Obituaries

Nov 6, 2009

Helen Lorine Bridgeman, 86 year-old rural Big Cabin resident, passed away Friday, November 6, 2009 at her home. She was born June 26, 1923 in Douthitt, Oklahoma (near Miami) to William and Delphia Margaret (Donaldson) McCauslin. Helen married Sonny Bridgeman on August 3, 1939 in Vinita. She had worked as a cook at several area restaurants and lastly at Cinch,...

Nov 5, 2009

Anna Luella "Lue" Miller, 73-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Mrs. Miller was born July 23, 1936 in rural Nowata County to W.H. Parret and Delia Glena Sisco-Parret. She grew up and attended schools in the Armstrong community. On October 30, 1951 she married Herman T. "Chief" Miller. The...

Nov 5, 2009

Former Vinita resident, Hargestine Curtis, age 86, died Thursday November 5, 2009 at Claremore Nursing Home. Hargestine was born in Davenport, OK on October 2, 1923 the daughter of Kelly Day ad Beulah (Barksdale) Day. She was raised and educated in Tulsa, OK but spent most of her adult life in Wagoner, OK as the owner/operator of Taco Hut. In...

Nov 3, 2009

Christine Lind, 83 year old Vinita Resident died Tuesday November 3, 2009 at her home in Vinita. She was born December 21, 1925 in Adair, OK the daughter of Gus Hand and Rosa King Hand. Christine was raised and spent her childhood in the Vinita area attending the Seneca Indian school. She and John Lind were united in marriage in...

Nov 1, 2009

Derek Garvie, 34, a resident of Grove, passed away in his Dad's arms on Sunday, November 01, 2009 at the Grand Lake Villa Nursing Center after a seven year battle with Huntington's Disease. He was born on April 13, 1975 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Derek attended school in Putnam City, Oklahoma, and Belgium. He played football, baseball and basketball as...

Oct 31, 2009

Goldie Juanita Coker, 94-year-old, Nowata resident, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Nowata Nursing Center. Goldie Juanita Coker was born August 30, 1915, in Pittsburgh, Kansas, to Frank Wells and Mary Etta (Burrows) Wells. She was raised and educated in Nowata and graduated from Nowata High School. Goldie attended Business College in Tulsa for two years. On June 29,...

Oct 31, 2009

Misty Lynn Baker, 32, a resident of Eucha, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mrs. Baker was born on December 14, 1976 in Kansas City, Missouri to Kenneth and Donna (Shirley) Jones. She graduated from Jay High School with the Class of 1995. Misty worked as a Certified Nurses Aide, loved...

Oct 30, 2009

Bettie Baker, 85, a former resident of Grove passed away at the Veterans Nursing Facility in Talahina, Oklahoma on Friday, October 30, 2009. Ms. Baker was a World War II Veteran. Services are Pending at this time.

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Oct 30, 2009

John Ruse, 67, a resident of Grove passed away at Integris Grove General Hospital on Friday, October 30, 2009. He was born September 11, 1942. S

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No Services Planned

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Olympus Cemetery

Oct 30, 2009

Marie Kirkham, 65, a resident of Jay passed away at the Grove Nursing Center on Friday, October 30, 2009. She was born on January 16, 1944 in Eucha, Oklahoma to William and Mary Jane (Fogg) Lawhead. She attended Jay and Wyandotte Schools and later married Bill Kirkham in Miami, Oklahoma. Mrs. Kirkham is preceded in death by her parents William...

Oct 27, 2009

Opal Lea Hutton, 84-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Hutton was born July 19, 1925 in Oglesby, Oklahoma to Jess Taylor and Lova Mae Gouglar-Taylor. She grew up in the Oglesby area which is where she also attended schools. On May 2, 1952, she married William "Bill" Hutton in Oglesby. Mrs. Hutton was...

Oct 25, 2009

Paul Dustin Risman, age 86 of Langley, died Sunday October 25, 2009 at his home. Dustin was born in White Oak, OK on September 12, 1923 the son of Eddie "Dandy" Risman and Rachel (McCabe) Risman. He graduated high school from White Oak then attended two years of welding school. On April 8, 1950 he was united in marriage to...

Oct 24, 2009

Edith Blanch Ross, 88-year-old, life long Lenapah resident, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Coffeyville, KS. Mrs. Ross was born in Lenapah, Ok on November 5, 1920 the daughter of Murry Smith and Geneva Grubbs Smith. She was raised and educated in Lenapah and attended school at Douglas High School. Mrs. Ross stayed at...

Oct 24, 2009

Kathryn Marie Davis, 81, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2009 with her husband Bob by her side. She was born on October 10, 1928 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Samuel J. and Della Allen (Goldman) Johnson. She attended the Oklahoma College for Women until she married the love of her life Bob Davis, on December 25, 1950. She was a...

Oct 24, 2009

Stanley Wayne "Stan" Williams, age 57, of Vinita died Thursday October 22, 2009 in Vinita. He was born July 24, 1952 in Vinita the son of Eldon (Red) Williams and Margaret Gilbert Williams. Stan attended Vinita schools and was a carpenter working in the Vinita area. He spent seven years as the caretaker of Cedar Coves at Grove. Stan loved...

Oct 23, 2009

Alberta Lynn King, 41, a resident of Little Kansas, Oklahoma passed away at her home on Friday, October 23, 2009. She was born on April 22, 1968 in Waynoka, Oklahoma to Herman Leon and Raylene Joyce (Brown) King. She worked as caretaker and in home health. Ms. King likes to go camping and swimming and listening to country music. She...

Oct 23, 2009

Wilma Leola (Miller) Walker passed from this life into Heaven on October 23, 2009 at the Integris Grove General Hospital six days before her 99th birthday. Wilma was looking forward to celebrating her 100th birthday next year. She was born on October 29, 1910 in Fairland, Oklahoma to James C. Miller and Ella Mae (Dennis) Miller. She was united in...

Oct 22, 2009

Baker - Jonas, S. (Joe) died Thursday afternoon, October 22, 2009 at the Oklahoma Veteran's Center in Claremore, at the age of 88 years. Joe was born on January 24, 1921 in Pawhuska, OK. As a young man Joe worked as a stonemason helper. He enlisted in the US Army in July of 1940, serving in WWII with Headquarters Battery...

Oct 22, 2009

Mae Leticia (Metcalf) Nigh, age 83 passed away in Hamilton, Ohio on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Mrs. Nigh was born at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on November 8, 1925 to Edward Crew and Della Margaret (Nutt) Metcalf. She received her education in Bartlesville and graduated from College High School in 1943. She was first employed in the office of the NuWay Laundry....

Oct 21, 2009

Robert Wayne Kanmore, age 65 of Big Cabin, died October 21, 2009. Robert was born in Webb City, Missouri on May 26, 1944 the son of Vernis and Flossie (Broadway) Kannmore. He served in the United States Army from 1964-1969. He worked as a parts salesman for many years and enjoyed working on his farm. He was a handyman who...