Obituaries
Harold Huffman Jr.
Jan 11, 2011
Harold Lee "Butch" Huffman, Jr. 58 year old resident of Joplin, died early Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Butch was born May 14, 1952 to Harold Lee Huffman, Sr. and Neva (Dunbar) Huffman. He was a graduate of Miami High School. On July 14, 1983 he was united in marriage Linda (Cobler). Butch had worked...
Mary Allensworth
Jan 10, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Allensworth, age 94 of Vinita, died Monday, January 10, 2011. Mary was born in Morrison, Oklahoma on October 18, 1916, the daughter of George and Cynthia (Bell) Ramsey. On September 11, 1936 she was united in marriage to Willis "Bud" Allensworth and together they raised one daughter. Mary could be described in such words as independent, honest, spunky,...

Earl Buster
Jan 10, 2011
Earl Dean Buster, 74, was born February 28, 1936, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Leola (Lakey) Buster and Floyd Buster. He passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Earl was raised and educated in Nowata. He served his country in the Army and was stationed in Germany. He was a member of the 11th Airborne...

Charles Flowers
Jan 10, 2011
Charles Watson Flowers went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, January 10, 2011. Charles was born in Saratoga Texas to Jack Flowers and Irene Butler Flowers on February 23, 1925. He went to school in Saratoga and then moved to Kountze, Texas in 1938. He was captain of his football team his junior and senior years...
Mildred Whitney
Jan 9, 2011
Mildred Arlene Whitney, Grove resident, died Sunday evening January 9, 2011 at Integris Grove General Hospital at the age of 83 years. Mildred was born on May 26, 1927 in Meeker, Colorado to her parents, Homer and Olive Eveleth (Buckles) Jones. She graduated Canyon City High School in Canyon City, CO. She married Lamar Whitney on March 4, 1949 in...
Amy Delaney
Jan 8, 2011
Amy O. Delaney, 97 year old Tulsa resident, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born December 28, 1913 near White Oak to Thomas Bittle Harp and Katie Ruth (Sensenbaugh) Harp. On July 17, 1946 Amy married Carroll Delaney in Vinita. They lived in Denver for 32 years where Amy worked as a...

Victor Rackcliff
Jan 8, 2011
Victor Damien Rackcliff, infant son of Victor Codee Rackcliff and Diana Nicole Brown was born and passed on Saturday January 8, 2011 at the Integris Grove General Hospital. The family has been life long area residents. Victor was named after his paternal grandfather, Victor A. Rackcliff. Victor was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Rick Franklin Bowline, paternal grandmother...
Ronald Kellogg
Jan 8, 2011
Ronald Wayne Kellogg, 54 year old, lifetime area resident passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011 following an extended illness. Wayne was born on February 21, 1956 in to Vernal and Wanda Lee (Truelove) Kellogg. As a young man, Wayne would go to Miller Flats Assembly of God in Wyandotte, Oklahoma and attended Wyandotte High School. He worked for many years...
Jonita Haney
Jan 8, 2011
Jonita Kaye Haney, age 51 of Vinita, died Saturday, January 8, 2011. Jonita was born in Perrington, TX on August 20, 1959, the daughter of J.R. and Alma Faye (Hunt) Haney. She enjoyed the Christmas season, flying to Houston to visit her sister, going to the movies and eating popcorn, drinking Diet Coke. She loved giving nicknames to her friends...
Millard Rogers
Jan 7, 2011
Millard Lee Rogers, 80 year old longtime Tulsa resident died Friday January 7, 2011 at his home. He was born to Glen Rogers and Helen Newman Rogers Kinney on August 28, 1930 near Jay, OK where he received his formal education graduating from high school. He attended NEO A&M then transferred to Stillwater where he graduated from OSU in May...
Thomas Mccrory
Jan 7, 2011
THOMAS LYONELL MCCRORY Thomas L. McCrory, born October 5, 1925, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, went to be with his heavenly Father on Friday, January 7, 2011, at the age of 85, after a fall, surgery, and subsequent complications. He passed away peacefully while listening to John 14:2 - 3 with his daughter Kimberly and granddaughter Jessica by his side. He was...
Verna Thompson
Jan 5, 2011
Verna B. Thompson Funeral services for Verna B. Thompson will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 15, 2011, at the Sardis Baptist Church, 414 E. 2nd St., Coffeyville, Kansas. A memorial service will be held 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 13, at St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Services are entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service, of Nowata, Oklahoma. Verna...
Daniel Calnan
Jan 5, 2011
Daniel Michael Calnan Jr. was born in Bartlesville, Ok, November 13, 1927, the son of Daniel Michael Calnan Sr. and Zelma (Hart) Calnan. He was raised and educated in Bartlesville attending St. John's Catholic School and College High School. After his first year at Oklahoma State University Dan enlisted in the United States Army and served for two years from...

Donna Kuehn
Jan 4, 2011
Memorial services for Donna Mae Kuehn, 64, of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 8, 2011, at the First Christian Church , in Caney, Kansas, with Pastor Brad Sanders officiating. Donna Mae Kuehn was born February 9, 1946, in Coffeyville, Kansas to Don and Norma (Souder) Zellers. She passed from this life at her home...
Arley Worthington
Jan 2, 2011
Arley C. "Bud" Worthington, age 89, died on January 2, 2011 at his residence in Newton, Kansas. Bud was born on January 12, 1921 in Towanda, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Hazel Barksdale on November 23, 1941. Arley was a WWII veteran; he served with the fifth Air force B 24 Bombers and flew out of Darwin N....
Vera Frazier-Smith
Jan 2, 2011
Vera Mae (Mathis) Frazier-Smith, resident of Wyandotte, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family at the age of 78. She was born on January 22, 1932 in Fairland, Oklahoma to Charley Mathis and Blanche Collison. She was the 6th child of 8 children. Vera lived most of her life in the Wyandotte area except for...

Marsha Sandoval
Jan 2, 2011
Marsha Joan Sandoval age 62 of Siloam Springs AR, died Sunday January 2, 2011 in Regency Hospital in Siloam, Springs. The daughter of Martin Schmeling and Mary Ester (Tipton) Schmeling, she was born on May 19, 1948 in Fairland, Oklahoma. She had worked as a cook in the Lorenes Resturant before being disabled. She had lived lately in Siloam Springs....
Frank Tyler
Jan 1, 2011
Frank Andrew Tyler, age 75 of Vinita, died Saturday, January 1, 2011. Frank was born in Emporia, KS on November 8, 1935 the son of William Andrew Tyler, Sr. and Thelma Armsteade. He served in the United States Army for 21 years, retiring as a Nuclear Missile Instructor. After retirement he worked as a dispatcher for the Vinita Police Department....
Donald Spurgeon
Dec 31, 2010
Donald Leon Spurgeon, 82, Monkey Island resident, died December 31, 2010 at Grove Nursing Center. He was born September 18, 1928 in Labette County, Kansas to Curtis A. and Olive E. Spurgeon. He grew up in the Labette County area and graduated from Altamont High School. Donald married Mary Ann (Blackwell) Spurgeon on January 15, 1948 in Parsons, Kansas. They...

Nancy Shorter
Dec 31, 2010
Nancy Faye Shorter, age 69, died on December 31, 2010 at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. Nancy was born on March 16, 1941 in Trails End, Oklahoma to William T and Fannie Francis (Woods) Craig. Nancy were united in marriage to Harry Shorter Sr. in August of 1964 in Syracuse, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 2004....