Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Timothy (Tim) Gray
Dec 17, 2017
Timothy (Tim) James Gray, 47 year old Earlsboro resident, died Sunday, December 17, 2017. Tim was born April 25, 1970 in Albia, Iowa. Tim was employed as a lead man in production at Shawnee Milling Company in Shawnee, Oklahoma and had worked for them since 2004. Tim was a devoted and loving Papa (Buddy) who cherished being with his...
Lorena "Rena" Pearl (Sutton) Carter
Dec 16, 2017
Lorena “Rena” Pearl (Sutton) Carter, age 93 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away from this life Saturday, December 16, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family and friends under the loving care of McCortney Hospice. A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 22, 2017 at Vamoosa Baptist Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral...
Dorothy Heath
Dec 16, 2017
Dorothy Cummings Heath, age 92, of Tulsa, Oklahoma died on Saturday, December 16, 2017. She was born on July 22, 1925 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Samuel and Pauline Meredith. She graduated from Paris High School and attended Arkansas State Teachers College until her marriage to her high school sweetheart, Jim Cummings in December of 1944. They made their home in...
Fletcher Verlin
Dec 16, 2017
Verlin Fletcher, 82 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Saturday, December 16, 2017 at his home. He was born August 29, 1935 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to parents Robert Buck Fletcher and Bertha Louise (Guinn) Fletcher. Verlin joined the United States Navy, serving as a Seaman First Class aboard the USS Black. On June 20, 1955 Verlin married...
Lester Weldon Johnson
Dec 15, 2017
Lester Weldon Johnson, long time Seminole resident, passed into eternal life on December 15, 2017 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, he was 78. Lester was born July 9, 1939 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Lester Dale and Hattie May (Lorance) Johnson. On October 5, 1984 Lester married Peggy (Edmonds) in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Lester loved the outdoors and going to flea markets. He...
Gene McGinnis
Dec 10, 2017
Onyal “Gene” McGinnis, 87 year old longtime Seminole County resident, passed from this life on Sunday, December 10, 2017 in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born April 22, 1930 in Earlsboro, Oklahoma to parents Bessie Naomi (Hudson) McGinnis and Sidney F. McGinnis. Gene joined the United States Army where he earned the Army Occupation Medal (Japan), the United Nations Service Medal,...
Geraldine Bailey
Dec 10, 2017
Geraldine Kay Bailey, 64, Seminole, Oklahoma resident, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 in Seminole. Geraldine was born May 4, 1953 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Frank Wade Dunson and Leah Cook Dunson. Geraldine was a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Geraldine was a homemaker and later a surgical scrub tech at the Creek Nation Community Hospital in Okemah, Oklahoma. She...
Donald Ray Wood
Dec 10, 2017
Donald Ray Wood of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed from this life on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the age of 71. Donald was born December 10, 1946 in Clovis, New Mexico to Johnny and Amanda (Factor) Wood. In 1969 Donald married Christine Foster in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He enjoyed hunting and watching boxing and he loved animals, but he especially loved spending...
Abler "Opie" Davis
Dec 10, 2017
Abler “Opie” Davis, 52 year old Earlsboro, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born January 28, 1965 in Talihina, Oklahoma to parents Tom Davis and Hattie Mae (Tiger) Davis. Opie was currently working for the Seminole, Oklahoma Housing Authority. He enjoyed watching wrestling, OU Sooners...
Archie Yeager
Dec 10, 2017
Archie Melvin Yeager, 92, lifelong Seminole County resident, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Archie was born August 30, 1925 in Seminole County, Oklahoma to Loren C. Yeager and Allie Jeffreys Yeager. Archie was a self-employed carpenter in the Wewoka, Oklahoma for many years. While living in Wewoka, he was a member of the Wewoka Church of Christ...
Margaret McSperitt
Dec 7, 2017
Margaret Mae McSperitt, 78, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, died Thursday December 7, 2017 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Margaret was born on January 13, 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Ben Garlen Smith and Ada Mae (Turner) Smith. Margaret worked with her family for most of her life in the family’s dairy farming business in Seminole, Grandfield, Oklahoma and Marlow, Oklahoma. Margaret...
Lyle Bates
Dec 6, 2017
Lyle DeWayne Bates, Seminole county resident passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at his home in Seminole county at the age of 85. Lyle was born May 4, 1932 in Sioux City, Iowa to parents, Ernest Ralph Bates and Mildred Irene (Burgett) Bates. Lyle served in the United States Army earning the rank of corporal, during the Korea War. Lyle...
Sophia Hernandez
Dec 4, 2017
Sophia Jean (Walters) Hernandez, 72 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Monday, December 4, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born November 2, 1945 in Talihina, Oklahoma to parents Lillian (Morgan) Walters and Willie Walters. Sophia graduated from Konawa High School and went on to earn her associate of science in business degree from...
Nancy Ellen (Hammons) Mallory
Dec 3, 2017
Nancy Ellen (Hammons) Mallory, 60, Seminole resident, died Sunday, December 3, 2017 in Seminole. Nancy was born January 14, 1957 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Oliver Baxter Hammons and Sharlene (Cox) Hammons. Nancy grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School in 1975, where she was active in all student activities and was a...
David Dwayne McCown
Dec 2, 2017
David Dwayne McCown, age 55 and a resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Wewoka Health Care. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Highway Baptist Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole, Oklahoma. Rev. Carl Whitfield and Rev. Randy McCown will officiate, and burial...
Dwayne Jackson Miller
Nov 30, 2017
Dwayne Jackson Miller, 66, was born on June 03, 1951 in Wewoka, OK to Charles and Susie (Powell) Miller. He left for his final journey on November 30, 2017 surrounded by his entire family. He lived in Earlsboro, OK with his wife of over 47 years, Linda (Roy) Miller. Dwayne leaves his family to cherish his memories, two daughters; Deanne...
Channon Rae Harjo-Spencer
Nov 30, 2017
Channon Rae Harjo-Spencer, 49 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Thursday, November 30, 2017 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born June 17, 1968 in Shawnee to parents Samsochee Harjo and Imogene (Little) Harjo. Channon was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing and listening to music. She was also a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Survivors include...
Jean Cheatham-Jackson
Nov 28, 2017
Jean Cheatham Jackson, 88, longtime Seminole resident, died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Jean was born April 26, 1929 in Seminole, Oklahoma to John Walters and Emma (Lydle) Walters. Jean grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School. Jean had been living near her family in Bixby, Oklahoma for the past...
Claire Curro
Nov 26, 2017
Claire Dawn (Compton) Curro, 87 year old Seminole County, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born December 1, 1929 in Bethesda, Maryland to Grace (Grandwell) Compton and Hamil Compton. Claire enjoyed a happy childhood in Maryland with her brother, Archie Compton. After receiving...
De'Juan Mathew Shaw Hudson
Nov 26, 2017
De’Juan Mathew Shaw Hudson was born February 19, 1997 to Beatrice Shaw and Sidney Hudson in Shawnee, Oklahoma. De’Juan passed away November 26, 2017. He attended Shawnee High School and Midwest City High School, where he played football and where he graduated. De’Juan went on to attend Langston University for 2 years wanting to practice law. He was a hard...