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On February 10, 2009 three tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma. One touched down in Lone Grove, claiming eight lives.
Bob Mashore stands in his new Lone Grove home recently. The house he and his wife, Cherrille, shared for 30 years, which stands only a few yards away, was heavily damaged by the Feb. 10 tornado. PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN
Lone Grove rebuilds after deadly storm
News | Updated: Sat, Sep 5, 2009
LONE GROVE — Bob Mashore drives twice daily from Ardmore to Lone Grove to faithfully water his wife Cherrille’s hibiscus plants outside what used to be the couple’s home.
Storm of paperwork plagues survivor, 13
News | Updated: Sat, Mar 21, 2009
ARDMORE — Kaylee Fambrough doesn’t have to fall into a deep sleep to experience the greatest nightmare of her young life. The teenager doesn’t even need to close her eyes.
Lone Grove families honor those lost to storm
News | Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
LONE GROVE — Thirteen-year-old Kaylee Fambrough squeezed her mother’s hand in the bathroom of their home Tuesday until a tornado snatched her mom from her grasp and this life.
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In brief: Lone Grove homeowners to obtain aid
Updated: Thu, Oct 15, 2009
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LONE GROVE Homeowners to obtain aid Residents of Lone Grove, a town devastated by a deadly tornado in February, will get help to build storm shelters. Lone Grove City Manager Marianne Elfert said half of a $600,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency grant will go to the town’s residents, and the rest will go... Read More
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LONE GROVE Homeowners to obtain aid Residents of Lone Grove, a town devastated by a deadly tornado in February, will get help to build storm shelters. Lone Grove City Manager Marianne Elfert said half of a $600,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency grant will go to the town’s residents, and the rest will go... Read More
Officials agree to Lone Grove tornado cleanup
Published: Sun, Apr 5, 2009
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LONE GROVE, Okla. (AP) — Local, state and federal officials have reached an agreement that is expected to speed up the process of recovery from a deadly tornado that ravaged this small south-central Oklahoma town in February.
Carter County commissioners and Lone Grove City Manager Marianne Elfert met with state... Read More
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LONE GROVE, Okla. (AP) — Local, state and federal officials have reached an agreement that is expected to speed up the process of recovery from a deadly tornado that ravaged this small south-central Oklahoma town in February.
Carter County commissioners and Lone Grove City Manager Marianne Elfert met with state... Read More
Storm of paperwork plagues Lone Grove tornado survivor Kaylee Fambrough, 13
Updated: Sat, Mar 21, 2009
ARDMORE — Kaylee Fambrough doesn’t have to fall into a deep sleep to experience the greatest nightmare of her young life. The teenager doesn’t even need to close her eyes. Grisly images of her dead parents — Gail and Vincent Fambrough — in the aftermath of the Feb. 10 Lone Grove tornado... Read More
ARDMORE — Kaylee Fambrough doesn’t have to fall into a deep sleep to experience the greatest nightmare of her young life. The teenager doesn’t even need to close her eyes. Grisly images of her dead parents — Gail and Vincent Fambrough — in the aftermath of the Feb. 10 Lone Grove tornado... Read More
Weather Channel to broadcast from Picher, Oklahoma
Updated: Sat, Feb 21, 2009
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Storm tracker Jim Cantore was once told that people feel safer when The Weather Channel is in town. So the folks in Picher can take comfort in knowing that Cantore and a crew from The Weather Channel (66 on Cox Cable, 214 on Dish Network, 362 on DirecTV) will be in town Thursday and Friday. They will be doing... Read More
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Storm tracker Jim Cantore was once told that people feel safer when The Weather Channel is in town. So the folks in Picher can take comfort in knowing that Cantore and a crew from The Weather Channel (66 on Cox Cable, 214 on Dish Network, 362 on DirecTV) will be in town Thursday and Friday. They will be doing... Read More
Crews help Lone Grove cope
Updated: Fri, Feb 20, 2009
LONE GROVE — More than 500 volunteers are expected to converge on Lone Grove this weekend to help with a massive effort to clean up miles of debris from the Feb. 10 tornado. Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. today at the Assembly of God in Lone Grove, 15657 U.S. 70. More volunteers are needed. Paula Buchhllz,... Read More
Aid site set in Lone Grove
Updated: Fri, Feb 20, 2009
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Aid site set in Lone Grove LONE GROVE — State and federal authorities are opening a center Saturday in Lone Grove to help residents affected by last week’s tornado. The center will help victims register for relief, fill out loan applications and provide details and contacts for other aid programs,... Read More
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Aid site set in Lone Grove LONE GROVE — State and federal authorities are opening a center Saturday in Lone Grove to help residents affected by last week’s tornado. The center will help victims register for relief, fill out loan applications and provide details and contacts for other aid programs,... Read More
Disaster center opens Saturday in Lone Grove
Updated: Thu, Feb 19, 2009
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State and federal authorities are opening a disaster recovery center Saturday in Lone Grove to help residents who were affected by the tornado that struck Carter County last week, according to an Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management news release.
The center will help storm victims register for disaster... Read More
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State and federal authorities are opening a disaster recovery center Saturday in Lone Grove to help residents who were affected by the tornado that struck Carter County last week, according to an Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management news release.
The center will help storm victims register for disaster... Read More
Warnings came in varied forms for Lone Grove
Updated: Tue, Feb 17, 2009
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LONE GROVE — Wes Pack, a student at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, was at a restaurant Tuesday night in Oklahoma City with his girlfriend Ashley Johnson. She looked at a television and noticed Carter County had a tornado warning. Pack saw the path was aimed at his parent’s home in... Read More
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LONE GROVE — Wes Pack, a student at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, was at a restaurant Tuesday night in Oklahoma City with his girlfriend Ashley Johnson. She looked at a television and noticed Carter County had a tornado warning. Pack saw the path was aimed at his parent’s home in... Read More
Lone Grove tornado victim: Gary Vaughn Boyd Jr.
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Age: 39
Residence: Jones
Occupation: Truck driver
Story: Boyd never liked stationary jobs, his stepfather Bob McCord said. He liked moving.
So driving a truck was what he did.
Boyd was driving the same route he had taken for two years, delivering USA Today between Dallas and Oklahoma City. Tuesday... Read More
Age: 39
Residence: Jones
Occupation: Truck driver
Story: Boyd never liked stationary jobs, his stepfather Bob McCord said. He liked moving.
So driving a truck was what he did.
Boyd was driving the same route he had taken for two years, delivering USA Today between Dallas and Oklahoma City. Tuesday... Read More
Lone Grove tornado victim: Molly Cheryl Hutchinson
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Age: 53
Residence: Lone Grove
Occupation: Assistant convenience store manager
Story: Molly was the proud mother of a son — Michael Duggan of Tennessee — and two beloved grandchildren, said her mother, Bobby Richardson of Ardmore. Molly always provided a smile for friends and strangers alike, and never... Read More
Age: 53
Residence: Lone Grove
Occupation: Assistant convenience store manager
Story: Molly was the proud mother of a son — Michael Duggan of Tennessee — and two beloved grandchildren, said her mother, Bobby Richardson of Ardmore. Molly always provided a smile for friends and strangers alike, and never... Read More
Lone Grove tornado victim: Timothy David Nevill
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Age: 36
Residence: Lone Grove
Occupation: U.S. Postal carrier
Story: Tim dreamed of one day farming his family's small acreage in Lone Grove, and was looking forward to clearing the land Wednesday morning. Family members said Tim loved to work with his hands and was a master at raising beautiful roses. He... Read More
Age: 36
Residence: Lone Grove
Occupation: U.S. Postal carrier
Story: Tim dreamed of one day farming his family's small acreage in Lone Grove, and was looking forward to clearing the land Wednesday morning. Family members said Tim loved to work with his hands and was a master at raising beautiful roses. He... Read More
Lone Grove tornado victim: Trevor William Kelii Morgan
Published: Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Age: 30
Residence: Lone Grove
Occupation: Fork lift driver
Story: Born in Hawaii, Trevor was given the Hawaiian name of Kelii. He lived most of his life in Oklahoma and worked as a forklift driver at the Dollar General Store distribution plant in Ardmore. Trevor graduated in 1996 from Lone Grove High School,... Read More
Lone Grove tornado victim: Donna Lee McGarvey
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Age: 54
Residence: Lone Grove
Occupation: Retired from pharmaceutical company
Story: Everyone called her “Granny” despite her relatively young age, said her friend Steve Sparks of Ardmore. Donna, a Rapid City, S.D., native, was known for being generous to a fault and regularly cared for the homeless and... Read More
Lone Grove tornado victim: William Clinton Wheat Sr.
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Age: 78
Residence: Lone Grove
Occupation: Retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant and tire factory worker
Story: Retired from the military in 1970 after 22 years, including tours in Vietnam, Korea, and Germany. “Bill” worked another 22 years for the Uniroyal tire factory in Ardmore. He loved to travel... Read More
Age: 78
Residence: Lone Grove
Occupation: Retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant and tire factory worker
Story: Retired from the military in 1970 after 22 years, including tours in Vietnam, Korea, and Germany. “Bill” worked another 22 years for the Uniroyal tire factory in Ardmore. He loved to travel... Read More
Lone Grove families honor those lost to storm
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
LONE GROVE — Thirteen-year-old Kaylee Fambrough squeezed her mother’s hand in the bathroom of their home Tuesday until a tornado snatched her mom from her grasp and this life. Fambrough’s parents – Susan "Gail” and William "Vincent” Fambrough — were found within 20... Read More
LONE GROVE — Thirteen-year-old Kaylee Fambrough squeezed her mother’s hand in the bathroom of their home Tuesday until a tornado snatched her mom from her grasp and this life. Fambrough’s parents – Susan "Gail” and William "Vincent” Fambrough — were found within 20... Read More
Lone Grove check sent by nature’s own air mail
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
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BROKEN ARROW — A personal check with a Lone Grove address was discovered about 150 miles away in Broken Arrow, and experts believe the lightweight item was delivered by last week’s tornado. To solve the mystery of traveling lightweight debris, the National Weather Service in Tulsa used the same computer... Read More
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BROKEN ARROW — A personal check with a Lone Grove address was discovered about 150 miles away in Broken Arrow, and experts believe the lightweight item was delivered by last week’s tornado. To solve the mystery of traveling lightweight debris, the National Weather Service in Tulsa used the same computer... Read More
Federal officials OK assistance in Oklahoma storms
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
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Federal officials approved disaster assistance for people in three Oklahoma counties devastated by last week’s deadly tornadoes, the governor’s office said Sunday evening. The approval for individual assistance is for people in Carter, Logan and Oklahoma counties, the governor’s office said. The... Read More
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Federal officials approved disaster assistance for people in three Oklahoma counties devastated by last week’s deadly tornadoes, the governor’s office said Sunday evening. The approval for individual assistance is for people in Carter, Logan and Oklahoma counties, the governor’s office said. The... Read More
Lone Grove: The Victims
Updated: Sun, Feb 15, 2009
THE VICTIMS Susan Gail Fambrough Age: 54 Residence: Lone Grove Occupation: Homemaker Story: "Gail” was known as a caring, independent woman who spent 15 years lovingly raising dogs. She adored her three daughters and five grandchildren and liked to entertain. A trust fund has been established in her name... Read More
THE VICTIMS Susan Gail Fambrough Age: 54 Residence: Lone Grove Occupation: Homemaker Story: "Gail” was known as a caring, independent woman who spent 15 years lovingly raising dogs. She adored her three daughters and five grandchildren and liked to entertain. A trust fund has been established in her name... Read More
Oklahoma officials aim to get federal assistance
Updated: Sat, Feb 14, 2009
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LONE GROVE — While individual assistance for tornado victims now rests with the federal government, state and local officials in Lone Grove are documenting damage and expenses to help get federal aid for the city, county and other public entities. Gov. Brad Henry asked President Barack Obama on Friday to... Read More
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LONE GROVE — While individual assistance for tornado victims now rests with the federal government, state and local officials in Lone Grove are documenting damage and expenses to help get federal aid for the city, county and other public entities. Gov. Brad Henry asked President Barack Obama on Friday to... Read More
Owner of the Echo Canyon Resort and Spa outside Sulphur suspects debris is from tornado
Updated: Sat, Feb 14, 2009
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SULPHUR — Joe Van Horn thought the crashing noise he heard about 8 p.m. Tuesday was a car accident. Try tornado debris falling from the sky. Joe and his wife, Carol Van Horn, own and operate Echo Canyon Resort and Spa on 27 acres near Sulphur. He was working in the office at the resort’s mansion. What... Read More
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SULPHUR — Joe Van Horn thought the crashing noise he heard about 8 p.m. Tuesday was a car accident. Try tornado debris falling from the sky. Joe and his wife, Carol Van Horn, own and operate Echo Canyon Resort and Spa on 27 acres near Sulphur. He was working in the office at the resort’s mansion. What... Read More
Each Oklahoma tornado victim had a story
Updated: Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Living in today's 24-hour news cycle, where disaster strikes and lives are lost daily, human nature dictates that it's sometimes easier to view the victims in terms of statistics. But for those who knew them, the eight souls lost Tuesday night when a deadly tornado struck the Lone Grove/Ardmore area were much more... Read More
Living in today's 24-hour news cycle, where disaster strikes and lives are lost daily, human nature dictates that it's sometimes easier to view the victims in terms of statistics. But for those who knew them, the eight souls lost Tuesday night when a deadly tornado struck the Lone Grove/Ardmore area were much more... Read More
Damage estimates from the Feb. 10, 2009 tornadoes
Updated: Sat, Feb 14, 2009
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County says damage to cost $10M There is no damage estimate on the Carter County tornado that ripped through Lone Grove and the Majestic Hills subdivision north of Ardmore, but Oklahoma County officials estimate that two tornadoes in the metro caused more than $10 million in damage to commercial and residential... Read More
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County says damage to cost $10M There is no damage estimate on the Carter County tornado that ripped through Lone Grove and the Majestic Hills subdivision north of Ardmore, but Oklahoma County officials estimate that two tornadoes in the metro caused more than $10 million in damage to commercial and residential... Read More
Lone Grove church drives relief effort
Updated: Sat, Feb 14, 2009
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LONE GROVE — In times of disaster, local churches are generally one of the first points of assistance, a place where clothing and other items can get to people in need. But structural damage at the Assembly of God in Lone Grove has complicated matters, outreach minister Teri Beane said. "But we still... Read More
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LONE GROVE — In times of disaster, local churches are generally one of the first points of assistance, a place where clothing and other items can get to people in need. But structural damage at the Assembly of God in Lone Grove has complicated matters, outreach minister Teri Beane said. "But we still... Read More
Lone Grove families share memories of loved ones
Updated: Fri, Feb 13, 2009
LONE GROVE — The roll call of tornado fatalities is short — eight souls now forever bonded by a moment in time.
One by one their names were released to The Oklahoman on Thursday through various sources until the portrait was complete. Together, they are collection of Oklahomans who will be remembered for... Read More
LONE GROVE — The roll call of tornado fatalities is short — eight souls now forever bonded by a moment in time.
One by one their names were released to The Oklahoman on Thursday through various sources until the portrait was complete. Together, they are collection of Oklahomans who will be remembered for... Read More
Cleanup, mourning continue in Oklahoma
Updated: Fri, Feb 13, 2009
ARDMORE — The killer tornado that swept through Lone Grove on Tuesday also caused extensive damage in a north Ardmore neighborhood. Officials said eight to 10 homes in the upscale Majestic Hills subdivision and one private school were destroyed by the storm, with 10 homes suffering about a 50 percent loss and... Read More
ARDMORE — The killer tornado that swept through Lone Grove on Tuesday also caused extensive damage in a north Ardmore neighborhood. Officials said eight to 10 homes in the upscale Majestic Hills subdivision and one private school were destroyed by the storm, with 10 homes suffering about a 50 percent loss and... Read More
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The victims
Susan "Gail” and William "Vincent” Fambrough
News | Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Thirteen-year-old Kaylee Fambrough squeezed her mother’s hand in the bathroom of their home Tuesday until a tornado snatched her mom from her grasp and this life.
Gary Vaughn Boyd Jr.
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Boyd never liked stationary jobs, his stepfather Bob McCord said.
Molly Cheryl Hutchinson
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Molly was the proud mother of a son — Michael Duggan of Tennessee — and two beloved grandchildren.
Timothy David Nevill
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Tim dreamed of one day farming his family's small acreage in Lone Grove.
William Clinton Wheat Sr.
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Retired from the military in 1970 after 22 years, including tours in Vietnam, Korea, and Germany.
Donna Lee McGarvey
Updated: Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Everyone called her “Granny” despite her relatively young age, said her friend Steve Sparks of Ardmore.
Trevor William Kelii Morgan
Published: Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Born in Hawaii, Trevor was given the Hawaiian name of Kelii.
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