Obituaries

Dec 29, 2014

Otis Merrel Williams Sr. passed away Monday evening, December 29, 2014 in Tulsa. He was born January 24, 1935 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Kye Sr. and Mary Magdalene Williams. Otis grew up in Coffeyville and graduated from Kindley High School. Otis M. Williams married Jerry Dean Streat on January 19, 1957. Into this union six children were born. He worked...

Dec 28, 2014

Joyce Ann Brown passed away Sunday evening, December 28, 2014 at her home in Tulsa. She was born August 5, 1947 in Tulsa to James and Gladys (Austin) Vantries. Joyce was raised in Tulsa and graduated from Nathan Hale High School. She attended Oklahoma State University. Joyce married Jerry Brown on Valentine's Day in 1980. They were members of Asbury...

Dec 28, 2014

Katherine Benson passed away peacefully in her sleep to be with all that have gone before her on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at the age of 92. She was born November 8, 1922 to William H. and Hanna (Hargrove) Benson in Okemah, Oklahoma. The only close relative that she leaves behind is her Guardian/Cousin Philip Benson. Visitation will be held...

Dec 24, 2014

Ida Marie (Bibles) Wheeler, 79, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at her home in Tulsa, OK. She was born in Barnsdall, OK on January 17, 1935 to Henry Mason Bibles and Garnet Grace (Saferite) Bibles. She grew up in Barnsdall, OK and graduated from Barnsdall High School in 1953. She worked as a Customer Service Clerk for Cities Service...

Dec 24, 2014

Randall Lanier Barron, Sr., D.Ph. of Bixby Oklahoma died December 24, 2014 leaving a loving wife, Marvel Mullis Barron, three married children, Michele Barron (Dennis) Blackstad of Broken Arrow, Randall L. (Carolyn) Barron, Jr. of The Woodlands, Texas and David (Michele) Barron of Bixby and 10 grandchildren, Emily Savannah Blackstad, Timothy Floyd Blackstad, Benjamin Barron Blackstad, Joseph Dennis Blackstad, Katherine...

Dec 23, 2014

Dec 22, 2014

George Ellis Carlton passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at his home in Tulsa. He was born January 17, 1929 to John and Ruth Carlton. A native Tulsan, he graduated from Webster High School. He was a great wrestler in high school and also involved in the swimming program. George served his country honorably in the United States Army during...

Dec 21, 2014

Dec 20, 2014

Martha Lairmore, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the age of 93. She was born December 15, 1921 to John F. and Stella (Johnson) Grissom in Crowder, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Crosstown Pentecostal Holiness Church in Okmulgee. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Stella Grissom; husband, Bud...

Dec 20, 2014

Obituary & service information are currently pending.

Dec 20, 2014

Michelle Dawn Hites, 26 of Glenpool, OK, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michelle was born in Tulsa, OK on July 27, 1988, a daughter of Susan Ruth (Bell) and Rick Joe Bruner. She grew up in the area all of her life and graduated from Kiefer High School with the Class of...

Dec 19, 2014

Martha Louise Speer Eskridge was born September 23, 1922 in Comanche, Oklahoma to James Paul and Louise (Yates) Speer. She passed away early Friday morning on December 19, 2014 at St. Simeon's Episcopal Home in Tulsa. Martha was raised in Comanche and graduated from high school there in 1940. She furthered her education at the University of Oklahoma where she...

Dec 19, 2014

Loretta P Kinsey, 71, of Bixby, OK, passed away, Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Coweta Manor Nursing Home with her loving family by her side. Loretta was born in Stone Bluff, Oklahoma on July 2, 1943, a daughter of the late Oma (Foutch) and Homer Robbins. She attended Stone Bluff and Haskell Public Schools and worked as a Shipping...

Dec 18, 2014

Roy Francis Adkison, Beggs resident, died December 18, 2014 in Okmulgee at the age of 94 years. He was born on October 5, 1920 in Jenks, Oklahoma to his parents, Harvey Henry and Jennie Irene (Welling) Adkison. Roy is preceded in death by Kenneth Adkison of Jenks, OK and Helen Atkins of Jenks, OK. Roy leaves many loving memories with...

Dec 16, 2014

Blanche Deloris (Williams) Crabtree passed away December 16, 2014 in Catoosa, OK with her family by her side. She was born on March 30, 1927 in Geary, Oklahoma to Clarence and Minnie Williams. She was raised in Scipio, Oklahoma in Pittsburg County near McAlester. She attended a one-room school in Scipio and the Indianola High School. During World War II,...

Dec 15, 2014

Patrick Gregory Ryan, a Glenpool resident, passed away at St. Francis Hospital, Monday, December 15, 2014 surrounded by his loving family at the age of 63 years old. Patrick was born April 22, 1951 to Warren Calvin and Dorothy Louise (Conley) Ryan, in Tulsa OK. He was in the Class of '69 at Jenks High School where he played baseball....

Dec 14, 2014

Dec 14, 2014

Charles Norman Myrter, a former resident of Okmulgee, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the age of 68. He was born August 2, 1946 to Charles Aaron and Luella Mae (Hormell) Myrter in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania. He graduate from Okmulgee High School in 1965 and served in the United States Air Force. He attended St. Anthony school and church...

Dec 14, 2014

Service is Pending

Dec 14, 2014

Barbra Sue Shaw, 64, Haskell resident, passed away at home with her family by her side Sunday evening December 14, 2014. She was born in Prairie Grove, Arkansas on January 23, 1950 to her parents, William Lee and Betty Jo (Martin) Russell. While growing up, Barbra and her siblings attended many different schools since their dad worked on the pipeline....