Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Mary Nelson

Mary Nelson

Apr 20, 2017

Mary Helen (Cruson) Nelson, 86 year old Seminole County, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born November 25, 1930 in Alix, Arkansas to parents Amuel A. Cruson and Mildred (Pyburn) Cruson. On April 27, 1948 Mary married George Nelson in San Diego, California.  The couple...

Bernice Ashby

Bernice Ashby

Apr 19, 2017

Bernice E. Ashby, 87 year old long time Seminole County resident, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born July 28, 1929 in Skiatook, Oklahoma to parents, Joe O’Dell and Viola (Sumpter) O’Dell. Bernice attended Bowlegs High School and had worked for many years as a cashier for Humpty Dumpty Grocery...

Rick Haworth

Rick Haworth

Apr 13, 2017

Ricky Nathanial “Rick” Haworth, 62 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in Logan County, Oklahoma.  He was born July 5, 1954 in Cushing, Oklahoma to parents Milton Nathanial Haworth and Grace Elizabeth (Stockham) Haworth. Rick graduated from Seminole High School and was currently working as production foreman at Keaner Oil Company. On...

Marie Ponkilla

Marie Ponkilla

Apr 12, 2017

Eloise “Marie” (Johnson) Ponkilla, 84 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at her home in Seminole County, Oklahoma surrounded by her loving family.  She was born June 29, 1932 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Frank Matchemeshe and Mary Katchequah. Marie graduated from Dale High School in 1953.  She is also a member...

Jacqueline  Lee Barnett

Jacqueline Lee Barnett

Apr 12, 2017

Jacqueline Lee Barnett, age 63 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at her home in Norman, Oklahoma. Jacqueline will be taken to High Springs Baptist Church at 4:00 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 from Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma for a Wake Service scheduled for 6:00 p.m.  Funeral services are scheduled...

Jerald  Donald Harris

Jerald Donald Harris

Apr 10, 2017

Jerald Donald “J.D.” Harris Sr., 90 year old longtime Seminole County, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on April 10, 2017 in Houston, Texas.  He was born October 31, 1926 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents August Tecumseh Harris and Lorene (Rooker) Harris. J.D. graduated from Varnum High School in 1947.  He then joined the United States Army right out of...

Barbara  June Bunch

Barbara June Bunch

Apr 8, 2017

Barbara June Rowe Stephenson Bunch, age 72, of Oliver Springs, TN, passed away peacefully among family on April 8, 2017 in Seminole, OK. Born June 29, 1944, to Jack and Stella Rowe, in Seminole, she grew up in Oklahoma, then moved to Tennessee, where she spent most of her life. Barbara was kind and thoughtful, with a generous spirit and...

Regina  Kay (Stewart)  Guess

Regina Kay (Stewart) Guess

Apr 8, 2017

Regina Kay (Stewart) Guess, age 61 and a resident of  Wewoka, Oklahoma passed away from this life Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Alliance Health Hospital of Midwest City, Oklahoma. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Seminole, Oklahoma, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home...

Howard Young

Howard Young

Apr 7, 2017

Howard Delmar Young, 88 year old longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Friday, April 7, 2017 in Benton, Arkansas.  He was born January 16, 1929 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to parents Claude Young and Elsie (McGregor) Young. Howard worked for B.J. Hughes as a diesel mechanic and was a member of the Seminole Freewill Baptist Church. On May...

Sherry  Ann (Stanberry)  Doyon

Sherry Ann (Stanberry) Doyon

Apr 7, 2017

Sherry Ann (Stanberry) Doyon, age 73 and a resident of Wolf, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada, Oklahoma. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole, Oklahoma.  Michael D. Stanberry will officiate. Sherry was born March 18, 1944 in Centrahoma, Oklahoma...

Thyra Magruder

Thyra Magruder

Apr 6, 2017

Thyra Mae “Cottie” Magruder, 94 Thyra Mae “Cottie” Magruder, Seminole resident passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 94. Cottie was born September 30, 1922 in Paoli, Oklahoma to parents, Curt Loyd and Nellie (Ward) Loyd. Cottie moved to Seminole as a young girl. Cottie married Emery Junior Magruder on October 10, 1942 in...

Joan Parker

Joan Parker

Apr 5, 2017

Joan Parker, 83 year old longtime Seminole resident, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Seminole. She was born on April 30, 1933, in Coil, OK, to parents, Lawrence and Faye (Hardy) Kidd. Joan and her husband, Richard Parker, met at OSU where he attended college, and she worked at a soda fountain. They were life long...

Clifford Brasier

Clifford Brasier

Apr 5, 2017

Clifford Lincoln Brasier, 66 Clifford Lincoln Brasier, former Seminole county resident passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Midwest City, Oklahoma at the age of 66. Cliff was born July 8, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas to parents Elmer Brasier and Juanita Lacey Brasier. Cliff’s mother owned and operated Nita’s Café for a number of years. Cliff served in the United...

Joella Pearson

Joella Pearson

Apr 4, 2017

Joella (Jones) Pearson, 76 year old Wewoka, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  Joella was born July 8, 1940 in New Castle, Indiana to parents Max Edward Jones and Katherine (Griffith) Jones.  She was raised by her grandparents, Scott and Eugina Griffith. Joella graduated from high school in...

Fritz Pasquet

Fritz Pasquet

Apr 1, 2017

Fritz Pierre Pasquet, 69 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Saturday, April 1, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma.  He was born March 11, 1948 in Spalt, West Germany to parents Fritz D. Pasquet and Barbara E. (Bayer) Pasquet. Fritz worked as a professional chef and was a chef instructor in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Scottsdale Culinary Institute...

Rosanna  L. Jones

Rosanna L. Jones

Mar 31, 2017

Rosanna Louise “Rose” (Coody) Jones, 71 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Friday, March 31, 2017 at her home in Seminole County, Oklahoma.  She was born January 23, 1946 in Claremore, Oklahoma to parents Jimmy Coody and Amanda (Little) Coody, she was raised by Wilson Woods and Annabell Coody she considered her parents. She graduated from...

Melvin Plumlee

Melvin Plumlee

Mar 31, 2017

Melvin Ray Plumlee, 78 year old longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Friday, March 31, 2017 at his home in Seminole County, Oklahoma.  He was born December 10, 1938 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Charles Afton “Charlie” Plumlee and Lillian (Willis) Plumlee. Melvin went on to earn his bachelor’s degree and he also served in the United...

Jerry  Don Howell

Jerry Don Howell

Mar 30, 2017

Jerry Don “J.D.” Howell, 57 year old lifelong Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital.  He was born February 15, 1960 in Shawnee to parents Paul Raymond Howell and Nell (Robinson) Howell. J.D. was a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma.  He has also attended the Church of...

Dorothy House

Dorothy House

Mar 26, 2017

Dorothy Mae (Abbott) House, 80 year-old longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, and former Wewoka, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  She was born August 6, 1936 in Montague, Texas to parents John Clint Abbott and Emily Jewel (Richardson) Abbott. On June 28, 1952 Dorothy married R.H. “Okie” House.  The...

Geneva  Flora (Neal)  Nelson

Geneva Flora (Neal) Nelson

Mar 25, 2017

Geneva Flora (Neal) Nelson, “Jean”, age 93 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Jan Frances Care Center in Ada, Oklahoma. No memorial services are planned, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Jean was born May 23, 1923 in Konawa to William Harmon Neal and Willie “Etta”...

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