Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Joe Dale Purkeypile
Jul 31, 2015
Joe Dale Purkeypile, 71, longtime Seminole resident, died Friday, July 31, 2015 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Joe was born December 6, 1943 in Greenwood County, Kansas to Joseph Andrew and Madge Jane (Warren) Purkeypile. Joe grew up in Kansas and later moved to Gresham, Oregon, where he graduated from high school. Joe owned and operated a concrete statuary east of Seminole...
Joyce Stackhouse-Brann
Jul 31, 2015
Joyce (Grooms) Stackhouse Brann, 83, Tecumseh, Oklahoma resident, died Friday, July 31, 2015, at her home. Joyce was born August 18, 1931 in Gilmer, Texas to Stephen Lonzo and Cora Elizabeth (Pittman) Grooms. Joyce lived in Maud, Oklahoma for over 40 years and was a cook at Maud Public Schools for 20 years. Joyce was a member of the Cross...
Sharon Dale (Fidler) Hogue
Jul 30, 2015
Sharon Dale (Fidler) Hogue, age 71 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Ada, Oklahoma surrounded by her family. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate and...
Wilburn Newton Henry
Jul 30, 2015
Wilburn Newton Henry, 98, former longtime Seminole resident, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he had been living for the past few years. Wilburn was born April 8, 1917 in Wayne, Oklahoma to Elisha Newton and Julia (Campbell) Henry. Wilburn grew up in Wayne, Oklahoma and graduated from Wayne High School. Wilburn was the former owner...
Eddie Wayne Ward
Jul 26, 2015
Eddie Wayne Ward, age 63 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at his home in Sasakwa, Oklahoma Sunday, July 26, 2015. A memorial service will be planned at a later date, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Eddie was born August 5, 1951 in Ada, Oklahoma to Winona (Rycroft) and Fred...
Joyce Maxine Mainord
Jul 25, 2015
Joyce Maxine (Ladd) Mainord, 77, lifelong Seminole area resident, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 in Seminole. Joyce was born on March 13, 1938 in Seminole, Oklahoma to John Allen and Elsie Marie (Simmons) Ladd. Joyce grew up in the Bowlegs, Oklahoma area and attended Bowlegs Public Schools and graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1956. Joyce worked many years at...
Mona Dixon
Jul 23, 2015
Mona Colleen Dixon, 54, Seminole resident, died Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Seminole. Mona was born August 4, 1960 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Monroe and Donna (Adams) Lee. Mona grew up in Pottawatomie County and in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Mona loved being with her family, crocheting dolls and she loved to Karaoke and hosted it on several occasions. She...
Joe Earl Lollar
Jul 23, 2015
Joe Earl Lollar, 55, Seminole resident, died July 23, 2015 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Joe was born on August 17, 1959 in Marvell, Arkansas to Wyley J. Kimbell and Nina Lollar. Joe moved to Seminole from Adona, Arkansas. Mr. Lollar worked in construction most of his adult life. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 13, 2015 at...
Doris Margaret (Prelip) Grant
Jul 22, 2015
Doris Margaret (Prelip) Grant, age 93 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at her home. No memorial services are planned at this time, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma. Doris was born May 23, 1922 at Kanawha, Iowa to Oda (Anderson) and Art Prelip. She graduated...
Gatlin Ruger Willis-McDonald
Jul 21, 2015
Gatlin Ruger Willis McDonald, infant son of Lari Rene Willis and Coleton Audra McDonald, entered and departed this world on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada, Oklahoma. Little Gatlin leaves to survive him, his mother, Lari Rene Willis and his father, Coleton A. McDonald of the home; grandparents, Bill and Tarrah Willis of Maud,...
Lillian Juanita (Housdon) Anderson
Jul 19, 2015
Lillian Juanita (Housdon) Anderson, age 90 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away surrounded by family and friends Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Rose Manor Nursing Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. A family memorial service will be planned at a later date, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Lillian was born March 10, 1925...
James Victor Day
Jul 17, 2015
James Victor Day, 72, of Burneyville, Oklahoma and former Seminole resident, died July 17, 2015 in Marietta, Oklahoma. James was born on January 14, 1943 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to Dottie (Egnor) and George Day. James grew up in the Lone Grove, Oklahoma area and graduated from Lone Grove High School. He later attended and graduated from Oklahoma State University...

James Day
Jul 16, 2015
James Victor Day, 72, of Burneyville, Oklahoma and former Seminole resident, died July 16, 2015 in Marietta, Oklahoma. James was born on January 14, 1943 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to Dottie (Egnor) and George Day. James grew up in the Lone Grove, Oklahoma area and graduated from Lone Grove High School. He later attended and graduated from Oklahoma State University...
Mike Robins
Jul 15, 2015
James Michael “Mike” Robins, 68 year old longtime Pearson and Saint Louis, Oklahoma area resident, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in Noble, Oklahoma. Mike was born October 17, 1946 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Betty Lou (Hutchinson) Robins and James Mitchell Robins. Mike was raised by his grandmother, Pearl Robins who was the Postmistress at Pearson...
Donald Harland
Jul 12, 2015
Donald Wayne Harland, 81 Donald Wayne Harland, 81, peacefully passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 at his home while surrounded by loved ones. Waiting in Heaven for him is his wife, Billie Ruth and son Billy Wayne. Donald was born September 9, 1933 in the Sasakwa, Oklahoma area to parents Albert Wayne Harland and Mable Esther (Morris) Harland. He married...
Jacob Holland
Jul 12, 2015
Jacob Christopher James Holland, 18, Seminole resident died Sunday, July 12, 2015 in Woodward, Oklahoma. Jacob was born August 16, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Wayne and Erica Christina Holland (Johnson). Jacob was a certified welder and lived in Seminole area since 2001 and attended Seminole county schools. Jacob was a Christian and had the love of the lord...
Rebecca Ramsey
Jul 11, 2015
Rebecca Ann Ramsey was born August 29, 1957 in Holdenville, Hughes county, Oklahoma to Donald Ray and Virginia Lee (Sparkman) Ramsey. She died July 11, 2015 in Seminole, Oklahoma. On March 13, 1976 she married William Vinal Cohea Jr. in Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona. They had one child, William “Jarrod” Cohea in 1979, before divorcing in 1984. She was preceded...
Neva Smart
Jul 11, 2015
Neva Rebecca Smart, 89, longtime Seminole resident, died Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Neva was born April 12, 1926 in Francis, Oklahoma to Stanley McGowan Baxter and Margaret Lovina (Cradler) Baxter. She had lived in Seminole county for over 77 years. Neva was the longtime Nursing Home Administrator at the Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole, Oklahoma and retired...
Jack Morgan
Jul 10, 2015
Jack L. Morgan, 85, longtime Seminole resident died, Friday, July 10, 2015 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Jack was born February 2, 1930 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Sterling C. and Lula Dale (Phillips) Morgan. Jack was owner and operator of Morgan’s Machine Shop in Seminole. Jack married Emma Joan (Cook) Morgan in September 1952, she preceded him in death. Jack is survived...
Matt Daniel
Jul 9, 2015
Matt Jared Daniel, 36, Shawnee resident, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Matt was born January 24, 1979 in Ada, Oklahoma to Jimmy Lee and Mary (Morman) Daniel. Matt graduated from Seminole High School in 1997. He was currently a car salesman at Hudiburg Auto Group, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; formerly had worked for several years for Bachman...