Obituaries
Steven Akers
Jun 26, 2025
Steven Vaughn Akers, 63 of Nowata, passed away Friday in the OSU Medical Center, Tulsa. Steven was born April 24, 1962, in Ponca City, OK to Joe O. and Mary Margaret (Rhodd) Akers. He was a proud member of the Ponca Tribe and had worked for many years as a lineman and heavy equipment operator. One of his joys was...
Douglas Dwaine Farris
Jun 23, 2025
Douglas Dwaine Farris, went to be with his God on June 23, 2025, peacefully surrounded by his wife, children, a few close friends and his best friend, his dog, Donut. Doug was born on Aug 6, 1960, in Bartlesville to Dwain Allen and Willa Fay (Workman) Farris. He was a graduate of Nowata High School with the class of 1978,...
Elizabeth Louise Miller
Jun 18, 2025
Elizabeth “Louise” Vail Miller, 87, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away on June 18, 2025. Born on December 14, 1937, in Vinita, Oklahoma, Louise was the daughter of Donald Loyd and Mary Elizabeth (Friend) Vail. She grew up on Big Creek in Craig County.
Louise attended Wimer School and graduated from Centralia High School in 1955. She played Guard on the Centralia...
Susan Diane Ivey
Jun 11, 2025
Susan D. Ivey, 77, a resident of Nowata, passed away Wednesday morning at her home. Susan was born on May 19, 1948, to Bud and Wilma (Frisch) Ratliff in Sacramento, CA. She had worked many years with records administration in the Kaiser Hospital, Sacramento, and after her retirement she moved to Nowata in 2023.
Survivors include her daughter, Kimberly Mallory of...
Mary Louise Pruett
May 31, 2025
Mary Louise Pruett, age 98, passed into her Eternal home May 31, 2025, at Bartlesville, OK. She was born March 2, 1927, to Charles Asa Hurd and Flossie Maybelle (Lightle) Hurd at Talala, Okla on a very cold and blustery snowy night. Her family moved to the Robinson Ranch in the Ruby, Okla area in 1932 where her father was...
Wesley Allen Albert
May 28, 2025
Allen wan born on March 13, 1947 in Nowata, Ok to Wesley William Albert & Genevieve “Josephine” Hash. At the age of 3 the family moved to Derby, KS, where he spent his childhood and teen years. Among his accomplishments were attaining Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America and earning the hand of his first wife, Bonnie Lee...
Randy Jon Wyckoff
May 26, 2025
Randy Jon Wyckoff, 66, born a beautiful baby boy with Down Syndrome on May 13, 1959, in Superior, Montana, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Monday, May 26, 2025, in Bartlesville.
Randy was very active and energetic. He loved being outdoors and running, he was very fast. As he grew older, he competed in the Special Olympics and won...
Glenda Rae Ridenhour
May 19, 2025
Glenda R. Ridenhour, 81 of Delaware, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2025, at her home in Delaware. Glenda was born on September 12, 1943, in Delaware to Frank and Annabelle (Truitt) McWilliams. She was a graduate of Nowata High School and was a homemaker and Caregiver all of her life.
Glenda is survived by her husband, Bill Ridenhour of the home;...
Judith Ann England
May 17, 2025
Judy England, 83 years of age and a long time resident of Owasso, passed on May 17, 2025, at her home with her family by her. Judy was born on Dec. 4, 1941, in Sallisaw, OK. to Charley and Irene (Anderson) Ball. She grew up in the Brushy Mountain Community of Sequoyah County and was a 1961 graduate of Sallisaw...
Nadeen Hester
May 12, 2025
Nadeen Hester, 94 of Nowata, passed away Monday morning, May 12, 2025 in Nowata. Nadeen was born on January 7, 1931 in Chelsea to Earnest and Florence (Williams) Tomlinson. She received her education in the Chelsea schools until 7th grade, then to the Bugskuffle country school and later to the Alluwe school system. On March 1, 1948, Nadeen married Cecil...
Kenneth Wayne Nicholson
May 10, 2025
Wayne Nicholson, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the age of 93. He was born on September 19, 1931 in Nowata to Slim and Neoma (Reed) Nicholson. He was one of 10 children, with his sister Mary Warren of LaCenter, Washington surviving him. Wayne served in Korea, having enlisted in the US Army, also serving in Japan, returning...
Michael Ross Jarvis
May 9, 2025
Michael Ross Jarvis was born in Coffeyville, KS November 3, 1954 to Bill Lee and Mavis (Starnes) Jarvis. Michael passed to his heavenly home on May, 9, 2025. Michael was raised in Tulsa and graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1973. Michael knew his purpose in life was to serve others through firefighting and emergency services. After high school,...
Eileen Agnes Wood
May 1, 2025
Eileen Agnes Wood, 85-year-old South Coffeyville resident, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025, at home. She was born on July 23, 1939, in Indiana to Dale and Helen (Zimmerman) Sanders.
After graduating from high school, Eileen attended Beauty College and worked for many years as a beautician. She enjoyed her clients and made many long friends over the years.
Eileen is survived...
Connie Clarke Moore
Apr 29, 2025
Connie Clarke Moore was born on July 29, 1939, to Clarke Scudder Moore and Eva Lucille Rider Moore. He was preceded in death by his parents. A Cherokee citizen and proud of his Indian heritage he was the fourth generation to own and operate the Moore Ranch in Rural Nowata County. The ranch was established in 1894 by his great...
Martha Joan Burge
Apr 26, 2025
On Saturday, April 26th, 2025 all of heaven rejoiced as Martha Joan Goodman Burge left her earthly home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and was welcomed into eternity by the loving arms of her Savior Jesus Christ.
Joan took her first breath on this earth in Campbell, Missouri, where she grew into a young woman, and met her husband, Terry E. Burge. The...
Bennie Eugene Benson
Apr 23, 2025
Bennie Eugene Benson was born February 19, 1944 he died April 23rd, 2025 aged 81.
He was born to Paul Clarence and Fern Marie (Floyd) Benson. Bennie was born in the Noxie area at John and Rena Vaughn's House.
Bennie started school at Witwer School in the Noxie area where he could ride his horse or walk to school. He later went...
Mary WeJuan Harrison
Apr 16, 2025
Mary WeJuan Harrison was born October 1, 1922, in the Ruby Community of Nowata County to James Albert and Golda L. (Lee) McMains. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Texas, with her family by her side.
WeJuan was the first of five children, and her education began in the Ruby Community, then to Nowata, and graduated with...
Doris Lea Stamper
Apr 12, 2025
Doris Lea Stamper 85, of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, passed away on April 12, 2025, at The Journey Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with her daughter by her side.
Doris was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She was born at Snow Creek in Oklahoma on May 8, 1939, to Russell "Bob" Miller and Erma (Woodall) Miller. Doris graduated from Lenapah High...
Terry Lee Mattix
Apr 3, 2025
Terry Lee Mattix, known to many as “Chigger” passed away April 3rd, 2025 and leaves behind many family and friends who loved and admired him. Terry was born in Nowata on March 27th, 1950 and lived in Nowata nearly all of his life. He was a 1968 graduate of Nowata High School. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his friends...
Lois Jeune Paige
Mar 20, 2025
Lois Jeune Moore Paige was born June 28, 1934 in Oklahoma City, OK to Grace Edith Tyner Moore and Horace Hart (Dinty) Moore.
The Moore family lived briefly in Oklahoma City, Kansas City, and Denver before Lois’s father volunteered to serve in World War II. At that time, Lois and her mother moved to Nowata.
Lois was in fourth grade when she...
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