Obituaries

May 26, 2024

Barbara ‘Diane’ Terry was born September 5th, 1950, to George and Bettie (Snell) Higbee in Tulsa, Oklahoma and passed peacefully on May 26th, 2024. Diane graduated from Dewey High School in 1968 and married David Terry in 1970. They moved to Edmond, OK, where they had daughter Paige and son JD. Her greatest passion was spending time with her family,...

May 19, 2024

Robert E. “Bob” Rigney passed away early Sunday morning, May 19, 2024, at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, OK.

Bob was born August 4, 1926, in Rantoul, Kansas to parents, Walter and Pearl (Diediker) Rigney.  He attended elementary schools in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, before graduating from Fairfax, OK high school in May 1944.  Bob served in the U.S. Navy...

Apr 26, 2024

Edward Harold Bellatti passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 



Edd Bellatti was born on December 29, 1942, in Stillwater, Oklahoma to R. Marsden Bellatti II and Kathyrn (Davenport) Bellatti.  

He grew up in Stillwater and was a 1961 graduate of C. E. Donart High School where he was an All-State football player. He attended Oklahoma State University before moving to Tulsa to sell advertising for the Tulsa World. He then moved to Nowata to work with his...

Apr 21, 2024

Roy Lee Taylor, 75, of Bartlesville, OK, passed away at his home Sunday, April 21, 2024.

Roy was born in Austin, Texas on March 15, 1949, to James Curtis “Curt” Taylor and Macy Irene (Bruce) Taylor.   He grew up in Pershing, OK and graduated from Pawhuska High School in 1967. Roy joined the U.S. Army in 1972 and made a...

Apr 18, 2024

Beverly Kay King, 82, of Tulsa and formerly of Bartlesville, OK passed away Thursday afternoon, April 18, 2024, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa.

Beverly was born October 24, 1941, to Eugene Comstock and Ferne (Mendenhal) Comstock in Bartlesville, OK.   She grew up in Bartlesville and lived in several places during her lifetime, including Dallas, New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Tulsa....

Apr 6, 2024

Sandra Kay Hamilton, 76, Dewey, Oklahoma passed away Saturday afternoon, April 6, 2024, at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, OK.

Sandra was born May 13, 1947, at Coffeyville, KS to Archie Collins and Norma Jean (Critchfield) Collins.   Sandra grew up in Nowata, OK and graduated from Nowata High School.

Sandra married Floyd Ray Hamilton on February 16, 1964, in Bartlesville....

Mar 30, 2024

David Dean Jensen of Bartlesville, OK went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, March 30, 2024. 

David was born on January 25, 1937, in Audubon, Iowa to Fred and Ellen (Magnussen) Jensen.  David met Jean Gay Parry, the love of his life, and they were married on June 4, 1965. They made their home in Bartlesville where they raised...

Mar 29, 2024

Walecia Elizabeth   Allen, 86, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away Friday afternoon, March 29, 2024 at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Walecia was born October 31, 1937, to William Lillard Falling and Mildred Leona (Tarter) Falling at Vinita, Oklahoma.  She grew up in the country between Bunker Hill Baptist Church and the Vinita city limits. She received her education in Wolf...

Mar 28, 2024

Elizabeth Jane “Janie” McCollum Howard passed away March 28, 2024, in Bartlesville, OK.  Life began for Janie on Oct. 6, 1962, in Bartlesville, OK to Eugene Franklin McCollum Jr. and Mary Jane Hutchens McCollum.

Janie lived most of her life in Bartlesville other than the one year she spent in Tulsa.  She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church.  

She...

Mar 26, 2024

Sarah Armour Woolwine Winn, 99 ½, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the evening of March 26, 2024. Sarah, retired Librarian from Dewey Public Schools, was the wife of retired Bartlesville Public Librarian, H.E. “Gene” Winn.

    Sarah was the fourth child, born on September 6,1924, to Earl Glenn Woolwine and Sarah Armour Neighbors Woolwine. Her mother died when...

Mar 23, 2024

Molly Ann (Watts) Ferguson passed away peacefully on March 23, 2024, at the age of 91 in Bartlesville, OK. She was born to Jack Northington Watts, Sr. and Norma Estelle (Franklin) Watts on April 12, 1932 and was quickly given the affectionate nickname of ‘Tinkerbell.’ She grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, with three brothers joining the family to her great...

Mar 15, 2024

Ethan Joe White, a gentle giant and an epic hugger, passed away on March 15, 2024 at the age of 25.

Ethan – also known as “E” and “EJ,” – was born in Claremore on September 30, 1998, and kept his mom running to keep up with him for many years after that. After graduating from Bartlesville High School in 2017,...

Mar 13, 2024

Doris Elaine Burns Smith was born March 11, 1942, in Fort Springs West Virginia. She grew up in the Alluwe, Nowata area and attended Nowata public schools.

Doris met Paul R. Smith and they were married December 20, 1958, in Dewey, Ok. Paul was serving in the U.S. Army art Fort Sill, OK at the time of their marriage. The couple...

Mar 11, 2024

Fred Ray Tucker, lifelong resident of the Ramona area passed away at his home March 11, 2024, at the age of 94.  

Son of Monroe and Nellie Tucker, Fred spent his early years helping out on the family farm, hunting, and trapping. He was an avid basketball player at Ramona High School where he graduated.

He left a promising carpentry career...

Mar 9, 2024

Karen “Amy” Shaw, 65, passed away at The Journey Home in Bartlesville, OK on Saturday, March 9, 2024.

Amy was born October 27, 1958, in Washington DC to Robert and Mary Katherine (Hawkins) Shaw.  Amy grew up and attended school in Washington DC. She completed her education at Ohio State University with a Masters in English.  Amy lived in Columbus, Ohio...

Feb 25, 2024

 Virginia Lee Ray DeFrees passed into the loving arms of Christ on the morning of February 25, 2024 at the age of 71.

 She was born at the Marine Corps Hospital at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California on March 31, 1952, to Wenfred and Aileen Ray, and lived on base for the first few months of her life. The youngest of...

Feb 24, 2024

Billie Juanita “Nita” Collie Obituary

Juanita “Nita” Collie went home to be with her Heavenly Father on February 24, 2024. She was 90 years old.

Nita was born February 28, 1933, to William R. and Rachel E. (Shook) Smith at Ft. Riley, Kansas. She will now join her husband and love of her life of 61 years, Bill, whom she is looking...

Jan 30, 2024

Donald Paul Hubble passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in Bartlesville, OK. Donald was born in Skiatook, OK, on December 1, 1942, to Ollie and Mabel (Hollowel) Hubble.

Donald grew up and attended school in Skiatook. He graduated from high school and started working for a luggage company. The luggage company eventually closed, and he began his 42-year career with TRW/Reda...

Jan 29, 2024

Jan 27, 2024

Max Wilhelm Legatski (84) passed away January 27, 2024 in Bartlesville, OK.  Max was born July 29, 1939, in Bartlesville, OK to Harold and Louesa (Lester) Legatski.  Max attended College High School in Bartlesville, and went on to earn a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan.  After college, Max went to work for Atlantic Richfield in their research division until he left to...