May 29, 2022

Anton “Tony” Henry Berend, 87, of Vinita, passed away May 29, 2022, surrounded with love at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He was born April 1, 1935, in Windthorst, Texas to Anton and Eleanor Berend. Tony was one of 13 children.  He graduated from Windthorst High School and after high school he trained to be a Welder.  Tony...

May 17, 2022

Sylvia Yvonne (Grubbs) Gieser Crawford passed away on Tuesday May 17, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born November 21, 1937, in Pensacola, Oklahoma, the daughter of Delbert and Cora Marie (Morrison) Grubbs. Sylvia was raised in Mayes County, attended Spavinaw School and then graduated from Jay High School. She sang in a gospel trio called The Daughters of...

May 9, 2022

Floyd Vol Faulkner, of Vinita passed away Monday, May 9,2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Floyd was born September 19, 1946, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to Clarence Vol and Ola Faye Faulkner. He graduated from Vinita High School in 1965 and then joined the United States Navy. After being discharged from the Navy, Floyd married the love of his life Sherry Seabolt...

May 6, 2022

Doyle Lynn Burrus, 74, of Vinita, passed away at his home on May 6, 2022. He was born July 9, 1947, in Vinita, to David Arnold Burrus and Velda Alene (Taylor) Burrus. Doyle graduated from Bluejacket High School and continued his education graduating from NEO in Miami and spent some time at OU. On March 25, 1969, he joined...

May 4, 2022

Brody Cheyenne Williams Deitrick, 26-year-old lifelong resident of rural Craig County Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday evening, May 4, 2022.

Brody was born on July 12, 1995, at Craig General Hospital, Vinita Oklahoma, to Kittye Williams of Vinita and Brian Jackson of Vinita, Oklahoma.

Brody was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Willard and Patricia...

May 3, 2022

Chelsea resident, Paul James Dick, 70, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. He was born to John and Ada Dick on May 11, 1951, in Claremore, Oklahoma. He graduated from White Oak Highschool and completed the Diesel Mechanic program at Okmulgee Tech. Paul was a proud member of the Cherokee, Shawnee, and Delaware Tribes and...

Apr 24, 2022

Lifelong Vinita resident, Alvin Eugene Ramsey, 66, passed away April 24, 2022, at the Higher Call Nursing Center in Quapaw, Oklahoma. He was born February 22, 1956, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Robert Ramsey Sr. and Frances (Vann) Ramsey. Alvin attended Vinita schools where he excelled in sports. He was a member of the Army National Guard for several years....

Apr 12, 2022

William (Bill) Doyce Carr, 88-year-old Vinita resident, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2022. He was born on November 14, 1933, to Claud and Erie (Simpson) Carr. After finishing high school in Big Cabin , he served 4 years in the Navy from 1952-1956 as a cook and engine mechanic. Bill served aboard the U.S.S. Elder where he received...

Mar 30, 2022

Emily Eulene Horton, 29, of Vinita, passed away at her home on March 30, 2022. She was born November 18, 1992, in Miami, Oklahoma to Robert Horton and Lora Comstock Hensley. She attended Vinita Schools and was a 2011 graduate of Vinita High School.

Emily was a CNA and a veterinary assistant. She loved caring for animals...

Mar 28, 2022

Viola Elizabeth “Beth” Woodall Smith, 90-year-old Vinita resident, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022.  The fourth child of Charles W. and Adeline Woodall, she attended grade school at Wayside rural school, Haskell Indian Institute in Lawrence, Kansas and Vinita High School.  Beth married Glenn D. Smith of Vinita, and lived most of her married life in Missouri.

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Mar 26, 2022

Oscar Black Johnston III, “O.B.”

O.B. Johnston III, 80, was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and son who took great pride in helping people throughout his long and distinguished legal career.  He passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 26, 2022.  O.B. was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to parents Oscar Black Johnston Jr. and Mary...

Mar 24, 2022

Bruce Page went on to be with our heavenly father on Thursday, March 24, 2022.  Bruce was born January 9, 1956 to Harold and Virginia Page of Langley, OK.  As a child, he was just as ornery as he was  curious about the world.  He learned from those he loved at a young age to fish, hunt, garden, and...

Mar 23, 2022

Stanley Leon Bridgeman, 81, of Big Cabin, Oklahoma passed away March 23, 2022, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born in Vinita, Oklahoma on May 6, 1940, to Arthur Stanley “Sonny” Bridgeman and Helen Loren (McCusland) Bridgeman. On July 6, 1960, he married the love of his life, Juanita Murphy, In Vinita. He worked in the...

Mar 21, 2022

Viola Virginia Harper, 92, passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 21, 2022. She was born April 15, 1929, in Wagoner, Oklahoma to David Emery Stephens, and Maude Elizabeth (Wilson) Stephens. On January 25, 1946, she married Raymond Lloyd Harper. Viola worked at Craig General Hospital and Eastern State Hospital for many years. She...

Mar 14, 2022

Betty Mae Moody “Clark”, 93, passed away in Paola, Kansas on March 14, 2022. She was born October 11, 1928, in Ketchum, Oklahoma, to James Madison McKnight and Cloe Etta (Jones) McKnight. She was a 1946 graduate of Ketchum High School. Betty worked as a switchboard operator for many years. She was a member of the First...

Mar 10, 2022

Life-long Vinita area resident, Ray Irvin Hays, 84, passed away at his home on March 10, 2022. He was born March 2, 1938, in Vinita to Rutherford Hays and Hazel (Smith) Hays. Ray was a graduate of Bluejacket High School. He enlisted in the United States Army and served his country until his discharge in May of 1959. Ray...

Mar 8, 2022

Arthur Craig Lemons, 75, of Vinita, passed away at Heartsworth Senior Living Center, in Vinita, on March 8, 2022. He was born September 30, 1946, in Vinita to James and Lorena (Williams) Lemons. On April 20, 1965, Arthur joined to United States Navy and proudly served during the Vietnam War. In 1969 Arthur was discharged and returned to Vinita....

Mar 7, 2022

Vinita resident Judy Kay Livingston, 78, passed away at her home on March 7, 2022. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas on May 7, 1943, to Arthur Lloyd Kampfer and Lillian Virginia (Lyon) Kampfer. She graduated from high school in Tonganoxie, Kansas. She worked many years as a secretary at White Oak, Oklahoma School system. Judy was a...

Mar 7, 2022

Janie Lerlene (Johnson) Loffer passed away on March 7, 2022.  She was born on September 13, 1973, to parents Jimmie L. Johnson and Era Lerlene "Shine" Leonard Johnson in Pryor, Oklahoma.  After four older brothers, she was the apple of her parents’ eye.  Janie was very loved by her family, cousins, relatives, and friends.   In May 1993 she married Jason...

Mar 5, 2022

Betty Ruth Brautigan, 79, of Langley passed away at Saint Francis South Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. She was born September 9, 1942, to Pleasant Ray Burton and Ruth Oneta (Dunford) Burton. She worked for many years as a Registered Nurse.  She was a member of the Ketchum Seventh Day Adventist Church, the Red Hat...