Obituaries

Aug 4, 2013

George Smith, a resident of Henryetta, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the age of 80. He was born November 29, 1932 to Jess and Iva Mae (Davis) Smith in Panama, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and then served in the Coast Guard, Army and Reserves. On May 27, 1963, he married...

Aug 2, 2013

Aug 1, 2013

Connor John Norvell age 19 passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Connor was born September 23, 1993 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to two very proud parents, Lawny and Laura (Reifschneider) Norvell. He graduated from Woodland Park High School in 2012. Connor was currently attending Tulsa Welding School in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was studying to be a...

Jul 28, 2013

Phil Jason Kichler, a resident of Henryetta, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 at the age of 50. Services are pending under the direction of the Jackson Funeral Home and Crematory of Okmulgee.

Jul 27, 2013

Steven Ray Fisher age 58 passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Sherwood Manor Nursing Facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Steve was born March 30, 1955 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jimmy Ray Fisher and Patsy Jean (Hemphill). He graduated from Jenks High School with the Class of 1973. Steve played football while he was in high school and was known as...

Jul 24, 2013

Jonathan Lee Mansfield, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the age of 49. He was born March 19, 1964 to Leemon and Bonnie (Cooper) Mansfield in Tampa, Florida. He was preceded in death by his father, Johnny Mansfield and son, Hezekiah Smallwood Kelley. Survivors include his wife, Della Mansfield; mother, Bonnie Mansfield; six children, Ashley...

Jul 22, 2013

Leona Pearl (Smith) Hibbs of Jenks, Oklahoma went to be with her Lord Monday, July 22, 2013. She was born to Thomas and Lizzie Smith on June 3, 1915 in Miami, Oklahoma. During World War II she worked in the ammunition plant in Parsons, Kansas and then on to Long Beach, California to work in the shipyards as a riveter....

Jul 21, 2013

Richard "Rick" Meade Ingraham age 59 passed away peacefully at Clarehouse in Tulsa on Saturday, July 21, 2013 after a two year battle with cancer. Richard was born November 19, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Richard (Dick) Dale Ingraham and Ella May (Powell) Ingraham. He graduated from Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, Calfornia. Rick worked a variety of...

Jul 20, 2013

Chasity Rena Patterson, a resident of Beggs, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the age of 17. She was born September 7, 1995 to James Patterson and Teresa Flowers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Chasity attended Beggs High School and was enrolled in OSU-Okmulgee. She was on the Beggs Yearbook staff, member of the Beggs Honor Society, played basketball and...

Jul 17, 2013

John Gordon Bartlett, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, died at the age of 89, in his home in Ponca City, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on October 28, 1923 in Jerusalem, Arkansas, the son of James Reuben Bartlett and Amy Vivian Reynolds Bartlett. John grew up on what is called, "Jackson Hill" where he attended elementary...

Jul 14, 2013

Albert Neal Blankenship, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the age of 79. He was born June 3, 1934 to Emmett Jessie and Esther Lee (Looney) Blankenship in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. On October 18, 1952, he married Betty Jane Sutterfield in Arkansas. Albert worked for Ball Brothers for 38 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and...

Jul 13, 2013

Patricia Faye Ragan White, 67, of Tulsa, passed away peacefully at Clarehouse in Tulsa on Saturday, July 13th, surrounded by her children, friends and family after a two and a half year battle with Leukemia. She was born October 1, 1945, in Norman, OK, to Faye (Hartman) Ragan and William B. Ragan. Patricia 'Patty' grew up in Norman and in...

Jul 13, 2013

Helen Marie (Bevill) Cadion age 76 passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Helen was born November 5, 1936 in Beebe, Arkansas to Kenneth H. Bevill and Joyce R. (Jones) Bevill. She graduated from Beebe High School with the Class of 1954. She married Tom Herbert Cadion July 14, 1965. Helen worked at...

Jul 10, 2013

Nancy Faye Smith, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at the age of 70. She was born June 2, 1943 to William Henry and Addie Louise (McCollum) Dill in Carmi, Illinois. On July 28, 1970, she married Jimmy W. Smith in Poteau, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Paralyzed Veterans of America since 1991, where...

Jul 9, 2013

Tom Barnett Sunny, 80, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born August 22, 1932 to Walter and Ellen (Barnett) Sunny in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He attended Rocky Hill grade school then he graduated from Nuyaka High School in 1952, at which he seldom missed a high school reunion. His senior year, he was All-District in Basketball...

Jul 5, 2013

Estle C. Smith passed away quietly on Friday. He was 96. Estle lived a long and productive life and was well known throughout Oklahoma as a horticulturist, gardener and teacher. He was born in Monroe, OK on June 26, 1917, the third of five children of Otha Tracy Smith and Tinnie T. Gray Smith. He was preceded in death by...

Jul 3, 2013

Bill Leon McConnell, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at the age of 72. He was born April 27, 1941 in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from Joplin High School and got his Master Degree in Political Science and Sociology. Bill service in the United States Air Force and retired from the Okmulgee County Youth Service in...

Jul 1, 2013

Fermin "Jack" Saiz age 88 passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at his Bixby residence surrounded by loving family members. Jack was born June 18, 1925 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Salvador Saiz and Theresita (Barboa) Saiz. Jack married the love of his life, Modesta Mendoza on January 4, 1946 in Los Angeles, California. He served in the United States...

Jun 29, 2013

Larry Joel Penn age 68 passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Larry was born February 19, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri to Maurice and Bernice Penn. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School. He served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged. Larry worked as a Satellite TV Installer. He...

Jun 25, 2013

Diana L. (McGill) Edwards age 65 passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Saint John Medical Centers in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Diana was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on August 7, 1947 to Robert Franklin McGill and Dorothy Susan Wolfe. She was a Claims Processor for Metropolitan Insurance Company. Diana was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Dorothy Wolfe. She...