Obituaries
John Rose
Dec 23, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Home- Nowata, Oklahoma, (918) 273-2700............................................... Funeral services for John Kenneth Rose are 10:00 A.M., Friday, December 29, 2017 at Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with interment following at Memorial Park Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma. Family will be receiving friends on Thursday, December 28, 2017 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Benjamin Funeral Home in Nowata, Oklahoma. John Kenneth...
Stella Owensby
Dec 22, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - (918) 273-2700...................................................................... Funeral services for Stella Kaye Owensby are 10:00 A.M., Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Hillside Christian Church with Van Longbons officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 P.M. at Shamrock Cemetery in Shamrock, Oklahoma. Stella Kaye Owensby, 76, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 at her residence in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was...

Corinne Chambers
Dec 21, 2017
Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home (918)336-5225 Bartlesville, OK Corinne Chambers was born August 8, 1935 in Broken Arrow, OK to Clarence and Maggie Burgess. She moved to Bartlesville from Vinita, OK with her mother, sisters and brother: Mary "Mae" Ellen, Sarah Lee and William "Bill" when she was in the sixth grade. She attended Douglass School in Bartlesville, OK....
Robert Schoenfeld
Dec 21, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Robert "Bob" Schoenfeld, 79-year-old Monkey-Island resident passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017. Bob was born on July 3, 1938 in St. Paul, Minnesota and adopted by William and Marguerite (Hilderbrand) Schoenfeld. After graduating from Tulsa Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bob attended the College of Westminster in Fulton, Missouri. Bob proudly served his...
Danny Barnett
Dec 20, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700................................................................ Funeral services for Danny Ray Barnett are 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Hillside Christian Church with Van Longbons officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Family will be receiving friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Benjamin Funeral Service. Danny Ray Barnett, 56,...
Betty Weaver
Dec 19, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918-256-5555 …….. Betty June Weaver 97 year old resident of Webb City, Missouri passed away December 19, 2017. She was born in Lebanon, Missouri on April 18, 1920; to Charles Otis Scott and Sarah Elizabeth (McCulloch) Scott. Betty graduated from Lebanon High School in 1937 and went to work at HW Scott's shoe store. In 1938...

Allan Strong
Dec 18, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita - 918-256-5555....... Allan Dale Strong, 67 of Welch, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017. Allan was born in Phoenix, AZ on October 4, 1950 to Charles and Mary (Townsend) Strong. He was an artist, enjoyed writing short stories, and worked as a carpenter. Survivors include his mother Mary Autry of Quapaw, brothers: Chris Strong of...
Melveena Johnson
Dec 15, 2017
Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home, 918-782-4400………Melveena (Fillman) Johnson passed away on December 15, 2017 from complications of congestive heart failure. She was born on December 26, 1930 to Gettis and Charlotte (Parsons) Fillman in Ketchum, Oklahoma. She was the 6th of 9 children; 6 boys and 3 girls. While she endured frequent teasing and pranks from her brothers, she...
Billie Hughes
Dec 14, 2017
Billie Jean Bonner Hughes passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at her home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Billie was the daughter of George H. Bonner, Sr. and Thelma Elizabeth Coose Bonner. She was born on the family farm near Tichnor, Arkansas, on November 8, 1931. She attended high school in Gillett, Arkansas, and graduated with the Senior Class of 1949....
James Russell
Dec 14, 2017
Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home - Dr. James B. "Jim" Russell, D.D.S. died on Thursday, December 14, 2017, following a long illness. Jim was born to Gladys and Ben Russell in Drumright, Oklahoma on June 25, 1924. He attended high school in Drumright. Following his high school graduation, Jim enrolled and attended the University of Oklahoma. Jim joined the...
Delbert Gibson
Dec 14, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700..................................... Delbert Maurice Gibson was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 14, 2017 at his home in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was born in Nowata March 14, 1953 to Seywood and Edith (Thompson) Gibson. Delbert was a 1971 graduate of Alluwe High School. After high school he served in...
Helen Taylor
Dec 13, 2017
Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita, 918 - 256 -5555……… Fern Helen Cheek Taylor, 93 year old former Vinita resident, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the home of her daughter in Richmond, TX. Helen's daughter and son-in-law were by her side. Helen was born in Montrose, CO on July 5, 1924 to Fred King, Sr. and Fern Fay Ferris...
Beverly Bouchard
Dec 13, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK (918) 786-2261 ~ Beverly Faye (Martin) Bouchard fell asleep on December 13, 2017 at her home in Grove, Oklahoma. Beverly was born on May 8, 1956 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to John and Earlene Martin. Beverly was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses on October 1, 1972. She spent most of her life in the...
Jeffrey Huffman
Dec 13, 2017
Funeral services for longtime Vinita resident Jeffrey Duane Huffman will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Terry Wise and Freddy Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Vinita, Oklahoma. Arrangements are entrusted to Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com Jeffrey Duane Huffman was...
Billie Beesley
Dec 13, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma, 918-253-3222. ABillie Mae Beesley, 86 year old resident of Jay, Oklahoma went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 13, 2017 at Monroe Manor. Billie was born on September 7, 1931 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of William Jefferson and Altha Mae (Taylor) Shrum. She graduated from Dickson High school at...
Vada Mcafee
Dec 12, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service, Nowata, Oklahoma (918)-273-2700.Vada Mae McAfee, 66, of Nowata, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Medicalodges in Dewey Oklahoma. She was born May 14, 1951 in Nowata to Herbert and Vada (Inman) Robinson. She was educated and graduated from the Nowata School System. She married Kenneth McAfee and moved to Ardmore. She retired from the VA center...
Hazel Bates
Dec 12, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261 Hazel Teen LouElla (Maples) Crossley Bates, entered the arms of Jesus two days after her 95th birthday, at Integris Grove Hospital, on December 12, 2017. Hazel was born on December 10, 1922 in Grove, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Lon and Minnie Elizabeth (Brown) Maples. Hazel was an amazing cook, known for her...
Patty Harvey
Dec 12, 2017
Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home - Langley - 918-782-4400.... Patty Anne Jackson Harvey, 59 year old Langley resident, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Patty was born in Wichita, KS to Bobby and Janice (Detrick) Jackson on December 24, 1957. She was united in marriage to Rick Harvey and together raised two sons. Patty was a woman of great...
Margie Riner
Dec 10, 2017
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma - 918-273-2700....................................................... Margie Ann Gregory Riner passed from this life on Sunday December 10th surrounded by family. She was the daughter of Clifford and Pauline Gregory and was born on February 1st, 1936 in El Reno, OK. The family, including sisters Marilyn and Linda, moved to Nowata in 1938. They bought acreage West of...
Stacy Pool
Dec 9, 2017
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma. 918-253-3222. Stacy Joseph Pool, went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2017 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was surrounded by his loved ones. He was 54 years old. Stacy was born on February 19, 1963 to Joseph and Elizabeth Pool (Bowles) in Modesto, California. Throughout adulthood Stacy was a "jack...