Obituaries

Nov 30, 2021

Anita “Joan” McElhaney Clark, 91 years old, passed from this earth into the loving arms of Jesus on November 30, 2021.  Joan was born in Ardmore, OK, on December 15, 1929, to Fay (Hughes) and Earl McElhaney.  She grew up in Wynnewood, OK, and graduated from Wynnewood High School.  She attended Oklahoma A and M University where she met...

Nov 24, 2021

Marie Blanche (Hambrick) Canter, 57, passed away at Jane Phillips Hospital Bartlesville, Ok on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Marie was born April 9, 1964, in Deer Lodge, Montana to Dale and Adadell Bernice Hambrick. Marie graduated from College High School in Bartlesville, Ok.

Marie had a passion for Christ and was a member of the Dewey Nazarene...

Nov 22, 2021

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Kenneth Wayne Brantley, 83, went to meet his savior on November 22, 2021, Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  Kenneth was born January 13, 1938, to Glenn and Mary (Standefer) Brantley in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  He graduated High School from Bartlesville.  After High School he moved to California where...

Nov 13, 2021

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Nov 8, 2021

Joseph Scott Peters, 60, of Bartlesville and formerly of Nowata, passed away at his home, November 8, 2021.

Scott was born April 8, 1961, at Tulsa, Oklahoma to Gerald Lee Peters and Judith Carol (Felber) Peters.  Scott grew up in Nowata and was a member of the NHS graduating class of 1979. He was a talented musician...

Nov 3, 2021

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Oct 23, 2021

Rex Dale Thomas, 84, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021.

Rex was born October 28, 1936, at Sweet Springs, Missouri to Carroll Christopher Thomas and Frances (Hurt) Thomas.  He grew up in Sweet Springs, where he met the love of his life, Madonna Lou Fangmann.  Rex graduated with an Engineering degree from the...

Oct 21, 2021

Cherlynn Ann Postrach, 74, of Ramona, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday evening, October 21, 2021, at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville.

Cherlynn was born April 5, 1947, in San Francisco, California.  Her parents were Berlyn Luttrell and Doris (Long) Luttrell.  Cherlynn left California at age five and moved to Missouri, where she lived five more years and...

Oct 20, 2021

Joanne Snell was born September 12, 1922, to Floyd Beatty and Agnes (Bower) Beatty in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  She grew up and attended school in Bartlesville graduating from College High in 1941.

Joanne married Robert Snell on June 9, 1943. They made their home in Bartlesville. Their union was blessed with one child, Melissa. Joanne loved taking care...

Oct 13, 2021

Mrs. Alice Kathryn (Chapman) Thompson, age 91 of Dewey, Oklahoma passed peacefully Wednesday, October 13, 2021, in her home surrounded by family.

Mrs. Thompson or Mama, Alice, or Grandma T, who she was commonly referred to, was born to Vernon and Nona Chapman in Reese, Kansas April 17, 1930.  She attended Reece Schools graduating with...

Oct 5, 2021

Sheila Kaye Templeton Ropp passed away October 5, 2021, at her home in Bartlesville. She was born August 14, 1944, to Ruby Cone Templeton and Barton Templeton. Sheila was born and raised in Bartlesville, with the exception of 10 yrs in Blackwell, OK. Sheila married Lester Ropp Sept. 1, 1961, and they raised 6 kids.

Sheila loved...

Oct 2, 2021

Rudy Dean Guara (41) passed away in Bartlesville, OK on October 2, 2021.  He was born on March 1, 1980 to Connie Guara (Armijo) and Johnie Guara in Borger, TX.

Rudy lived in Bartlesville since 1983, graduating from Bartlesville High School in 1998.  He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2004 from Oklahoma State...

Oct 1, 2021

Grace was born on December 7, 1949 in Poland while that country was still under communism. She moved to Springfield, MA in her early teen years where she eventually met her husband, Michael. They had two children and lived in Cheshire, Connecticut for 35 years. In 2009 the couple moved to Oklahoma. Grace was a devoted wife and mother,...

Sep 29, 2021

Edith Mae Romig Nealis, 97, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away September 29, 2021.

Edith was born on a farm east of Independence, Kansas, to Wilmer and Stella Romig, on July 25, 1924.  She attended one-room Irish Creek School through the 8th Grade; then graduated from Independence High School in 1942.  She attained no further degrees, but learned...

Sep 22, 2021

Richard Jay “Dick” Coombe (82) passed away at his home in Bartlesville, OK Wednesday, September 22, 2021.

Dick was born March 5, 1939, in Barnesville, Pennsylvania to Raymond Paul Coombe and Lillian (Bott) Coombe.  After high school, Dick began working for his brother and shortly thereafter, joined the United States Air Force.  After his honorable discharge in...

Sep 8, 2021

Clois Benge passed away peacefully at Jane Phillips Medical Center on September 8, 2021. Clois was born on September 17, 1937 to Lawrence and Vida B Cartwright in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She attended Skeedee schools and graduated from Pawnee High School in 1955. Through mutual friends, Clois met and fell in love with Richard Benge. They married on April 14, 1956...

Sep 7, 2021

Dean K. Owens was born on July 24, 1938 and left peacefully on September 7, 2021. He was raised in Kendrick, Oklahoma by his grandparents Noni and Robert Foster.

As a young man Dean joined the U.S. Navy where he served for several years.

After his service, he married his wife Janice in Newton, Kansas...

Aug 28, 2021

Dorothy Rachel Grace, 89, of Bartlesville, passed away Saturday morning, August 28, 2021, at Bartlesville Assisted Living.

Dorothy was born January 19, 1932, at Fowler, Kansas to William David Gardner and Sophia Mae (Rader) Gardner.  She married Roy Ellis Grace at Clayton, New Mexico in 1951.  The couple were married 25 years until Roy’s death in 1976. ...

Aug 25, 2021

Viola Frakes Stockton passed away on August 25, 2021, at the age of 94, after living a long and fulfilling life with her family at her bedside.  Viola Frakes Stockton was born March 24, 1927 to Only and Alice (Mattingly) Frakes in Okesa, Oklahoma. She was educated in Pershing, Oklahoma and was a graduate of Pawhuska High School. She...

Aug 24, 2021

Joseph Jay Cornelius was born on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1966, at Jane Phillips hospital in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Joe passed in that same hospital, 55 years later, on August 24, 2021, after losing a month-long fight against Covid-19 and its related illnesses.

As a kid, Joe attended Bell Ringer School and Jefferson Elementary in Bartlesville, and Hays...