Obituaries
William Barr
Mar 7, 2012
William E. "Bill" Barr, resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away in his home, surrounded by his loving family, on March 7, 2012, at the age of 86. He was born on June 6, 1925, in Chama, New Mexico, to A.K. and Mary (Pound) Barr. In New Mexico, he was one of the last four boys to attend and graduate from...
Raymond Cline
Mar 6, 2012
Funeral Services for Raymond Michael Cline will be Thursday, 2:00 p.m., March 8, 2012 at Hillside Christian Church with Ben Killion and Van Longbons officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Relocated Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Raymond Michael Cline, 62, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at his home in Nowata, Oklahoma. Raymond was born on...

Glenda Peacock
Mar 5, 2012
Glenda Mae Vanover Peacock was born May 12, 1944, to James and Ola Vanover at the home near Topsy, OK. She passed away in North Richland Hills, TX on March 5, 2012. She attended Mose Ridge School through the 8th grade and graduated from Jay High School. She also attended business school and college. She attended First Christian Church in...
Donald Miller
Mar 4, 2012
Funeral services for Donald Frances Miller, 84, Grove, OK will be held at 10:00 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Grove on Thursday, March 8, 2012, with Rev. Randall Hamill officiating. Burial will follow at the Olympus North Cemetery in Grove. Born June 21, 1927, in Bloomsburg, PA, to Truman Roy and Marie (Utt) Miller, he passed away...
Elizabeth Peterson
Mar 4, 2012
Elizabeth (Beth) Peterson, 90 of Grove, OK, was born on November 7, 1921 to Roe and Mattie (Glenn) Melton in Grove, OK. She passed away Sunday afternoon on March 4, 2012, surrounded by her family. Beth married Bill On-The-Hill in 1937 in Jay, Oklahoma. Together they had four daughters, Billie Meads and Jeri On-The-Hill Both of Grove, OK, Barbara O'Dwyer...

Delores Hopkins
Mar 3, 2012
Delores Theresa (Ladner) Hopkins passed away in Grove,OK. Saturday March 3 , 2012 at the age of 75. Delores T.(Ladner) Hopkins was born October 22,1936 in Pass Christian,MS. To Ovile and Mary Irene (Stigler) Ladner.Delores married Frankie Lee Arthur Hopkins on November 3,1953 in Popular Ville Mississippi. Delores was a housewife and spent her years raising her children, tending to...
Carl Jones
Mar 1, 2012
Carl Eugene Jones, 71 of Muskogee, OK died Thursday March 1, 2012 at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa. He was born March 6, 1940 in Vinita, OK to Silas and Lela Wagnon Jones. Carl was raised and educated in Vinita, graduating from Vinita High School. He and Linda Covey was united in marriage on December 3, 1978 in Tulsa and...
Jackie Towry
Mar 1, 2012
Jackie Lousie Towry, 55 year old Bernice resident passed away on Thursday, March 1 at her home. Jackie was born in Grove, Oklahoma on September 17, 1956 to Gayle Edwin Towry and Mary Lee Caswell. Jackie was a real estate agent. Jackie was preceded in death by her parents. Jackie is survived by two brothers, Terry Towry and Kenny Towry....
Joseph Downing
Feb 28, 2012
Joseph "Joe" Downing, 90, a long-time resident of Bartlesville, OK died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Joseph Downing was born April 22, 1921 in Newkirk, OK to Orie and Teresa (Keifer) Downing. Joe attended elementary school in Newkirk and completed high school at Ponca City, OK. He enlisted in the United States Army, in 1942,...
Esther Kay
Feb 27, 2012
Esther Kay of Big Cabin passed away Monday, February 27th. Esther Clarice Lorene Mabery Kay was born to Charles and Osa Mabery on January 30th, 1921 in Vinita. She graduated from Big Cabin High School in 1939. Later that year she married Gene Kay and they settled into farming and ranching. Esther supported the war effort by working in the...
Donald Byers
Feb 27, 2012
Donald Eugene "Donnie" Byers, 64 year old Welch resident, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 27, 2012 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born June 29, 1947 in Paola, Kansas to Harry and Velma (Clark) Byers. Donnie graduated in 1965 from Osawatomie High School in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was a basketball player for Osawatomie...
Gretchen Butts-Inman
Feb 25, 2012
Gretchen Alyce Butts-Inman, 85, resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away on February 25, 2012 at Bartlesville Care Center. She was born January 16, 1927 in Nowata, Oklahoma to George H. and Mollie J. (Schaeffer) Seabolt. Gretchen married Gayle Butts on December 24, 1950 and together they were blessed with two daughters. He preceded her in death in November of 1983....
Jimmy Owens
Feb 25, 2012
Jimmy Dale Owens, age 61 of Vinita, died Saturday, February 25, 2012. Jimmy was born in Pryor on August 26, 1950 to James and Marie Owens. He moved into the Home of Hope community in 2001. Jimmy loved old westerns and country music. His favorite cowboy was John Wayne. He was also a fan of Bonanza, Lone Ranger, and Tonto....
Iva Pierce
Feb 24, 2012
Iva Mae Pierce, 92, of Nowata, OK died Friday, February 24, 2012 at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Iva Mae Liston was born September 24, 1919 in Washington County. She was the daughter of Harter and Gertrude Almeda (Martin) Liston. At the tender age of only a year and a half, Iva's mother passed away. Therefore, her sisters, aunts and...

Sheridan Chunestudey
Feb 24, 2012
Sheridan "Shug" Jean Chunestudey, age 70, died on Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. Shug was born on August 22, 1941 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Sam and Wilora Mae (Scuggins) Ben. She was a member of the Brush Creek Baptist Church, Shug enjoyed going to yard sales, sewing, cooking, baking...
Lula Alsop
Feb 24, 2012
Lula Rae Alsop, 75 year old Jay, Oklahoma resident passed away Friday, February 24, 2012 at Monroe Manor. She was born in Craig County, Oklahoma on July 25, 1936 to Jim and Marie (Smith) West. Lula graduated in 1954 from Edna High School and attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. She worked as a secretary for Midland Construction in Independence, Kansas,...
David Moore
Feb 23, 2012
David L. Moore, age 69, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 23, 2012. David was born May 9, 1942. He was the son of Vernon and Sally Moore in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He grew up in Bartlesville and attended College High School. David was a dedicated patriot who served in the Air Force with the Strategic Air Command, 340th Bomb Wing,...

Dorothy Knowles
Feb 22, 2012
Dorothy Jane Madge Knowles was born on January 10, 1919 in Pleasantville, Missouri to Leo W. Fox and Emma Elizabeth (Frude) Fox. She went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2012 in Grove, Oklahoma. Dorothy always loved to make sure everyone had what they needed, one way or another. She cleaned houses, ironed and sewed a living....
Dotty Goard
Feb 21, 2012
Dotty Mae Goard was born on November 26, 1925 the youngest of three children to Emmett and Ida Carter. Her father was a dairy farmer and the family lived near Springfield, Missouri. Dotty was educated in the Springfield school system and graduated from college at Southwestern Missouri State University where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Mathematics at...

Cordia Askew
Feb 20, 2012
Cordia Laverne Askew, age 92, former resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012, at her daughter's home in Celina, Texas Cordia Laverne Shipman was born on October 8, 1919 in Fanshawe, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of William B. Shipman and Josie L. (Prock) Shipman. She was united in marriage to Allie L. Askew on January...