Jan 30, 2022

Long time Craig County Sheriff Jaye Dayne Solomon “JD” Baldridge, 88, passed away at his home with his family at his side on Friday, January 28, 2022. JD was born in Strang, Oklahoma, to Solomon S. Baldridge and Rosa (Parks) Baldridge, on August 20, 1933. He was educated at the Mayes County Island Ford School. JD served as a...

Jan 21, 2022

Larry Wayne Seaton, (CB handle, “Lockjaw”), 70, of Vinita, passed with his family at his side, Friday January 21, 2022, at his home in Vinita. He was born January 2, 1952, as the New Year’s Baby in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to Lawrence Seaton and Mary Lou (McDonough) Seaton. Larry enlisted in the United States Army and served his country from...

Jan 18, 2022

Virginia Beatrice Spurgeon, 90, of Commerce, Oklahoma, passed away January 18, 2022, at the Eastwood Care Nursing Center, in Commerce. She was born February 19, 1931, in Fairland, Oklahoma, to Al Hopper and Ida May (Stroud) Hopper. On July 5, 1950, she married the love of her life Orville Spurgeon, in Vinita. Virginia was a Nursing Home housekeeper for...

Jan 17, 2022

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Jan 1, 2022

Betty Ann (Cox) Reed Brenner, 71, of Claremore, passed on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Cornerstone Hospital in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born on September 16, 1950 in Centralia, Craig County Oklahoma. She lived near the Estella community and began school at White Oak. Her daddy died when she was only eight years old. She attended Vinita schools before...

Dec 30, 2021

Jacky Marvin Brookfield, 78 year old Vinita resident, passed from this life at Ignite Medical, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on December 30, 2021. He was born in Vinita on November 10, 1943, to Charles Edwin Brookfield and Emma Jean Humphrey.

Jacky was a 1962 graduate of Vinita High School. After graduating he joined the United States Navy and...

Dec 30, 2021

Elsie Corinne Hunt was born November 18, 1934, Swan, Iowa to Bion Lee and Corinne Willis Hunt.  Elsie (87) went to be with Jesus, December 30, 2021 at Quaker Hill Nursing Home, Baxter Springs, KS.

Elsie grew up on the Iowa Family Farm and started school at age four.  At 15, she developed Rheumatic Fever and was...

Dec 28, 2021

Michael Douglas Price, 68, of Chelsea, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2021. He was born September 4, 1953, in Amarillo, Texas, to Ted and Jerre Price. Mike was a graduate of Welch High School in Welch, Oklahoma. On April 3, 2007, he married Cindy Neal (McCormick) in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He later retired as...

Dec 25, 2021

Luann Batchelor

May 27, 1953 – December 25, 2021

Luann Batchelor was born on May 27, 1953 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was the second beloved child of Donald and Patricia Batchelor. She passed away peacefully on December 25, 2021 as she held her stuffed puppy and listened to The Christmas Story movie playing in...

Dec 23, 2021

Myrtle Lorrine Bates, 92, of Vinita, passed away at her home December 23, 2021, at her home in Vinita.

She was born October 29, 1929, in Estella, Oklahoma, to Tom Cooper and Ollie (Pitts) Cooper. Lorrine graduated from White Oak Schools and on May 28, 1949, she married the love of her life, Roy Bates, in Vinita....

Dec 22, 2021

Jerry Allen Edwards, 74, of Big Cabin, Oklahoma, passed away at Claremore Hillcrest Hospital on December 22, 2021. He was born October 29, 1947, in Dalhart, Texas, to Lonnie W. Edwards and Bessie Lucille (Brannum) Edwards. He graduated from Artesia High School in Artesia, New Mexico. As a child he was the Eastern New Mexico State Poster Child for...

Nov 29, 2021

Doris Jean Nichols, 86, of Vinita, passed away at her home on November 29,2021. She was born April 24, 1935, to Cassius Clay and Vera Costie Pickett in Marietta, Oklahoma. Doris graduated from Ardmore High School in Ardmore, Oklahoma. On June 22, 1952, she married the love of her life, Jack Nichols. They made their home in Vinita and...

Nov 21, 2021

Ophelia Weston was born in Chelsea, Oklahoma on June 20, 1938, she was the third oldest child of the late Oliver and Hesterine Foster. She peacefully departed this life on November 21, 2021.

Ophelia attended the Attucks High School in Vinita, OK, but was transferred to be near home to the White Oak High School where she...

Nov 12, 2021

Marlene Aronia Kieslich, 86, of Vinita, passed away November 12, 2021, at Saint Francis Health System in Vinita. She was born December 23, 1934, in Joplin, Missouri to W.H. Perry and Aronia (McGinnis) Perry. She graduated from Car Junction High School in Carl Junction, Missouri. Marlene was married to Carl R. Kieslich, and they owned and operated the Willow...

Nov 3, 2021

Ilene A Griffin, 77 of Kansas, OK, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021.  Ilene was born in Detroit, MI on May 13, 1944 to Melvin and Geneva (Nail) Ashby.  She was united in marriage to Gary Griffin, who awaited her in heaven.  Ilene worked for years as a hairdresser, worked at Kansas City Hall, and volunteered at Kansas Cemetery. ...

Nov 2, 2021

Roy McClish, 78, passed November 2, 2021. He was born February 28, 1943, in Blanco, Oklahoma to Buster McClish and Lucille (Henington) McClish. Roy enlisted in the United States Naval Reserves on March 2, 1960 while still in high school. After graduation from Indianola High School in Indianola, Oklahoma, he left for boot camp. He served as a Gunner’s...

Nov 2, 2021

Vinita and Grand Lake businessman Robert “Bob” C. Prince, 88, passed away at Saint Francis Health System, in Tulsa, on November 2, 2021. He was born May 18, 1933, in McLeansboro, Illinois, to Pete and Wilma (Nevel) Prince. Bob graduated from McLeansboro High School, and followed in his dad’s trade, becoming...

Nov 2, 2021

Manuel Arvel Johnson, 75, passed away on November 2, 2021, at Saint Francis Health Systems, in Vinita. He was born in Delaware County to James Phylets Johnson and Ollie (Custer) Johnson on November 25, 1945. On April 26, 1965, he married the love of his life, Gloria Scott.

Manuel was inducted into the United States Army on...

Oct 29, 2021

Randy Gail Rombach, 62, of Tulsa, passed away at his home in Tulsa, Friday, October 29, 2021. He was born September 1, 1959, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Emil F. and Lena Maxine (Martin) Rombach. Randy was a member of the United States Coast Guard and served his country from June 4, 1979, to November 23,1983. He worked most of...

Oct 28, 2021

Lonnie Joe Feeler, Jr., 58, passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the presence of his loving family on Thursday, October 28, 2021. He was born on September 11, 1963, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Lonnie Joe, Sr., and Dortha (Jones) Feeler. Lonnie lived in multiple states and countries but always came home to Northeast Oklahoma and Langley to be closer...