Obituaries

Eloise Williams

Eloise Williams

Dec 12, 2010

Eloise Jeanette Schellstede, born September 11, 1918 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, peacefully left our presence December 12, 2010. Eloise was preceded in death by her mother and father, Carrol and Delmar Rees, her sister, Wilma, her husbands: John E. Schellstede and Jim Williams, and her sons: John Robert Schellstede and Richard Schellstede. Eloise is survived by her grandchildren; David Schellstede, of...

Juanita Gagat

Juanita Gagat

Dec 12, 2010

Juanita J Gagat, age 82 of Tulsa, died Sunday, December 12, 2010. Juanita was born in Vinita, OK on August 7, 1928, the daughter of Henry and Dora (Han) Whitfield. On July 7, 1951 she was united in marriage to William Thomas Gagat. Juanita enjoyed cooking and was very active in Catholic charities. Survivors include her siblings: Dorothy Donavant of...

Mack Hedrick

Mack Hedrick

Dec 10, 2010

Mack Hedrick, 67 year old lifetime area resident passed away Friday, December 10, 2010 at the Integris General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Mack was born on December 11, 1942 in Kenwood, Oklahoma to Claude and Ora (Matthews) Hedrick. Worked as a welder most of his life, and worked for several different companies over the years. He was also very good...

Floyd Wheeler

Floyd Wheeler

Dec 9, 2010

Floyd Daniel Wheeler, age 75 of Vinita, died Thursday, December 9, 2010. Floyd was born in Spring Hill, Kansas on January 30, 1935, the son of Virgil and Mamie (Adams) Wheeler. He was a graduate of Ketchum High School and continued his education at 0 S U at Okmulgee where he trained as an electrician. On December 10, 1960 he...

Luana Hopkins

Luana Hopkins

Dec 9, 2010

Luana Hopkins 78, year old resident of Grove, formerly of White Oak, Chelsea and Vinita, died late Thursday evening at the Grove Nursing Center. She was born November 16, 1932 in Clovis, New Mexico to Jasper Wells McCarty and Alene (Barton) McCarty. Luana had a restaurant at one time, worked at Kiddie Land Day Care, Home of Hope group home...

Michael Mcclellan

Michael Mcclellan

Dec 8, 2010

Michael Wayne McClellan a forty six year old resident of Grove passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 8, 2010. He was born on July 1, 1963 in Waco, Texas to Harold Wayne and Frances (Pavelka) McClellan. Michael worked in Bonham, Texas as a major crimes investigator and then in Oregon as a major crimes detective. He was a...

Ruth Burch

Ruth Burch

Dec 8, 2010

Ruth Mae Burch, 66 year old resident of Spavinaw, died Wednesday December 8, 2010 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born March 21, 1944 in Bakersfield, California to Elmer and Flora (Townsend) Ledbetter. She was a graduate of Shafter High School in California. Ruth was married to Johnny Burch, who preceded her in death. She enjoyed going...

Ann Casper

Ann Casper

Dec 8, 2010

On December 8, 2010, Ann (Annell) Casper embarked on the greatest adventure of her life; she entered heaven. Ann peacefully passed away at the Nowata Care Center where she was surrounded by friends and family. She was 79 years old. Ann Casper was born in Nowata, January 18, 1931. She attended Nowata and Delaware schools and finished her education through...

Dollie Howard

Dollie Howard

Dec 7, 2010

Dollie M. Howard, 74 year old Ketchum resident died early Tuesday Morning at Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born June 27, 1936 in Vinita the daughter of John and Estella (Cochran) O'Neill. She attended school at Kelso, and Ironside school's then graduated from Vinita High School. She had worked Autumn Home and Nowata Nursing Center and retired from...

Mary Wigger

Mary Wigger

Dec 5, 2010

Mary Jeanette Wigger, 90 year old lifetime Nowata resident died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at her daughters home in Bartlesville. She was born on March 13, 1920 in Nowata, Oklahoma to C.C. Crenshaw and Marie (Allison) Crenshaw. Mary was a 1937 graduate of Nowata High School and graduated from the Baptist State Hospital School of Nursing in Little Rock on...

Brannon Johnson

Brannon Johnson

Dec 4, 2010

Brannon Lee Johnson, 42 year old Nowata resident, died Saturday December 4, 2010 at his home. He was born August 3, 1968 in Tulsa to Jerry Lee and Shirley (Ragsdale) Johnson. Brannon was married to Mechelle Baker on August 15, 1987 in Nowata. He had worked in the oil fields and trained dogs to pull weights. The family includes; his...

John Bennett

John Bennett

Dec 3, 2010

John Lee Bennett, Grove resident died early Friday morning December 3, 2010 in Miami, Oklahoma at the age of 76 years. John was born on November 19, 1934 in El Dorado, Kansas to his parents, Tillman and Anna May (Meier) Bennett. John attended schools in Wichita and in 1954 met the love of his life, Charlotte Lamb and they married...

Dannie Jones

Dannie Jones

Dec 3, 2010

Dannie Mae Jones, age 91 of Grove, died Friday, December 3, 2010. Dannie Mae was born in Spavinaw, OK on February 22, 1919, the daughter of Thomas and Ada (Jackson) Kay. She was Salutatorian of Pensacola school her 8th grade year. On June 25, 1934 she was united in marriage to the love of her life Henry Jones and together...

Carroll Wall

Carroll Wall

Dec 3, 2010

Carroll T. "Barney" Wall passed away Friday evening, December 3, 2010, at Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. He was born on October 24, 1922 in Monticello, Arkansas, to George Washington and Viola (Trantham) Wall. He graduated from Monticello High School .He served in the Pacific and was a member of the U.S. Army, playing in the Army band, during WWII....

Tressie Shaw

Tressie Shaw

Dec 2, 2010

Tressie Lois Shaw, 90, passed away December 2, 2010 at her residence , rural Nowata, OK. She was born on February 1, 1920 at Ava, MO, the daughter of James and Nora (Thompson) Owen. Tressie was united in marriage to Homer Lloyd Shaw in 1947 at Harrison, Arkansas. She was a homemaker. She loved life and her family, even as...

Martin Bauer

Martin Bauer

Dec 2, 2010

Martin LeRoy Bauer was born in Greensburg, KS Sept. 25, 1937 to Edward and Eva Bauer. After a long hard fought battle with Multiple Myeloma he went to his final home with the Lord on December 2nd, 2010. He is survived by 4 daughters: Reva Beal of Utah, Sandy and Bryan Scott, Grove- Debbie and Bob Rentfrow,Miami, Ok. and Carrie...

Gary Welch

Gary Welch

Nov 29, 2010

Gary Alan Welch, age 58 of Disney, died Monday, November 29, 2010. Gary was born in Stillwater, OK on September 10, 1952 the son of Charles and Mary Carolyn (Crofford) Welch. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, and was the owner of Four Seasons Construction Company. Survivors include his mother Carolyn Welch, two daughters, Kelly Parks, Kacie Laskey and husband Payton,...

Heinz Dietsche

Heinz Dietsche

Nov 27, 2010

Heinz J. "Brent" Dietsche, 91 year old Afton (Gran Tara) resident, died Saturday evening, November 27, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 2, 1919 in Mannheim, Germany to Erwin Karl Dietsche and Erma (Becker) Dietsche. Mr. Dietsche was a veteran of the United States Army, serving from October 2, 1942 to November 8, 1945 during World War II....

Evelyn Joplin

Evelyn Joplin

Nov 27, 2010

Evelyn H. Joplin, 86, a resident of Grove passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Grand Lake Villa. She was born in Las Angeles, California on December 6, 1923 to Clarence and Hulda Glinn. Services are Pending with the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove.

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Elizabeth Garrett

Elizabeth Garrett

Nov 27, 2010

Elizabeth Ann Garrett, 76 year old Dewey resident died Sunday, November 27, 2010 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Elizabeth was born in Parsons, Kansas on March 26, 1924, to William K. Lindsey and Mary A. (Schlinkmeyer) Lindsey. She graduated from high school in Parsons Kansas. In 1954, Elizabeth married Marvin L. (Mike) Garrett in Miami Oklahoma. They moved to...

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