Obituaries

Mar 2, 2020

Margaret “Peggy” Thompson, age 88, Grove, OK passed away Sunday March 1, 2020.

She was born September 23, 1931 in Hiwasse, AR to the late Virgil Banks and Mary Emma Woods Banks.  She graduated from Gravette, AR High School in 1949 as Class Valdictorian

Peggy married Clifford “Pepper” Thompson, her high school sweetheart on August...

Mar 1, 2020

Fred Chitwood Mason, 80, formerly of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Rowlett, Texas.

He was born and raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the son of Fred Lunstead Mason and Marguerite Imogene Chitwood.

In 1959 he joined the US Army, where he served as an Army Ranger with the...

Feb 27, 2020

Kelly Hampton, 77, of Zena passed away on Feb. 27, 2020. Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Grove's First Baptist Church in Grove,Oklahoma Kelly was born on Nov. 8, 1942, in the back of his parents' general store in Zena. He went to grade school at Zena and graduated from Grove High School, where he...

Feb 26, 2020

Braden Oakley Baker was born December 27, 2016 at St. Francis in Tulsa Oklahoma to Kyle Baker and Sharon Miller.  Braden fulfilled his divine purpose in life and touched many people from all over the country with his contagious smile and his miraculous existence.  Braden’s work on Earth was done and he went home to be with Jesus on...

Feb 24, 2020

Johnny LeFred Harris, passed away on February 24, 2020 in Tulsa, OK.  Johnny was born on June 02, 1940 in Vinita, OK to Buster Harris and Emma Jean Humphrey.

Johnny attended schools in Vinita, Oklahoma. He worked for the United States Postal Service for many years until his retirement.  Johnny is of the Baptist faith and worshipped...

Feb 23, 2020

Patricia Ann Brumley passed away peacefully Sunday, February 23 in Bartlesville, OK.

Patricia was born in Greenwich, Kansas on August 23, 1936 to James and Alma Goins Brumley. Patricia attended schools in Greenwich, Kansas; Benton, Kansas; Chelsea, Oklahoma; and graduated from Copan High School in 1955.

Upon completion of high school Patricia attended Tri County...

Feb 21, 2020

Birda Mae (Tagg) Logan, 58 year old resident of Afton, Oklahoma, passed away on February 21, 2020 at Monroe Manor in Jay, Oklahoma.

Birda was born on August 17, 1961 in Grove, Oklahoma.  She was the daughter of Henry Tagg Sr. and Anna Marie (Stick) Tagg.  Birda enjoyed life and was a free spirit.  Her...

Feb 21, 2020

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John Andrew Koscelny Sr., 84, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Ascension Jane Phillips Medical Center in Nowata, OK. He was born June 4, 1935 to Joseph and Madeliene (Spurgeon) Koscelny. John attended school in Delaware and Nowata. On April 7, 1958 he married the love of his life...

Feb 20, 2020

Judith Ann Reeder, age 77, Eucha, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Monroe Nursing Home, Jay, Ok.

She was born November 22, 1942, in Gary Lake, Indiana, to the late Joseph Kish and Margaret Danyi. She is additionally proceeded in death by one brother.

Judith married Donald Reeder, He survives of the home....

Feb 17, 2020

Sally (Leforce) Boyd passed away at her home February 17, 2020. She was born in Vinita, Oklahoma on June 5, 1943 to John Leforce and Burnice (Stone) Leforce.

Sally attended and graduated from Vinita High School in 1961. She had many friends in school and was in the Just Us Girls sorority and the Vinita High School...

Feb 17, 2020

Julia Ann (Dick) Whitetree was born in the White Oak Hills to John Dick Sr. and Ada Mae Dick. She passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Heartsworth Nursing Home in Vinita, OK.

She is a descendent of the Cherokee, Shawnee and Delaware tribes. She held a position as an old lady at the Shawnee Ceremonial...

Feb 16, 2020

Peggy Bailey was born on October 21, 1939 in Akron Ohio to Lloyd and Mabel Roop. At 8 years old her family moved West. Peggy spent many years in the San Diego area where she began her career in real estate. In 1992 Peggy, Leroy, and a clan of dogs relocated to Vinita Oklahoma. Peggy loved to travel and...

Feb 16, 2020

Linda Kay Ellsworth Clouse 72 of Grove, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord Sunday February 16th, 2020.  She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family.  Linda was born August 21, 1947 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Levoy Carl Ellsworth Sr, and Lucille Elizabeth Niemeier Ellsworth.

Linda married Vic Clouse on June 17, 1978 and they were devoted...

Feb 16, 2020

Mary E. Sills longtime Miami, Oklahoma resident has passed away at the age of 79 after a brief illness in Joplin, Missouri at Freeman Hospital.

Mary was born to William J. “W.J” and Ann Elizabeth “Betty” (Ulrich) Snyder in Vinita, Oklahoma on January 3, 1941.  The Snyder family resided in the Vinita area prior to living in...

Feb 15, 2020

Barbara Ann Cox, 80 year old former resident of Grove, passed away on February 15, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Barbara was born on September 14, 1939 in Spadra, Arkansas.  She was the daughter of William and Ella Mae (Caldwell) Owens. Barbara was united in marriage to Roscoe Cox, and was married 38 years before...

Feb 14, 2020

Sherry Jean (Frisbie) Mitchell, 71 year old Grove, OK resident, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020.  Sherry was born in Kansas City, MO on November 1, 1948 to Delbert and Crystle (Adams) Frisbie.  Sherry was a light to her family.  She loved hosting large get togethers, which occurred practically every weekend.  She knew how to have fun and enjoyed...

Feb 13, 2020

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Howard Laverne Scott 87 passed away at Osage Nursing Center in Nowata, Oklahoma on February 13, 2020. He was born in Nowata, Oklahoma August 22, 1932 to Roy Franklin Scott and Mildred Margaret (Tate) Scott. Howard attended Coody’s Bluff and Childers’s School before enlisting into the Army. He served in the Korean War...

Feb 13, 2020

Cheryl Schiermeier died February 13, 2020 at Adam's PARC in Bartlesville.

Cheryl was born November 23, 1948 in Flagler, CO. She moved to Moody, MO at the age of 10. She contracted polio in 1960 shortly before her 12th birthday. This left her right arm paralyzed, the left arm partially paralyzed, and her left lung...

Feb 11, 2020

Jeff Dewey Dunbar passed on February 11th, 2020. He was born December 14th, 1957. Jeff retired from Department of Human Services for the state of Arkansas.  He survived by one sister, Diana Bradberry of Yukon, OK; a nephew, Scott Snow of Yukon, OK; and a niece, Lisa Rife of Oklahoma City, OK.  Jeff never married, but had many friends,...

Feb 9, 2020

Reba Fulton passed away February 9, 2020 in Collinsville, Oklahoma. She was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to Dean Bartee and Mary (Miller) Bartee, and attended school in Jay, Oklahoma. Reba married Billy Morrow and had three children they raised in Langley, OK. In 1987, Reba married Charles Fulton.

For twenty years Reba operated a beauty shop...