Obituaries

Elvin Barrier Jr.

Elvin Barrier Jr.

Oct 10, 2009

Elvin S. Barrier Elvin Shadrick Barrier Jr., age 82 of Grove, OK, died Saturday October 10, 2009 in the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, MO. The son of Elvin and Ethel Mae Matthews Barrier, he was born on January 21, 1927 in Little Chief, OK. He married Marion White on November 6, 1948 in Sherman TX. Elvin owned and operated...

Kathalene Snider

Kathalene Snider

Oct 8, 2009

Kathalene Snider, 83 is walking the streets of gold as she left this world Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Grove Integris Hospital. She was born on April 17, 1926 to Arthur Jacobs and Maggie Opal Jacobs in Joplin, Missouri. Kathalene Jacobs was married to the love of her life John Eugene Snider on August 20, 1945 in Columbus, Kansas. They...

Lonnie Nail

Lonnie Nail

Oct 7, 2009

Lonnie Lenn "Butch" Nail, 64 year-old White Oak resident, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at the St. John Hospital in Tulsa. He was born July 19, 1945 to Ray Lenn and Juanita Margaret "Marge" (Leforce) Nail. Butch attended and graduated from White Oak Schools. He worked as a coal miner for many years, including,...

Lon Donavant Jr

Lon Donavant Jr

Oct 6, 2009

Lon Donavant Jr. 1918-2009 Lon Donavant Jr., 91, of Grove passed away October 6, 2009. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Grove Methodist Church. Lon was born on Jan. 9, 1918, in Jefferson City, MO. He graduated from Cleora High School in 1936. He went to John Brown University and then Oklahoma State University to study electrical engineering...

Susan Angel

Susan Angel

Oct 4, 2009

Susan Gail Angel, 51, a resident of Grove passed away at her home on Sunday, October 4, 2009. She was born on July 16, 1958 to William Ira Angel II and Sabre Ann Yates in Kansas City, Missouri. Ms. Angel worked as a Certified Nurses Aide with Grand Lake Villa Nursing Home in Grove. She loved her work at the...

Dovie Rogers

Dovie Rogers

Oct 3, 2009

Dovie "Aunt Ree" Marie Rogers , age 87, a longtime Vinita resident died Saturday October 3, 2009 at Rosewood Terrace Nursing Home in Vinita. She was born July 3, 1922 in Harrison, Arkansas the daughter of James N. Thompson, and Nerva Alice Watson Rogers. The family moved to Vinita where she was raised and educated. She and Lee Rogers were...

Linda Bradley

Linda Bradley

Oct 3, 2009

Linda Carol Bradley, 57 year old Big Cabin resident and a Third grade teacher at Will Rogers Elementary School, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, due to injuries from an accident. She was born January 18, 1952 in Bakersfield, California to William Ernest and Rose (Begley) Brannan. Linda graduated high school from Stoutland, Missouri and attended college at NSU in Tahlequah...

Judy Carlisle

Judy Carlisle

Oct 3, 2009

Judy Kay (Reddick) Carlisle, wife of Don Carlisle went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday October 3, 2009 at her home in Bartlesville, Ok. A true gift in our lives, she had so much love to give and life to live and left us too soon. She will truly be missed by all that knew her. There...

Jay Spencer

Jay Spencer

Oct 1, 2009

Jay Spencer age 73 of Grove, OK died Thursday October 1, 2009 in the Integress Grove General Hospital in Grove, OK. He was born on July 17, 1936 in Nebraska. Jay had been living in the Betty Ann Nursing Home He was buried in the Hickory Grove Cemetery at 1 PM on Thursday October 1, 2009 The services was directed...

Shirley Wiley

Shirley Wiley

Oct 1, 2009

Shirley Lee Wiley 72, of Nowata passed away on October 1, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Shirley was born on March 18, 1937 in Nowata to Bill and Mamee (Hensley) Graves. She attended Nowata Public Schools and graduated in 1956. Shirley loved to shop on the QVC network. She enjoyed browsing estate sales and garage sales...

Beatrice Johnston

Beatrice Johnston

Sep 30, 2009

Beatrice A. Johnston, a longtime resident of Grove passed away at Integris Grove General Hospital on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the age of 89. Beatrice who was known to family and friends as Button was born on March 7, 1920 in Jay, Oklahoma to Jeff and Cleo (Sanders) Dick. Button graduated from Jay High School and NEO A&M College....

Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy

Sep 30, 2009

Richard Daniel Murphy, 62, Senior Master Sergeant, Richard D. Murphy (Dan), U.S. Air Force, Retired, age 62, of Universal City, TX passed away September 30, 2009 at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Dan retired from the Air Force after many years of service as a jet engine mechanic. His passion for art drove him to...

Olen Bryant

Olen Bryant

Sep 29, 2009

Olen Gene Bryant, age 80 a resident of Disney, OK died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Ketchum, OK. He was born May 13, 1929 in Stonewall, OK the son of Pleasant L. Bryant and Helen Lavinia Thompson Bryant. He was raised and educated education at Jay, OK. Olen and Hildred Erwin were married on October 28, 1949 in Tulsa, OK...

Loetta Landers

Loetta Landers

Sep 28, 2009

Loetta P. Landers, 71-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Monday, September 28, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Mrs. Landers was born December 8, 1937 in Weatherford, Oklahoma to Leo Hamburger and Bertha Marie Traudt-Hamburger. She grew up and attended schools in Weatherford. She furthered her education when she attended the nursing program at the Enid Baptist Hospital...

Mabel Arnold

Mabel Arnold

Sep 27, 2009

Mabel Dutton Arnold, 78, of Big Cabin, died at her home Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, after a long illness, surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 1, 1930, in Mountain Home, Ark., to William Russell Dutton and Mary Ella (Farris) Dutton. She left Arkansas to work at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kan., where she met Robert J. Arnold and...

Delbert Slack

Delbert Slack

Sep 27, 2009

Delbert C. Slack, 86, died Sunday morning September 27, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Delbert C. Slack was born September 9, 1923 to Benjamin Frank Slack and Clara E. Hyde in Kaw City, Oklahoma. In 1937 Delbert moved to Nowata to work with Palen Dairy until it closed in the 1950's since that time he continued to...

Lt. Wiseman

Lt. Wiseman

Sep 26, 2009

Lt. Colonel Delter Wiseman died peacefully in the loving arms of his wife Treva, on September 26, 2009 in Grove, Oklahoma. Colonel Wiseman was born on September 29, 191 in Norman, Oklahoma to Ace and Roberta Wiseman. He grew up on a farm and survived the Great Depression and the Oklahoma "dust bowl." After graduating from Oklahoma University, he enlisted...

Glenn Moore

Glenn Moore

Sep 26, 2009

Surrounded by his family, Glenn Curtis Moore, passed away at his home in Nowata on September 26, 2009 at the age of 84. Glenn was born March 9, 1925 to Dewey and Cleo (McCracken) Moore in Pryor, Oklahoma. Glenn was a veteran of WWII, serving as pilot with the Army Air Corp. He flew the P-47 on 118 combat missions...

Juanita Chapman

Juanita Chapman

Sep 26, 2009

Juanita Jewell Roberts Chapman went home to be with the Lord on September 26, 2009, in Dallas, Texas, at age 88. She was born September 15, 1921, in Ranger, Texas, to Jonah Stillman and Dollie Cordelia Roberts. She grew up in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, and attended Oklahoma State University, where she met her husband, John Harold Chapman. They were married...

Franklin Polson

Franklin Polson

Sep 25, 2009

Franklin E. Polson, 89 year old well-known Vinita resident, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Craig General Hospital. He was born on June 5, 1920 in Vinita to O. E. and Chelsea (Vinyard) Polson. Frank attended Oklahoma State University, until he left for the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was married to Betty Imogene (Smith) Polson...

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