Vernon Lee Hoskins

Vernon Lee Hoskins, Sr., age 85 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, October 26 at Meeker, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Burial will follow at Vista Cemetery.  Sis. Ruby Nell York will officiate. Vernon was born on December 5, 1926 in Asher, Oklahoma  to Scott Johnson “Johnsie” Hoskins and Bertha (Hunsucker) Hoskins.  He served in the Army, and he married Mary Georgia Tipton on May 15, 1947 in Konawa.  Vernon was a heavy equipment mechanic and a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Asher.  He also served as Mayor and City Councilman for Asher. He is survived by three sons, Vernon Lee Hoskins, Jr. of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Rodger Dale Hoskins and wife, Cheryl of Shawnee, Oklahoma, and Scott Leon Hoskins and wife, Kricket of Asher, Oklahoma; one brother, J. B. Hoskins of Konawa, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; and nephew, Tommy Joe Williams of California. He was preceded in death by his parents, Scott and Bertha Hoskins; his wife, Georgia Hoskins; one Brother, Ed Hoskins; and four sisters, Lois, Orpha, Barbara, and Lenora. Funeral Information: October 30, 2012, 1:00 PM Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849