Obituaries

Evelyn Truitt

Evelyn Truitt

Nov 13, 2011

Funeral services for Evelyn Mae Truitt will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 19, 2011, at the First Church of God, of Nowata, with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Washington Cemetery, Lenapah, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Mae Truitt (Granny Mae) 81, of Nowata passed away Sunday, November 13,...

Hazel Cantrell

Hazel Cantrell

Nov 12, 2011

Hazel Irene Cantrell, 75 year old Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011. Hazel was born on August 16, 1936 in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, to Virgil and Nelley Caudle. Hazel worked in housekeeping for many years for various nursing homes and hospitals. She was an avid gardener, who enjoyed growing all sorts of flowers. She was also an...

Elsie Morris

Elsie Morris

Nov 12, 2011

Elsie June Morris, 87, resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away November 12, 2011 at her sister's home in Dewey surrounded by her family. She was born June 20, 1924 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Clarance Albert and Hazel Lorene (Wooten) Levingston. Elsie received her education in Bartlesville. She attended Horace Mann Elementary and completed the tenth grade at the Bartlesville Junior-Senior...

Clifford Murphy

Clifford Murphy

Nov 12, 2011

Graveside funeral services for Clifford Fredrick Murphy will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at Ball Cemetery, Childers Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Clifford Murphy, 90 year old Nowata resident, died Saturday, November 12, 2011, at his nephew Bob Billups home in Peggs, Oklahoma. He was born October 9, 1921, at...

Jeffrey Bickert

Jeffrey Bickert

Nov 11, 2011

Jeffrey Scott McKinley Bickert, 42 year old Grove, Oklahoma area resident passed away Friday, November, 11, 2011, following an extended illness. Jeff was born on June 10, 1969 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, but moved to this area at a very early age, he graduated from Grove High School in 1987 and worked as a house framer most of his life. Jeff...

Stephen Strong

Stephen Strong

Nov 10, 2011

Stephen Strong was born on August 5, 1947 in Oklahoma City. He was welcomed into the home of Manson and Evelyn Strong on August 22, 1947, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, bringing much joy in one small package. After his formal schooling, his permanent work was with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. He retired at the age of 51 due to severe heart...

Hugh Trimble

Hugh Trimble

Nov 10, 2011

Hugh Eldon Trimble was born September 18, 1921 in Cleora, Oklahoma to Thomas Virgil and Lockey Mae Young. He died Thursday November 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Hugh worked on the farm at Cleora as he grew up. During this time he plowed with two old mules, worked his dads fields and his mother's garden as...

Teresa Graves

Teresa Graves

Nov 9, 2011

Teresa Ann Graves, forty three year old Vinita resident died Wednesday November 9, 2011 at her home. She was born November 13, 1967 in Tulsa, OK the daughter of Ronald Wayne Graves and Dovie Johnson Graves. Teresa has lived in Vinita for the past ten years and was a homemaker. She attended the Family Praise Center and loved taking care...

Marcel Vermeire

Marcel Vermeire

Nov 9, 2011

Marcel Louis Vermeire was born October 26, 1917 in Argentine, Kansas, the son and beauty contestant winner of John Joseph Vermeire of Belgium and Florence Elizabeth (Southerden) Vermeire of England. Marcel's early childhood was spent in Kansas, however, at the age of nine, moved with his family to the Bartlesville, Oklahoma area. After completing the required amount of schooling, Marcel...

Kanta Croll

Kanta Croll

Nov 9, 2011

Kanta Gayle Canaday was born January 12, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Wood Canaday and Iva (Sheets) Canaday. She was a graduate of Neodesha High School, the class of 1955 where she was nominated Basketball Queen with Jim Croll as Basketball King. It took a few years but Kanta and Jim, high school sweethearts, were reunited in 2007...

Geneva Tagg

Geneva Tagg

Nov 7, 2011

Geneva Marie Tagg, 73 year old, lifetime Kansas, Oklahoma area resident passed away Monday November 7, 2011 in Springdale, Arkansas, following an extended illness. Geneva was born on June 14, 1938 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Eli and Josephine (Littlefield) Rabbit. Geneva was a homemaker most of her life and enjoyed raising her children. She was always there for her family...

Dortha Mizer

Dortha Mizer

Nov 7, 2011

A memorial service for Dortha Darlene "Hawk" Mizer will be held 1:30 p.m., Saturday, November 12, 2011, at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 707 Fresno, Coffeyville, Kansas, with Marvin Downing officiating. Dortha Mizer was born September 19, 1943, in Enid, Oklahoma, to Leslie and Dortha (Waggoner) Hawk. She died Monday, November 7, 2011, at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center,...

James Hindman

James Hindman

Nov 7, 2011

James Clifford Hindman was born May 19, 1947 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Joseph David and Mary Isabel (Hifler) Hindman. He passed from this life November 7, 2011, at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 64 years old. Jim attended and graduated from Midland High School, in Midland, Texas. He continued his education at Texas Tech University where he earned...

Raymond Smith

Raymond Smith

Nov 5, 2011

Raymond Gale Smith, Grove resident, formerly of Carthage, MO died Saturday November 5, 2011 at Integris Grove Hospital at the age of 74 years. He was born on October 21, 1937 in Mt. Vernon, Missouri to his parents, Raymond P. Smith and Cleota Mildred (Alberty) Smith. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Ray worked in the dental industry as...

Kathryn Carleton

Kathryn Carleton

Nov 4, 2011

Kathryn Ann (Kindsvater) Carleton, 77, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away Friday, November 4, 2011. She was born October 20, 1934 in Bartlesville to Emil and Lucille (Durheim) Kindsvater. Katie attended and graduated from College High School, the class of 1952. She married Keith Carleton on April 21, 1951; they were blessed with six children. Family meant everything to Katie. She...

Michael Cauthon

Michael Cauthon

Nov 4, 2011

Michael Cauthon, 35 of Vinita, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at his home. Michael was born in Vinita on March 4, 1976. He graduated from Vinita in 1994. Michael has worked for Otis Spunkmeyer for the past 16 years where he has made many friends. He enjoyed playing with his nephew, drawing, traveling, and spending time with his family. He...

Alma Bennington

Alma Bennington

Nov 3, 2011

Alma Udena "Dean" Bennington, 92 year-old Vinita resident, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born June 16, 1919 to George William and Cynthia Bell (Hull) Ramsey. Dean worked as head dietician in the kitchen at Eastern State Hospital for over 35 years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the First...

Shirley Wolf

Shirley Wolf

Nov 3, 2011

Lifetime resident, Shirley Ann Wolf, age 57, died on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at her residence in Eucha, Oklahoma. Shirley was the daughter of Maxine (Budder) and Leland Stick; she was born on June 27, 1954 in Gravette, Arkansas. Shirley enjoyed doing beadwork, cooking, making baby blankets for the grandchildren, gardening, going to yard sales and thrift shopping. She was...

Barbara Cummings

Barbara Cummings

Nov 1, 2011

Barbara Cummings, 80, a lifetime resident of the Grove area passed away at Integris Grove General Hospital on November 1, 2011. She was born on June 22, 1931 in Peoria, Oklahoma to Ralph Lee and Marie (McDermit) Crabtree. She married Donald Edward Cummings on August 25, 1947 in Neosho, Missouri. Barbara was the true sense of a homemaker and loved...

L.E. Chappell, Jr.

L.E. Chappell, Jr.

Nov 1, 2011

L.E. Chappell, Jr. was 79 years of age and was a resident of Jay, Oklahoma. He passed from this life on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 in Grove, Oklahoma. He was the youngest child of Merl (Hamilton) Chappell and Leon Ernest Chappell, Sr. He was born on November 27, 1931 in No Man's Land, Oklahoma. He graduated from Darrouzett High School...

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