All Obituaries

George W Barnes Jr (Bosco) passed away June 17, 2021 in Verdigris Oklahoma. George was born in Tulsa to George and Juanita. George is survived by wife, Mary. Children Kimberly and husband Jerry, Natalie and husband Andy, George III and wife Trish, and Cindy. Grandchildren and great children, siblings and nieces and nephews. George is preceded in death by grandson Darrin, parents George and Juanita, sisters Rita Kay, Rhonda, Sharon and brother Michael. Services will be held at Rice...

GARRICK W. CRITTENDEN - Catoosa, OK – Celebration of Life services for Garrick Wayne Crittenden will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Woodcrest Freewill Baptist Church, Catoosa, OK. Garrick Crittenden was born on May 12th, 1964 in Claremore, OK, the firstborn son of Gerry and Anna (Peters) Crittenden. Garrick was a member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. He attended Catoosa Public Schools, graduating in May 1982. He married the love of his life, Billye...

Ellen Lucia Jacobs, 82 of Verdigris, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born September 13, 1938, in Tulsa to Charles and Mary Diffendaffer. Ellen and her husband Raymond began their journey together in Tulsa before moving the family to Verdigris in 1965. She was a homemaker. Ellen enjoyed grandkids, cooking and going to church. She dearly loved her cats. She is survived by her sons Raymond and Charles, sisters Kathy, Leda and Bethy, grandchildren Daniel and...

Earl Ray Rader was born on October 1, 1939 in Claremore Oklahoma. He passed from this life on June 5, 2021 in Claremore, Oklahoma. He married the love of his life Judy Bernice Rader on June 26, 1970. His first job was at the Oklahoma Ice Plant, he then worked for Peabody Coal Company, then later in life, he retired from Oklahoma Tubing. Earl enjoyed his garden, working outside and fishing. Left behind to cherish his memory is his wife Judy Bernice Rader, daughters: Denise Rader and Lisa...

Robert Gary Olmstead, age 86, of Claremore, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021. He was born on October 13th, 1934 in Madera, California to Rex and Viola Olmstead. Gary spent his childhood in California. As a young adult he began working at Holberg’s Resort in Holberg, California. It was there that he met the love of his life Barbara Smart. Gary followed Barbara back to Oklahoma and they were married on June 18, 1955. Their union was blessed with four children, and a foster...

James Leon Burnett was born in Briartown, OK, to Orville and Sarah Sexton Burnett on September 4, 1935. He spent his early years and attended school in the local area. Leon moved to Tulsa, OK in 1954. This "old fisherman" married Shelia Adamson, the "catch of his life" on April 21, 1956, and they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in 2021. Leon worked for Oklahoma Steel Castings for several years before taking a position with ZEBCO where he spent 34 ears. He enjoyed camping, hunting...

CLAREMORE - Willard B. Dover Jr, 76, died peacefully on May 29, 2021, at the Claremore Veterans Center. He was born July 22, 1944, in Portsmouth, VA, the son of Willard Bernard Dover Sr. and Joyce Evelyn (Paris) Dover. Bud graduated from Baltimore City College, class of 1962. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Air Force in Da Nang as a crash rescue firefighter during the Vietnam War. After his service, he married his sweetheart, Alice F Mattson. They celebrated 54 years of marriage...

Harley Roy Parrish Jr., 71 passed away Thursday, May 27th, 2021, in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was born June 15th, 1949, in Nowata, Oklahoma to Harley Ray Parrish Sr. and Alwildia Marie Parrish. Harley was raised in Nowata. He played high school football and graduated high school in Nowata. On July 8th, 1972, he married the love of his life Linda June Michener and they moved to Catoosa where they cherished over 40 years together until her passing in 2012. He worked for various companies...

Leona Dudley, 77 of Claremore, Oklahoma died May 26, 2021 at home with her husband Raymond by her side. She was born Nov.15,1943, in Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of late Lloyd and Daisy Vance. She was the only child. She married on January 3, 1961 to Raymond Dudley. She was a house wife and loved her family. She loved playing games, doing woodworking and bowling. She lit up the room anywhere she would go; she never met a stranger. She's survived by her husband, Raymond Dudley,...