Cliff Grove

Clifford Dale ?Cliff? Grove, 53 year old life long Maud and Seminole County resident passed from this life Saturday, September 27, 2008 at his home in Maud after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 12, 1955 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Hubert Cokley Grove and Oma Lucille (Castleberry) Grove. Cliff graduated from Konawa High School in 1973 and was of the Baptist faith.rnrnCliff owned and operated S&C Wrecker Service in Maud for many years as well as Grove Transportation Service. He was a member of the ?Almost Ready To Cruise? car club and had also worked as a truck driver for over 20 years where his CB handle was ?Bomber?. On January 1, 1997 he married Sheila Irene (Buckmaster) at Golden Acres Baptist Church.rnrnSurvivors include his wife, Sheila Grove of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Clifton Grove and his wife Kindra of Maud, Oklahoma and Chandler Ray Grove of Maud, Oklahoma; one step-son, Sean Weems of Maud, Oklahoma; one step-daughter, Jamie Hasbell and her husband David of Pearson, Oklahoma; one brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Julie Grove of Phoenix, Arizona; two sisters, Pat Carrington of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Barbara Culley and her husband Dewayne of Harrah, Oklahoma; six grandchildren, Corey, Treyton and Nicholas Grove and Ashley Weems, Dava and Jr. Hasbell. Cliff is also survived by his father-in-law, Roy ?Jim? Buckmaster, Jr. of Shawnee, Oklahoma and a host of other family and dear friends.rnrnCliff is preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Lucille Grove and by his mother-in-law, Lorene Buckmaster.rnrnFuneral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ? Wednesday ? October 1, 2008 at the Saint Louis First Baptist Church in Saint Louis, Oklahoma. Pastor Glenn Peck will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Konawa, Oklahoma.rnrnThe family has requested casual dress, jeans, boots and hats.rnrnCasket Bearers will be; Sammy Young, Robbie Smith, Mickey Ackerman, Cary Fletcher, Billy Green and Ronnie Stackhouse.rnrnHonorary Bearers will be; Ted Phillips and Clarence Hopper.rnrnServices are under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home ? Maud, Oklahoma (Phone 405-374-2424).rn Funeral Information: September 30, 2008, 2:00 AM