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Vinita & Langley, Oklahoma Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vinita & Langley, Oklahoma & Surrounding Areas
Harold Salyer
Mar 9, 2009
Harold E. "Eddie" Salyer, 62, a resident of Grove passed away at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Monday, March 09, 2009. He was born in Oklahoma City on August 11, 1946 to Harold H. and Dorothy (Todd) Salyer. Mr. Salyer served in the United States Marines during Vietnam. Mr. Salyer has lived in the Grove area...
Harold Salyer
Mar 9, 2009
Harold E. "Eddie" Salyer, 62, a resident of Grove passed away at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Monday, March 09, 2009. He was born in Oklahoma City on August 11, 1946 to Harold H. and Dorothy (Todd) Salyer. Mr. Salyer served in the United States Marines during Vietnam. Mr. Salyer has lived in the Grove area...
William Jackson
Mar 9, 2009
W.O. Jackson Zena, OK - W.O. Jackson passed away in his sleep, March 9, 2009 at 2:30 a.m. at his home in Zena, Oklahoma. He was the son of Orville and Minnie Marie (Beaty) Jackson. He was born at Council Cove, north of Grove on September 18, 1930. He was a truck driver for Will Rogers Turnpike out of Vinita,...
William Jackson
Mar 9, 2009
W.O. Jackson Zena, OK - W.O. Jackson passed away in his sleep, March 9, 2009 at 2:30 a.m. at his home in Zena, Oklahoma. He was the son of Orville and Minnie Marie (Beaty) Jackson. He was born at Council Cove, north of Grove on September 18, 1930. He was a truck driver for Will Rogers Turnpike out of Vinita,...
Jay Fimple
Mar 7, 2009
Jay E. Fimple, Jr. passed away Saturday night, March 7, 2009 after a long battle with colon cancer. Jay was born on December 20, 1951 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to Jay E. Fimple, Sr. and Hilda Klein Fimple. In 1956 Jay moved with his family to Vinita, Oklahoma. Jay attended Sacred Heart Academy and Vinita Junior and Senior High school where...
Jay Fimple
Mar 7, 2009
Jay E. Fimple, Jr. passed away Saturday night, March 7, 2009 after a long battle with colon cancer. Jay was born on December 20, 1951 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to Jay E. Fimple, Sr. and Hilda Klein Fimple. In 1956 Jay moved with his family to Vinita, Oklahoma. Jay attended Sacred Heart Academy and Vinita Junior and Senior High school where...
Mark Mcelroy
Mar 6, 2009
Marcus Nelson McElroy, 72, retired Phillips Petroleum Company, died March 6, 2009 in Bartlesville. Mark McElroy was born in Chickasha Oklahoma on March 5, 1937 to Helen Hilsmeyer McElroy and Clarence McElroy. He graduated from Chickasha High School in 1955, and attended the University of Oklahoma where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 1959, followed by...
Mark Mcelroy
Mar 6, 2009
Marcus Nelson McElroy, 72, retired Phillips Petroleum Company, died March 6, 2009 in Bartlesville. Mark McElroy was born in Chickasha Oklahoma on March 5, 1937 to Helen Hilsmeyer McElroy and Clarence McElroy. He graduated from Chickasha High School in 1955, and attended the University of Oklahoma where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 1959, followed by...

Philip Higgins
Mar 4, 2009
Philip Higgins, 68, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 10:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. Philip was born January 26, 1941 in Norman, Oklahoma to Walter James and Ella (Rough) Higgins. He worked as a Salesman for various companies, most recently for a natural gas pipeline company. Surviving is his wife, Sharon,...

Philip Higgins
Mar 4, 2009
Philip Higgins, 68, of Grove, Oklahoma died at 10:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. Philip was born January 26, 1941 in Norman, Oklahoma to Walter James and Ella (Rough) Higgins. He worked as a Salesman for various companies, most recently for a natural gas pipeline company. Surviving is his wife, Sharon,...
Evelyn Cornwell
Mar 3, 2009
Evelyn Graves Cornwell, 92, formerly of Tulsa, died March 3, 2009 in Grove, Oklahoma at the Grand Lake Villa Nursing Home. Mrs. Cornwell, one of eight children of Henry and Prudie Graves, was born February 26, 1917 in Lincoln, Kansas. After graduating from high school in Lincoln, she attended Fort Hays State Teachers' College in Hays, Kansas, and then taught...
Evelyn Cornwell
Mar 3, 2009
Evelyn Graves Cornwell, 92, formerly of Tulsa, died March 3, 2009 in Grove, Oklahoma at the Grand Lake Villa Nursing Home. Mrs. Cornwell, one of eight children of Henry and Prudie Graves, was born February 26, 1917 in Lincoln, Kansas. After graduating from high school in Lincoln, she attended Fort Hays State Teachers' College in Hays, Kansas, and then taught...
Betty Shamblin
Mar 2, 2009
Betty Shamblin, age 75, a lifetime resident of the Vinita area died Monday March 2, 2009 at Osborn Care Center in Miami. She was born June 14, 1933 in Vinita, OK to O. A. Vogel Sr. and Mattie Christine Wagner Vogel. She was raised and received her formal education graduating from Vinita High School. She and Gordon N. Shamblin were...
Betty Shamblin
Mar 2, 2009
Betty Shamblin, age 75, a lifetime resident of the Vinita area died Monday March 2, 2009 at Osborn Care Center in Miami. She was born June 14, 1933 in Vinita, OK to O. A. Vogel Sr. and Mattie Christine Wagner Vogel. She was raised and received her formal education graduating from Vinita High School. She and Gordon N. Shamblin were...

Carl Heard
Mar 1, 2009
Carl Douglas "Squirrel" Heard, 56 year old White Oak resident, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2009 at his sister's home in Vinita. He was born on November 28, 1952 to Violet (Williams) and Bennie Douglas Heard. HE enjoyed hunting and fishing, and playing pool. He also liked hanging out with his favorite cousin, Bud Heard. Squirrel is survived by...
George Tate
Mar 1, 2009
Dewayne Tate, 59 of Nowata died at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at the St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa. George Dewayne Tate was born on December 23, 1949 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to George Tate and Maxine (Cupp) Tate. Dewayne married Joleen Bennett on May 23, 1981 in Grapeland, Texas. He was a member of the First Baptist...

Carl Heard
Mar 1, 2009
Carl Douglas "Squirrel" Heard, 56 year old White Oak resident, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2009 at his sister's home in Vinita. He was born on November 28, 1952 to Violet (Williams) and Bennie Douglas Heard. HE enjoyed hunting and fishing, and playing pool. He also liked hanging out with his favorite cousin, Bud Heard. Squirrel is survived by...
George Tate
Mar 1, 2009
Dewayne Tate, 59 of Nowata died at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at the St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa. George Dewayne Tate was born on December 23, 1949 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to George Tate and Maxine (Cupp) Tate. Dewayne married Joleen Bennett on May 23, 1981 in Grapeland, Texas. He was a member of the First Baptist...
Harry Halterman
Feb 28, 2009
Harry Wells Halterman was born June 30, 1924, in Grove, Oklahoma. He was the only child of Dr. I.L. and Lora Tallman Halterman. As a child, Harry was known as a precocious youngster, widely recognized for antics such as out-house tipping, unearthing tree saplings from neighbors' yard and driving his friends between Grove and Southwest City, Missouri at the early...
Harry Halterman
Feb 28, 2009
Harry Wells Halterman was born June 30, 1924, in Grove, Oklahoma. He was the only child of Dr. I.L. and Lora Tallman Halterman. As a child, Harry was known as a precocious youngster, widely recognized for antics such as out-house tipping, unearthing tree saplings from neighbors' yard and driving his friends between Grove and Southwest City, Missouri at the early...
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