Obituary Listing

Jan 9, 2016

Mary Lou Riegel, resident of Okay, OK, went to be with our Lord and Savior on January 9, 2016. She will be greeted by her parents, Henry J. Jones and Lecota I (Mader) Jones; her husband of 49 years, Lloyd M. Riegel Sr. (2001); daughter Linda Marie Riegel Eubanks (2003); half brother Rex Loibl (2013);...

Jan 9, 2016

Edna Irene Robertson, 97, passed away peacefully with her family beside her on Saturday, January 9, 2016. She was born July 9, 1918 to Grover and Margaret Tadpole. She married Jess Hugh Robertson on December 15, 1934.

Edna is preceded in death by her husband, Jess; one son, Donald...

Dec 26, 2015

Georgie (Needham) Langston was born March 2, 1929 at home in Grove, Oklahoma.  Her parents were George Dewey Needham and Dot Geneva (Reasoner) Needham.  She grew up in Grove, Oklahoma and graduated from Grove High School in 1946.  Georgie started her career as a secretary in Grove. Georgie moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and met William G. Langston...

Dec 26, 2015

Willie Jo (Mitchell) Suddath was born June 30, 1949 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Carl Willard and Mildred (Shorty) Mitchell.  She grew up on a working cattle ranch where she and her siblings worked alongside their parents with whatever was needed to be done.  This learned work ethic and Willie's caring nature were expressed in her professional career as a...

Dec 22, 2015

Winfred Doyle Roller was born January 1, 1924 in Cleveland, Oklahoma to Herschel and Cora (Horton) Roller. He was raised near Springfield Missouri and later moved with his family to Oklahoma. He attended Spartan School of Aeronautics for training in aircraft engineering, his profession with American Airlines prior to retirement. Doyle served a number of years with the United States...

Dec 18, 2015

Lois Lillian (Moore) Neel was born June 10, 1932 in Frayser, Tennessee. She moved with her family to Wagoner as a teenager. After meeting and marrying her husband, Marvin Vernon Neel, she made her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lois was employed at Saint Francis Hospital for many years as a nurse aide, mostly working in the surgical area. She later...

Dec 14, 2015

Mary Margie Barnett Semore was born February 11, 1920 in Cowlington, Oklahoma to William Leonard and Bessie Mae (Bellah) Barnett. Margie was baptized in 1932 in the Grand River at the age of 12 and joined the Yellow Springs Methodist Church in Booth Bend, Wagoner County. She was currently a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wagoner.   Margie...

Dec 11, 2015

V Helen Louise (VanTuyl) Smith was born October 3, 1927 in Porter, Oklahoma to Charles and Florence (Cook) VanTuyl. After high school Helen attended business college. She was employed as a secretary for McDonnell Douglas prior to her retirement. Helen liked to attend church, and she enjoyed crochet and crossword puzzles. She had been active in the Rebeccas for many...

Dec 10, 2015

Linda Darlene Chuculate was born May 10, 1947 in Dallas, Texas to James Edward Allen and Mary Darline Mussato. She moved to Newkirk, Oklahoma to live with and help out her aunt and uncle while still a teenager. It was through them she met Joseph "Joe" Chuculate, Jr., whom she married on August 12, 1967. She began a happy and...

Dec 8, 2015

Jonia (Joni) Louellen Rhodes was born August 9, 1962 in Manteca, California, to John Hopkins and Thelma (Adney) Boyd. She graduated from Hulbert High School. On November 27, 1980 Joni married Duard Lee Rhodes. They were longtime Wagoner, Oklahoma residents. Before retirement Joni was employed at the Wagoner Middle School as a special education assistant. Joni departed this life on...

Dec 8, 2015

Imogene Hardy Stewart passed on December 8, 2015. She was born in Joplin, Missouri on September 8, 1928, but Wagoner, OK was the home of her youth and her beloved Seymour, TX is where she retired with her true love Major Stewart. They met in Wagoner during World War II and shared 69 years of marriage. If you don't mind,...

Dec 5, 2015

Sandra Kay (Smith) Pepper was born December 31, 1947 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to her loving parents, Harold and Vivian (Gross) Smith. She graduated from Wagoner High School and began her journey through life. She met Woodrow Wilson Chan in Oklahoma. They were married, and then moved to the Boston, Massachusetts area for more than thirty years. Following her husband's death,...

Dec 5, 2015

John W. Russell, Jr., former resident of Wagoner, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015.   He was 92 years of age.   John lived the last three years at Via Christi Retirement Village in Ponca City, Oklahoma.   The service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Wagoner, Oklahoma with the Reverend...

Dec 5, 2015

Gary Reid Ashlock, 69, resident of Wagoner, OK, died December 5, 2015 at Hillcrest South Hospital in Tulsa, OK.  Gary was born on January 6, 1946 to W.O. Ashlock and Dorothy Lucille Hardy Ashlock in Wagoner at the home of his mother's parents, George W.  and Elizabeth Hardy. Gary was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by...

Nov 28, 2015

Edwin Burdett Thorne was born August 28, 1920 in Bristow, Oklahoma to Aubrey Grant and Ione (Farrar) Thorne. After graduation from high school Edwin attended Oklahoma A & M, which is now Oklahoma State University, from 1938-1940. He remained a sports fan of OSU throughout his life. Edwin served in the United State Army during World War II as a...

Nov 28, 2015

Leona Alberta Payne was born August 9, 1933 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Joseph Frank and Clare Elizabeth (Wright) Peters. She had made her home in Okay, Oklahoma for nearly forty years. Alberta, who everyone lovingly called "Grammy", loved to care for her family, especially when she was cooking for everybody. She liked gardening and bird watching.   Mrs. Payne departed this...

Nov 22, 2015

LeCletha Maxine Rhodes was born February 6, 1928 in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, one of ten children born to Jack and Zelma (Crisp) Thornburg. Before retirement Maxine was employed for seventeen years as a medical assistant at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She loved attending the Church of God in Wagoner, where she was a member. Maxine liked to work...

Nov 20, 2015

Mary Ella Lightsey Gaylor was born July 19, 1947 in Ramona, Oklahoma to her loving parents, Thomas Lightsey and Laura Sallee Lightsey Wilson.  The family moved to Wagoner, OK when Mary was only a few years old, returning to Thomas' home town, and to be near Laura's family in Muskogee, OK.  Mary attended Wagoner Public Schools.  She was a member...

Nov 12, 2015

Jewel D Keeton Maldonado February 26, 1928 November 12, 2015 Jewel passed peacefully into the next life in the presence of her family after a short illness. She is preceded in death by her parents Hiram Fletcher and Nancy Keeton, all of her 12 brothers and sisters, her husband of 49 years John Maldonado, an infant son Miguel, and a...

Nov 6, 2015

Betty Jane (Wilkey) Hardy was born March 31, 1935 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Arthur and Iona (Watkins) Wilkey. She had made her home in Wagoner since the age of twelve. Although Betty worked several times throughout her life, she primarily enjoyed homemaking activities. She was a skilled seamstress and proficient at crochet. Even when Betty was making her home in...