Obituaries
Shirley Cochran
May 31, 2018
Arnold Moore & Neekamp (918) 336-5225 Shirley Lee Cochran was born on June 7, 1927 in Caney, Kansas. She was the daughter of Herbert William Jones and Dorothy Ellen Mitchell. She was raised in the Caney, Kansas community before moving to Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She received her formal education in the Caney, Kansas and Bartlesville, Oklahoma area school districts. On July...
Dewey Johnson
May 27, 2018
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - Dewey Cash Johnson, age 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 27, 2018. Dewey was born February 28, 1938 in Dewey, Oklahoma. He was the third son of Guy Johnson and Bertha (Goodwin) Johnson. He grew up around Dewey and worked at numerous jobs in which he was noted...
Thomas Balentine
May 25, 2018
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - T.J. Balentine, age 89, passed away at his home May 25, 2018, with his wife, Edra and daughter, Vicki, present. T.J. was born in Battiest, Oklahoma. He was the 5th child of Jack and Era Balentine. In 1930, the Balentine family moved to rural Hominy, Oklahoma, near the Mound...
Jimmie Orange
May 23, 2018
Benjamin Funeral Service, Nowata, Oklahoma 918-273-2700................. Jimmie Orange transitioned to Eternal Reward in the morning hours of Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 at the Gracewood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A long-time resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jimmie was born on March 11th, 1933 in Ft Necessity, Louisiana to Ned and Rose (Wade) Orange. He was the youngest of 17...
Necia Elliott
May 22, 2018
Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, Oklahoma 918-256-5555.....May 22, 2018 Necia Elliott of Vinita left this earth to go dancing with her husband Vince in Heaven. Necia was born June 19, 1923 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Stanley and Edna (Ditto) Clingenpeel. As the daughter of a carpenter during the depression they moved around some living in McCurtin and...
Duane Marquis
May 22, 2018
Longtime Bartlesville, Oklahoma resident, Duane Elvin Marquis passed away at home in Bartlesville, on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. He was born December 8, 1924, in Enid, Oklahoma to Clyde and Emma (Mawhorter) Marquis. He was educated in Enid schools. After high school, he attended collage at Oklahoma A&M University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and was in the ROTC. He was inducted...
Mary Hagebusch
May 20, 2018
Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata, Oklahoma; 918-273-2700*** Mary Alyce (Hutton) Hagebusch was born in Nowata, Oklahoma on April 29, 1936 to Melvin and Marion Gladys (Barnhill) Hutton and left her earthly home and crossed over to her heavenly home on May 20, 2018. Alyce grew up in the Nowata where she attended school. On July 22, 1954 she married Roy...
Bruce Walker
May 17, 2018
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma, 918-253-3222. Bruce Perry Walker, 61 year old resident of Eucha, passed away on May 17, 2018. Bruce was born on October 1, 1956 in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was the son of Leroy and Shirley (Epperson) Walker. Bruce owned and operated a Fishing Guide Service. He loved living on the water and getting paid for what...
Robbin Rhodig
May 17, 2018
Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata, Oklahoma; 918-273-2700*** In loving memories of Robbin Lynn (Perry) Rhodig. Born in Caney, Kansas November 12, 1978 to Lora and Charles Perry. Robbin has four children Cheyenne, Allie, Trevor, and Angel. Three Grandchildren Chavell, Kyson and Hope. Robbin loved her children and grandchildren to the moon and back. She enjoys going fishing, camping playing with...
Lester Wilson
May 16, 2018
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK (918) 336-5225 - Col. Lester V. Wilson, retired, age 90 and a Bartlesville resident, passed away Wednesday at his home. Lester Verdean Wilson was born July 13, 1927 in Renfrow, Okla. He was the son of Raymond Wilson and Cynthia (Hatfield) Wilson. He grew up in Renfrow, graduating from Caldwell High School,...
Andrea Hogan
May 16, 2018
Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918-256-5555…… Andrea Gail Hogan passed away May 16, 2018 at her home in Vinita, Okla. She was born February 19, 1953 in Salina, Oklahoma to Thomas Jess Fields and Oleta Eldora (Easky) Fields. Andrea worked at Eastern State Hospital and Central State Hospital until she retired. The last eighteen years of employment she was president of...
Clarence Brannan
May 14, 2018
Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata, Ok., 918-273-2700*** Funeral Services will be held at Benjamin Funeral Home in Nowata on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. Burial services to be held at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery following the funeral service. Clarence Franklin Brannan was born on December 13, 1931 in Mills, Wyoming to John C. Brannan and Eva M. (Wall)...
Tiney Hodges
May 14, 2018
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma 918-253-3222. Tiney Beatrice (Downing) Hodges, 81 year old resident of Colcord, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tiney was born on March 30, 1937 in Spavinaw. She was the daughter of Samuel Downing and Annie (Grass) Downing. Tiney enjoyed quilting and sewing for her family. She was a great mother...
Philip Lorenz
May 14, 2018
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK, (918) 336-5225 - Philip B. Lorenz, age 97 and longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away at his home in Bartlesville on Monday, May 14, 2018. Philip Boalt "Phil" Lorenz was born on August 14, 1920 in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of Karl K. Lorenz and Caroline E. (Boalt) Lorenz....

Randall Gaines
May 14, 2018
Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, Okla. 918-256-5555....... Randall L. Gaines passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 in Claremore, Okla. He was born December 25, 1945 to Archie Alonzo Gaines and Edith (Bryant) Gaines. Randall is survived by 2 children, Tammy Branson of Kansas City, MO, and Terri Gaines of Lamar CO; a sister Diane Lay of Vinita, OK and numerous nieces...
Boyd Banning
May 13, 2018
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Boyd "Russell" Banning, 73 year old resident of Afton, Oklahoma passed away in his sleep on May 13, 2018. Russell was born on January 10, 1945 in Independence, Kansas. He was the son of Boyd and Ada (Kimzey) Banning. Russell worked in the trucking industry for over 40 years, traveling all over the United...

Nancy Hall
May 12, 2018
Luginbuel Funeral Home 918-256-5555 - Nancy Elaine Hall of Seguin, TX passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018. Nancy was born in Tulsa on December 13, 1947 to Lewis and Myrtle (Wagner) Hall. She spent most of her life in the Vinita area working for Home of Hope before moving to Texas 8 years ago. Nancy enjoyed arts and crafts and...
Thomas Ziegler
May 8, 2018
South Grand Lake Funeral Home, Langley, Oklahoma, 918-782-4400 - Thomas (Tom) Joseph Ziegler, 75-year-old Langley resident passed away at his home in Langley, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He was born October 9, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Frank Charles and Julia Ann (Naughton) Ziegler. He graduated from Bishop Kelly High School in Tulsa and had the honor of being a...
Douglas Buck
May 8, 2018
Benjamin Funeral Service Nowata, Oklahoma,918-273-2700***Douglas Merle "Bucky" Buck entered Heaven on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at his home in Nowata, Oklahoma. Funeral services for Bucky will be at 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 12, 2018, at the First Baptist Church, 433 North Mississippi, Nowata, with internment following at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Bucky, as he was known from an early age,...
Jack Lee
May 4, 2018
Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918-256-5555........... Jack Lee went home to be with his Lord Friday May 4, 2018. Jack was a well known businessman in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was born October 23, 1936 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to Josh Kenneth Lee and Lucy (Blood) Lee. He was raised on the family farm near Bluejacket and graduated in 1955 from Bluejacket High...