Obituaries

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...

Tiffany Shirel

Tiffany Shirel

Sep 22, 2020

Tiffany René Shirel, 35, of Pryor, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at her home. She was born on December 23, 1984 in Claremore, Oklahoma; the daughter of Timothy Allen Shirel and Dana Denise (Diel) Norris. While some of us may be guilty of wasting the day, this was not the case with Tiffany.  She...

Celina Sanders

Celina Sanders

Sep 20, 2020

Celina Marie Sanders, 60, of Locust Grove, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She was born on May 7, 1960 in San Fernando, California. She worked in the home most of her life, taking care of the needs of her family. She loved to cook, go to the creek and tend to her vegetable garden....

Richard Lynch Jr.

Richard Lynch Jr.

Sep 19, 2020

Richard Lynch Jr., 80, of Chouteau, passed from this life on Saturday, September 19, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on October 1, 1939 in Muskogee, Oklahoma; the son of Osborn Richard Lynch Sr. and Meekie Dowler. In 1963, he married the love of his life, Wilma, in Tahlequah. Richard attended Northeastern and received his master’s degree in...

Catherine Gangwer

Catherine Gangwer

Sep 18, 2020

Catherine Margaret Gangwer, 54, of Pryor, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home. She was born on December 18, 1965 in La Mirada, California; the daughter of Jim and Catherine (McCormack) Long. Catherine married Michael Gangwer on July 2, 1988 in Gallup, New Mexico. She worked in the home all of her life, taking care of...

Roena Keith

Roena Keith

Sep 16, 2020

Roena Mae Keith, 85, of Pryor, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on November 28, 1934 in Stigler, Oklahoma; the daughter of Joseph and Alma (Johnson) Anderson. Roena enjoyed attending Church services, cooking, and spending time with her family. She also looked forward to spending time outdoors, especially going camping and gardening....

Michiel Craig - White

Michiel Craig - White

Sep 16, 2020

Michiel Luke Craig, 18, of Inola, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in Inola, Oklahoma. He was born on April 18, 2002 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the son of Michiel Luke White and Anna Jaclene Craig. He attended Inola Public Schools most of his life and worked as a mechanic. He loved taking things apart and putting them back...

Johnny Wilkerson

Johnny Wilkerson

Sep 9, 2020

Johnny Ray Wilkerson, infant son of Daniel Wilkerson and Vestina Brizendine, passed away on September 9, 2020 in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was survived by his parents, Daniel Wilkerson and Vestina Brizendine of Locust Grove, Oklahoma; sisters, Scarlett, Piper and Nyssa Negelein of Locust Grove, Oklahoma; maternal grandparents, Sheryl and Joey Terhune of Kenwood, Oklahoma and paternal grandmother, Jamie Baugus...

Eliza Deere

Eliza Deere

Sep 9, 2020

Eliza Mae Deere, 78, of Kansas, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was born on June 12, 1942 in Kenwood, Oklahoma; the daughter of Reverend Bert Spade and Polly (Buck) Spade. On June 1, 1966, Eliza married the love of her life, James, in Oklahoma City. Together, they had 3 children;...