Obituaries
Jacob Koontz
Nov 24, 2010
Jacob "Jake" Bradford Koontz, age 23 of Vinita, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Jake was born in Grove on July 6, 1987 the son of Jack Koontz and Marilyn Turnbough. He enjoyed spending time with his children, friends, and other family members. He also enjoyed camping, doing carpentry work, and collecting movies and knives. Survivors include his mother Marilyn Turnbough,...
Milburn Slate Sr.
Nov 23, 2010
Milburn Jackson Slate, 83, passed away November 23, 2010 at his rural Nowata, OK home. He was born on October 5, 1927 at Mansfield, Arkansas. He was the son of Omer Jackson and Cordelia May (Carter) Slate. He served in the Army in the post WWII era in the late 40's. He had worked as a floor covering contractor for...
Eva French
Nov 22, 2010
Eva Wiggains French Surrounded by family, Eva Wiggains French, 85, of Grove, Oklahoma, joined her Heavenly Father on Monday, November 22, 2010, in Grove, Oklahoma. Funeral services are set for Saturday, November 27, in Liberal, Kansas. Eva was born on September 9, 1925 at her parent's farm in Hooker, Oklahoma, where she grew up the youngest of ten children. At...
Violet Johnson
Nov 21, 2010
Violet M. Johnson, age 87, Grove resident, formerly of Las Vegas, died peacefully Sunday morning November 21, 2010. She will be missed by all who knew her. Violet was born on April 20, 1923 in Winnipeg, Canada to her parents, Charles C. and Nellie Elisha (Nordquist) Wood. She graduated high school from Madison High school in Madison Heights, Michigan. Violet...
Troy Liston
Nov 21, 2010
Troy Don Liston, 34, Passed away at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri on November 21, 2010. He was born on November 5, 1976 in Lawton, OK the son of Virgil Dean and Beatrice Liston and born to Louise Y. Juarez . He loved learning and was studying at Pitt State, Pittsburg, Ks He enjoyed hunting and being outdoors...
Shirley Baker
Nov 21, 2010
Shirley Ann (O'dell) Baker, age 66, died Sunday, November 21, 2010. Shirley was born in Vinita on February 8, 1944. Survivors include her children Rodger Lay and wife Kimberly of Tulsa, Stephanie Wisener and husband Eric of Hot Springs, AR, seven grandchildren: Sidney Nichole Petty, Jennifer Ann Potter, Kelsey Diane Lay, Courtney Marie Grubbs, Destiny Dawn Wisener, Chelsea Wisener, Brice...
Verna Altebaumer
Nov 21, 2010
Verna Ruth (Walker) Altebaumer, 66 year old Vinita resident, died Sunday, November 21, 2010 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born on July 24, 1944 in Onapa, Oklahoma to Vernon and Dovie (Carr) Walker. She was a graduate of Checotah High School. Verna married W. J. "Bill" Altebaumer on August 19, 1981 in Tulsa. She was the...
James Case
Nov 20, 2010
(James) Steve Case age 49, passed away Saturday November 20th in Green River, Wyoming. The son of Lawrence and Bessie Davis Case, he was born on Oct. 10 1961 in Oklahoma City. Steve married Linda Jane Beaumont on Feb. 21st 1987 in Oklahoma City. They moved to Grove, Ok from Stilwell, Ok in 1997, he worked for Snelson Companies Inc....
Elizabeth Davis
Nov 20, 2010
Elizabeth "Libby" Maye Davis went to be with the Lord on Saturday November 20, 2010 after a brave battle with cancer. Libby was born on June 30, 1949 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio to Guy Russell Davis and Columbia Marguerite Butcher Davis. She grew up in the Mt. Vernon, Ohio and Weston, West Virginia areas. She moved to Northeastern Oklahoma at...
Richard Grumbein
Nov 20, 2010
Richard Adair Grumbein, age 77 of Vinita, died Saturday, November 20, 2010. Richard was born in Brownell, Kansas on June 20, 1933 the son of Merle and Bertha (Sunley) Grumbein. He graduated from Cleora High School in 1952. On August 30 of that same year he was united in marriage to Dorothy Lee Brown. He worked for Pro Am and...
Donald Rothfuss
Nov 19, 2010
Don was born near Salina, Kansas in the little community of Wells on August 9, 1927 to Rev. Harry James and Mabel Mae (Alderson) Rothfuss. He grew up in a variety of Kansas communities as his father pastored in cities including Salina, Topeka, & Clay Center. He graduated from Topeka High School and Miltonvale Wesleyan College, a predecessor of Oklahoma...
Harry Temple
Nov 18, 2010
Harry F. Temple, age 77, of rural Nowata, passed away at home on November 18. He was born at Nowata on 20th July 1933 to William Harrison and Esther Lucinda Phillips Temple. He attended school in Nowata and graduated in 1951. He attended college at Oklahoma State University soon after graduation but had to leave school when his mother had...
Helen Walker
Nov 17, 2010
Helen R. Walker, 74 year old Vinita resident, died Wednesday November 17, 2010 at Rosewood Terrace in Vinita. She was born February 20, 1936 in Adair, Oklahoma to Clarence "Shorty" and Opal (Garner) Hughes. Helen married George Walker on November 22, 1965 in Columbus, Kansas. She had worked at Carter's for several years, before she and George started their own...
William Baker
Nov 14, 2010
William "Billy" Elder Baker III, 54-year-old Jay, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010. Billy was born on January 25, 1956 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to William Baker and Ola Fern (Wolfe) Broughton. He was a truck driver and a welder most of his life, and enjoyed hunting and fishing, as well as country music and welding. Above all Billy was...
Emma Henson
Nov 14, 2010
Emma Rose Henson went to be with Jesus on November 14, 2010. She was the infant daughter of Brian and Kalynn Henson of Miami, Oklahoma. She is also survived by her big brother Kelby Henson, maternal grandparents Gene and Bonnie Dodson of Miami, paternal grandparents Randy and Linda Henson of Eucha, Oklahoma and paternal great-grandmother Donna Henson along with several...
Frances Kidwell
Nov 14, 2010
Frances June Kidwell, age 85, died on November 14, 2010 at the Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Frances was the daughter of Marcus and Mae (Huggins) Ashby. She was born on January 30, 1925 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Frances volunteered with the Cherry Reds, was a member of the Monkey Island Fire Department Auxiliary, the Monkey Island Woman's Association,...
Dorothy Logan
Nov 13, 2010
Vinita resident Dorothy Darrough Logan, 80, loving wife, mother grandmother, aunt and friend, died November 13 in her home. Born September 8, 1930 in Oklahoma City, Dorothy graduated from Classen High School. She attended Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois for one year where she was elected president of the freshman class. She later transferred to the University of Oklahoma where...
Jesse Murray
Nov 13, 2010
Jesse E. Murray Sr., a seventy one year old resident of the Strang area died Saturday November 13, 2010 at his home. He was born March 20, 1939 in Kansas City, MO. His parents, Ray Murray and Helen (Cook) Murray preceded him in death. Jesse attended school in Liberal, MO and spent most of his adult life in Nevada, MO,...
Jesse Sprueill
Nov 11, 2010
Jesse Ray Sprueill age 84 died on Thursday November 11, 2010 at his home near Grove, OK. The son of Perry Lee and Mary Lula Sprueill, he was born on March 4, 1926 in Chandler, OK. Jesse had worked as a mobile home mover before retiring to the Grove area a few years ago. He served in the US Army...
James Magrino
Nov 11, 2010
Farmington, AR - James Joseph Magrino, born September 13, 1951 in Brooklyn NY, died on November 11, 2010 after a brief illness. He had resided in Farmington, AR since 2006, after living in Grove, OK from 1997-2006. Jim is survived by Gerry Faley and Mark Hansche of the home; sisters Kathy Arrington-Conner of Broken Arrow, OK and Janet Alesio of...
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