Letha Rivers

Letha M. Rivers, 75-year-old resident of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed from this life Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Seminole Medical Center. She was born January 13, 1933 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Fred Napoleon and Velma (Tallie) Napoleon.rnrnLetha was a longtime Tecumseh resident. She grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma where she attended Booker T. Washington High School being honored as Football Queen. She was also a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Letha loved to cook, garden and loved decorating but most of all loved being with her family.rnrnShe leaves to cherish her memory one son, Leonard Lee Rivers of Tecumseh, Oklahoma; three daughters and a son-in-law, Velma Jean and Eddie Carr of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, Vanessa Alexander of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Veada Marie Capas of Shawnee, Oklahoma; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Spencer and Bessie Napoleon of Madera, California, Bobby and Kaye Napoleon of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Ted and Kathy Napoleon of San Jose, California and Willie and Linda Napoleon of Holdenville, Oklahoma; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Helen and Henry Hall of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Eudell Young of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Hazel and Marvin Keesee of Lima, Oklahoma, Wyomia Reed of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ernestine Gordon of Wewoka, Oklahoma and Debra Teal of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Grandchildren, Shana Marie and Rickey Christopher of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Robert Ervin and his wife Rachel of Wagner, Oklahoma, Arsenio Carr of Tecumseh, Oklahoma and Shawn Deshai Alexander of Shawnee, Oklahoma; great grandchildren, Gregrion and Hailey Christopher of Oklahoma City and Robert Issac Ervin of Wagner, Oklahoma. She is also survived by a host of other family and friends.rnrnShe is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Linzy Lee Rivers who died March 10, 2006 and by four brothers, Fred, Jr., Alvin, John and Leon Napoleon.rnrnFuneral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Earlsboro Cemetery in Earlsboro, Oklahoma.rnrnServices are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.rn Funeral Information: October 24, 2008, 11:00 AM