Obituaries
Alliene Berry
May 16, 2009
Alliene E. Berry, age 83 passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the Grove Nursing Center, Grove, Oklahoma. She was born on April 21, 1926 in Jay, Oklahoma to Tom and Bertha (Harris) Gibe. Alliene moved to Jay in 1994 from Miami. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ, Jay. Alliene is preceded in death by her parents,...

Alice Lewis
May 16, 2009
Alice Lewis, 71, a resident of Grove passed away at Grand Lake Villa. She was born on March 18, 1938. Miss Lewis will have a graveside funeral 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the Duffield Cemetery in Jay under the direction of the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home of Grove. Online condolences may be sent at www.honoringmemories.com.
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Dean Means
May 12, 2009
Dean Howard Means, 70, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at his home in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born on February 4, 1939 in Maud, Oklahoma to Howard and Harriet (Turner) Means. Dean graduated from West High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1957 and completed the apprenticeship program at Local Union #171 now #441. He married Florence Smith in Pittsburg, Kansas...
Dorothy Toalson
May 8, 2009
Dorothy Lucille Toalson, 88, retired U.S. Marine, died Friday May 8, 2009 at her home in Dewey. Dorothy is survived by her Brother, George Toalson Jr. and his wife Martha Sue of Pryor, Ok, and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Dewey United Methodist Church, 618 N. Delaware, Dewey, Oklahoma 74029. Graveside...
Helen Boyles
May 7, 2009
Helen Maxine Boyles 61, of Chelsea died at the Colonial Terrace Care Center in Pryor at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2009. Helen was born on January 14, 1948 in Casey Grand, Arizona to Charles Chester and Juanita June (Center) McCord. She graduated from Sapulpa High School in 1966. Helen was a nurse aid and most recently worked at...

Lloyd York
May 7, 2009
Lloyd L. York, 74, of Derby, Kansas died May 7, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Lloyd was born in Jasper, Missouri on December 28, 1934. He met and married Beatrice Martin on August 26, 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Lloyd worked as a draftsman and stress analyst, retiring from Boeing Wichita in 1999. Mr. York is survived by his...

Allison Philpott
May 6, 2009
Allison Michelle Philpott, 28, of Fairland, Oklahoma died early Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at her home. Allison was born December 18, 1980 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Guy William and Gayle Lynn (Campney) Stewart. She graduated from Grove High School in 1999. Allison had completed her Certified Nurse Aide training and had worked as CNA for Grove Nursing Center in Grove...
Lloyd Robertson
May 3, 2009
Lloyd Bayless Robertson, 73, a resident of Twin Oaks, Oklahoma passed away at his home on Sunday May 3, 2009. He was born in on August 20, 1935 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Luther Lloyd and Mary Mae (Newkirk) Robertson. On May 22, 1954 Lloyd married his wife of 54 years Aronda Hutchison. Lloyd was a minister for the Twin Oaks...
Starla Tole
May 3, 2009
Starla Ann Tole 39, of Grove formally of Delaware passed away at 1:20 p.m. in the Grand Lake Villa in Grove. Starla was born on September 01, 1969 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Roger Lee Bowman and Kay Inman Bowman. She attended NEO where she graduated with her associate's degree. Starla has three children; they were her world and her three...
Ethan Myers
Apr 30, 2009
Ethan Clark Myers 19 year-old Vinita resident died in an automobile accident, on Thursday April 30, 2009 on Monkey Island. He was born August 4, 1989 in Vinita to Matthew Clark Myers and Dawnie Dianna (Keith). Ethan attended school and graduated from Vinita Public Schools, he was currently in his second year at N.E.O. A & M in Miami. Ethan...
William Davis
Apr 30, 2009
William "Bill" LaVern Davis entered paradise from St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri on April 30, 2009 at the age of 78. The son of William E. and Mary Eunice (LaRue) Davis was born on August 4, 1930 in Shidler, Oklahoma. Bill proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He worked overseas in the...

Mack Coker
Apr 29, 2009
Mack D Coker 92, of Monkey Island formally of Nowata went to his heavenly home on April 29, 2009. Mack was born on December 05, 1916 to Arthur Lee and Addie Elzora (Turner) Coker in Coody's Bluff, Oklahoma. After his school years, Mack worked at a grocery store in Delaware, Oklahoma. He then moved to Bartlesville where he learned the...
May Chubbee
Apr 29, 2009
May (Mahseet) Chubbee, 99, a resident of Grove since 1966 passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Grand Lake Villa Nursing Home. May was born on February 18, 1910 to Jack Mahseet and Anna Kitchell. Mrs. Chubbee worked as a federal employee for different Indian schools in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Wyandotte, Oklahoma and Lawrence, Kansas and was a member of...
Steven Welch
Apr 28, 2009
Steven Scott Welch, 43, a resident of Miami passed away at his parent's home in Grove on Monday, April 28, 2009. Steven was born on November 1, 1965 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Herman and Carolyn K. (Hill) Welch. Mr. Welch graduated High School from Broken Arrow High School. He married Lori Wallace on September 26, 1992 in Broken Arrow,...
Bertha Dukes
Apr 28, 2009
Bertha Dukes, 79, a resident of Wyandotte, Oklahoma passed away at Freeman East Hospital in Joplin, Missouri on Monday, April 28, 2009. She was born on November 11, 1929 in Newcastle England to Mary Marshall. Bertha was a member of the British Military in the British Women's Air Corp. She worked as a General's Driver. She came from England in...
Carl Parker
Apr 27, 2009
Carl Wayne Parker 84, of Nowata County went to be with his Lord on April 27, 2009. Carl was born on March 9, 1925 to David H. and Delta Mae (Russell) Parker in Nowata County close to Alluwe on the family farm. After graduation Carl joined the United States Navy. Carl married Crista Mcpheeters on March 16, 1948 in Chelsea,...
Florence Hamil
Apr 27, 2009
Florence Iva Hamil, 89-year-old Nowata resident, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009 in the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. Mrs. Hamil was born January 7, 1920 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Herbert Cecil Brannan and Vernie Lee Young-Brannan. She grew up and attended schools in Nowata and graduated with the Class of 1938. She married Eugene Hamil and they continued to...

Charles Sebring
Apr 25, 2009
Charles Edward "Butch" Sebring, 61, of rural Salina, Oklahoma died at 12:10 p.m., Saturday, April 25, 2009 at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. Butch was born April 1, 1948. He moved to the Pryor area 25 or 30 years ago from Illinois. He had worked as a mechanic for the Chevrolet dealership...
Pauline Compston
Apr 25, 2009
Pauline Compston, 88, of Nowata died on Saturday April 25, 2009 in the Claremore Nursing Home. Pauline was born November 7, 1920 in Nowata, Ok to Ray and Bertha (Beeman) Lybarger. She was raised and educated in Nowata. Pauline was a hairdresser in Nowata for many years. She also played the organ at Hillside Christian Church until her health forced...
Robert Tidwell
Apr 25, 2009
Robert R. Tidwell 67, of Nowata died on Saturday April 25, 2009 in Hillcrest Medical Center. Robert was born February 20, 1942 in Blue-Ball, Arkansas to William T. and Syble Juanita (James) Tidwell. The family moved to Oklahoma when he was a young child and he graduated from Nowata High School in 1960. Robert served his county during the Vietnam...