Obituaries

Nov 5, 2006

Richard Eugene Lee, 56-year-old Vinita Resident passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2006. He was born on February 6, 1950 to Robert E. And Beatrice (Spotts) Lee in Vinita. He worked as a PCA at the Oklahoma Forensics Center for twenty -eight years. He also was a member of the United States Air Force and attained the rank of SGT....

Nov 4, 2006

Sean Michael Davis, 22-year-old Langley resident passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2006. Sean was born on February 12, 1984. His parents are Robert "Bob" and Vickie (Lowe) Lawton. Mr. Davis graduated from Ketchum High School in 2002 where he was very active in Football and Baseball. He also enjoyed working out going to the lake, his cars, motorcycles and...

Nov 4, 2006

Dorothy Floy Hendricks, age 97, a longtime resident of Bartlesville died early Saturday morning, November 4, 2006 at Heritage Villa Care Center in Bartlesville. She was born November 5, 1908 in Coffeyville, KS the daughter of Jesse B. and Della Floy (Buckles) Brewster. She was reared and received her education in Independence, KS graduating from Montgomery High School in 1926....

Nov 3, 2006

Roy M. Miller, 80-year-old Vinita resident died on Friday, November 3, 2006 at Craig General Hospital in Vinita. Mr. Miller was born on August 23, 1926 in Vinita, to Milton and Bernice (Barnes) Miller. He married Bernice Gilbert on May 13, 1945 at the Church of God Parsonage in Vinita. Roy attended Northeastern Jr. College in Miami then went to...

Nov 3, 2006

Grove, OK - Brenda Quay Matsler, 59, died late Thursday night, November 2, 2006 at her home near Grove. Brenda was born July 9, 1947 at Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Charles A. Byers and Bonnie (Johnson) Byers. She married Howard Matsler on August 9, 1969 at Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Brenda worked in the healthcare profession for nearly 30 years. She was a...

Nov 2, 2006

Mary Louise Jackson, age 62, a lifetime resident of Bartlesville died Thursday, November 2, 2006 at Jane Phillips Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1944 in Bartlesville, OK the daughter of Jack and Betty Jackson. Mary was reared in and received her education in Bartlesville at St. John's Catholic School and Douglas High. She retired in 1986 after twelve...

Nov 2, 2006

Oct 30, 2006

Thelma Marie Cannon Thelma Marie Cannon was born October 18, 1911, in Osage County, Oklahoma, to Kenneth and Nellie (Chilton) Sherwood. She passed from this life Monday, October 30, 2006, in Coffeyville, Kansas, after reaching 95 years and 12 days. She attended schools and graduated from Lenapah High School. On December 23, 1933, she married Al Cannon, in Independence, Kansas....

Oct 30, 2006

Mary Isabel Hindman Mary Isabel Hindman was born June 11, 1926, at Duke Center, Pennsylvania, to John and Gladys (James) Hifler. She died Monday, October 30, 2006 at her home in Bartlesville, after reaching 80 years, 6 months, and 19 days. She attended school in Buffalo, New York, moved to Nowata at age 10, and graduated from Nowata High School....

Oct 30, 2006

Wynena Peak. Montgomery, age 80, a resident of Bartlesville died Monday October 30, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Montgomery was born December 17, 1925 in Delaware County, the daughter of Charles Curtis Peak and Louisa Bushyhead Peak. She was raised and educated in Grove, Oklahoma. Wynena attended Bacone College before attending Business College in Tulsa. After her graduation she went...

Oct 28, 2006

Harry Ervin Lair, age 85, a resident of Bartlesville died Friday October 27, 2006 at his home. Mr. Lair was born August 20, 1921 in Niotaze, Kansas the son of James Lair and Emily Coke. He was raised and educated in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Harry joined the Marines and served as a corporal during World War II with the 970th Platoon...

Oct 27, 2006

Opal May Alexander, 93, of Miami, OK, passed away Friday, October 27, 2006 at the Osborne Care and Rehab Center in Miami. Born on January 9, 1913 in Nowata County, OK to James and Florence (Shipley) Chaney. Mrs. Alexander had lived in Bernice for 20 years moving from South Coffeyville, OK and had lived in Miami since 2001. She was...

Oct 27, 2006

Captain Joe E. Ewers, a decorated fighter pilot with the 27th Squadron of the 1st Fighter group stationed in Italy during WWII, passed this life on Friday, October 27, 2006 at his home in Welch, OK at the age of 83. He was born on a farm near Welch, OK on June 14, 1923 to T.B. and Nellie Mae (York)...

Oct 26, 2006

Gary went home to be with the lord on Thursday Oct 26, 2006 at the age of 65. He was born March 16, 1941 to Mattie Cottrell and Leo Glenn Umbarger on the family farm in Thayer, KS where he spent his childhood. Gary graduated from Thayer High School, Parsons Junior College, and Tulsa Junior College. He also attended Kansas...

Oct 26, 2006

Jack Edgar Gillett, 82 year-old resident of Tulsa, died Thursday, October 26, 2006 at the Craig General Hospital after a length illness. He was born January 16, 1924 in Vinita, to Russell and Eva (Ratcliff) Gillett. Jack graduated high school from the Oklahoma Military Academy and college from the University of Oklahoma, with a degree in journalism. He was a...

Oct 25, 2006

Grove, OK - Truman Kenneth Robison, 83, lost his battle with cancer Thursday afternoon, October 25, 2006 at Betty Ann Nursing Home, Grove, Oklahoma. He was born September 29, 1923 at Purcell, Oklahoma to James E. Robison and Maggie Roberta (Fletcher) Robison. He married Loretta Aluwee Westen on January 20, 1945 at Vancouver, Washington. The Robisons were married 61 years....

Oct 25, 2006

Betty Louise Adams, 73-year-old Nowata resident, passed away at 10:25p.m., Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at her home while surrounded by her loving family. Betty Louise Adams was born December 19, 1932 in Nowata, Oklahoma to C.W. Kays and Mary Maggard-Kays. She grew up and attended schools in Nowata. On July 10, 1955, she married Melvin Adams. Ms. Adams loved collecting...

Oct 22, 2006

Alden Edward "Ed" Jones, 83 year-old long time Vinita resident died early Sunday morning October 22, 2006 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. Ed was born September 13, 1923 in Weathers, Oklahoma to Isaac Leonard and Winnie (Baker Jones). He was a Veteran of World War II serving in United States Army Air Corp from July of 1945 to...

Oct 20, 2006

Virginia Beatrice Ropp, age 84, a resident of Bartlesville died Friday October 20, 2006 at Silver Lake Care Center in Bartlesville. She was born June 25, 1922 in Bartlesville the daughter of Jacob A. Hymer and Mabel Shoup Hymer. She was reared and educated in Oklahoma and Kansas graduating high school in May of 1941 from Bartlesville High School. She...

Oct 20, 2006

Ralph William Rogers, 74 year-old Jay resident, died Friday, October 20, 2006 at St. John's Regional Medical Center. He was born Friday, March 11, 1932 in Omaha, Arkansas to Roy and Carmie (Youngblood) Rogers. He was a veteran of the United States Army and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for over thirty years. After retirement he worked as...