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Monday, June 26, 2017Mr. David Lee Whitener, of Taos, Mo., age 73 years, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Villa Marie. David was born on March 7, 1944 in Waynesville, Mo., the son of Martha Campbell. He graduated from Ritenour High School of St. Louis in 1962 and went on to graduate from Linn State Technical College. David was employed with Sheltered Workshop for many years and it was there that he met the love of his life, Marilyn Schaefer. On May 18, 1974 David and Marilyn were married. They resided in Taos, Mo. for over 30 years. David and Marilyn suffered serious crippling injuries in separate accidents as young people. Despite these handicaps they lived productive lives with the help of the Taos Community. Their courage and drive were an inspiration for all that knew them. David was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council #6430. He enjoyed bowling, playing cards and was a “professional” at checkers, beating anyone who dared to challenge him to a g...
Saturday, April 08, 2017Rockton, Illinois; two sisters, Elaine Bode-Oliver (Del) of Jefferson City; and Sharon Bode Messimer of The Woodlands, Texas; six grandchildren, Devin Block (Nicole) of Ashland, Amber Block of Taos, Madison Routon (Ethan) of Eldon; and Esther Tharp, Cora Tharp, and Timothy Tharp of Jefferson City; five great-grandchildren, Alexus “Lexi” Stark, Eli Routon, Anniston Block, Laethen Block, and Montana Routon, and another great-grandchild due in May; ten beautiful nieces and grand nieces; sister-in-law, Mary Bode; and brothers-in-law, Richard Bryan and Charles Bryan.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, James Richard Bode.Visitation will be at Freeman Mortuary from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, with a prayer service to be conducted at 3:15 p.m. in the Freeman Chapel.A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at St. Martin Catholic Church with the Reverend Fred Elskamp officiating. Graveside services and interment with military honors will be conducted at the St. Martin Catholic Church Cemetery.Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the St. Martin Catholic Education Foundation, the Vitae Foundation, or the Wounded Warrior Project.Steve participated in the Memory and Aging Project with Washington University in St. Louis for several years and donated his brain for research purposes. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.
Saturday, April 08, 2017Solace Church.Renfroe, Mark A., 60, welder, died Sunday. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Christ Gospel Church. Schaudt’s, Glenpool.Rommel, Peter Andrew, 58, Berkshire Hathaway Realtor and Taos Inn front desk manager, formerly of Tulsa, died Feb. 27 in Taos, N.M. Services were held March 4. Rivera Family, Taos, N.M.Tinney, Nancy Carol, 70, homemaker, died Tuesday. Graveside service 9 a.m. Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery. Schaudt’s.Williams, Calvin W., 92, bookkeeper and Army veteran, died Thursday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday, Garnett Road Baptist Church. Gary Kelly’s Add’Vantage.Wood, Patricia Sue Dignan, 81, formerly of Tulsa, died Thursday in Asheville, N.C. Services to be held at a later date. Groce, Asheville, N.C.STATE/AREAFuneral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.Broken ArrowFowler, Ralph, 84, minister, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday and service 3 p.m. Monday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.Gumm, Kenneth E., 74, carpenter and Army veteran, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Add’Vantage Funeral Service, Tulsa.Rathbone, John Thomas “Tom,” 93, retired auto mechanic, died Wednesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby, and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, RiverCrest Chapel, Bixby.Samuel, William E. “Sam,” 92, retired Broken Arrow firefighter and Navy veteran, died Friday. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Park Grove Cemetery. Christian-Gavlik.Tuttle, Glenn, 90, retired American Airlines inspector, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 3 p.m. Thursday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.CatoosaHogue, Shirley Jean, 76, Catoosa Christian Academy teacher, died Friday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.ClevelandAgee, Edith Mary, 98, homemaker, died Friday in Mountain View, Ark. Visitation 1-2 p.m. Monday and service 2 p.m. Monday, both at Chapman-Black Funeral Home.OologahAlbin, Danny, 33, auto mechanic, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mowery Funeral Service Chapel, Owasso.Yard, Lawrence W. “Larry,” 75, American Airlines instrument mechanic, died Saturday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.OwassoKristjansson, Olafur T., 72, died March 25. Services were held Wednesday, Saint Therese Catholic Church, Collinsville.Cook, Maxwell Scott, 18, student, died Monday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Mowery Funeral Service, and service 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church.PawneeIron-Hunter, Cheryl Louise, 72, executive secretary, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Pawnee Nation Roam Chief Event Center. Poteet.SperryCampbell, Max, 87, minister, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday and service 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.VerdigrisMonroe, Kate, 24, patient services representative, died Wednesday. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church, Claremore.
Monday, April 03, 2017Solace Church.Renfroe, Mark A., 60, welder, died Sunday. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Christ Gospel Church. Schaudt’s, Glenpool.Rommel, Peter Andrew, 58, Berkshire Hathaway Realtor and Taos Inn front desk manager, formerly of Tulsa, died Feb. 27 in Taos, N.M. Services were held March 4. Rivera Family, Taos, N.M.Tinney, Nancy Carol, 70, homemaker, died Tuesday. Graveside service 9 a.m. Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery. Schaudt’s.Williams, Calvin W., 92, bookkeeper and Army veteran, died Thursday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday, Garnett Road Baptist Church. Gary Kelly’s Add’Vantage.Wood, Patricia Sue Dignan, 81, formerly of Tulsa, died Thursday in Asheville, N.C. Services to be held at a later date. Groce, Asheville, N.C.STATE/AREAFuneral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.Broken ArrowFowler, Ralph, 84, minister, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday and service 3 p.m. Monday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.Gumm, Kenneth E., 74, carpenter and Army veteran, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Add’Vantage Funeral Service, Tulsa.Rathbone, John Thomas “Tom,” 93, retired auto mechanic, died Wednesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby, and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, RiverCrest Chapel, Bixby.Samuel, William E. “Sam,” 92, retired Broken Arrow firefighter and Navy veteran, died Friday. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Park Grove Cemetery. Christian-Gavlik.Tuttle, Glenn, 90, retired American Airlines inspector, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 3 p.m. Thursday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.CatoosaHogue, Shirley Jean, 76, Catoosa Christian Academy teacher, died Friday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.ClevelandAgee, Edith Mary, 98, homemaker, died Friday in Mountain View, Ark. Visitation 1-2 p.m. Monday and service 2 p.m. Monday, both at Chapman-Black Funeral Home.OologahAlbin, Danny, 33, auto mechanic, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mowery Funeral Service Chapel, Owasso.Yard, Lawrence W. “Larry,” 75, American Airlines instrument mechanic, died Saturday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.OwassoKristjansson, Olafur T., 72, died March 25. Services were held Wednesday, Saint Therese Catholic Church, Collinsville.Cook, Maxwell Scott, 18, student, died Monday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Mowery Funeral Service, and service 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church.PawneeIron-Hunter, Cheryl Louise, 72, executive secretary, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Pawnee Nation Roam Chief Event Center. Poteet.SperryCampbell, Max, 87, minister, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday and service 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.VerdigrisMonroe, Kate, 24, patient services representative, died Wednesday. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church, Claremore.
Monday, January 02, 2017Rita) of Columbia, Mo., and Timothy “Tim” Trube (wife Amy) of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; two step-granddaughters, Andrea Schulte (husband Mike) of Overland Park, Kansas and Danielle Wilbers (husband Wes) of Taos, Mo.; one step grandson, Patrick Fick (wife Jamie) of Rich Fountain, Mo.; seven great-grandchildren, Courtney and Austin Siebeneck, Cruise and Paige Trube, Gage, Kegan, and Eli Trube; nine step great-grandchildren, Maddie, Gavin, Sam and Matthew Schulte, Grant and Joey Wilbers, Henry and Kate Fick, and Jimmy Franklin; three step great-grandchildren and two step great-great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, and two brothers, Vernon and Gayle Rogers.Visitation will be at Freeman Mortuary from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2016.Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2016 in the Freeman Chapel with the Reverend Russ Bowder officiating. Graveside services and interment will be held at Hawthorn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Calvary Lutheran High School, 2525 State Hwy. B, Jefferson City, Mo. 65101.
Monday, November 14, 2016Serafin, chose an absolute deletion of his father as vengeance.Victor “Cuba” Hernandez tends Abeyta family sheep in snow squall on the Taos Plateau, en route back to Mogote, Colorado.Steve ImmelII.the elk calfi am looking for scattered sheep in the wildernessthe herder has fallen ill i am on foot the horseis in the wind the horse is smoke the horse is pollenthe horse is ghost and the dogs have no loyalty to mei am walking the meadows of rincon bonitothe old men call the spruce at the meadow’s edgelos brazos translated the name means arms butthe ancient meaning is shadow and silencei must enter the spruce my abuelito’svoice tells me i must get the count we mustknow how many have died how many will notreturn to the llanos south of home we mustknow how much of our winter workhas been lost here in this late junei will not find every sheepit has been too long the herdersick for five days i am only elevenbut i know what death is i haveseen the violence of whatdogs can do the neck wounds thatonly coyotes makei imagine the calf femaleweigh her with my eyesforty pounds i tell myselfthe clearing is small no grasssmall bits of bark twigs dark as morning darkspruce needles the gold of dying thingscling to the still wet animal her amniotic saca yellow shawl on her shoulders ears wetthe placenta and cord at her nosei pray to God silentlythat i am allowed to witness thispray that the cow elkis only at the spruce edge of the foresther large and sleek body somehow broughtinto the safety of a shadowhuman eyes cannot penetratei pray because that is what my abuelitahas taught me to dopray that my being here this accidentwill not mean the death of this animali dare not touch whatmy touch will doom for having touchedAndrew Abeyta and grandson Adrick during shearing in 2015.Steve Immelas a man i carry this anger it isuntraceable yet i know my father taught it to mewith his blood with his stories he lovedall of us enough to teach us not to trusteven so his eyes have in them the dark well of mercythis vine of flower is watered by fire and it is my lifebeyond the newborn elk c...
Monday, October 10, 2016Allison Grindle of Dallas, Texas; and great-grandchild, Amy Hartung.She is also survived by sisters-in-law, Phyllis Dotson and husband, Ray, of Tulsa and JoAnne Teegardin and husband, John, of Taos Canyon, New Mexico; brothers-in-law, Doyle Moore of Tucson, Arizona and Paul T. Bryant of Arden, North Carolina; and many loving nieces, nephews and relatives.Vivian was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenn H. Dale; daughter, Laura Dale Plaster; and four sisters, Ruth Burgin, Laverna Belle Cole, Lois Fern McCabe and Vera Mae Moore.Vivian graduated from Carney, Oklahoma High School in 1939, and moved to Bartlesville where she attended and graduated from Bartlesville Junior College while living with her aunt and uncle. After graduation, Vivian went to work at Phillips Petroleum Company as an administrative assistant. She took a room at a local boarding house that also served meals to local young men. One of those young men was Glenn H. Dale, a Phillips Petroleum chemical engineer from Oklahoma City. Both Vivian and Glenn rode the train to go visit their respective parents. Between the meals and the long train rides together, Vivian and Glenn fell in love and married in August 1947. That life journey continued for 66 years, until Glenn’s death in May of 2014. Vivian and Glenn were blessed with three daughters. Their community life centered around East Cross United Methodist Church where Vivian served for years in the Keenagers Ministry to Senior Citizens and as wedding reception coordinator. She also served in the Iris Garden Club following her creative passion for flower arranging. She was greatly appreciated for her hospitality, particularly her holiday cooking and baking. Vivian and Glenn were al...
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Monday, June 26, 2017Mr. David Lee Whitener, of Taos, Mo., age 73 years, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Villa Marie. David was born on March 7, 1944 in Waynesville, Mo., the son of Martha Campbell. He graduated from Ritenour High School of St. Louis in 1962 and went on to graduate from Linn State Technical College. David was employed with Sheltered Workshop for many years and it was there that he met the love of his life, Marilyn Schaefer. On May 18, 1974 David and Marilyn were married. They resided in Taos, Mo. for over 30 years. David and Marilyn suffered serious crippling injuries in separate accidents as young people. Despite these handicaps they lived productive lives with the help of the Taos Community. Their courage and drive were an inspiration for all that knew them. David was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council #6430. He enjoyed bowling, playing cards and was a “professional” at checkers, beating anyone who dared to challenge him to a g...
Saturday, April 08, 2017Rockton, Illinois; two sisters, Elaine Bode-Oliver (Del) of Jefferson City; and Sharon Bode Messimer of The Woodlands, Texas; six grandchildren, Devin Block (Nicole) of Ashland, Amber Block of Taos, Madison Routon (Ethan) of Eldon; and Esther Tharp, Cora Tharp, and Timothy Tharp of Jefferson City; five great-grandchildren, Alexus “Lexi” Stark, Eli Routon, Anniston Block, Laethen Block, and Montana Routon, and another great-grandchild due in May; ten beautiful nieces and grand nieces; sister-in-law, Mary Bode; and brothers-in-law, Richard Bryan and Charles Bryan.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, James Richard Bode.Visitation will be at Freeman Mortuary from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, with a prayer service to be conducted at 3:15 p.m. in the Freeman Chapel.A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at St. Martin Catholic Church with the Reverend Fred Elskamp officiating. Graveside services and interment with military honors will be conducted at the St. Martin Catholic Church Cemetery.Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the St. Martin Catholic Education Foundation, the Vitae Foundation, or the Wounded Warrior Project.Steve participated in the Memory and Aging Project with Washington University in St. Louis for several years and donated his brain for research purposes. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.
Saturday, April 08, 2017Solace Church.Renfroe, Mark A., 60, welder, died Sunday. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Christ Gospel Church. Schaudt’s, Glenpool.Rommel, Peter Andrew, 58, Berkshire Hathaway Realtor and Taos Inn front desk manager, formerly of Tulsa, died Feb. 27 in Taos, N.M. Services were held March 4. Rivera Family, Taos, N.M.Tinney, Nancy Carol, 70, homemaker, died Tuesday. Graveside service 9 a.m. Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery. Schaudt’s.Williams, Calvin W., 92, bookkeeper and Army veteran, died Thursday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday, Garnett Road Baptist Church. Gary Kelly’s Add’Vantage.Wood, Patricia Sue Dignan, 81, formerly of Tulsa, died Thursday in Asheville, N.C. Services to be held at a later date. Groce, Asheville, N.C.STATE/AREAFuneral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.Broken ArrowFowler, Ralph, 84, minister, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday and service 3 p.m. Monday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.Gumm, Kenneth E., 74, carpenter and Army veteran, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Add’Vantage Funeral Service, Tulsa.Rathbone, John Thomas “Tom,” 93, retired auto mechanic, died Wednesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby, and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, RiverCrest Chapel, Bixby.Samuel, William E. “Sam,” 92, retired Broken Arrow firefighter and Navy veteran, died Friday. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Park Grove Cemetery. Christian-Gavlik.Tuttle, Glenn, 90, retired American Airlines inspector, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 3 p.m. Thursday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.CatoosaHogue, Shirley Jean, 76, Catoosa Christian Academy teacher, died Friday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.ClevelandAgee, Edith Mary, 98, homemaker, died Friday in Mountain View, Ark. Visitation 1-2 p.m. Monday and service 2 p.m. Monday, both at Chapman-Black Funeral Home.OologahAlbin, Danny, 33, auto mechanic, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mowery Funeral Service Chapel, Owasso.Yard, Lawrence W. “Larry,” 75, American Airlines instrument mechanic, died Saturday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.OwassoKristjansson, Olafur T., 72, died March 25. Services were held Wednesday, Saint Therese Catholic Church, Collinsville.Cook, Maxwell Scott, 18, student, died Monday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Mowery Funeral Service, and service 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church.PawneeIron-Hunter, Cheryl Louise, 72, executive secretary, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Pawnee Nation Roam Chief Event Center. Poteet.SperryCampbell, Max, 87, minister, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday and service 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.VerdigrisMonroe, Kate, 24, patient services representative, died Wednesday. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church, Claremore.
Monday, April 03, 2017Solace Church.Renfroe, Mark A., 60, welder, died Sunday. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Christ Gospel Church. Schaudt’s, Glenpool.Rommel, Peter Andrew, 58, Berkshire Hathaway Realtor and Taos Inn front desk manager, formerly of Tulsa, died Feb. 27 in Taos, N.M. Services were held March 4. Rivera Family, Taos, N.M.Tinney, Nancy Carol, 70, homemaker, died Tuesday. Graveside service 9 a.m. Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery. Schaudt’s.Williams, Calvin W., 92, bookkeeper and Army veteran, died Thursday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday, Garnett Road Baptist Church. Gary Kelly’s Add’Vantage.Wood, Patricia Sue Dignan, 81, formerly of Tulsa, died Thursday in Asheville, N.C. Services to be held at a later date. Groce, Asheville, N.C.STATE/AREAFuneral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.Broken ArrowFowler, Ralph, 84, minister, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday and service 3 p.m. Monday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.Gumm, Kenneth E., 74, carpenter and Army veteran, died Saturday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Add’Vantage Funeral Service, Tulsa.Rathbone, John Thomas “Tom,” 93, retired auto mechanic, died Wednesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday, Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby, and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, RiverCrest Chapel, Bixby.Samuel, William E. “Sam,” 92, retired Broken Arrow firefighter and Navy veteran, died Friday. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Park Grove Cemetery. Christian-Gavlik.Tuttle, Glenn, 90, retired American Airlines inspector, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and service 3 p.m. Thursday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.CatoosaHogue, Shirley Jean, 76, Catoosa Christian Academy teacher, died Friday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.ClevelandAgee, Edith Mary, 98, homemaker, died Friday in Mountain View, Ark. Visitation 1-2 p.m. Monday and service 2 p.m. Monday, both at Chapman-Black Funeral Home.OologahAlbin, Danny, 33, auto mechanic, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mowery Funeral Service Chapel, Owasso.Yard, Lawrence W. “Larry,” 75, American Airlines instrument mechanic, died Saturday. Services pending. Mowery, Owasso.OwassoKristjansson, Olafur T., 72, died March 25. Services were held Wednesday, Saint Therese Catholic Church, Collinsville.Cook, Maxwell Scott, 18, student, died Monday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Mowery Funeral Service, and service 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church.PawneeIron-Hunter, Cheryl Louise, 72, executive secretary, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Pawnee Nation Roam Chief Event Center. Poteet.SperryCampbell, Max, 87, minister, died Wednesday. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday and service 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow.VerdigrisMonroe, Kate, 24, patient services representative, died Wednesday. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church, Claremore.
Monday, January 02, 2017Rita) of Columbia, Mo., and Timothy “Tim” Trube (wife Amy) of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; two step-granddaughters, Andrea Schulte (husband Mike) of Overland Park, Kansas and Danielle Wilbers (husband Wes) of Taos, Mo.; one step grandson, Patrick Fick (wife Jamie) of Rich Fountain, Mo.; seven great-grandchildren, Courtney and Austin Siebeneck, Cruise and Paige Trube, Gage, Kegan, and Eli Trube; nine step great-grandchildren, Maddie, Gavin, Sam and Matthew Schulte, Grant and Joey Wilbers, Henry and Kate Fick, and Jimmy Franklin; three step great-grandchildren and two step great-great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, and two brothers, Vernon and Gayle Rogers.Visitation will be at Freeman Mortuary from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2016.Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2016 in the Freeman Chapel with the Reverend Russ Bowder officiating. Graveside services and interment will be held at Hawthorn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Calvary Lutheran High School, 2525 State Hwy. B, Jefferson City, Mo. 65101.
Monday, November 14, 2016Serafin, chose an absolute deletion of his father as vengeance.Victor “Cuba” Hernandez tends Abeyta family sheep in snow squall on the Taos Plateau, en route back to Mogote, Colorado.Steve ImmelII.the elk calfi am looking for scattered sheep in the wildernessthe herder has fallen ill i am on foot the horseis in the wind the horse is smoke the horse is pollenthe horse is ghost and the dogs have no loyalty to mei am walking the meadows of rincon bonitothe old men call the spruce at the meadow’s edgelos brazos translated the name means arms butthe ancient meaning is shadow and silencei must enter the spruce my abuelito’svoice tells me i must get the count we mustknow how many have died how many will notreturn to the llanos south of home we mustknow how much of our winter workhas been lost here in this late junei will not find every sheepit has been too long the herdersick for five days i am only elevenbut i know what death is i haveseen the violence of whatdogs can do the neck wounds thatonly coyotes makei imagine the calf femaleweigh her with my eyesforty pounds i tell myselfthe clearing is small no grasssmall bits of bark twigs dark as morning darkspruce needles the gold of dying thingscling to the still wet animal her amniotic saca yellow shawl on her shoulders ears wetthe placenta and cord at her nosei pray to God silentlythat i am allowed to witness thispray that the cow elkis only at the spruce edge of the foresther large and sleek body somehow broughtinto the safety of a shadowhuman eyes cannot penetratei pray because that is what my abuelitahas taught me to dopray that my being here this accidentwill not mean the death of this animali dare not touch whatmy touch will doom for having touchedAndrew Abeyta and grandson Adrick during shearing in 2015.Steve Immelas a man i carry this anger it isuntraceable yet i know my father taught it to mewith his blood with his stories he lovedall of us enough to teach us not to trusteven so his eyes have in them the dark well of mercythis vine of flower is watered by fire and it is my lifebeyond the newborn elk c...
Monday, October 10, 2016Allison Grindle of Dallas, Texas; and great-grandchild, Amy Hartung.She is also survived by sisters-in-law, Phyllis Dotson and husband, Ray, of Tulsa and JoAnne Teegardin and husband, John, of Taos Canyon, New Mexico; brothers-in-law, Doyle Moore of Tucson, Arizona and Paul T. Bryant of Arden, North Carolina; and many loving nieces, nephews and relatives.Vivian was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenn H. Dale; daughter, Laura Dale Plaster; and four sisters, Ruth Burgin, Laverna Belle Cole, Lois Fern McCabe and Vera Mae Moore.Vivian graduated from Carney, Oklahoma High School in 1939, and moved to Bartlesville where she attended and graduated from Bartlesville Junior College while living with her aunt and uncle. After graduation, Vivian went to work at Phillips Petroleum Company as an administrative assistant. She took a room at a local boarding house that also served meals to local young men. One of those young men was Glenn H. Dale, a Phillips Petroleum chemical engineer from Oklahoma City. Both Vivian and Glenn rode the train to go visit their respective parents. Between the meals and the long train rides together, Vivian and Glenn fell in love and married in August 1947. That life journey continued for 66 years, until Glenn’s death in May of 2014. Vivian and Glenn were blessed with three daughters. Their community life centered around East Cross United Methodist Church where Vivian served for years in the Keenagers Ministry to Senior Citizens and as wedding reception coordinator. She also served in the Iris Garden Club following her creative passion for flower arranging. She was greatly appreciated for her hospitality, particularly her holiday cooking and baking. Vivian and Glenn were al...
