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,...

Feb 10, 2021

Ola Mae (Swartwood) McFarland passed away on February 10th, 2021, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on June 19, 1940, to Rosa Mae & Oldis Olden Swartwood. Ola’s mother remarried and Ola was raised by her mother Rosa Mae and her step father, Laverne Tanner. She lived most of her life in Centralia, Oklahoma and...

Feb 7, 2021

Sandra Kay (Runnells) Trout passed away on February 07, 2021, in Vinita. She was born at Branson, Missouri May 26, 1957, the daughter of Jerry Forbis and Flora Lavon (Young) Sharp. Sandra attended school and graduated from Ketchum High School. She attended college at Rogers State University and received her bachelor's degree in child psychology.  Sandra was a police...

Feb 2, 2021

Benjamin Eugene Haning, 87 died peacefully surrounded by his family on February 2, 2021 following a lengthy illness.  Born in Butner, Oklahoma to Nellie Edna and Aaron A. Haning.

He graduated from Wewoka High School in Wewoka, OK.  He then attended Northeastern AM Jr College where he played on the Varsity football team.  He continued his education...

Feb 1, 2021

John Glenn Christie passed away February 01, 2021 at Grove, Oklahoma. He was born September 10, 1957, the son of Glenn Dale Simmons and Patsy Jane (Harper) Simmons in Grove. John’s adoptive parents were John Christie and Mary Jo (Ricks) Christie. He was raised in Vinita from the time he was eight years old. John attended Vinita Public Schools...

Jan 30, 2021

Violet June Hicks, lifetime resident passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at her home after a long illness, at the age of 82.  June was born June 5, 1938 in Vinita, OK, to Leonard Wood and Dorothy Mae (Houlston) Bingham.

June was raised in Vinita, OK, she attended and graduated from Vinita High school. Not long...

Jan 27, 2021

Lucille Falling passed away on Jan. 27, 2021, at Westminster Village in Muncie, Indiana. Florence Lucille Lennex, who always went by Lucille, was born in Dennison, Ohio, daughter to Thomas and Carrie Lennex. In 1948 she became a student at Anderson College in Anderson, Indiana, where she met her future husband, Leroy Falling. They were married in Park Place...

Jan 19, 2021

Dale Earle Grumbein of Vinita passed away January 19, 2021. He was born March 24, 1967 in Vinita, the son of Earle L. Grumbein and Gwendolyn J. (Drake) Grumbein.  Dale was raised and attended school in Vinita graduating with the Vinita High School class of 1986. After school he held numerous jobs in and around the Vinita area. He...