Obituaries

Bobby Smith
Feb 13, 2010
Bobby Charles Smith, son of Charley and Stella Rhine Smith, was born on September 6, 1942 in Westville, Oklahoma and passed from this life on Saturday, February 13, 2010 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 67 years, 5 months and 7 days. Bobby was a 1960 graduate of Westville High School. He was a longtime truck dispatcher for...

Dixie Smith
Feb 11, 2010
Dixie Lee Smith, daughter of Delmar and Georgia Logan Hodges, was born November 2, 1958 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas and departed this life on Thursday, February 11, 2010 in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 51 years, 3 months and 9 days. She enjoyed the duties that followed her role of being a very loving mother and grandmother to...

Diana Grayson
Feb 11, 2010
Diana June Grayson, daughter of Benjamin Harrison and Lucille Smith Sumka was born October 18, 1948 in Henryetta, Oklahoma and departed this life to be with our Lord on February 11, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 61 years, 3 months and 24 days. Diana loved to go to church she attended Pleasant Valley Holiness Church for...

Robbie Akins
Feb 9, 2010
Robbie Lee Akins was born on November 2, 1930 to Robert Lee Akins and Kate Crozier Akins in the Piney Community of Adair County, Oklahoma. She departed this life on Monday, February 8, 2010 at the age of 79 years. She lived her entire life in Piney and Stilwell. Robbie became Sammie when she was only a few days...

Letha Gatter
Feb 8, 2010
Letha Monola Gatter, daughter of William M. and Sarah Smith nee Bile, was born on April 14, 1921 in Salina, Oklahoma and departed this life on Monday, February 8, 2010 at Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 88 years, 9 months and 24 days. Letha was a loving wife, mother and friend. She enjoyed the time she spent with...

John Copeland, Jr.
Feb 3, 2010
John Newton Newt Copeland, son of John and Dovie Dildine Copeland, was born on March 26, 1932 in Baron, Oklahoma and departed this life on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 77 years, 10 months and 8 days. John was a lifelong member of the Westville and Summers communities. He also lived and worked...

Adolph Leutsch Jr.
Jan 29, 2010
Adolph Edwin Leutsch, Jr. Ed was born June 15, 1934 to Adolph and Mary Ruth Bunch Leutsch and departed this life on January 29, 2010. Ed graduated from Central High School in Tulsa, lived briefly in his favorite big city, San Francisco, during World War II and worked all his life in Tulsa in the printing industry including with...

Frank Briggs
Jan 24, 2010
Frank Reed Briggs, 84, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was born August 16, 1925 in Stilwell, Oklahoma to Garve and Ola Briggs. He grew up on his fathers dairy farm northwest of downtown Stilwell, where he met and married Betty Hankins. They owned and operated the Stilwell Lumber Company and various other businesses. He...

Marcus Soap
Jan 23, 2010
MARCUS WAYNE SOAP, SON OF LEON DUNCAN AND ELIZA SOAP WAS BORN APRIL 2, 1982 IN TAHLEQUAH, OK. HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE JANUARY 23, 2010 IN STILWELL, OK AT THE AGE OF 27 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS. MARCUS ENJOYED HANGING OUT WITH ALL HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY, MOST OF ALL PICKING ON ALL OF HIS NIECES, NEPHEWS...

Melvin Born
Jan 19, 2010
Melvin Conway Born, son of James R. and Bertha E. Graham Born, was born January 19, 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and departed this life on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years. Melvin married his soul mate, Opal Eden, in 1939. The Lord blessed them with 67 years of marriage. To this...

Diana Leyva
Jan 14, 2010
Diana Sue Leyva, daughter of L.T. and Ruby Woodward Henderson, was born on September 15, 1947 in Fairfax, Oklahoma and departed this life on January 14, 2010 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 62 years, 3 months and 29 days. Diana loved life and helping anyone in need. She spent many years as a paramedic, which gave her...

Oliver Smith
Jan 12, 2010
Oliver David Earl Smith, son of Oliver and Myrtle Mae Geyer Smith, was born on October 13, 1948 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and took flight with the angels on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in Park Hill, Oklahoma at the age of 61 years, 2 months and 30 days. David was truly a blessing to this earth. He was a very...

Florence Terrell
Jan 9, 2010
Florence Terrell, daughter of Arthur and Carrie Bell Troupe Drake, was brought into this life on February 8, 1917 in Coffeyville, Kansas and departed this life to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 9, 2010 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 1 day. Florence was loved by her family and all who...

Alvasta Jones
Jan 7, 2010
Alvasta Jones, daughter of Fletcher A. and Zora Mae Frazier Reed, was born on September 22, 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and departed this life on January 7, 2010 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the age of 88 years, 3 months and 15 days. Alvasta was a good friend to many in the Stilwell community. She married Robert Biff Jones...

Mollie Cummings
Jan 6, 2010
Mollie Jane Cummings, daughter of Richard and Mary Mocker Coming, was born on August 8, 1907 in Kansas, Oklahoma and departed this life on January 6, 2010 in Westville, Oklahoma at the age of 102 years, 4 months and 29 days. She had many hobbies that she enjoyed: gardening, raising Rhode Island chickens, crocheting and seamstress work. Mollie loved...

Ona Hopkins
Jan 3, 2010
Ona Vera Hopkins, daughter of Authur and Evie Turner Lange, was born on November 3, 1914 in Gilmer, Texas and departed this life to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 3, 2010 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 95 years and 2 months. Ona worked as a Registered Nurse and a Beautician for many years. During WW...

Richard Powers
Jan 2, 2010
Richard James Powers, son of Richard A. and Leona M. Wikoff Powers, was brought into this world on August 31, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and departed this life on Saturday, January 2, 2010 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 2 days. Richard was a loving and devoted husband, father and friend. After moving...

Audest Johnson
Dec 31, 2009
Audest Dell Bonnie Johnson, daughter of George and Rose Leist Tennison was born October 10, 1930 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and departed this life to be with our Lord on December 31, 2009 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 21 days. She was a homemaker who enjoyed the duties of a very loving...

Charles Luethje
Dec 21, 2009
Charles William Luethje, son of William Ernest and Nellie Evelyn Miner Luethje was born August 10, 1944 in Independence, Kansas and departed this life to be with our Lord on December 21, 2009 in Muskogee, Oklahoma at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 11 days. Charles married the love of his life Mary Ruth Carr on November...