Obituaries
Opal Alexander
Oct 27, 2006
Opal May Alexander, 93, of Miami, OK, passed away Friday, October 27, 2006 at the Osborne Care and Rehab Center in Miami. Born on January 9, 1913 in Nowata County, OK to James and Florence (Shipley) Chaney. Mrs. Alexander had lived in Bernice for 20 years moving from South Coffeyville, OK and had lived in Miami since 2001. She was...
Joe Ewers
Oct 27, 2006
Captain Joe E. Ewers, a decorated fighter pilot with the 27th Squadron of the 1st Fighter group stationed in Italy during WWII, passed this life on Friday, October 27, 2006 at his home in Welch, OK at the age of 83. He was born on a farm near Welch, OK on June 14, 1923 to T.B. and Nellie Mae (York)...
Gary Umbarger
Oct 26, 2006
Gary went home to be with the lord on Thursday Oct 26, 2006 at the age of 65. He was born March 16, 1941 to Mattie Cottrell and Leo Glenn Umbarger on the family farm in Thayer, KS where he spent his childhood. Gary graduated from Thayer High School, Parsons Junior College, and Tulsa Junior College. He also attended Kansas...
Jack Gillett
Oct 26, 2006
Jack Edgar Gillett, 82 year-old resident of Tulsa, died Thursday, October 26, 2006 at the Craig General Hospital after a length illness. He was born January 16, 1924 in Vinita, to Russell and Eva (Ratcliff) Gillett. Jack graduated high school from the Oklahoma Military Academy and college from the University of Oklahoma, with a degree in journalism. He was a...
Truman Robison
Oct 25, 2006
Grove, OK - Truman Kenneth Robison, 83, lost his battle with cancer Thursday afternoon, October 25, 2006 at Betty Ann Nursing Home, Grove, Oklahoma. He was born September 29, 1923 at Purcell, Oklahoma to James E. Robison and Maggie Roberta (Fletcher) Robison. He married Loretta Aluwee Westen on January 20, 1945 at Vancouver, Washington. The Robisons were married 61 years....
Betty Adams
Oct 25, 2006
Betty Louise Adams, 73-year-old Nowata resident, passed away at 10:25p.m., Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at her home while surrounded by her loving family. Betty Louise Adams was born December 19, 1932 in Nowata, Oklahoma to C.W. Kays and Mary Maggard-Kays. She grew up and attended schools in Nowata. On July 10, 1955, she married Melvin Adams. Ms. Adams loved collecting...
Alden Jones
Oct 22, 2006
Alden Edward "Ed" Jones, 83 year-old long time Vinita resident died early Sunday morning October 22, 2006 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. Ed was born September 13, 1923 in Weathers, Oklahoma to Isaac Leonard and Winnie (Baker Jones). He was a Veteran of World War II serving in United States Army Air Corp from July of 1945 to...
Virginia Ropp
Oct 20, 2006
Virginia Beatrice Ropp, age 84, a resident of Bartlesville died Friday October 20, 2006 at Silver Lake Care Center in Bartlesville. She was born June 25, 1922 in Bartlesville the daughter of Jacob A. Hymer and Mabel Shoup Hymer. She was reared and educated in Oklahoma and Kansas graduating high school in May of 1941 from Bartlesville High School. She...
Ralph Rogers
Oct 20, 2006
Ralph William Rogers, 74 year-old Jay resident, died Friday, October 20, 2006 at St. John's Regional Medical Center. He was born Friday, March 11, 1932 in Omaha, Arkansas to Roy and Carmie (Youngblood) Rogers. He was a veteran of the United States Army and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for over thirty years. After retirement he worked as...
Jimmie Johnson, Sr.
Oct 19, 2006
Jimmie Lewis Johnson, 74 year-old Ketchum resident, died Thursday, October 19, 2006 at Craig General Hospital. He was born September 25, 1932 in Eucha, Oklahoma to James and Ollie Johnson. He was married to his wife Era Lerlene (Shine) on June 12, 1961 in Miami, OK. Jimmie was a Carpenter; he grew up in the Kenwood-Eucha area and lived in...
David Fiddler
Oct 17, 2006
David Fiddler of Grove, Ok. died Tuesday October 17, 2006 at Ramona, Ok. after a long battle with cancer. He was 33. David was born April 24, 1973 to Harry and Sue Fiddler at Bartlesville, Ok. He moved to Grove from Ramona, Ok. in 1988 and graduated from the Grove High School in 1991. David then went on to continue...
Naomi Henry
Oct 15, 2006
Naomi Kathleen Spurgeon Henry, 48, of Vinita, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006 in Tulsa at the Meadowbrook Specialty Hospital. Born on July 16, 1958 in Vinita to Orville E and Virginia (Hopper) Spurgeon. Naomi grew up in Miami, OK and had lived in Vinita for the past 12 years. Attended Faith Tabernacle Church in Commerce, attended Miami Schools...
John Farrell
Oct 15, 2006
John Wendell Farrell age 66, resident of Noble Ok., for the past 21 years, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006 at the Norman Hospital. John was born July 20, 1940, Dewey Oklahoma; son of Oad and Esther (Webb) Farrell. John grew up in Nowata and attended school there until he and his mother left for Iowa then California. In March 1958...
Cora Smith
Oct 13, 2006
Cora Bell Smith of Jay died Friday October 13, 2006 at Fayetteville, Ark. She was 62. Cora was born April 17, 1944 to Colon and Dora (Smith) Fields at Tahlequah, Ok. She married Bill Smith November 5, 1973. She worked as a realtor and a beautician most of her life. Cora attended Mt. Hermon Baptist Church at Jay and was...
Sally Stockton
Oct 13, 2006
Sally Stockton of Grove died Friday October 13, 2006 at the Integris Grove General Hospital. She was 65. Sally was born January 23, 1941 to Harlan Akins and Helen Linder at Neodesha, Ks. She married David Stockton January 19, 1974 at Neodesha, Ks. He preceded her in death November 10, 1998. Sally has lived in Grove for 23 years moving...
Jo Scott
Oct 12, 2006
Jo Anna Lowrey-Scott passed away Thursday, October 12, 2006 at the Claremore Indian Hospital. Jo Anna lived in Coffeyville, Kansas beside her daughter since 2005 but was a long time resident of Lenapah, Oklahoma. Jo Anna was born on August 17, 1917 at Lenapah, Oklahoma. She was raised in the Lenapah area on California Creek. She was the daughter of...
Louis Griggs
Oct 12, 2006
Louis F. Griggs died Thursday October 12, 2006 after a long illness at the Grove Nursing Center. He was 73. Louis was born September 21, 1933 to Louie and Sytha (Colburn) Griggs at Delaware County, Ok. He married Betty Moore January 27, 1960 at Jay, Ok. Louis worked as a Police Officer many years ago for the City of Grove....
David Landers
Oct 10, 2006
David Merrill Landers 56 year-old Vinita resident, died late Tuesday evening October 10, 2006 at the Muskogee Veterans Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born October 12, 1949 in Vinita to Edward and Edna (Pilant) Landers. David served his country during the Vietnam era, in the United States Army from 1969 to 1975. David was a member of...
Clarence Lawson
Oct 10, 2006
Jay, OK - Clarence Vernon Lawson, 80, died early Tuesday morning, October 10, 2006 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Vernon was born October 15, 1925 at Yukon, Oklahoma to Clarence David Lawson and Hazel (Kissick) Lawson. He married Evelyn Mae Roberts on June 11, 1946. Vernon served in the Merchant Marine during World War II. The Lawsons lived in Grove,...
James Sooter, Jr.
Oct 8, 2006
James E Sooter Jr. was born February 1, 1924 in Bluejacket, Oklahoma. He departed this world Sunday, October 08, 2006 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is survived by three children, Jimmie and Lynnda Sooter, Mark and Donna Elliott and Roxie Lawson, six grandchildren and six Great Grandchildren. Other survivors include a brother and his wife, Kenneth and Wynona and their families....
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