Obituaries

Ron Gish

Ron Gish

Feb 22, 2011

Ronald Lee Gish 69 of Adair, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at his home. The son of Harold Mable (Johnson) Gish, he was born on May 2, 1941 in Quapah, Oklahoma. He was a life member of 846 Overland Park, KS. He was married to Helen Standefer on May 5, 1990 in Joplin, Missouri....

Ruth Burke

Ruth Burke

Feb 21, 2011

Ruth Irene Burke 82 of Pryor passed away on February 21, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The daughter of John Alice (Brown) Holliman, she was born on May 29, 1928 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ruth moved to Pryor in 1995 from Salina, Oklahoma. She was married to LaVelle "Sparky" Martin Sharp, he preceded her in death in 1974....

Betty James

Betty James

Feb 20, 2011

Betty Lee James, 83, of Salina, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2011 in Pryor, Oklahoma. Betty was born on November 21, 1927 in Salina, Oklahoma, the daughter of Tyler Chuckluck and Jennie (Rogers) Chuckluck. She married Jessie James, who preceded her in death in 1986. She worked for Simmons Food. Betty was a member of...

Bobby Mouse

Bobby Mouse

Feb 18, 2011

Bobby John Mouse 69 of Chouteau, Oklahoma passed away on February 18, 2011 at his home in Chouteau. He was born on January 21, 1942 the son of John and Jane (Cabbagehead) Mouse. He enjoyed playing the guitar and music, and drawing, and especially enjoyed visiting his grandchildren, friends and family Funeral services will be held at...

Joyce Franklin

Joyce Franklin

Feb 17, 2011

Helen Joyce (Swearengin) Franklin "Ma", of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on February 17, 2011. She was 67. Helen was born to Joseph and Juanita Swearengin on March 19, 1943. Helen and Ray Franklin were married for 51 years. They had five children, eight grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. Helen enjoyed cooking for her family get togethers, playing...

John Dawson

John Dawson

Feb 17, 2011

John Randall Dawson, 65, of Chouteau, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at his home. He was born on August 7, 1946 in Vinita, Oklahoma, the son of Francis Marion Dawson and Helen (Fanning) Dawson. He faithfully served his Country in the United States Navy. John worked as a Union Carpenter in Tulsa, Oklahoma, moving...

Hubert Greenway

Hubert Greenway

Feb 17, 2011

Hubert Greenway, 82, of Pryor passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011. Hubert was born September 7, 1928 at St. James, Arkansas, the son of Herman and Ola (Hester) Greenway. He retired from National Gypsum Company. Hubert enjoyed gardening and raising his cattle. He married Anna Mae Roberts on July 5, 1952, who preceded him in death in...

Betsy Nutter

Betsy Nutter

Feb 17, 2011

Betsy Louise Nutter, 70, of Salina, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at her home in Salina, Oklahoma. She was born on December 17, 1940 in Claremore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lloyd Kingfisher and Mary Ann (Pickup) Kingfisher. She married Richard Nutter in 1960 in Mayes County, Oklahoma. She worked for the Cherokee Nation in...

Leonard Honeycutt

Leonard Honeycutt

Feb 16, 2011

Gene Honeycutt, 77, of Chouteau, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was born on January 6, 1934 in Inola, Oklahoma, the son of Willis Herman Honeycutt and Grace Pearl (Biby) Honeycutt. Gene faithfully served his Country in the United States Army. He married Helen Bracken in June of 1957. She preceded...

Dorothea Hubble

Dorothea Hubble

Feb 16, 2011

Dorothea Esther (Calhoun) Hubble was born on April 10, 1922 in Brighten, CO to James S. Martha B. (Clarkson) Calhoun. She passed away on February 16, 2011 in Tulsa, OK. She was married to Arvil Russell Hubble on Jan. 31, 1942 in Sharon Springs, KS. She was an avid jig saw puzzle worker and doll collector. She...

Martha Jamison

Martha Jamison

Feb 14, 2011

Martha M. Jamison age 90, of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The daughter of John Edith (Ely) Meighen, Martha was born on June 18, 1920 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The Jamison family moved to Pryor in 1954 from Lake Charles Louisiana. Martha was a homemaker but also worked as a...

Joe Gorley

Joe Gorley

Feb 10, 2011

Joe E. Gorley, 82, of Pryor, Oklahoma, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, February 10, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on January 8, 1929 in Sudan, Texas, the son of Frank Gorley and Linnie (Thompson) Gorley. Joe was an All State football player his senior year at Seminole High School. He married Dorotha...

Samuel Reaser

Samuel Reaser

Feb 8, 2011

Samuel Lawrence Reaser, 72, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in Salina, Oklahoma. He was born on September 20, 1938 in Cedarville, West Virginia, the son of Charlie Reaser and Ermal (Hardman) Reaser. He faithfully served his Country in the United States Army, serving in Vietnam. Samuel worked for Landjet Motor Carrier as a driver. He...

Arthur Unrau

Arthur Unrau

Feb 6, 2011

Arthur Unrau, the son of Peter V. Helena (Schmidt) Unrau, was born on August 2, 1912 in Moundridge, Kansas. He passed away in Pryor at the age of 98. Arthur was a farmer, stockman dairyman all of his life. He and his family moved from Kansas to the Inola Oklahoma area in 1917. He attended school at...

Lillie Fellass

Lillie Fellass

Feb 4, 2011

Lillie Fellass, 81, of Pryor, 81, of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on February 4, 2011 in Pryor. Mrs. Fellass was born on December 20, 1929 in Hackberry, Texas the daughter of John Riley Perkins and Elisa Ann (Fellers) Perkins. She worked in the nursing profession as an LPN. She will be so very missed by all who...

Glenna Shoun

Glenna Shoun

Feb 2, 2011

Glenna Mae Shoun, 82, longtime resident of Tulsa, passed away on Feb. 3, 2011 in Claremore, Oklahoma. The daughter of John Allen Savina (Holder) Whitley, Glenna was born on November 12, 1928 in Swifton, AR. Glenna married Mr. Charles Shoun in 1977 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, he preceded her in death in 1999. Glenna worked as a Hostess...

Elsie Proctor

Elsie Proctor

Feb 2, 2011

Elsie Ann (Arneecher) Proctor, 57, of Salina, Oklahoma, passed away on February 2, 2010 in Salina. She was born on April 28, 1953 in Claremore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bud Arneecher and Susie (Pickup) Arneecher. She worked for the Cherokee Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation. She enjoyed going fishing with her husband, Jimmy Proctor. She will...

Corinne Schaller

Corinne Schaller

Jan 29, 2011

Corinne Schaller, 90, of Owasso, formerly of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2011in Owasso. Corinne was born on January 12, 1921 in Frisco, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clarence F. Clark and Hanna Bell (Harrison) Clark. She married Charles Schaller on January 13, 1939, who preceded her in death on September 14, 2007 after 68...

Brian Jones

Brian Jones

Jan 28, 2011

Brian Keith Jones, 26, of Jay, Oklahoma, passed away on January 28, 2011 in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born on July 4, 1984. Brian moved to the Grove area in 2002 from Tulsa. He was married to Carla Ann Henderson on June 13, 2008 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Brian was employed by the Grand Lake Casino in...

Jewell Briggs

Jewell Briggs

Jan 26, 2011

Jewell Elizabeth Briggs, 96, of Chouteau, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Chouteau, Oklahoma. No Services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Shipman's Funeral Cremation Service.