Obituaries
Richard Charles Washko
Aug 10, 2017
Tulsa, OK Richard Charles Washko Richard Charles Washko, 82, of Ponca City, OK, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Saint Francis Hospital, with family at his side. He was born on December 11, 1934 to Charles and Beatrice (Hawk) Washko. He was a proud veteran of the National Guard. He worked many tireless years for Amoco as an...
Beverly Jean Barton
Aug 9, 2017
Beverly Jean Barton was the daughter of Leonard B. (Casey) and Bertha M.M. Jones. They owned and operated Hotel Central that burned in 1939, which they rebuilt as the Del Royce Hotel in Buffalo, Oklahoma. She was born on June 11, 1930 and passed away August 9, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Beverly attended Buffalo Public Schools and graduated from the...
Bernardita E. Morrow
Aug 9, 2017
Bernardita Escalon Morrow, 67, of Glenpool, OK, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Glenwood Healthcare Center, with her family by her side. Bernardita was born in Manila, Philippines on December 6, 1949, a daughter of the late Rosa Escalon and Jose Andrade. She worked as an Item Manager at Tinker AFB in Midwest City, OK, for 25 years before...
Herbert Roy Rogers, Jr.
Aug 7, 2017
Roy was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, August 7, 2017, following a long illness. He was 70 years old.  Herbert Roy Rogers, Jr. was born May 15, 1947 in Sumter, South Carolina to Herbert Roy Rogers, Sr. and Louise Simpson Rogers.  He graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter, South Carolina, in 1965. He attended...
Rosita Chandler
Aug 7, 2017
Rosita Chandler of Kiefer, Oklahoma, passed away on August 7, 2017, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 82. Rosita was born on June 4, 1935, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Leandro Ledesma and Ruth (McFadden) Skiver. She was a graduate of Central High School in Columbus, Ohio. Later in life, she attended Marion Technical...
Mary H. Hart
Aug 7, 2017
Mary Hart, 90, died on Monday, August 7, 2017 at St. John's Hospital, with family by her side. She was born September 4, 1926 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Garland Elmer and Ina Maud (Wimmer) Hammons. She grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma Baptist University for 2 years and the University of Oklahoma for 2 years. At the end...
Stephany Dianne Volkl
Aug 5, 2017
Stephany Dianne Volkl, age 51, passed away on August 5, 2017 in Cushing, OK. Stephany was born June 30th, 1966 in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Steve and the late Joyce Byrd. Stephany grew up in Berryhill, OK. She was very athletic and loved and played all sports. She played in the band, was very bright, and was her school's...
Stephen Ray Whiteley
Aug 4, 2017
Stephen Ray Whiteley, 65, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stephen was born on March 9, 1952, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to Alma Mae (Riggs) Whiteley and Lloyd Whiteley. After graduating from high school, he attended trade school. Steve served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a staking engineer with East Central...
Paul Phillip "Phil" Taylor
Aug 3, 2017
Paul Phillip "Phil" Taylor, 73, went to his eternal home, the morning hours of Thursday, August 3, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his family by his side. He was born August 6, 1943 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Fred Dalton and Geneva (Roberts) Taylor. He spent his formative years in Arkansas before he and his family moved west to California. Phil...
Bertha Elvina Leeper
Aug 2, 2017
Bertha Elvina Leeper Bertha Elvina Leeper, age 58, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bertha was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 17, 1958, to Reta Jean (Wesley) Davis and the late John W. King. She moved with her family at the age of four years old to Bell...
Dorothy Kennedy
Aug 2, 2017
Dorothy Louise Kennedy, 90, of Okmulgee, OK, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at the Highland Park Manor in Okmulgee. Dorothy was born in Larned, KS on February 16, 1927, a daughter of the late Malinda Louise (Baeunel) and Delbert Blair Dreese. She graduated from Larned High School in Larned, Kansas. She became a Licensed Practical Nurse and was employed...
Max R. Keene
Jul 31, 2017
Max Ray Keene was born on October 8, 1936, in Grove, Oklahoma, to the late Helen Margaret (Fields) Keene and Max Keene. He passed away at his residence in Beggs, Oklahoma, on Monday, July 31, 2017, at the age of 80. Max graduated from Grove High School with the class of 1955. After graduation he enlisted in the United States...
Harold D. Greene
Jul 31, 2017
Harold DeWayne Greene, 90, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 in Tulsa. Harold was born in Okmulgee, OK on January 30, 1927, a son of the late Inez and Harold Greene. He was a 1944 graduate of Okmulgee High School. He fulfilled his patriotic duty by serving in the United States Navy. Harold graduated from Tulsa University...
Cheryl Jean Lee
Jul 30, 2017
Cheryl Jean Lee, 65, of Kellyville, OK, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017, at her home with family by her side. Cheryl was born in Navarre, Ohio on June 20, 1952, a daughter of the late Eris Louise (Casterline) and Ralph Omen Anderson. She graduated from San Diego High School in 1971. She married the love of her life, Robert...
Billy Dean Sharp
Jul 30, 2017
Billy Dean Sharp, 83, passed away, after a long battle with Alzheimer's, in the afternoon hours of Sunday, July 30, 2017 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. He was born January 8, 1934 in Clay City, IL to Wilma (Stratton) and Roy Sharp. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army. Billy retired from Chevron as drilling foreman. He was an avid...
Yvonne Raye Ferguson
Jul 28, 2017
Yvonne Raye Ferguson, 60, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on January 6, 1957 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Louis and Marilyn Yvonne (Koonce) Hemphill. She grew up in the parish of St. Ann’s and was a proud graduate of Broken Arrow, class of ’75. She began her working at Paine Webber, where...
Dennis Wayne Campbell
Jul 27, 2017
Dennis Wayne Campbell, 67, of Broken Arrow, OK, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at his residence with his loving family by his side. Dennis was born in Tulsa, OK on September 3, 1949, a son of the late Dorothy May (Newton) and George Byron Campbell. He graduated from Joplin Senior High School in Joplin, MO and went on to...
Alma M. Whiteley
Jul 26, 2017
Alma M. Whiteley, 90, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, passed away in the presence of loved ones on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Glenwood Healthcare Center in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Alma was born in Henryetta, OK on May 8, 1927, a daughter of the late Eura Randolph and William Riggs. Alma was married to Lloyd Whiteley on November 6, 1944 in Henryetta,...
Flossie Gertrude (Ann) King
Jul 26, 2017
Flossie Gertrude (Ann)King Ann was born Oct 17, 1923 to Claude and Gertrude Sallee Hotchkiss. She was the fourth of six children. She had many tales growing up with her brothers and sisters, all of whom remained close throughout their lives. Ann began working in her teens to help support the family. They lived in many communities including Schulter, Mounds,...
Susan Elizabeth Fowlkes-Mcnair
Jul 24, 2017
Susan Elizabeth Fowlkes-McNair, 60, passed during the afternoon hours of Monday, July 24, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on January 25, 1957 to Betty (Harris) and Kenneth E. Fowlkes in Pomona, California. She met and married the love of her life, Ronald Jay McNair, on May 11, 2014 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Before moving to Oklahoma, she worked as...
Richard Charles Washko
Aug 10, 2017
Tulsa, OK Richard Charles Washko Richard Charles Washko, 82, of Ponca City, OK, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Saint Francis Hospital, with family at his side. He was born on December 11, 1934 to Charles and Beatrice (Hawk) Washko. He was a proud veteran of the National Guard. He worked many tireless years for Amoco as an...
Beverly Jean Barton
Aug 9, 2017
Beverly Jean Barton was the daughter of Leonard B. (Casey) and Bertha M.M. Jones. They owned and operated Hotel Central that burned in 1939, which they rebuilt as the Del Royce Hotel in Buffalo, Oklahoma. She was born on June 11, 1930 and passed away August 9, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Beverly attended Buffalo Public Schools and graduated from the...
Bernardita E. Morrow
Aug 9, 2017
Bernardita Escalon Morrow, 67, of Glenpool, OK, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Glenwood Healthcare Center, with her family by her side. Bernardita was born in Manila, Philippines on December 6, 1949, a daughter of the late Rosa Escalon and Jose Andrade. She worked as an Item Manager at Tinker AFB in Midwest City, OK, for 25 years before...
Herbert Roy Rogers, Jr.
Aug 7, 2017
Roy was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, August 7, 2017, following a long illness. He was 70 years old.  Herbert Roy Rogers, Jr. was born May 15, 1947 in Sumter, South Carolina to Herbert Roy Rogers, Sr. and Louise Simpson Rogers.  He graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter, South Carolina, in 1965. He attended...
Rosita Chandler
Aug 7, 2017
Rosita Chandler of Kiefer, Oklahoma, passed away on August 7, 2017, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 82. Rosita was born on June 4, 1935, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Leandro Ledesma and Ruth (McFadden) Skiver. She was a graduate of Central High School in Columbus, Ohio. Later in life, she attended Marion Technical...
Mary H. Hart
Aug 7, 2017
Mary Hart, 90, died on Monday, August 7, 2017 at St. John's Hospital, with family by her side. She was born September 4, 1926 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Garland Elmer and Ina Maud (Wimmer) Hammons. She grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma Baptist University for 2 years and the University of Oklahoma for 2 years. At the end...
Stephany Dianne Volkl
Aug 5, 2017
Stephany Dianne Volkl, age 51, passed away on August 5, 2017 in Cushing, OK. Stephany was born June 30th, 1966 in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Steve and the late Joyce Byrd. Stephany grew up in Berryhill, OK. She was very athletic and loved and played all sports. She played in the band, was very bright, and was her school's...
Stephen Ray Whiteley
Aug 4, 2017
Stephen Ray Whiteley, 65, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stephen was born on March 9, 1952, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to Alma Mae (Riggs) Whiteley and Lloyd Whiteley. After graduating from high school, he attended trade school. Steve served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a staking engineer with East Central...
Paul Phillip "Phil" Taylor
Aug 3, 2017
Paul Phillip "Phil" Taylor, 73, went to his eternal home, the morning hours of Thursday, August 3, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his family by his side. He was born August 6, 1943 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Fred Dalton and Geneva (Roberts) Taylor. He spent his formative years in Arkansas before he and his family moved west to California. Phil...
Bertha Elvina Leeper
Aug 2, 2017
Bertha Elvina Leeper Bertha Elvina Leeper, age 58, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bertha was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 17, 1958, to Reta Jean (Wesley) Davis and the late John W. King. She moved with her family at the age of four years old to Bell...
Dorothy Kennedy
Aug 2, 2017
Dorothy Louise Kennedy, 90, of Okmulgee, OK, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at the Highland Park Manor in Okmulgee. Dorothy was born in Larned, KS on February 16, 1927, a daughter of the late Malinda Louise (Baeunel) and Delbert Blair Dreese. She graduated from Larned High School in Larned, Kansas. She became a Licensed Practical Nurse and was employed...
Max R. Keene
Jul 31, 2017
Max Ray Keene was born on October 8, 1936, in Grove, Oklahoma, to the late Helen Margaret (Fields) Keene and Max Keene. He passed away at his residence in Beggs, Oklahoma, on Monday, July 31, 2017, at the age of 80. Max graduated from Grove High School with the class of 1955. After graduation he enlisted in the United States...
Harold D. Greene
Jul 31, 2017
Harold DeWayne Greene, 90, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 in Tulsa. Harold was born in Okmulgee, OK on January 30, 1927, a son of the late Inez and Harold Greene. He was a 1944 graduate of Okmulgee High School. He fulfilled his patriotic duty by serving in the United States Navy. Harold graduated from Tulsa University...
Cheryl Jean Lee
Jul 30, 2017
Cheryl Jean Lee, 65, of Kellyville, OK, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017, at her home with family by her side. Cheryl was born in Navarre, Ohio on June 20, 1952, a daughter of the late Eris Louise (Casterline) and Ralph Omen Anderson. She graduated from San Diego High School in 1971. She married the love of her life, Robert...
Billy Dean Sharp
Jul 30, 2017
Billy Dean Sharp, 83, passed away, after a long battle with Alzheimer's, in the afternoon hours of Sunday, July 30, 2017 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. He was born January 8, 1934 in Clay City, IL to Wilma (Stratton) and Roy Sharp. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army. Billy retired from Chevron as drilling foreman. He was an avid...
Yvonne Raye Ferguson
Jul 28, 2017
Yvonne Raye Ferguson, 60, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on January 6, 1957 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Louis and Marilyn Yvonne (Koonce) Hemphill. She grew up in the parish of St. Ann’s and was a proud graduate of Broken Arrow, class of ’75. She began her working at Paine Webber, where...
Dennis Wayne Campbell
Jul 27, 2017
Dennis Wayne Campbell, 67, of Broken Arrow, OK, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at his residence with his loving family by his side. Dennis was born in Tulsa, OK on September 3, 1949, a son of the late Dorothy May (Newton) and George Byron Campbell. He graduated from Joplin Senior High School in Joplin, MO and went on to...
Alma M. Whiteley
Jul 26, 2017
Alma M. Whiteley, 90, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, passed away in the presence of loved ones on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Glenwood Healthcare Center in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Alma was born in Henryetta, OK on May 8, 1927, a daughter of the late Eura Randolph and William Riggs. Alma was married to Lloyd Whiteley on November 6, 1944 in Henryetta,...
Flossie Gertrude (Ann) King
Jul 26, 2017
Flossie Gertrude (Ann)King Ann was born Oct 17, 1923 to Claude and Gertrude Sallee Hotchkiss. She was the fourth of six children. She had many tales growing up with her brothers and sisters, all of whom remained close throughout their lives. Ann began working in her teens to help support the family. They lived in many communities including Schulter, Mounds,...
Susan Elizabeth Fowlkes-Mcnair
Jul 24, 2017
Susan Elizabeth Fowlkes-McNair, 60, passed during the afternoon hours of Monday, July 24, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on January 25, 1957 to Betty (Harris) and Kenneth E. Fowlkes in Pomona, California. She met and married the love of her life, Ronald Jay McNair, on May 11, 2014 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Before moving to Oklahoma, she worked as...
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