All Obituaries

Gram Grams Shirly Fowler, known to many as Gram Grams passed away unexpectedly on September 12th, 2021. She resided in Vinita with her daughter, Holly and husband Sandy. Shirly is survived by her six children, Debbie and Terry Horn of Disney, Edward and Bonnie Buford of Pryor, Rachelle and Johnny Skaggs of Strang, Veronica and John Dennis of McAllister, Holly and Sandy Gardner, Kristine and Ralph Norris of Ketchum, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, brother and sisters,...

Betty (Martin) Hamilton Riffel of Vinita passed away Wednesday August 18, 2021, at the age of 85. Betty was born January 17, 1936, in Vinita Ok to Hugh and Gladys (Mason) Martin. She married Charles Hamilton August 5th, 1955. Together they had four children. Charles preceded her in death in 1996. She later married David Riffel in 2002. David also preceded her in death in 2020. Betty was a member of the White Oak Baptist Church. She was a hard worker and worked at many different jobs in the...

Ezra Curtis Harp passed away August 16, 2021, in Tulsa, OK. He was born in Vinita, October 28, 1929, the son of Ezra Carroll Harp and Edna Naoma (Bogle) Harp.  Curtis attended Military Grade School and Ketchum High School. He was drafted into the Army in 1952 and served his country until returning home in 1954. Curtis farmed and ranched the remainder of his life. He enjoyed raising quarter horses. He was preceded by his parents; three sisters, Martha Harp, Nancy Ruth Harp, Maggie...

Lloyd Paul Wood sixty two year old Vinita resident passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 in Joplin, Missouri. He was born December 28, 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma the son of William Eugene Wood and Helen Geraldine (Burton) Wood. Lloyd attended school at Webster in Tulsa before moving to Afton and graduating from Afton High School. He was a career truck driver. After he retired from trucking, he started teaching others to drive a truck. Lloyd was an avid wood worker building many things, he also...

Lifelong rural Vinita resident, Tommy Lee McGlasson, 76, passed away on August 6, 2021, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He was born in Vinita July 2, 1945, to Cecil and Allie Mae (Walls) McGlasson. Tommy was a Graduate of Ketchum High School. On April 7, 1965, he married the love of his life Mary Moore, a marriage which lasted for over 56 years. Tommy was a plumber who owned and operated McGlasson Plumbing for many years. He was also a rancher and loved raising cattle. Tommy was a Ketchum School Board...

Norma Lee Blount, 96, of Vinita, passed away at Heartsworth Senior Living Center in Vinita on August 5, 2021. She was born September 10, 1924, in Vinita, to O.L. Epperson and Ludie Nell (Ketchum) Epperson. Norma was a 1941 graduate of Big Cabin High School. Over the years Norma worked for Westinghouse, was a real estate agent, a legal secretary for many years, and was the bookkeeper for her son Dale’s business. Norma was a member of the Vinita Church of God and was active leading the...

On Wednesday August 4, 2021, Henry Powell Haynes III, passed away at his home at the age of 92. Henry was born on May 7, 1929, in Okmulgee, OK to Mabel and Henry Haynes, JR. He married Betty Bankston on June 4, 1951. They recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Henry graduated from Chelsea High School. He went on to graduate from Northeastern State College with a Bachelor’s in Education. He earned a Master of Theology from Central Baptist Seminary in Kansas City, KS, as...

Bobby Lee Falling passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in Tulsa, OK with family by his side. He was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, December 28, 1948, the son of George Washington Falling and Blanche (Cordray) Falling. Bobby was raised in White Oak where he graduated high school, after graduation Bobby joined the Army in 1966 to serve his country. He married the love of his life, Sheila Wagnon in 1968. They spent fifty-three wonderful years together and made their home in Vinita, Pryor and...

Dovie Jo (Johnson) Graves passed away August 01, 2021, in Vinita, OK. She was born September 14, 1946, in Disney, OK the daughter of Buster E. Johnson and May L. (Finley) Johnson. She graduated from Jay and attended Northeast Oklahoma University.  Dovie married Ronald W. Graves on October 02, 1970, in Miami, OK. They had four wonderful years together. Ronald passed away in Reno, NV, in October of 1974. Dovie said, “I belong to Jesus, I love my Jesus and my children, grandchildren,...

Dellas Williams passed away July 29, 2021 at Claremore, Oklahoma. He was born September 01, 1944 in Centralia, Oklahoma the son of Dellas Williams and Geraldine (Dawes) Williams. He attended and graduated Vinita High School class of 1962. Dellas married Hazel Britton in July of 1978. He worked and retired from REC. Dellas enjoyed working on his farm, fishing, and read books. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, a daughter Teresha Ann Hinson, and a son Timothy Wayne...