Obituaries

Gerald Anderson

Gerald Anderson

Jul 30, 2021

Gerald Lee Anderson, 86 year old resident of Monkey Island, passed away on July 30, 2021.

Gerald was born on August 11, 1934 in Dewey, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Andrew Jackson and Rosa Oral (Mason) Anderson.  He was united in marriage to Jacqueline Joyce Munsinger in June of 1953.  Gerald was Vice President of Operations...

Bradley Chunstudey

Bradley Chunstudey

Jul 28, 2021

Bradley Dale Chunstudey, age 52 of Jay Oklahoma, died Wednesday July 28, 2021 at Monroe Manor.  The son of Ralph and Sheidan (Ben) Chunstudey, Brad was born on June 3, 1969, in Jay, Oklahoma.  He was a member of the Clouds Creek Church.  Bradley loved fishing and doing beadwork.

Surviving include his father Ralph and...

John Crawley

John Crawley

Jul 28, 2021

John Stephen Crawley, 67 year old Jay resident, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021.  John was born in Tulsa on July 28, 1954 to Joe and Della Jewel Crawley.  He worked for the State of Wisconsin Administration and then for the Gordon Flesch Company.  He enjoyed hunting and going to the range for target practice, as well as photography,...

Thomas Doody

Thomas Doody

Jul 26, 2021

Thomas Francis Doody, born November 8, 1946 in Cortland, New York.  Tommy spent his early childhood in Tully, New York are until the family moved to Somerton, Arizona.  Tommy graduated from KOFA high school in Yuma, Arizona.  He serviced in the U.S. Army 124th Transportation Command, stationed in CAM RANH Bay, Vietnam before returning to Arizona where he worked...

Rudney Round

Rudney Round

Jul 25, 2021

Rudney Ray Round, 74 year old resident of Jay, Oklahoma, passed away on July 25, 2021 at the Veterans Hospital in Claremore, Oklahoma.

Rudney was born on November 19, 1946 in Ponca City, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Harold and Betty (Wieland) Round.  Rudney served in the United States Army from June 1966 to February 1969,...

Deanna Mersman

Deanna Mersman

Jul 25, 2021

Deanna Rose Mersman (Stovall), age 68, of Seneca, MO was born Oct 9, 1952 to Roy Stovall & Geraldine (Bearskin) Stovall. She married Edward Gerald Mersman on Oct 24, 1972. She was a proud member of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. Deanna passed suddenly on July 25, 2021.

She was preceded in death...

Douglas Noel

Douglas Noel

Jul 22, 2021

Grove, Oklahoma Douglas Wayne Noel (64), of Grove Oklahoma passed away on July 22nd , 2021, at his home on Grand Lake after a short illness.

Douglas was born in Parsons, KS in 1957 to Claude and Ruthanna Noel. Doug was the second of four children: Claudia Ann Maxwell (Noel), Dayton Scott Noel, and Cecily Kay Noel-Mahan. When...

Joe Bocanegra

Joe Bocanegra

Jul 12, 2021

Joe Wesho Bocanegra, age 60 of Colcord, died Monday July 12, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  The son of Joe and Violet Mae (Wesho) Bocanegra, was born on April 2, 1961, in Shawno, Wisconsin.  He worked building fence and maintained at the Safari Wild Animal Park in Gentry, Arkansas.  Joe enjoyed playing softball, visiting friends, and spending time in...

Addison Elaine Miller

Addison Elaine Miller

Jul 6, 2021

Addison Elaine Hagan Miller daughter of George Russell Miller and Amanda Kristine Johnson Miller, was still born on Tuesday July 6, 2021.  Maternal Grand parents are Edward and Kim Johnson.  Paternal grand father is Russell Miller and wife Linda.  Paternal grand mother is Michelle Blackwell and husband Bobby.  Brother Harley Miller, and sisters Aspen and Aubree Miller.  She was...

Edna Denney

Edna Denney

Jun 23, 2021

Edna Jean (Pitman) Denney on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, left this world to be with her Lord and Savior. Edna passed due to complications from her chronic breathing conditions while at home.

Edna was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma on August 27, 1952 to Oscar F. Pitman and Zeola Mae (Napier) Pitman. She was raised in Henryetta with...

Tammera Gray

Tammera Gray

Jun 20, 2021

Gray Obit

Tammera Deann Gray, age 56, died Sunday, June 20, 2021, in the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tammera was born on April 21, 1965, in Pryor, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Tommy and Joyce (Brown) Cearley.  Tammera was united in marriage to Stephen Gray on February 29,...

Geraldine Matthews

Geraldine Matthews

Jun 17, 2021

Katherine Geraldine (Ford) Matthews, 102 year old Grove resident, went to be with the Lord on June 17, 2021.  Geraldine was born in Maysville, AR at the farmhouse on September 11, 1918.  She was born to Gilly Young Ford and Laura Ellen (Foreman) Ford.  She moved to Grove in 1929 and homesteaded where the Grove Regional Airport is.  She...

Frankie Price

Frankie Price

Jun 16, 2021

Frankie Rae Price, age 75, passed away on June 16, 2021, at Grandwood Assisted Living Center in Grove, Oklahoma.

Frankie was born on July 25, 1945, in Dodge City, Kansas.  She was the loving daughter of Thomas Morgan Lane and Lorraine Florance (Copeland) Lane. Frankie earned her Bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s of the Planes and Dodge...

Sherin Yarbrough

Sherin Yarbrough

Jun 12, 2021

Sherin Ann Yarbrough, 71 year old Grove, OK resident, went home to her Lord and Savior on June 12, 2021.  Sherin was born in Pennsylvania on July 20, 1949.  She later moved to Texas with a job at the Air Force Base before moving to Oklahoma.  She loved the Lord with all her heart and in return God blessed...

Paul Shellabarger, M.D.

Paul Shellabarger, M.D.

Jun 11, 2021

Dr. Paul Anthony Shellabarger, 75 year-old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away surrounded by his family on June 11, 2021 at St. Francis hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Paul was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on March 26, 1946.  He was the son of Ezra Paul and Clara C. (Dussex) Shellabarger. Paul graduated from the University of Arkansas...

Wayne Milton

Wayne Milton

Jun 9, 2021

Wayne Edward Milton, 85-year-old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on June 9, 2021.

Wayne was born on September 26, 1935, in Webb City, Missouri.  He was the son of George and Ruby Milton. Wayne proudly served in the United States Air Force working at McClelland AFB in California as an Aircraft Electrician. Wayne then moved to...

Glen Cheatham, Jr

Glen Cheatham, Jr

Jun 8, 2021

Glen Leslie Cheatham, Jr. 80-year-old resident of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on Jun 8, 2021 at Betty Ann Nursing Home.

Glen was born on January 30, 1941, in Perkins, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Glen and Edna E. (Roberts) Cheatham.  He earned his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University and the University of Tulsa.  Glen worked...

George Pickup

George Pickup

Jun 6, 2021

George Wesley Pickup, age 66, Jay, OK. passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021.

He was born February 22, 1955, in Rural Delaware County, OK. to the late Raymond Pickup and Virginia Peak Pickup. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Marilee Feeling, Teresa Feeling and Maudine Linn.

George worked...

Carl Hill

Carl Hill

May 26, 2021

Carl Dean Hill Obit

Carl Dean Hill, age 80, passed away on May 26, 2021 in Joplin, Missouri.

Carl was born on November 23, 1940 in Fairland Oklahoma.  He was the son of Henry Hill and Arrowanna (Baker) Hill.  Carl moved to Montana to work on a ranch during his junior and senior...

Bart Montgomery

Bart Montgomery

May 25, 2021

Bart Russell Montgomery, 54 year old Grove resident, passed away in a house fire on May 25, 2021. Bart was born in Tulsa on June 23, 1966, to Dr. Charles and Gail Montgomery. He grew up in Laurel, MD, where his father was stationed in the army. He moved with his family as a teenager to Durham, NC, and...