskogee, OK. He was born on Feb. 14, 1938 in Stone, KY to Roy and Edna (Trout) Ball. His parents have preceded him in death. Roy was currently a member of the New Hope Christian Church in Miami, OK where he...
Alma Nitz
Aug 5, 2006
Alma Lee Parret-Nitz, 86-year-old Nowata resident, passed away at 7:30p.m., Saturday, August 5, 2006 at the Nowata Nursing Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Nitz will be held at 2:00p.m., Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at the First Baptist Church in Nowata with Dr. Larry DeLay and rev. Bill Busch officiating. Interment will follow in the Martin Cemetery under the direction of...
Gregory Ricks
Aug 5, 2006
Gregory Deon Ricks, age 34, a resident of Bartlesville died Saturday August 5, 2006 at his home. He was born May 25, 1972 in Dumas, Arkansas the son of Alfonzo Bell and Earnistine Spencer Ricks. The family moved to Bartlesville from Dumas in 1983 where he completed his education and worked with Asplundh tree service. Greg was an avid sports...

Donald Pond
Aug 4, 2006
Monkey Island, OK - Donald George Pond died Friday, August 4, 2006 at St. Johns Hospital at Joplin, Mo. He was 68. Don was born in Afton, OK, September 5, 1937, to Rufus Walter Pond and Ruth Winnie (Seaton) Pond. He worked at Coal Mines drilling shafts ever since he was 16 years old. Don also worked at Baker &...