Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Gladys Pruitt

Gladys Pruitt

Apr 1, 2014

Gladys Pruitt, age 99 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Seminole Care and Rehab Center in Seminole, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4th  at the First Baptist Church of Konawa.  Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.  Rev. Jim McMillan will officiate and pallbearers are Chris...

Edmond Harjo

Edmond Harjo

Mar 31, 2014

Edmond Andrew Harjo, 96, Maud resident died, Monday March 31, 2014 in Ada, Oklahoma at Mercy Hospital of Ada. Edmond was born on November 24, 1917 in Maud, Oklahoma to Yanna (Grant) and Tony Harjo.   Mr. Harjo had lived in the Maud and Seminole areas all his life. He was a longtime member of the Achena Presbyterian Church in Maud,...

Alvin  Tall Bear

Alvin Tall Bear

Mar 30, 2014

Alvin Tall Bear, age 86 passed away on March 30, 2014 at the Oklahoma City Veteran’s Medical Center. A wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 3rd at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma, and a Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 4th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Konawa.  Fr. Adrian...

Jimmy Harjo

Jimmy Harjo

Mar 29, 2014

Funeral services for lifelong Seminole County resident Jimmy Lee “Sonny Boy” Harjo will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole with Reverend Ed George officiating.  Wake service will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:00 PM at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel. Serving as pallbearers will be Tommy Gibson,...

Jackie  Lamont Henslee

Jackie Lamont Henslee

Mar 25, 2014

Jackie Lamont Henslee, age 81 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Solara Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. A graveside service is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Konawa Memorial Cemetery.  Rev. Steve Lowrance and Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate. Jackie was born on September 7, 1932 in...

Marvin Clymer

Marvin Clymer

Mar 24, 2014

Marvin G. “ Bo” Clymer, 90, longtime Seminole resident died, Monday, March 24, 2014 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bo was born on February 5, 1924 to Iva  (Reavis) and Grover Clymer, at Pernell, Oklahoma. Bo was active in the Seminole and surrounding area oilfields, which he loved and worked at until his death. He served in the U.S. Navy as a...

Levi Whitson

Levi Whitson

Mar 24, 2014

Levi Whitson, 89 year old, Bay Point, California resident passed from this life on Monday, March 24, 2014 at his home in California.  He was born July 25, 1924 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Loyd F. Whitson and Leavonia (Alexander) Whitson. After attending school at Bowlegs and working on a farm in Iowa.  Whitson went on to join the United...

Lucy Hill

Lucy Hill

Mar 23, 2014

Lucy Jane Hill, 101, longtime Little community resident, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Seminole Care and Rehab Center in Seminole. Lucy was born August 12, 1912 in Polk County, Texas to Honor (Nowlin) and J. H. Martin, she was the last of eleven children born to them. Mrs. Hill was an longtime Seminole county educator, she taught at Haney...

Richard  Dean Melton

Richard Dean Melton

Mar 22, 2014

Richard Dean Melton, 71, lifelong Seminole resident died Saturday, March 22, 2014 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Richard was born October 2, 1942 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Frances A. (Northcott) and Robert A. Melton. Richard was a gospel minister and had also worked at the Seminole Schools in maintenance. Richard was of the Baptist faith. He graduated from Seminole High School and...

Henry  "Jack" Terry

Henry "Jack" Terry

Mar 22, 2014

Henry “Jack” Terry, age 81 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 27th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Richard Winters will officiate, and burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Mike Boren, Rube...

Maranda Schoonover

Maranda Schoonover

Mar 21, 2014

Maranda Marie Schoonover, 20, Wewoka resident, died Friday, March 21, 2014 in Seminole county. Maranda was born September 23, 1993 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Angela Lynn (Brown) and Guy Schoonover.   Maranda was a cashier at McDonalds in Seminole at the time of her death. She was a longtime Prague, Oklahoma resident where she also attended school. She graduated from...

Joseph Earl "Joe" Hale

Joseph Earl "Joe" Hale

Mar 21, 2014

Joseph Earl “Joe” Hale, 95, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma resident, died at his home on March 21, 2014. Joe was a former longtime Seminole resident, who was born August 13, 1918, in Wewoka, Oklahoma, to Lilly (Carrigan) and Alma Earl Hale. Joe had lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area for the last 20 years. He retired from Tenneco Oil Company in...

Ezekiel Dockery

Ezekiel Dockery

Mar 21, 2014

Ezekiel Bear Dockery, 23 months Ezekiel Bear Dockery went home to Jesus Friday, March 21, 2014 at Wasillia, Alaska. Ezekiel was born April 18, 2012 in Pineville, North Carolina to Brian Dave Dockery of Seminole, Oklahoma. Ezekiel is survived by his father, Brian Dockery; twin sisters, Ava Penelope Dockery, Veloria Ruth Dockery; grandparents, Janet Dockery-Strayhorn, Ricky L. Strayhorn, Mickey D....

Freddy  Lee Davis

Freddy Lee Davis

Mar 21, 2014

Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” Freddy Lee Davis, of Oklahoma City passed away at Integris Hospice House Friday, March 21, 2014 at the age of 70. Freddy was born July 15, 1943 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents, Roger and Rosetta (Jefferson) Davis. Freddy graduated from New Lima High School in 1961. He...

Bill Hubbard

Bill Hubbard

Mar 21, 2014

William George "Bill" Hubbard, 76, longtime Seminole resident, died Friday, March 21, 2014, at his home in Seminole. Bill was born July 16, 1937, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Hazel Mary and Trenton Omar Hubbard. Bill grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole High School where he graduated with the class of 1955. Bill was known by many friends as a...

Maurice Harris

Maurice Harris

Mar 21, 2014

Maurice Harris was born May 17,1955 to Lucy Mae Harris and Bobby Neal Williams in Seminole, OK. Maurice grew up in Earlsboro, OK. Where he attended and graduated from Earlsboro Public Schools. He was baptized and was an active member of Nelson Chapel C.M.E Church. Maurice Served in the U.S.Army for 6 years. He worked for the city of Tecumseh...

Louise Dobson

Louise Dobson

Mar 20, 2014

Louise Ann (Brown) Dobson, 66 Louise Ann (Brown) Dobson, Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed away Thursday, March 20,  2014 at Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 66. Louise was born March 27, 1947 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to parents, Sammy Brown and Syble (Ledbetter) Brown. Louise was a homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God church. She married William James...

Anna McBroom

Anna McBroom

Mar 18, 2014

Anna Marie McBroom, 55 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at her home in Maud.  She was born July 16, 1958 in Guthrie, Oklahoma to parents Charles Williams and Dollie Jane (Johnson) Williams. Anna married Vernon McBroom on June 10, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother...

Qualla  H. Addington

Qualla H. Addington

Mar 15, 2014

Qualla J. Addington, age 76 of Louisville, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014. She was past president of the Suburban Women’s Club in Lexington and a member of Middletown Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Kate Higdon; her first husband Loren Cotton, Jr.; her brother, George Higdon; and her sister Pat Padgett. Qualla is...

Verba Krasowski

Verba Krasowski

Mar 15, 2014

Verba Lee Hardin Krasowski, 88, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Verba was born September 16, 1925 in Cromwell, Oklahoma to Ed and Bertie ( McClellan) Hardin. Verba grew up in the Cromwell and Seminole areas and was a devoted Private Home Health Caregiver in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for many years, before her...

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