Glen Harjo

Glen Harjo, 64, Del City, Oklahoma resident, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in Ada, Oklahoma. Glen grew up in the Bowlegs area. He was born December 12, 1950 in San Francisco, California to Reverand V.V. Harjo and Bonnie Mae (Walker) Harjo. Glen attended and graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1969. He attended and graduated from Seminole Junior College in 1988. He had also attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas and East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. Glen was a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, member of the Tusekia Harjo Band and the Wind Clan. Glen was an electronic technician for several companies, a troubleshooter and did repairs on different types of electronic equipment. He retired from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as a boiler operator. Glen enjoyed spending time and laughing with his friends, listening to blues music, playing pool, watching football, playing golf and enjoyed all sports and especially coconut cream pie. Glen was known to his family as “Uncle Glen”. He is survived by his sisters; Cynthia Harjo Yerby and her husband Monty of Wolf, Oklahoma, Christi Harjo Woodard and her husband Eric Lee of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, his brother Anthony Wayne Harjo and his wife Lori of Bowlegs, Oklahoma, niece Sydney Woodard, nephews, Josh Yerby, Matt Yerby, Jayden Harjo, and Reese Woodard, great-nephew Jaxton Yerby, and great-niece Madilyn Yerby. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Orvella Harjo, brother Vincent Harjo and sisters, Colleen and Brenda Harjo. Funeral service will be held at 1:30 P.M., Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Middlecreek # 2 Church west of Holdenville, Oklahoma with burial in the Church cemetery. There will be a family visitation on Friday evening from 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole, Oklahoma. Casket bearers will be Josh Yerby, Matt Yerby, Gene Harjo, James Kimbrough, Paul Engel, Jayden Harjo, Randy Beaver and Mark Beaver. Honorary bearers will be Sandy Jones, Bill Taylor Vic Gutierres and Joe Wise. Directions to Middlecreek # 2 are as follows; South of Wewoka, Oklahoma on Highway # 56 to East/West 1330 Road, Go 2 miles East and church is on North (Left) side of road. Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Funeral Information: September 26, 2015, 1:30 PM Middlecreek # 2 west of Holdenville, Oklahoma located at Holdenville, Holdenville, OK 74868