Obituaries

Feb 3, 2012

LaVera (Martin) Updike, age 89, died on Friday, February 3, 2012 at her residence in Grove, Oklahoma. LaVera was born on October 22, 1922 in Wetumka, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Zack and Annie S. Martin. She had three brothers and one sister. Her brothers served and survived WWII. LaVera married Bob Thomson on August 31, 1947 and had...

Dec 2, 2011

Janice Elaine (Wheat) Muth, age 77, died on December 2, 2011 at the Family Care Center of Fairland in Fairland, Oklahoma. Janice was the daughter of Fredrick and Helen (Martin) Wheat, she was born on October 11, 1934 in Denver, Colorado. Janice moved to the area seven years ago from Las Vegas, Nevada. She enjoyed going to the VFW, playing...

Nov 1, 2011

Jeff Davis Dunbar, Jr., age 80, died on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Arkansas. Jeff was the son of Carrie Mae (Jennings) and Jeff Davis Dunbar, Sr.; he was born on December 6, 1930 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He graduated from El Dorado High school. Jeff proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from...

Oct 20, 2011

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Sep 26, 2011

James "Jim" Lawrence, 67 year old, Grove, Oklahoma area resident passed away Monday, September 26, 2011, following an extended illness. Jim was born on December 8, 1943 in Mena, Arkansas to Herbert and Hilda (Cain) Lawrence. He moved to the Grove are in 1972 and opened a machine shop, as well as a second shop in Galena, Kansas. Jim always...

Sep 17, 2011

Nellie "Peggy" Alberta Grace Carpenter-Tanner, age 71, died on September 17, 2011 at the Grand Lake Villa in Grove, Oklahoma. Peggy was the daughter of John and Ella (Edwards) Swogger; she was born on November 11, 1939 in Dennis, Oklahoma. Peggy attended Zena schools, loved planting flowers and spending time with her children, grandchildren, family and friends. She worked as...

Jul 10, 2011

Edward Leon Conduff, age 74, died on July 10, 2011 at the Betty Ann Nursing Home in Grove, Oklahoma. Edward was born on September 21, 1936. He was the son of Thomas Ulysess Conduff and Amy (Tannehill) Woods. He worked in the construction industry as a carpenter. Edward enjoyed fishing. Edward was preceded in death by his father and two...

May 19, 2011

Lifetime resident of the Grove area, Jennie Dale Prater, age 93, died on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Betty Ann Nursing Home in Grove, Oklahoma. Jennie Dale was the daughter of Jess and Martha Jane (Fields) Payton. She was born on April 7, 1918 in the Dodge area east of Grove, Oklahoma. Jennie Dale loved to sew, quilt, crochet,...

May 16, 2011

Robert E. Killion was born on January 6, 1928 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Stanley and Juanita Killion of Braman, Oklahoma and died May 16, 2011. He attended schools in Braman, Oklahoma Military Academy, Claremore, Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Oklahoma. After graduation, Bob proudly served his country in the Korean Conflict with the 45th Division and the...

May 4, 2011

Julie Lee Thomas, age 47, died on May 4, 2011 at her residence in Grove, Oklahoma. The daughter of Billie Lee Thomas and Betty (Moore) Spangler, Julie was born on September 16, 1963 in Kansas City, Missouri. She enjoyed camping, fishing, riding motorcycles, flowers, was an avid reader, she loved to tinker around. Julie was preceded in death her brother...

Apr 11, 2011

Helen Ina (Mulford) Otto, former Grove resident, age 89, died early Monday April 11, 2011 at the Claremore Nursing Home in Claremore, Oklahoma. Helen was born on December 19, 1921 in Lynbrook, New York. She was the daughter of Charles T. and Ina (Gould) Mulford. Helen graduated high school from Lynbrook High in 1939. She was united in marriage to...

Mar 21, 2011

HAYSVILLE - Reams-Edmondson, Winnie Edith, age 83, stepped out of Clearwater Retirement Manor into Heaven's gates on Monday, March 21, 2011. Visitation 10-8pm Thursday with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Graveside service 2pm Friday at Maplewood Cemetery Exeter, MO. She was born to Fred and Artie Bacon on June 16, 1927 in Washburn, MO. She...

Mar 15, 2011

Fred Harvey Komma age 85, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the Grove Integris Hospital. The son of William Anthony and Annie Mae Standlee Komma, he was born on July 29, 1925 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fred married Donna Rogers on June 2, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fred served in the Marine Corps during WW II including combat action at Iwo...

Mar 11, 2011

Former resident of Grove, Oklahoma, Helen Katherine McKinzie, age 88, died on Friday March 11, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. Helen was born on September 13, 1922 in Bigstick, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Joseph and Katherine (Bacharz) Drozdowski and grew up in Massachusetts. Helen was united in marriage to Roy L. McKinzie on November 30, 1946, in...

Feb 10, 2011

Clara Irene Belzer, 91, of Grove passed from this life February 10, 2011. She was born February 7, 1920 in Oilton, OK, the daughter of Alfred and Bertha Hotz. She graduated from Drumright, OK high school and at the beginning of World War II she went to Washington, D.C. to work in the War Department. It was there she met...

Feb 6, 2011

Grove, OK. Pauline (Parris) Bohannan, age 93, passed away from this life to be with her heavenly Father on, February 6, 2011 at the Grove Nursing Home in Grove, Oklahoma. She was born in Tahlequah, OK, August 15, 1917, to Thomas Parris and Lucy (Chastain) Parris. She became a Christian in a brush-arbor on the Parris grounds, northwest of Tahlequah...

Jan 25, 2011

Long-time Northwestern Oklahoma State University physics professor, Dr. Lee R. Matthiesen, entered his last classroom on January 25, 2011. Ever the teacher, Lee, donated his body to medical education and research for the further study of glioblastoma brain cancer. Lee was born in Enid, OK, to Paul and Cecil Matthiesen on June 14, 1939. He was graduated from Enid High...

Jan 22, 2011

Bobby Nelson Poe, 77-year-old Grove Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday January 22, 2011 quietly at his home. Bobby was born on April 13, 1933 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Nelson and Lucille (Bridgeman) Poe. In one way or another Bobby spent most of his life in the in the music industry. In the Mid 1950's Bobby started the band Bobby and...

Dec 18, 2010

Grove - Velma Irene Foreman, age 85, died on December 18, 2010 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. Velma was born on August 13, 1925 in Branch, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Harvey K. and Bessie (Early) Francis. She married Bill Foreman on May 6, 1944. Velma was a fine cook and loved to play bingo. Velma...

Nov 9, 2010

Evelyn Jane (Kahoe) Pigsley, age 75 died on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. Evelyn was the daughter of Josiah and Virginia (Fazell) Kahoe. She was born on April 5, 1935 in Lavern, Oklahoma. Evelyn enjoyed reading and crocheting, but mostly loved spending time with her family. Evelyn is survived by her six children...