Obituaries

Mar 24, 2021

Funeral services for Johnny Lee Sowell, 75, of Turley, OK, were held Monday, March 29, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Mr. Frank Brummett officiated, and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Mickey Sowell, Cody Sowell, Michael Arthurs, Tamara Arthurs, Johnathon Yeaman and Charles Yeaman.

Johnny was born November...

Mar 23, 2021

Funeral services for James Ray “Sarge” Van Winkle, 76, of Bristow, OK, were held Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Mr. Phillip Johnson officiated. Honroary casket bearers were Jordan Kelley, Draven Dixon, Trevor Hensley, Shelby Stephenson, Xander Dixon, Trey Hargis, and Ashley VanWinkle.

James was born March 20, 1945 in Portland, OR,...

Mar 18, 2021

Funeral services for Robert Lee “Bob” Glover, 80, of Afton, OK, were held Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Phillip Johnson officiated. Casket bearers were Randy Glover, Jackie Ray Glover, Kelly Glover, Gary Glover, Paul Glover, Jr., and Jeffrey Mason.

Robert was born June 9, 1940 at home in Joplin, MO, to...

Mar 17, 2021

Funeral services for Ruby Dell (Sappington) Byrd, 70, of Barnsdall, OK, were held Monday, March 22, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Mr. Phillip Johnson officiated, and burial was in Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville, OK. Casket bearers were Billy Byrd, Jr., Tyler Kehler, Cody Rasberry, David Hawkins, Alexander Zaltosky, David Freeman and Raymond Bradfield.

Ruby...

Mar 17, 2021

Graveside services for John T.  "Papaw" Maggard, 79, of Sperry, OK, were held Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Pastor Jerry Harper officiated. Casket bearers were John S. Maggard, Jake Maggard, Steve A. Maggard, Andrew Maggard, David A. James, Matthew Maggard, Garrett Johnson and Connor Maggard. Honorary Casket bearers were Travis Hubbard, Chuck Stout,...

Mar 14, 2021

April Dawn Lucas was born May 13, 1955 in Tulsa, OK, to Floyd Junior and Gloria Jean (Padgett) Lucas. She passed away March 14, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.

April graduated from McLain High School and later attended Tulsa Junior College to learn culture. She also attended Tulsa Technology Center learning commercial art. April also worked in a...

Mar 10, 2021

James Richard Spurgeon, 75, of Turley, OK was born July 13, 1945 in Skiatook, OK to Earl and Ruby Juanita (Melton) Spurgeon. He passed away March 10, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.

When James was a little kid, he was Gene Autry with Champion (his stick horse) and his brother Tommie played as Roy Rogers with his (stick...

Mar 9, 2021

Funeral services for Rusty Eugene Miller, 33, of Malvern, AR, were held Friday, March 12, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Mr. Phil Johnson officiated. Honorary Casket bearers were Nicholas Miller, Kevin Alec, Marcus McHenry, Felipe Sanchez, Josh Hackelburg, Ryan Downing and Brad Downing.

Rusty was born May 3, 1987 in Tulsa, OK to Toney...

Mar 8, 2021

Funeral services for Melvin Eugene Blue, 62, of Ochelata, OK, were held Friday, March 12, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Pastor Jeff Wickham officiated, and burial was in A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in Hominy, OK. Casket bearers were Mike Oakley, Chris Blue, Josh Bennett, Marvin Barahona, Justin Ragsdale, and Randy Mendenhall. Honorary Casket bearers were Frank...

Mar 6, 2021

Funeral services for James Lee Moss, 52, of Claremore, OK, were held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Harvest Baptist Church in Claremore, OK. Reverend Tim Lindsey officiated. Honorary Casket bearers were Justin Smith, Eddie Weilert, Troy Holdren, Wayne Slatton, Michael Cimei and David Deatherage.

James was born April 22, 1968 in Tulsa, OK, to Floyd Lee Moss...

Mar 6, 2021

Jenise (Stephens) Wood was born April 17, 1952 in Tulsa, OK, to Fred and Barbara Sue (Gaddy) Stephens. She passed away March 6, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.

Jenise worked for Claybrook’s Restaurant in Turley and was also a customer service representative and store manager for Binding Stevens Garden Center in Tulsa. Jenise was a member of the...

Feb 20, 2021

Carthel Raymond Girdner, 78, of Tulsa, OK was born October 15, 1942 in Tailhote, OK, to Paul and Bertha Mae (Sallee) Girdner. He passed away February 20, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.

Carthel was a mason for over 50 years. Carthel loved God and was a member of the Firstborn Church of God. He accomplished a lot in...

Feb 17, 2021

Memorial services for Billy Eugene Thompson, 55, of Sperry, OK, were held Friday, February 19, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Mr. Phillip Johnson officiated. Honorary Casket bearers were Jason Jones, Justin Doerr, John Fugate, and Patrick Dowling.

Billy was born February 5, 1966 in Sapulpa, OK to Ralph Bartley and Evelyn Helen (Doss) Thompson....

Feb 15, 2021

Funeral services for Charles Everett “Charlie” Turner, 85, of Sperry, OK, were held Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Sperry Christian Church in Sperry, OK. Reverend Dustin Bowden and Reverend Greg Aery officiated, and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Caleb Turner, Douglas Arns, Wesley Tennyson, Leslie Turner, Kenneth D. Turner and Karl Turner....

Feb 15, 2021

Mary Katherine (Tiblow) Sisk was born February 12, 1947 in Sperry, OK, to Charles and Nora (Gibson) Tiblow. She passed away peacefully with her children by her side on February 15, 2021 in Collinsville, OK.

Mary was the 2nd youngest of nine children. Mary graduated from Sperry High School in 1966. After high school, Mary met and...

Feb 13, 2021

Funeral services for Burny Rae (Greenleaf) Hoskins, 82, of Sperry, OK, were held Monday, February 22, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Sperry, OK. Pastor Johnnie Faught and Pastor Rick Kester officiated, and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Jerod Greenleaf, Gunnar Young, Kalob Franklin, Chad Brown, Lane Franklin, Madden Cate, Denali Greenleaf,...

Feb 6, 2021

Lynne Marie (Nevel) Mathews was born March 9, 1930 in Maysville, OK, to Edward and Alice Elizabeth Beulah (Burton) Nevel. She passed away February 6, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.

Lynne married Leslie Mathews on October 1, 1947. She was a carhop at Pennington’s Drive In for 10 years. She also loved interior design work and was incredibly...

Feb 6, 2021

Funeral services for Smokey Wayne Tucker, 45, of Owasso, OK, were held Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Sperry Christian Church in Sperry, OK. Pastor Adam Stang officiated, and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Billy Carter, Thomas Ganello, Jesse Cloud, Max Moore, Ethan Haas, and Richard Barnett. Honorary Casket bearers were Mark Haas,...

Feb 4, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Randall Cornell "Randy" Johnson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Feb 2, 2021

Mary Faye Martin Hale, 94, passed away peacefully on February 2nd, 2021 in Owasso, OK. She was beloved by her family and will be greatly missed.

Mary was born on March 20, 1926, to Samuel Fred and Ollie Mae Martin in Oak Grove, OK. She married minister Johnie Eli Hale and raised her three children, Mary, Brenda,...