Obituaries

Jan 19, 2021

Cora Margaret Reilly (97) passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

Cora was born March 13, 1923 in Frontenac, Kansas to Mathew and Elizabeth (Roitz) Komac. She married Robert Carl Reilly on December 28, 1946, in Frontenac, Kansas, and they established their home in Manhattan, KS while Robert attended Kansas State University.  The couple...

Jan 17, 2021

Marcia Ann Goode passed away January 17, in Bartlesville, OK at the age of 88, following a long illness.  Marcia was born in 1933 at her grandparents’ home in Greenfield, OK.  She attended Geary High School in Geary, OK, where she lettered in basketball and was an FFA Queen.  She married Robert “Bob” Goode on September 23, 1950 in...

Jan 16, 2021

Billie Louise Walker, age, 93, passed away Saturday January 16, 2021.  Billie was born July 24,

1927 in Clayton, OK, to William Murray Oldham and Gladys Louise Oldham.  The family relocated

to Hutchinson, KS where Billie grew up, along with her parents and sisters, Marjorie and Betty.

Billie graduated from Hutchinson High School...

Jan 16, 2021

Connie Sue Cook, 71, Bartlesville, passed away Saturday evening, January 16, 2021 at Jane Phillips Medical Center.

Connie was born March 27, 1949 at Bartlesville to Joseph Charlie Slape and Virginia (Lea) Slape.  She attended school at Wann, Oklahoma and finished her education at Bartlesville.  Connie was a Certified Nurses Aide and spent most of her career...

Jan 1, 2021

Kathryn Jane Axe was born on April 17, 1945 to William Nelson Axe and Mary (Madigan) Axe in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  She left us on May 12, 2021.  She was the second of three girls. Growing up in Bartlesville in the 1950s was an idyllic time. May Elizabeth Dellva was the oldest in the family and Cynthia Jean Axe Foote...

Jan 1, 2021

David Francis VanHorn, 74, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at his home in Bartlesville.  David was born on February 11, 1947, in Bartlesville.  He was the son of James H. “Jim” Van Horn and Bette A. (Weigman) VanHorn.

A lifelong resident of Bartlesville and graduate of Bartlesville High School, David was an Air...

Dec 28, 2020

Jack Wendell Runyon, age, 85, Grove, OK passed away Monday, December 28, 2020. He was born in Fredonia, KS, on January 26, 1935 to the late Eugene Runyon and Edna Keesling Runyon. Jack married LaDorna Hankins on November 11, 1955 in Bartlesville, OK. He managed concrete plants, retiring from the RCC Cement plant in Independence, KS.

Survivors...

Dec 28, 2020

Mary Ann Thomure passed away on Monday December 28, 2020, in Grove OK, after a four-year struggle with dementia.

She was born in Frontenac, Kansas, on November 7, 1933 to Mary and John Ziegler.  The family moved to Girard, Ks a few years later when her father opened Ziegler Jewelry.  She enjoyed recalling Girard as a very...

Dec 28, 2020

Jennifer Christina Shaffer Cunningham, 42, of Grove died on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, from COVID-19 related complications at INTEGRIS Grove Hospital, Grove.

She was born on April 16, 1978 in Vinita, to Clyde and Karin Shaffer. In November 1978 the family moved to Rohrbach, in Hessen, Germany where they remained until 1991, when they returned...

Dec 28, 2020

April 14, 1916, Gearline Vivian Brewster was born. You know her as Vivian Hatter, but most call her “Miss Hatter”. For everyone that have had the pleasure of knowing our mother, you know that she has always been full of fun and loved helping people. Vivian went home to be with her loving, Heavenly, Father on December 28, 2020....

Dec 27, 2020

Noel “Gene” Jackson Farley, Jr, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020.  Noel was born in Holdenville, OK on June 6, 1929 to Noel and Virgie (Norman) Farley.

On October 11, 1948 he was united in marriage to Barbara Hawkins and they spent 70 loving years together.  Noel proudly served in the United States Army, retiring as a...

Dec 27, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Tate of Vinita, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on December 27, 2020 at the Heartsworth Center for Nursing. She was 102. Elizabeth was born on September 12, 1918 to David and Delia (Clarke) Matthews. After graduating from Afton High School, she married Newton Eugene (Gene) Tate. They had one son Newton Earle (Sonny) Tate. She...

Dec 26, 2020

Michael Wayne Mouse, age 54, Jay, OK passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020.

He was born September 6, 1966 in Siloam Springs, AR to Wayne Mouse and Charlotte Ahrens Mouse.

Michael married Nancy Denny on July 26, 1991 in Bentonville, AR. He loved his wife, Nancy more than anything.

He worked as a...

Dec 25, 2020

Loren Dale Heater, age 77, Afton, OK passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 in Grove, OK.  He was born July 20, 1943 in Longton, KS. to the late Monroe Dale Heater and Wilma Louise Taylor Heater.  Following his service in the U.S. Navy, he worked as a truckdriver for construction companies for many years, retiring from owning his restaurant....

Dec 24, 2020

James Stephen Conatser, known to friends and family as Steve or “The Judge,” passed away Thursday, December 24, at the age of 72 in Bartlesville, Okla.

Steve was born on July 11, 1948 and spent most of his childhood in Bartlesville.   He graduated from Bartlesville College High in 1966 and started college at NEO in...

Dec 23, 2020

Charles Franklin Bergman, 81 year old lifetime resident Grove, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Hospital.  Charles was born in Grove on March 11, 1939 to Wesley and Melvina (Scott) Bergman.  He graduated from Grove High School and went on to serve in the United States Army.  On March 27, 1965 he was...

Dec 23, 2020

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Elizabeth Ann “Becky” Price went to her heavenly home at the age of 83 on December 23rd 2020 with her husband of 65 years by her side. Becky was born in Old Alluwe on October 1st, 1937 to William Chester Fink and Vera Dora Dean “Goad” Fink. She graduated from Alluwe...

Dec 23, 2020

Carl Leroy Higeons came into this world with a great celebration! Born on the 4th of July 1918 in Talala, Oklahoma, Carl was the first child to bless the home of Clyde Rosville and Lola Claris Bray Higeons and the first grandchild of Dora Bray Paullus. World War I was about to end, horse and buggy was the most...

Dec 23, 2020

Longtime Nowata County resident Dale Edward "Duke" Epperson passed away unexpectedly in his home December 23, 2020. He was born August 26, 1943 at their home in rural Nowata County at roads 410 & 19, 1/2 mile from where he lived the last 65 years. His parents were Lloyd E. and Edna (Gibson) Epperson. He was a 1961 graduate...

Dec 23, 2020

Donald C. Woods, age 84 of Rose, OK (formerly of Colcord, OK), passed away on December 23, 2020 at the East Gate Village Healthcare Center in Muskogee, OK.

He was born on December 15, 1936 in Newton KS to Leonard and Nora Woods.  He retired in 1978 from the United States Air Force after serving our country...