Obituaries

Mar 3, 2011

Audrey T. Swoboda, age 88, died on March 3, 2011 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. Audrey was the daughter of Clarence and Lorena (Wilson) Tidrick. She was born on October 13, 1922 in Winterset, Iowa. Audrey worked as a secretary in the petroleum industry for the Seneca Corporation. Audrey and her husband Leonard moved to Grove in...

Mar 3, 2011

Paul Henry Galvin, a lifetime resident of Vinita, OK passed away Thursday March 3, 2011 at his home. Born of Lucy May Bigknife and Raymond Anthony Galvin on September 5, 1950 in Vinita, OK. Paul attended Sacred Heart Academy then graduated Vinita High School. . He was decorated Viet Nam disabled veteran and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal,...

Mar 3, 2011

Joe Don Carlile, Grove resident, died Thursday March 3, 2011 at Grove Integris Hospital at the age of 68 years. He was born on December 13, 1942 in Williams, Oklahoma to his parents, Garland Leslie Carlile and Vida Deefor. He served his country in the US Navy and then entered law enforcement where he worked in many different communities during...

Mar 1, 2011

Hazel Worthington, age 89, died on March 1, 2011 at her residence in Newton, Kansas. Hazel was born on February 20, 1922 in Liberal, Kansas to Arthur T. and Carriemae Mintonye Barksdale. She was united in marriage to A.C. "Bud" Worthington on November 23, 1941. She and bud worked along side each other for years in the Ministry. They started...

Mar 1, 2011

Funeral services for Ruth Davis will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2011, at Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with Mr. Ben Killion officiating. Burial will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Ruth Y. Davis was born February 20, 1925, in Childers, Oklahoma, to Oscar Franklin and Gladys...

Feb 28, 2011

Graveside funeral services for Sharon K. Barnett will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Robert Crawford officiating. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Sharon Kaye Barnett (67) of Nowata passed away Monday, February 28, 2011, at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Care Center. Sharon was born October...

Feb 28, 2011

Charles Sumner Neer, II son of pioneer Oklahoma Territory surgeon Charles S. Neer and Pearl Brooke Neer was born and raised in Vinita, Oklahoma. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, his residency training years were interrupted by military service in World War II as an orthopaedic surgeon. He served in three theaters a Captain...

Feb 27, 2011

Dorothy Madge Hundley, 83, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Wood Manor Nursing Center in Claremore, OK. Dorothy was born April 7, 1927 in Coffeyville, KS daughter of Earl and Audie Bell (Stubblefield) Lindersmith. Dorothy grew up in Nowata County with her nine siblings. She married Doyle E. Hundley in October of 1946 in Independence,...

Feb 27, 2011

Juanita R. Hampton, Claremore resident died Sunday Morning February 27, 2011 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was born February 24, 1936 in Avondale, AZ to her parents, Sherman and Myrtle (McRae) Buzzard. Nita graduated from Jay Schools and later worked for American Airlines as a Data Processing Agent. She married Millard Hampton on September 30, 1965 in Ohio. Nita enjoyed playing...

Feb 26, 2011

Christine L. Jefferies Sparks-Deacon was born on November 27, 1921 went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on February 26, 2011. She was eighty-nine years old She was married on December 26, 1938 in Grove, Ok to Marion F. Sparks, deceased, for fifty-six years. While at Betty Anne Nursing Center she married Ernest Deacon on September...

Feb 26, 2011

Dorothy Naydean (Rose) Edwards, Grove area resident, died at her home late Saturday evening February 26, 2011 at the age of 75 years. Naydean was born March 6, 1935 in Southwest City, Missouri to her parents, Robert Lee Rose, Sr. and Inus Ellen (Bollman) Rose. She attended and later graduated from Jay schools. Naydean married the love of her life,...

Feb 26, 2011

Louise Paris Miller, 63, a friend to many people, died February 26, 2011, following a sudden illness. Louise was born on February 1, 1948, in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Jack and Rosemary Buetow Paris. She graduated from Ponca City High School in 1966, and attended Christian College for Women in Columbia, Missouri. She then completed her Bachelor of Science degree...

Feb 26, 2011

Edward Newton Pennington was born in Ottawa, Kansas, December 24, 1917, the son of Thomas E. Pennington and Harriett (Palmer) Pennington. He was reared and educated in Kansas, New York, and Missouri; graduating from high school in Syracuse, Missouri in 1936. He received an associate's degree from Southwest Baptist College of Bolivar, Missouri, in 1938. The college honored him with...

Feb 26, 2011

Kendleigh Ravyn Spence, infant daughter of Kaila Velasquez and Erik Spence entered Heaven on Saturday, February 26, 2011. Kendleigh is survived by her mother, Kaila Velasquez of Jay, OK; her father, Erik Spence of Jay, OK; maternal grandparents, Johnny and Stacey Velasquez of Jay, OK; paternal grandparents, Freddie and Kim Spence of Jay, OK; maternal great-grandparents, Max and Katy Velasquez...

Feb 25, 2011

Louie Lee Woolman Jr., age 69 of Vinita, died Friday, February 25, 2011. Louie was born in Vinita on October 12, 1941, the son of Louie and Elvie (Glover) Woolman. On January 20, 1959 he was united in marriage to Twila Mefford and together they raised 5 children. Louie worked as a truck driver for many years. He also enjoyed...

Feb 24, 2011

Mary Jane Watters passed to our Lord on February 24, 2011. She was born on January 26, 1924 in Big Cabin, Oklahoma to H.A and Bessie Bell. She married Ross Watters and the couple made their first home in Stillwater, OK where Mr. Watters was attending Oklahoma A&M College. Following his graduation in 1945 they moved to Bartlesville, Ok where...

Feb 23, 2011

Two year old, Jessie B Frazier, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Jessie is the son of Richard and Tracy Frazier. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 28, 2011 at White Oak Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Luginbuel Funeral Home.

Visitation Details

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Luginbuel Funeral...

Feb 23, 2011

Lifetime Miami resident, Wilma Lea Wilburn, age 84, died on Wednesday 23, 2011 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Wilma was the daughter of Ray and Lucille (Cheely) Jones and was born on February 4, 1927 in Grove, Oklahoma. Wilma graduated from Miami High school. She was united in marriage to Edward Wilburn in April of 1946. Wilma was a...

Feb 23, 2011

Joe Carl Trimble, 64 year old Muskogee resident, died February 23, 2011 in Spavinaw, at his sisters home. He was born June 21, 1946 in Muskogee to William Herman and Ruth Pauline (Fuller) Trimble. He had worked in construction as a heavy machinery operator, and lastly worked for Pizza Hut as a delivery person, until his health forced him to...

Feb 23, 2011

Grove, Oklahoma ~ Michael "Mike" Ivan Cantrell, age 51, died at his residence on Wednesday February 23, 2011. Mike was the son of Charles Ivan and Hazel Irene (Caudle) Cantrell. He was born on January 5, 1960 in Syracuse, Kansas. Mike had relocated from Kansas to the Grove area twenty-two years ago. He loved to collect knives, hunt, fish, working...