Obituaries

Earl Vickers

Earl Vickers

Oct 16, 2020

Earl Jack Vickers, 92, of Adair, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020 at his home. He was born on August 3, 1928 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; the son of Louie Jack and Fannie (Lusk) Vickers. Earl faithfully served his country in the United States Army, serving during two wars, World War II and the Korean War. During his...

Jerry Bridges

Jerry Bridges

Oct 14, 2020

Jerry Gene Bridges, 76, of Tulsa, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in Tulsa. He was born on May 4, 1944 in Claremore, Oklahoma; the son of Plese and Stella (Lee) Bridges. Jerry grew up in Tulsa and attended Tulsa Public Schools. He believed in prayer and loved God. He was a salesman his whole life. Jerry had an outgoing...

Charles Wilson

Charles Wilson

Oct 12, 2020

Charles William Wilson, 79, of Salina, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 4, 1941 in Warwick, New York; the son of Charles E. Wilson and Myrtle (Conklin) Wilson. Charlie married the love of his life, Sandra, on September 22, 1962 in New York, and together they had 4 children; Richard,...

Enriqueta Gutierrez

Enriqueta Gutierrez

Oct 11, 2020

Enrriqueta Ballin de Gutierrez, 69, of Pryor, passed from this life on Sunday, October 11, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on August 10, 1951 in Durango, Mexico; the daughter of Epitacio Ballin and Ma Felix Lopez Salasar. Enriqueta loved the Lord and attending church events and activities. She enjoyed reading the bible and spending time with her...

David Hair

David Hair

Oct 9, 2020

David Yahola Hair, 79, of Kenwood, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was born on June 5, 1941 in Kenwood, Oklahoma; the son of Yahola and Pearl (Backwater) Hair. He worked general labor most of his life. David was a fluent Cherokee speaker and only knew how to read and write the Cherokee language....

Edward Waters

Edward Waters

Oct 9, 2020

Edward Ray Waters, 78, of Okmulgee, passed from this life on Friday, October 9, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on February 7, 1942 in Muskogee, Oklahoma; the son of Carl Edward and Beverlyn Truephina (Hooper) Waters. Ed faithfully served our country in the United States Army during the Korean War. In 1962, Ed married the love of...

Bonnie Deffenbaugh

Bonnie Deffenbaugh

Oct 7, 2020

Bonnie Elizabeth Deffenbaugh, 97, of Adair, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in Vinita, Oklahoma. She was born on November 8, 1922 in Welch, Oklahoma; the daughter of Charles and Hattie (Ruggles) Curts. Bonnie lived in Mayes County all of her life and graduated as Valedictorian of the Adair High School Class of 1940. Bonnie married...

Jay Ketterman

Jay Ketterman

Oct 7, 2020

Jay P. Ketterman, 74, of Chouteau, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in Tulsa. He was born on August 10, 1946 in Nevada, Missouri; the son of JP and Joyce (Mahurin) Ketterman. Jay served his country in the United States Navy in the mid 1960’s. He worked in the trucking industry most of his life as a Truck...

Charles "Charlie" Monroe

Charles "Charlie" Monroe

Oct 5, 2020

Charles “Charlie” Hilton Monroe, 87, of Locust Grove, passed from this life on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 22, 1933 in Tar Heel, North Carolina; the son of Charles and Ida Rose (Dowless) Monroe. Charlie grew up in North Carolina. He met the love of his life, Shari, in Kansas City and...

Carla Phillips

Carla Phillips

Oct 2, 2020

Carla Faye Phillips, 57, of Salina, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 surrounded by her family at home. She was born on November 29, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the daughter of Carl Cagle and Arta Faye (Wilson) Cagle. Carla married her love, Dennis, on August 6, 1981 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Kenwood. She worked in the home...

Earl Pribble

Earl Pribble

Oct 1, 2020

Earl Pribble of Pryor, Oklahoma passed from this life on October 1, 2020. He was 85 years old. He was born on April 26, 1935 in Arkansas; the son of Thomas and Maggie (Wood) Pribble. Earl spent 20 years in the Air Force, 8 of those years he spent flying in and out of Vietnam as a flight engineer...

Edna Rice

Edna Rice

Sep 27, 2020

Edna Earl Rice, 88, of Salina, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 in Salina, Oklahoma. She was born in Shamrock, Texas; the daughter of James Walter Haley and Willie Edna (Blevins) Haley. Edna Earl married the love of her life, Burl “Peanuts” Rice on December 20, 1951. She worked as a homemaker all of her life, tending to...

Jeep Frayer

Jeep Frayer

Sep 25, 2020

Jeep Frayer, of Spavinaw, passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born in Antigo, Wisconsin; the son of Ernest and Marie (West) Frayer. Jeep worked in the carpentry industry most of his life. In his spare time, he enjoyed reading the Bible, traveling, and spending time with his kids and grandkids. He leaves behind many memories and will be...

Larry Hagar

Larry Hagar

Sep 24, 2020

Larry Ralph Hagar, 51, of Claremore, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on April 22, 1969 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; the son of Larry Hagar Sr. and Carol Wooten. Larry grew up in the Mannford area most of his life. He loved fishing, and football; especially the Green Bay Packers and the...

James "Jim" Arrowsmith

James "Jim" Arrowsmith

Sep 24, 2020

James “Jim” Ray Arrowsmith, 72, of Pryor, passed from this life on Thursday, September 24, 2020 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was born on June 1, 1948 in Enid, Oklahoma; the son of James and Margorie Clark Arrowsmith. Jim grew up in various towns due to his father being in the military but ultimately lived the last 44 years of...

LaDonna Jones

LaDonna Jones

Sep 23, 2020

Elsie LaDonna Jones, born April 3, 1957 in Clinton, Oklahoma to Billy Saumty and Janie Nofire Jones. LaDonna left this life on Monday, September 21, 2020. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Roy and Lillian Saumty of Gotebo, Oklahoma, Otter and Elsie NoFire of Welling, Oklahoma, and parents, Billy and Janie Jones of Anadarko, Oklahoma. She leaves...

Jennie (Kingfisher) Ballou

Jennie (Kingfisher) Ballou

Sep 23, 2020

Jennie Sue (Kingfisher) Ballou, 90, of Salina, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at her home. She was born at home in Mayes County on August 28, 1930; the daughter of Reverend Skake Kingfisher and Peggy (Hungry) Kingfisher. She married Rufus Ballou, Sr. on June 17, 1955 and were married for 27 years until his passing in 1982....

Denny Eglian

Denny Eglian

Sep 22, 2020

Denny Ray Eglian, 56, of Pryor, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. He was born on March 12, 1964 in Shelbyville, Indiana; the son of Leroy and Hazel (Eldridge) Eglian. Denny married Brenda Hogshooter on November 13, 1985 in Miami, Oklahoma. Together, they had 4 children: Daniel, Mary Jo, Dale, and Sophia. Denny owned a tree...

Lucas Chuckluck

Lucas Chuckluck

Sep 22, 2020

Lucus Eugene Chuckluck, 40, of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was born on February 4, 1980 in Salina, Oklahoma; the son of George Chuckluck, Sr., and Virginia Sue Chuckluck. Lucus worked in the roofing industry most of his life and loved being outdoors. He would enjoy going crawdad hunting, fishing...

Billie Stafford

Billie Stafford

Sep 22, 2020

Billie Merle Stafford, 81, of Pryor, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was born on October 15, 1938 in Dewar, Oklahoma; the daughter of Charles Higbee and Maymie Lee Walker. Billie was a hairdresser for most of her life and owned Billie’s Kut & Kurl in Pryor. On July 9, 1955, Billie married the...