Services to honor and celebrate the life of Freeda Crabtree will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020 in the RiverCrest Chapel. Visitation will be open on Friday evening, June 5, 2020, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Bixby Funeral Service. Freeda will be laid to rest in the Bixby Cemetery. On June 13, 1930 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Freeda Ruth Inbody became one of 12 children born to Roscoe and Emma (Baker) Inbody. She grew up in the Tulsa area where she became a graduate of Rogers High School. In her...

Earl or “Gene”, as he was affectionately known, was born November 24, 1934 in Miami, Oklahoma, the son of Earl, Sr. and Dixie Nadine (Chambers) Henry. He came from humble beginnings, growing up extremely poor in a mining family, working long hours on the area farms and would take most any odd job that would generate a payday. To hear Earl tell it, he walked to school uphill both ways in the snow! He nicknamed himself “Peabody,” after a resourceful mine in the area. This might...

Ida Irvalene was born August 25, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan, to Marlin Monroe and Ruby Grace (Stephens) Cross. Irvalene’s father, who worked as a dispatcher in the auto industry during the Great Depression, was involved in a work-related accident in 1948. This event caused the family to move near a renowned neurosurgeon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Educated in Tulsa, Irvalene would graduate from high school in 1956. On her 19th birthday, Irvalene and a friend decided to celebrate one evening...

A funeral ceremony honoring the life of Tessie Cecil Moore will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the RiverCrest Chapel in Bixby. A private interment will follow in Bixby Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5-7 PM Tuesday, also at RiverCrest. Tessie passed away early Friday morning, May 22, 2020, at her Bixby residence. She was 89. Born February 25, 1931, in Bixby, Tessie was the daughter of Norman Clinton and Gladys Loree (Black) Pruitt. Her family moved several...

A funeral service honoring and remembering Richard Lee Sneed will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at the RiverCrest Chapel in Bixby. Interment will follow in the Bixby Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5-7 PM Sunday at Bixby Funeral Service. Rick passed away Thursday morning, May 21, 2020 at his home in Bixby. He was 77. Born February 5, 1943 in Girard, Kansas, Rick was the son of Clarence and Lois (Boggs) Sneed. Rick enlisted in the United Navy at age 17 and served...

A funeral ceremony honoring and remembering Michael Lincks, Jr. will be held 11 AM Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at the RiverCrest Chapel in Bixby. The family will receive visitors from 2-4 PM Sunday at Bixby Funeral Service. Mike passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at his home in Bixby. Mike was 72. Born January 13, 1948 in St. Louis, Mike was the son of Michael Sr. and Burnettie (Smith) Lincks. His mother was from Bixby and the family moved to Tulsa when Mike was 7 years old. He was part of a...

On June 1, 1938, William “Noel” Ray, Jr. was the first of four children born to William Noel Ray, Sr. and Melba Louise (Cloud) Ray. Growing up in his birth community of Texarkana, Arkansas, Noel spent plenty of time outdoors and was fond of spending time at Momma Grace’s – his maternal grandmother’s home. While in school, Noel would be introduced to a beautiful young woman named LaNelle Williams. Their mutual friends believed they would be a perfect match and...

A graveside service honoring the life of Loretta “Rita” Stott Faucett will be held 1 PM Monday, May 18, 2020 at the Tahlequah City Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 2-4 PM Sunday at Bixby Funeral Service. Rita passed away Thursday morning, May 14, 2020 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was 84. Rita was born February 9, 1936, to James Richard and Allie Mae (Anderson) Stott. She grew up in a close-knit family near Tahlequah in a hollow just off Highway 10. Rita and...

Visitations to honor Viet Nguyen will be held Wednesday, May 13th from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Thursday, May 14th from 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, and Friday May 15th from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM at Bixby Funeral Service. Viet Nguyen passed away Saturday, May 9th, 2020. He was 46.  

Irmgard Gerlach, longtime Bixby resident, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 in Tulsa at the age of 95. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Bixby Funeral Service. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. Francis Hospice or another cancer foundation of your choice. Born September 27, 1924 in Stade, Germany, Irmgard was the daughter of Claus and Maria (Hemke) Stueven. She loved to tell stories about her youth in Germany. While attending a dance at the age of 15, Irmgard met...