Anita Louise McMurtrie

Anita Louise McMurtrie, 80, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away Sunday night, September 7, 2025, surrounded by family members.

Anita was born August 27, 1945, to William Seals and Juanita (Hobart) Seals in Bartlesville. She grew up in Bartlesville and after high school married William McMurtrie on April 12, 1963, at Hernando, Mississippi and moved to Rhode Island. The McMurtrie family moved back to Oklahoma, then Midland, Texas and then returned to Bartlesville in the 1990s. Anita was a homemaker, a grandma and a “gigi” and enjoyed time with her grandkids and great-grandchildren. In younger years, she enjoyed bowling and was always ready for the “penny machines” at the casino. Anita liked feeding the hummingbirds and watching various sports, especially dirt track racing.

Survivors include her two sons, William “Bill” McMurtrie, Jr. and wife, Cathy (Chigger) and Robert C. McMurtrie and wife, Marci, all of Bartlesville; one brother, Kenny Seals of Dewey, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Kristen Gorby and her husband, Joe, Kyle McMurtrie and wife, Paittan, Kelsey Davis and husband, Jake and Kassidi McMurtrie; and three great-grandchildren, McKenzie McMurtrie, Tucker Davis and Turner Davis. Anita was preceded in death by her husband, William McMurtrie, Sr. in 2019; by both parents; by three brothers, Bill, John, and Ronnie Seals and by one sister, Elizabeth Jane Seals.

Funeral service for Anita will be held, 10am, Monday, September 15, 2025, at Matoaka Baptist Church with Pastor Sherman Jaquess, officiating. Cremation will take place after the service, under the direction of Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Visitation will be at the funeral home Sunday, September 14, from 1-6pm with family on hand to receive friends from 4-6pm. Friends who wish may donate to the American Cancer Society, in memory of Anita. To send an online condolence, visit www.honoringmemoriesbartlesville.com.