Obituaries
Barbara Ellen Ellison
Jan 30, 2024
Barbara Ellen Ellison, 90, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away on January 30, 2024, at The Journey Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Claremore, Oklahoma, on January 12, 1934, to Dero Vinita Jr. and Elsie (Page) Vinita.
Barbara grew up in the Alluwe area. She had four children: Mary, Debbie, Carla, and Ernest. While...
Robert Loyd Heape Sr.
Jan 23, 2024
Robert Loyd Heape Sr, 92 years, 1 month and 10 days old passed away on January 23, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois. Robert was born on December 13, 1931, in Bakersfield, California.
When his family returned to Oklahoma they lived in the Winganon and Chelsea area. He graduated from Chelsea High School in May of 1951 and was...
Jimmie Lee Langley
Jan 22, 2024
Jimmie "Jim" Langley passed away on January 22, 2024, at the age of 87 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on August 31, 1936, in Alluwe, Oklahoma, to Henry and Effie Langley.
Jim was raised in Chelsea, Oklahoma. After graduation, he joined the Air Force. Jim was stationed at Altus Air Force base for 4 years. After the 4 years, he...
Clarence "Ray" Witty
Jan 21, 2024
Clarence “Ray” Witty, 90, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2024, in Coffeyville, Kansas. Ray was born on February 3, 1933, to Robert Witty and Mabel (Waller) Witty at Morningside Hospital, now known as Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Ray served in the Army. He married Eva Allison at the Methodist Church in Lenapah, OK, on November 15,...
Edith Marie Collins
Jan 20, 2024
Edith Marie (Blum) Collins, 86, of Tulsa passed away Saturday morning, January 20, 2024 in Tulsa.Edith was born February 2, 1937 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Christopher Joseph Blum and Ona (McGrew) Blum and grew up on the family dairy farm attending Childers schools. Edith married Wesley Dean Collins on June 24, 1955 at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Nowata. Edith and...
Vivian Madeline (Thompson) Peace
Jan 6, 2024
Vivian was the second daughter of Joe and Aggie (Mayhew) Thompson born in Hayden Oklahoma. They had a large family of ten children; 5 boys and 5 girls; Everett, Harold, Fred, Floyd, Wayne, Gladys, Marie, Jean and Edith who were waiting with our Lord to welcome her home.
Affectingly, known as mother, granny and aunt Vib, Vivian received her formal...
Bill Roy Hawkins
Jan 2, 2024
Bill Roy Hawkins, 83, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away on January 2, 2024, in Joplin, Missouri, at Communities of Wildwood. He was born on August 26, 1940, to John S. Hawkins and Lela Mabel (Steagall) Hawkins in Watova, Oklahoma.
Bill grew up in the Nowata area, graduating from Nowata High School. He went on to attend the University of Oklahoma, where...
Anna Kay "Katie" Lowder-Rodriguez
Dec 30, 2023
Anna Kay “Katie” Lowder-Rodriguez, 72, of Dewey, Oklahoma, passed away on December 30, 2023, at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, on December 14, 1951, to Bill G. Lowder and Pamela (Dowlen) Lowder.
Katie was creative and had an eye for detail, which made her career as a photographer a perfect choice for her. She enjoyed traveling...
Mary "Evelyn" (Inman) Jordan
Dec 28, 2023
Mary “Evelyn” (Inman) Jordan, 86, of Nowata, OK, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2023, at The Journey Home in Bartlesville, OK. Evelyn was born at home in Alluwe, Oklahoma, on August 5, 1937, to Carl David Inman and Gracie Ann Pearl (Lewis) Inman.
She attended Alluwe Public Schools and graduated in 1955. On June 4, 1955, Mary Evelyn Inman...
Estel Eugene "Gene" Hollister
Dec 22, 2023
Estel Eugene “Gene” Hollister, 92, passed from this life into the arms of his Lord and Savior on December 22, 2023, at Ascension St John Jane Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, with his family by his side. He was born to Ray Oris Hollister and Goldie May (Thompson) Hollister on October 13, 1931, in Pryor, Oklahoma.
Gene graduated from Avant High School. He went on...
Gerald Huntington
Dec 13, 2023
Rev. Gerald Huntington, 83, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away into the arms of his Lord and Savior on December 13, 2023, at the Ascension St John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his loving family by his side. He was born on December 1, 1940, in Portageville, Missouri, to Doris and L.D. Huntington.
Gerald grew up in Wardell, Missouri, and graduated from Wardell High School. After graduation,...
David Edwin Allen Jr.
Dec 5, 2023
David Edwin Allen Jr., 70, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away on December 5, 2023, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Noblesville, Indiana, on January 28, 1953, to David Edwin Allen Sr. and Jane (Bragg) Allen.
David married the love of his life, Chris Allen, on September 14, 1979, in Oglesby, Oklahoma. He worked as an Ammonia Technician Specialist at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center for...
Ruth Annette Polson
Dec 3, 2023
Ruth Annette Polson, 80, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away onDecember 2, 2023, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born in Vallejo, California, on July 5, 1943, to Robert Frost and Gladine (Copeland) Frost.
Ruth grew up in Edna, Kansas, graduating from Edna High School. After high school, she attended college and received her nursing degree and went on to work for many years at Winsor Place and Ashbury Village, both in...
Marcella Elizabeth Miller
Nov 21, 2023
Marcella Elizabeth Miller, 82, of Nowata, Oklahoma passed away on November 21, 2023, in Nowata, Oklahoma. She was born to John H. Nunnallee and Jessie Ruth (Steward) Nunnallee on October 16, 1941, in Childers, Oklahoma.
Marcella grew up in the Nowata area, graduating from Nowata High School in 1959. She went on to attend Coffeyville Junior College for two years....
Billy Lee Davis
Nov 20, 2023
Billy Lee Davis, 97, passed from this life on November 9, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born to Claude Davis and Margaret (Brown) Davis on July 15, 1926, in Childers, Oklahoma.
Billy grew up in the rural Childers area and graduated from Childers High School. In front of the Nowata drugstore, Billy met Ruth Crupper, who he would someday marry. On December 2, 1948, he...
Nancy Lee Miller
Nov 17, 2023
Nancy Lee Miller, 79, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away on November 17, 2023, at her residence in Nowata, Oklahoma. She was born to John Edgar James and Leona Amelia (Dunn) James on February 5, 1944, in Olean, New York.
Nancy grew up in Nowata and graduated from Nowata High School. She worked for J & S Machine and Valve in...
Merle Dean Gilbert
Nov 13, 2023
Merle Dean Gilbert, our precious “Deanie”, 92, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on November 13, 2023, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, into the arms of her Lord and Savior. She was born in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Lesley Brown and Gertrude (Scoggins) Brown, as the middle daughter.
Deanie grew up in the Nowata area and graduated from Nowata High School. She married the love of her life; Clarence Elwane Gilbert,...
Brenda Sue Smith
Nov 13, 2023
Brenda Sue Smith, 67, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away onNovember 13, 2023, at Ascension St John Nowata with her family by her side. She was born to James Edward Hagebusch and Bobbie June (Hughes) Hagebusch on June 6, 1956, in Nowata, Oklahoma.
Brenda grew up and attended high school in Nowata, graduating with the class of 1974. After high school, she married Wesley Stover. While their marriage did not...
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