Obituaries
Aleta Foster
Jan 18, 2011
Aleta was born July 31, 1919 in Parsons, Kansas, daughter of Archie W. and Effie Edna (Bean) Montgomery. Aleta grew up in Parsons, KS where she graduated from high school and attended Jr. College. Aleta married Charles R. Foster on March 7, 1942 and together they shared 57 years of marriage until his passing in 1998. Aleta was a home...

Gilbert Springer
Jan 17, 2011
Gilbert Harry "Jelly" Springer 80 year old resident of rural Vinita, died Monday January 17, 2011 at the home of his care takers, Judith and Gary Mills. He was born May 1, 1930 in Tront, Ohio, to Walter C. and Lena M. McClain Springer. He had worked as a boiler maker. The family includes; his two children Debra Yanni and...
Scott Edmiston
Jan 17, 2011
Scott J Edmiston, 46, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011, in Collinsville, OK. He was born August 10, 1964 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Bill and Jonell (Jarvis) Edmiston. Scott attended Hoover elementary, Whitney Jr. High and Hale High school. Scott loved and was involved in auto racing for much of his early life. He raced in quarter midgets, micro midgets...

Pamela Coombes
Jan 15, 2011
Pamela Gwen (Seigler) Coombes, age 62 of Vinita (Grand Lake), died Saturday, January 15, 2011. Pam was born in Washington, D.C. on December 30, 1948, the daughter of John and Sara (Tippens) Seigler. She worked as an assistant manager and bartender at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. that catered to members of the U.S. Supreme Court, senators, congressman and their...
Karen Chatkovsky
Jan 14, 2011
Karen Sue Chatkovsky, former Grove resident, died in Tulsa Friday January 14, 2011 at the age of 58 years. She was born in Webb City, Missouri to her parents Kenneth R. and Reba D. (Lewis) Williamson. Karen attended Grove schools and graduated from Grove High School. She worked for many years as a sales manager for Dillards. She is preceded...
Rodney Jackson
Jan 13, 2011
Rodney B. Jackson Sr., 58, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 in Hutchinson, Kansas Funeral services for Mr. Jackson will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in the Delaware Tribal Headquarters in Bartlesville, Pastor Jay Friedman of the New Life Wesleyan Church of Copan will officiate. Burial will follow in the Craner-Wilson Cemetery. Services are under the direction...

Ed Terrell
Jan 12, 2011
Ed Terrell, 82, a resident of Monkey Island passed away at Integris Grove General Hospital on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He was Born in Pampa, Texas to James Terrell and Edith (Mathews ) Ellis. Mr. Terrell worked as a paint contractor for many years in this area. There are no services planned for Ed at this time.
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Chloeta West
Jan 12, 2011
Chloeta West, age 85, of Jay, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, following an extended illness. Chloeta was born on May 25, 1925 in Hannah, Oklahoma to Sammy and Effie (Tomlinson) Mott. She attended Dustin High School and in her younger years enjoyed riding horses. Chloeta married James West on February 1, 1944 in Reno Nevada. She was a...
Mattie Jenkins
Jan 12, 2011
Mattie Christine Jenkins, 84 year old former resident of Vinita, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at the Claremore Veterans Center. She was October 19, 1926 in Vinita to Oliver A. and Mattie C. (Wagner) Vogel. Mattie graduated from Vinita High School, attended college at NEO A&M in Miami and the University of Tulsa. She served her country in the United...
Hazel Frits
Jan 12, 2011
Hazel Naomi (Jones) Frits, age 81 of Vinita, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Hazel was born in Rulo, Nebraska on November 2, 1929, the daughter of Ralph and Gertrude (Zimmerman) Jones. On May 18, 1947 she was united in marriage to Harvy Frits and together they raised four children. Hazel was a member of the First Baptist Church in Vinita...
Betty Morrow
Jan 11, 2011
Betty Jean Morrow, age 78 of Claremore, a former longtime resident of Langley, OK died Tuesday January 11, 2011 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was born February 21, 1932 in Spiro, OK the daughter of Willis Broom and Lula Evans Broom. She was raised and attended school in Spiro where she graduated from high school. Betty lived forty...
Harold Huffman Jr.
Jan 11, 2011
Harold Lee "Butch" Huffman, Jr. 58 year old resident of Joplin, died early Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Butch was born May 14, 1952 to Harold Lee Huffman, Sr. and Neva (Dunbar) Huffman. He was a graduate of Miami High School. On July 14, 1983 he was united in marriage Linda (Cobler). Butch had worked...
Tommy Cook
Jan 11, 2011
Tommy L. Cook, 54, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services for Mr. Cook will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in the Colonial Chapel of the Neekamp-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Rev. Curt Meade of the Grace Discipleship Church of Bartlesville will officiate. Burial will follow in the Butler Cemetery in Grove, Oklahoma. Services are...
Phyllis Faulconer
Jan 11, 2011
Phyllis Jo Faulconer, age 75 of Grove, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Phyllis was born on May 17, 1935 in Coodys Bluff, Oklahoma, the daughter of Paul and Mary Kemmerer. On May 8, 1950 she was united in marriage to Homer J. Faulconer and together they raised two children. She lived in Lawrence, KS several years running an adult care...

Earl Buster
Jan 10, 2011
Earl Dean Buster, 74, was born February 28, 1936, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Leola (Lakey) Buster and Floyd Buster. He passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Earl was raised and educated in Nowata. He served his country in the Army and was stationed in Germany. He was a member of the 11th Airborne...
Mary Allensworth
Jan 10, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Allensworth, age 94 of Vinita, died Monday, January 10, 2011. Mary was born in Morrison, Oklahoma on October 18, 1916, the daughter of George and Cynthia (Bell) Ramsey. On September 11, 1936 she was united in marriage to Willis "Bud" Allensworth and together they raised one daughter. Mary could be described in such words as independent, honest, spunky,...

Charles Flowers
Jan 10, 2011
Charles Watson Flowers went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, January 10, 2011. Charles was born in Saratoga Texas to Jack Flowers and Irene Butler Flowers on February 23, 1925. He went to school in Saratoga and then moved to Kountze, Texas in 1938. He was captain of his football team his junior and senior years...
Mildred Whitney
Jan 9, 2011
Mildred Arlene Whitney, Grove resident, died Sunday evening January 9, 2011 at Integris Grove General Hospital at the age of 83 years. Mildred was born on May 26, 1927 in Meeker, Colorado to her parents, Homer and Olive Eveleth (Buckles) Jones. She graduated Canyon City High School in Canyon City, CO. She married Lamar Whitney on March 4, 1949 in...

Victor Rackcliff
Jan 8, 2011
Victor Damien Rackcliff, infant son of Victor Codee Rackcliff and Diana Nicole Brown was born and passed on Saturday January 8, 2011 at the Integris Grove General Hospital. The family has been life long area residents. Victor was named after his paternal grandfather, Victor A. Rackcliff. Victor was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Rick Franklin Bowline, paternal grandmother...
Amy Delaney
Jan 8, 2011
Amy O. Delaney, 97 year old Tulsa resident, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born December 28, 1913 near White Oak to Thomas Bittle Harp and Katie Ruth (Sensenbaugh) Harp. On July 17, 1946 Amy married Carroll Delaney in Vinita. They lived in Denver for 32 years where Amy worked as a...