Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Brian Bacon

Brian Bacon

Mar 15, 2015

Brian Daniel Bacon, 36 year old Bethel Acres resident passed from this life on his birthday Sunday, March 15, 2015 in a motorcycle accident on Hwy 177 north of Shawnee.  He was born March 15, 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents, Jerry Ray Bacon and Susan Jane (Calvert) Bacon. Following his graduation from high school Brian joined the United...

Jeremy Coates

Jeremy Coates

Mar 14, 2015

Memorial services for Jeremy Coates, 45, longtime Seminole resident will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Information: March 17, 2015, 11:00 AM Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel located at 1001 N. Milt Phillips Ave., Seminole, OK 74868

Jeremy Coates

Jeremy Coates

Mar 13, 2015

Jeremy Arthur Coates, 44 On the morning of March 13, 2015, Jeremy passed away at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, from a heart attack. He was 44 years old. Jeremy Arthur Coates was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 3, 1970. He was the first child of Harry E. Coates, Jr. and Betty D. Coates. Jeremy was...

Orthel Harris

Orthel Harris

Mar 12, 2015

Orthel “Archie” Harris, 84, longtime Seminole resident died, Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Orthel was born in Scottsville, Arkansas to Birch Field (Buck) and Gladys (Brown) Harris. After the family relocated to Oklahoma, he worked, farming, in his younger days. He always had stories to tell about the mischief they got into working the fields. Later he...

Theresa Smith

Theresa Smith

Mar 9, 2015

Theresa Smith left this life on Monday, March 9, 2015 at the age of 93. Theresa Sietsema was born January 2, 1922, in Alpine Township, just outside of Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan, to Peter Sietsema and Theresa Baker Sietsema, who both immigrated to America from The Netherlands. Theresa is preceded in death by husband Gerald Smith. She is...

Dale Roubidoux

Dale Roubidoux

Mar 8, 2015

Dale Dominic Roubidoux, 49 year old, long time Shawnee, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.  He was born May 30, 1965 in Dalhart, Texas to parents, Joseph Mason Roubidoux and Lillian Barbara (McIntosh) Roubidoux. Dale was a member of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, and also of...

Benton Hopkins

Benton Hopkins

Mar 6, 2015

Benton Thomas “Tom” Hopkins, Jr., 73 Benton Thomas “Tom” Hopkins, Jr., former Seminole county resident passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 73. Tom was born July 8, 1941 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents, Benton Thomas Hopkins, Sr. and Mary (Reid) Hopkins. Upon his completion of high school, Tom attended Barber College...

James  "Arnold" Robertson

James "Arnold" Robertson

Mar 6, 2015

James “Arnold” Robertson, age 81 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at his home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel of Konawa.  Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.  Rev. Jim McMillan, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Konawa will officiate.  Pallbearers are Nick...

Mrs.  Rovan Jenkins

Mrs. Rovan Jenkins

Mar 5, 2015

Rovan Jenkins was born on March 13, 1937 to Vina Jefferson Cochren and Sonny Morrison in Seminole, Oklahoma. Rovan was the Fifth oldest of 13 children. Rovan attended school in the Tallahassee Community-Seminole, Oklahoma.   Rovan met and married Floyd Jenkins and they were married for 48 years until his passing. They had one child. Her daughter preceded her in death,...

Karen  Marie Richardson-Wilson

Karen Marie Richardson-Wilson

Mar 4, 2015

Karen Marie Posey-Richardson-Wilson, 73, longtime Seminole resident, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Wewoka, Oklahoma. Karen was born May 10, 1941 in Enid, Oklahoma to Marie (Mitchell) and R. J. Posey. Karen moved to Seminole forty years ago from Plainview, Texas. She had owned R.C.’s Café in Maud, Oklahoma and The Coffee Barn in Seminole, Oklahoma, also Apollo Oil Tools...

Ivory Overstreet  Jr.

Ivory Overstreet Jr.

Mar 3, 2015

Ivory Overstreet Jr., 67 year old lifelong Lima, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was the fifth child born to parents Ivory Overstreet, Sr. and Carrie (Johnson) Overstreet on October 16, 1947 in Lima, Oklahoma. Ivory graduated from Lima High School in 1965, where he excelled...

Jerald Carney

Jerald Carney

Mar 3, 2015

Jerald R. Carney, 63, longtime Seminole resident died, Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Holdenville, Oklahoma. Jerald was born March 25, 1951 in Talihina, Oklahoma to Carrie Mae (Stallaby) and Pete Folsom Carney. Jerald worked as a fork lift operator and in maintenance, at Wrangler for many years, retiring in 2012. He was a member of the Indian Nation Baptist Church...

Billy  Joe Armstrong

Billy Joe Armstrong

Mar 3, 2015

Billy Joe Armstrong, age 67 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at his home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2015 at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Rev. Ed George will officiate, and burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.  Pallbearers are Travis O’Dell, Steve Anderson, Larry Bruno, Blaine Armstrong,...

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

Mar 2, 2015

Funeral services for Robert "Robbie" Glenn Johnson are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Church of Christ in Seminole, Oklahoma at 12040 Hwy 99 North. Chris Stinnett and John Roberts, Jr. will conduct the service. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole, Oklahoma.   Robbie died Monday,...

Elwyn Rainwater

Elwyn Rainwater

Mar 1, 2015

Elwyn Lonnie Rainwater, 63, longtime Seminole County resident, died Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Elwyn was born April 2, 1951 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Jewell Nadine (Pruett) and Chester Otto Rainwater. Elwyn attended and graduated from New Lima High School in 1969. He was a plumber and had worked with his father in the family business, Rainwater Plumbing...

Walter Taff

Walter Taff

Feb 27, 2015

Walter Lee Taff, 76, longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, entered this life on July 11, 1938 and entered eternal life on February 27, 2015. Walter was born in Harjo, Oklahoma, northwest of Maud, to Chrisa Lee (Wise) and O.O. “Bud” Taff. As a child, Walter lived in California, but spent the majority of his life in and around the Maud, Oklahoma...

Melvin  Sidney Anderson

Melvin Sidney Anderson

Feb 27, 2015

Dr. Melvin S. Anderson, 103, longtime Seminole resident, died Friday, February 27, 2015 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Melvin was born August 26, 1911 near Blair, Oklahoma. He was the fourth of ten children, of Sid and Cora (T’Lola) Anderson. Melvin graduated from Martha High School, Martha, Oklahoma in 1930; He attended Oklahoma A & M College in Stillwater, Oklahoma and received...

Robert  Nathaniel Bailey

Robert Nathaniel Bailey

Feb 26, 2015

Robert Nathaniel Bailey, age 76 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Colonial Estates in Shawnee, Oklahoma. A memorial service will be planned at a later date, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma. Robert was born on October 27, 1938 in Asher, Oklahoma to Enis Bailey...

Dennis Cranford

Dennis Cranford

Feb 25, 2015

Dennis Kent Cranford, 61 year old Maud resident passed from this life on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born September 1, 1953 to parents Harold A. Cranford and to Velna V. (Winters) Cranford in Ada, Oklahoma. Dennis was a lifelong Maud area resident who graduated from Earlsboro High School in 1970. ...

Ina  Faye Childress

Ina Faye Childress

Feb 24, 2015

Ina Faye (Douthit) Childress, 97, longtime Bowlegs, Oklahoma, resident, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Ina was born January 14, 1918 in Heavner, Oklahoma to Lottie Mae ( Simmon) and James Lloyd Douthit. Ina was the 2nd of eight children and they grew up in the plant 13 area, south of Seminole, Oklahoma....

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