Obituaries

Vinita & Langley, Oklahoma Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Vinita & Langley, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas

Clara Worthy

Clara Worthy

Mar 14, 2020

On March 14, 2020 in Grove, Oklahoma, Clara Belle Worthy went to be with our Heavenly Father. She was 93.

Clara was born on September 21, 1926 to Clay and Georgia Collins; she was the youngest of four children. She was raised in Oilton, Oklahoma and graduated from Oilton High School in 1944. After graduation Clara moved...

Glen Adkins

Glen Adkins

Mar 14, 2020

Glen Olen Adkins, 88, formerly of Ponca City, Oklahoma passed away early Saturday morning, March 14, 2020 at his residence at Brookdale Bartlesville Assisted Living.

Glen was born May 25, 1931 at Ralston, Oklahoma to William McKinley “Bill” Adkins and Ethel F. (Marshall) Adkins.  He attended school in Hominy, Grayhorse and Fairfax, graduating with the Fairfax High...

Karen Shamblin

Karen Shamblin

Mar 12, 2020

Karen Marie (Satterwhite) Shamblin passed away March 12, 2020 in Joplin Missouri. She was born September 02, 1961 in Afton, Oklahoma the daughter of Jack and Sharon (Trout) Satterwhite. Karen attended Vinita Public School and Afton Vo-tech where she received her nursing degree. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and then to Arizona before coming home to Vinita in...

Karen Shamblin

Karen Shamblin

Mar 12, 2020

Karen Marie (Satterwhite) Shamblin passed away March 12, 2020 in Joplin Missouri. She was born September 02, 1961 in Afton, Oklahoma the daughter of Jack and Sharon (Trout) Satterwhite. Karen attended Vinita Public School and Afton Vo-tech where she received her nursing degree. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and then to Arizona before coming home to Vinita in...

Nancy Pryor

Nancy Pryor

Mar 8, 2020

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK -

Nancy Louise Pryor, 92, of Bartlesville, OK, died Sunday March 8, 2020 at The Journey Home.  Nancy was born March 22, 1927 in Ottawa, KS, daughter of Fred P. Martin and Clara (Kapp) Martin and stepmother Charlotte Martin.

Nancy grew up in Ottawa and Topeka, KS. ...

Nancy Pryor

Nancy Pryor

Mar 8, 2020

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK -

Nancy Louise Pryor, 92, of Bartlesville, OK, died Sunday March 8, 2020 at The Journey Home.  Nancy was born March 22, 1927 in Ottawa, KS, daughter of Fred P. Martin and Clara (Kapp) Martin and stepmother Charlotte Martin.

Nancy grew up in Ottawa and Topeka, KS. ...

Monique Downing

Monique Downing

Mar 8, 2020

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700....

Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday March 17, 2020 at Benjamin Funeral Service with Farris Downing officiating.  Online condolences may be left at honoringmemories.com, or on Facebook page.  Arrangements under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service.

Monique Shauntaa Downing, 53, passed away Sunday, March 8th, 2020 in...

Monique Downing

Monique Downing

Mar 8, 2020

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700....

Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday March 17, 2020 at Benjamin Funeral Service with Farris Downing officiating.  Online condolences may be left at honoringmemories.com, or on Facebook page.  Arrangements under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service.

Monique Shauntaa Downing, 53, passed away Sunday, March 8th, 2020 in...

Kelly Wallace

Kelly Wallace

Mar 6, 2020

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700.....

Kelly Lee Wallace, 58, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on December 11, 1961 to Thomas Edward Robertson and Shirley Lee (Stover) Patrick.

Kelly attended the Tulsa Public School system where he received his education. He married the love...

Kelly Wallace

Kelly Wallace

Mar 6, 2020

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700.....

Kelly Lee Wallace, 58, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on December 11, 1961 to Thomas Edward Robertson and Shirley Lee (Stover) Patrick.

Kelly attended the Tulsa Public School system where he received his education. He married the love...

Douglas Whistler

Douglas Whistler

Mar 5, 2020

Douglas Dean Whistler, aged 78, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2020 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was born August 4, 1941 in Elk City, Kansas to Glessner Long Whistler and Orlena (Eversole) Whistler. He was a 1959 graduate of Nowata High School and received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 1964 from the University of Tennessee. In 1964, he...

Colletta Smith

Colletta Smith

Mar 5, 2020

Colletta Sue Smith, age 55, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2020, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa.  She was born April 20, 1964, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to William Day and Leender Smith.  She was a 1982 graduate of Vinita High School.  She received an associate’s degree in business from Independence Community College.

Colletta’s professional career...

Colletta Smith

Colletta Smith

Mar 5, 2020

Colletta Sue Smith, age 55, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2020, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa.  She was born April 20, 1964, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to William Day and Leender Smith.  She was a 1982 graduate of Vinita High School.  She received an associate’s degree in business from Independence Community College.

Colletta’s professional career...

Samuel Freeman

Samuel Freeman

Mar 5, 2020

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700...……

Samuel Dewey Freeman, 71, of Nowata went to be with the Lord on March 6, 2020. He was born September 21, 1948, in Hagarville, Arkansas to Wilbur and Viola (Callahan) Freeman.

Shortly after High School, Sam married Pamela Jean Martin on September 21, 1968. In 1971, Sam and Pam...

Douglas Whistler

Douglas Whistler

Mar 5, 2020

Douglas Dean Whistler, aged 78, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2020 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was born August 4, 1941 in Elk City, Kansas to Glessner Long Whistler and Orlena (Eversole) Whistler. He was a 1959 graduate of Nowata High School and received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 1964 from the University of Tennessee. In 1964, he...

Samuel Freeman

Samuel Freeman

Mar 5, 2020

BENJAMIN FUNERAL SERVICE NOWATA, OKLAHOMA 918-273-2700...……

Samuel Dewey Freeman, 71, of Nowata went to be with the Lord on March 6, 2020. He was born September 21, 1948, in Hagarville, Arkansas to Wilbur and Viola (Callahan) Freeman.

Shortly after High School, Sam married Pamela Jean Martin on September 21, 1968. In 1971, Sam and Pam...

Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson

Mar 2, 2020

Larry Dale Jackson, 73 year old Miami resident, went home to his Lord and Savior on Monday, March 2, 2020.  Larry was born in the Delaware Community on December 6, 1946 to William and Sarah (Willhite) Jackson.  He graduated from Grove High School in 1964.  The following year on June 27, 1965, he was united in marriage to Catherine...

Peggy Thompson

Peggy Thompson

Mar 2, 2020

Margaret “Peggy” Thompson, age 88, Grove, OK passed away Sunday March 1, 2020.

She was born September 23, 1931 in Hiwasse, AR to the late Virgil Banks and Mary Emma Woods Banks.  She graduated from Gravette, AR High School in 1949 as Class Valdictorian

Peggy married Clifford “Pepper” Thompson, her high school sweetheart on August...

Peggy Thompson

Peggy Thompson

Mar 2, 2020

Margaret “Peggy” Thompson, age 88, Grove, OK passed away Sunday March 1, 2020.

She was born September 23, 1931 in Hiwasse, AR to the late Virgil Banks and Mary Emma Woods Banks.  She graduated from Gravette, AR High School in 1949 as Class Valdictorian

Peggy married Clifford “Pepper” Thompson, her high school sweetheart on August...

James Hale

James Hale

Mar 2, 2020

James Harlin (“Jim”) Hale, 88, longtime Grove-area builder and Christian man of faith, died on Monday, March 2, 2020, at Hillcrest Oklahoma Heart Institute in Tulsa, leaving a host of family and friends to mourn his passing. Jim Hale lived his faith deeply and constantly.  By example and testimony, Jim touched the lives of many. To his family, he...