Salina Mae (Hill) Alexander

Salina Mae (Hill) Alexander, age 89 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 25, 2020. A wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28th at her home located at 306 Lincoln Dr. in Konawa.  Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29th at High Springs Baptist Church Pavilion of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, and burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.  Rev. Jimsey Harjo and Skip Foster will officiate, and casket bearers are Herschel Mitchell, Steven Alexander, Blake Alexander, Dillion McClain, Kevin Mitchell, Sefuan White, Tanner Tanyan, and Seth Tanyan.  Honorary bearers are Herman Foster, Matthew Foster, R.B. Burgess, and Travis Hunter. Salina was born September 13, 1930 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Dave C. Hill and Lizzie (Yahola) Hill.  She married Leo Amos Alexander, Sr., and she was a certified medical assistant for McCall’s Chapel in Ada, Oklahoma.  Salina was a member of the High Springs Baptist Church of Konawa, and she loved watching sports.  She also enjoyed being around her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by one son, Leo Alexander and wife, Johnna of Konawa; two daughters, Shirley Torres of Seminole, Oklahoma and Serena Alexander of Ada; two brothers, Kenneth Hill and Calvin Hill, both of Okemah; three sisters, Esther Wesley Watts of Claremore, Oklahoma, Togee Wesley and Nellie Hill, both of Okemah; thirteen grandchildren, thirty-eight great grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dave and Lizzie Hill; her husband, Leo Amos Alexander, Sr.; five brothers, Dave Hill, Adam Wesley, Daniel Wesley, Chapman Hill, and Darrell “Spooky” Wesley; her step-mother, Mandy (Screechowl) Hill; one grandchild, Alvin Alexander; and three great grandchildren. Funeral Information: April 29, 2020, 2:00 PM Wake service: 7-9:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28th at her home located at 306 Lincoln Dr. in Konawa. Funeral service: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29th at High Springs Baptist Church Pavilion of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa located at 200 S. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849