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GEORGE SAMUEL JACKSON
1949-2006
VINITA, Okla. - George Samuel Jackson, 56 of Vinita passed away early Saturday morning March 25, 2006 at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa. George was born on May 29, 1949 in Collinsville to Albert L. and Georgia E. (Kepler) Jackson.
George was a carpenter. He loved fishing, hobby crafts, riding horses, watching football and boxing, and watching his grandson do Native American dances at Pow Wow’s.
George leaves as surviving his best friend and companion Gail Noblin of Vinita; two sons, Gerald W. “Skip” Panther and Laura of Louisville, Ky.; Wesley L. Noblin and wife Rachel of Bernice, Okla.; one grandson Byron Chase Panther of Broken Arrow, Okla.; one granddaughter Jordan Nicole Noblin of Bernice; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
George was preceded in death by both of his parents Earl and Pauline Smeltser of Tulsa, one daughter Charlotte Stevens-Jackson, two brothers, Burt Smeltser and Layton Jackson, one sister Evelyn Ruth Jackson.
Preferred memorials are requested to be made to the National Kidney Foundation.
The family will gather at Burckhalter Funeral Home on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. to receive relatives and friends.
Funeral services
will be held on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at the Family Praise Center in Vinita with Rev. Jerry Ogdon officiating. Casket bearers will be Ron Scott, Alan Copeland, Kressley Hayes, Joe Armstrong, Ron Harvey, and Billy Dick. Honorary bearers will be James Shambles, Byron C. Panther, Jordan N. Noblin, Skip Panther and Wesley Noblin.
Services are under the direction of Burckhalter Funeral Home of Vinita.
RUBY KEGG
1923-2006
EUCHA, Okla. – Funeral services for Ruby LaRue Kegg, age 83, will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, April 10, at the Assembly of God Church in Jay, Okla. with Pastor John W. Summerfield officiating. Interment will follow at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Grove, Okla., under the direction of Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah, Okla.
Viewing will be held from 3 to 8 p.m., on Friday, April 7, at the funeral home, 1506 N. Grand, Tahlequah.
Formal family visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., on Sunday, April 9, at the Hart Funeral Home.
Ruby LaRue Kegg was born on January 11, 1923, to Thomas Porter and Maggie Lola (Cox) Baker in Fairland, Okla., and passed from this life on Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in Tahlequah.
Ruby loved to be outdoors working in her garden and her yard. After her husband John passed away in 1994, Ruby took over the ranch, working their cattle herd. She enjoyed quilting in the winter when the weather was too cold to be outside. Most of all, she enjoyed her family and taking care of her two grandsons. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Ruby is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Walker Kegg; three brothers, Loyd Baker, Logan Porter Baker and Richard Lee Baker; and one sister, Arrowannah Hill.
She is survived by her daughter, Lashell Warden and husband Dennis of Broken Arrow, Okla.; two sisters, Claudina Summerfield and Okleay Rogers, both of Jay; one brother, Bill Baker of Wilder, Idaho; two grandsons, Jasper Warden and wife Amanda and Jonathan Warden; as well as many friends and loved ones.
DELORES RETA PERKINS
1934-2006
GROVE – Delores Reta Perkins, 72, was born March 13, 1934 in Coffeyville, Kan., and died March 22, 2006 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo.
Mrs. Perkins was a graduate of Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville. She was united in marriage to James H. “Jim” “Perk” Perkins in 1976 in Jay, Okla., and he preceded her in death on February 24, 2006. She was employed as manager of the Pickwick Place in Coffeyville until her retirement.
Mrs. Perkins attended the Bible Baptist Church in Grove, Okla. She was a member of the Eastern Star, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Grove Moose Lodge and, most recently, a member of the Oklahoma Home and Community Education.
Survivors include: a son, Douglas Wayne Hitchcock of Pittsburg, Kan.; and a daughter, DeLynda Nash Smith of Oklahoma City, Okla.; three grandchildren, Jennifer Nash Payne, Randilyn Nash and Tanner Wayne Hitchcock; a great grandson, Parker Dee Payne. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carlos and Viola Loe Erne and a brother, Carlston Erne.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, March 24, at 10 a.m., at the Restlawn Cemetery in Coffeyville, with Pastor Gary Bishop officiating. The family will receive friends at the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove on Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m.
Services are under the direction of the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, 711 S. Main, Grove.
DOROTHY ROBERTA PRICE
1944-2006
KANSAS, Okla. – Dorothy Roberta Price, 61 year-old resident of Kansas, died March 22, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. She was born April 16, 1944 in Salina, Okla., the daughter of Sylvester Green Loffer and Ollie Belle Moore Loffer. She lived most of her life in the Rose, Okla. area and moved to Kansas eight years ago. She retired from Gates Rubber Company after 23 years of employment and was a member of Flint Ridge Chapel, Flint Ridge, Okla. She married Troy C. Price on August 31, 1962, in Pryor, Okla.
Mrs. Price was preceded in death by her father, Sylvester “Sib” Loffer, and one brother, Dan Loffer.
Survivors include her husband, Troy, of the home; two sons, Kevin Price and wife Lisa of Rose and Danny Price and wife Jerrie of Decatur, Ark.; her mother, Ollie Loffer of Salina, Okla.; one sister, Judy Spurgeon and husband Tommy of Locust Grove, Okla.; six grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 25, at Kansas Christian Church in Kansas, Okla., with Bob Holden and Curt Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Kansas Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 24, at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Ark. To sign the online guest book, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs.
CAROL LEE WOODS
1946-2006
GROVE - Carol Lee Woods, 59, the daughter of Kenneth and Nellie Mae Park Woods was born April 26, 1946 in Tulsa, Okla. and died March 22, 2006 at her residence in Grove, Okla.
Mrs. Woods was a 32 year employee of the Tulsa World Newspaper where she served as a manager until her retirement in 2005. She was united in marriage to Donald Woods Oct. 27, 1990 in Eureka Springs, Ark.
Mrs. Woods was a member of the Hickory Grove Church. She enjoyed cooking crafts, fishing and spending time with her family. She always saw the positive, even in the worst of situations.
Survivors include: her husband Donald of the home; a son Lloyd K. Henson and his wife Susan of Owasso, Okla.; a daughter, Sonia L. Kimmons of Tulsa; a sister, Jackque McArthur and her husband Jimmie of Tulsa; three grandchildren, Jessica Lofgren, Hannah Henson and Hailey Henson; a step-son, Donald Woods Jr. of Grove; a step-mother, Pat Woods of Owasso, Okla.; step-grandmother, Loyce Price of Owasso; and her nieces, Amanda Ewing, Phylisha Fuller, Kimberly Fischer and Andrea Roberts. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Susan Cooper.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 24, at 2 p.m., at the Hickory Grove Church north of Grove, with Pastor Jim Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Hickory Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, 711 S. Main, Grove.
DAN RAY LITTLE
1936-2006
FT. SMITH, Ark. - Dan Ray Little, 70, of Fort Smith passed away Friday, March 24, 2006 in Fort Smith. He was the retired owner and operator of L&S Band Instrument Company and the co-founder of Brush Creek Boys Ranch in Jay, Okla. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, and a 32-degree Mason, member of the Scottish Rite of Tulsa, Okla. He was also a member of the Jenks Masonic Lodge and the Delta Masonic Lodge, the Arkansas Bandmasters Association, and the Oklahoma Bandmasters Association. He was a board member for the Arkansas Valley Habitat for Humanity.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, at First United Methodist Church in Fort Smith, with a 3 p.m. Masonic Graveside service at Olympus Cemetery in Grove, Okla., under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Fort Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Pat, and son, Joe Little, of Fort Smith, and several nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of Habitat for Humanity and the Bandmasters Association.
Pallbearers will be Jim Vaughn, Jim Rose, Scott Durrenberger, Charley Moffett, Mike Willard, and Sean Davis.
Family will visit with friends on Monday, March 27, from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home in Fort Smith.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Music Department 200 North 15th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901 or the Arkansas Valley Habitat for Humanity 318 South 17th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901.
To place an online tribute visit www.edwardsfuneralhome.com
DOYLE K. LYNN
1931-2006
AFTON – Doyle K. Lynn, retired veteran, died at his home in Afton, Okla., last week, after an illness. He was 75.
He was born February 21, 1931, at Manchester, Tenn., to Sam and Elsie (Cawthorm) Lynn. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1948 and served until 1969, serving in both Korea and Vietnam. He married Cuba Hemmer in 1975 and they made their home in Bernice, where he was a member of the Wayside Bible Church. She preceded him in 1999. He is survived by one sister, Alta Geiger, of Sugar Grove, Ohio.
Graveside services were held on Monday, April 3, at Ballard Cemetery in Grove with Charles Richard Muckey officiating.
Arrangements were provided by Adcock Funeral Home in Afton.
RUTH I. MEYER
1940-2006
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Ruth I. Meyer, 66, of Independence, Mo., passed away Friday, March 24, 2006, at Independence Regional Health Center.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 1, at 1 p.m., at Messiah Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 31, at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Noland Road Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 413247, Kansas, City, MO 64141.
Ruth was born January 22, 1940 in Herington, Kan. To Rudolph and Irene (Luker) Rindt. Ruth was an interior designer in the Independence and Kansas City areas. She also volunteered for many activities in the community. She was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church and secretary of Social Ministries in Independence, the Neighborhood Council and Fairmont Community Center. She loved to hike in the mountains and was very artistic and loved to work with various art forms. Ruth’s greatest joy came from her grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Noel Meyer of the home; a son Jeffory Meyer and wife Suzanne of Blue Springs, Mo.; a daughter, Yvonne Thompson and husband Bret of Grove, Okla.; two sisters, Marilyn Vietze of Independence, Mo. and Jolene Bradford of Herington, Kan.; five grandchildren, Dustin Thompson, Zachary Thompson, Matthew Meyer, Luke Meyer and Lindsey Meyer.
Arrangements are under the direction of D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Noland Road Chapel, 816-252-8900.
KENNETH CHARLES NOWLIN
1956 –2006
BEAUMONT - Kenneth Charles Nowlin, 49-year old Beaumont, Texas resident passed away Thursday, March 30, 2006 in Beaumont, following an extended illness.
Kenneth was born August 30, 1956 in Tulsa, Okla. to Charles William Nowlin and Lois Dean (Morris) Nowlin. He was a retired electrician.
Surviving family members include: one son, Matthew Nowlin of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a half brother, Howe Cauthron of Bethany, Okla.; an aunt, Jean Baldwin of Tulsa; and several cousins.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 4, at the Turner Funeral Chapel in Jay, Okla. Dr. Hess Hester officiated. Interment was in Zena Cemetery.
Services were entrusted to Turner Funeral Chapel of Jay.
