Virginia E. Provorse, 93, of El Dorado passed away on July 11, 2010. 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. Memorial services will be held on Aug. 21, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Barnsdall Christian Church, Barnsdall, Okla. and on Aug. 22, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 921 W. Ash, El Dorado. Interment was in Oklahoma. Memorials may be made to a local food pantry and Aseracare Hospice.
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Virginia E. Provorse, 93, of El Dorado passed away on July 11, 2010. 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. Memorial services will be held on Aug. 21, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Barnsdall Christian Church, Barnsdall, Okla. and on Aug. 22, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 921 W. Ash, El Dorado. Interment was in Oklahoma. Memorials may be made to a local food pantry and Aseracare Hospice.
