Obituaries

Nancy Bushyhead

Nancy Bushyhead

Sep 18, 2010

Nancy Bushyhead, 68 year old Grove area resident, passed away Saturday September 18, 2010 at Grove Intergris Hospital, following an extended illness. Nancy was born February 20, 1942 in Spavinaw, OK to Rufus and Mildred (Wilson) Raymond. Nancy graduated from Grove High school and attended Witchita State College in Kansas, and worked most of her life as a mail carrier...

Wilbur Bryson

Wilbur Bryson

Sep 16, 2010

Wilbur A. Bryson, age 88, died at his residence in Grove, Oklahoma on Thursday, September 16, 2010. Wilbur was born in Edna, Kansas on March 23, 1922, and was the son of Andrew Jackson and Clara L. (Fowler) Bryson. Wilbur attended and graduated from Labette Community High School in Altamont, Kansas. Wilbur proudly served in the Navy; he was an...

Arva Robertson

Arva Robertson

Sep 5, 2010

Arva "Jean" Robertson, age 68, died on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. Jean was the daughter of James L. and Billie (McSpadden) Poole, was born on September 11, 1941 in Antioch, California. She was united in marriage to Marion Robertson in Ketchum, Oklahoma. Jean was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Melissa Strain

Melissa Strain

Aug 20, 2010

Melissa Marie Strain of Jay died on August 20, 2010, at Grove Integris Hospital. Melissa was diagnosed with throat cancer in late 2007 and endured a variety of painful treatments to combat the illness until the battle could no longer be won. She was supported by a large number of family and friends during her final days. Melissa was born...

Harvey Henley

Harvey Henley

Aug 18, 2010

Grove ~ Harvey "Butch" Lee Henley, age 64, died on August 18, 2010 at his residence in Grove, Oklahoma. Harvey was the son of Thomas D. and Laura D. (Cunningham) Henley. He was born on August 16, 1946 in Jay, Oklahoma. Harvey graduated from high school in Kansas, Oklahoma. Harvey proudly served our country for 20 years and retiring from...

James Hamilton

James Hamilton

Aug 10, 2010

James Orville Hamilton, age 90, died at his residence in Grove Oklahoma on Tuesday, August 10, 2010. The son of Charles Milton and Ruby Lee (Holiday) Hamilton, James was born on November 8, 1919 in Southwest City, Missouri. James worked in maintenance for the Wichita Public Schools. He was a member of the Church of Christ since 1955; he enjoyed...

Charlie Husong Jr.

Charlie Husong Jr.

Jul 18, 2010

Charlie Husong Jr., age 45 died on Sunday July 18, 2010 in rural Delaware County. The son of the late Charlie Husong and Marian Uber, Charlie was born on February 15, 1965 in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He attended Grove public schools. Charlie worked in the construction industry as a heavy equipment operator. Charlie is survived by his mother Marian, daughter...

Rosalie Burner

Rosalie Burner

Jul 15, 2010

Rosalie Boisvert Burner, age 90, died on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. The daughter of Albert Maxim Boisvert and Loretta Margaret Martineau Boisvert, Rosalie was born on May 1, 1920 in Albany, New York. Rosalie was united in marriage to Robert Landis Burner on October 11, 1946. He preceded her in death on...

Wilbur Foreman

Wilbur Foreman

Jul 4, 2010

Wilbur "Bill" Kenneth Foreman, age 84, died on July 4, 2010 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Oklahoma. Bill was born on February 7, 1925 and was united in marriage to Velma Francis in 1945. Bill never met a woman he didn't like. He loved fishing and the outdoors. Wilbur is survived by his wife Velma Foreman, four children...

F. Obarr

F. Obarr

Jun 27, 2010

Floria Louise Obarr, age 92, died on June 27, 2010 at the Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma. The daughter of Ed and Ada (Overman) Walker, Louise was born on January 21, 1918 in Dauthitt, Oklahoma. Louise was united in marriage to Leo Earl Obarr on May 14, 1934 in Jay, Oklahoma. Louise was a Psychiatric Aide at Eastern...

Jim Wilkins

Jim Wilkins

May 7, 2010

Jim "Windy Jim" Wilkins age 74 of Wyandotte, OK died Friday May 7, 2010 in the Muskogee Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, OK. The son of John Henry Wilkins and Gertrude Kingrey Wilkins, he was born on June 29, 1935 in Hornet, MO. Jim married Sally Jean Wagoner on February 14, 1958 in Oronogo, MO. He owned and operated Jim's Refrigeration...

Edna Dixon

Edna Dixon

Apr 20, 2010

Grove ~ Edna Mae Dixon, age 89, died on Tuesday April 20, 2010 at Integris Grove General Hospital. The daughter of Merle Leonard Mahaffey and Marie Lucile (Cannon) Mahaffey, Edna was born on July 25, 1920 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Edna married Otto Depping who preceded her in death. She was united in marriage to Ruben T. Dixon in 1995. Edna...

Aubrey Fillpot

Aubrey Fillpot

Mar 20, 2010

Aubrey Lynn Fillpot Obituary Muskogee, OK - Aubrey Lynn Fillpot, 63, died Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Muskogee. He was born on February 4, 1947 in Altus, Oklahoma to Cecil A. and Edith M. (Christian) Fillpot. Lynn worked in route sales for Lance Foods for about ten years. He had lived in Muskogee since 1988 coming from Wichita Falls, Texas....

James Frazier

James Frazier

Mar 7, 2010

James Lloyd Frazier, age 84, died at his residence in Bernice, Oklahoma on Sunday, March 7, 2010. The son of William O. and Hazel A. (Anglin) Frazier, Jim was born on November 7, 1925. Jim attended Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For over six years, James proudly served in US Army. As a Staff Sergeant, James was a combat...

Rex Mitchell, Sr.

Rex Mitchell, Sr.

Mar 1, 2010

Rex Roy Mitchell, Sr., age 72, died at his residence in Wyandotte, Oklahoma on Monday March 1, 2010. The son of Ruic O. and Dovie L. Mitchell, Rex was born on March 12, 1937 in Joplin, Missouri. Rex enjoyed fishing, woodcarving, and gardening, he also was an avid boxing fan. He worked in the construction field as a roofing contractor....

Ellen Brashers

Ellen Brashers

Feb 3, 2010

Ellen (Tims) Brashers, age 78, died on February 3, 2010 in Grove, Oklahoma. Ellen was born December 4, 1931, to James Earl and Anna Rightsell Tims of Northboro, Iowa. Following graduation from Northboro High School, she worked as a bookkeeper in various cities. Ellen married Delbert "Red" Brashers January 28, 1978, in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. Together they managed apartment complexes...

Esther Henley

Esther Henley

Jan 14, 2010

Minnie Esther Henley was born August 22, 1910 in Ephrata, Washington to Jonathan and Minnie Watts. She passed from this life January 14, 2010 at the young age of "Ninety- Nine". Even as a child she remembered the travels with her family of two brothers, four sisters, mother and father. They moved from Washington State to California than to Oklahoma....

Shelley Russell

Shelley Russell

Dec 31, 2009

Shelley Russell age 43, of Grove, died Thursday December 31, 2009 in Freemans Hospital in Joplin, Mo. The daughter of Samuel Snyder II and Donna Aires Snyder, she was born on January 14, 1966 in California. Shelly worked in the Braums and Taco Belle in Grove. She was a hard worker and tried to be fair with all. Surviving is...

James Updike

James Updike

Dec 12, 2009

James V. (Jake) Updike, Grove resident, died Saturday December 12, 2009 at the age of 96 years. He was born November 28, 1913 in Fletcher, Ok to Virgil and Dora Lee (Rhodes) Updike. Jake was raised in Broken Arrow and attended Broken Arrow schools where he played basketball in high school. He worked construction with his father after school and...

Phillip Shaul

Phillip Shaul

Dec 3, 2009

Miami, Oklahoma - Phillip Shaul, age 47, died on December 3, 2009 at his residence in Miami, Oklahoma. The son of William Shaul and the late Zelda (Thompson) Shaul was born on March 14, 1962 in San Diego, California. He attended and graduated high school in California, relocating to Oklahoma about three years ago. He worked as an operator in...

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