Jun 11, 2021

Beloved wife and mother Marque Marie Larsen (Reed) passed away June 11, 2021.

Marque “Kay” was born to Robert Reed and Jolene Cormier (Quintana) on June 9, 1969, in San Diego, California. Marque graduated with her Associates degree from Kelsey Jenney Business College in San Diego. Marque then married Jeffery Larsen in 1995 and moved to Oklahoma...

May 30, 2021

Betty Mae (Harrison) Minson passed away Sunday morning May 30, 2021 surrounded by her family at Birch Pointe Health facility in Springfield, Missouri. She was born January 18, 1931, in Stilwell, Oklahoma the daughter of Noah Harrison and Winnie (Patterson) Harrison. Betty was raised at Big Cabin, and graduated in the Big Cabin High School Class of 1948. She...

May 29, 2021

Glenna June Herman, 83, of Vinita, passed away in Vinita at the Heartsworth Senior Living Center on May 29, 2021. She was born July 3, 1937, in Vinita to Fred and Selastine (Tippett) Walker. June was a graduate of Big Cabin High School and on December 24, 1955, she married the love of her life, Kelly Leon Herman and...

May 20, 2021

Gary Ray Thompson was born in Tulsa, OK, to Bob and Helen (Jenkins) Thompson. He passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at his home in Vinita, Oklahoma.

Gary was a believer and worshipped at the First Christian Church.  He was a gun and rifle enthusiast, he really enjoyed being a member of the American Rifle Association....

May 18, 2021

Twin boys Leon Wayne Clark & Easton Wyatt Clark went to be with their Lord and Savior on May 18, 2021 in Claremore, Ok. They were the sons of Ashley Nicole Clark, Vinita, OK.

Leon and Easton are survived by their mother, Ashley; grandparents, Darrell and Tammy Henderson; great grandparents, Susan and Wyatt Walkup, Leon and Carolyn Reed,...

May 14, 2021

Bobby Gene Bennett passed away May 14, 2021 in Vinita. He was born May 25, 1934 in White Oak, the son of Roy Bennett and Jewell (Williams) Bennett. Bob graduated from White Oak High School in 1952, following high school in 1953 he enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He returned from the military and married...

May 13, 2021

Shelby Taylor Martin passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Hilcrest Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was born October 8, 1991 in Tulsa, OK, to Robert Martin and Deborah Johnson.

Shelby was a believer and worshipped at Cowboy Junction in Vinita, OK.  She enjoyed traveling, fishing, cooking, going to Galveston Beach and spending time with her family...

May 7, 2021

Hildegard Eli Clark age 81, a resident of Ketchum, OK. passed away Friday, May 7th, 2021 at her home. She was born January 7th, 1940 in Oberjossa, Germany. The daughter of Wilhelm and Ida Janke.

She was preceded in death by her parents and Ron Garman. Survivors: Daughter Belinda Feltner and husband Jeff, Debbie Phipps and husband...

Apr 29, 2021

Sherry Miller-Preston, 66-year-old Bernice resident passed away at her home in Bernice, Oklahoma April 29, 2021. She was born April 26, 1955 in Vinita to Edward and Illa Mae (Lawson) Miller.  In 1996 Sherry married the love of her life, Bill Preston in Bernice, Oklahoma.  She had various jobs throughout her life, even owned her own house cleaning company....

Apr 26, 2021

Vinita resident Donna Sue (Baker) Lawrence passed away April 26, 2021 in Tulsa. She was born near Hickory Grove on October 07, 1945 the daughter of James Harvey Baker and Blanche Naturia (Lett) Baker. Donna graduated from Wyandotte High School. She worked as a bookkeeper, seamstress, and convenience store manager. Donna loved to sew, read, and cook for her...

Apr 25, 2021

John Robert “Robby” Burns was born in Jay, Oklahoma to the parents of John Earnest and Leona (Allen) Burns.  He passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at his home in Eucha, OK.

Robby was a very special man; he was the last male baby born at Jay hospital.  Everyone always says they’ll give the shirt off...

Apr 24, 2021

Shirley Bellatti passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021.  She was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma on September 11, 1935 and was raised in Stillwater.  She married her high school sweetheart, Robert “Bob” Bellatti, in 1954.  They lived in Colorado Springs, Stillwater, Kansas City and Bartlesville before retiring to Grand Lake in 2000.  He was her soul mate and the...

Apr 11, 2021

Billy C. Cagle, 67, passed away peacefully in his home on April 11th, 2021, surrounded by his family.  He was born on September 10th of 1953. The eldest son of Claud and Louise Cagle. Big brother to Connie, Brenda, and Vickie.

Billy graduated high school in Salina with the class of 1971. He met and married his...

Apr 7, 2021

Tomi Rene “Scooter” Rogers passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in Joplin MO. She was born October 15, 1968 to Tom and Dot (Triplett) Rogers. Scooter grew up in Miami, OK where she attended school and graduated from Miami High School in 1986. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren at the creek swimming, cooking, and listening...

Apr 4, 2021

Chester Floyd Smith passed away April 4, 2021 surrounded by his loving family in Pensacola. He was born February 4, 1940 in Tiawah the son of Buster Luther Smith and Codie (Smithey) Smith. Chester graduated from Claremore High School. He was a master carpenter. Chester married Nancy “JO” Sadler on June 7, 1985. Chester was a member of the...

Mar 30, 2021

Mary Ellen Purcell was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma to the parents of Clyde and Cecil (Goss) Moore.  She passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at her home in Big Cabin, OK.

Mary was devoted in her religion and loved Jesus with all her heart.  She had a beautiful voice and would use it to sing Hymns...

Mar 19, 2021

Erma June Fair passed away March 19, 2021 in Vinita, OK. She was born April 26, 1934 at White Oak the daughter of Raymond and Catherine “Kate” (Hart) Jones. June was raised in White Oak and lived in the Vinita area her whole life. On March 09, 1956 she married Bobbie Fair. She was Baptist by faith, and as...

Mar 8, 2021

Evelyn L. Koesler, age 89, a life-long resident of rural Vinita passed away at her home surrounded by her loved ones, on Monday, March 8, 2021.

Evelyn was born December 15, 1931 to John “Orville” Medearis and Ethel Viola (Blevins) Medearis. She was the youngest of two children.

While growing up in Vinita, Evelyn attended...

Feb 18, 2021

Duane Davenport, 85, of Vinita, passed away February 18, 2021 at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born March 9, 1935 in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Orville and Leta (McVay) Davenport. He was raised in the Centraila, Oklahoma area where he graduated from Centraila High School. On August 10, 1956 he married Sandra Ann Hildebrand in Welch. Duane...

Feb 15, 2021

Rotraud Koesler, 93 year-old Vinita resident, went to be with the Lord Monday, February 15, 2021.

Rotraud was born March 24, 1927 to Paul and Gertrude (Wiesel) Neidermair in Bonn, Germany. Rotraud received her formal education in Germany where she worked as a kindergarten teacher until meeting her future husband, Max P. Koesler, Jr., an American soldier,...