Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Junior Mize

Junior Mize

Jul 18, 2011

Oscar Junior Mize, 86 passed away peacefully in his home July 18, 2011 after a six month illness.   Junior was born May 29, 1925 in Earlsboro to Oscar and Ora (Crutchfield) Mize. He was the middle child of six sons. Except for two and a half years in the service, Junior lived all his life in Earlsboro. Two months after...

Van Rose

Van Rose

Jul 16, 2011

Van Rose, 85, longtime Seminole resident died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Unity Health Center-North in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Van was born August 19, 1925 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Arthur V. and Vera M. (Wood) Rose. He grew up in Last Chance just outside of Okemah, Oklahoma. Later attending Okemah public schools and graduating from Okemah High School. Van worked for...

Keith Whitley

Keith Whitley

Jul 15, 2011

Robert “ Keith “ Whitley, 49, longtime Seminole resident died Friday, July 15, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born July 6, 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona to Sherman Otis and Gladys Billie (Wallace) Whitley. Keith moved to Seminole in 1973 from Phoenix and attended Pleasant Grove Schools where he graduated.  He was District Manager for Boom-A-Rang /J-Pats Diners for...

Linda  Marie Yott

Linda Marie Yott

Jul 14, 2011

Linda Marie (Roach) Yott Linda Marie (Roach) Yott, age 68 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Linda was born on April 1, 1943 at St. Louis, Illinois to parents George Roach and Margie (Johnson) Roach. Linda married David Andrew Yott on June 30, 1963 in St. Louis, Illinois. David and...

Charlie Williams

Charlie Williams

Jul 13, 2011

Charlie Williams,81 Charlie Williams, lifelong Seminole county resident passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at the age of 81. Charlie was born August 27, 1929 at Maud, Oklahoma to parents, Joney Williams and Ellen Chupcogee Williams. Charlie was a member of the Achena Presbyterian Church and he retired as a ranch hand working for Emral Guinn. Charlie is survived by...

Edith Addington

Edith Addington

Jul 11, 2011

Edith Vivian Addington, 80, Seminole county resident died July 11, 2011 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Edith was born May 15, 1931 in Daisy, Oklahoma to Thomas Columbus and Callie Gertrude (Snow) McGill. She was a lifelong resident of Seminole County. She worked at the New Horizon Nursing Home as a Certified Medication Aide. She was married to Frank Kelley who preceded...

Teagan Perry

Teagan Perry

Jul 8, 2011

Tegan Glenn Perry, infant Tegan Perry, infant son of James Erwin Perry and Sally Ann Perry was born July 8, 2011 and went to be with the Lord, July 8, 2011 at Shawnee, Oklahoma. Tegan is survived by his parents, James and Sally Perry, two brothers, James Perry, Jr., and Bryan Perry both of Wewoka, Oklahoma. Two sisters, Kara Baker...

Orvel  M. Malone

Orvel M. Malone

Jul 7, 2011

Orvel M. Malone, 77, longtime Seminole resident died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Integris Seminole Medical Center in Seminole. He was born September 9, 1933 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Lawrence Edward and Mabel Inez (Burkes) Malone. Orvel was a former Seminole County Commissioner for District # 2 from 1996-2004), prior to that he was a mechanic for Phillips Petroleum for...

Sharon  Kay (Young)  Gentry

Sharon Kay (Young) Gentry

Jul 7, 2011

Sharon Kay (Young) Gentry, age sixty-five and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away from this life on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at her home. A memorial register book is available for signing from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 11th at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa. Sharon was born on May 25, 1946 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to...

Kenny Blain

Kenny Blain

Jul 5, 2011

James Kenneth “Kenny” Blain, 80 year-old Konawa resident passed from this life July 5, 2011 at Valley View Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma.  He was born April 20, 1931 in Sparks, Oklahoma to parents Oscar Raymond Blain and Thelma (Turner) Blain. Kenny served in the United States Army.  He then went to work for General Motors where he worked until his...

Lloyd  Edward Williamson

Lloyd Edward Williamson

Jul 4, 2011

Lloyd Edward Williamson, age 85 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 at his home. A Rosary service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  A Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 8th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...

Norma  Lee Coker

Norma Lee Coker

Jul 3, 2011

Norma Lee Coker passed away quietly on July 3, 2011, in Vallejo, California. A long-time resident of Vacaville, California. Mrs. Coker was born to Frank and Sadie Wilson in Oilton, Oklahoma, on September 3, 1927. Mrs. Coker was the devoted wife of sixty years to George Coker, who preceded her in death. She supported the ALS Association in memory of...

Margrete Howell

Margrete Howell

Jul 2, 2011

Margrete Ruth (Stokes) Howell, 84 year-old Seminole County resident passed from this life Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City.  She was born February 10, 1927 in McClain, Texas to parents Roy Marvell Stokes and Katherine Hamilton (Henderson) Stokes. Margrete married Arthur “Wayne” Howell on November 9, 1946 in Clinton, Oklahoma.  In 1959 the couple...

Homer Neill

Homer Neill

Jul 1, 2011

Homer L. Neill was born November 14, 1921.  He passed away Friday, July 1, 2011. He was born on November 14, 1921 to James Asa Neill and Jeanette Westmorland Neill on a farm 9 miles Northwest of Holdenville, OK.  He attended school at Bethel and graduated from Yeager High School.  After graduating he worked as a carpenter's helper building camps...

Margaret  Ann Hall

Margaret Ann Hall

Jun 27, 2011

Margaret Ann Hall, 86, former longtime Seminole resident died Monday, June 27, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where she had been living the past few years. Margaret was born February 3, 1925 in Purcell, Oklahoma to Nicholas and Jessie Arms. Mrs. Hall moved to Seminole in 1944 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker, member of the Jolly Homemakers group,...

Shiloh Mitchell

Shiloh Mitchell

Jun 23, 2011

Shiloh Amanda Francis Mitchell, 24, Seminole resident died, Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Shiloh was born March 27, 1987 in Fort Worth, Texas to Samuel Paul Keller, Jr. and Stella Marie (Welborn) Keller. Shiloh moved to Seminole last year from Phoenix, Arizona. She was a homemaker and also a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints...

Jerry  Martin Pack

Jerry Martin Pack

Jun 23, 2011

Jerry Martin Pack, 62, longtime Maud resident died Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Jerry was born November 16, 1948 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Garland and Otis (Darr) Pack. Jerry was a butcher at Safeway for the biggest part of his working career; he also worked at Jerry Scott Drilling, Dollar Saver, Pratt’s and Nichols IGA and Pack’s Feed...

William  "Bill" Croft

William "Bill" Croft

Jun 21, 2011

William Thomas “Bill” Croft, 53 year-old Cromwell, Oklahoma resident passed from this life June 21, 2011 at his home in Cromwell.  He was born May 6, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Ronald Croft and Jackie (Billingsley) Croft.  Bill was proud to be a Lakota Indian. Bill grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where he graduated High School.  He...

Weldon Smith

Weldon Smith

Jun 19, 2011

Weldon LeRoy Smith, 77 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, 2011 at his home in Seminole.  He was born November 20, 1933 in Ryal, Oklahoma to parents Walter Smith and Melvina (Bailey) Smith. Weldon married JoAnn (Turpen) Smith on August 5, 1953 in Roswell, New Mexico. Weldon was a plumbing contractor where he...

Jonathon  Chance Gates

Jonathon Chance Gates

Jun 19, 2011

Jonathon Chance Gates, 3 day old infant son of Ronesa J. “Pooh” Notah and Jonathan E. Gates was born June 16, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He passed from this life on June 19, 2011 at Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. Survivors include his parents; maternal grandmother, Marylin McGisey of Wewoka, Oklahoma; maternal grandfather, Ronald Notah of Pensacola, Florida; paternal...