Recent Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Seneca, Missouri
Herbert Griffith
Aug 4, 2012
Obituary for Herbert Griffith Herbert E. Griffith, 81, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest at 6:55 PM, August 4, 2012 at the Joplin Health and Rehab after a long illness. Herbert Emory Griffith was born October 14, 1930 in Newton County, MO the son of William and Ethel (Chester) Griffith. Herbert had lived in the area most of his...
Orville Hall
Jul 24, 2012
Obituary for Orville O.C. Hall Orville C. Hall Orville was born in Cardin, Oklahoma on December 6, 1923 to Laura and Albert Hall. He died in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on July 24, 2012 at the age of 88. Friends and family knew him as O.C., Cliff, or Cliffie. O. C. had to make the difficult decision to sell their...
Zachary Long
Jul 23, 2012
Obituary for Zachary Long Zachary Isiah Long, infant son of Robert and Billie Jo (Millhollin) Long, went to be with Jesus, July 23, 2012. Zachary Isiah Long is survived by his parents Robert and Billie Jo; two sisters, Abigail and Olivia Long all of the Wyandotte; Maternal grandparents, Velma and Billie Millhollin, Wyandotte, Paternal grandparents, Sandy and Max Drake,...
Sarah Wolfinbarger
Jul 22, 2012
Obituary for Sarah Wolfinbarger Sarah E. Wolfinbarger, 88, Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest at 11:40 AM, Sunday, July 22, 2012. Sarah Evelyn West was born October 9, 1923 in San Antonio, TX. At age three her grandmother and grandfather West took her in and raised her. Sarah was the Medical Records Manager for the Former Sale Memorial Hospital...
Lela Burkhart
Jul 14, 2012
Obituary for Lela Josephine Burkhart Lela Josephine Burkhart, 85, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest at 4:25 AM, Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Granby House Nursing Home after a long illness. Lela Josephine Clark was born February 3, 1927 in Neosho, MO the daughter of George W. and Orpha (Murray) Clark. Lela was a homemaker and a member of...
Glenn Martin
Jul 6, 2012
Obituary for Glenn B. Martin Glenn B. Martin, 88, Miami, OK, passed away at 5:04 PM, July 6, 2012 at his home in rural Miami after a long illness. Glenn B. Martin was born March 12, 1924 in Ole Forge, PA the son of Harry and Olca Yuschak. Glenn was an Army Veteran who served his county during WWII. ...
Margaret Kosted
Jul 3, 2012
Obituary for Margaret Ruth Kosted (Lankford-Coburn) Margaret Ruth (Lankford – Coburn) Kosted, 90, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest at 8:50 AM, Tuesday, July 03, 2012 at the Seneca House Nursing Home after a long illness. Margaret Ruth Lankford was born Aug. 28, 1921 in Newton County, MO the daughter of Elmer and Lois (Thomas) Lankford. Margaret Ruth had worked...
Norman Griffin
Jun 28, 2012
Obituary for Norman R. Griffin Norman R. Griffin, 77, Wyandotte, OK passed into eternal rest at 12:45 PM, June 28, 2012 at his home in rural Wyandotte. Norman Ray Griffin was born May 13, 1935 in Seneca, MO the son of Earl and Bessie (Bryant) Griffin. Norman had lived in the area all of his life. He was of...
Terry Lankford
Jun 15, 2012
Obituary for Terry E. Lankford Terry E. Lankford, 63, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest June 15, 2012 at his home in Seneca following a long illness. Terry Elvin Lankford was born March 5, 1949 in Seneca, MO the son of Gerald and Jewel (Wilson) Lankford. Terry had attended MSSC Law Enforcement Academy had worked for both the Newton County...
Robert Merriman
Jun 14, 2012
Obituary for Robert M. Merriman Robert M. Merriman, 53, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest at 7:40 PM at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Grove, OK. Robert Melvin Merriman was born December 4, 1958 in Seneca, MO the son of John R. and Mary (Neely) Merriman. Robert had formerly worked as a...
L. Atkinson
Jun 4, 2012
Obituary for L. Florence Atkinson (Flo) Lillie Florence (Flo) Atkinson, 83 years old, lived in Miami OK for the past 62 years passed into eternal rest June 4, 2012 at home in Miami, OK. Flo was born May 2, 1929 in Joplin, Mo to Bill and Cecil Holden. She married Charles Atkinson on June 16, 1946 at Columbus KS and...
C.R. Brownen
Jun 3, 2012
Obituary for C.R. Brownen (Brownie) C.R. “Brownie” Brownen, 93, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest at 1:15 AM, Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the Seneca House Nursing Home after a long illness. C.R. Brownen was born October 20, 1918 in Yukon, OK the son of Charlie and Mabel (Lewis) Brownen. Brownie had owned and operated a Laundry Mat in...
Ora Thornbrugh
Jun 1, 2012
Obituary for Ora Lee Thornbrugh Ora Lee Thornbrugh, 88, Wyandotte, OK, passed into eternal rest at 6:00 PM, Friday, June 1, 2012 at the Eastwood Manner Nursing Home in Commerce after a long illness. Ora Lee Thornbrugh was born August 11, 1923 in Bartlesville, OK the son of Albert and Lucy (Park) Thornbrugh. Lee was a Army Veteran serving...
Mark Masterson
Jun 1, 2012
Obituary for Mark L. Masterson Mark L. Masterson, 58, Wyandotte, OK, passed into eternal rest at 11:45 AM, Friday, June 1, 2012 at his home in rural Wyandotte after a short illness. Mark L. Masterson was born July 18, 1953 in Miami, OK the son of Ivan and Marie (Bellm) Masterson. He had lived in the area most of...
Gary Lee Bitzer SR.
May 30, 2012
Obituary for Gary Lee Bitzer SR. Gary Lee Bitzer Sr., 52, Seneca, MO, passed away May 30, 2012 in Grove, OK after a sudden illness. Gary Lee Bitzer was born Aug. 7, 1959 in Las Vegas, NV the son of Buford Carl Bitzer and Lillian Lorene Tuckness Bitzer. Gary worked for the Smuckers-Milnot plant in Seneca and loved to ride motorcycles. Gary...
Charles Green
May 22, 2012
Obituary for Charles G. Green Charles G. Green, loving husband, father and bompa, entered God’s kingdom Tuesday, May 22, 2012 after many years of poor health. Charles was born October 26, 1926 to James and Ines Green in Mountain Grove, MO. He was one of eight children all of which has preceded him in death. On June 29,...
Ronald Rosiere
May 11, 2012
Obituary for Ronald G. "Ronnie" Rosiere Ronald G. “Ronnie” Rosiere, 66, Quapaw, OK, passed into eternal rest at 9:40 am, Friday, May 11, 2012 at his home after a long illness. Ronald Gene Rosiere was born May 31, 1945 in Wyandotte, OK the son of Max and Betty (Logan) Rosiere. Ronnie had lived in the area all of his...
Reva Cummings
May 6, 2012
Obituary for Reva June Cummings Reva June Cummings, 71, Miami, OK, passed into eternal rest at 11:00 PM, Sunday, May 6, 2012 at the Osborn Health Care and Rehab in Miami, OK after an illness. Reva June Cummings was born July 25, 1940 in Monarch, OK the daughter of Byrl and Dora (Herndon) Akers. Reva was a homemaker and had...
Marlene Chester
May 3, 2012
Obituary for Marlene "Sue" Chester Marlene “Sue” Chester, 69, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest after a long illness at her home in rural Seneca at 1:00 AM, Thursday, May 3, 2012 surrounded by her family. Marlene Sue Chester was born Nov. 2, 1943 in Fairland, OK the daughter of Wilmer and Dorothy (Hamon) Heistand. Sue worked for the...
Robert Vickers
Apr 26, 2012
Obituary for Robert "Bob" Vickers Robert “Bob” L. Vickers, 84, Pineville, MO, passed into eternal rest at 12:15 AM, April 26, 2012 at his home in rural Pineville. Robert Leroy Vickers was born February 12, 1928 in Cardin, OK the son of Joseph and Bertie (Beach) Vickers. Bob was of the RLDS faith and retired from FAG Bearing in...
