Obituaries

Oct 1, 2018

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700............. NO SERVICES PENDING AT THIS TIME. Paul Freeman Witty Born June 13, 1935 to Robert Witty and Mabel (Waller) Witty in Rio Honda Texas. Raised on cattle ranches in Texas and Oklahoma attending most of his schooling in Lenapah, Ok. Until the age of 14 when he left home to make his own way,...

Sep 30, 2018

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-270-2700............... NO SERVICES PENDING AT THIS TIME.

Sep 28, 2018

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - Norma Jean Cordill, 87, passed through the Holy Gates of Heaven to meet her Saviour on Friday, September 28, 2018. She was born at home on April 28, 1931 in Kansas City, Kansas and was the third child of Leonard Reuben and Minnie Alice Franklin. She graduated from Argentine...

Sep 28, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Luke Tyler Warren, 19 year old Grove resident, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018. Luke was born in Grove on August 25, 1999 to Stand Watie Warren and Kristy Oliphant. Luke was a man of many things: honest and sincere, a hard worker, a jokester, a protector, and proud and grateful Cherokee. He had...

Sep 27, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma, 918-253-3222. Carl Gene Leach, Sr., 72 years old, Cherokee elder, Spavinaw resident, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018. Carl was born in Claremore on February 9, 1946 to Levi and Beatrice (Lawhead) Leach. He bravely served in the United States Army during Vietnam War as a Crew Chief and Door Gunner on the UH -...

Sep 27, 2018

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700............... Iva June Harrison, 62, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 at her residence in Nowata, Oklahoma. She was born April 19, 1956 to Ivan Dean Reeves and Nancy J. Reeves (Black) in Nowata, Oklahoma. She received her education from Nowata School District, where she was a graduate of the Class of 1974. On May...

Sep 25, 2018

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700..................... Ted Wesley Gregory passed away Tuesday September 25, 2018 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was born August 10, 1924 to Clair Raymond Gregory Sr. and Mable Ellen (Hill) Gregory in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Ted received his education from Barnsdall School District where he graduated and continued his education at the...

Sep 23, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Hazel Belle Hall Martin, soon to turn 103 years on October 10, 2018, transitioned peacefully in her home in Grove, Oklahoma on Sunday evening, September 23 at 9:23 p.m. Hazel was born October 10, 1915 in Hamlin, Texas to parents John Ernest Hall and Sallie Belle Brown Hall. Hazel was surrounded by many of...

Sep 21, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Vinita "Nita" Louise Mooney, 78, former resident of Jay, passed away on September 21, 2018 at her residence in Grove, Oklahoma. As to Nita's wishes, no services are scheduled.

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Sep 20, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service Nowata, Oklahoma,918-273-2700................................................................... John B. "Bunky" Krouse Jr., 85, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was born on February 25, 1933 to John B. Krouse Sr. and Lorene Tatum in Nowata, Oklahoma. John attended school in the Nowata Public School system where he graduated in 1953. John married...

Sep 19, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Darlene Beatrice (Hager) Edwards, 93 passed away on September 19, 2018 at her residence in Grove, Oklahoma. Darlene was born on September 14, 1925 in Bakersfield, Missouri. She was the daughter of Joseph Hager and Hazel (Tackett) Hager. Services are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Church of Christ with...

Sep 18, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. James Patrick "Pat" Hittle, 52 year old resident of Kansas, Oklahoma, passed away on September 18, 2018 after an 8 year long hard battle with cancer. James was born on October 18, 1965 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was the loving son of Harold Hittle and Violet (Davis) Hittle. James grew up in Grove, Oklahoma....

Sep 17, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma 918-253-3222. Reeves "Rusty" Edward Gentry, 78 year old resident of Jay, Oklahoma, passed away on September 17, 2018 at McDonald County Living Center in Anderson, Missouri. Rusty was born on July 25, 1940 in Vian, Oklahoma. He was the son of Vincent Eugene and Ethel (Scantlin) Gentry. During his childhood, Rusty traveled with his family...

Sep 17, 2018

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICES NOWATA, OK 918-273-2700.......................... John Edward Daniel passed away Monday September 17, 2018 in Delaware, Oklahoma. He was born June 6, 1940 to Bruce Daniel Jr. and Grace Sanders Fussell in Childers, Oklahoma. John was raised by his grandparents Bruce and Georgia Daniel of Childers, Oklahoma. He received his education from Childers School District where he graduated. In...

Sep 15, 2018

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICES; NOWATA, OKLAHOMA, 918-273-2700............... Frances Lucille Smith, 77 years of age, passed on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at her residence in Nowata, Oklahoma. Francis was born July 4, 1941 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Jesse "Jake" John Bowden and Johanna "Josie" Bell Bowden (Lynch). Frances was educated in Nowata, Oklahoma. After Francis graduated she then moved to Green Bay,...

Sep 14, 2018

Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555............... Billy Jack Haire, 85 year old Vinita resident, passed away Friday, September 14, 2018. Billy was born in Welch, OK on December 7, 1932 to Claude and Grace (Shaw) Haire. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. On March 31, 1956 he was united in marriage to Beverly Seigel...

Sep 12, 2018

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - Helen Sigler, age 86 and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on September 12, 2018 in the Forrest Manor Nursing Center, Dewey, Oklahoma. Helen Joy Brown was born on July 18, 1932 in Bartlesville. She was the daughter of William G. Brown ad Gladys (De Pointer) Brown. She had...

Sep 11, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma, 918-253-3222. Earl J. Yocham, 80 year old resident of Jay, Oklahoma, passed away on September 11, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Earl was born on April 2, 1938 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Loyron (Lowell) Franklin Yocham and Tillie Mae (Acree) Yocham. Earl was united in marriage to LaVerne...

Sep 9, 2018

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - Phyllis L. Tingler Harriman, age 92, passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Phyllis L. Gourley was born on August 9, 1926 in Caney, Kansas. She was the daughter of Emmett Warren Gourley and Blanche Eloise (Caffey) Gourley. Phyllis grew up in Caney...

Sep 7, 2018

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - Margaret J. Adams, age 92 and longtime Bartlesville, Oklahoma, resident, passed away on Friday. September 7, 2018, in The Journey Home, Bartlesville. Margaret was born on July 2, 1926 in Bartlesville. She was the daughter of Rufus Darvin Adams and Katherine (Gannon) Adams. She lived her entire life in...