Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Nelda  A. Bailey

Nelda A. Bailey

Jun 11, 2013

Nelda A. Bailey, 66, Seminole resident died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Nelda was born September 11, 1946, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Evert and Lillian (Housdon) Anderson. Nelda was a C.M.A. and retired from Seminole Estate Nursing Home in Seminole, after 17 years of service. She grew up in the Maud, Oklahoma area and attended and graduated...

Fred Jackson

Fred Jackson

Jun 10, 2013

Fred Edgar Jackson, 93 year-old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Monday, June 10, 2013 at his home.  He was born March 3, 1920 in Kingston, Arkansas to parents, Mary Lucinda “Molly” (Hillard) Jackson and Stilman Edgar “Tom” Jackson. Fred graduated from Strother High School in 1936, where he along with his brother Clinton, was well known for...

Shannon Slagle

Shannon Slagle

Jun 8, 2013

Shannon Slagle : 5/28/1943 – 6/8/2013 On June 8, 2013 a sunbeam from this world vanished, for at 2:00 p.m. on that Saturday afternoon Shannon Slagle departed this world.  Her genuine sincerity, infectious personality and wonderful smile are lost to this earth forever.  Shannon was born in Paul’s Valley Oklahoma on May 28, 1943; she attended grade and high school...

Timothy  Chris Akerman

Timothy Chris Akerman

Jun 7, 2013

Timothy Chris Akerman, age 46 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013 at his home. A wake service is scheduled for Monday night, 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church located West of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Funeral Mass is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 11th at...

Hanna Lee

Hanna Lee

Jun 5, 2013

Hanna Mae Lee, 71 Hanna Mae Lee, a life long Seminole resident passed away Wednesday June 5, 2013 at Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 71. She was born, October 24, 1941 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents, Jimka Larney and Ida Mae (Baker) Larney. Hanna was a graduate from Strother High School, a member of Twin Oak Baptist Church and...

William  Cecil Rice

William Cecil Rice

Jun 4, 2013

William Cecil “ Bill” Rice, 87, Shawnee resident, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. William was born June 3, 1926 in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, to Cecil and Voilet (Williams) Rice. Bill was a longtime former Seminole and  Wewoka area resident who has lived in Shawnee for the past few years. After Bill graduated from Vamoosa High School,...

Bobby  Dean Sanders

Bobby Dean Sanders

Jun 2, 2013

Bobby Dean Sanders, age 79 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 5th at Vamoosa Cemetery, East of Konawa, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Rev. Steve Lowrance will officiate.  Pallbearers are Shane Gurley,...

Eugene  Murray Burns

Eugene Murray Burns

Jun 1, 2013

Eugene Murray Burns, age 82 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Richard Winters will officiate.  Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.  Pallbearers are Wes Burns, Zachary Henshall,...

Anisha Stephens

Anisha Stephens

Jun 1, 2013

Anisha Rochella Stephens was born January 8, 1981 to Claud and Anita Kay (Newsom) Stephens Jr. She attended Nobletown School from Kindergarten to the 5th grade. She then attended Butner School from the 6th grade and graduated in 1999. Every summer she attended Upward Bound from her freshman to senior year. She was a member of the National Honor Society....

Juanita  Murl Harris

Juanita Murl Harris

May 28, 2013

Juanita Murl Harris, 86, passed away at her home in Seminole on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 She was born November 28, 1926, in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Sam and Della (Johnson) Beavers. She graduated from New Lima High School in 1944, and married Harold Harris that same year. She was employed as a receptionist for Drs. Harrison and Parrish at the...

Margaret Meeks

Margaret Meeks

May 28, 2013

Margaret Virginia (Carpenter) Meeks, former Seminole county resident entered eternal life at her home in Shawnee, Oklahoma on May 28, 2013; she was 80 years old. Margaret was born on October 25, 1932 near Wewoka in Seminole county to Clinton and Mamie (Sanders) Carpenter.  Though she was the second youngest child, everyone considered her the baby of the family. On...

Wanita Chupco

Wanita Chupco

May 26, 2013

Wanita Lynn “Bubba” Chupco, 39, longtime Seminole resident died Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Wanita was born May 20, 1974 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Wanita was a member of the Little Quarsarty Church in Cromwell, Oklahoma. Her mother Dorothy Chupco and Eddie Harjo of Shawnee, Oklahoma, a daughter Cassie Jacene of Shawnee, Oklahoma; sister Laurie Webber of Shawnee,...

Jerome  James Warledo

Jerome James Warledo

May 26, 2013

Jerome James “ Charlie” Warledo, 59, of Wewoka, Oklahoma died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Holdenville General Hospital. He was born July 30, 1953 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Johnson and Betty Jo ( Ahaisse) Warledo. Charlie was a retired self-employed tile contractor. Charlie was a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma,  the Tusekia Harjo Band, and a stomp dancer....

Bob Davis

Bob Davis

May 24, 2013

William Robert “ Bob” Davis, 91, longtime Seminole resident died Friday, May 24, 2013 at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Bob was born June 5, 1921 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Joseph Paul and Louise Gertrude (McGillicutty) Davis. He moved to Seminole at the age of eleven. Bob worked in the family’s insurance agency “ Davis Insurance Agency” from 1952...

Talon Fletcher

Talon Fletcher

May 23, 2013

Talon James Fletcher, 17 year-old lifelong Maud, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma following a tragic 4-wheeler accident.  He was born September 11, 1995 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Crystal Dawn (Kerr) Fletcher and Robert James “Rob” Fletcher.  Talon had just finished his sophomore year at Maud...

Leslie  Diane Castle

Leslie Diane Castle

May 23, 2013

Leslie Diane Castle, 39, longtime Seminole resident died May 23, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Leslie was born January 11, 1974 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Kenneth Eugene and Shirley (Yancey) Castle. Leslie grew up in the Seminole area and graduated from New Lima High School in 1992. She attended Ideal Street Baptist Church in Seminole, Oklahoma and was a tax...

Vernie Brooks

Vernie Brooks

May 22, 2013

Vernie B. (Brown) Brooks, 68 year-old Earlsboro, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at her home in Earlsboro.  She was born August 13, 1944 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Edward Brown and Arnetta (Lee) Brown. Vernie graduated from Earlsboro High School in 1962 and went on to earn her associates degree from Oklahoma School of...

Julia Bryant-Montin

Julia Bryant-Montin

May 18, 2013

Julia Ann (Bryant) Montin, 71 year-old Cushing, Oklahoma resident and former Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at her home in Cushing.  She was born on November 3, 1941 in Seminole to parents Virgie Ruth (Carroll) Bryant and Charles Clayton “Duke” Bryant. Following High School Julia attended East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma where...

Dora  Bear Haney

Dora Bear Haney

May 17, 2013

Dora Bear Haney former Seminole resident passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 68. Dora was born October 29, 1944 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Porter Bear and Venus (Edwards) Bear. Dora graduated from Prairie Valley School, a member of Hitchitee Methodist Church where she volunteered a lot of times and a tribal member...

Wayne Thornton

Wayne Thornton

May 17, 2013

Wayne Dalton Thornton, 88 year-old Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Friday, May 17, 2013 at Pioneer Care Center in Seminole.  He was born April 6, 1925 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to parents Mable Irene (Underwood) Thornton and John DeWitt Thornton. Wayne served in the United States Marine Corp during World War II where he earned the rank of Corporal...