Obituaries

Cleo Hulsey

Cleo Hulsey

Nov 27, 2007

Cleo L. Hulsey passed away at the Grove Nursing Center on November 27, 2007, at the age of 95 years and four days. She was born in Oaks, OK to Joseph A and Grace (Perry) Russell on November 23, 1912. She attended schools at Tuskhoma Grove and graduated from Haskell Indian School in 1934. United in marriage to James "Odell"...

Susan Johnston

Susan Johnston

Nov 27, 2007

Susan Kay Johnston, 45 of Vinita passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at her home following an extended illness. Susan was born January 30, 1962 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Bob and Jane (Zach) Rankin. She graduated from Vinita High School in 1980. Susan married Keith Johnston on October 25, 1981 in Miami, Oklahoma. The "Job" Susan found most rewarding was...

Howard Shipley

Howard Shipley

Nov 26, 2007

Howard Alvin "Wolf" Shipley, 83-year-old long-time Nowata area resident, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2007 at his home. Howard Alvin "Wolf" Shipley was born September 12, 1924 in Centralia, Oklahoma to William Perry Shipley and Mamie Martin-Harrison. He attended school in Childers. Mr. Shipley later went on to serve his country in the United States Navy during World War II...

Bobby Allensworth

Bobby Allensworth

Nov 26, 2007

Bob Allensworth, 70, of Afton, died Monday, November. 26, 2007 at Craig General Hospital in Vinita. Bob was born February 27, 1937 in Bristow, OK to Robert and Eva (Harkins) Allensworth. Bob graduated from Bristow High School, where he achieved honorable mention all-state honors in football. He attended the University of Oklahoma on a wrestling scholarship and later graduated from...

Evelyn

Evelyn

Nov 24, 2007

Evelyn L. Hatcher, 82 year-old Langley resident, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Rosewood Terrace in Vinita. She was born October 17, 1925 in Olney Springs, Colorado to Oscar F. and Anna (Kohlmann) Schroeder. She married Charles Marion Hatcher on November 3, 1989 in Ketchum, Oklahoma. She was previously married to Harold H. Sharpe, who preceded her in death in...

Ethel Lemmons

Ethel Lemmons

Nov 23, 2007

Ethel Irene Lemmons, 91, of Nowata died on Friday afternoon November 23, 2007, at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Nowata, Ok, where she had been a patient for several weeks. On July 2. 1916, She was born to Joseph Ira and Minnie (Hoffman) Smith, on a farm near South Coffeyville, Ok. She was formerly married to Bertie L. Purdon,...

James Carnes

James Carnes

Nov 20, 2007

GROVE - James S. Carnes, age 68, died November 20, 2007 at his residence in Grove, Oklahoma. James was born March 31, 1939 to Elmer J. and Leslie (Miller) Carnes in Holly, Michigan. He graduated high school in Oakland, Michigan, and graduated from Michigan University with a degree in Law Enforcement. He married Susan G. Hill on December 30, 1989...

Oneta Kenney

Oneta Kenney

Nov 18, 2007

Oneta Christine "Chris" Kenney, age 71, died November 18, 2007 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Chris was born on January 9, 1936 in Topsy, Oklahoma to Joe and Melvina (Robertson) Martin. She lived in the Jay area for most of her life. She attended and graduated from Jay High School in 1953. She married Curtis Kenney who preceded her in...

Quinton Noe

Quinton Noe

Nov 17, 2007

Quinton P. Noe Obituary Vinita, OK - Quinton Pershing Noe, 88, of Vinita, Oklahoma, passed away on November 17, 2007 at Craig General Hospital, Vinita, Oklahoma. Mr. Noe, a World War II Veteran serving in the European Theatre, receive two bronze stars in addition to the American Theatre Ribbon and the American Defense Service Medal with bronze star. Quinton was...

Dovie Miller

Dovie Miller

Nov 16, 2007

Dovie L. Miller, age 89, a longtime resident of Dewey OK died Friday morning, November 16, 2007 at her residence. She was born May 29, 1918 in Booneville, Mississippi the daughter of Walter Pippin and Kelli Whitney Pippin. She was reared and received her formal education in Water Valley, MS where she and Danny M. Miller were married on January...

Claude Hollenback

Claude Hollenback

Nov 16, 2007

Claude Velmer Hollenback, 84, of Jay, Oklahoma, died Friday, November 16, 2007 at Monroe Nursing Center in Jay, Oklahoma following an extended illness. He was born March 26, 1923 near Lamar, Colorado to Benjamin Franklin Hollenback and Lydia Dennis. Claude was married to Alta Hendren on March 15, 1941 in Delaware County, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death in June...

Collis Snider

Collis Snider

Nov 15, 2007

Collis F. Snider, 90 year old former resident of Vinita, passed away, Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, following a respiratory illness. Collis was born May 17, 1917 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Roy Clinton and Della (Grobe) Snider. Collis and his wife Inez (Greiner) have been married for 68 years. Following high school, Collis spent...

Marilyn Jordan

Marilyn Jordan

Nov 15, 2007

Marilyn Diane Jordan, a lifetime resident of Nowata, left this life Thursday evening, November 15, 2007 in Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa after a very long illness. She was 67 years, 5 months, and 25 days of age. Marilyn Diane Jordan began this life May 24, 1940 in Nowata, Oklahoma as the daughter of Robert E. Anderson and Doris E....

Irene Fuller

Irene Fuller

Nov 14, 2007

Irene Fuller, 86-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at her home in Nowata. Irene Fuller was born January 24, 1921 to Allen Clayton Webster and Mary Frances Webster. In 1938, she married John Cecil Fuller in Nowata. They owned and operated a farm northwest of Nowata until 1972. They then moved to Idaho where they operated the...

Daryl Gray

Daryl Gray

Nov 13, 2007

Grove - Daryl Duane Gray passed away November 13, 2007 at Freeman Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Anderson, Missouri on May 14, 1933, to William Wilbur and Elta Pearl (Betts) Gray. He graduated from Grove High School in 1953 and enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in the Korean War as a Mess Sergeant....

Blanche Nation

Blanche Nation

Nov 13, 2007

Blanche I. Nation, 93-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at the Medicalodge of Dewey. Blanche Nation was born July 13, 1914 in Copan, Oklahoma to Frank E. Glatfelder and Mary Payne-Glatfelder. Mrs. Nation married Robert Lee Nation on June 29, 1933 in Bartlesville. After attending business school, Mrs. Nation worked for the Tag Office in Nowata and...

Reverend Campbell

Reverend Campbell

Nov 13, 2007

Reverend Paul Jonathan Campbell was born May 3, 1934, in Nowata, Oklahoma to Rev. Francis Mead Campbell, and Viola Maude (Clement) Campbell. He graduated from Nowata High School in 1952 and continued his education at Oklahoma State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1965. He served his country as a pilot for the United States Air...

Richard Zajic

Richard Zajic

Nov 12, 2007

Richard McCoy Zajic, 80, of Grove passed away at Integris Grove Regional Hospital on Monday, November 12, 2007. He was born on July 15, 1927 in Miami, OK to Frank and Letha (McCoy) Zajic. He married Karen Hinman in Bismarck, ND. They had been married for Forty-Six years. Mr. Zajic worked as a Petroleum Geologist for Gulf and then independently....

Lucian Grissom

Lucian Grissom

Nov 11, 2007

Lucian Charles "L. C." Grissom 76 year-old Afton (Gran Tara) resident, died early Sunday morning November 11, 2007 at the St. John Medical Center in Joplin. He was born January 2, 1931 in St. Louis, Oklahoma to Lonzo Holley Grissom and Carrie Belle (Smithson) Grissom. He married Mary Louis Wright on October 9, 1950 in Oklahoma City. L. C. had...

Willis Koon

Willis Koon

Nov 11, 2007

Willis Davis "Bill" Koon, 86 year-old Vinita resident went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita, after a long illness. Bill was born July 6, 1921 in Gordo, Alabama to M. M. and Dulia Ann Koon. He was raised in Pickens County, Alabama and attended Gordo Schools. Bill came to...

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