Obituaries

Donald Miller

Donald Miller

Mar 4, 2012

Funeral services for Donald Frances Miller, 84, Grove, OK will be held at 10:00 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Grove on Thursday, March 8, 2012, with Rev. Randall Hamill officiating. Burial will follow at the Olympus North Cemetery in Grove. Born June 21, 1927, in Bloomsburg, PA, to Truman Roy and Marie (Utt) Miller, he passed away...

Delores Hopkins

Delores Hopkins

Mar 3, 2012

Delores Theresa (Ladner) Hopkins passed away in Grove,OK. Saturday March 3 , 2012 at the age of 75. Delores T.(Ladner) Hopkins was born October 22,1936 in Pass Christian,MS. To Ovile and Mary Irene (Stigler) Ladner.Delores married Frankie Lee Arthur Hopkins on November 3,1953 in Popular Ville Mississippi. Delores was a housewife and spent her years raising her children, tending to...

Jackie Towry

Jackie Towry

Mar 1, 2012

Jackie Lousie Towry, 55 year old Bernice resident passed away on Thursday, March 1 at her home. Jackie was born in Grove, Oklahoma on September 17, 1956 to Gayle Edwin Towry and Mary Lee Caswell. Jackie was a real estate agent. Jackie was preceded in death by her parents. Jackie is survived by two brothers, Terry Towry and Kenny Towry....

Carl Jones

Carl Jones

Mar 1, 2012

Carl Eugene Jones, 71 of Muskogee, OK died Thursday March 1, 2012 at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa. He was born March 6, 1940 in Vinita, OK to Silas and Lela Wagnon Jones. Carl was raised and educated in Vinita, graduating from Vinita High School. He and Linda Covey was united in marriage on December 3, 1978 in Tulsa and...

Joseph Downing

Joseph Downing

Feb 28, 2012

Joseph "Joe" Downing, 90, a long-time resident of Bartlesville, OK died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Joseph Downing was born April 22, 1921 in Newkirk, OK to Orie and Teresa (Keifer) Downing. Joe attended elementary school in Newkirk and completed high school at Ponca City, OK. He enlisted in the United States Army, in 1942,...

Esther Kay

Esther Kay

Feb 27, 2012

Esther Kay of Big Cabin passed away Monday, February 27th. Esther Clarice Lorene Mabery Kay was born to Charles and Osa Mabery on January 30th, 1921 in Vinita. She graduated from Big Cabin High School in 1939. Later that year she married Gene Kay and they settled into farming and ranching. Esther supported the war effort by working in the...

Donald Byers

Donald Byers

Feb 27, 2012

Donald Eugene "Donnie" Byers, 64 year old Welch resident, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 27, 2012 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born June 29, 1947 in Paola, Kansas to Harry and Velma (Clark) Byers. Donnie graduated in 1965 from Osawatomie High School in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was a basketball player for Osawatomie...

Jimmy Owens

Jimmy Owens

Feb 25, 2012

Jimmy Dale Owens, age 61 of Vinita, died Saturday, February 25, 2012. Jimmy was born in Pryor on August 26, 1950 to James and Marie Owens. He moved into the Home of Hope community in 2001. Jimmy loved old westerns and country music. His favorite cowboy was John Wayne. He was also a fan of Bonanza, Lone Ranger, and Tonto....

Gretchen Butts-Inman

Gretchen Butts-Inman

Feb 25, 2012

Gretchen Alyce Butts-Inman, 85, resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away on February 25, 2012 at Bartlesville Care Center. She was born January 16, 1927 in Nowata, Oklahoma to George H. and Mollie J. (Schaeffer) Seabolt. Gretchen married Gayle Butts on December 24, 1950 and together they were blessed with two daughters. He preceded her in death in November of 1983....

Sheridan Chunestudey

Sheridan Chunestudey

Feb 24, 2012

Sheridan "Shug" Jean Chunestudey, age 70, died on Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. Shug was born on August 22, 1941 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Sam and Wilora Mae (Scuggins) Ben. She was a member of the Brush Creek Baptist Church, Shug enjoyed going to yard sales, sewing, cooking, baking...

Iva Pierce

Iva Pierce

Feb 24, 2012

Iva Mae Pierce, 92, of Nowata, OK died Friday, February 24, 2012 at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Iva Mae Liston was born September 24, 1919 in Washington County. She was the daughter of Harter and Gertrude Almeda (Martin) Liston. At the tender age of only a year and a half, Iva's mother passed away. Therefore, her sisters, aunts and...

Lula Alsop

Lula Alsop

Feb 24, 2012

Lula Rae Alsop, 75 year old Jay, Oklahoma resident passed away Friday, February 24, 2012 at Monroe Manor. She was born in Craig County, Oklahoma on July 25, 1936 to Jim and Marie (Smith) West. Lula graduated in 1954 from Edna High School and attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. She worked as a secretary for Midland Construction in Independence, Kansas,...

David Moore

David Moore

Feb 23, 2012

David L. Moore, age 69, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 23, 2012. David was born May 9, 1942. He was the son of Vernon and Sally Moore in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He grew up in Bartlesville and attended College High School. David was a dedicated patriot who served in the Air Force with the Strategic Air Command, 340th Bomb Wing,...

Dorothy Knowles

Dorothy Knowles

Feb 22, 2012

Dorothy Jane Madge Knowles was born on January 10, 1919 in Pleasantville, Missouri to Leo W. Fox and Emma Elizabeth (Frude) Fox. She went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2012 in Grove, Oklahoma. Dorothy always loved to make sure everyone had what they needed, one way or another. She cleaned houses, ironed and sewed a living....

Dotty Goard

Dotty Goard

Feb 21, 2012

Dotty Mae Goard was born on November 26, 1925 the youngest of three children to Emmett and Ida Carter. Her father was a dairy farmer and the family lived near Springfield, Missouri. Dotty was educated in the Springfield school system and graduated from college at Southwestern Missouri State University where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Mathematics at...

Lynda Mackie

Lynda Mackie

Feb 20, 2012

Lynda Mae Mackie, age 64, and longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away at her home on Monday, February 20, 2012. Lynda Mae Cornett was born on May 7, 1947 in Gravois Mills, Missouri. She was the daughter of Elwood and Anna Mae Cornett. Lynda was raised and educated in Independence, Missouri. She graduated from Independence School of Hairdressing in...

Cordia Askew

Cordia Askew

Feb 20, 2012

Cordia Laverne Askew, age 92, former resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012, at her daughter's home in Celina, Texas Cordia Laverne Shipman was born on October 8, 1919 in Fanshawe, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of William B. Shipman and Josie L. (Prock) Shipman. She was united in marriage to Allie L. Askew on January...

Bobby Bellmyer

Bobby Bellmyer

Feb 19, 2012

Mr. Bobby Ray Bellmyer, 84, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012 in the Muskogee V.A. Medical Center. Bobby Ray was born October 18, 1927 on the rural Copan family farm. He was the fifth child of twelve born to Evelyn Bell Wagaman Bellmyer and Arlie Jessie Bellmyer. He was reared and attended school in Copan. He was enlisted in...

Martha Paige

Martha Paige

Feb 18, 2012

Martha Paige went to the Father on February 18, 2012 at Grove, Oklahoma the age of 87. She was born April 18, 1924, the seventh child of Oscar and Edna Fortney, at Okesa, Oklahoma, and attended school at Okesa and Childers, Oklahoma. Martha married W.E. "Bill" Paige in Bartlesville in 1940. Her husband and parents preceded her, as well as...

Hubert King

Hubert King

Feb 18, 2012

Funeral services for Hubert King will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel, Nowata, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Lenapah, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Hubert Joe King was born July 22, 1932, in Wann, Oklahoma, to Lloyd and Goldie Dollie (Folk) King. He...

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