Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Mable Works

Mable Works

May 23, 2016

Mable Noma Works, 81, longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, died Monday, May 23, 2016 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Mable was born on April 15, 1935 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Vester William Henderson and Ruby Roe (Porter) Henderson. Mable was a homemaker and a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Maud, Oklahoma. She married Henry David Works on December 31, 1954 in...

Frank  "Lillard" Berry

Frank "Lillard" Berry

May 21, 2016

Frank “Lillard” Berry, age 84 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Mercy Hospital of Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Church of Christ of Konawa.  Richard Winters will officiate, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Honorary casket bearers...

Alfred W. "Nuge" Robertson

Alfred W. "Nuge" Robertson

May 21, 2016

Alfred W. “Nuge” Robertson, Jr., 90, Konawa, Oklahoma resident, died Saturday, May 21, 2016 in Ada, Okla. Alfred was born October 29, 1925 in Wolf, Oklahoma to Alfred Wesley Robertson, Sr. and Nettie Lee (Goss) Robertson. Alfred graduated in 1950 from East Central College in Ada, Oklahoma. After receiving his teaching certification, he did his practice teaching at Horace Mann...

Janice Stackhouse

Janice Stackhouse

May 20, 2016

Janice Diane (Hodge) Stackhouse, 64 year old longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  She was born November 25, 1951 in Ft. Worth, Texas to parents, Eugene Hodge and Ruth (Weddel) Hodge. Janice had worked for Albertson’s Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician for several years.  Then on December 3, 1988...

Felicia  Marie Echelle

Felicia Marie Echelle

May 19, 2016

Felicia Marie Echelle, 38 year old, lifelong Seminole resident passed from this life on Thursday, May 19, 2016 following an automobile accident in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.  She was born November 8, 1977 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Bill Preston Miller and Deborah (Monks) Miller. Felicia graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1995 and went on to earn her Master’s degree...

Theodore  "Jack" Wood

Theodore "Jack" Wood

May 18, 2016

Theodore Jackson “Jack” Wood, 90 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in Shawnee, Oklahoma where he was a resident of Brookdale Senior Living Center.  Jack was born July 7, 1925 in Caviness, Texas to parents, Lawson L. Wood and Vera George (Mann) Wood. Following High School Jack served in the United States...

Armetta Jones

Armetta Jones

May 13, 2016

Armetta “ Rusty” Jones, 78, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident died Friday, May 13, 2016 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was born on October 17, 1937 in Ada, Oklahoma to Jack Jones and May (Burgess) Jones. Armetta moved back to Seminole 8 years ago from Del City, Oklahoma. She retired from Dana Corp where she worked as a machinist for over...

Randy Hester

Randy Hester

May 12, 2016

Randy Earle Hester, 62 Randy Earle Hester, long time Seminole, Oklahoma, resident passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at his home in Seminole at the age of 62. Randy was born July 27, 1953 in Fairhope, Alabama to parents, Clinton Benjamin Hester and Bobbie Claire (Jolley) Hester. Randy married Nancy (Thomas) Hester, January 1, 2001 at Atoka, Oklahoma. He was...

Hazel Pierson

Hazel Pierson

May 11, 2016

Hazel “Kathleen” (Hammond) Pierson, age 91 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at her home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Charlie Henthorn will officiate and burial will follow at Little Cemetery.  Casket bearers are Joe Morgan, Ty Huckleberry,...

Billy  Joe Higdon

Billy Joe Higdon

May 11, 2016

Billy served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a master sergeant. He served for 20 years and was active in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He played basketball while in the U.S. Air Force and was known as “Shanks”. He also voluntarily coached little league baseball and basketball while in the military. Billy grew up in Seminole and...

Donna Bergen

Donna Bergen

May 11, 2016

Donna Bergen, 52, Del City, Oklahoma resident died, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in Del City, Oklahoma. Donna was born November 25, 1963 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Homer and Virginia Bergen. Donna grew up in the Maud, Oklahoma area and attended Maud Public Schools. She was a dress shop manager and a hostess at a restaurant. Donna enjoyed the summer....

Judith Beaty

Judith Beaty

May 9, 2016

Funeral services for Judith Morrison Beaty are scheduled for 1:00 P.M., Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 2500 John Street, Seminole Oklahoma. Bishop Jim Choate will officiate. A family visitation will take place on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Swearingen Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Burial will follow...

Ruby Stailey

Ruby Stailey

May 9, 2016

Ruby Lee Stailey, 92 Ruby Lee Stailey, long time resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away Monday May 9, 2016 at the age of 92 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Ruby was born July 14, 1923 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents William Daniel “Willie” Parsons and Laura (Hopkins) Parsons. Ruby married Carl “Buster” Stailey, Jr. on April 17, 1946 in Ochiltree County, Texas...

Pauline (Flanery)  Phillips

Pauline (Flanery) Phillips

May 8, 2016

Pauline "Polly" Phillips, age 75 and a resident of Seminole County, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016. A Memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Thursday at Cornerstone Tabernacle Church in Sasakwa, Oklahoma.  Bill Chesser will officiate and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole, Oklahoma. Polly was born May 10, 1940 in Riverside, California...

George  Franklin Lozer

George Franklin Lozer

May 8, 2016

George Franklin Lozer, 62 year old lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Sunday, May 8, 2016 at his home in Seminole.  He was born September 29, 1953 in Seminole to parents, William Franklin “Bud” Lozer and Kathlene Donna (Roberts) Lozer Coxs. George work several years in the oilfield as an oil rig operator.  He was also a member...

Raymond Vandever

Raymond Vandever

May 5, 2016

Raymond Leroy Vandever, 86, Seminole resident, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, in Seminole, Oklahoma. Raymond was born August 1, 1929 in Macomb, Oklahoma to John William Vandever and Ethel Lee (Dickson) Vandever. Mr. Vandever retired after 30 years of service to a local nursing home working in housekeeping and maintenance. Then  he opened and operated Vandever’s Grocery Store in Bowlegs,...

Joe  Kenneth Craft

Joe Kenneth Craft

May 4, 2016

Joe Kenneth Craft, 95, longtime Seminole/Earlsboro resident, died Wednesday May 4, 2016 at Avonlea Cottage in Seminole, Oklahoma. Joe was born August 26, 1920 in Cordell, Oklahoma to Albert Edward Craft and Norma (Haliburton) Craft.  Joe worked for Skelly Oil Company for 15 years in the Velma, Oklahoma area.  After Skelly Oil merged with Getty Oil Company, he worked for...

Dorothy "Dottie" King Craft

Dorothy "Dottie" King Craft

May 4, 2016

Dorothy "Dottie" King Craft, 82, passed away on May 4, 2016 in Shawnee, OK after a long illness. She was the wife of Joe Craft of Earlsboro, Oklahoma who passed from this life on May 4, 2016 just a few hours after Dorothy. Dorothy was born on September 6, 1933 in Many, LA, the daughter of Lena Graham and Willie...

Summer Underwood

Summer Underwood

May 2, 2016

Summer Dawn Underwood “MESKE”  Summer Dawn Underwood, 42, Seminole resident, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Monday May 2, 2016 in Seminole, Oklahoma. “She is now absent from the body and present with the Lord”.  Meske was born June 16, 1974 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Ramona Ponkilla and Ted Underwood. She is Mikasuki and Sweet potato, her traditional...

Thomas Ahaisse

Thomas Ahaisse

May 1, 2016

Thomas Lee Ahaisse, 69 year old former Seminole County resident, passed from this life on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born March 28, 1947 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Odis B. Harjo and Betty Jo Ahaisse. Thomas graduated from Varnum High School.  Following High School, he served in the United States...