Obituaries

Nov 13, 2015

Tommie Sue Oliver passed away, Friday, November 13, 2015 in Tulsa. Tommie was born October 16, 1953 in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. She is survived by two sons; Joe L. Serzy and Bill Serzy both of Tulsa. There are no services planned at this time.

Nov 13, 2015

Juan-Dola Washington passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 in Tulsa. Juan-Dola was born in Tulsa, OK on July 17, 1941 to Dorothy (Gilford) and Otis Washington. She was the first African American to graduate from Central High School. Juan-Dola moved to California after high school and worked in the oil industry. Eventually moved back to Tulsa. She worked in the...

Nov 12, 2015

Joann "Joby" Hodge passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 in Tulsa. Joann was born April 30, 1929 in Houston, Texas to Harry Heard and Aaelina (Brown) Hodge. Joann was an Assistant Superintendent. A memorial service is set for 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Schaudt-Teel Funeral Service. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org, 2448 East 81st,...

Nov 12, 2015

Isabella Faith Ahmann, infant daughter of Shelby Dean and Tina Renae Ahmann, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her sister. Isabella is survived by her parents, Shelby Dean and Tina Renae Ahmann; siblings, Stephen III, Sidney and Alan Shibley, Alex and Jacob Ahmann and Kelsi Shibley; grandparents, Gary and Susan...

Nov 12, 2015

Betty Jo Kristofferson age 80 passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Betty was born on July 31, 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Newman Pnowski and Mary Gertrude (Hart) Perryman. She married Alton Kristofferson. Betty loved to cook and when her children were younger, she enjoyed crocheting and knitting. She also liked...

Nov 11, 2015

Nov 11, 2015

Nancy Kate Rutherford Wilson was born September 24, 1937 in Appalachia, Virginia to Elbert Rutherford and Rosa Victoria Bowman Rutherford. She was reunited with them, three brothers: Lester, Paul and Jack and her husband, Carl on November 11, 2015. She married Carl Wilson on November 10, 1956. They settled in Pryor in 1962. In 1973 they formed Telephone Communications Co.,...

Nov 8, 2015

Richard Lloyd Romans passed away, Sunday, November 8, 2015 in Tulsa at the age of 71, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Rick was born April 17, 1944 in Tulsa to Gleason and Florene Romans. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1962, attended Oklahoma Military Academy and Spartan School of Aeronautics. Rick worked in the aviation industry...

Nov 7, 2015

Garry Edward White, Mounds resident, died Saturday evening November 7, 2015, at the age of 68 years. He was born on August 9, 1947 to his parents, Coy and Dale (Ward) White in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Garry worked as diesel mechanic. He loved to work on cars and watch any type of auto racing; from dirt track to NASCAR and everything...

Nov 6, 2015

Georgia Kaye Hill, born in Casper, Wyoming, raised in Wyoming and California, passed away on November 6, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 71. She was born on July 29, 1944 to Harry and Kathryn Ritzman. Georgia loved spending time with her children, serving as both Den Mother and Girl Scout Leader to her son and daughter. She...

Nov 5, 2015

Eliot Ray Endicott, infant baby boy of Luke and Tammy Endicott, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015. He was preceded in death by his Papa, Clay Nolen. Survivors include his parents, Luke and Tammy Endicott; five siblings, Riley Martin, Isabel Endicott, Jesse Martin, Ethan Endicott and Ember Endicott; grandparents, Lanny and Nancy Endicott; Clifford and Linda Dunn; great grandmother, Marie...

Nov 4, 2015

Les Matthies died peacefully on November 4, 2015 at Clarehouse in Tulsa, OK at the age of 72. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic urothelial cancer in January 2015 after surviving testicular cancer in the 1980s. Les was born on May 2, 1943, the third of five children to Leslie H. and Mary C. Matthies in Los Angeles, California....

Nov 4, 2015

Wayne B. Parker was born in Sasakwa, Oklahoma on August 27, 1934 at the Methodist Parsonage. He passed away November 4, 2015 at home of 16 plus years in Okmulgee County. His birth parents were Reverend Daris M. Parker and Mildred Littlefield Parker. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepmother, who raised him, Jenny Cooper Parker, his...

Nov 2, 2015

Oct 31, 2015

Dorothy Ann Moore Funkhouser, 90 passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at her Tulsa residence. She was born May 12, 1925 in Rochester, Minnesota to Clyde and Bessie (Jondahl) Moore. She graduated from Central High School in Tulsa in the Class of 1943. She also attended the University of Arizona and the University of Oklahoma. Dorothy volunteered for the Pacer's...

Oct 30, 2015

Sheila Renae Bradley Gruver, age 55, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sheila was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on November 6, 1959 to Paul Mannford Bradley and Reba LaVern (Beeler) Bradley. She graduated in 1978 from Jenks High School. For twelve years Sheila worked as a Advertising Representative for Sapulpa Daily...

Oct 29, 2015

Alberta Conkin, nee Hallman, 102, currently living at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Weatherford, and formerly of Thomas and Checotah, passed away on October 29, 2015. She and her husband, Joe, married 74 years, owned and operated the Holiday Cove Boat Storage in Checotah for nearly 40 years after Joe’s retirement from Mobil Oil Co. Alberta has been reunited with...

Oct 28, 2015

Dwight Neel was born June 30, 1933 in Peggs, OK to Jay and Rebecca Bradley Neel . Dwight, his brother, JC, and his parents all lived in Peggs where Dwight attended Oak Hill School. They lived along Spring Creek where Dwight and his brother, JC played at the creek all summer long. Later his brother, Kenneth was born and then...

Oct 27, 2015

Mary Lou Melton, a former resident of Okmulgee, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the age of 82. She was born on March 26, 1933 to Harold Luther and Inez Maude (Hoover) Greene in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. On January 6, 1951, she married Robert Melton in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold Luther and...

Oct 25, 2015

Winifred Louise Richards passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Montereau in Tulsa. Winifred was born November 24, 1923 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Tracy Noble and Ruby Mae (Leathers) Turney. Winifred was a business owner of Richards Personnel and philanthropist. She is survived by her daughter, Linda R. Malone of Naples, Florida. Services are pending at this time.