Obituaries

Vinita & Langley, Oklahoma Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Vinita & Langley, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas

Karen Sherk

Karen Sherk

Apr 18, 2011

Karen, the third of four children born to Lonnie and Clarence Weaver, was born on November 14, 1932 in Lake Park, Iowa. She attended school in Lake Park. She married Fred Sherk in November, 1953 and they started out life in Pasadena Texas where Fred was employed as a Chemical Engineer with Phillips Petroleum Company. They were transferred with Phillips...

Betty Humphrey

Betty Humphrey

Apr 17, 2011

Betty Jeanne Humphrey, 82 year old resident of Vinita, died early Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born May 21, 1928 in Guthrie to Ivan Wayne and Rhetta Dona (Robinson) Morgan. Betty worked in nursing at the Eastern State Hospital in Vinita. She was a member of the Pentecostal House of Prayer in...

Betty Humphrey

Betty Humphrey

Apr 17, 2011

Betty Jeanne Humphrey, 82 year old resident of Vinita, died early Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born May 21, 1928 in Guthrie to Ivan Wayne and Rhetta Dona (Robinson) Morgan. Betty worked in nursing at the Eastern State Hospital in Vinita. She was a member of the Pentecostal House of Prayer in...

Robert Watson

Robert Watson

Apr 16, 2011

Robert Prather Watson, 89 year longtime Vinita resident died Saturday April 16, 2011 at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Claremore. He was born October 14, 1921 in Grove, OK the son of Charles and Martha Prather Watson. He was raised and educated at Okmulgee and Wetumka and graduated Morris high school in 1940 then attended Okmulgee Tech for one year....

Walter Johnston

Walter Johnston

Apr 16, 2011

Walter Eugene Johnston, 80 years old, Grove, Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday April 16, 2011, following an extended illness. Walter was born on July 16, 1930, in Marion County, Kansas to Clark and Martha (Schlotthauer) Johnston. Walter married Anna Marie May on October 19, 1946, in Salina, Kansas and together they made their home in Newton and Wichita, Kansas. Walter...

Walter Johnston

Walter Johnston

Apr 16, 2011

Walter Eugene Johnston, 80 years old, Grove, Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday April 16, 2011, following an extended illness. Walter was born on July 16, 1930, in Marion County, Kansas to Clark and Martha (Schlotthauer) Johnston. Walter married Anna Marie May on October 19, 1946, in Salina, Kansas and together they made their home in Newton and Wichita, Kansas. Walter...

Bonnie Salley

Bonnie Salley

Apr 16, 2011

Bonnie Marie Salley, a 79 year old Vinita resident died Saturday April 16 2011 at Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born March 22, 1932 in Marlin, OK the daughter of Walter and Ruby Johnson Lewis. She was raised and educated in Vinita and moved to back in 2004 from Aurora, Colorado . She was a production worker and...

Bonnie Salley

Bonnie Salley

Apr 16, 2011

Bonnie Marie Salley, a 79 year old Vinita resident died Saturday April 16 2011 at Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born March 22, 1932 in Marlin, OK the daughter of Walter and Ruby Johnson Lewis. She was raised and educated in Vinita and moved to back in 2004 from Aurora, Colorado . She was a production worker and...

Robert Watson

Robert Watson

Apr 16, 2011

Robert Prather Watson, 89 year longtime Vinita resident died Saturday April 16, 2011 at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Claremore. He was born October 14, 1921 in Grove, OK the son of Charles and Martha Prather Watson. He was raised and educated at Okmulgee and Wetumka and graduated Morris high school in 1940 then attended Okmulgee Tech for one year....

Marvin Whisman

Marvin Whisman

Apr 15, 2011

Service Details

Monday, April 18th, 2011 11:00am, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home

Marvin Whisman

Marvin Whisman

Apr 15, 2011

Service Details

Monday, April 18th, 2011 11:00am, Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home

Esther Morgan

Esther Morgan

Apr 14, 2011

Esther "Pat" P. Morgan, 92, a longtime resident of Jay passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Monroe Manor. She was born on January 14, 1919 in Bismark, North Dakota to John and Christina (Stoltz) Dutt. Pat was a homemaker who loved living on the lake where her and her husband Carl would enjoy the lake life. She loved...

William Mitchell

William Mitchell

Apr 14, 2011

Funeral services for Bill Mitchell will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Hillside Christian Church with Mr. Ben Killion officiating. Burial will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. William "Bill" Ray Mitchell (83) of Nowata was born April 28, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Denzel...

William Mitchell

William Mitchell

Apr 14, 2011

Funeral services for Bill Mitchell will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Hillside Christian Church with Mr. Ben Killion officiating. Burial will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. William "Bill" Ray Mitchell (83) of Nowata was born April 28, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Denzel...

Esther Morgan

Esther Morgan

Apr 14, 2011

Esther "Pat" P. Morgan, 92, a longtime resident of Jay passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Monroe Manor. She was born on January 14, 1919 in Bismark, North Dakota to John and Christina (Stoltz) Dutt. Pat was a homemaker who loved living on the lake where her and her husband Carl would enjoy the lake life. She loved...

Robert Travnicek

Robert Travnicek

Apr 13, 2011

Memorial services are pending in Clarkson, Nebraska for Robert Anton Travnicek, who died peacefully Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in Grove, Oklahoma after a short hospital stay. He was only 26 days shy of his 90th birthday. Bob (as he was known to all his friends) was born on May 9, 1921 on the Travnicek family farm located four miles west...

Wendell Phillips Jr.

Wendell Phillips Jr.

Apr 13, 2011

Wendell Terrell Phillips, Jr. 80 year-old lifetime Vinita resident, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at his home in Vinita. He was born October 24, 1930 in Murphy (Mayes County) Oklahoma to Wendell T. Phillips, Sr. and Elizabeth (Davis) Phillips. Wendell served his country in the United States Marines from 1952 - 1954. He had worked for Yellow Freight for many...

Robert Travnicek

Robert Travnicek

Apr 13, 2011

Memorial services are pending in Clarkson, Nebraska for Robert Anton Travnicek, who died peacefully Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in Grove, Oklahoma after a short hospital stay. He was only 26 days shy of his 90th birthday. Bob (as he was known to all his friends) was born on May 9, 1921 on the Travnicek family farm located four miles west...

Wendell Phillips Jr.

Wendell Phillips Jr.

Apr 13, 2011

Wendell Terrell Phillips, Jr. 80 year-old lifetime Vinita resident, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at his home in Vinita. He was born October 24, 1930 in Murphy (Mayes County) Oklahoma to Wendell T. Phillips, Sr. and Elizabeth (Davis) Phillips. Wendell served his country in the United States Marines from 1952 - 1954. He had worked for Yellow Freight for many...

Allene Howard

Allene Howard

Apr 12, 2011

Allene Beatrice (Ditto) Howard, Grove resident, passed away Tuesday April 12, 2011, following an extended illness at the age of 89 years. She was born on April 30, 1921 in Monroe, Texas to Benjamin and Otto Bell (Fairley) Ditto. Growing up, Allene lived in many different places since her father was an evangelist who traveled by horseback. Allene married the...