Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Melvin  Eugene Hargis

Melvin Eugene Hargis

Mar 15, 2014

Melvin Eugene Hargis, 81, lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident died, Saturday, March 15, 2014 at his home in Seminole. Melvin was born on July 2, 1932 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Mamie Louise (Close) Hargis and Clarence Otis Hargis. Melvin grew up in Seminole, attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School in the class of 1952. Melvin served his...

Rosey  Lee Lena

Rosey Lee Lena

Mar 14, 2014

Rosey Lee Lena, 80, former longtime Seminole County resident, died Saturday, March 14, 2014 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Rosey was born January 27, 1934 in Sasakwa, Oklahoma to Lula (Davis) Tiger and Jessie Tiger. Rosey grew up in the Sasakwa area and attended schools there. She was a member of the Spring Baptist Church in Sasakwa, Oklahoma. She had lived...

Lillian White

Lillian White

Mar 11, 2014

Lillian Luana White, 90 Lillian Luana (Sechrist) White long time Seminole resident passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at McAlester, Oklahoma at the age of 90. Lillian was born August 22, 1923 in Brightmoor, Michigan to parents, Norman and Magna (Matison) Sechrist. Lillian was of the Lutheran faith and a member of the Heartland Family Church of Seminole, Oklahoma. Lillian...

Marianne  Elaine (Seeley)  Shearer

Marianne Elaine (Seeley) Shearer

Mar 11, 2014

Marianne Elaine (Seeley) Shearer, age 74 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Burial will follow at Violet Springs Cemetery in Konawa.  Pallbearers are Dennis Treannie, Mikey Treannie, Dennis...

Curtis Harjo

Curtis Harjo

Mar 11, 2014

Curtis Lee Tanyan Harjo, 59, lifelong Seminole County resident passed from this life on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born December 1, 1954 in Talihina, Oklahoma to parents, Benjamin Tanyan and Grace (Coody).  He was raised by his adoptive parents, Lucy and Elmer Harjo in Maud, Oklahoma. Curtis graduated from Maud...

Lt. Col. Hardy Lee Spiegle

Lt. Col. Hardy Lee Spiegle

Mar 10, 2014

LT. COL. Hardy Lee Mawson Spiegle, 87 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on March 10, 2014 in Waco, Texas.  He was born March 2, 1927 in Amarillo, Texas to parents Milton Lee Spiegle and Lavinia (Shelly) Spiegle. Spiegle retired from the United States Army Medical Corps on June 30, 1974 as a Lt. Col. His last...

Kathryn Woods

Kathryn Woods

Mar 7, 2014

Kathryn M. Woods, 67 Kathryn M. Woods was born on October 26, 1946 as the second child to the union of the late T.J.Gray and the late Leona Earnestine Coley. Her brother Donald Ray Gray preceded Kathryn in death. Early childhood schooling began in her birth place of McAlester, Oklahoma at L’Overture High School that also had elementary grades. Later...

Lois  Faye Whittaker

Lois Faye Whittaker

Mar 6, 2014

Lois Faye Whittaker, 68, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at St. Anthony’s Shawnee Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born March 8, 1946 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to Archild and Mable Lee (Whittaker) Webber. Lois moved to Shawnee from Boley, Oklahoma in March of 1994. She was an active member of the Galilee Temple of Praise and Deliverance...

Loretta  May Newman

Loretta May Newman

Mar 6, 2014

Loretta May Newman, 82, longtime Seminole resident, died, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Chandler, Oklahoma. Loretta was born February 1, 1932 in Heavener, Oklahoma to Pearlie Lottie May (Vincent) Leach and Luther Clinton Leach.   Loretta was a Seminole resident for over 44 years. For the past 3 years she lived in Chandler, Oklahoma with her daughter. Loretta was a nurse...

Robert Harjo

Robert Harjo

Mar 6, 2014

Robert Lee Harjo, 74 Robert Lee Harjo, Seminole county resident passed away at his home on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the age of 74. Robert was born September 28, 1939 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents, Dewey Harjo and Ida (Edwards) Harjo. Robert graduated from Wetumka High School, he worked as a handyman, maintenance and in construction work as a...

Elsie  June (Harjo)  Cully

Elsie June (Harjo) Cully

Mar 6, 2014

Elsie June (Harjo) Cully, age 72 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada, Oklahoma. A Wake service is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 9th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March...

Crystal  Rose Cooper

Crystal Rose Cooper

Mar 5, 2014

Crystal Rose Cooper, 38, Prague, Oklahoma resident, died Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Crystal was born November 14, 1975 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Sherri (Dunn) Carpenter and Billy Earl Carpenter.   Crystal grew up in the Seminole, Shawnee, and Prague area. She attended Prague High School, and was a member of the Calvary Way Church in Prague, Oklahoma....

Raymond  "Dusty" Reed

Raymond "Dusty" Reed

Mar 3, 2014

Raymond William "Dusty"  Reed III, 40, Maud, Oklahoma resident, died Monday, March 3, 2014 in Seminole County. Dusty was born May 29, 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Connie (Lewis) Reed and Raymond William Reed, Jr.   Dusty grew up in the Seminole and Maud areas and attended Seminole Public Schools, he later attended Northeastern University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma for a...

Norweita  Tiffin Brown

Norweita Tiffin Brown

Mar 3, 2014

Norweita Lue (Nowell) Tiffin Brown, 73 year old former Seminole and Pottawatomie County resident passed from this life on Monday, March 3, 2014.  She was born June 23, 1940 in Richardson, Texas. She was the daughter of Ovella (Robertson) Nowell and CB Nowell.  She attended Maud Public Schools. Norweita married her first husband, Wesley Donald Tiffin Sr., sadly after 25...

Jessica Ellis

Jessica Ellis

Mar 3, 2014

Jessica Nicole Ellis, 33 Jessica Nicole Ellis, former Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 33. Jessica was born November 4, 1980 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents, Sammy Lee Cathey and Judith Ann Ellis. Jessica grew up in the Seminole and Tecumseh area, graduating from Seminole High School in 1999...

Elmer Haynes

Elmer Haynes

Mar 2, 2014

Elmer Haynes, 79, Seminole resident, died March 2, 2014 in St. Anthony’s  Shawnee Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born March 1, 1935 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Henry Clay Haynes and Nicey (Jacobs) Haynes. Elmer was a longtime Prague resident and moved to Seminole 1 ½ years ago. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church in Prague. Elmer...

Peggy Lindsey

Peggy Lindsey

Mar 1, 2014

Peggy Ruth (Wright) Lindsey, 88 Peggy Ruth (Wright) Lindsey, Earlsboro resident passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 88. Peggy was born January 25, 1926 in Bearden, Oklahoma to parents, Eucle Wright and Ruth Mae Robinson (Scarbrough) Wright. Peggy loved taking care of her home and cooking holiday dinners for her family. She was...

Nerine  Myrtle Brewer

Nerine Myrtle Brewer

Feb 28, 2014

Nerine Myrtle Brewer, 96, Seminole resident, died, Friday February, 28, 2014 at St. Anthony’s Shawnee Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Nerine was born September 28, 1917 in Lansing, Michigan to Tom and Ivah (Zimmerman) McQuiston. Mrs. Brewer retired as secretary of the Pennway Church of God in Lansing, Michigan, in 1982, after 25 years of faithful service. She also worked at...

Alice  Ann Mitchell

Alice Ann Mitchell

Feb 26, 2014

Alice Ann Mitchell, 65, longtime Seminole resident, died Thursday, February 26, 2014 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Alice was born September 6, 1948 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Elmer Jon (E.J.) Evans and Minnie (Hamlin) Evans. Alice was a payroll coordinator for Valley Labs in Boulder, Colorado, before she retired. She graduated from Seminole High School, Class of 1966 and was a...

LaJohna  Gale Jones

LaJohna Gale Jones

Feb 25, 2014

LaJohna Gale Jones, 54, Seminole resident died Tuesday, February, 25, 2014 at Seminole Care and Rehab Center in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born December 18, 1959 in Vernon, Texas to Johnny Wyane and Charlotte ( Trantham) McDowell. LaJohna moved to Seminole from Little Axe, Oklahoma 8 years ago. She had formerly worked as a shipping clerk at Wrangler Corporation. She...

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