Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Ellis Eli Talmasey
Dec 27, 2012
Ellis Eli Wise Talmasey, 55 Lifelong Seminole resident Ellis Eli Wise Talmasey passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 55. Ellis was born November 13, 1957 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Andy Wise Talmasey and Jonah (Johnson) Talmasey. After graduation from high school he earned an associate degree in Tribal Law from Haskel University...
Edva Lou Bland
Dec 26, 2012
Edva Lou (Shields) Bland, 90 year-old longtime, Seminole County resident, passed from this life Wednesday, December 26, 2012 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born February 20, 1922 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to parents Johnnie Elmer Shields and Myrtle Ann (Morphis) Shields. On May 7, 1940 Edva married William Edgar “Bill” Bland in Okemah, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on February...
Bobbie Upton
Dec 26, 2012
Bobbie Jeane (Lyon) Upton, 81 year-old lifelong Seminole County resident, passed from this life Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born January 20, 1931 in Sasakwa, Oklahoma to parents Charlie N. Lyon and Lula Mae (Cargill) Lyon. Bobbie grew up in the Sasakwa area, where while attending school, she loved to...
Delbert Glenn Reiss
Dec 22, 2012
Delbert Glenn Reiss, 80 Delbert Glenn Reiss, a lifelong Seminole resident passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Norman, Oklahoma. Delbert was born on December 19, 1932 in Apache, Oklahoma to parents William Reiss and Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Manschreck) Reiss. Delbert attended Seminole public school and after graduation he received a degree in Diesel Mechanics. He also served in the United...
James Howard Rankin
Dec 22, 2012
James Howard Rankin, 88, longtime Seminole resident died Saturday, December 22, 2012 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Howard was born July 11, 1924 in Mulberry, Arkansas to George Argus and Grace L. (Ward) Rankin. Howard moved top Seminole, Oklahoma in 1977 from Portland, Texas. He was retired from Atlantic Richfield as a Gas Plant Superintendent. Howard served in the U.S. Airforce as...
Hansel Harper
Dec 20, 2012
Hansel H. Harper, 93 Long time Seminole county resident, Hansel H. Harper passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 93. Hansel was born on May 15, 1919 in Bilby, Oklahoma, which is located in Hughes county to parents J.T. Harper and Iva (Woodward) Harper. Hansel was an oil field truck superintendent, building drilling locations;...

Hansel H. Harper
Dec 20, 2012
Hansel H. Harper, 93 Long time Seminole county resident, Hansel H. Harper passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 93. Hansel was born on May 15, 1919 in Bilby, Oklahoma, which is located in Hughes county to parents J.T. Harper and Iva (Woodward) Harper. Hansel was an oil field truck superintendent, building drilling locations;...
John Herman Grove
Dec 17, 2012
John Herman Grove, age 80 a resident of Oklahoma Veterans Center of Sulphur, Oklahoma and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. A wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18th at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Konawa. A Funeral Mass is scheduled...
Donald Northcott
Dec 16, 2012
Donald Holmes “Don “ Northcott 78, longtime Seminole resident died Sunday, December 16, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Don was born April 3, 1934 in Bowlegs, Oklahoma to Bob and Margaret Northcott. Don grew up in Bowlegs and attended and graduated from Bowlegs High School. Don served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. He retired from...
John Stephen McClure
Dec 12, 2012
John Stephen “Steve” McClure, age 68 and a former longtime resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Church of Christ of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow at Violet...
Venora "Babe" Davis
Dec 9, 2012
Venora Lugene “Babe” (Peek) Davis, 86 year-old longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Kindred Health Center in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was born July 2, 1926 in Jenks, Oklahoma to parents Pearl (Peters) Peek and Fredrick Ashley Hopkins “Fred” Peek. Babe attended Jenks High School and later married Gerald Loyd Davis on August...
Evelyn Fretz-Bohanon
Dec 9, 2012
Evelyn Eva (Godfrey) Fretz-Bohanon, 90 year-old, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Elmwood Manor Care Center in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was born May 28, 1922 in Boonville, Arkansas to parents Anna Ola (Weaver) Godfrey and Clarence James Godfrey. Evelyn attended Seminole Schools and went on to further her education at Seminole State...
Stephen Livesay
Dec 7, 2012
Stephen “Big Steve” Austin Livesay, age 65 and a former resident of Seminole County, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was a current resident of Canadian, Oklahoma. Services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 10th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at...
Helen Cole
Dec 4, 2012
Helen Juanelle (Guthrie) Cole, 70 year-old Maud, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was born April 19, 1942 in Canyon, Texas to parents John Archie Guthrie, Jr. and Irma Laverne (Curyea) Guthrie. Helen earned her Associate Degree from the University of Houston. She worked as a registered nurse at the...
Ray Northern
Dec 4, 2012
Seminole resident, Ray Northern, departed this life on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in Midwest City, Oklahoma at the age of 90. Ray was born on April 17, 1922 to parents George and Florence Northern in Sulphur Springs, Texas, they preceded him in death. He married Mollie “ Iola” (Lawson) Northern on December 28, 1941 in Mesa, Arizona; the couple moved...
Margaret White
Nov 30, 2012
Margaret Ann (Moreland) White, 59 year-old, Seminole County resident passed from this life on Friday, November 30, 2012 at her home. She was born September 6, 1953 to parents Bill Moreland and Elsie Mae (Jackson) Moreland. Margaret attended Shawnee Schools and on March 21, 1969 she married Freddie Joe White in Chandler, Oklahoma. The couple moved to Seminole County 37...
Sylvester "Chick" Tiger
Nov 28, 2012
Sylvester “Chick” Tiger, 84 year-old, Wewoka, Oklahoma resident died at his home Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Chick was born August 7, 1928 to Jesse and Mindy (Jones) Tiger in Seminole County, Oklahoma. In 1938 the family moved to Altus, Oklahoma where Chick graduated from Altus High School. He went on to serve in the United States Coast Guard where he...
Paul Sharp
Nov 25, 2012
Paul Anthony Alex “Herb” Sharp, 42 year-old, Ada, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on November 25, 2012 at his home in Ada. He was born April 26, 1970 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. His grandparents, Melba Jean Owens and Frank Owens raised him in Tupelo, Oklahoma. Paul married Kimberly Lucille Barber on March 9, 1989 in Ada, Oklahoma. He worked as...
Jane Calger
Nov 22, 2012
Jane Calger, 53 year-old, longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Thursday, November 22, 2012 at her home in Seminole. She was born February 10, 1959 in Lawton, Oklahoma to parents Acie Calger and Velma (Barker) Calger. Jane graduated from Pleasant Grove High School. She later worked as a manager at Braum’s and then as a Home Health Provider at...
Orlan Lee Campbell
Nov 21, 2012
Orlan Lee Campbell, 77, Seminole resident died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Orlan was born April 12, 1935 in Colorado City, Texas to Oscar and Mamie (Dawson) Campbell. He was preceded in death byhis parents, his wife Esther (Briggs) Campbell and his sister Bertha L. Campbell. Orlan worked for Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado for 35 years...