Obituaries
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...
Joyce Florene Hawkins
Nov 12, 2023
Joyce Florene (David) Hawkins, age 85, was born July 24, 1938, at Bartlesville, OK to John L and Florence (Jimison) David. She moved to Alluwe at the age of three. She graduated from Alluwe High School in 1956. She passed away on November 12, 2023, at the Journey Home with friends and family by her side.
Joyce married Charles Hawkins...
Anthony Delaine Stroman
Nov 11, 2023
Anthony Delaine Stroman, 26, passed away unexpectedly on November 11, 2023, at his residence in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was born on November 30, 1996, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Charlie Frank Stroman and Cresi Leanne Youngblood.
Anthony grew up in the Nowata area, attending and graduating from Nowata Public Schools. He also attended Tri County Technology Center, receiving a Certificate in...
Linda Louise Mathews
Nov 9, 2023
Linda Louise Mathews, 71, beloved mother was called to her eternal resting place on November 9, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born to Lee Kelly Anderson and Eula Mae (Elias) Anderson on March 11, 1952, in Coffeyville, Kansas.
Linda was raised and graduated from high school in Coffeyville, Kansas. In her younger years, Linda married Juan Berry and the couple moved to Michigan. Although their marriage did not work out, from that union, they had 5 children: Kevin, Juana, Steve, Donell,...
Jill Seale
Nov 7, 2023
Jill Seale, 67, passed away on November 7, 2023, at her residence in Nowata, Oklahoma. She was born on March 3, 1956, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Jack Newton Southall and Lou Netti (Strickland) Southall, as the youngest of four children.
Jill grew up in the Nowata area, attending Nowata Public Schools through her sophomore year before her family moved to...
Randal Dean Hamilton
Nov 6, 2023
Randal Dean Hamilton, 69, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away on November 6, 2023, in Bartlesville, OK, at Ascension Jane Phillips. He was born on May 25, 1954, in Tulsa, OK, to Melvin Eugen Hamilton and Jean Corene (Baxter) Hamilton.
Randal obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Tulsa. He worked in computer repair and was very talented in his career.
Randal...
Betty Dean Lawrence
Nov 3, 2023
Betty Dean Lawrence, 93, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away on November 3, 2023, at the Journey Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, with her loving family by her side into the arms of her Lord and Savior. She was born on April 6, 1930, in rural Craig County to Alfred Vernon Ames and Jewel (Howe) Ames.
Betty grew up in the Lenapah area and graduated from LenapahHigh School in 1946. She married the...
Freddie "Fred" Allen Maddox
Oct 30, 2023
Freddie “Fred” Allen Maddox, 85, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away into the arms of his Lord and Savior on October 30, 2023, at Ascension St John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on October 28, 1938, in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was later adopted by Flossie and Ira “Blackie” Maddox.
Fred grew up in Nowata, Oklahoma, and graduated from...
Edward "Ed" Eugene Nicholson
Oct 27, 2023
Edward “Ed” Eugene Nicholson, 65, of Lenapah, Oklahoma, passed away on October 27, 2023, at the Ascension St John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born to Kenneth W. Nicholson and Violet J. (Gillman) Nicholson in Nowata, Oklahoma, on March 9, 1958. Ed was baptized on Halloween at the First Baptist Church in Lenapah, Oklahoma.
Ed grew up and...
Stephen Paul Egermeier
Oct 18, 2023
Stephen Paul Egermeier was born in Nowata, Oklahoma on August 15, 1952, to Richard Fred Egermeier Sr. and Vera Mae (Stutteville) Egermeier. He passed away on October 18, 2023, in Nowata, Oklahoma. Steve grew up in Childers, Oklahoma, on his family farm and attended Delaware High School.
After graduating in 1970, he was drafted into the Army First Calvary Division....
Alva "Buster" Roy Seaver Jr.
Oct 17, 2023
Alva Roy ‘Buster’ Seaver, 86, passed from this life and went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 17, 2023 in Enid, OK. He was born on August 10, 1937 in Ketchum, OK to Alva Roy Seaver Sr. and Josephine Marie Seaver. After graduating from Nowata High School and Northeastern A&M he married the love of his life...