Obituaries
Jack Beauchamp
Aug 18, 2011
Jack D. Beauchamp, 84 year old Vinita resident died, Thursday August 18, 2011 at his home. He was born January 5, 1927 in Miami, to Arthur and Ruby (Baker) Beauchamp. Jack was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U. S. Navy from 1944 to 1948. He worked for the University of Tulsa for many years, before opening...

Ruby Manley
Aug 18, 2011
Ruby Pauline Manley, 100, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away on August 18, 2011 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, OK. Ruby was born on August 11, 1911 to William Vernon and Sarah Elizabeth (Estes) Tate. Ruby was married to Floyd M. Manley on December 22, 1934 in Nowata, OK until he passed away in December of 1969. She...
Lilliy Chastain
Aug 17, 2011
Lillie "Fern" Chastain, 93, a Caney, Kansas resident, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the Caney Nursing Center. Lillie Fern Copeland was born October 20, 1917 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to John Copeland and Lillie (Luellen) Copeland. Fern was united in marriage to Mack Chastain on October 17, 1934 in Caney, KS. Fern worked at Perril's Dry Goods in Caney, KS,...
Charles Hayes
Aug 16, 2011
Charles Hayes, 78, resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Forrest Manor Nursing Center in Dewey, Oklahoma. Charles Hayes was born April 24, 1933 in Bronx, New York, son of Raymond Herman Hayes and Gladys Louise Hayes. Charles grew up in New York, leaving his formal education, at the age of 16, he joined the Merchant Marines...
Dolly Digney
Aug 14, 2011
Dolly Evelyn McBrien was born September 22, 1921 north of Welsh, in Craig County, Oklahoma. She attended high school in Chetopa, Kansas and also Labette County Community High School, in Altamont, Kansas where she graduated in May of 1938. After high school, she was employed by Phillips Petroleum Company for 35 years. Dolly retired from Phillips as an Executive Secretary...
Geraldine Richie
Aug 14, 2011
Geraldine "Gerrie" H. Richie, 71 year old Eucha, Oklahoma resident passed away Sunday August 14, 2011, at the Integris Grove General Hospital. Gerrie was born on October 20, 1939 in Disney, Oklahoma to Claude "Hopper" and Oma Mae (Howard) Hanna. She was a real estate agent for many years and was an avid Crotchetier and quilter. She also collected antiques,...
James Cottle
Aug 13, 2011
James B. Cottle, 52, resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, in the St. John's Medical Center, Tulsa. James Barden Cottle was born July 28, 1959, in Bartlesville. He was the son of John Ernest Cottle and Sarah Alexander (Cooley) Cottle. He was raised and attended school in Bartlesville, graduating with the Bartlesville College High School Sr....
Mary Richardson
Aug 11, 2011
Mary Richardson, 82, a longtime resident of Grove passed away at her home on Thursday, August 11, 2011. She was born on July 23, 1929 in Wyandotte, Oklahoma to Fred and Rose (Smith) Howerton. Mary married Sherman Richardson on October 5, 1957. Mary and Sherman owned the Village Kitchen in Grove for 18 years. She loved flowers, gardening and cooking...
James Kelsey
Aug 10, 2011
James Donald Kelsey, 60 year old Afton resident died Wednesday August 10, 2011 at his home. He was born February 16 1951 in Claremore, OK the son of Don Kelsey and Eva Dean Still Kelsey. He was raised and educated in Claremore then moved to Vinita, Oklahoma when he was in the eighth grade. James and Gloria Jones were united...
Delores Williams
Aug 9, 2011
Delores Jewel (Lanfear) Williams, age 83 died on Tuesday August 9, 2011 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Delores, the daughter of Alferd and Mildred (Atkinson) Lanfear, was born on June 14, 1928 in McCune, Kansas. She graduated from McCune High School and attended Pittsburg State Teachers College. Delores was united in marriage to the love of her...
Jack Clayton
Aug 7, 2011
Jack "J.B." Clayton (78), husband of Ruth Clayton and retiree of Phillips Petroleum Company, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2011, at his home in Dewey, Oklahoma. A native Oklahoman, Jack was born in Wynona, Oklahoma on December 30, 1932. He was the son of Otis B. Clayton and Joshephine "Jack" (Deaton) Clayton. At the age of six years old,...
Toni Holland
Aug 6, 2011
Toni Lynn Holland, longtime Jay area resident, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011. Toni was born on October 7, 1961 in Afton, Oklahoma to Cot and Juanita (Duffield) Robertson. Toni graduated from Jay High School in 1979. She married Joe Holland on March 15, 1985 in Topsy, OK. Toni worked for 27 years as a librarian and the Jay Elementary...
Carson Tanner
Aug 6, 2011
Carson Jeff Tanner, age 75, went home to be with his Lord and Savior and heavenly family on August 6, 2011 at 3:45 a.m. in his home on Beaty Creek, east of Jay, Oklahoma. Carson was born on January 5, 1936 in Delaware County, Oklahoma to Scott and Sallie (Owens) Tanner. He was 12th born of 14 children and was...
Clinton Crane
Aug 6, 2011
The Lord got a new roper when Clinton Kyle Crane went to join His team on August 6, 2011 Clinton was born February 20, 1981 in Vinita to Rick And Diane (Reheard) Crane. Clinton was a 2000 graduate of Vinita High School. Soon after graduation, Clinton began traveling the country with his favorite roping horse, Speedy. That successful partnership earned...
Roy Ramseyer Sr.
Aug 5, 2011
Roy Dean Ramseyer Sr. age 81 formerly a resident of Vinita died Friday August 5, 2011 at Lindsay Municipal Hospital at Lindsay. He was born February 6, 1930 at Mt. View, Missouri the son of Andrew Ray Ramseyer and Lella Clarice Specklmeir Ramseyer. Roy was raised and educated at Mt. View and moved to Vinita in the early 1950's where...
Robert Brown
Aug 1, 2011
Robert Eugene Brown, age 57 of Chelsea, died Monday, August 1, 2011. Robert was born in Sabetha, KS on November 14, 1953. He worked numerous years for Eastern State Hospital where he retired. He also worked as a Catastrophic Insurance Adjuster. He was a loving man who never met a stranger. He enjoyed playing guitar and singing, listening to the...
Rosetta Mitchell
Jul 29, 2011
MITCHELL(Simpson)-Rosetta L. ("LaVerne"), age 79, passed away on July 28, 2011 in Langley, OK. Formerly of Omaha, LaVerne was a teacher within the District 66/Westside Public School system. She taught students at both the Elementary and Junior High levels. After a long career as an educator LaVerne retired with her husband to the Grand Lake area in Oklahoma close to...

Eleanor Thomas
Jul 29, 2011
Eleanor Lorrine Thomas, age 87 of Vinita, died July 29, 2011. Eleanor was born in Ranger, Texas on November 2, 1923, the daughter of Ross and Lorrine Thomas. She enjoyed shopping, going to Wal-Mart, playing bingo with her friends, going on bus rides, sitting outside, working with beads, reading, and listening to music. She attended the Frist Baptist Church and...
Harold Spencer
Jul 28, 2011
Harold Spencer, age 64, died on Thursday July 28, 2011 at his residence in Eucha, Oklahoma. Harold was the son of Hubert and Vesta "Irene" (Allen) Spencer; he was born on April 22, 1947 in Maysville, Arkansas. Harold graduated from Jay High school in 1965, he attended college both at Oklahoma State and NSU, and he also proudly served in...

Carol Newby
Jul 27, 2011
Carol Barnhart Newby, 62 year old, Jay Oklahoma Resident passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Hillcrest medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Carol was born on June 6, 1949 in Rose, Oregon to Raymond Barnhart and Orpha Rose Barnhart. Carol worked for many years as a habilitation training specialist for the Friendship Homes in Jay, Oklahoma, as well as being...