Obituaries

Robert Egnor
Apr 16, 2014
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita -- Robert Ellis Egnor, 61 year old Oktaha resident, died Wednesday, April 17, 2014 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born on December 20, 1952 in Vinita to Robert E. "Peach" Egnor and Arta Blanche (Scott) Egnor. Robert was raised in Big Cabin and graduated from high school there. Robert served his...
Jack Caudill
Apr 16, 2014
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma - Jack Monroe Caudill, 67 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident, passed away, Wednesday April 16, 2014. Jack was born on February 25, 1947, in Grove, Oklahoma, to Saul and Eulla (Prater) Caudill. After Jack graduated from Grove High School in 1965, he attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami, Oklahoma. Jack graduated with a Bachelors degree...
Kenneth Cass
Apr 14, 2014
Luginbuel Funeral Home Vinita - Kenneth Paul Cass, 86 year old Vinita resident, died Monday morning, April 14, 2014 at the Heartsworth Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Vinita. He was born on July 18, 1927in Vinita to Paul and Iva (Goodman) Cass. Kenneth married Thelma Head in 1947 and they had three children. He served his country in the United...
Dr. Gray
Apr 12, 2014
WORLEY-LUGINBUEL FUNERAL HOME, GROVE~ 711 SOUTH MAIN~ 918-786-2261~ Dr. James "Jim" Morris Gray was born in Vinita, OK on September 9th, 1939 to Wilbur William Gray and Elta Pearl Betts. He departed his life on Earth peacefully, surrounded by love, in Tulsa, OK on April 12, 2014. During his youth James had the blessed opportunity to experience life in a...
Bonnie Marquis
Apr 12, 2014
Longtime Bartlesville, Oklahoma resident, Bonnie Jo Marquis (79) passed away at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. She was born December 28, 1934, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Joe and Alma (Clymer) Varnum. She was educated in Luther Schools where she was a member of the FFA Club and her family rode horses in area parades as members of a...
Clarence Brannan
Apr 12, 2014
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata - Lifelong Nowata resident Clarence Frederick (Fred) Brannan (88) passed away Saturday, April 12, at the VA Nursing Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was born January 11, 1926 in Nowata to Cecil and Vernie (Young) Brannan. Fred attended Nowata Schools and was drafted into the United States Army during World War II. He served in...
Ovia Wood
Apr 10, 2014
Ovia C.Wood, age 90, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday morning in the Journey Home Hospice House, Bartlesville. Ovia Charles Wood was born in Durant, Oklahoma on March 6, 1924. He was the son of the late Otis and Effie (Hulin) Wood. After graduation from high school, he attended Iowa State University in 1942 and also attended...
Allen Maples
Apr 10, 2014
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita - Allen Lee Maples, 88, of Glendale AZ, formerly of Vinita OK, died Sunday, April 10, 2014. The family will receive friends from 4-6 PM Sunday at the Luginbuel Funeral Home in Vinita. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday April 14 at Family Praise Center in Vinita, Oklahoma with burial in Fairveiw Cemetery, 822...
Mary Peerson
Apr 9, 2014
Luginbuel South Grand Lake - Langley - 918-256-5555 Mary Kathryn Peerson, 66 year old Langley resident, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Mary was born in Tulsa on April 27, 1947, to Vernon and Evelyn Woods. On October 21, 1991, she was united in marriage to Mark Peerson. Mary loved children and worked for 38 years as an elementary teacher. In...
Wendell Clingan Jr.
Apr 9, 2014
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma Wendell Paul Clingan, Jr. passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Southern Regional Medical Center in Tulsa after a long battle with cancer. He was born September 16, 1936 in Delaware, Oklahoma, to Violet (Jarrett) and Wendell Paul Clingan, Sr. Wendell was a 1954 graduate of Nowata High School. In 1958 he married...
O. Strait
Apr 7, 2014
Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home - Langley - 918-256-5555 O. D. "Darell" Strait, 89 year old Tulsa resident, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014. Darell was born in Seneca, MO on November 24, 1924 to Hugh and Georgia (Yocum) Strait. He proudly served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He attended and graduated from Tulsa University...
Willa Collins
Apr 7, 2014
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita: Willa Fay Collins, 83 year old Vinita resident, died Monday, April 7, 2014 in Vinita. She was born on November 25, 1930 in Bluejacket to William R. and Irene (Kelly) Kerr. She lived in Craig County most all her life. Willa was married to Leonard Collins who preceded her in death. She was employed by...
Harold Mcfarland
Apr 7, 2014
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma Harold J. McFarland was born June 28, 1935 in Coweta, Oklahoma to Ervin and Ethel McFarland. He died April 7, 2014 at the Hillcrest South Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended Alluwe School and married the love of his life, Darla York, on October 7, 1955, and they made their home in Nowata. They...
Joseph Schroeder
Apr 7, 2014
Joseph N. Schroeder, age 73, and resident of Copan, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014 in Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Joseph Nickolas Schroeder was born on January 3, 1941 in Richardton, North Dakota. He was the son of Joseph J. Schroeder and Eva (Riesinger) Schroeder. His early years were spent in North Dakota, before moving to...

Raymond Helton
Apr 6, 2014
Luginbuel Funeral Home - Vinita 918-256-5555 Raymond Joe Eugene Helton, 70 year old Vinita resident, died Sunday, April 6, 2014. He was born in Vinita on February 9, 1944 to Oscar and Lorene Helton. Raymond served in the United States Army. He worked for many years as a truck driver. He enjoyed camping and fishing. Survivors include his son: Donnie...
Mary Anderson
Apr 4, 2014
Funeral services for Mary Ruth Anderson are 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at the Word of Truth Fellowship Church in Bartlesville. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Mary Ruth will be available for viewing until 12:45 P.M., Tuesday at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Mary...
Joe Stewart
Mar 31, 2014
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma Joe Turner Stewart, born in a farm house near Childers, was a husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all he met because he never met a stranger. Joe was the first son born January 2, 1932 to Georgia (Stamps) and Turner Stewart. He passed away at home on March 31, 2014. Joe attended school...
Deloris Ayres
Mar 31, 2014
Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinta (918) 256 - 5555 - - Deloris Lee (Spunaugle) Ayres, 87 of Bluejacket, passed away at her home Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Arrangements are pending with Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, Oklahoma Online condolences may be made at www.honoringmemories.com
Fourtha Legg
Mar 30, 2014
Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, Oklahoma 918-256-5555 Fourtha Parthena (Moor) Legg died March 30, 2014 at the age of 96. She was born on March 18, 1918, just west of Centralia, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Bruner) Moor and Benjamin Franklin Moor. She attended school in Centralia where her parents ran the café. Parthena was baptized into Christ...
Dorothy Bass
Mar 30, 2014
Dorothy Elizabeth Bass, 72 year old Vinita resident, died Sunday, March 30, 2014. Dorothy was born in Joplin, MO on September 2, 1941 to Ed Franklin and Sarah Mae (Hood) Waters. On May 10, 1958 she was united in marriage to Bobby Bass and together they raised four children. Dorothy enjoyed being outdoors and camping and fishing. She was very...