Obituaries

Jul 5, 2019

Joshua (Josh) Oropesa, 33, passed away July 5, 2019 in Bartlesville, OK.

Joshua (Josh) Oropesa entered into this world July 5, 1986 in Miami, Florida.  He was the son of Jorge Oropesa and Jessica Moore Larkin.  Josh grew up in Miami, FL before moving to West Palm Beach, FL then to Wellington, FL, and in 2007 he...

Jul 5, 2019

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Esther Lovern Morris was born in Rural Centralia on May 14, 1937 to Hugh and Leola (Middlebusher) Bowden.  Shen went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 5, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.

Esther grew up helping on the family farm and taught herself...

Jul 4, 2019

Willard Clyde “Bill” Carey, 86, passed away July 4, 2019 peacefully at the Osage Nursing Center in Nowata, Oklahoma. Bill was born in Weathers, OK on May 21, 1933 to Thomas Carey and Lotha Cothern. Bill grew up in Weathers, OK where he received his education. After receiving his education he decided to join the US Army to serve...

Jul 4, 2019

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Barbra Joan Cox 82, went to be with the lord on Thursday, July 4, 2019.  Joan was born November 30, 1936, in Vera, OK to George Douglass and Pauline (Jackson) Douglass.  She grew up in Vera, Ok where she attended school. She married the love of her life Fred Morrison Cox, June 8,...

Jul 3, 2019

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Lyndon Gale “Slim” McLennan 89, of Broken Arrow, OK peacefully went to be with the Lod and Savior on July 3, 2019. He was surrounded by loved ones, his wife Betty Lou Carrington McLennan, stepson Jeff, granddaughter Brooke, Great grandson Gabe, and close friends as he passed from his life.

Jul 2, 2019

Carl Voy York, age 97, Grove, Oklahoma, went to be with his wife, Christena York, July 2, 2019, at Grove Integris Hospital.

He was born August 14, 1921 in Pond Creek, OK, to the late Benjamin Harrison and Ada Edith Mullican York.

Carl served in the United States Army during World War II. He loved spending his time...

Jul 2, 2019

Melvin Martin Shultz, age 66, passed away July 2, 2019 at his home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Melvin was born November 4, 1952 to Roscoe and Charlotte (Hagerman) Shultz in Hutchinson, Kansas.  He was raised and received his early education in the Hutchinson community.  Mr. Shultz attended Great Falls Vo-Tech where he received his Associate Degree in Business Management.

Melvin and Norma Rall...

Jul 2, 2019

Cheryl Lynn Wheeler, 56, resident of Bartlesville, OK passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2019.

Cheryl Lynn Reese was born August 24, 1962 in Bartlesville, OK.  She was the daughter of Edwin R. Reese and Patty J. Austin.  Cheryl grew up in Bartlesville and graduated from College High School.  She attended college at Northern State University where...

Jul 1, 2019

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Richard Lee Harper 83, of Nowata, Oklahoma went to be with his Lord on July 1, 2019 at St John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Richard Lee Harper was born on February 29, 1936 in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska to Orvil Harper and Thelma Irene Alfrits. Richard grew up in...

Jul 1, 2019

James “Jim” Frederick Necessary went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2019 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Jim was born August 05, 1937 in Sparks, Oklahoma the son of Roy C. Necessary and LouEllen “Loy” Necessary. Jim was raised in Meeker where he graduated high school in 1955. Jim met and married Iona Beatrice Standley in Hanford, California in...

Jun 27, 2019

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Chance Buzzard, infant son of Joshua Buzzard and Sierra Sepulveda-Buzzard, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Grove Integris Hospital.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers; Coltan Laster and  Bentley Sepulveda and one sister; Sophia Buzzard; paternal grandparents, James and Connie Buzzard, maternal grandparents, Cordella Sepulveda and Charles Dennis; and...

Jun 25, 2019

David Taylor, 76, was called to his eternal resting place on June 25, 2019. He entered this world on December 31, 1942 in Oglesby, OK, born to Jess and Lova May (Gougler) Taylor.

David was raised in the Oglesby area and graduated from Ramona High School. On March 13, 1996 he married the love of his life...

Jun 25, 2019

Roberta (Betty) Violet Hicks, 89, passed away Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 at her home in

Nowata.  She was born February 18, 1930 in Nowata, OK to Charles and Dixie (Sorrells) Ryan.

Betty attended Nowata schools.  She married the love of her life Paul Hubert Hicks on June 8th,

1947. She and Paul loved...

Jun 25, 2019

Paula Marie McLain, 71, of Bluejacket passed away at Saint Francis Hospital in Vinita, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. She was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma September 21, 1947 to Merle and Nellie (Anderson) Birth. On March 11, 1970 she married Keith McLain. Paula and her family moved to Vinita in 1978 from Wagoner, Oklahoma. She worked for the Vinita School...

Jun 21, 2019

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John E Crider, age 71 died Friday June 21, 2019 in the Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, AR. The son of William Crider and Opal DeWitt Crider, he was born on September 22, 1947 in Chicago, Ill.  John married Andrette Savute on June 12, 1992 in Wichita, Ks.  He was an...

Jun 21, 2019

Luginbuel Funeral home Vinita, 918-256-5555……Charles "Fred" Frederick Kuder passed away June 21, 2019 at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa. He was born January 8, 1930 in Afton, Oklahoma the son of Elizabeth and Charles Homer Kuder. Charles was raised in Craig County where he graduated from Vinita High School. He was extremely proud to serve his country in the Korean...

Jun 19, 2019

Full obituary coming soon.

Jun 18, 2019

Bonita (Bun) Florence Reynolds was born February 11th, 1941 in Sperry Oklahoma to Ivra Thomas (Tommy) and Elizabeth Florence Willis. She graduated Sperry High School in 1959. And received a Bachelors of Music Education from the University of Tulsa in 1964.

Bonita was known throughout Sperry as a beautiful and soulful singer. She was often asked to...

Jun 17, 2019

Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, OK (918) 256-5555.... Doyle Dee Davis 63-year old Vinita, OK resident passed away 6/17/2019 in Grove, OK.

Doyle was born and raised in Tulsa, OK, he moved to Vinita, OK 5 years ago. He was a self-employed carpenter all his life.

Survivors include two brothers Danny Dale Davis of Millbrook, Alabama,...

Jun 17, 2019

After a courageous 5-year battle with multiple serious health conditions, Tech Sergeant (retired) William (Will) Ray McGimpsey, 62, Langley, passed into eternity with his Jesus, on June 17, 2019, surrounded by his precious loved ones at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Will was born on October 28, 1956 in Vinita, the youngest son of Bill and Anna (Harrison) McGimpsey....