Nancy Jo Herndon

Nancy Jo (Wood) Herndon,60 Nancy Jo (Wood) Herndon, long time Seminole county resident passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012 at Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 60. Nancy was born January 9, 1952 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents, Frazier Wood and Francis Burgess Tanyan. She graduated from Byng High School and a member of the Seminole Indian Baptist Church of Konawa, Oklahoma and a member of the Seminole and Creek tribes. Nancy was a loving housewife who enjoyed her family and being with her grandchildren. Nancy is survived by her husband Dwayne Smith; three sons, Anthony Wayne Gibson of Holdenville, Oklahoma, Erick Smith and Alisha Phillips both of Seminole, Oklahoma and Dewayne Lee Smith and his wife Karrie of Seminole, Oklahoma; one brother, Lee Wayne Wood and his wife Lauri of Denton, Texas; one grandchild, Payshence Phillips and one step grandchild, Laveah Beavers. She is also survived by one uncle, Jonas Burgess of Seminole, Oklahoma and two aunts, Martha Mae Palmer of Seminole, Oklahoma and Evelyn Puntka of Shawnee, Oklahoma. Nancy was preceded in death by her mother Francis, father Frazier Wood and step-father, Ed Tanyan; sisters, Jennifer Wood Tue and Jane Boydston and son, Horace Herndon Jr.. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 10, 2012 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel at Seminole, Oklahoma. Officiating minister will be Rev. Bill Hobia. Burial will take place at Seminole Indian Baptist Cemetery, Seminole County, Oklahoma. Serving as casket bearers are: Derick Henshaw, Ronnie Burgess, Tyler Boydston, Bobby Boydston, Josh Cross and Robert Wood. A wake service will be held 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 9, 2012. Messages of condolence may be sent to: wwwswearingenfuneralhome.com Services under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole, Oklahoma. Funeral Information: September 10, 2012, 1:00 PM Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel located at 1001 N. Milt Phillips, Seminole, OK 74868