*** The Service For Mrs. Espanola Ruth Love will be streamed via our Facebook Page ( Biglow Funerals Inc. ) on "Facebook Live beginning at 2:00PM on Saturday, April 2, 2022*** The link is provided below.

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The Heavens opened on November 4, 1939, and God sent the one and only, most amazing, beautiful baby girl to William and Mable Grant. They named her Espanola Ruth.

Espanola, affectionately called "Nolie," was raised in Haskell, OK, and she attended Booker T. Washington School. She was loved by all and has always been a people person. She never met a stranger. It was always "I love you" and "see you later;" never did we say "good bye."

Nolie married Manuel Alexander, and to this union four beautiful children, Theresa, Lycleda (Kee Kee), Sherl, and Manuel (BoJack), were born. Years later, she met and was married to Sie Love where three more beautiful children were born, Eric, Stephanie, and Hazel. Nolie knew the love of God, and she expressed the love of God daily. She and her daughter, Theresa, were both baptized at Fountain Baptist Church, Muskogee, OK, years ago.

She shared her unconditional love with her family, her entire community of friends, all of her health team, and yes, even with her favorite store and restaurant employees. Nolie cooked the best dressing, greens, brown beans, and of course, her famous Mexican cornbread. The house was always full of laughter, love, good food, and fun, and no one could tell a joke or story better than Nolie. She adored her family and her beloved pets Dash and Kendall. Nolie raised a tribe...all of us, from siblings, children, grandchildren, to great grandchildren. All of the kids loved being around Mama Nolie. They always had a good hug and often came home with gifts or took her out to one of her favorite restaurants, Golden Corral or China King. Espanola, you will be forever loved, and we are forever grateful to God for allowing you to be with us for eighty-two incredible years.

Mrs. Espanola Ruth Love, in her 82nd season of life, dozed into everlasting peace on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her family by her side.

Espanola leaves to cherish her memory: her three children, Sherl Barnes of Haskell, OK, Stephanie Love (Ivo Smith) of Tahlequah, OK, and Eric (LaTonya) of Haskell, OK; one sister, Tonya Kimble of Haskell, OK; one
brother, Bruce (Cheryl) Raglin of Tulsa, OK; twenty grandchildren, Tianika Alexander of Coweta, OK, Richelle Winston of Fayetteville, AR, Reginald Fulsom of Haskel, OK, Alethia (Larry) Teague of Tulsa, OK, Tialesha (Antonio) Miller of Coweta, OK, Curtis Barnes, Jr., and Nassea Lindsey, both of Tulsa, OK, Brandon Barnes of Tulsa, OK, Erica Love of Fayetteville, AR, Shakayla Love, Eric Love, and Michael Love, all of Haskell, OK, Brittany Love and Jesus Eligio, both of Tahlequah, OK, Cornelius (Ti any) Love of Tulsa, OK, Christian Love of Coweta, OK, TaShay Love and Austin Forbes, both of Broken Arrow, OK, Myla Love of Tulsa, OK, Skyler Love of Haskell, OK, Bronze Love, Jr., and Kylie Walker, both of Haskell, OK, and Brice Love and Briley Love, both of Muskogee, OK; four nieces, Sheryl (Juan) Stedham of Tulsa, OK, Vickie Brackeen of Tulsa, OK, Victoria Grant (Curtis) Powell of Germantown, MD, RaShawna (Dee) Fields of Broken Arrow, OK; and two nephews, Andre Kimble of Tulsa, OK, and Jordan Kimble of Tulsa, OK. She also leaves a host of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, cousins and friends.

The Sacred Farewell for Espanola will commence on Saturday Afternoon, April 2, 2022 at 2:00PM in the most holy sanctuary of First Baptist Church-Haskell, where Pastor Buddy Hunt is the Gracious Host, and Pastor Ray Steele will render the Eulogy.

Burial will immediately follow the services in the Haskell City Cemetery in Haskell.

You may visit her as she slumbers in sweet repose at The People's Chapel of Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Inc.,-Muskogee on Friday, April 1, 2022,  from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM.