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Virginia Provorse, 93, of El Dorado, passed away on July 18, 2010.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Christian Church in Barnsdall, Okla., and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 22, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in El Dorado. Interment was in Oklahoma.
She was born on May 14, 1917 to Joseph and Myrtle (Wright) Long in Altoona, Kan. She married Hiram Provorse on June 6, 1938 in Wynona, Okla. Virginia worked as an insurance agent until her retirement in 1979, and she enjoyed painting. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in El Dorado.
She is survived by: sons, John (Mary) of El Dorado, Gerald (Marsha) of San Antonio, Texas and Carl of Chicago, Ill., a brother, Joseph Long of Pawhuska, Okla., seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister, Josephine Ziegler of Wichita and nephew Paul Long of Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the local food pantry.
Local arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
Virginia Provorse, 93, of El Dorado, passed away on July 18, 2010.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Christian Church in Barnsdall, Okla., and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 22, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in El Dorado. Interment was in Oklahoma.
She was born on May 14, 1917 to Joseph and Myrtle (Wright) Long in Altoona, Kan. She married Hiram Provorse on June 6, 1938 in Wynona, Okla. Virginia worked as an insurance agent until her retirement in 1979, and she enjoyed painting. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in El Dorado.
She is survived by: sons, John (Mary) of El Dorado, Gerald (Marsha) of San Antonio, Texas and Carl of Chicago, Ill., a brother, Joseph Long of Pawhuska, Okla., seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister, Josephine Ziegler of Wichita and nephew Paul Long of Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the local food pantry.
Local arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
