Obituaries
Benny Thomason
May 8, 2010
Benny Dean Thomason passed from this life at his home surrounded by family and friends who loved him dearly on Saturday May 8, 2010. Benny was born on May 30, 1930 the son of Fred D. Thompson and Allie B. (Cordray) Thomason. Benny was married three times and was preceded in death by his second wife Virginia Pollard and third...
Thomas Norris
May 6, 2010
Thomas Edward Norris, Grove resident died early Thursday morning at the age of 69 years. Thomas was born March 17, 1941 in Noel, Missouri to his parents, Thomas Brewster and Ilene Claire (Geist) Norris. He was one of nine children. Thomas served in the US Army where he worked as a computer technician. Thomas is preceded in death by his...
Alvin Warden
May 6, 2010
Alvin T. Warden "Sam" was born on April 15, 1915 and passed away on May 6, 2010 in Grove, Oklahoma. He was the son of Harry C. and Era L. (Richie) Warden. Alvin graduated from Inola High school and worked as a mechanic for American Airlines. Mr. Warden is survived by his daughter Cheryle Brown and her husband Larry of...
Monna Reeves
May 4, 2010
Monna Raye Reeves, age 71, passed away at Intgris Grove General Hospital on Tuesday May 4, 2010. The daughter of Ray and Nellie (Heron) Clark, Monna was born on February 25, 1939 in Cushing, Oklahoma. She graduated from Cushing High School and then attended business school. Monna was united in marriage on February 19, 1960 to Roy Reeves. Relocating to...
Betty Medearis
May 3, 2010
Betty Jo Medearis, age 75 of Bluejacket, passed away Monday, May 03, 2010. Betty was born on October 27, 1934 to Dan and Alice (Lamb) Martin. She lived in the Vinita area most of her life. Betty married John Medearis on October 11, 1949 in Miami, OK. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was...
Catherine Amos
May 3, 2010
Catherine Antoinette Gaspard Amos Cathy Amos age 54 died Monday May 3, 2010, in The Circle of Life Nursing Home in Springdale, AR. The daughter of Dalton Joseph Gaspard and Leonore Antoinette Gislair Gaspard, she was born on February 18, 1956 in Houma, Louisiana. Cathy married Colonel Eugene Amos on July 4, 2009 in Wyandotte, OK. She had lived in...
Michael Morrison
May 2, 2010
Michael Robert Morrison, 63 year old resident of the Coves on Bird Island (near Cleora), died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at his home. Mike was born May 15, 1946 in Elgin, Illinois. He received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he was an All-American Golfer in 1967-68. Mike was married to his...
Frankie Redwine
May 2, 2010
Frankie Gayle Redwine, age 52 of Vinita, was born on August 14, 1957 to Frank and Ruby Redwine. She was a member of White Oak Baptist Church. Frankie worked at Home of Hope for several years and loved working with the developmentally disabled. She especially enjoyed her grandchildren Mikkah and Brooklyn. She loved all animals and children. She had the...
William Wilson
Apr 30, 2010
William "Willie" Marvin Wilson, Jay resident, died Friday evening April 30, 2010 at the age of 88. He was born on April 5, 1922 in Eucha, Oklahoma to his parents, Harvey and Ollie (Tanner) Wilson. Willie attended Eucha schools before going off to serve his country in the US Navy during WWII. After serving his country, Willie learned the welding...
Marjorie Curtis)
Apr 29, 2010
Mrs. Marjorie Jeanne Curtis, 83, a resident of Copan, died Thursday morning at Forrest Manor Nursing Home in Dewey. Marjorie Jeanne Curtis was born in Thayer, Kansas, May 6, 1926, the daughter of Paul and Ada (Crouch) Cooper. She was raised and educated in Bartlesville. Marjorie Jeanne Cooper was united in marriage to William "Bill" Curtis on October 28, 1943...
Annette Willis
Apr 29, 2010
Annette Overmyer Willis, age 73, of Cleora, OK entered heaven on April 29, 2010. She passed away from sudden, acute pancreatitis in Tyler, TX. Annette was born December 30, 1936 in Tulsa, OK. She graduated Tulsa Central High School in 1954. She attended the University of Colorado where she pledged Chi Omega then transferred to Oklahoma A&M. She and husband...
Ancalene West
Apr 29, 2010
Ancalene Adele West, 76 years old, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Lakewood Nursing Center in Tulsa. She was born January 1, 1934 in Nowata to Robert Lee and Edna Fern (Burch) Jones. Ancalene was married to Celwyn West, who preceded her in death on September 1, 1986. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Ancalene...
Mary Jarboe
Apr 28, 2010
Mary Madgalene Jarboe, 94, passed away April 28, 2010 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. She was born on May 15, 1915 at Caruthersville, Missouri, the daughter of John and Velma (Treece) Montgomery. She was united in marriage to Marion Jarboe on July , 1942 in Blytheville, Arkansas. Marion preceded her in death on September 25, 1988. She had...
Ethel Murnan
Apr 27, 2010
Ethel "Louise" Murnan, 94-year-old Nowata resident passed away at 11:50p.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Nowata Nursing Center. Mrs. Murnan was born April 4, 1916 to W.S. Marler and Susie Hogen-Marler. She was married to Alva L. Murnan on April 16, 1934. They made their home in Nowata County where they farmed and ran a dairy until they retired...
Glinda Martin
Apr 27, 2010
Glinda Sue Martin, 64-year-old Delaware resident, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Mrs. Martin was born August 17, 1945 in Dos Palace, California to Charles Daniel York and Mary Yates-York. She grew up and attended schools in California. On June 6, 1967 she was married to Dannie Martin in Mendota, California. Mrs....
Donald Scronce
Apr 27, 2010
Donald L. Scronce Donald L. Scronce age 76 of Grove, OK died on April 27, 2010 at Integris Grove General Hospital following a long illness. He was born on June 10, 1933 in Saint Louis, MO. to Lyle and Sylvia (Kennamore) Scronce. Don married Mary C. "Sue" Tyson on January 8, 1956 in Hernando, MI. She died September 17, 2002....
Patricia Johnson
Apr 26, 2010
Patricia Ann Johnson, 59-year-old Nowata resident, passed away at her home Monday, April 26, 2010. Ms. Johnson was born February 20, 1951 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Otis Brown and Ernestine Virginia Hicks. Ms. Johnson moved to Nowata at the age of 4 where she was raised by her adoptive mother, Mrs. Loretta Alberty. She attended the Lincoln School in Nowata...
Virginia Oakley
Apr 26, 2010
Virginia P. "Jennie" Oakley Virginia Pauline Dowty was born September 6, 1928, near North Miami, Oklahoma. She was the oldest child of Claud Leroy and Jewel Irene (Chambers) Dowty; Jenny started school in 1934 at North Fairview rural school, and over the years attended Willow Creek (near Baxter Springs), and other Ottawa County schools, finishing her education at Commerce and...
Sue Lay
Apr 25, 2010
Sue Jane Lay, 68 year old Vinita resident, died Sunday April 25, 2010 at her home surrounded by family. She was born February 1, 1942 in Vinita to Albert and Esther (Chamberlain) Schwartz. Sue married Jim Lay on August 15, 1965. She worked as a secretary in vocational rehabilitation for 36 years, with the Department of Human Services. Sue was...
Carlos Lajara
Apr 22, 2010
Dr. Carlos M. Lajara, age 82, a resident of Bartlesville, died Thursday April 22, 2010 at Bartlesville Care Center. Dr. Lajara is survived by his wife, Lucy Victoria Lajara, three children, Carlos A. Lajara, Odile V. DelGiudice and Dr. Walter Lajara and his wife Deborah, Eight Grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Parkinson's Disease...
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