Mar 8, 2022

Arthur Craig Lemons, 75, of Vinita, passed away at Heartsworth Senior Living Center, in Vinita, on March 8, 2022. He was born September 30, 1946, in Vinita to James and Lorena (Williams) Lemons. On April 20, 1965, Arthur joined to United States Navy and proudly served during the Vietnam War. In 1969 Arthur was discharged and returned to Vinita....

Mar 7, 2022

Vinita resident Judy Kay Livingston, 78, passed away at her home on March 7, 2022. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas on May 7, 1943, to Arthur Lloyd Kampfer and Lillian Virginia (Lyon) Kampfer. She graduated from high school in Tonganoxie, Kansas. She worked many years as a secretary at White Oak, Oklahoma School system. Judy was a...

Mar 7, 2022

Janie Lerlene (Johnson) Loffer passed away on March 7, 2022.  She was born on September 13, 1973, to parents Jimmie L. Johnson and Era Lerlene "Shine" Leonard Johnson in Pryor, Oklahoma.  After four older brothers, she was the apple of her parents’ eye.  Janie was very loved by her family, cousins, relatives, and friends.   In May 1993 she married Jason...

Mar 5, 2022

Betty Ruth Brautigan, 79, of Langley passed away at Saint Francis South Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. She was born September 9, 1942, to Pleasant Ray Burton and Ruth Oneta (Dunford) Burton. She worked for many years as a Registered Nurse.  She was a member of the Ketchum Seventh Day Adventist Church, the Red Hat...

Mar 5, 2022

Shari Lynne Bell of Vinita went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 5, 2022 following a brief illness.

She was born in Oklahoma City, OK on May 14, 1945, to Millard H. Hall and Lola Inez (Kirkwood) Hall. She attended Southeast High School and then attended Beauty College. She met the love of her...

Mar 1, 2022

Phyllis Jean Pryor, 78 of Langley, Oklahoma passed away at Saint Francs Heart Hospital in Tulsa, March 1, 2022. She was born on August 5, 1943, to Robert Felts and Almeda (Simms) Felts in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Phyllis worked as a cashier at Wal Mart and was a member of the Disney Assembly of God Church. On March 7, 1997,...

Feb 26, 2022

Longtime Grand Lake resident and business owner, Carl Richard Kieslich, 88, passed away at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 26, 2022. Carl was born June 27, 1933, in Joplin, Missouri, to Carl and Birdie (Davis) Kieslich. He graduated from Joplin High School and on February 23, 1952, married the love of his life, Marlene Perry...

Feb 26, 2022

Millie Waddle, 88-year-old Vinita resident, went to her eternal home on February 26, 2022, with her family at her side. She was born September 8,1933, in Vinita, to Hugh Story and Myrtle (Bryant) Story. Millie was a graduate of Afton High School. She was a woman of great faith, loved her family unconditionally and was a true Proverbs 31...

Feb 12, 2022

Longtime Vinita resident Patrick Michael Bingham, 52, passed away suddenly at his home on February 12th, 2022. Patrick was born October 20th, 1969, to Mary and Buddy Bingham. He was a Vinita High School graduate class of 1987 and also attended NSU receiving a degree in business, Patrick had numerous friends that he considered family, he was always the...

Feb 10, 2022

Lifelong Vinita resident Danny Lee McDougal, 75, passed away in Vinita on February 10, 2022. He was born October 3, 1946, in Vinita, to Thomas A. McDougal, and Buena Mae (Cariker) McDougal. Danny was a 1965 graduate of Vinita High School. He was a truck driver for most of his life. He was of the Baptist faith. Danny enjoyed...

Feb 10, 2022

Dale Anthony Blount, 74, of Vinita, passed away in Pryor, Oklahoma, on February 10, 2022. He was born November 19, 1947, in Vinita Oklahoma to Julian W. Blount and Norma Lee (Epperson) Blount. Dale was a graduate of Vinita High School and continued his education at NEO in Miami, and Oklahoma State University. Dale owned his own printing company...

Feb 6, 2022

Owen M. “Jack” Davenport, 95-year-old lifelong Centralia resident, passed away February 6th, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Jack was born on October 5th, 1926, in Medford, Oklahoma to Orville M and Leda (McVay) Davenport. He attended school in Centralia and was drafted during his senior year. After serving his country for two years, he...

Jan 30, 2022

Kevin Elizabeth (Grider) Williams, of Vinita passed away on January 30, 2022. She surely ran to the waiting arms of her Savior and was greeted gleefully by her mother and father whom she missed with all her heart. Kevin loved babies, craft shows, new shoes, trips to Boston, a clean kitchen, and shopping with her beloved friends. She made...

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...