Obituaries

Karen Chatkovsky

Karen Chatkovsky

Jan 14, 2011

Karen Sue Chatkovsky, former Grove resident, died in Tulsa Friday January 14, 2011 at the age of 58 years. She was born in Webb City, Missouri to her parents Kenneth R. and Reba D. (Lewis) Williamson. Karen attended Grove schools and graduated from Grove High School. She worked for many years as a sales manager for Dillards. She is preceded...

Rodney Jackson

Rodney Jackson

Jan 13, 2011

Rodney B. Jackson Sr., 58, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 in Hutchinson, Kansas Funeral services for Mr. Jackson will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in the Delaware Tribal Headquarters in Bartlesville, Pastor Jay Friedman of the New Life Wesleyan Church of Copan will officiate. Burial will follow in the Craner-Wilson Cemetery. Services are under the direction...

Ed Terrell

Ed Terrell

Jan 12, 2011

Ed Terrell, 82, a resident of Monkey Island passed away at Integris Grove General Hospital on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He was Born in Pampa, Texas to James Terrell and Edith (Mathews ) Ellis. Mr. Terrell worked as a paint contractor for many years in this area. There are no services planned for Ed at this time.

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Mattie Jenkins

Mattie Jenkins

Jan 12, 2011

Mattie Christine Jenkins, 84 year old former resident of Vinita, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at the Claremore Veterans Center. She was October 19, 1926 in Vinita to Oliver A. and Mattie C. (Wagner) Vogel. Mattie graduated from Vinita High School, attended college at NEO A&M in Miami and the University of Tulsa. She served her country in the United...

Chloeta West

Chloeta West

Jan 12, 2011

Chloeta West, age 85, of Jay, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, following an extended illness. Chloeta was born on May 25, 1925 in Hannah, Oklahoma to Sammy and Effie (Tomlinson) Mott. She attended Dustin High School and in her younger years enjoyed riding horses. Chloeta married James West on February 1, 1944 in Reno Nevada. She was a...

Hazel Frits

Hazel Frits

Jan 12, 2011

Hazel Naomi (Jones) Frits, age 81 of Vinita, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Hazel was born in Rulo, Nebraska on November 2, 1929, the daughter of Ralph and Gertrude (Zimmerman) Jones. On May 18, 1947 she was united in marriage to Harvy Frits and together they raised four children. Hazel was a member of the First Baptist Church in Vinita...

Betty Morrow

Betty Morrow

Jan 11, 2011

Betty Jean Morrow, age 78 of Claremore, a former longtime resident of Langley, OK died Tuesday January 11, 2011 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born February 21, 1932 in Spiro, OK the daughter of Willis Broom and Lula Evans Broom. She was raised and attended school in Spiro where she graduated from high school. Betty lived forty...

Tommy Cook

Tommy Cook

Jan 11, 2011

Tommy L. Cook, 54, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services for Mr. Cook will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in the Colonial Chapel of the Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Rev. Curt Meade of the Grace Discipleship Church of Bartlesville will officiate. Burial will follow in the Butler Cemetery in Grove, Oklahoma. Services are...

Phyllis Faulconer

Phyllis Faulconer

Jan 11, 2011

Phyllis Jo Faulconer, age 75 of Grove, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Phyllis was born on May 17, 1935 in Coodys Bluff, Oklahoma, the daughter of Paul and Mary Kemmerer. On May 8, 1950 she was united in marriage to Homer J. Faulconer and together they raised two children. She lived in Lawrence, KS several years running an adult care...

Harold Huffman Jr.

Harold Huffman Jr.

Jan 11, 2011

Harold Lee "Butch" Huffman, Jr. 58 year old resident of Joplin, died early Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Butch was born May 14, 1952 to Harold Lee Huffman, Sr. and Neva (Dunbar) Huffman. He was a graduate of Miami High School. On July 14, 1983 he was united in marriage Linda (Cobler). Butch had worked...

Charles Flowers

Charles Flowers

Jan 10, 2011

Charles Watson Flowers went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, January 10, 2011. Charles was born in Saratoga Texas to Jack Flowers and Irene Butler Flowers on February 23, 1925. He went to school in Saratoga and then moved to Kountze, Texas in 1938. He was captain of his football team his junior and senior years...

Earl Buster

Earl Buster

Jan 10, 2011

Earl Dean Buster, 74, was born February 28, 1936, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Leola (Lakey) Buster and Floyd Buster. He passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Earl was raised and educated in Nowata. He served his country in the Army and was stationed in Germany. He was a member of the 11th Airborne...

Mary Allensworth

Mary Allensworth

Jan 10, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Allensworth, age 94 of Vinita, died Monday, January 10, 2011. Mary was born in Morrison, Oklahoma on October 18, 1916, the daughter of George and Cynthia (Bell) Ramsey. On September 11, 1936 she was united in marriage to Willis "Bud" Allensworth and together they raised one daughter. Mary could be described in such words as independent, honest, spunky,...

Mildred Whitney

Mildred Whitney

Jan 9, 2011

Mildred Arlene Whitney, Grove resident, died Sunday evening January 9, 2011 at Integris Grove General Hospital at the age of 83 years. Mildred was born on May 26, 1927 in Meeker, Colorado to her parents, Homer and Olive Eveleth (Buckles) Jones. She graduated Canyon City High School in Canyon City, CO. She married Lamar Whitney on March 4, 1949 in...

Amy Delaney

Amy Delaney

Jan 8, 2011

Amy O. Delaney, 97 year old Tulsa resident, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born December 28, 1913 near White Oak to Thomas Bittle Harp and Katie Ruth (Sensenbaugh) Harp. On July 17, 1946 Amy married Carroll Delaney in Vinita. They lived in Denver for 32 years where Amy worked as a...

Jonita Haney

Jonita Haney

Jan 8, 2011

Jonita Kaye Haney, age 51 of Vinita, died Saturday, January 8, 2011. Jonita was born in Perrington, TX on August 20, 1959, the daughter of J.R. and Alma Faye (Hunt) Haney. She enjoyed the Christmas season, flying to Houston to visit her sister, going to the movies and eating popcorn, drinking Diet Coke. She loved giving nicknames to her friends...

Ronald Kellogg

Ronald Kellogg

Jan 8, 2011

Ronald Wayne Kellogg, 54 year old, lifetime area resident passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011 following an extended illness. Wayne was born on February 21, 1956 in to Vernal and Wanda Lee (Truelove) Kellogg. As a young man, Wayne would go to Miller Flats Assembly of God in Wyandotte, Oklahoma and attended Wyandotte High School. He worked for many years...

Victor Rackcliff

Victor Rackcliff

Jan 8, 2011

Victor Damien Rackcliff, infant son of Victor Codee Rackcliff and Diana Nicole Brown was born and passed on Saturday January 8, 2011 at the Integris Grove General Hospital. The family has been life long area residents. Victor was named after his paternal grandfather, Victor A. Rackcliff. Victor was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Rick Franklin Bowline, paternal grandmother...

Thomas Mccrory

Thomas Mccrory

Jan 7, 2011

THOMAS LYONELL MCCRORY Thomas L. McCrory, born October 5, 1925, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, went to be with his heavenly Father on Friday, January 7, 2011, at the age of 85, after a fall, surgery, and subsequent complications. He passed away peacefully while listening to John 14:2 - 3 with his daughter Kimberly and granddaughter Jessica by his side. He was...

Millard Rogers

Millard Rogers

Jan 7, 2011

Millard Lee Rogers, 80 year old longtime Tulsa resident died Friday January 7, 2011 at his home. He was born to Glen Rogers and Helen Newman Rogers Kinney on August 28, 1930 near Jay, OK where he received his formal education graduating from high school. He attended NEO A&M then transferred to Stillwater where he graduated from OSU in May...