Obituaries

Lavon Young

Lavon Young

Apr 5, 2007

LaVon Young LaVon died Thursday April 5, 2007 at the Integris Grove General Hospital, she was 84. LaVon was born August 4, 1922 to Jeptha Austin, and Lizzie (Chandler) Miller at Warwick, Ok. She lived in Guthrie, Ok. before moving to Grove on May 14, 1961 when she married Donald Young. Her husband Don was the first golf pro at...

Teresa Greer

Teresa Greer

Apr 5, 2007

Grove, OK - Teresa Ann Greer, 53, ended her valiant battle with cancer Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Integris Grove General Hospital, Grove, Oklahoma. Teresa was born August 27, 1952 at Florence, South Carolina to Harley D. Cunningham and Miriam (Goodson) Cunningham. She grew up in Darlington and Sumter, South Carolina and later moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where she...

Virginia Donaldson

Virginia Donaldson

Apr 4, 2007

Grove, Oklahoma Virginia "Ginny" Donaldson Virginia "Ginny" Donaldson of Grove, OK. died Wednesday April 4, 2007, at the Betty Ann Nursing Center. Ginny was 80 years old. Ginny was born February 4, 1927 in Otisville, New York to William and Dorothy (Alberta) Donahue. She spent her life as a housewife and homemaker. She was previously married to Arthur Donaldson of...

Kay Albin

Kay Albin

Apr 3, 2007

Kay Sue Albin, 66, died April 3, 2007 at her home in Forney, Texas. Kay Sue was born December 20, 1940 at Nowata, Oklahoma to H.H. "Bud" Albin and Audrey E. (Fincannon) Albin. She grew up in Nowata and the Grand Lake area. Kay Sue was a 1957 graduate of Nowata High School. She graduated from Junior College in California...

Ladema Schoech

Ladema Schoech

Apr 1, 2007

Ladema Schoech, 89 year old Vinita resident, died peacefully at her home on Sunday morning, April 1, 2007. She was born on May 26, 1917 in Rogers County to Arthur Eugene and Anna May Martin Devore and moved to Vinita in 1919. She married Norbert Schoech on Dec. 31, 1937 in Vinita and was a devoted wife for 27 years....

Susie Zavala

Susie Zavala

Mar 29, 2007

Mrs. Susie Loraine Gray Humberd Zavala, 41 years old, died Thursday March 29, 2007 at her home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Funeral services for Mrs. Zavala will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 5, 2007 at the New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church of Bartlesville. The Rev. R.G. Bingham and The Rev. Roger Shepherd will preside over the services, with interment to...

Robert Rollins

Robert Rollins

Mar 27, 2007

Grove, Oklahoma Robert "Bobby" Rollins Bobby Rollins of Grove, Ok died Tuesday March 27, 2007 at the Integris Grove General Hospital at the age of 72. Bobby was born June 6, 1934 to Upin Holt and Elsie (Willingham) Rollins at Devol, Oklahoma. He retired from working in the oil fields for after 20 years of service. Bobby moved to the...

Ruth Luginbuel

Ruth Luginbuel

Mar 26, 2007

Mrs. Ruth Luginbuel, 95 year old well known Vinitan died Monday, March 26 2007 at Craig General Hospital. She had lived for many years in her apartment at the Luginbuel Funeral Home until moving to Heartsworth House and recently to Rosewood Terrace nursing center. Mrs. Luginbuel was born February 5, 1912 in Vinita. Her parents were Carey and Hazel Putnam...

Dick Wheeler

Dick Wheeler

Mar 26, 2007

Dick Lee Wheeler, 70, formerly of Afton, passed away Monday, March 26, 2007 in Fairfield, OH. Born on Oct. 11, 1936 in Tulsa, to Arthur and Macie (Beatty) Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was a graduate of Afton High School, retired in 1976 as a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force, where he had a tour in Vietnam. He had lived in...

Ralph Hampton

Ralph Hampton

Mar 26, 2007

RALPH GORDON HAMPTON Ralph Gordon Hampton of Bartlesville died Monday March 26, 2007. Ralph was born in Bartlesville on September 3, 1985 to Ricky and Cathy Hampton, and was raised in Dewey, where he attended Dewey public schools. He was a JOAT (Jack Of All Trades) and worked various jobs. Ralph loved to make jokes and have fun. He was...

Virgil Pearsall

Virgil Pearsall

Mar 25, 2007

Virgil W. Pearsall, 81-year-old Nowata resident passed away Sunday, March 25, 2007 at his home. Virgil W. Pearsall was born July 5, 1925 in Tempes, Colorado to Roy Ellsworth Pearsall and Marietta Reed-Pearsall. Mr. Pearsall attended school at Diamond Point and then Nowata. He received his Honorary Diploma from Nowata High School on October 8, 2001 making him part of...

Nancy Melton

Nancy Melton

Mar 25, 2007

Nancy Jane Melton of Grove, Ok. died unexpectedly Sunday March 25, 2007 at her home at the age of 63. Nancy was born September 20, 1943 at Harrisburg, IL, daughter of the late Everett Graham and Annis (Chaney) Chesnut. She has lived in the Grove area for over 17 years, moving from Kansas. Nancy was currently a hair stylist at...

James Smith

James Smith

Mar 25, 2007

James "Kenneth" Smith, 95, a resident of Vinita passed away at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri on Sunday, March 25, 2006. He was born on February 18, 1916 to Henry and Ellen (Cauthon) Smith in Bluejacket, OK. Mr. Smith retired from Eastern State Hospital as a Maintenance man. After his retirement he enjoyed farming, yard work and working in his...

Frances Branstetter

Frances Branstetter

Mar 25, 2007

Thank you to all of France's Friends. Updated Frances M. Branstetter (Hardesty), 97-year-old Nowata resident, passed away at 10:00 PM, Sunday March 25, 2007 at the Nowata Nursing Center. A Rosary was held at 7:00 PM, Thursday, March 29, at the Benjamin funeral Home Chapel with Father Michael Cashen officiating. Funeral Mass was held at 10:30 AM Friday, March 30th...

Thelma Reed

Thelma Reed

Mar 25, 2007

Thelma Ruth Odell Reed, age 81, a resident of Bartlesville died Sunday March 25, 2007 at Jane Phillips Medical Center. She was born February 2, 1926 in Broken Arrow, OK the daughter of Charles B. Luster and Goldie M. St. Clair Luster. Thelma was reared and attended a one room school in the community of Sunnyside, east of Broken Arrow....

Meta Hill

Meta Hill

Mar 23, 2007

Grove, OK - Meta Marjorie Hill, 90, died Friday morning, March 23, 2007 at Grove Nursing Center, Grove, Oklahoma. Meta was born January 18, 1917 at Grove to Virgil Foley and Mary Katherine "Kate" (Smith) Foley. She grew up in Grove and was a graduate of Grove High School. In her entire school history, Meta had perfect attendance for all...

Oleta Barnes

Oleta Barnes

Mar 22, 2007

Oleta May Barnes, 80, of Afton, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 22, 2007. Born on Oct. 24, 1926 in Cleora to George Thomas and Margaret Elizabeth (Landrum) Brewster. She married Waldo James Barnes on Sept. 16, 1947 in Vinita. She had lived in the area for the past 36 years. She was a retired School Teacher from...

Minnie Foreman

Minnie Foreman

Mar 21, 2007

Colcord, OK - Minnie "Deg" Foreman, 85, died Wednesday afternoon, March 21, 2007 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Minnie was born August 10, 1921 in Delaware County, Oklahoma to Rufus Sixkiller and Jennie (Owens) Sixkiller. She and Lee Foreman were married 53 years ago. "Deg" was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking for her family and she was...

Kathleen Meyer

Kathleen Meyer

Mar 20, 2007

Kathleen P. Meyer, a resident of Massapequa Park, New York, passed away suddenly on March 20, 2007. Kathy grew up in Massapequa, graduated from Massapequa High School and received her B.A. degree from the State University of New York, Stony Brook. She was devoted to her family, friends and insured's, from being a State Farm Insurance agent. She has a...

Isaac Youngbird

Isaac Youngbird

Mar 20, 2007

Isaac Youngbird of Twin Oaks, Ok. died Tuesday March 20, 2007 at the Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital at Siloam Springs, Ar. He was 48. Isaac was born August 21, 1958 to Thomas and Dorothy (Teehee) Youngbird at Tahlequah, Ok. He went to school at Kansas, Ok. He worked various jobs, and enjoyed to cut wood, fish and hunt. Isaac was...

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