Obituaries

Dec 22, 2010

Dec 22, 2010

Beverly Rowand, 56 year old, Afton, Oklahoma area resident passed away Wednesday December 22, 2010. Beverly was born on May 22, 1954 in French Camp, California to Adolfus and Georgia (Hendren) Potter. Beverly graduated from high school in Linden, California, and harvested walnuts before working in a candy store as a clerk and later a manger. She married Ross Rowand...

Dec 22, 2010

James Edward MacDonald, son of Archie and Ruth (Lennen) MacDonald, was born June 26, 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was adopted as an infant and grew up in McPherson, Kansas. At the age of 69, Jim was fortunate enough to locate his birth mother and meet his two half-sisters and half-brother (Naomi, Mary and Paul) in Idaho. Family was...

Dec 21, 2010

Cleo Harold "Ted" Collins, 91 year old, lifetime area resident, passed away Tuesday, Decmeber 21, 2010, at his "home away from home" for the past 6 ½ years, the Claremore Veterans Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. Ted was born on April 20, 1919 in Craig County (Banzet), Oklahoma, to George Dewey and Emma Augusta (Bradbury) Collins. He was married to Dorothy...

Dec 20, 2010

Jackie Ray Tiry, 54, went to heaven to be with the Lord on December 20, 2010 at their home. He was born October 6, 1954 at Coffeyville, KS, the son of Earl Shaw and Margaret Royer. Jack worked hard all his life to support his family. He was well known for the T-6 buildings he built for people all over....

Dec 19, 2010

Gary L. Taylor, 74, died Sunday, December 19th 2010 after a brief illness in Grove, Oklahoma. Gary was born in Pratt, Kansas on June 27, 1936; the second son of Bedford and Viola ‘Jeanne' Taylor. As a young man Gary became a barber in Lawrence, Kansas. He moved to Oklahoma where he became a successful businessman. Gary loved to fish,...

Dec 19, 2010

Lorene L. Worden, age 82, of Grove, Okla., passed away on Sunday December 19, 2010 at St. John's Hospital, following an illness. Lorene was born on February 27, 1928 in Stella, Mo., the daughter of the late William and Jewel Doty. She was a former resident of Joplin, moving to Grove in 1986. She was a homemaker. She was a...

Dec 18, 2010

Grace Ellen Daniels, a sixty-nine year old long time Delaware County resident passed away at her home on Saturday, December 18, 2010. Mrs. Daniels was born on December 22, 1940 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Ora Alexander and Dora Ella (Lewis) Keith. She married Thomas Wayne Daniels. He preceded her in death September 29, 2001. Grace loved her family. She raised...

Dec 18, 2010

Mendel Eugene West, age 73, died Saturday December 18, 2010 in St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, Ok. Mendel Eugene West was born the son of Floyd Clifford West and Dorothy Genieva (Tippit) West in Lenapah, Oklahoma on January 20, 1937. He was raised and educated in NE Oklahoma. Mendel served in the United States Army in Hawaii from 1959 -...

Dec 17, 2010

Kathryn Estella (Dick) Sosa-Athey, Monkey Island resident, died Friday December 17, 2010 at the age of 54 years. She was born on April 1, 1956 to Kenneth Dick and Samuella (Pierce) Dick in Stella, Missouri. Kathy worked as an X-ray technician. She was affectionately known as "Big Kat" and "Meemaw". She loved to read and play PlayStation video games. Kathy...

Dec 17, 2010

Jack Dee Parsons, Jr., Grove resident, died Friday evening December 17, 2010 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 5, 1944 in Columbus, Kansas to his parents, Jack Parsons, Sr. and Margaret J. (Malcolm) Parsons. Jack grew up in West Mineral and Cherokee, Kansas. Jack earned the following degrees, Bachelors in Science Education, Masters in Education,...

Dec 17, 2010

Joan Camilla Barnes of Grove, Oklahoma passed away December 17, 2010 at the Integris Grove hospital, she was 79. She was born on October 22, 1931, in Marshall Town, Iowa, to Marie Mahaffey and Merle Mahaffey. Joan is survived by her husband of thirty years, Jim; two sons, Michael Damian Moore of Denver, and Michael Alan Barnes of Grove, Oklahoma,...

Dec 16, 2010

Hazel Marie Weaver, Jay resident, age 74, died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Grove Integris Hospital. She was born October 11, 1936 in Summers, Arkansas to Oscar Lofton and Melvina (Neal) Lofton. Hazel met the love of her life Harold Weaver while attending Westville High School. She graduated high school on May 19, 1954 and married Harold the following day....

Dec 16, 2010

Mrs. Askrens was born the daughter of Oscar and Edna (Dixon) Fortney on February 4, 1912 in Nelagoney, Oklahoma. She attended grade school in Okesa, Ramona and Buck Creek graduating from Nelagoney High School in 1932. Mary was united in marriage with Bruce G. Askrens on February 19, 1933. They moved to the family farm in SE Bartlesville in 1945....

Dec 14, 2010

Larry Sherman Brown, 49 year old Big Cabin resident, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Integris Grove Hospital. He was born May 7, 1961 in Pryor to Lonnie Sherman and Bobbie Loydene (Ivey) Brown. Larry worked for the City of Big Cabin in maintenance. He was a volunteer fireman for nearly 20 years, with the Big Cabin Fire Department....

Dec 13, 2010

Juanita Faye Remington, age 68 of Bluejacket, went to meet her Lord and Savior on December 13, 2010 after a lengthy, but hard battle with rectal cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and kidney disease. She was born on August 5, 1942 in Vinita, OK to William Dee and Wanda Nelson. She was a loan teller at Turley Bank for many years before...

Dec 12, 2010

Eloise Jeanette Schellstede, born September 11, 1918 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, peacefully left our presence December 12, 2010. Eloise was preceded in death by her mother and father, Carrol and Delmar Rees, her sister, Wilma, her husbands: John E. Schellstede and Jim Williams, and her sons: John Robert Schellstede and Richard Schellstede. Eloise is survived by her grandchildren; David Schellstede, of...

Dec 12, 2010

Juanita J Gagat, age 82 of Tulsa, died Sunday, December 12, 2010. Juanita was born in Vinita, OK on August 7, 1928, the daughter of Henry and Dora (Han) Whitfield. On July 7, 1951 she was united in marriage to William Thomas Gagat. Juanita enjoyed cooking and was very active in Catholic charities. Survivors include her siblings: Dorothy Donavant of...

Dec 10, 2010

Mack Hedrick, 67 year old lifetime area resident passed away Friday, December 10, 2010 at the Integris General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. Mack was born on December 11, 1942 in Kenwood, Oklahoma to Claude and Ora (Matthews) Hedrick. Worked as a welder most of his life, and worked for several different companies over the years. He was also very good...

Dec 9, 2010

Floyd Daniel Wheeler, age 75 of Vinita, died Thursday, December 9, 2010. Floyd was born in Spring Hill, Kansas on January 30, 1935, the son of Virgil and Mamie (Adams) Wheeler. He was a graduate of Ketchum High School and continued his education at 0 S U at Okmulgee where he trained as an electrician. On December 10, 1960 he...