Joan Orean Whitney
Aug 17, 2026
Joan O. Whitney passed from this earth and woke up in the presence of Jesus Monday, August 17, 2026, at the age of 82. Joan was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 18, 1943.
Joan worked outside the home from an early age. She started working while in High School and worked until a car accident in midlife prevented her from...
Josephine Wolf
Aug 17, 2026
Josephine "Josie" Wolf, 100, born to Pilot and Lena (Knight) Billey on February 23, 1926, in Paden, Oklahoma passed away Monday, August 17, 2026, in Glenpool, Oklahoma.
Josie was a member of Belview Baptist Church since May of 1989. She was in the Women's Missionary Union and enjoyed traveling. Josie was a big sports fan, with OU Sooners, Dallas Cowboys and...
Denise Jaqua Whitman
Aug 16, 2026
Denise (Niecie) Jaqua Whitman, homemaker, died on August 16, 2026 at age 97. She was born June 11, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Albert R. and Hilda Jaqua and lived in Ft Thomas, Kentucky until her senior year of high school. She studied ballet and piano in Cincinnati for 6 years. The family moved to Dallas, Texas where she graduated...
Robert Terrence Merkov
Aug 13, 2026
Robert Terrence Merkov Sr., lovingly known as Bob, passed away surrounded by the love of his family. Born on November 5, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bob lived a life marked by service, dedication, adventure, and unwavering devotion to those he loved.
Bob attended North Catholic High School in Philadelphia from 1963 to 1967 before beginning a distinguished twenty-year career in the...
Philip Andrew Matthews
Aug 11, 2026
Philip Andrew Matthews entered this world on April 21, 1938, in Guatemala, and completed his earthly journey on August 11, 2026. Born to an English father and a Portuguese mother, Phil's life began among many languages and cultures. At twelve, his family sent him to the United States where he attended San Marcus Academy in Texas. Here, he built a...
Helen Darlene Grider
Aug 11, 2026
Graveside service will be 9:45 AM, Friday, August 14, 2026 at Park Grove Cemetery, Broken Arrow, OK.
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Brian Scot Griffith
Aug 11, 2026
Brian Scot Griffith, known to family and friends as Scot, was born on December 23, 1954, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Ivan and Shirley Griffith. The oldest of three children, he grew up in Tulsa's Lortondale neighborhood, making many happy memories with his younger brother, Neil, and sister, Carol.
Sports were an important part of Scot's life from an early age. He...
Autry Dean Johnson
Aug 10, 2026
Autry D. Johnson, beloved veteran, dedicated public servant, and cherished friend and family member, passed away on August 10, 2026, at the age of 87. He was born on December 6, 1938.
Autry was a graduate of Oklahoma State University and proudly served his country as a veteran of the United States Navy. Following his military service, he worked many years...
Margie Etma Gartman Deere
Aug 9, 2026
Margie E. Gartman Deere was born on March 6, 1929 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Her parents were Horace and Pearl Gartman. She was the 8th of 10 children living in a 2 room home & started picking cotton at the age of 4. She attended Pleasant Valley School with the famous Bootleg Queen Cleo Epps being her...
Robert Dee Humphrey
Aug 8, 2026
Robert Dee Humphrey, age 91, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away at his home on August 8, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents Hubert Dee Humphrey and Mary Lorene Wilhem Humphrey and his son Mike Humphrey. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Colleen Miller Humphrey, His sons Rick and Steve, his grandchildren: Jared, Colleen, Malachi,...
Sharon Faye Lower
Aug 8, 2026
Sharon Faye (Drain) Lower, 76, of Tulsa, OK, passed away on August 8, 2026 at home surrounded by her family.
The funeral service will be held at Moore Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, August 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM with Bro. Guy Nolan of The Path Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow, OK....
Dr. Brad Howard
Aug 8, 2026
Richard Bradley ("Brad") Howard, DVM, 62, of Tulsa, passed away unexpectantly Saturday morning, August 8, 2026. He was born December 17, 1963, in Waurika, Oklahoma to Carolyn Cathey Howard and Richard Wayne Howard.
Brad primarily grew up in a rural area outside of Duncan where he learned to weld and made great pocket money in the summers welding frac tanks for...
Mitchell Dean O'Donnell
Aug 8, 2026
Born in a farmhouse just outside of Bowlegs, Oklahoma on June 28, 1934, Mitchell O'Donnell passed from this earth on August 8, 2026. The son of Omer and Birdie Lee O'Donnell, Mitchell was a 1952 graduate of Bowlegs High School. While playing for the Bowlegs Bisons, Mitchell won a football scholarship to East Central University, where he met and married...
David Allen Runnels
Aug 8, 2026
David Allen Runnels met his Savior face to face on August 8, 2026. Having been diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer a few short weeks ago, David remained hopeful that his sight would return. But, now, he sees Jesus!
David was born to Gail and Virginia Runnels on November 17, 1960, in New York City, NY. However, Tulsa, OK, soon became...
Wanda Faye Skelton
Aug 7, 2026
Wanda Faye Skelton, age 93 of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born to Jesse H. Skelton and Naomi Raines Skelton on March 28, 1933 in Russellville, Arkansas. Wanda was a woman of devout faith and was a charter member of Grace United Methodist Church for several decades before becoming a...
Jamie Lee Harrel-Caillouette
Aug 5, 2026
Jamie Caillouette, age 68, passed away peacefully in her home on August 5, 2026, in Owasso, Oklahoma. Born on October 23, 1957, in Bethany, Oklahoma, to Glenn and Lois Gearreald, Jamie was raised in Leedey, Oklahoma, where she graduated high school in 1976. Jamie married Terry Harrel in 1974, and together they were blessed with two sons, Cody and Josh....
Glenn Hargett
Aug 4, 2026
Rondal Glenn Hargett, who went by his middle name Glenn, entered the world on February 17, 1932, in a farm house near the rural community of Ninnekah in south central Oklahoma.
He was the sixth of seven children born to Fred Wells Hargett and Lecta LaVesta Mae (Bowen) Hargett. Tragically, he soon became the youngest of the family for a second...
Linda Kay Myles
Aug 4, 2026
Linda Kay (Mehlhorn) Myles, 82, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2026.
Born on December 27, 1943, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Linda lived a life filled with creativity, love, and unwavering devotion to her family. A successful entrepreneur, she shared her talents through interior decorating and catering, bringing beauty and joy into the lives of so many. She...
Edward Clark James
Aug 3, 2026
Edward "Clark" James, 85, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away peacefully surrounded by family Monday, August 3, 2026.
Clark was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 15, 1940, to Catherine and Charles James. A lifelong Tulsa resident, Clark graduated from Central High School in 1959. He then attended the University of Tulsa, graduating with his Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
Clark spent...
Jean Louise Paulsen
Aug 2, 2026
Jean Louise Daddow Paulsen passed away peacefully on August 2nd at the age of 94, just four weeks before her 95th birthday. One of three daughters of Wilbur and Grace Daddow, Jean was born on August 28th, 1931, in Wilmington, Delaware. Even as a very young child, she showed great creativity, a desire to learn, and a very quick wit....
