Obituaries

David Surguy

Mar 18, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. David Neil Surguy, 70 year old resident of Grove, Oklahoma passed away on March 18, 2018 at Freeman West in Joplin, Missouri. David was born on March 24, 1947 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was the son of James and Opal Mae (Lehrling) Surguy. After graduating high school from Bartlesville, he attended four years of...

Jesse Perkins

Mar 17, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service, Nowata, OK (918)273-2700***Jesse Leonard Perkins, 72, of Vinita, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Nowata. He was born August 16, 1945 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Jodie Richard and Frances (Bringham) Perkins. Jesse attended school in Lenapah, OK. He spent many years working for the Stewart and Sharp family farming and ranching. On March 20, 1996, he...

Vernon Landes

Mar 17, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma -----------918-273-2700 Funeral services for Vernon Leon Landes are 10:00 A.M., Friday, March 23, 2018 at First Church of God in Nowata, Oklahoma with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Vernon Leon Landes, 88, passed away Saturday, March 17th, 2018 at his home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was born...

Franklin Oler

Mar 17, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Franklin Louis Oler, 79-year-old resident of Anderson, Missouri, passed away on March 17, 2018 at Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. Franklin was born on September 14, 1938 in Iowa Falls, Iowa. He was the son of Paul Franklin Oler and Lois Ardelle (Wall) Oler. Franklin graduated in 1956 from Iowa Falls High School....

Donald Coker

Mar 17, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma, 918-253-3222. Donald Gene Coker, 81, passed away on March 17, 2018 at his residence in Jay, Oklahoma. Donald was born on October 18, 1936 in Caldwell, Kansas. He was the son of Delmar and Berniece (Sargent) Coker. Donald was an avid fisherman, he loved being outdoors and working in his garden. Donald had a passion...

Richard Moore

Mar 17, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service Nowata, Oklahoma........ Richard Lynn Moore, 50, of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away March 17, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. There are no funeral services planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service.

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George Grimmett Jr.

Mar 15, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service, Nowata, OK (918)273-2700***George Grimmett Jr., 90, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Osage Nursing Center in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was born March 8, 1928 in Nowata, Oklahoma to George Grimmett Sr. and Orenthia (Martin) Grimmett. He attended and graduated from Lincoln School in Nowata. On February 2, 1954 he married the love of his life...

Phyllis Green

Mar 14, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service, Nowata, OK (918)273-2700** Private Service will be held at a later date.....

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Mona Cheek

Mar 13, 2018

Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, Oklahoma 918-256-5555.......Mona Joyce Cheek, 78 year old former Vinita resident, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Mona was born in Tulsa on December 17, 1939 to James and Mona (Swain) Coleman. She grew up in southern California and lived there until 1988 when they moved back to Oklahoma. On May 1, 1992 she was united in...

Bobby Barnes

Mar 13, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service, Nowata, Oklahoma........ Funeral services for Bobby "Bob" Gene Barnes. are 10:00 A.M., Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Hillside Christian Church with Pastor Van Longbons officiating. Interment will follow at McMains Cemetery in Childers, Oklahoma. Family will be receiving friends on Friday, March 16, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Benjamin Funeral Home in Nowata,...

Margie Ruggles

Mar 13, 2018

Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home - Langley - 918-782-4400..... Margie Ann Ruggles, 66 year old Langley resident, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Margie was born in Afton on August 29, 1951 to Clarence and Rosa May (Satterwhite) Ruggles. She enjoyed fishing, playing her slot machine, playing with her nieces and nephews, and spending time with family. She was...

Merle Stuart

Mar 12, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Merle Desmond Stuart, 84, Retired Air Force Sr. Master Sgt. passed away March 12, 2018 at his residence in Grove, Oklahoma. Merle was born on November 3, 1933 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was the son of Merle and Minnie (Hensley) Stuart. Merle was a graduate of Pawhuska High School, the class of 1952. Merle...

Harry King

Mar 11, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service Nowata, Oklahoma....... Funeral services for Harry "Gene" Eugene King are 2:00 P.M., Friday, March 16, 2018, with Jason Calahan officiating. Interment will be held at Wann Cemetery in Wann, Oklahoma. Family will be receiving friends on Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Benjamin Funeral Home in Nowata, Oklahoma. Harry "Gene" Eugene King,...

Jeremy Green

Mar 11, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service Nowata, Oklahoma Jeremy Lamar Green, 47, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born July 21, 1970 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Jerry R. and Shirley A. Green. Jeremy worked at Walmart Distribution Center in Ochelata, Oklahoma where he worked in the warehouse. When he wasn't working he was spending time with his special...

Anna Mckinley

Mar 11, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. A Rosary will be held at 6PM, Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Grove-Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with Father Tam Nguyen officiating. Anna will be laid to rest beside her husband in Olympus North Cemetery. Online condolences can...

Linda Mckillip

Mar 10, 2018

Linda Ann (Burris) McKillip, 67 year old Vinita resident, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Linda was born in Vinita on September 14, 1950 to Jamie and Eunice Burris. On February 14, 1986 she was united in marriage to John McKillip. Linda retired from Eastern State Hospital after 32 years of service. She attended...

Jerry Smith

Mar 9, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service Nowata, Oklahoma Jerry W. Smith, 83, of Cleveland, OK died on March 9, 2018 at Heritage Villa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bartlesville, Ok. Jerry was born October 6, 1934 at the family home near Old Alluwe in Nowata County to Hershel and Ethel (Dick) Smith. After graduation from Delaware High School in 1953, he held various...

Alice Surratt

Mar 8, 2018

Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma 918-786-2261. Alice Marie Surratt passed away peacefully in her home on March 8, 2018. She was born on December 9, 1923, to Nova Lucille Gordon and William Gordon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Surratt. Alice spent 35 years working at the First National Bank of Oklahoma City, OK as an executive...

Walter Beard Jr.

Mar 8, 2018

Benjamin Funeral Service Nowata, Oklahoma Funeral services for Walter Laverne Beard Jr. are 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Benjamin Funeral Home Chapel in Nowata with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Interment will follow at Ball Cemetery in Childers, Oklahoma. Family will be receiving friends on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Benjamin Funeral...

Virgil Smith

Mar 8, 2018

Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, Oklahoma 918-256-5555......On March 8, 2018 Virgil "Tecumseh" Lee Smith, Jr. passed from this life at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born February 6, 1950 in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Virgil Lee Smith, Sr. and Anna Mae (Allen) Smith. Tecumseh as his friends knew him, graduated from Vinita High School where he ran track,...