Obituaries

Apr 16, 2021

Funeral services for John Clay Reamy, 71, of Broken Arrow, OK, were held Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Mr. Phillip Johnson officiated, and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Waylon Reamy, Shane Reamy, Donald Reamy, Steve Tillman, Kevin Buchanan, Andrew Reamy, James Reamy,Chris Reamy, Jason Lambeth, Mike...

Apr 12, 2021

Funeral services for Pauline Gladys (Derr) Wirtz-Schooley, 99, of Sperry, OK, were held Friday, April 16, 2021 at Community of Christ Church in Sperry, OK. Elder Charles Rowden officiated, and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Pauline’s grandchildren, Jeff Stephens, Melanie Mink, Jason McNabb, Kara Gentry, Amy Bloomer and James Schooley. Honorary Casket...

Apr 7, 2021

Funeral services for Kenneth Don “Pete” Linthicum, 70, of Skiatook, OK, were held Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Skiatook Church of Christ in Skiatook, OK. Reverend Jerry Harper officiated, and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Jarrod Linthicum, Austin Linthicum, Kevin Gould, Jerry Hand, Bennie Brumley, and Norman Tubby. Honorary casket bearers were...

Apr 6, 2021

Memorial services for Ronald Dean Thurman, 79, of Sand Springs, OK, were held Friday, April 16, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK, and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Phillip Johnson officiated. Honorary Casket bearers were Tracy Thurman, Rod Simmons, Tim Simmons, Cary Simmons, and Bryan Thurman.

Ronald was born May 31,...

Apr 3, 2021

Funeral services for Todd Lewis Forbes, 53, of Skiatook, OK, were held Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Tri County Baptist Church in Skiatook, OK. Reverend Chris Cooper officiated, and burial was in Hillside Mission Cemetery in Skiatook, OK. Casket bearers were GW Pulliam, Danny Morgan, Doug Pulliam, Pat Hedges, Doug Comeaux, Tim Nicholson.

Todd was born April...

Mar 26, 2021

Private Family Service

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

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...

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...

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....