All Obituaries

Marjorie "Marge" May Chowning, 68 year old Grove resident, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020.  She was born in Mission, KS on December 8, 1951 to William and Helen Mize.  On January 25, 1970 she was united in marriage to Rodney “Rod” Chowning.  Marge was a member of the Coalition of Historical Trekkers, and a very talented seamstress and volunteered her talents to make costumes for the Playmakers plays and Pre 1840 reenactments.  She sewed...

Jerry Mason, age 78, Monkey Island, OK. passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020. He was born December 15, 1941 in Rural Delaware County, OK. to the late George Kenneth Mason and Luetta Atterberry Mason. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth W. Mason; and one sister, Mary Dagyal Jerry married Colleen Venis on November 5,1970 in Miami, OK. She survives of the home. Following his service in the U.S. Army, he worked in all aspects of the grocery market...

Jewel Posey Gay was born on December 28, 1943 in Tuscaloosa, AL, to William and Annie Bell (Lancaster) Posey.   Went to her final reward on Monday June 15, 2020.  She had worked as a register nurse at he V A Hospital in Tuscaloosa until moving to Grove in 2009.  Jewel was a member of the Jehovah Witness. She loved gardening and created “Mimi’s Flower Farm”.   Surviving are a son Samuel Brent Gay, a daughter Terrell Lynn Phipps and husband Theron...

Ruth Lucille “Lucy” Carter, 87 year old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on March 29, 2020 at the Grove Nursing Center.   Lucy was born on August 14, 1932 in Sikeston, Missouri.  She was the daughter of Robert Floyd Gwaltney and Mary Ruby (Campbell) Breiler. A small sample of the things that Lucy enjoyed include reading, traveling (as long as it didn’t’ require a plane), visiting her family back in her home town and trips to Las Vegas where she was...

John Ervin Bechtel, Sr, 86 year old Zena resident, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020.  John was born in Oil City, PA on August 8, 1933.  He served in the United States Air Force.  After getting out of the service, he spent most of his working career as a truck driver.  He hauled trailers for FEMA and at one point had 9 of his own trucks running full operations.  In more recent years he ran a mowing business.  John enjoyed tinkering and visiting with...

Joan Marie Koestner, age 87, went home to the Lord on December 5th, 2019. Joan Marie Koestner was born on September 16, 1932 in Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, to Von and Helen Johnson. She graduated from Snow Shoe High School as Valedictorian and attended Penn State University @ Altoona where she got her bachelors degree in horticulture. It was at Penn State where she met her sweetheart Jim Koestner. Their marriage began in June 1955 and it lasted for over 64 years.  In 1955 Jim joined the...

Larry Dale Armstrong, age 67, Wyandotte, OK. passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at his residence. He was born December 14, 1951 in Durham N.C. to the late Kenneth Jackson Armstrong and Margaret Elizabeth Smithey Armstrong. Larry worked as an auto body technician most of his life. He is survived by three brothers, Roger Armstrong and William “Bill” Armstrong, both of Wyandotte, OK, Dennis Armstrong and wife, Sharon, Jay, OK; one sister, Brenda Hilburn and husband, John,...

William Dale “Bill”  Shaul, age 79, Grove, OK. passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his residence. He was born January 5 , 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska, to late Floyd E. Shaul and Mary M. Robertson. Bill married Zelda May Thompson on December 3, 1955 in Pappilion, NE. she preceded him in death on September 20, 2007. He owned and operated Miramar Auto Works, San Diego, CA, finishing his career at Miramesa Dodge as the body shop manager, before retiring to Grove. In...

       Earnest Theodore Robitaille, Jr., age 79, Grove, OK. passed away Monday September 23, 2019 at the Grove Nursing Center.     He was born October 18, 1939 in Houston, TX. To the late Earnest Theodore Robitaille, Sr. and Wilson Edith Landry.     In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one sister, Doris Jean Jackson      He served in the United States Army for twenty two years. During his service...

Gerald (Gerry) Ransbottom Gerald (Gerry) Ransbottom, 92 year old Grove resident passed away Friday, August 30, 2019.  Gerry was born in Radical ( now rural Independence), Kansas, on June 30, 1927 to Earl and Thelma (Doakes) Ransbottom.  He attended elementary school in rural Independence, secondary school and junior college in Independence.  He was a member of the Independence High School Class of 1944. Upon graduation from IHS, he enlisted and served in the Naval Air Force...