Obituaries

Ruby Haley

Ruby Haley

Sep 12, 2015

Ruby Irene (Pilant) Haley, 74, of Chouteau, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 in Chouteau. She was born on January 26, 1941 in Locust Grove, Oklahoma; the daughter of Elmer and Polly (Howell) Pilant. Ruby was a resident of Mayes County for 17 years, coming from Tulsa. She worked as an auditing secretary for many years...

Linda Shelton

Linda Shelton

Sep 6, 2015

Linda Adell Shelton, 60, of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 in Adair, Oklahoma. She was born on April 4, 1955 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the daughter of Odell Large and Bobbie Newcomb. She married Utah Fox in Miami, Oklahoma on December 5, 1977; he preceded her in death in October 2008. Linda...

Dorothy Hale

Dorothy Hale

Sep 4, 2015

Dorothy Mae Hale, 62, of Sapulpa, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at her home in Sapulpa. She was born on December 3, 1952 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the daughter of Freddrick and Clara DeArmond. Dorothy enjoyed the outdoors; especially when she was camping and fishing. She looked forward to family get togethers and watching the Lifetime...

James Campbell

James Campbell

Sep 1, 2015

James Stephen Campbell, 61, of Big Cabin (formerly of Neosho), passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was born on December 26, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the son of John William and Virginia (Whisler) Campbell. James graduated from Neosho High School and went on to faithfully serve his country in the United States...

Lola

Lola

Aug 28, 2015

Lola Jean Millican, 81, of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She was born on October 22, 1933 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Reynolds and Mildred (Blackwell) Reynolds. She married Tom Millican on February 22, 1973 in California. Lola worked as a bank teller for Pryor First National Bank...

Ruth Holt

Ruth Holt

Aug 28, 2015

Ruth Holt, 97, of Spavinaw, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Pryor. She was born on July 4, 1918 in Dallas, Texas; the daughter of George Samuel and Bessie Ruth (Little) Bays. Ruth graduated from the Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1936 and went on to attend Tulsa University and earned her Bachelor's...

Albert Chernisky

Albert Chernisky

Aug 27, 2015

The Book of Memories(tm) is made available to all families we serve as well as any family served by any other funeral home in our community. Visitation: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 Service: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 Rosary will be held on Tuesday, September 1st at 6:30 in the Hunn, Black, Merritt Funeral Home in Eufaula, Oklahoma. Mass...

Quanna Lucius

Quanna Lucius

Aug 25, 2015

Quanna Rena Lucius, 42, of Chouteau, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at her home in Chouteau. She was born on April 21, 1973 in Van Buren, Arkansas; the daughter of Kenneth Huff and Barbara Joyce Huff. She was a homemaker most of her life; cherishing the time spent raising her two children, Jason and Kendra....

Wilfred Kester

Wilfred Kester

Aug 19, 2015

Wilfred B. Kester passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at his home in Pryor. He was 90 years old. Wilfred was born on December 1, 1924 in Booker, Texas to Walter and Coris (Baker) Kester; he was one of eight children. Wilfred and his brother, Pee Wee were one of three sets of twins! He moved...

Melba McClellan

Melba McClellan

Aug 13, 2015

Melba Voun McClellan, 91, of Pryor, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 in Salina, Oklahoma. She was born on September 18, 1923 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma; the daughter of Herbert and Myrtle (Walker) Bates. She married Alfred McClellan on October 6, 1939 and was married for 56 years. Melba has been a lifetime resident of Mayes County...

Mary Wiley

Mary Wiley

Aug 13, 2015

Mary Susan Wiley, 59, of Coweta, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at her home in Coweta. She was born on June 1, 1956 in Los Angeles, California; the daughter of Carl and Mary (Myers) Butler. She attended Chouteau Schools and from there went on to be a dental assistant and also earned her associate in...

Miles Wolfe

Miles Wolfe

Aug 6, 2015

Miles Andrew Wolfe, 24, of Pryor, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2015 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was born on May 17, 1991 in Claremore, Oklahoma; the son of Cheryl Wolfe. He graduated from Pryor High School in 2010. He enjoyed going fishing with his brothers and spending time with his family. He had a passion for...

Roseanna Vann

Roseanna Vann

Aug 3, 2015

Roseanna Mae Vann, 67, of Spavinaw, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She was born on December 23, 1947 in Claremore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Thomas Thompson and Lizzie Beth (Ross) Thompson. She married George Vann on July 25, 1965 at Salina, Oklahoma. Roseanna earned her Master's Degree in Education from Northeastern...

Dollie Etchison

Dollie Etchison

Jul 27, 2015

Dollie Ann Etchison, 61, of Spavinaw, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She was born on October 6, 1953 in Adair, Oklahoma; the daughter of J. B. and Francis (Thorton) Meeks. Dollie enjoyed reading and crocheting. She also enjoyed the outdoors; especially when she was going fishing. She also loved watching her favorite...

Paula Anderson

Paula Anderson

Jul 23, 2015

Paula Jo Anderson, 44, of Pryor, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on May 13, 1971 in Claremore, Oklahoma; the daughter of Gerald and Carolyn (Davis) Blackbear. Paula loved to sing gospel music in church and attended Ribbon Baptist Church for 32 years; she also enjoyed playing guitar, bass guitar...

Austin Anderson

Austin Anderson

Jul 14, 2015

Austin Lee "Ho" Anderson, 51, of Chouteau, Oklahoma, passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday, July 14, 2015. He was born on February 9, 1964 in Portland, Oregon the son of Raymond Anderson and Ina Buck Putman. He married Audra Sowers on July 10, 1992. Austin worked as a machinist for Hem-Saw. He enjoyed woodworking and working...

Jonathan Pierce

Jonathan Pierce

Jul 11, 2015

Jonathan Roger Pierce, 46, of Pryor, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on October 30, 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the son of Allen and Judith (Elrod) Pierce. Jonathan faithfully served his county in the United States Navy from 1987 until 2002. Within the Navy, he worked as a submarine sonar...

Carl Creekkiller

Carl Creekkiller

Jul 5, 2015

Carl Lynn Creekkiller, 51, passed away July 5, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on September 15, 1963 in Monroe, North Carolina, the son of Jeff Creekkiller and Lucy Wyatt. He worked as a plumber most of his life. He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his family. He was baptized at Stoney Creek, Tennessee....

Leonard Barrett

Leonard Barrett

Jul 2, 2015

Leonard Barrett, 70, of Chouteau, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at his home. He was born on December 24, 1944 in Claremore, Oklahoma, the son of Beulah Wilson. Leonard faithfully served his Country in the United States Army. He married Gloria Pifer on June 1st 1973 at wagoner ok. Leonard worked as an aircraft...

Brian Sitsler

Brian Sitsler

Jul 2, 2015

Brian Lee Sitsler, 33, of Peggs, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Peggs. He was born on July 26, 1981 in Rosenberg, Oregon; the son of Larry and Denise (Lambeth) Sitsler. He attended Wickliffe Middle School and Locust Grove High School. He worked construction most of his life and looked forward to spending time outdoors....