Grove Renier Hayden

Grove Renier Hayden passed away on February 9, 2018 in Oklahoma City. Grove was born on January 30, 1930, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Henry and Louise Hayden. Grove grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Marquette High School in 1947. He attended seminary and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1955. His assignments in the Diocese of Oklahoma took him to parishes and missions in McAlester, Fairfax, Sterling, Elgin, Walters and Oklahoma City. He taught religion for a time at Bishop McGuinness High School. Grove left the active priesthood in 1968. He lived in the Washington, D.C. area briefly, then returned to Oklahoma City to assist his brother William in running a popular import/export business called World Bazaar. Following retirement, he became a Master Gardener. Gardening remained his passion for the rest of his life. His humor and wit were always welcome among friends and family. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Francis, Henry and William. He leaves behind his niece Sarah Morris and her husband Crews Morris, niece Marcia Hayden, nephew John Hayden and his wife Dana Deere, sister-in-law Iola Hayden (wife of William), and seven great-nephews and -nieces. Grove's funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church at 7336 West Britton Road in Oklahoma City. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorial donations in honor of Grove's life be made to the Alzheimer's Association.