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Tommy D. Winfrey, 64-year-old, well known Vinita resident, passed away on July 13, 2026, at the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born on September 5, 1961, in Afton, to Thomas Eugene “Tom” Winfrey and Alberta Mae (Mason) Winfrey. Tommy grew up in Vinita and attended and graduated from Vinita High School in 1979. He was very athletic and participated in baseball, basketball and football while in school and for a time in college. Tommy was a salesman for T. H. Rogers Lumber Company for over 20 years, he had previously worked for Lair and Sons Concrete, then APAC, and for Pepsi in his younger years.
Tommy was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved to play golf with friends and his wife Kasey. Tommy and Kasey (Bengston) were united in marriage on May 25, 2019, in Fairland. Tommy was a great salesman at the lumber yard, he knew and was liked by all the clients he served, and those he worked with and for. He loved talking to friends, family and just about anyone about anything. He will be greatly missed by his wife, son, family, friends and customers.
He was preceded in death by his father Thomas Eugene Winfrey in 2020.
The family includes his wife Kasey of the home; his mother Mae Winfrey of Vinita; his son, Bucky Winfrey and wife Demi of Piedmont, Oklahoma; sister, Becky Bruce and (Jim Calcagno) of Bluejacket; grandchildren, Kollyn and Kolbie Winfrey; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, along with many friends.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the Burckhalter-Highsmith Chapel in Vinita.
The graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Bluejacket Cemetery, with Pastor Jerry Ogdon officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.highsmithfh.com or on the funeral home Facebook page. Arrangements are in the care of the Burckhalter-Highsmith Funeral and Cremation Services of Vinita. “Vinita’s only locally family owned and operated funeral home.”