Douglas Wayne Diaz: Enjoyed working on cars, especially his Ranchero
Douglas Wayne Diaz passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Bartlesville. He was 46 years old. Douglas was born October 12, 1966, in Pawhuska, the son of Jesse Irvin and Esther May Daugherty. He worked in the area as a mechanic and carpenter. Douglas enjoyed working on cars, especially his Ranchero, and mowing yards. He loved helping other [...]
Mr. Billy Guy Gilliland: a rancher and family man
Mr. Billy Guy Gilliland, 65, of Dewey, died at 12:08 P.M. on Saturday May 18, 2013, at his residence. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, with Mr. Rick Yocham officiating. Interment will be in the Dewey Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Full [...]
Stephen Wilcox obituary: An accomplished guitarist
Stephen Thomas Wilcox, 61, of Topeka KS, died Thursday May 9, 2013 at Atria Hearthstone East in Topeka. He married Anne Catherine Reinking on October 26, 1996 in Maple Hill, KS, who survives of the home. Stephen is also survived by his sons Atticus Collin Wilcox, Topeka; Travis Keith Wilcox, Skiatook,OK; his mother Marjorie Wilcox, [...]
A cowboy to the end
John Tallchief was a lot of things: A World War II veteran twice injured in action, an Osage who served on the Tribal Council for 24 years, a father, a grandfather and a mentor for many in his hometown of Fairfax. But most of all, he was a cowboy and a steer roper who began [...]
John “Papa John” Tallchief: a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a WWII veteran
John “Papa John” Tallchief, resident of Fairfax, passed peacefully on May 7, 2013, at Fairfax Community Hospital. He was 95. John was born October 23, 1917, in Fairfax the son of Eves Tallchief and Rose (Ware) Tallchief. He was a lifelong resident of the Fairfax community, a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and a [...]
Susan Louise Mundy: Loved all creatures
Pawhuska resident Susan Louise Mundy ascended to heaven on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, while at the Tahlequah City Hospital for a surgical procedure. Susan was 72 years 3 months old. Susan was born January 26, 1941, in Ponca City, the first daughter of Frantz Augustus and Eleanor (Esch) Fronkier. After marriage to James Barnard Mundy Sr. in 1959, [...]
Richard E. Blake: Known for his giving attitude, loyalty, honesty and quick smile
Richard E. Blake passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Forest Manor Nursing Center in Dewey. He was 81 years old. Richard was born October 13, 1931, in Lamoni, Iowa, the son of Millard and Ruth (Smith) Blake. On January 23, 1952, he married Carol Dunshee in Moline, Kan. Richard was president of the [...]
Timmy Joe Burd: A master mechanic
Timmy Joe Burd, 71, of Pawhuska, left this world to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 12, 2013, after an extended illness. Tim was born in Pershing on July 28, 1941, to Riley and Ann Burd. He graduated from Pawhuska High School with the Class of 1959, and was a graduate of Okmulgee Technical [...]
Mary Bigheart: Courageously battled Multiple Sclerosis
Mary Bigheart was born July 10, 1931, in DeNoya (Wizbang), Oklahoma to Harold and Marguerite Johnson. Mary passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the home of her son-in-law and daughter near Garber surrounded by her children and other family members. Mary grew up in Little Chief and married Sonny Bigheart in 1947. Sonny [...]
Fred McGuire Wright, Jr.: A man of many hats
Fred McGuire Wright, Jr. departed this life to join his Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, on Friday, May 10, 2013. He was 88 years old, having been born on August 6, 1924 in Chandler to Fred M. and Lennis B. Wright, Sr. Funeral services are Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 2:00pm at the First United [...]
Charlene Mae Beaver
Charlene Mae Beaver, 80, of Bartlesville, died at 5:45 PM on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Bartlesville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Ethel Reece Cemetery with Pastor Charles Brazil of the Skiatook First Freewill Baptist Church and Pastor Rick Loggins of the Barnsdall First Freewill [...]
Laura Corley obituary: Miss Laura to more than 60 kids
Laura Jean Corley, 55, of Pawhuska, Oklahoma went to be with our Lord on May 2nd, 2013. She was born April 9th, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois to Frank and Patricia Overman. She was the second oldest of 4 siblings. On November 1st, 1980 she married Kenneth Corley in Houston, Texas, and moved to Pawhuska, Oklahoma [...]
Barbara DeFries obituary: A Barnsdall graduate who operated a Louisiana service station and parts store
Ragley, La. – Barbara Jean DeFries, 87, passed away in a local care center on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Barbara was born in Oklahoma to the late Cecil and Georgia Lee Brasel on June 11, 1925. She was a graduate of Barnsdall High in Oklahoma and a member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Ragley. She and [...]
Leona Goad obituary: She will be dearly missed.
Leona (Wadsworth) Goad 80, of Sperry born April 5, 1933, entered into eternal rest on April 19, 2013 surrounded by her loving husband and family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Leona was preceded in death by her father and mother, Ernie and Mendie Wadsworth, brothers Levon and Leon Wadsworth, sister [...]
Maria Tallchief: An Osage ballerina, legend
Maria Tallchief, one of a pair of Osage sisters from Fairfax who became the most famous ballerinas of their day, died Thursday in Chicago at the age of 88, unleashing a flood of graceful memories worldwide. “She was a woman of such stunning beauty, grace and elegance that to me she seemed an immortal,” Tallchief’s [...]
John Orlan Lemler: Hominy band director for nearly 20 years
John Orlan Lemler was born June 4, 1916, in Iola, Kan. He was the son of John S. and Rose C. Lemler. Orlan attended school and graduated from Pitcher High School. Following graduation Orlan attended Northeastern State University where he later graduated in 1937, with a Bachelor’s degree in Music. Orlan was also united in marriage to Geraldine [...]
William “Gerald” Covington: enjoyed life, made friends easily, was generous to a fault
William “Gerald” Covington of Pawhuska passed away at his home on Grandview Avenue on Saturday, April 6th, 2013. He was born in Rogers, Arkansas on August 16, 1917, the second child and oldest son of Landis and Willie (Hudson) Covington. While in elementary school, his family moved to Tulsa. It is there that he spent [...]
Marie Pemberton obituary: She worked at Pawhuska Hospital and was a member of the DAR
Longtime resident MARIE M. PEMBERTON passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 in the Barnsdall Nursing Center. She was 93 years old. Marie was born January 25, 1920 in Hominy, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joseph and Levina (Larimore) Adolph. On August 23, 1939, she married Wayne Forest Ramey in Omaha, Nebraska. He preceded her in death [...]
Dortha Zellers obituary: A seamstress with an independent streak
Dortha P. Bridge Zellers was born January 16, 1921 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Jesse Randolph and Betty Theodora Bridge. Dortha was raised and attended school in the Scraping Ridge area and later completed her education in Cleveland. In 1938, at the age of seventeen, Dortha was married to Clifford Hocker in [...]
Lee Roy “Doc” Adams obituary: He loved ranching but his calling was that of a musician
Lee Roy “Doc” Adams, lifelong Osage County resident, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Maplewood Care Center in Tulsa at the age of ninety. Doc was born October 15, 1922 near Boston Pool in rural Osage County near the Arkansas River. He was the son of John and Mattie (Jones) Adams. He [...]
Ryder’s army marches on
Ryder Herring, a little boy who captured the hearts of thousands of people worldwide as he battled devastating brain cancer, was remembered Saturday as a pint-sized character with a cackling laugh that would infect everyone around him with happiness. He was only 6 years old, and one-third of his life was spent not on the [...]
Timothy Hauser obituary: A generous man.
Timothy Allen Hauser, born Jan. 15, 1951, to Melvin E. and Ethel (Geddes) Hauser, died Aug. 9. His body was recovered in rural Osage County on Dec. 29. Timmy was a lifelong resident of Bartlesville. He had been employed as a trucker though severe injuries at a young age limited his ability to work. He [...]
Nancy Squires obituary: She was very active in the Barnsdall community
Nancy Louise Squires, 91, resident of Barnsdall, Oklahoma died at 2:39 AM on Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday in the Stumpff-Barnsdall Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in the Ethel Reece Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff-Barnsdall Funeral Home. A memorial has been established and those who wish [...]
Beverly Haddock obituary: She loved to spoil her grandkids
Mrs. Beverly Ann Haddock, 73, of Bartlesville, died early Monday morning, March 18, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Stumpff Barnsdall Funeral Home Chapel in Barnsdall. Interment will be in the Ethel Reece Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Mrs. Haddock was [...]
