Obituaries
Earl Wheeler
Jun 26, 2017
Earl Edmond Wheeler Earl Edmond Wheeler of Tulsa, Oklahoma entered into rest at Saint Francis Hospital, Monday, June 26, 2017, at the age of, 61. He was surrounded by his companion Devin, along with his closest friends. Earl was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 4, 1956, to Mary Magdalene (McDonald) Wheeler and Esker Earl Wheeler. He was a graduate...
Katherine Renee Caraway
Jun 26, 2017
Katherine Renee Caraway, 29 of Muskogee, OK passed away on June 26, 2017 in Sand Springs, OK. She was born on February 2, 1988 in Shreveport, Los Angeles to Russell Caraway and Sharon (Day) Pope. Katherine graduated high school from Trinity Christian Academy in Ft. Worth, Texas. After high school she joined the U.S. Army and later became a certified...
Helen Juanita Beeton
Jun 23, 2017
Helen Juanita Beeton, 70, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 in Tulsa. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 9, 1946, to her parents, Cora (Moreno) and Kenneth Terrell. She married the love of her life, Jim Beeton on January 7, 1964 in Wichita, KS. Her hobbies included cars, crafts, and listening music. She was...
Margibeth "Margie" Sunny
Jun 23, 2017
Margibeth ‘Margie’ Sunny, Catoosa resident, passed away on her 82nd birthday on Friday, June 23, 2017. Margie was born on June 23, 1935 in Welch, Okla. to parents Perry and Ruth Powell. She graduated from Vinita High School in 1935 and shortly thereafter, married the love of her life, Tom Barnett Sunny on July 5, 1957. After they were married,...
Terry Lee Cunningham
Jun 22, 2017
Terry Lee Cunningham, 80, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday evening, June 22, 2017, at the Claremore Veterans Center in Claremore. Terry was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 11, 1937, a son of the late Esther (Gibson) and Charles Eugene Cunningham. He served in the U.S. Navy proudly from February 1955 until his honorable discharge February 1959....
Kay Ann Boyer
Jun 21, 2017
Kay Ann (Woods) Boyer, 55, passed away at her home, in Tulsa, on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. She was born July 6, 1961 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Janice Joy (Rice) and Oscar Harry Woods, Jr. She has three beautiful daughters. Before moving to Tulsa, Kay volunteered for Stillwater Hospice and was an active member of Westport, Oklahoma Town Council. She...
Richard Allen Perrine
Jun 19, 2017
Richard Allen Perrine, 55, died on Monday, June 19, 2017 with family by his side in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born November 17, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kathryn Helen (Monahan) and Robert George Perrine, Sr. He was the youngest of eight children. Richard met the love of his life, Amanda Park Perrine, and the two were united in holy...
Virgie Palmer
Jun 19, 2017
Virgie Virginia Palmer, 80, passed away peacefully, Monday, June 19th, with her family by her side. She was born July 13, 1936 in Evant, Texas to Orion and Minnie (Bilbrey) Lester. In 1947, their family moved to Talala, Oklahoma. She was active on the high school volleyball and basketball teams and graduated from Talala High School. Virgie met the love...
Bradley M. Darrow
Jun 18, 2017
Bradley M. Darrow Bradley M. Darrow, 63, died Sunday, June 18, 2017. He was born May 3, 1954 in Spokane, Wash., to Beverly and the late Howard Darrow. He was raised in Spokane and graduated from Central Valley High School. He attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo., and transferred to Lewis and Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho...
Anita Louise Howe
Jun 16, 2017
Anita Louise Howe, 79, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, June 16th, at Hillcrest Medical Center South in Tulsa. Anita was born in Muskogee, OK on August 23, 1937, a daughter of the late Nora Dalphne (Stange) and James Leroy Abel. Anita was married to her husband Claude for 62 years. He called his wife a true homemaker. She will...
Darren Roger Layman
Jun 16, 2017
Darren Roger Layman, 50, passed away the morning of Friday, June 16, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on October 11, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Roger Layman and Linda Hull, both of Tulsa. Before his illness, Darren worked as a Sales Manager for Audi Tulsa. He had worked for the...
Horace "Hod" Johnson
Jun 15, 2017
Horace P. "Hod" Johnson, 69, of Glenpool, OK, passed away in his home Thursday, June 15, 2017. Hod was born in Eugene, Oregon on August 5, 1947, son of the late Mary Margaret and Sherman Ellsworth Johnson. He received his BS in Secondary Education & Biology from Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR in 1969. His contributions to his community...
Richard "Dick" H. Wilson
Jun 15, 2017
Richard "Dick" H. Wilson, 78, died on June 15, 2017, peacefully at his residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born August 21, 1938 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to HoraceCaithness and Marjorie Wilson. He graduated from Will Rogers High School and always enjoyed tinkering with engines. Richard met the love of his life, Cathy Burross, by luck through the mechanic shop. On...
Wilberta Arlene Jennings
Jun 12, 2017
Wilberta Arlene Jennings Wilberta Arlene Jennings went peacefully to Heaven on June 12, 2017 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, with all of her children by her side. Wilberta was born at home on January 31, 1946 to Thomas J. Allen and Hazel A. (Reed) Allen in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, and brother, Carol. She...
Bradley Jay Blankenship
Jun 10, 2017
Bradley Jay Blankenship, 56, passed away in the early hours of June 10, 2017, at his residence in Bristow, Oklahoma. He was born September 16, 1960 to Robert Eugene and Rosemary (Vickles) Blankenship. He worked many years as a floorman, also commonly referred to as a roughneck, operating a range of equipment involved in the drilling operations. He enjoyed being...
Wava Lea Mann (Bump)
Jun 10, 2017
Wava Lea Mann (Bump) went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 10, 2017. Wava was born May 22, 1932 to the late Forrest D. and Hazel G. Bump. Wava worked many years as a secretary, she also worked at Philips Pertroleum and in her later years as a home health caregiver. Wava enjoyed watching the Lawrence Welk...
Robert Eugene West
Jun 10, 2017
Robert "Bob" Eugene West of Broken Arrow, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, June 10th, 2017. He was 84. Robert was born on August 28th, 1932 in Inglewood, CA. He was the son of the late Goodwill Samuel West and Dolly Suitor West. On January 17th, 1953, Robert married Clara Delora Butler in Inglewood, CA. They moved to...
Russell Steven Randell
Jun 9, 2017
Russell Steven Randell passed from this life on June 9, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK after a short illness. Russell was born in Omaha, Nebraska on June 10, 1958. The family moved to Blackwell, Oklahoma where he attended grade school. In 1969 the family moved to Stillwater, where he attended CE Donart High School, class of 1976....
Charles "Good Time Charlie" William Murphy
Jun 9, 2017
Charles William Murphy, also known as “Good Time Charlie”, passed away June 9th, 2017 at Hillcrest Medical Center. He was 77. Charlie was born on August 19th, 1939 in Paris, Texas. He was the son of the late Peter Murphy and Alice Walton. He served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. After the military he...
Ed Thomas Knoll
Jun 8, 2017
In loving memory of Edgar Thomas Knoll At 42 years old, Ed passed peacefully into the open arms of the Lord on Thursday, June 8th, 2017, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Ed was born on January 9th, 1975, to his parents, Marilyn and Hugh Knoll. He was one of five children. Originally from Indiana, the family relocated to Tulsa,...
Earl Wheeler
Jun 26, 2017
Earl Edmond Wheeler Earl Edmond Wheeler of Tulsa, Oklahoma entered into rest at Saint Francis Hospital, Monday, June 26, 2017, at the age of, 61. He was surrounded by his companion Devin, along with his closest friends. Earl was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 4, 1956, to Mary Magdalene (McDonald) Wheeler and Esker Earl Wheeler. He was a graduate...
Katherine Renee Caraway
Jun 26, 2017
Katherine Renee Caraway, 29 of Muskogee, OK passed away on June 26, 2017 in Sand Springs, OK. She was born on February 2, 1988 in Shreveport, Los Angeles to Russell Caraway and Sharon (Day) Pope. Katherine graduated high school from Trinity Christian Academy in Ft. Worth, Texas. After high school she joined the U.S. Army and later became a certified...
Helen Juanita Beeton
Jun 23, 2017
Helen Juanita Beeton, 70, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 in Tulsa. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 9, 1946, to her parents, Cora (Moreno) and Kenneth Terrell. She married the love of her life, Jim Beeton on January 7, 1964 in Wichita, KS. Her hobbies included cars, crafts, and listening music. She was...
Margibeth "Margie" Sunny
Jun 23, 2017
Margibeth ‘Margie’ Sunny, Catoosa resident, passed away on her 82nd birthday on Friday, June 23, 2017. Margie was born on June 23, 1935 in Welch, Okla. to parents Perry and Ruth Powell. She graduated from Vinita High School in 1935 and shortly thereafter, married the love of her life, Tom Barnett Sunny on July 5, 1957. After they were married,...
Terry Lee Cunningham
Jun 22, 2017
Terry Lee Cunningham, 80, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday evening, June 22, 2017, at the Claremore Veterans Center in Claremore. Terry was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 11, 1937, a son of the late Esther (Gibson) and Charles Eugene Cunningham. He served in the U.S. Navy proudly from February 1955 until his honorable discharge February 1959....
Kay Ann Boyer
Jun 21, 2017
Kay Ann (Woods) Boyer, 55, passed away at her home, in Tulsa, on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. She was born July 6, 1961 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Janice Joy (Rice) and Oscar Harry Woods, Jr. She has three beautiful daughters. Before moving to Tulsa, Kay volunteered for Stillwater Hospice and was an active member of Westport, Oklahoma Town Council. She...
Richard Allen Perrine
Jun 19, 2017
Richard Allen Perrine, 55, died on Monday, June 19, 2017 with family by his side in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born November 17, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kathryn Helen (Monahan) and Robert George Perrine, Sr. He was the youngest of eight children. Richard met the love of his life, Amanda Park Perrine, and the two were united in holy...
Virgie Palmer
Jun 19, 2017
Virgie Virginia Palmer, 80, passed away peacefully, Monday, June 19th, with her family by her side. She was born July 13, 1936 in Evant, Texas to Orion and Minnie (Bilbrey) Lester. In 1947, their family moved to Talala, Oklahoma. She was active on the high school volleyball and basketball teams and graduated from Talala High School. Virgie met the love...
Bradley M. Darrow
Jun 18, 2017
Bradley M. Darrow Bradley M. Darrow, 63, died Sunday, June 18, 2017. He was born May 3, 1954 in Spokane, Wash., to Beverly and the late Howard Darrow. He was raised in Spokane and graduated from Central Valley High School. He attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo., and transferred to Lewis and Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho...
Anita Louise Howe
Jun 16, 2017
Anita Louise Howe, 79, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, June 16th, at Hillcrest Medical Center South in Tulsa. Anita was born in Muskogee, OK on August 23, 1937, a daughter of the late Nora Dalphne (Stange) and James Leroy Abel. Anita was married to her husband Claude for 62 years. He called his wife a true homemaker. She will...
Darren Roger Layman
Jun 16, 2017
Darren Roger Layman, 50, passed away the morning of Friday, June 16, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on October 11, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Roger Layman and Linda Hull, both of Tulsa. Before his illness, Darren worked as a Sales Manager for Audi Tulsa. He had worked for the...
Horace "Hod" Johnson
Jun 15, 2017
Horace P. "Hod" Johnson, 69, of Glenpool, OK, passed away in his home Thursday, June 15, 2017. Hod was born in Eugene, Oregon on August 5, 1947, son of the late Mary Margaret and Sherman Ellsworth Johnson. He received his BS in Secondary Education & Biology from Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR in 1969. His contributions to his community...
Richard "Dick" H. Wilson
Jun 15, 2017
Richard "Dick" H. Wilson, 78, died on June 15, 2017, peacefully at his residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born August 21, 1938 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to HoraceCaithness and Marjorie Wilson. He graduated from Will Rogers High School and always enjoyed tinkering with engines. Richard met the love of his life, Cathy Burross, by luck through the mechanic shop. On...
Wilberta Arlene Jennings
Jun 12, 2017
Wilberta Arlene Jennings Wilberta Arlene Jennings went peacefully to Heaven on June 12, 2017 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, with all of her children by her side. Wilberta was born at home on January 31, 1946 to Thomas J. Allen and Hazel A. (Reed) Allen in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, and brother, Carol. She...
Bradley Jay Blankenship
Jun 10, 2017
Bradley Jay Blankenship, 56, passed away in the early hours of June 10, 2017, at his residence in Bristow, Oklahoma. He was born September 16, 1960 to Robert Eugene and Rosemary (Vickles) Blankenship. He worked many years as a floorman, also commonly referred to as a roughneck, operating a range of equipment involved in the drilling operations. He enjoyed being...
Wava Lea Mann (Bump)
Jun 10, 2017
Wava Lea Mann (Bump) went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 10, 2017. Wava was born May 22, 1932 to the late Forrest D. and Hazel G. Bump. Wava worked many years as a secretary, she also worked at Philips Pertroleum and in her later years as a home health caregiver. Wava enjoyed watching the Lawrence Welk...
Robert Eugene West
Jun 10, 2017
Robert "Bob" Eugene West of Broken Arrow, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, June 10th, 2017. He was 84. Robert was born on August 28th, 1932 in Inglewood, CA. He was the son of the late Goodwill Samuel West and Dolly Suitor West. On January 17th, 1953, Robert married Clara Delora Butler in Inglewood, CA. They moved to...
Russell Steven Randell
Jun 9, 2017
Russell Steven Randell passed from this life on June 9, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK after a short illness. Russell was born in Omaha, Nebraska on June 10, 1958. The family moved to Blackwell, Oklahoma where he attended grade school. In 1969 the family moved to Stillwater, where he attended CE Donart High School, class of 1976....
Charles "Good Time Charlie" William Murphy
Jun 9, 2017
Charles William Murphy, also known as “Good Time Charlie”, passed away June 9th, 2017 at Hillcrest Medical Center. He was 77. Charlie was born on August 19th, 1939 in Paris, Texas. He was the son of the late Peter Murphy and Alice Walton. He served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. After the military he...
Ed Thomas Knoll
Jun 8, 2017
In loving memory of Edgar Thomas Knoll At 42 years old, Ed passed peacefully into the open arms of the Lord on Thursday, June 8th, 2017, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Ed was born on January 9th, 1975, to his parents, Marilyn and Hugh Knoll. He was one of five children. Originally from Indiana, the family relocated to Tulsa,...
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