Robert W. Provines

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Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Robert W. Provines was born July 17, 1907 to James Wesley and Mettie Provines near Rankin, Oklahoma Territory. He died March 13, 1992 in Wichita, Kansas.

He lived in Wichita the past 50 years where he worked for Boeing for awhile and retired from Wichita-Sedgwick County Department of Community Health.

Survivors are his wife Frances of the home; a son, Wesley Eugene Provines of Wichita; a daughter, June Griffin of Waurika, Oklahoma; his sister, Helen Turbyfill of Sequim, Washington; a brother, Loyd Provines of Oklahoma City; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren; four step children; thirteen step grandchildren; sixteen step great grandchildren and numerous friends.

Services were in the Broadway Christian Church March 25, 1992 with Brother Gary Ledbetter, officiating.

Burial was White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita.

Grandsons were pallbearers.

Robert Provines was an uncle of Bula May Sides of Durham; Gertrude Flesher of Cheyenne; and Russell Clay of Reydon.