Geoffrey Warren Arthur
Jan 3, 2021
Geoff W. Arthur, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 after a battle with cancer. He was born March 10, 1945 in New Haven, CT to W. K. Arthur and Elizabeth (Dottie) Arthur. Geoff was the oldest of 5 children. Often looked to as the man of the house in his later years of childhood. He was an analyst and manager...
Debora Jan Leppelmeier
Jan 2, 2021
Debora Jan Leppelmeier was born on November 24, 1956 in Flushing, NY to her parents Robert and Nancy Leppelmeier. Debora grew up in North Babylon, attended Woods Road Elementary School, and graduated from North Babylon Senior High School. Debora was an amazing baseball fan and in 1969, her team the New York Mets won the World Series, of which Debora...
Shane Michael Cornell
Jan 2, 2021
Shane Michael Cornell passed away peacefully at the age of 79 on January 1, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shane was born in San Diego, California on August 24, 1941. He grew up as a military son where his father, the late Kenneth W. Cornell, was an officer in the U.S. Army. Shane attended 11 different schools between elementary and high...
W. K. "Bill" Davis
Jan 2, 2021
W. K. "Bill" Davis, 97, of Owasso, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021. He was born April 9, 1923 in Hollis, OK to S. H. and Ola Davis. Bill had worked in sales in the oil industry and for S & H Green Stamps. He was a member of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church. He enjoyed traveling with his wife,...
Don Terry Davis
Jan 2, 2021
Let's tell the story of Don Terry Davis, aka "Duck". On July 7, 1945 Don was born in Stocking, CA to his proud parents, Malcolm and Carmel (Kelley) Davis. Don accepted his Lord and Savior at an early age. Don loved the Lord and attended St. Monica Catholic Church. Don's education started with Dunbar and St. Monica Catholic Elementary School,...
Rufwill William "Bill" White, Jr.
Jan 2, 2021
R.W. "Bill" White, Jr. passed away peacefully on January 2, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is preceded in death by his parents and wife, Nancy White. Bill is survived by son, David W. White, MD (Beth), son Wilson T. White; and daughter, Katy L. Hunt (Brian), all of Tulsa and nine grandchildren, Morgan White-Locke, William White, Taylor White (all in...
Virgil Emery Shaffer
Jan 2, 2021
Virgil Emery Shaffer was born in the Doga community west of Fairfax in Osage County, Oklahoma on May 7, 1921 to Joseph Calvin and Myrtle Mellicca (McGee) Shaffer. He grew up there on his parents' farm with 4 sisters, Ola, Lulu, Alma and Bonnie and 2 brothers, Joe and Bill. He graduated from Fairfax High School in 1939. He worked...
Jack Lee Battenfield
Jan 1, 2021
Jack Lee Battenfield was born May 4, 1926, to Jessie and Sibbie Nutt Battenfield in Gore, OK, and passed to his heavenly home on January 1, 2021. At an early age he felt obligated to work to support his mother and siblings. He picked cotton with his mother, worked at a gas station, and in doing so, he quit school...
Robert Wright Mcdowell, Jr.
Jan 1, 2021
McDOWELL, Jr., Robert Wright was born Neil Carson on October 30, 1926 in Kansas City, Missouri. On January 29, 1927 he was adopted by Mary E. Cannon McDowell and Robert Wright McDowell, then living in Waterloo, Iowa. In early 1928 the family moved to Tulsa where his parents lived until their deaths in 1989 and 1982 respectively. Mr. McDowell, Jr....
Robert Lee Reynolds
Jan 1, 2021
Robert Lee Reynolds, 71, passed away in Tulsa on January 1, 2021. He was born March 8, 1949 in Tulsa to Lester Lee Reynolds and Vinita (Adair) Reynolds. Robert was a mail sorter for the United States Postal Service and a veteran of the United States Army. The graveside service will be 2:30pm, Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Memorial Park...
Nelson V. Rogers
Dec 31, 2020
Nelson Vern Rogers, age 84 peacefully passed with family by his side in Tulsa on Thursday, December 31, 2020. He was the owner of Tulsa's iconic restaurant, Nelson's Bufferteria. Nelson was a tremendously loved personality, and genuine friend to scores of Tulsans. Nelson was born on October 23, 1936 to Nelson and Joyce Rogers of Tulsa. He grew up downtown...
Rayna Michelle Massie
Dec 31, 2020
Rayna Michelle Massie, 12, passed away from Covid complications on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Rayna was born in Tulsa, OK, on April 24th 2008 to Kimberly and Timothy Massie. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Marilyn Taylor, and her father, Timothy Massie. Rayna is survived by her mother, Kimberly Massie; sister, Emma Massie; maternal grandparents Fred Taylor...
Maurice C. "Vandy" Vanderford
Dec 30, 2020
Maurice C. "Vandy" Vanderford Nov 5, 1919 - Dec 20, 2020 On December 30, 2020. Vandy Vanderford, loving father, World War II Navy veteran, and valued builder of his community, passed peacefully at the age of 101. Vandy was born on November 5, 1919 in Nauvoo, AL to John Arthur and Allie Era Vanderford (Byars). He attended Jones County High...
Louis G. Lopez
Dec 29, 2020
Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233
Hilda D.Smith
Dec 28, 2020
HILDA GRACE SMITH, age 92, of Tulsa, OK, passed away on December 28th, 2020 at The Linden at Stonehaven Square in Tulsa. She was born April 21st, 1928, in Kline, WV to Mary (Greenawalt) and Charles Dahmer. In 1946 Ms. Dahmer married Alan R. Smith in a one room church in Upper Tract, WV. She is survived by her children;...
Ella Chronister
Dec 27, 2020
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, Ella Mae Chronister died at her home in Tulsa where she had lived for over 70 years. She was born on July 24, 1927, in Tulsa, OK, to Beulah Edith Cobler Harrell and Augustus Clarence Harrell, Sr. On February 10, 1945, Ella Mae married William L. (Bill) Chronister, the love of her life. It truly...
Betty Lynne Howard
Dec 27, 2020
Betty Lynne Howard was born January 8, 1950 in Austin, Texas, and passed away December 27, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Betty enjoyed country music and traveling. Known as a great cook, she also enjoyed creating beautifully decorated cakes. The one time she entered a cake in a competition at the Oklahoma State Fair, she won three blue ribbons for amateur...
Karen E. Hutchinson
Dec 27, 2020
Karen Elizabeth Hutchinson was born on December 5,1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Martin and Mildred Wyatt. On Sunday morning, December 27, 2020, Karen passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Karen grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her parents and 3 siblings. Karen grew up as the youngest of 4 children. She was known to be spunky and ornery...
Jack Edward Bobek
Dec 26, 2020
Jack E. Bobek, 95 passed away peacefully the morning of December 26, 2020. He was a resident of Prairie House Assisted Living in Broken Arrow since 2017 and had lived in the Tulsa area since 1983. The family appreciates the help, care and friendship he received these past 3 years from the residents and staff of Prairie House. Jack was...
