Obituaries

Jun 23, 2020

Gayle Ann Clifton, 71 year old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on June 23, 2020 in Springdale, Arkansas.

Gayle was born on December 9, 1948 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  She was one of five children born to Homer and Irene (Sexton) Parkerson.  She was united in marriage to Larry Clifton on December 11, 1965....

Jun 22, 2020

Doris Lee (Mann) Goforth passed away June 22, 2020 in Vinita, OK. She was born December 22, 1955 in Vinita, the daughter of Robert Mann and Vera (Rathjen) Mann. Doris was raised in Vinita where she attended school. She worked at Valentine Meat Market and Grand Lake Mental Health. Doris was a Baptist by faith and attended Calvary Baptist...

Jun 19, 2020

Roland Bourdeau, 82 of Grove, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020.  Roland was born in Pawtucket, RI on April 23, 1938 to Edeas and Florence (St. George) Bourdeau.  He proudly served as a paratrooper in the United States Army.  He worked for numerous years as a Master Tool Maker for General Motors.  During his retirement he served as a...

Jun 17, 2020

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Lilly Jane (Allison) Hadley passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Emerald Care Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was born October 21, 1941 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Claude Lee Allison and Thelma (Linn) Allison. After graduating high school, she attended a one-year LPN licensing school and worked at Eastern State Hospital...

Jun 15, 2020

Jesse David Bushyhead, lifetime Grove resident, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020.  Jesse was born in Claremore in 1965 to Jack and Freda Madean (Payton) Bushyhead, one of nine children.  He graduated from Grove High School in 1983 and from NSU in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences.  Majority of his career he worked as a security guard.  He...

Jun 14, 2020

Lauretta Sweeten, age 73, passed on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Integris Grove Hospital.

She was born May 24, 1947 in Tulsa, Ok. to the late Charles Melvin Wentz and Virginia Prentess Wentz.

Lauretta married the love of her life, Dennis Sweeten December 11, 1988. She was preceded in death by her husband and her...

Jun 14, 2020

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Ruby "Nona" Allene Collier, 89, of Nowata, passed away June 14, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  She was born May 23, 1931, in Childers, Oklahoma to Walter Harrison and Eva Jane (Adamson) Hicks.  Nona married Dempsey Donald "Pete" Collier on February 21, 1948. Nona worked as a Nurses Aid at the Nowata Hospital for...

Jun 13, 2020

John Blair Endres, age 82, Grove, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Integris Grove Hospital.

John was born September 23, 1937 in Camargo, Oklahoma to the late John Philip Endres and Madge  Blair Endres.

John married Patti DiAnn Hutcheson on August 22, 1957 in Enid, Oklahoma.

He attended Okmulgee Technical College now...

Jun 13, 2020

Nora Jean Kirby, 92 year old resident of Jay, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Integris Grove Hospital.

Nora was born on September 24, 1927 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.  She was the loving daughter of Charlie M. Carol and Mary E. (Hoopingardener) Carol.  Nora was a member of the South Side Church of Christ.

Jun 13, 2020

Heaven Elizabeth Seaton wasa born and died Saturday June 13th at 8:34 am she joins her sister, Nevaeh her grandmother, Sherri and her great-grandmother Linda in heaven she is survived by her mother Jacquline and father Marcus.

We didn't have to look into your eyes to fall in love with you. We didn't need to hear you cry...

Jun 12, 2020

Lola Fay (Langley) Davenport, ninety years old, passed away June 12, 2020 in Centralia, OK. She was born August 30, 1929 in Bluejacket, OK, the daughter of Robert Langley and Mary (Parkhurst) Langley. Lola married Owen M. Davenport on November 14, 1947 in Okmulgee, OK. They enjoyed 72 years of marriage. She was a loving wife and mother who helped her...

Jun 10, 2020

Sharon Kay Phillips, age 72, Miami Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

Sharon Kay was born on November 29, 1947 in rural Craig County to the late Willie J. “W.J.” and Anna Elizabeth “Betty” (Ulrich) Snyder.   The Snyder family resided in rural Craig County near Bluejacket at the time...

Jun 9, 2020

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Edna Louise Havens, 85, went to her heavenly home Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at her home in South Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born April 22, 1935 in Delaware, Oklahoma to Olaf McWilliams and Lillian Lucille Smith McWilliams. She was the eldest of four children, and attended Delaware school where she graduated...

Jun 9, 2020

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Pearl Elizabeth (Parrish) Bien, 82-year-old Talala resident, passed away at her residence June 9, 2020, with family at her side.  She was born February 24, 1938, in Chelsea, Oklahoma to William Thomas Parrish Jr. and Cora Irene (Smith) Parrish. Pearl attended Bartlesville Public School where she received her education.  She married the...

Jun 8, 2020

James Edward Riff died on June 8, 2020 of natural causes peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.

Jim Riff was born in Watova, Oklahoma August 29, 1936 to Calla (Beal) Riff and Gilbert James Riff.  He was the tenth of twelve children.  He grew up around the Nowata, Oklahoma area.

Jim was a...

Jun 7, 2020

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Darrell Gene Carter, 33, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at St John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK. Darrell was born December 27, 1986 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Randy and Jennifer (Manley) Carter. He attended the Nowata Public School system where he graduated with the Class...

Jun 7, 2020

John William Dias, 69 year old Grove resident, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020.  John was born in Merced, CA on December 4, 1950 to Joseph and Janette (Schnider) Dias.  In his lifetime, John worked at array of jobs.  Growing up he was a dairy farmer.  After high school graduation he served in the United States Army during Vietnam. ...

Jun 4, 2020

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Danny Earl Allen, 67 of Delaware, passed away June 4, 2020.  Danny was born July 30, 1952 in Nowata, Oklahoma to parents Jessie James Allen and Barbara Jean (Ginger) Allen. Danny attended Delaware Public School, graduating in 1970. He also took accounting courses at Coffeyville...

Jun 1, 2020

Charles Milton Phillips, 82-year-old Vinita resident passed away June 01, 2020 at Grand Villa Nursing Home in Grove, OK. He was born on February 04, 1938 in Murphy, OK to Wendell T. Phillips, Sr. and Elizabeth (Davis) Phillips. Charles attended Attucks High School in Vinita, and later served his country in the United States Navy. He married Barbara Gaylord...

May 30, 2020

Laverne Barber, 83-year-old Tahlequah resident, formerly of Tulsa, passed away at Go Ye Village Nursing Center in Tahlequah May 30, 2020. She was born September 6, 1936 in Ellsworth, Oklahoma to Bert E. Goodman and Ira Leona McAfee Goodman. She attended Tulsa Schools.

Laverne married Richard Eugene Morris on December 22, 1952 in Tulsa. They made their...