Obituaries

Mary Postier

Mary Postier

May 13, 2013

86 year old rural Vinita resident, Mary Kathryn Chaney Postier passed peacefully from this life on Monday, May 13, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. The second of four children, Mary was born on December 22, 1926 in Centralia, OK to George Williams and Bertha McColloch Chaney. Mary attended school in Centralia and graduated on May 18, 1944. While there...

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

May 12, 2013

Robert Carl Brown, 87 year old year old Big Cabin resident, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Wood Manor Nursing Center in Claremore. He was born June 25, 1925 in Kansas to Carl B. and Ruth Alta (Elliott) Brown. Robert was a graduate of Big Cabin High School Class of 1943. He served his country during World War II,...

Virginia Froelich-Harkins

Virginia Froelich-Harkins

May 12, 2013

Virginia Ruth "Froelich" Harkins, 92, Nowata County resident, passed away May 12, 2013 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. She was born November 24, 1920 north of Childers in Nowata County to Warren C. and Gertrude (Childers) York. Virginia grew up just east of Childers, attending school there and after graduation, married Arthur Froelich in Delaware on August 2nd,...

Roselea Colvin

Roselea Colvin

May 11, 2013

Roselea Colvin, 87 year old long time Big Cabin area resident, died Saturday May 11, 2013 at Rosewood Terrace Nursing Center in Vinita. She was born August 4, 1925 near White Oak, to Owen Theodore "OT" and Ruth Irene (White) Miers. Roselea graduated from White Oak High School. She was married to George Earl Colvin on March 31, 1943 in...

Neva Perry

Neva Perry

May 10, 2013

Neva Lorene Perry, 82 year old Nowata resident passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at St John Medical Center, in Tulsa. She was born in Cooper, Oklahoma October 16, 1930 to Frank and Florence Galloway. On February 13, 1954 she married Charles Perry in Wichita, Kansas. She was a member of the Full Gospel Christian Center in Watova. Mrs. Perry...

Patrick Waddle

Patrick Waddle

May 10, 2013

Patrick T. "Pat" Waddle, 77 year old Vinita resident went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 10, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 26, 1935 in Monark (west of Picher, Oklahoma) to George E. Waddle, Sr. and Zella (Power) Waddle. Patrick married Millie Story on June 15, 1956. He was led...

Nonearl Thompson

Nonearl Thompson

May 8, 2013

Mesa, AZ - Nonearl Elizabeth "Nonnie" Thompson died in Mesa, AZ after a long illness on May 8, 2013. She was born January 27, 1930 in Oklahoma City, OK to Earle Royce and Lois Elizabeth Huddleston. She married Bill Thompson on June 18, 1948 in Sapulpa, OK. She retired from Walmart in Grove, OK. She lived with Bill in Ketchum...

Vera Williams

Vera Williams

May 8, 2013

Vera Emma (Wiese) Williams, 81 year old, Eucha, Oklahoma resident passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Vera was born on August 22, 1931 in Canton, Oklahoma to Chris and Emma L. (Glundlach) Wiese. Vera loved animals, enjoyed cooking and flowers, but above all she loved her grandchildren. Vera married W.R. (Bill) Williams on March 18, 1951 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. he...

Martha Leach

Martha Leach

May 7, 2013

Martha Jean Leach, age 85 of Eucha, passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Martha was born in Lufkin, Texas on September 15, 1927 to Giles and Esther (Coward) Albritton. On November 18, 1944 she was united in marriage to Harlen V. Leach. Martha loved antiques and at one point was an antique dealer. She also loved...

Pamela Pace

Pamela Pace

May 5, 2013

Pamela Elouise Pace, age 57 of Fairland, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. Pamela was born in Livermore, CA on April 13, 1956 to Harold and Pauline Hanhey. She was the youngest of 6 children. Following high school she earned as associates degree in accounting. On March 18, 1978 she was united in marriage to Gerald Pace. She enjoyed cooking,...

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans

May 4, 2013

Douglas S. Evans, 85, went home to be with The Lord Saturday May 4th. He was a long standing member of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Grove, OK were he was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was born January 29, 1928 in Tulsa, OK to Samuel and Gladys Evans. Doug lived in Grove, OK for 24...

Bill Strange

Bill Strange

May 4, 2013

After a brief illness Bill Strange passed away on Saturday May 4th in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born September 20, 1928 in Shaw, Kansas to Everett and Gertrude Strange. After high school Bill served his country in the US Navy from 1946 -48. He returned to Kansas to marry his childhood sweetheart, Reva E. Stanley in 1948 and enrolled in...

Adelle Davis

Adelle Davis

May 3, 2013

Adelle Faye (Amos) Davis was born February 20, 1926 in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and passed to her heavenly home on May 3, 2013 with her family by her side. Adelle married Paul C. Davis on April 16, 1946 in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, her parents, Lester and Faye Amos, and her...

Lorene Woodall

Lorene Woodall

May 2, 2013

Lorene Woodall, age 91 of Vinita, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013. Lorene was born in Grove, OK on January 17, 1922 to Rollie "Rol" Rogers and Blanche (Phoenix) Rogers. In 1940 she graduated from Grove High School. She was united in marriage to Jack Woodall on December 23, 1941. Lorene ran her own beauty shop from 1960-1991. She was...

David Rodgers

David Rodgers

May 2, 2013

David Allen Rodgers passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his home in Mounds. He was born March 6, 1963 in Nowata to Myrna (Stierwalt) and Carl Wesley Rodgers, Jr. He loved watching Nascar racing and drag racing. David is survived by his daughter, Ashley Sowder and husband Denney of Sapulpa; his mother, Myrna Rodgers of Mounds; a sister, Donna...

Lacy Beamer

Lacy Beamer

May 2, 2013

Lacy Lee Beamer, passed away in Grove, OK, on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the age of 54. Lacy was born January 9, 1959 in Claremore, OK, the son of Will Rogers Beamer and Louise Pickup Adams. Lacy grew up in Jay, OK where he graduated from Jay High School in the late 1970's. After high school Lacy moved to...

Donna Barajas

Donna Barajas

Apr 29, 2013

Donna Marie Kirk was born March 1, 1957 in Gibson City, Illinois. She was the daughter of Earl J. Kirk and Aima Jean (Hatcher) Kirk. She has lived in the Ramona area sine 2003, moving here from Marysville, California. Donna attended the Ochelata, Oklahoma United Methodist Church. She was a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary. She always enjoyed her...

George Boltinghouse

George Boltinghouse

Apr 29, 2013

George Boultinghouse was born on January 30, 1933 in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was the son of Oscar Everett Boultinghouse and Ollie Josephine (Beaver) Boultinghouse. He was raised in the Nowata area where he graduated from Nowata High School in 1952. In the early ‘70s he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, before returning to Bartlesville. George was married to Jean Drumheller on...

Phyllis Looper

Phyllis Looper

Apr 28, 2013

Phyllis Laverne (Kuykendall) Looper, Grove resident, died Sunday April 28, 2013 at the age of 83 years. She was born May 12, 1929 in Pampa, TX to her parents, Isaac Clay and Elniece (Ginn) Kuykendall. Phyllis married Earl Looper in Pampa, TX in October 1948. Phyllis was a homemaker who enjoyed fishing and spending time with her family and friends....

Darrel Burroughs

Darrel Burroughs

Apr 26, 2013

Darrel Bruce "Chief" Burroughs, 76 year old well known Langley resident, died Friday, April 26, 2013 at his home. He was born April 4, 1937 in Garber, Oklahoma to Ernest Merle Burroughs and Velma Deloris (McVay) Burroughs. Darrel was a graduate of Bluejacket High School, where he met his future wife Mary (Wilkins) Burroughs; they were married on March 3,...

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