Obituaries
Gertrude Ann Mckelvey
Feb 13, 2017
Gertrude Ann McKelvey, 78, of Owasso, OK passed away February 13, 2017 at St John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK. Ann was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 18, 1938 to John and Gertrude (Hallock) McKelvey. After graduating high school, she attained her Bachelors of Education and became a teacher. Ann worked for the Indian Camp School in Pawhuska, and...
David H. Webb
Feb 12, 2017
David H Webb, 84, died on Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at Maple Wood Care Center. He was born March 10, 1932 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to Bernard, Sr. and Opal Evelyn (Taylor) Webb. The Webb family later moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where they established roots. David is a twin, and one of five children. In 1981,...
Mark Woodworth Rollins
Feb 12, 2017
On Sunday, February 12, 2017, Mark Woodworth Rollins entered eternity after a sudden illness. Born in Riverdale, Maryland in1945, Mark also lived in Virginia, South Carolina, Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, California, and Oklahoma. His diverse experiences and irrepressible curiosity imbued him with a unique appreciation—and compassion—for all of humanity. After graduating from Manzano High School (1964) in Albuquerque, New Mexico,...
John Richard Phillips
Feb 11, 2017
John Richard Phillips, “Dick”, died peacefully on Saturday February 11th at 1:25pm in the afternoon surrounded by family members. He was 82, having been born February 17th, 1934 in Portland Oregon to Merrill Wellington Phillips and May Eugenia (Johnson) Phillips. Dick married Sharon Kay Pruitt on October 23, 1953. They had 5 children between 1955 and 1962 while finishing Dick’s...
Virginia Lee Stogsdill
Feb 11, 2017
Virginia Lee Stogsdill, died on February 11, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born January 1, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri to Arthur and Ruth (Wallace) Henry. She married Franklin Louis Stogsdill on December 13, 1991 in Ozark, Missouri. Virginia retired from the U.S. Government as a Payroll Secretary. She and Frank moved to Bixby, Oklahoma in 2014 to be...
Leo Determan
Feb 10, 2017
Leo Determan died February 10, 2017. He was born December 28, 1923 in Okarche, Oklahoma to Frank Determan and Margaret Ann (McCabe) Determan. Leo served in the Marine Corp in WW II. He owned and operated the Navajo Drive-Inn for 30 years. Leo's greatest joy in life were his grandchildren and dancing. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Lewis Thomas (Knobby) Haynes
Feb 10, 2017
Lewis Thomas (Knobby) Haynes, 74, of Jenks, OK, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at his residence. Knobby was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on March 29, 1942, a son of the late Marie (Miller) and Clarence Haynes. He was a proud member of the Creek Nation and a complex, talented, quiet, intelligent man of few words but when he spoke...
Jonathan Tulsa
Feb 9, 2017
Jonathan Tulsa, Mounds resident, passed away on February 9, 2017 at his residence in Mounds, Oklahoma. He was born on November 2, 1949 to July and Mae (Long) Tulsa. Jonathan graduated high school from Chilocco Indian School. Jonathan served his country in the Army after high school. He worked as a painter in the construction industry. Jonathan was a member...
Carol Ann Rose
Feb 9, 2017
A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Church at Midtown in Tulsa, OK .
Erich Karl Gause
Feb 5, 2017
Erich Karl Gause, 70, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Tulsa. Erich was born September 19, 1946 to Karl and Johanna (Thaler) Gause in Austria. Erich was a Marketing Manager for PSO. Erich was married to Janice Gause for more than 40 years until her death in 2010. Erich is survived by his daughter, Elisabeth Gause of Encinitas, California...
Ralph Leonard Smith
Feb 5, 2017
Ralph Leonard Smith, 91, of Okmulgee, OK, died peacefully Sunday, February 5, 2017, at ReBold Manor in Okmulgee. Ralph was born in Jasper, AR on December 13, 1925, a son of the late Floy Marie (Farmer) and Alfred Jonah Smith. He worked as a welder at American Airlines. Ralph loved to go fishing, camping, garden, raise cattle, attended auctions and...
Debra Lynn Belous
Feb 4, 2017
Debra Lynn Belous, 49, of Bixby, OK, passed away Saturday, February 4th, at her residence. Debra was born in Ogdensburg, NY on June 29, 1967, a daughter of the late Therese (FitzGerald) and Adolf G. Fischer. She graduated from Lisbon Central School in 1985, and from Syracuse University in 1989 with a bachelor of arts in Art History. She worked...
Bernice Carol Kleber
Feb 3, 2017
Bernice Carol Kleber, 77, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away Friday, February 3rd, at Wildwood Care Center. Bernice was born in Toledo, OH on October 21, 1939, a daughter of the late Emma (Wott) and Thomas Skilliter. She was a homemaker in her spare time she loved to listen to music, play checkers and watch movies, she especially loved her popcorn...
Floyd Lauren Swabb, Jr.
Feb 1, 2017
Floyd Lauren Swabb, Jr., 62, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Tulsa. Floyd was born in Tulsa, OK on March 25, 1954, to Florence Elizabeth (Fales) and Floyd L. Swabb. He was a truck Driver. Floyd is survived by his mother, Florence Swabb of Tulsa. There are no services planned at this time.
Oleta Marie Pringle-Smith
Jan 31, 2017
Oleta Marie Pringle-Smith, 55, of Kiefer, Oklahoma, passed away January 31, 2017 at Northeastern Health System in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Oleta was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on July 3,1961 to the late Kay (Anderson) Pringle and Don E. Pringle. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Oleta is preceded in death by her father;...
Michael Joseph Callahan
Jan 31, 2017
Michael Joseph Callahan, 63, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away January 31, 2017 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael was born in Miami, Florida on December 11, 1953, to Audrey Marie (King) Callahan and William Hagan Callahan. After completing high school, Michael joined the U.S. Marine Corp. and served his country honorably during the Vietnam War. He married Beulah...
James Allen Twoguns
Jan 29, 2017
James Allen Twoguns, 58, of Cushing, OK, passed away Sunday, January 29th, at Porta Caeli House, Tulsa, OK. He was born in Pawnee, OK on May 23, 1958 to Bonnie Twoguns. James was an actor with a film credit in the "Last of the Mohicans." He enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a very simple person in the...
Stephen Bret Baker
Jan 29, 2017
Stephen Bret Baker, 58, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 in Tulsa. Stephen was born in Winfield, Kansas on August 10, 1958 to Mary Letha (Bierman) and John Edward Baker. Stephen graduated from Ponca City High School and Northern Oklahoma College. He worked as a Interior Designer for a furniture since 1994. Stephen is survived by his sister, Sallie Jo...
Jack Ronald West
Jan 28, 2017
Jack Ronald West was born in the town of Poteau, Oklahoma to Julian and Melba West. His only sibling was Joe Harrell West. Jack attended Fort Smith Schools and graduated from Fort Smith High School. Afterward, he decided to serve our country by joining the Navy. He served in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and Alaska where he was a mechanic....
Wanda June Kerns
Jan 28, 2017
Wanda June Kerns, 89, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Claremore. Wanda was born March 4, 1927 to Harlan R. and Alice (Weaver) Bates in Charleston, IL. Wanda graduated from the Chilicothe High School Chilicothe, OH. 1945. She was employed as a Bus Driver at Fairfield School district in Leesburg, OH for twenty years. Wanda enjoyed doing stained glass...
Gertrude Ann Mckelvey
Feb 13, 2017
Gertrude Ann McKelvey, 78, of Owasso, OK passed away February 13, 2017 at St John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK. Ann was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 18, 1938 to John and Gertrude (Hallock) McKelvey. After graduating high school, she attained her Bachelors of Education and became a teacher. Ann worked for the Indian Camp School in Pawhuska, and...
David H. Webb
Feb 12, 2017
David H Webb, 84, died on Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at Maple Wood Care Center. He was born March 10, 1932 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to Bernard, Sr. and Opal Evelyn (Taylor) Webb. The Webb family later moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where they established roots. David is a twin, and one of five children. In 1981,...
Mark Woodworth Rollins
Feb 12, 2017
On Sunday, February 12, 2017, Mark Woodworth Rollins entered eternity after a sudden illness. Born in Riverdale, Maryland in1945, Mark also lived in Virginia, South Carolina, Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, California, and Oklahoma. His diverse experiences and irrepressible curiosity imbued him with a unique appreciation—and compassion—for all of humanity. After graduating from Manzano High School (1964) in Albuquerque, New Mexico,...
John Richard Phillips
Feb 11, 2017
John Richard Phillips, “Dick”, died peacefully on Saturday February 11th at 1:25pm in the afternoon surrounded by family members. He was 82, having been born February 17th, 1934 in Portland Oregon to Merrill Wellington Phillips and May Eugenia (Johnson) Phillips. Dick married Sharon Kay Pruitt on October 23, 1953. They had 5 children between 1955 and 1962 while finishing Dick’s...
Virginia Lee Stogsdill
Feb 11, 2017
Virginia Lee Stogsdill, died on February 11, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born January 1, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri to Arthur and Ruth (Wallace) Henry. She married Franklin Louis Stogsdill on December 13, 1991 in Ozark, Missouri. Virginia retired from the U.S. Government as a Payroll Secretary. She and Frank moved to Bixby, Oklahoma in 2014 to be...
Leo Determan
Feb 10, 2017
Leo Determan died February 10, 2017. He was born December 28, 1923 in Okarche, Oklahoma to Frank Determan and Margaret Ann (McCabe) Determan. Leo served in the Marine Corp in WW II. He owned and operated the Navajo Drive-Inn for 30 years. Leo's greatest joy in life were his grandchildren and dancing. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Lewis Thomas (Knobby) Haynes
Feb 10, 2017
Lewis Thomas (Knobby) Haynes, 74, of Jenks, OK, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at his residence. Knobby was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on March 29, 1942, a son of the late Marie (Miller) and Clarence Haynes. He was a proud member of the Creek Nation and a complex, talented, quiet, intelligent man of few words but when he spoke...
Jonathan Tulsa
Feb 9, 2017
Jonathan Tulsa, Mounds resident, passed away on February 9, 2017 at his residence in Mounds, Oklahoma. He was born on November 2, 1949 to July and Mae (Long) Tulsa. Jonathan graduated high school from Chilocco Indian School. Jonathan served his country in the Army after high school. He worked as a painter in the construction industry. Jonathan was a member...
Carol Ann Rose
Feb 9, 2017
A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Church at Midtown in Tulsa, OK .
Erich Karl Gause
Feb 5, 2017
Erich Karl Gause, 70, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Tulsa. Erich was born September 19, 1946 to Karl and Johanna (Thaler) Gause in Austria. Erich was a Marketing Manager for PSO. Erich was married to Janice Gause for more than 40 years until her death in 2010. Erich is survived by his daughter, Elisabeth Gause of Encinitas, California...
Ralph Leonard Smith
Feb 5, 2017
Ralph Leonard Smith, 91, of Okmulgee, OK, died peacefully Sunday, February 5, 2017, at ReBold Manor in Okmulgee. Ralph was born in Jasper, AR on December 13, 1925, a son of the late Floy Marie (Farmer) and Alfred Jonah Smith. He worked as a welder at American Airlines. Ralph loved to go fishing, camping, garden, raise cattle, attended auctions and...
Debra Lynn Belous
Feb 4, 2017
Debra Lynn Belous, 49, of Bixby, OK, passed away Saturday, February 4th, at her residence. Debra was born in Ogdensburg, NY on June 29, 1967, a daughter of the late Therese (FitzGerald) and Adolf G. Fischer. She graduated from Lisbon Central School in 1985, and from Syracuse University in 1989 with a bachelor of arts in Art History. She worked...
Bernice Carol Kleber
Feb 3, 2017
Bernice Carol Kleber, 77, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away Friday, February 3rd, at Wildwood Care Center. Bernice was born in Toledo, OH on October 21, 1939, a daughter of the late Emma (Wott) and Thomas Skilliter. She was a homemaker in her spare time she loved to listen to music, play checkers and watch movies, she especially loved her popcorn...
Floyd Lauren Swabb, Jr.
Feb 1, 2017
Floyd Lauren Swabb, Jr., 62, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Tulsa. Floyd was born in Tulsa, OK on March 25, 1954, to Florence Elizabeth (Fales) and Floyd L. Swabb. He was a truck Driver. Floyd is survived by his mother, Florence Swabb of Tulsa. There are no services planned at this time.
Oleta Marie Pringle-Smith
Jan 31, 2017
Oleta Marie Pringle-Smith, 55, of Kiefer, Oklahoma, passed away January 31, 2017 at Northeastern Health System in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Oleta was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on July 3,1961 to the late Kay (Anderson) Pringle and Don E. Pringle. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Oleta is preceded in death by her father;...
Michael Joseph Callahan
Jan 31, 2017
Michael Joseph Callahan, 63, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away January 31, 2017 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael was born in Miami, Florida on December 11, 1953, to Audrey Marie (King) Callahan and William Hagan Callahan. After completing high school, Michael joined the U.S. Marine Corp. and served his country honorably during the Vietnam War. He married Beulah...
James Allen Twoguns
Jan 29, 2017
James Allen Twoguns, 58, of Cushing, OK, passed away Sunday, January 29th, at Porta Caeli House, Tulsa, OK. He was born in Pawnee, OK on May 23, 1958 to Bonnie Twoguns. James was an actor with a film credit in the "Last of the Mohicans." He enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a very simple person in the...
Stephen Bret Baker
Jan 29, 2017
Stephen Bret Baker, 58, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 in Tulsa. Stephen was born in Winfield, Kansas on August 10, 1958 to Mary Letha (Bierman) and John Edward Baker. Stephen graduated from Ponca City High School and Northern Oklahoma College. He worked as a Interior Designer for a furniture since 1994. Stephen is survived by his sister, Sallie Jo...
Jack Ronald West
Jan 28, 2017
Jack Ronald West was born in the town of Poteau, Oklahoma to Julian and Melba West. His only sibling was Joe Harrell West. Jack attended Fort Smith Schools and graduated from Fort Smith High School. Afterward, he decided to serve our country by joining the Navy. He served in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and Alaska where he was a mechanic....
Wanda June Kerns
Jan 28, 2017
Wanda June Kerns, 89, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Claremore. Wanda was born March 4, 1927 to Harlan R. and Alice (Weaver) Bates in Charleston, IL. Wanda graduated from the Chilicothe High School Chilicothe, OH. 1945. She was employed as a Bus Driver at Fairfield School district in Leesburg, OH for twenty years. Wanda enjoyed doing stained glass...
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