Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Benny  Edgar Rowell

Benny Edgar Rowell

Dec 3, 2010

Benny Edgar Rowell, longtime Seminole resident, entered eternal life December 3, 2010 at the age of 57.  He was born to Frank H. and Dora Jo (Lindsay) Rowell on March 20, 1953 in Duncan, Oklahoma. Benny was of the Baptist faith. He served in the United States Marine Corps.  Benny was a caring individual and he left the Marine Corps...

Juanita  Robertson (Wood)  Knoles

Juanita Robertson (Wood) Knoles

Dec 3, 2010

Juanita (Wood) Robertson Knoles, age ninety-seven and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away from this life on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Heritage Village in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 6, 2010 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Rev. Mitch Williams, Pastor of Byng Assembly of God Church will officiate....

Betty Tanyan

Betty Tanyan

Dec 2, 2010

Betty Tanyan, 63, longtime Seminole resident died Thursday, December 2, 2010 in Norman, Oklahoma at Norman Regional Hospital. Betty was born on November 3, 1947 in Wolf, Oklahoma to Lina Powell and Lena Harjo. She was a member of Cedar-Creek Eufaula Baptist Church. She married Benjamin Tanyan in 1970, who preceded her in death in 1989. She also worked as...

Brad Belcher

Brad Belcher

Dec 1, 2010

Bradley Jay Belcher, 40, Earlsboro, Oklahoma resident passed away on December 1, 2010 in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. He was born April 29, 1970 in Ashdown, Arkansas to Bobby Jay and Dora Mae (Walker) Belcher. Bradley was married December 14, 2006 in Hiawassee, Georgia to Beth (Kelley) Belcher. Brad worked for Wells and West Construction Company in Murphy, North Carolina where...

Russell Warden

Russell Warden

Dec 1, 2010

Ronald “Russell” Warden, 45 year-old, former Seminole resident passed from this life Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born January 24, 1965 in Talihina, Oklahoma to parents Carl Warden and Jeanette (Joseph) Factor. Russell graduated from Sequoyah High School and had worked as a general laborer until be became ill with cancer.  Russell was also a proud...

Martin  Gilmer Louthan

Martin Gilmer Louthan

Nov 29, 2010

Martin Gilmer Louthan, age 84, and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from congestive heart failure on Monday, November 29, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the First United Methodist Church, 301 W. First, in Konawa.  Pastor Pam Shirk will officiate.  Burial will...

James Holt

James Holt

Nov 29, 2010

James Earl Holt, 61 year-old, Seminole County resident and former Shawnee and Tishomingo resident passed from this life Monday, November 29, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born November 20, 1949 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to parents Samuel Dorwin Holt, Sr. and Earlene (McKinley) Holt. James was a self-employed real estate agent who owned and operated Homestake Real-Estate in...

Nancy Reeves

Nancy Reeves

Nov 26, 2010

Nancy Lee Reeves went to a better place on November 26, 2010. Our Nancy was born on February 18, 1953 in Seminole, Oklahoma., to Robert Roland and Sara Lee (Morris) Stidham. Nancy attended Seminole Schools and then went to Wewoka High School her Junior and Senior year where she graduated. Follow that she furthered her education at Seminole Junior College...

Jerry  L. Mathews

Jerry L. Mathews

Nov 25, 2010

Seminole resident, Jerry L. Mathews passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 63. Jerry was born on September 13, 1947 in Roswell, New Mexico to Lloyd Sires ( now deceased) and Margaret ( Smith) Tennant of San Marcos, Texas. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1965 to 1968...

Tommy  Lee Factor

Tommy Lee Factor

Nov 25, 2010

Tommy Lee Factor passed away on November 25, 2010.  He was born on July 7, 1936, in Wolf, Oklahoma to August and Nina (Bender) Factor.  He graduated from Wolf High School and later served in the U.S. Army before attending OSU Tech. Tommy married Wanda Sue Skidmore on May 3, 1961 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. He worked for several years...

Tommy Lehman

Tommy Lehman

Nov 24, 2010

Tommy Dean Lehman, 75 year-old, Seminole County resident passed from this life Wednesday, November 24, 2010 in Seminole, Oklahoma.  He was born May 18, 1935 in Konawa, Oklahoma to parents Juanita C. (Summers) Lehman and Thomas Joseph Lehman. Tommy married Laverne Williams in 1991 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Tommy worked as truck driver for CFI before he retired in the mid...

Aubry  Sherman Bryce

Aubry Sherman Bryce

Nov 22, 2010

Aubry Sherman Bryce, Sr., age 82 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2010 at his home. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30th, at the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Konawa.  Burial will follow at Blackburn Chapel in Bethel, Oklahoma. Aubry was born on February 2, 1928, in Shawnee, Oklahoma,...

Virginia  Mildred (Freeman)  Hiser

Virginia Mildred (Freeman) Hiser

Nov 21, 2010

Virginia Mildred (Freeman) Hiser, age 83 and a long-time resident of Konawa passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at the Seminole Care and Rehabilitation Center in Seminole, Oklahoma. A graveside service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 24th at the Wanette Cemetery in Wanette, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma. Virginia was...

Margaret  Sue Wasson

Margaret Sue Wasson

Nov 21, 2010

Margaret Sue Wasson, Seminole county resident for the past 14 years, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 60. Margaret was born October 25, 1950 to parents, Alfred E. and Ollie O. Widiger in Chelsea, Oklahoma. She graduated from Chelsea High School and devoted her life as a care giver working at Central...

Leroy Anderson

Leroy Anderson

Nov 19, 2010

Leroy Anderson, 68 year-old, longtime Saint Louis and Maud resident passed from this life on Friday, November 19, 2010 at his home in Maud.  He was born December 31, 1941 in Saint Louis, Oklahoma to parents Elmer Anderson and Leora (Engle) Anderson. Leroy had worked as an oilfield truck driver for many different companies including Tiger Trucks and for Kenneth...

Jack Ladd

Jack Ladd

Nov 18, 2010

Jack Ladd was born on November 16, 1943 in Seminole, Oklahoma to John and Marie (Simmons) Ladd.  He passed away on November 18, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 67. Jack grew up in the Plant 13 area.  He attended and graduated from Bowlegs School in 1961. After graduation he joined the National Guards,...

Vanessa  Gail (Kramer)  Butler

Vanessa Gail (Kramer) Butler

Nov 16, 2010

Vanessa Gail (Kramer) Butler, age 56 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 20th at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. Vanessa was born on June 17, 1954 in...

Sam Brown

Sam Brown

Nov 15, 2010

Samuel Leon “Sam” Brown, 61 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life on November 15, 2010 at his home in Seminole.  He was born September 15, 1949 in California to parents Andrew Joshua Brown and Martha Maxine (Brimblecom) Brown. Sam attended high school in California and moved to Seminole almost three years ago from California.  He was currently working as...

Joy Johnson

Joy Johnson

Nov 9, 2010

Longtime Seminole resident Wanda “Joy” Johnson entered into eternal life on November 9, 2010 at the age of 71.  She was born a twin on December 29, 1938 in Tahoka, Texas to Joe Bailey and Lillian Jones. Joy attended Lubbock High School.  She married Londo Johnson on May 5, 1970 in Lubbock, Texas.  They together operated Chief’s Burger Bin before...

Robert Sullivan

Robert Sullivan

Nov 9, 2010

Robert Wandell  “ Bob “ Sullivan, 88, longtime Seminole resident died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at his home in Seminole. Bob was born February 2, 1922 in Shamrock, Oklahoma to Lars Reuben and Bess (Wood) Sullivan. Bob came to Seminole in 1930 from Webb City, Oklahoma. Bob served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II, he held...