Shirley Jean Allen
Dec 8, 2022
Shirley Jean Allen, 87, of Pineville, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at her home. She was born on March 6, 1935 in Independence, Missouri; the daughter of Alvah and Mary Irene (Kerner) Wait. Shirley started her first job at Sears in Kansas City and from there worked in transcription at Grand Valley Hospital and as a cashier...
Eric DeWayne Harges
Dec 8, 2022
Eric DeWayne Harges, 51, of Chouteau, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at his home. He was born on June 26, 1971 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the son of Carl and Linda (Tinker) Harges. He worked as a Roll operator for many years at Port City Metal Services. He loved his family and spending time with them. Eric was proud...
Glenda Sue Savage
Dec 7, 2022
Glenda Sue Savage, 71, of Claremore, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in Tulsa. She was born in Alice, Texas on February 17, 1951; the daughter of Clifford and Glayds (Plemons) Axton. Glenda earned her LPN License from the Northeast Vo- Tech and worked in the nursing industry for many years. She enjoyed helping people and in her spare time...
Dot Jackson
Dec 6, 2022
Dorothy “Dot” Jackson left this world on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 65 years of age. She was born in Dallas, Texas to Charles and Sue Finney. Dot lived life and loved to laugh. She lived most of her life in Mayes County and over 30 years in Boatman. Her home was open to all that came by, there were...
Dick Cameron
Dec 3, 2022
George Richard Cameron, also known as Dick, 89, of Chouteau, passed from this life on Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Chouteau. He was born on September 6, 1933, in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the son of Dr. Paul B. Cameron and Eva (Edgett) Cameron. He was a life-long resident of Mayes County and graduated from Pryor high school with the class of...
Casey Livingston
Dec 3, 2022
Casey Diane Livingston, 48, of Pryor, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at her home. She was born on August 5, 1974 in Adair, Oklahoma; the daughter of John and Joni (Panter) Willyard. Casey loved people and especially her career in caretaking most of her life. Her world was centered around her children and she was a loving mother...
Mildred Arlene Rowe
Dec 2, 2022
Mildred Arlene Rowe, 81, of Pryor, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022, in Pryor. She was born on May 10, 1941 in Englewood, Colorado; the daughter of Rayburn and Louise (McGraw) Frye. Mildred worked as a cashier in Sales most of her life. She was very sociable and loved to visit with friends and family and especially enjoyed going...
Kenneth Dean Leffler
Dec 1, 2022
Kenneth Dean Leffler, 87, passed away on December 1, 2022 at his home in Chouteau, Oklahoma. He was born in Hillsdale, Michigan on July 7, 1935, the son of Harold and Doris Leffler. Kenneth faithfully served his Country in the United States Army. He married Beverly Edwards on October 1, 1965 in Newington, Connecticut. They moved to Chouteau in...
Sally Mae Budder
Dec 1, 2022
Sally Mae Budder, 72, of Salina, passed from this life on Thursday, December 1, 2022, in Tahlequah. She was born on November 15, 1950, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to John and Lucy (O’Field) Budder. She took any opportunity she could to play cornhole and dominoes. She enjoyed watching tv, especially when it came to her soaps and Wheel of Fortune. She...
Jovi Elaine Backwater
Nov 29, 2022
Jovi Elaine Backwater, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, in Claremore. She was born on November 29, 2022, in Claremore, Oklahoma to Ben and Autumn (Cheater) Backwater. Though her life was short, she leaves behind a lifetime of love for her family to cherish and will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her parents, Ben and...
Peggy Dean
Nov 29, 2022
Peggy Dean, 80, of Pryor, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was born on June 9, 1942 in Barry, Illinois; the daughter of Hubert and Louise (Funk) Staff. She has lived in the Mayes County area for 49 years coming from Quincy, Illinois. She married Phillip Dean on her birthday, June 9, 1982 and together...
Cindy (Holler) Gregory
Nov 27, 2022
Cynthia Diane (Holler) Gregory, also known as Cindy, passed from this life on Sunday, November 27, 2022, in Pryor. She was born on August 17, 1967, in Pryor, to James and Theresa (Dryden) Holler. She was a lifetime resident of Pryor and graduated high school in 1985. She enjoyed going to concerts, the beach, and taking any opportunity she could...
Faye Ray
Nov 26, 2022
This is the story of Velda Faye Southern Ramsey Ray.
I was born in Pryor, Oklahoma on May 8, 1946 to a dirt farmer and his wife. This
was a Wednesday. My Dad said that I was almost born on the 9th. The poem says
Wednesday's child is full of woe. Whatever that means! I never...
Leroy "Pete" Vaughn
Nov 25, 2022
Leroy “Pete” Vaughn, 85, of Locust Grove, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022 at his home. He was born on February 20, 1937 at home in Proctor, Oklahoma; the son of James and Susie (Redbird) Vaughn. He went to school and graduated in the Locust Grove Class of 1956. Pete worked for the local Union most of his life,...
Billy Ray Potts
Nov 23, 2022
Billy Ray Potts, 85, of Chouteau, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at his home. He was born on July 29, 1937 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the son of Earl and Mary (Holt) Potts. He married the love of his life, Eva Potts, on December 23, 1955, and they celebrated 65 years of marriage until her passing in 2020. Billy...
Vickie Jo Walters
Nov 20, 2022
Vickie Jo Walters, 74, of Chouteau, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on August 10, 1948 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the daughter of Louie and Martha (Allen) Tatum. Vickie married Mike Walters on February 16, 1968 and have celebrated 54 years of marriage. She worked as a homemaker most of her life, always making...
Fannie Elizabeth (Yoder) Miller
Nov 20, 2022
Fannie Elizabeth (Yoder) Miller, 82, of Chouteau, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at her home. She was born on May 6, 1940 in Mazie, Oklahoma; the daughter of John Henry and Mary (Chupp) Yoder. Fannie married Norman C. Miller on November 5, 1959 in Mazie and together have spent 63 years of marriage. She spent her life working...
Thelma Jane Kingfisher
Nov 14, 2022
Thelma Jane Kingfisher, 81, of Salina, passed from this life on Monday, November 14, 2022, in Tulsa. She was born on June 2, 1941, in Claremore, Oklahoma to Sam and Jennie (Christie) Blossom. She married Clarence Kingfisher on July 1, 1975, in Salina and spent many wonderful years with him until his passing in 2017. She took any opportunity to...
Howard Stephen Eagen
Nov 14, 2022
Howard Stephen Eagen, 71, of Claremore, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022, in Tulsa. He was born on March 1, 1951, in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the son of Glen and Merry (Strickland) Eagen. He married Karen Bias on November 15, 1970 and celebrated almost 52 years of marriage. He worked most of his life as a Truck Driver for Starlight...
Dorothy Jean Bond
Nov 4, 2022
Dorothy Jean Bond, 78, of Pryor, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022 at her home. She was born on July 28, 1944 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the daughter of Lloyd and Joan (Langston) Breedlove. Dorothy owned and operated Chuck and Dorothy’s Bar in Pryor with her husband Charles “Chuck” Bond for many years. She also worked as a Bookkeeper at...