Larry Charles Bell
Aug 29, 2011
Larry Charles Bell, 72, passed away Monday, August 29, 2011 in Collinsville. He was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, to Charles and Yvonia Bell. He had two sisters, Betty Church and Florence Campbell, and one brother, Ernie Bell. Larry served in the Air Force from 1956-1960. He married Esther Bell from Texas in 1966 and together they raised two daughters,...
Janie Elizabeth Walker
Jul 31, 2011
Janie Elizabeth Walker, of Houston, Texas died peacefully on the evening of her 87th birthday. Janie and her late husband, Roy L. Walker, were former residents of Olney. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Leamon, and daughter and son-in-law, Bitsy and Don Sinex, all of Houston, Texas. She is also survived by four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She...
Maurice Edward Stokley
Jul 14, 2011
Maurice Edward Stokley, 93, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011 in Oologah. Maurice was born September 24, 1917 in Granby, MO to Alfred Marion and Susan Olie (Mathis) Stokley. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He married Lesta Dickson and together they raised their two sons. They have lived in the Oologah area since 1960...
Dona Lou Cottingim
Jul 1, 2011
Dona Lou Cottingim (83) of Oologah,Oklahoma went to be with the Lord July 1st, 2011. Dona was born Dona Lou Reece on April 7th, 1928 in Dawson, Oklahoma to Cecil Reese and Betty Sturdavant. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jim Cottingim after 64 years of marriage in 2009, parents, Cecil Reece, Betty and Jim O’Brien,...
Sherry Denise Ballard
Jun 27, 2011
Sherry Denise Ballard, 59, of Owasso, OK passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 in Tulsa, OK. She was born August 7, 1951 in Tulsa, OK to Jess Franklin and Beverly Ann Louise (Burch) Spencer. She had lived most of her life in the area. She is survived by her husband, James Ballard of the home. One daughter: Amanda Pitts...
George W. Francis
Jun 14, 2011
George Wilgus Francis of Owasso, passed away June 14, 2011 in Collinsville. He was 69. George was born March 27, 1942 in Grove, OK to Ralph Dexter and Ella Belle (Markle) Francis. He married Pauline Jo Beaver on June 5, 1964 in Anderson, MO. Together they raised 3 children. George worked as a Computer Analyst for Amoco until his...
Walter Tinsley
Jun 14, 2011
Walter Tinsley passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Collinsville, OK. He was 88. Walter was born March 20, 1923 in Amber, OK to Walter Phillip and Amanda (Walker) Tinsley. On March 19, 1944, he married the love of his life, Ruth Headrick while they were both employed at Tinker Field during WWII. This union was blessed with one...
Rex Clyde Lance
Jun 12, 2011
Rex Clyde Lance, 59, of Skiatook, OK passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 in Tulsa, OK. He was born November 22, 1951 in Tulsa, OK to Ruel Clyde and Eva (Foshee) Lance. He had lived all of his life in the Tulsa area. He is survived by his wife Joy of the home, 4 Children: Amanda Trimble and her...
Lizzie Cleo Parker
Jun 10, 2011
Lizzie Cleo Parker, 97, of Collinsville, OK passed away, Friday, June 10, 2011 in Skiatook, OK. She was born April 29, 1914 to Thomas and Molly (King) Nail. She worked at the Ozark Nursery in Tahlequah for 15 years until 1974 and Stilwell Foods from 1975 to 1985. She is survived by a son-in-law, Clyde Christie of Collinsville; three...
Mable G. Driskill
May 30, 2011
Mable Geraldine Driskill, 95, of Collinsville, OK passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 in Owasso, OK. She was born February 22, 1916 in Allison, KS to Ernest T. and Bertha Wheelock. She married Harold Driskill on June 1, 1935 in Neosho Falls, KS. They moved to Collinsville in 1945. She had work has a Deputy City Clerk for the...
Ralph Edward Fisher
May 29, 2011
Ralph Edward Fisher, 82 of Collinsville, OK passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 in Tulsa, OK. He was born April 6, 1929 in Owasso, Ok to Frank and Jessie Fisher. He was a lifelong resident of Collinsville. He attended the Baptist Tabernacle Church and had worked for 22 years as a Funeral Assistant at the Collinsville Funeral Home. He...
Barbara Joyce Vaughn
May 26, 2011
Barbara Joyce Vaughn, 79, of Collinsville, OK passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 in Tulsa, OK. She was born in Tulsa on November 19, 1931 to William Rowe and the former Aileen Price. She had lived in Collinsville since 1971. She married Earl Wayne Vaughn on December 31, 1951. She loved the outdoors, looking for various types of rocks...
Dirk Patrick Fulton
May 16, 2011
Dirk Patrick Fulton was born in Fort Worth, TX to Norma and Larry Fulton on April 29, 1971. He died on May 16, 2011 in New York where he was serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. In his career he served on a buoy tender in Alaska and Polar Sea the Antarctic ice breaker. He also was stationed in...
Annie Jean Poole
May 12, 2011
Annie Jean Poole, 86, of Collinsville, OK passed away, Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Tulsa, OK. She was born May 26, 1924 in McAlester, OK to William and Francis (Avant) Fry. She was a member of The Collinsville Church of Christ. She married John William Poole, Sr. on November 23, 1952 in Marysville, CA. John and Annie moved to...
Maxine (Gaylord) Mcmannis
May 3, 2011
Maxine McMannis, 92, passed away May 3, 2011 in her home in Davenport, Oklahoma. She was born October 1, 1918 in Collinsville, Oklahoma, the seventh and last surviving child of eleven born to Laura Glo (Miller) and Francis Norman Gaylord. She was of the Baptist faith. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Eli E....
Helen Colpitt Murphy
Apr 25, 2011
Helen Colpitt Murphy, 85, Collinsville business woman and civic leader, died Monday, April 25, 2011. She was born March 13, 1926 in Collinsville to Susan Cottom Colpitt and Chester Ray Colpitt. She graduated from Collinsville High School in 1943 and from Hockaday Junior College in Dallas, TX, in 1945. She also attended the University of Tulsa. She was an...
Dud Hart Thomas
Apr 23, 2011
Dud Hart Thomas, 71 of Claremore, OK passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011 in Claremore, OK. He was born January 25, 1040 in Lebanon, ID to Edge and Dana Thomas. He had lived in Claremore for the last 27 years. He worked for the City of Tulsa as a Pumping Supervisor until he retired in 2002. He was a...
Edward "Pudge" Harrison Hargrove
Apr 17, 2011
Edward "Pudge" Harrison Hargrove, 54, of Talala, OK passed away, Sunday, April 17, 2011 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born July 31, 1956 in Claremore, OK to Robert Harrison and Maggie Jo (Hall) Hargrove. He had lived all of his life in this area where he was a farmer. He is survived by his wife of 25 years,...
Terri Shawn Foresman
Apr 12, 2011
Terri Shawn Foresman, 46 of Sapulpa, OK passed away Tuesday April 12, 2011 in Tulsa, OK. She was born April 8, 1965 in Cleveland, Ok to Lester Ellis and Susan Gayle Clayton, Jr. She had lived in Sapulpa, Ok for the last 9 years. She married Joe Lester Foresman on November 27, 2006 in Sapulpa. She is survived by...
Gerald Ray Dildine
Mar 25, 2011
Gerald Ray Dildine of Collinsville, passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 in Tulsa surrounded by his loved ones. Gerald was born April 28, 1944 in Santa Ana, CA to James H. and Erabelle May (Kirkpatrick) Dildine, Jr. They moved to the Collinsville area when he was two. Gerald served in the Army from 1966- 1968. After the Army, he...
