Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Ronald  Francis Conner

Ronald Francis Conner

Jan 9, 2017

Ronald “Ronnie” Francis Conner, 83, longtime Seminole resident, died Monday, January 9, 2017 at the Veterans Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Ronnie was born January 20, 1933, in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Orville F. “Jelly” Conner and Mamie (Eberle) Conner. Ronnie grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School, he attended Central State College and...

Saundra Billie

Saundra Billie

Jan 9, 2017

Saundra Lynn Billie, 44 Saundra Lynn Billie, longtime Seminole county resident passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 44. Saundra was born August 13, 1972 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Lester L. Billie, Sr. and June L. (Chupco) Billie. Saundra was a homemaker and a member of the Indian Community Church of Oklahoma...

Wilburn Henry

Wilburn Henry

Jan 7, 2017

Wilburn Newton Henry, Jr., 67 Wilburn Newton Henry, Jr. longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 67. Wilburn was born on March 19, 1949 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents, Wilburn Newton Henry, Sr. and Margie Marie (Lasiter) Henry. After graduating from Seminole High School in 1967, he was a...

Maxine  Roseanna Trubshaw

Maxine Roseanna Trubshaw

Jan 4, 2017

Maxine Roseanna (Coker) Trubshaw, Shawnee, Oklahoma, 80 years old, passed away January 4, 2017.Maxine was the 4th of 6 children born to Thomas and Frances (Walker) Coker on September 14, 1936 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Maxine’s Indian heritage was Seminole from her father, Thomas Coker and Sac and Fox from her mother Frances Walker. By Sac and Fox tradition, her adopted...

Isaiah  Anthony Harjo

Isaiah Anthony Harjo

Jan 4, 2017

Isaiah Anthony Harjo, 27, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Isaiah was born June 5, 1989 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Gail R. (Rowe) and Bruce Harjo. Isaiah is a tribal member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Isaiah was a member of the Hitchitee Indian Methodist Church, Northeast of Seminole, Oklahoma and had worked...

Anthony DeBause

Anthony DeBause

Dec 31, 2016

Anthony Douglas “Tony” DeBause, 47 Anthony Douglas “Tony” DeBause Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 here in Seminole at the age of 47. Tony was born August 11, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia to parents, Lawrence Dennis DeBause, Sr. and Marlene (Plummer) DeBause. Tony moved to Seminole from Virginia 23 years ago. Tony was a self-employed construction worker...

Stephen  P. Harjo

Stephen P. Harjo

Dec 28, 2016

Stephen Phillip Harjo, 47, was born in Ada, Oklahoma on January 30, 1969, His Lord and Savior called him home on December 28, 2016. Stephen attended Maud Public Schools and graduated from Maud High School in 1987. After graduation he attended and graduated from East Central University with his Bachelors of Education degree. Stephen was a tribal member of the...

Donald  Ray Inman

Donald Ray Inman

Dec 27, 2016

Donald Ray Inman, 64 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Seminole Hospital.  He was born March 20, 1952 in Odessa, Texas to parents Harvey Earl Inman and LaWanda (Jett) Inman. Donald graduated from high school in Asher, Oklahoma. On October 27, 1989 Donald married Becky Gist in Inman, Kansas. The couple lived...

Elmer Collier

Elmer Collier

Dec 27, 2016

Elmer “A.C.” Collier, 81, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Avonlea Cottage in Shawnee, Oklahoma. A.C. was born July 9, 1935 in Bowlegs, Oklahoma to Elmer Eugene Collier and Alice (Self) Collier. A.C. grew up in Bowlegs and attended Bowlegs Public Schools, later living in Tulsa, Oklahoma for many years before moving back to Seminole in 1991....

Lorene Tiger

Lorene Tiger

Dec 26, 2016

Lorene Sue (Larney) Tiger, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 79. Lorene was born January 15, 1937 in Seminole county to parents, Elmer Larney and Rachel (Haney) Larney. Lorene was a Seminole county resident for 69 years graduating from Strother High School and attending Seminole State College. She was a...

Teri Harris

Teri Harris

Dec 25, 2016

Teri Janice (Barbee) Harris, 60 year old Seminole County, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Christmas Day, December 25, 2016 at her home in Seminole County.  She was born October 13, 1956 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to parents William Eugene Barbee and Clessie Janelle (Jennings) Barbee. On February 14, 1978 Teri married Michael Roy Harris, Sr. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ...

Ray  Lee Griffin

Ray Lee Griffin

Dec 24, 2016

Ray Lee Griffin was born November 23, 1939 in Battiest, Oklahoma, to Mable (Dean) and Ted Griffin. Ray passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016, in Seminole, Oklahoma. He graduated from Battiest High School in Battiest, Oklahoma. Ray was of the Baptist Faith. Ray retired from the United States Army after serving 20 years of service. He was a Purple...

Laura  Ann (Taber)  Bowles

Laura Ann (Taber) Bowles

Dec 24, 2016

Laura Ann (Taber) Bowles, age 73 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life, Saturday, December 24, 2016 at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Vamoosa Baptist Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Butch Bradley and Mitch Williams will officiate. ...

Imogene Starns

Imogene Starns

Dec 23, 2016

Imogene “Jean” Starns, age 93 and a longtime resident of Konawa Oklahoma, passed from this life Friday, December 23, 2016 in Kingston, Oklahoma.   Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., December 27, 2016 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma with Rev. Mitch Williams and Buddy Drake officiating the service.  Interment will be at Konawa Cemetery. She was...

Derald  Van Beauford

Derald Van Beauford

Dec 20, 2016

Derald Van Beauford, 87 year old longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at his home in Seminole.  He was born May 14, 1929 in Seminole to parents Leona (Hill) Beauford and Wesley Van Beauford. Derald graduated from Prairie Valley High School in 1946.  Following high school, Derald joined the United States Air Force...

Ronald  Traverse Ramsey

Ronald Traverse Ramsey

Dec 19, 2016

Ronald Traverse Ramsey, age 72 and a former resident of Konawa and Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at Meeker Nursing Center in Meeker, Oklahoma. A Graveside service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Terry Edminsten will officiate. Ronald was born September 30,...

Bessie (Cully)  Davis

Bessie (Cully) Davis

Dec 18, 2016

Bessie (Cully) Davis, age 67 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at AllianceHealth Hospital in Seminole, Oklahoma. She will be taken from Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa to Birdcreek Baptist Church in Sasakwa, Oklahoma at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21st for a 7:00 p.m. Wake service that night.  Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m....

Bonita  Jean Anderson

Bonita Jean Anderson

Dec 18, 2016

Bonita Jean (Holt) Anderson, 89, former Seminole resident, died in Kingston, Oklahoma, Saturday, December 18, 2016. She was born February 19, 1927 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Herman Holt and Afton (Early) Holt. Bonita lived in Seminole, Oklahoma for 84 years. She graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1945. She graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma College in 1959 with her Bachelor’s degree...

Virgil  Mae Winrow

Virgil Mae Winrow

Dec 17, 2016

Virgil Mae Winrow was born December 26, 1941 to Carl Richard and Ernestine (Ervin) Young of Brooksville, Oklahoma.  She grew up in the small town of Brooksville, Oklahoma, and attended G.W. Carver Elementary, Dunbar (Shawnee) and graduated from Macomb High School in 1959.  She was active in Basketball, Glee Club and loved playing softball even into adulthood. In 1963, Virgil...

Billy  Zane Rains

Billy Zane Rains

Dec 17, 2016

Billy Zane Rains, age 84 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away, Saturday, December 17, 2016 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 20th at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Mike Cox and Mitch Williams will officiate. Bill was born August 11, 1932...