All Obituaries

Doris Venable, age 83, of Skiatook, OK, went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Tulsa, OK. Doris was born February 27, 1938, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Tomie Ogle Burgess West and Verna Deleta (Campbell) West. She attended high school in Pawhuska, OK. She was very skilled and beautiful on roller skates. One of her favorite family memories was dancing on skates with her mother, dad, and siblings in the days when roller rinks were the ‘IN Thing.’ She moved...

Peter Chavez, age 79 of Skiatook went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in Skiatook. Peter was born July 15, 1942 in Long Beach, California to David and Marie Mendoza (Chavez) Murillo. Peter grew up and received his education in Long Beach, California. Peter was a laborer in a factory. Peter was preceded in death by his mother and father, one brother and by one sister. Peter is survived by his three brothers; Michael Murillo, John Murillo and James Murillo,...

David Anthony Martinez David Martinez, age 48, of Bartlesville went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, October 7, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. David was born May 29, 1973 in San Jose, California to Tommy and Deborah Ann (Castro) Martinez. He grew up and received his education in Gilroy, California and graduated from Gilroy High School in 1991 and also attended Galvin College in Gilroy. David was a machinist at Advance Plastics in Owasso, Oklahoma. David enjoyed singing and playing...

Charlotte Louise Wheeler Charlotte Wheeler, age 76, of Skiatook went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, September 26, 2021 in Skiatook, Oklahoma. Charlotte was born April 1, 1945 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to James William and Ruby Eva (Beach) Byrne. She grew up and received her education in Tulsa and attended Central High School. Charlotte married Johnny Lee Wheeler on February 17, 1962. She was a homemaker and domestic goddess. Charlotte enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, visiting...

Diana Lou (Puffinbarger) Stewart Diana Stewart, age 70, of Skiatook went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, September 26, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Diana was born April 15, 1951 in Enid, Oklahoma to Arthur Dale and Sue Puffingbarger. She grew up and received her education in California and graduated from Huntington Beach High School. She was a hairdresser, a janitor at Marrs Elementary School, was camp host and cleaning crew at Skiatook Lake for many years and in August of 2017 she...

Bill L. Lawson, age 87, of Skiatook went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 26, 2021 in Skiatook. Bill was born April 12, 1934 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Wilmer Estell and Ann (Davis) Lawson. Bill was a retired Firefighter with the Oklahoma City Fire Department from 1959 to 1979 when he retired. Bill loved his many cats. "Fir Na Tine" was his favorite Irish firefighter saying.  

Wana Kay (Forbes) Hargrave was born on January 10, 1941, near Skiatook, Oklahoma, to Alfred Luvell and Dorothy Genevieve (Moore) Forbes. Her family moved to a farm just south of Avant, Oklahoma, around 1945, where Kay and her younger brother Gary would grow up. Kay started first grade at Avant Public School in 1947, meeting her best friend, Connie (Grace) Williams, on the first day of first grade. The two remained best friends throughout their lives until Connie’s passing in 2005. Kay...

Lucellia June “Lucy” Eller, age 91, of Skiatook went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, September 24, 2021 in Tulsa. Lucy was born October 27, 1929 in Grovesprings, Missouri to Alfred D. and Dora E. (Dinwiddie) Perryman. Lucy grew up and received her education in Tulsa where she graduated from Will Rogers Highschool in 1947. Lucy married Walter Blaine Hoffman in 1947. Lucy was employed with South Western Bell Telephone where she was a residential service Rep. in 2001 Lucy...

Brenda Dean (Martin) Graves, age 67, of Skiatook went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, September 24, 2021 in Tulsa. Brenda was born March 18, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Raymond Dean and Glenda Faye (Cates) Martin. Brenda grew up and received her education in Sperry where she graduated in 1972. Brenda was a homemaker. Brenda loved playing the organ and piano and singing gospel music.  Brenda was preceded in death by her father and mother; Raymond and Glenda Martin. Brenda is...

David Stephen Dance, age 83, of Skiatook went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, September 23, 2021 in Skiatook. David was born January 16, 1938 in Enid, Oklahoma to Dewey R. and Anna (O'Donnell) Dance. David grew up and received his education in Enid, Oklahoma where he graduated in 1956. David attended the University Of Oklahoma where he received his Bachelor's of Science Degree. David married Vera Jean Bowles on March 5, 1977 in Enid, Oklahoma. they have made their home...