Obituaries

Lola

Lola

Dec 17, 2013

Lola Rodena Going, age, 87, passed away on December 17, 2013 at Inola Health and Rehabilitation in Inola, Oklahoma. She was born in Sparks, Oklahoma on April 25, 1926. She was a retired nurse from Grand Valley Hospital, Pryor, Oklahoma and volunteered there for another 15 years. She was a member of the First Free Will Baptist...

Harold Pilant

Harold Pilant

Dec 17, 2013

Harold Dean Pilant, 74, of Chouteau, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in Austin, Arkansas. He was born on August 31, 1939 in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, the son of Elmer Pilant and Polly (Howell) Pilant. Harold served his Country in the United States Army, retiring from the military after 20 years of faithful service. He...

Raymond McGirt

Raymond McGirt

Dec 16, 2013

Raymond McGirt, 89, of Pryor, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2013 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was born on July 14, 1924 in Lamar, Oklahoma; the son of James and Wisey McGirt. Raymond graduated from the Moss High School. He joined the Army after high school and proudly served his country. He loved to watch basketball and...

Coy Bradley

Coy Bradley

Dec 14, 2013

Coy "Bob" Len Bradley, 79, of Roff, Oklahoma, passed away in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Bob was born on August 10, 1934 in Ala, Mississippi, the son of Robert Alvin Bradley and Wilma Beatrice (Hood) Bradley. He faithfully served his Country in the United States Air Force. Bob married Valette "Vicky" Bacon on May 9, 1956 in Reno, Nevada....

Sylvia Steele

Sylvia Steele

Dec 13, 2013

Sylvia Janae' Steele, 59, of Tulsa, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on November 2, 1954; the daughter of Cecil and Francis (Tennett) Doyle. Sylvia earned her B.S.N. in Nursing and also her Master's Degree in Business from Southern Nazarene University. Sylvia had a passion for helping people and loved...

Mary Jones

Mary Jones

Dec 12, 2013

Mary Kathryn Jones, 73, of Adair, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on April 16, 1940; the daughter of William & Agnes (Hanna) Dunham. She married Bill Jones on July 1, 1957 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Mary enjoyed fishing and basketball. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles, circle words, and reading the...

Gordon Dodd

Gordon Dodd

Dec 11, 2013

Gordon Stanley Dodd, 80, of Gun Barrel City, Texas, passed away on December 11, 2013 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on January 22, 1933 in Jonesboro, Illinois; the son of Paul and Helen (Brown) Dodd. Gordon married the love of his life, Joann Williams, on April 19, 1957 in Los Angeles, California. They made their home...

Alvina

Alvina

Dec 6, 2013

Alvina Lucille Fouts, 91, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on December 18, 1921 in Alfred, North Dakota, the daughter of John and Ernestine Henne. She married Bill Fouts, making a wonderful life together, raising their four children. Alvina graduated from Jamestown College in North Dakota earning...

Maggie Kingfisher

Maggie Kingfisher

Dec 3, 2013

Maggie Kingfisher, 82, of Salina, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in Salina, Oklahoma. She was born on December 18, 1930 in Locust Grove, Oklahoma; the daughter of Nelson and Sarah (Sanders) Ballou. Maggie married Steve Kingfisher on December 19, 1955 in Salina, Oklahoma. She was a deaconess at New Jordan for many years and served...

Grace

Grace

Nov 27, 2013

Grace Ann (Hert) Gay, 94, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She was born on January 29, 1919 in Locust Grove, Oklahoma; the daughter of Noah and Lilly (Fry) Brannon. Grace grew up and attended school at Hogan and Pryor; she then graduated from Adair High School in 1938. She married Wayne Hert...

Patsy Jones

Patsy Jones

Nov 25, 2013

Patsy Ruth Jones, 81, of Chouteau, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 in Chouteau, Oklahoma. She was born on March 17, 1932 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Harry and Vada (Henson) Young. Patsy married Ken Jones in Rogers, Arkansas on December 3, 1951. She worked as a finance secretary most of her life...

Richard Kemp

Richard Kemp

Nov 25, 2013

Richard Ray Kemp, 57, of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on November 25, 2013 in Pryor. Richard was born on June 16, 1956 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Guy Edmond Kemp and Virginia Lee (Simmons) Kemp. He worked for the Highland Dairy Company as a milkman. He enjoyed being outdoors, golfing and fishing. Richard enjoyed watching the...

Bonnie

Bonnie

Nov 22, 2013

Bonnie L. Summers, 72, of Salina, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on September 26, 1941 in Pryor, the daughter of Monte and Joan (Langston) Breedlove. Bonnie worked as a waitress/bartender. She was also a member of the VFW's Ladies Auxiliary of Pryor. She enjoyed playing cards and spending time...

Lieutenant Jacks

Lieutenant Jacks

Nov 19, 2013

Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Kenneth Jacks, 84, of Pryor, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2013 in Pryor. Ken was born October 13, 1929 in Hobart, Oklahoma, the son of Mary Jane (Amis) and ER Jacks. He came to Pryor in the 8th grade and played football in his High School years. Ken was an All-State fullback, and...

Robert Arric

Robert Arric

Nov 16, 2013

Robert Forrest Arric, Jr., 65, of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 in Oklahoma. He was born on May 13, 1948 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Robert Forrest Arric Sr. and Maurine Viola (Dahlem) Arric. Robert has lived in Pryor for 61 years. He faithfully served his Country in the United States Marine...

Ronald Thomas

Ronald Thomas

Nov 14, 2013

Ronald Ray Thomas, 55, of Chouteau, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 in Chouteau, Oklahoma. He was born on July 5, 1958 in Larnard, Kansas, the son of Carl Thomas and Janice (Gregg) Thomas. He married Shauna Sinor on October 16, 2006 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially rock climbing. Ronald was an...

Stanley Crawford

Stanley Crawford

Nov 13, 2013

Stanley Alonzo Crawford, 69, of Adair, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 in Adair. He was born on January 31, 1944 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the son of Carl and Ellen (Bump) Crawford. He was a member of the Tulsa Plasterer Union Local #312 and worked as a plasterer in Tulsa most of his life. Stanley enjoyed...

Nina Harrison

Nina Harrison

Nov 12, 2013

Nina Harrison, a longtime resident of Pryor, passed away on Tuesday, November 12. She was born on July 25, 1927, to Harold Whitehead and Mary Ellen Walker Whitehead. She was married for 51 years to Robert L. Harrison, who died in 1998. Nina was a church secretary for 32 years and served in the second grade Sunday...

Troy McCarter

Troy McCarter

Nov 7, 2013

Troy Dean McCarter, stillborn son of Amber Larson and Nolan McCarter, passed away on November 7, 2013. No formal services are planned. Service: No Services are planned

Cecil Barr

Cecil Barr

Nov 5, 2013

Cecil Leroy Barr, 65, of Vinita, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 in Vinita, Oklahoma. Cecil was born on September 1, 1948 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Vernon and Mary (Grubb) Barr. He worked as a Veterinary tech for many years in the Siloam Springs Veterinary Clinic. Cecil loved family and spending time with...