Lois Janett (Foraker) Emarthle

Lois Janett (Foraker) Emarthle, age 82 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at her home. A wake service is scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2016 at the funeral home.  Rev. George Harjocee will officiate, and burial will follow at Alex Emarthle Family Cemetery.  Pallbearers are Calvin Harjo, Neal Harjo, Solomon Garrison, Jonah Garrison, Casey Tsosie, and Haydoekeo Tsosie.  Honorary pallbearers are Gary Tomahsah, Mick Weryackwe, Ricky Harjo, Robert Bushy, George Anaya, Steve Harjo, and T.J. Overbey.  Lois will be taken to the home Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. for viewing, and she will be brought back to the funeral home Thursday at 4:00 p.m. for the Wake service. Lois was born August 16, 1933 in Sulphur, Oklahoma to Charles Foraker and Amanda (Cooper) Foraker.  She married Alex Herbert Emarthle June 21, 1953 in Holdenville, Oklahoma.  She was a Chickasaw Tribal Member and a member of the Standing Memorial Baptist Church.  She was a Thunder fan and loved to watch “The Price is Right” and to work puzzles.  She enjoyed her great grandchildren, traveling, and doing missionary work. She is survived by one son, Alan Emarthle of Six Nations Reserve, Canada; five daughters, Debra Harjo of Seminole, Darlene Emarthle of Konawa, Denise Emarthle of Konawa, Diane Emarthle of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Melody Emarthle of Konawa; two sisters, Charlesetta Carrillo of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Laquita Tomahsah of Lawton, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Amanda Foraker; her husband, Rev. Alex Herbert Emarthle; one grandson, Aaron Harjo; and one sister, Charlotte Nevaquaya. Funeral Information: February 5, 2016, 1:00 PM Wake service 6:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849