Obituaries

Lois Browning

Feb 24, 2010

Lois Browning, 96 year-old Cleora resident, passed away at her home on Tuesday. She was born April 4, 1913 in Tuxedo, Texas to Flake and Dorthula Loretta "Etta" (Floyd) Williams. After high school Lois got her beauticians license, before her marriage to Charles Woodrow Browning on December 24, 1939 in Iradell, Texas. Charles preceded her in death on May 2,...

Dorothy Watford

Feb 21, 2010

Dorothy Lou Watford, age 71 of Vinita, OK died Sunday February 21, 2010 at her home. She was born January 26,1939 in Shawnee Oklahoma the daughter of Willie Byron Neighbors and Evelyn Marie Rozell . Dorothy and Eugene Taylor were married Oct 12, 1954 at Miami, Oklahoma. She married John Watford August 21, 1987 in Muleshoe Texas, He preceded her...

Van Owens

Feb 21, 2010

Van Walter Owens, Grove resident, died Sunday February 21, 2010 at the age of 87. Van was born on November 18, 1922 in Bingen, Arkansas to his parents, John Walter Dona Bernice (Powers) Owens. Van served his country during WWII in the Army Air Force. He married the love of his life, Jean on December 22, 1943 in Independence, Kansas...

Rhea Cruce

Feb 20, 2010

Betty Longan

Feb 20, 2010

Betty L. Longan passed from this life into Heaven on February 20, 2010. Betty was born April 11, 1930 in Pleasant Valley, OK to Roy and Lula Robertson Barker. She married Robert Longan on January 17, 1948 in Wellington, Kansas. They lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma until moving to Grove in 1951. She was an accomplished artist. Her work included China...

Carl Bretz

Feb 20, 2010

Service Details

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 10:00am, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church

Interment Details

Memorial Park Cemetery Bartlesville

Debbie Byfield

Feb 19, 2010

Debbie Marie Byfield, 56-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Friday, February 19, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Byfield was born in Chief Journeycake's house on July 25, 1953, the daughter of Franklin John Hash and Mary Grace Starns-Hash. Mrs. Byfield attended schools in Alluwe and later became employed with the Nowata County Sheriff's Office. She worked for the Sheriff's Office for...

Carus Mcdonald

Feb 17, 2010

Carus "Sonny" O'Neil McDonald, 53, a resident of Grove passed away in Round Rock, Texas on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. He was born on February 29, 1956 to Carus O'Neil McDonald II and Joan R. Ulmer in San Gabriel, California. He worked as a farmer, was a retired pipe fitter and worked as a Truck Driver and currently was working...

Pauline Rimel

Feb 17, 2010

Mrs. Pauline Mae Rimel, 87 years old, died Wednesday February 17, 2010 in Houston, Texas. Pauline was born on December 16, 1922 the daughter of Carl Edwin Carlson and Victoria (Leugemors) Carlson. Her family settled in Borger, Texas where she meet and married Sidney Frank Rimel on May 29, 1943. From Borger they were transferred by Phillips Petroleum Company to...

H.D. Hoskinson

Feb 16, 2010

Mr. H.D. (Doug) Hoskinson, 87 years old, died Tuesday February 16, 2010 at Jane Phillips Medical Center. Doug was born in Burrton, Kansas, March 16, 1922, the son of Clarence Douglas Hoskinson and Claytie (Jerome) Hoskinson. He was raised and educated in Burrton graduating from Burrton High School. Doug attended two years at Hutchinson Junior College before enlisting in the...

Harvey King

Feb 15, 2010

Harvey D. King Obit Harvey King age 71 of Grove, OK, died Monday February 15, 2010 at the Integris Grove General Hospital. The son of Charlie and Lydia Schuldice King, he was born on October 13, 1938 in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. Harvey married Jerldean Cox. They were truck drivers for CFI until he retired after 22 years in 2003. He...

Robert Mckinley

Feb 12, 2010

Robert Gary McKinley Obit Rob McKinley was born February 8, 1951 to Arlen Leon and Betty Jane Stewart McKinley. McKinley was born in Tacoma Washington. He served in the United States Air Force. He married Annabell Proctor on May 17, 1997. He was a Musician and a talented artist. He loved the Lord, also talking about him to others. He...

Mary Witt

Feb 12, 2010

Lifetime Vinita resident, Mary Emma (Reed) Witt, age 87, died Friday, February 12, 2010 at the Claremore Nursing Home. Mary Emma was born in Vinita April 16, 1922, the daughter of Dr. Willis Reed and Hope (Stanwaity) Reed. She graduated from Vinita High School and later attended Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater. On May 3, 1942 she was united in marriage...

Donald Corley

Feb 12, 2010

Donald Gene Corley, 78, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away Friday, February 12, 2010 at Jane Phillips Medical Center. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16th at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Kevin Tully officiating. Internment will be immediately following in Memorial Park Cemetery in Bartlesville. Viewing will be all day Monday and Tuesday morning at...

Freda Clark

Feb 11, 2010

Freda G. Clark, 84 year old longtime Vinita resident, died early Thursday morning at the Osborn Care Center in Miami. She was born May 29, 1925 in May, Missouri to Marion Tim and Lunda J. (Wilhite) Damrill. She attended school at Wyandotte, and then married Raymond Clark on November 15, 1940 in Vinita, Raymond preceded her in death in 2004....

Lola Brown

Feb 10, 2010

Lola Bea (Heard) Brown, 81 year-old former Vinita resident, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010 in Clovis, New Mexico. She was born November 12, 1928 in White Oak to Harry and Elsie (Harvey) Heard. Lola was married to Jasper Brown on January 9, 1959 in Miami, Oklahoma; he preceded her in death in 1989. She was retired from Eastern State Hospital,...

Aileen Boling

Feb 10, 2010

Mrs. Aileen (Divelbiss) Boling was born May 4, 1919 in Elkins, Arkansas, the daughter of S.D. and Della M. (Burchett) Divelbiss. She attended schools in Okay, Oklahoma. Mrs. Boling and Claude Garrett Boling were united in marriage November 9, 1940 in Fort Gibson, OK. Mr. and Mrs. Boling made their home in Muskogee where he was associated with the John...

Raymond Bishop

Feb 9, 2010

Raymond L. Bishop, 63, a long time resident of Grove passed away on February 9, 2010 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Mr. Bishop was born on April 5, 1946 in Jay, Oklahoma to James Jewell and Blanche (Stanton) Bishop. Raymond graduated from Jay High School with the class of 1964. He then joined the United States Army. On March 1,...

Marie Wagnon

Feb 8, 2010

Marie A. Wagnon, age 85 of Vinita, died Monday, February 8, 2010. Marie was born in Big Cabin on June 21, 1924, the daughter of Wiley and Josie Raulston. She was a hard worker, working as a nurse for many years. Marie loved her children and grandchildren as well as collecting salt and pepper shakers and numerous other things. Survivors...

Grace Lyons

Feb 8, 2010

Grace Ann Lyons passed away Monday, February 8, 2010 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Grace Ann (Couch) Lyons was born in Nowata, OK on September 20, 1936 to William Chester Couch and Eleanor Louise (Hayworth) Couch. Grace Ann graduated from the Nowata High School in 1954. Grace Ann married Walter Patrick Lyons on September 9, 1956. They...