Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Bobby Hays
May 17, 2013
Bobby Gene Hays, long time Seminole county resident passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 in Okemah, Oklahoma at the age of 80. Bobby was born April 3, 1933 in Hughes county to parents Bedford Hays and Opal (Smith) Hays. Bobby served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956 where he earned the rank of sergeant first class and...
Andrew Beaty
May 16, 2013
Andrew Dale Beaty of Seminole, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 23. Andrew was born August 2, 1989 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Elvin Dale Beaty and Jane Calger. He attended Seminole Public School before graduating from Wewoka High School in 2008. Andrew was employed at Mighty Quick Convenience Store located on...
Carolyn Houck
May 15, 2013
Carolyn Sue Houck, 69, Earlsboro, Oklahoma resident died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at her home. She was born June 14, 1943 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Desmond Merion and Thelma Pauline (Lee) Ross. Carolyn grew up in Seminole and married David Eugene Houck on December 12, 1976 he preceded her in death on March 27, 2012. Carolyn was a homemaker and...
Patrick Wilson
May 15, 2013
Patrick Wilson, 75, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident died , Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Seminole Care and Rehab Center in Seminole. Patrick was formerly from Asher, Oklahoma. Patrick was born August 9, 1937 in Pink, Oklahoma to Louis Turner and Sarah ( Sanders) Wilson. Patrick moved to Seminole about 20 years ago from Asher, Oklahoma. He was of the...
Shavy Carpenter
May 14, 2013
Shavarea Mikala “Shavy” Carpenter, 26 year-old former Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born January 15, 1987 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Shereata Brane’ (Vigil) Carpenter and Michael Anthony Carpenter. Shavy worked for the Oklahoma Tax Commission prior to her death. Survivors include one...
Donnie Quinalty
May 12, 2013
Donnie Wayne Quinalty, life long Seminole county resident, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 62. Donnie was born February 20, 1951, in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Floyd H. and Norma Jean (Birkicht) Quinalty. Donnie served in the United States Army in 1970 to 1972, during the Vietnam War. He was a truck...
George Richards
May 10, 2013
George D. Richards, 61 George D. Richards, life long Seminole resident, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at the age of 61, in Seminole, Oklahoma. George was born April 7, 1952 to parents, Floyd Richards and Louise (Sanderson) Richards in Seminole, Oklahoma. George married Joann McConnell on August 3, 1973 in Texas. He loved spending time with his family, fishing...
"Donnie" Donald Vernon Gregg
May 9, 2013
“Donnie” Donald Vernon Gregg, age 54 and a former resident of Seminole County, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the Lindsay Municipal Hospital in Lindsay, Oklahoma. A Graveside Service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Wanette Cemetery Chapel in Wanette, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral...
Harold Loving
May 8, 2013
Harold Gene Loving, 69 year-old lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at his home in Seminole. He was born October 22, 1943 in Seminole to parents David Loving, Sr. and Elsie Mae (Pulliam) Loving. Harold worked for Independent Tank Company in Seminole until he became disabled. Survivors include four brothers; David Loving, Jr....
Lewis Jackson
May 3, 2013
Lewis Edgar “Doc” Jackson, 92 Lewis Edgar “Doc” Jackson of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away Friday, May 3, 2013 at the age of 92. Doc was born on October 26, 1920 in Stigler, Oklahoma to parents, Jonas Jackson and Nellie (Kelough) Jackson. Doc moved to Seminole at the age of two years old, where he attended and graduated from Seminole High...
Dianna Palmer
May 1, 2013
Dianna Lee Palmer, 57 Long time Maud, Oklahoma resident Dianna Lee Palmer passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at her home, she was 57 years old. Dianna was born August 21, 1956 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Glendon Fred Garner and Margaret Lee (Houck) Garner. She was a homemaker and a member of the People’s Church of Maud, Oklahoma. Dianna...
Cornelius Cedartree
May 1, 2013
Cornelius Gene Cedartree, Sr., 60 Cornelius Gene Cedartree, Sr., Seminole county resident passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 60. Cornelius was born in February 24, 1953 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Edward Cedartree and Katherine (Yarbough) Gibson Cedartree. Being of the Baptist faith he was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. Cornelius...
Barbara Lucas
Apr 30, 2013
Long time Seminole resident Barbara Ann Graves Lucas (Bobbye) passed away at her home in Seminole on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the age of 66. Bobbye is predeceased by her mother & father, Maxine & SJ Graves, and her sister, Sharon Graves. Bobbye is lovingly remembered by two children, her son, Bryan Lucas of Seminole, & daughter, Casey Lucas...

Marie Vaughan
Apr 30, 2013
Laura “Marie” Vaughan, 84 year-old lifelong Seminole resident passed from this life on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Wewoka Healthcare Center in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was born July 17, 1928 in Maud, Oklahoma to parents Ambrose Vaughan and Ida Mae (Lankford) Vaughan. Marie was raised in the Seminole area where her mother worked for “Granny Fern’s Restaurant,” for many years,...
Jimmie Leon Spencer
Apr 26, 2013
Jimmie Leon Spencer, 90, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma resident died April 26, 2013 at the Timberwood Assisted Living Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Jimmie was born August 20, 1922 in Seminole, County to Billy and Willie Mae (Johnson) Spencer. Jimmie grew up in Seminole county and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Francisco in...
"Edd" Ralph Edward Bottom
Apr 24, 2013
“Edd” Ralph Edward Bottom, age 88 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Sunset Estates in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 29th at the Agri-Plex in Ada, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow at Vista Cemetery. Donnie Gee and Shannon...
H.O. Griffin
Apr 24, 2013
H.O. Griffin, 76 years old, was called home to God on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. He was born in Konawa on June 7, 1936 to Hugh and Minnie (Culpepper) Griffin. H.O. attended Vamoosa High School and Murray State College. He was a Staff Sergeant in the Oklahoma National Guard and was also a veteran of the Desert Storm Gulf War. ...
Mary Donna Alexander
Apr 22, 2013
Mary Donna Alexander was born in Henryetta, Okla., on Dec. 20, 1933, the only child of Warren Wallace and Lydia Elizabeth Hemphill. She was proud to be a second-generation American, as her grandmother had immigrated to the United States from Wales. Mary Donna’s school years were all spent at Henryetta, where she graduated from high school in 1952. After high...
Virginia Self
Apr 18, 2013
Virginia Diane Self, longtime Earlsboro resident, entered eternal life April 18, 2013 at the age of 60. Virginia was born November 14, 1952 in Arizona to Vernon and Mary (Vickery) Mehring. She spent most of her life in California; moving to Oklahoma City when she was 14 years old. She graduated from Capital Hill High School in Oklahoma City then...
Norma Yoesel
Apr 17, 2013
Norma Aileen Yoesel, 89, longtime former Seminole resident died, Thursday April 17, 2013 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Norma was born January 13, 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri to George and Agnes Lidy (Keller) Mann. Norma moved to Seminole in January of 1964 from Arkansas City, Kansas. She was a homemaker and attended the First Christian Disciple Church in Seminole, Oklahoma. Norma...