Obituaries
Harry Halterman
Feb 28, 2009
Harry Wells Halterman was born June 30, 1924, in Grove, Oklahoma. He was the only child of Dr. I.L. and Lora Tallman Halterman. As a child, Harry was known as a precocious youngster, widely recognized for antics such as out-house tipping, unearthing tree saplings from neighbors' yard and driving his friends between Grove and Southwest City, Missouri at the early...
Leonard Mabery
Feb 27, 2009
Funeral services for Mr. Mabery will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday March 4, 2009 in the Nowata Church of God sanctuary. Rev. Marc Adams of the Nowata Church of God will officiate. Burial will follow in the Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Benjamin Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com.
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Billie James
Feb 26, 2009
Billie Jean James 82 year-old Chelsea resident, died Thursday February 26, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born February 19, 1927 in Big Cabin to O. L. "Ras" Epperson and Ludie Nell (Ketchum) Epperson. Billie graduated from Big Cabin High School in 1944 and was the Valedictorian of her class. On February 1, 1947 she married Melvin...
Alpha Steffen
Feb 26, 2009
Alpha Eileen Steffen, 68, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 5:35 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital. She had been in failing health for the last two years. Alpha was born April 28, 1940 in Coalgate, Oklahoma to Curtis and Geneva (Emery) Floyd. Alpha graduated from Coalgate High School and then attained her Bachelor of Arts degree...
David Lannan
Feb 26, 2009
David Lawrence Lannan, age 71, a resident of Norman, OK, died Thursday February 26, 2009 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. David is survived by his significant other Patty Stich of Norman, step daughter Christy Stich of Norman, step grandson Jacob Vandruff of Norman, one sister Jean Davidson and her husband Donald of Bartlesville, niece's Genny Hasty of Stillwater...
Charles Spears
Feb 26, 2009
Mr. Charles Roy "Chuck" Spears went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, February 26, 2009, in the St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Chuck was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on November 18, 1926, to Roy A. and Ethel May Spears. He grew up in the McAlester area where he graduated high school and later served in...
Elmer Leisure
Feb 26, 2009
Elmer R. Leisure, 96, resident of Bartlesville, died Thursday, February 26, 2009 in Bartlesville, Ok. Elmer R. Leisure was born September 28, 1912 in Carl Junction, Missouri to Harry and Eva Leisure. In 1918, the family moved to Coffeyville, Kansas and he received his elementary education. In 1926, they moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas and he graduated from high school....
William Davis
Feb 25, 2009
William Monroe "Bill" Davis, 50, of Grove, Oklahoma died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at his home. Bill was born May 12, 1958 in Linden, Cass County, Texas to James William and Dorothy Imogene (Sawvell) Davis. He moved to Grove in 1959 when he was only 1-1/2 years old. He attended Grove schools and graduated from Grove High School. Bill holds...
Fredrick Smith
Feb 24, 2009
Fredrick Keith Smith, sixty four year old Grove resident passed away at his home on February 24, 2009. Mr. Smith was born in Wichita, Kansas on August 28, 1944 to Garl and Gayle (McKisson) Smith. He grew up in Iola Kansas graduating from Iola High School in 1962. That summer he entered into the United States Marine Corp, after serving...
Marydianne Minami
Feb 23, 2009
Fairland, - Mary Dianne Minami, age 49, died on Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. No local services are planned.
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Eddie Parnell
Feb 23, 2009
Eddie Parnell of Vinita, OK died Sunday February 22, 2009 at Craig General Hospital in Vinita. He was born November 29, 1924 in Hugo, OK to Bud Parnell and Minnie Collins Parnell. Eddie's family includes his wife Mary Woodall Parnell, a daughter Sharon Beber, And husband Frank of Grove, OK, son Kenneth and wife Linda Kay Parnell of Grove, OK,...
Susan Dixon
Feb 23, 2009
Susan Dixon, a seventy-six year old resident of Grove passed away on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital. She was born on December 6, 1932 at Fort Sill Oklahoma to Abraham and Mary (Hensley) Summers. Susan's mother passed when she was three. Her aunt and Uncle Paul and Rosalee Crane then became her parents. Mrs. Dixon graduated...
Doris Selvidge
Feb 23, 2009
Doris L. Selvidge, 89, of Grove, OK, passed away at 9:30 p.m., on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Grand Lake Villa Skilled Nursing Center, following a battle with cancer. Doris was born October 5, 1919 in Cato, Kansas to Perry L. and Helena Beals. Doris was married to Russell H. Selvidge on January 2, 1942 in Fort Scott, KS. As...
Donna Nix
Feb 20, 2009
Donna Lea (Harney) Nix, age 84, of Duncan, Okla., died Friday, February 20, 2009, in Duncan. Survivors include her son, Philip Nix and wife Susan of Duncan, two grandchildren, Rachel Nix and Becky Nix and a devoted canine companion "Max". Funeral services for Donna will be held at Benjamin Funeral Home Chapel, at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, with...
Dwain Mosby
Feb 18, 2009
Dwain Monroe Mosby, 71, of Langley, Oklahoma died at 1:52 a.m., Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Dwain was born July 27, 1937 in Grove, Oklahoma to Lester Monroe and Viola Jenny (Wasmer) Mosby. He had been a truck driver for several years driving for various companies including the cement plant and Spikes Commodities. Dwain was also...
Lavail Lawson
Feb 18, 2009
LaVail F. Lawson, 73 year old Vinita resident, died February 18, 2009 at his home. He was born March 18, 1935 in Castana, Iowa to Freddie and Marie (Kirk) Lawson. LaVail was a self employed heavy equipment operator before his retirement. The family includes: his children, Dee Lofgren and huband Travis, Brad Lawson, Renee Lawson, Rhonda Zoom and Lance Lawson;...
Herman Chief-Miller
Feb 17, 2009
Herman T. Chief-Miller Jr. 76, of Nowata passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at his home. Herman was born on December 1, 1932 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Herman T. Miller Sr. and Bertie Secondine Miller. He married Anna Luella Martin on October 30, 1951. Chief was a member of the Armstrong Community Church. He loved to fish and hunt but...
John Jones
Feb 17, 2009
John W. Jones, 82, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Medical Center. John W. Jones was born at the home of his parents Rufus D. Jones and Edna (Rickard) Jones in Taylor, Texas on February 4, 1927. He attended grade school near his home and attended high school in Coupland, Texas. John graduated with the class of...
Roy Butcher
Feb 16, 2009
Roy Lee Butcher, 81 year old Vinita resident, passed away February 16, 2009, at Craig General Hospital. Roy was born November 24, 1927 at Todd District, Craig County, Oklahoma to Irving Butcher & Mattie Emaline (Tyner) Butcher. He married Geraldine Willis on November 12, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was a charter member of the Craig County Baptist Church...
Richard Logan
Feb 16, 2009
Richard S. Logan, 90, a longtime resident of Bartlesville, died Monday, February 16, 2009 in St. Louis Missouri. Husband of the late Peggy Blackburn Logan; loving father of William R. Logan, M.D. (Ann); "Papa" of David, Tom, Mary, John, Beth and Claire. Our dear brother, cousin, dancing partner, and friend. Dick was born in Carthage, Missouri to William Rozelle and...
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