Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Karolyn Rackley

Karolyn Rackley

May 18, 2009

Karolyn Kay (Foreman) Rackley, 68 year-old longtime Maud resident passed from this life Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Integris Seminole Medical Center. She was born March 30, 1941 in Muskegon, Michigan to parents Guy Lester Foreman and Cora Mae (Woodard) Foreman.rnrnKarolyn married Paul Grant Rackley on August 15, 1959 in Seminole, Oklahoma. They moved to Maud 37 years ago from...

Jana Evans

Jana Evans

May 17, 2009

Former longtime Seminole resident Jana Sue Evans, 58, now of Muskogee, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Monday, May 18, 2009. rnrnShe was born to the late Adler and Mary Francis (Noe) Haskins, September 14, 1950 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Jana graduated from Seminole High School in 1968. She married Howard Evans in 1971, and they lived together...

Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson

May 15, 2009

Lifelong Seminole resident Larry Don Johnson passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 52. rnrnHe was born on July 2, 1956 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to David Rudolph and Wanda Lee (Ward) Johnson.rnrn rnrnLarry graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and was a carpenter for Shawnee cabinets for many years. He was a cowboy...

Johnnie Foxx

Johnnie Foxx

May 15, 2009

Johnnie Mae (White) Foxx, 64 year-old lifelong Seminole resident went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, May 16, 2009 while under the care of Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born January 4, 1945 in Seminole where she was raised and later graduated in 1963 from Seminole High School.rnrnJohnnie Mae married Robert Lee Foxx on...

Rebecca McLeister

Rebecca McLeister

May 14, 2009

Rebecca Rowena (Pate) McLeister, age 77 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Grace House of Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18th, at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.  Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, May 17th from...

Ruby Coy

Ruby Coy

May 13, 2009

Ruby Jane (Loudermilk) Coy, 85 year old Seminole resident passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Integris Seminole Medical Center.rnrnMrs. Coy was born October 9, 1923 in Keota, Oklahoma to parents Walter O. and Myrtle (Bower) Loudermilk. She spent most of her life in Keota eventually moving to Shawnee, Oklahoma and in 1986 she moved to Seminole, Oklahoma. Mrs. Coy...

Rebecca McLeister

Rebecca McLeister

May 13, 2009

Rebecca Rowena (Pate) McLeister, age 77 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Grace House of Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18th, at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, May 17th from...

Patricia Harjo

Patricia Harjo

May 12, 2009

Lifelong Seminole county resident, Patricia Michelle Harjo passed away on May 13, 2009 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 47.rnShe was born on December 20, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jonas Harjo, Sr. and Diana (Wolf) Harjo.rnrnPatricia was a homemaker and was a member of the Okmulgee Indian Baptist Church. rnrnShe is preceded in death by her parents, Jonas...

Jesse Nutter

Jesse Nutter

May 11, 2009

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident Jesse Thurman Nutter, Jr. are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Seminole with Dr. Tommy Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery with services under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole. rnrnJesse passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at the age of 92...

Enda Harper

Enda Harper

May 9, 2009

Edna Patricia HarperrnrnLongtime Seminole County resident Edna Patricia Harper passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2009 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma at the age of 89. rnrnShe was born on May 9, 1920 in Albion, Oklahoma to Lewis Spicher and Cora Belle (Lovin). rnrnEdna graduated from Talahana High School in 1938. She went to work for SW Bell in 1950 for 10...

Elma Smith-Mitchell

Elma Smith-Mitchell

May 9, 2009

Elma Edith May (Taylor) Smith Mitchell, 93 year-old longtime Maud resident passed from this life Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Seminole Estates Care Center in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born February 10, 1916 in Oklahoma to parents George Ollie Taylor and Myrtle Carrie Ann (McGill) Taylor.rnrnElma had lived in Saint Louis, Oklahoma for several years before moving to Maud, Oklahoma....

Lois Kinnett

Lois Kinnett

May 4, 2009

Lois Marie Kinnett went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on May 5, 2009 at the age of 80. Lois was born on May 11, 1928 in Meeker, Oklahoma to Floyd and Margie (Gallaway) Kinnett. Lois has lived at Seminole Estates Nursing Home since 2000. She became close to many of the staff and residents there....

Edward Factor

Edward Factor

Apr 29, 2009

Edward Lee Factor, age 72 of Maud, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Ardmore, Oklahoma.rnrnA wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3rd at High Springs Baptist Church in Konawa, Oklahoma, and funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 4th at the church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral...

Vera Dean Shoemaker O'Dell

Vera Dean Shoemaker O'Dell

Apr 29, 2009

Vera Dean (Eddy) Shoemaker O?Dell, 86 year-old longtime Maud resident passed from this life Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Moore Medical Center in Moore, Oklahoma. She was born July 16, 1922 in Maud, Oklahoma to parents Thomas Jefferson ?T.J.? Eddy and Avo (Longley) Eddy.rnrnVera Dean grew up in Maud and attended Maud High School. Following High School she married the...

Wayne Hause

Wayne Hause

Apr 27, 2009

Wayne Robert Hause, 82 year-old, longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born August 22, 1926 in Claremore, Oklahoma to parents Caleb Wilson Hause and Margurite (Foster) Hause.rnrnWayne was ? Cherokee and a member of the Cherokee Nation; he was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole. Wayne...

Lewis Wise

Lewis Wise

Apr 25, 2009

Longtime Seminole resident Lewis Wise passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at his home in Seminole at the age of 88. rnrnHe was born on August 4, 1920 in Seminole to Alfred and Sallie (Narcome) Wise. rnrnHe was a custodian for many years at Seminole State College. rnrnHe is survived by six sons; Jack Wise of Grove, Evans Wise...

Gabriella  Goate Johnson

Gabriella Goate Johnson

Apr 22, 2009

Gabriella Daphne (Goate) Johnson, 35 year-old Seminole County resident passed from this life Thursday, April 23, 2009 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born December 14, 1973 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Johnson ?Alfred? Goate and Nancy (Harrison) Goate.rnrnGabriella graduated from Del City High School in 1991. In 1994 after working for a few years she married Erik Martinez. Gabriella went...

Don Stuart

Don Stuart

Apr 18, 2009

Don L. Stuart, 77 year-old, longtime businessman and Seminole resident passed from this life Sunday, April 19, 2009 at his home that he had built with his own hands, and he entered into the house the Lord had built for him. He was born October 22, 1931 in McComb, Oklahoma to parents John Roy Stuart and Audrey Mattie (Cowan) Stuart.rnrnDon...

Jon Holden

Jon Holden

Apr 12, 2009

Jon William Holden a resident of Seminole, Oklahoma passed away Monday, April 13, 2009. Jon was 56 years old at the time of his death.rnrnJon was born April 17, 1952 in Claremore, Oklahoma to parents Buddy and Lillie Faye (Harrison) Fry. He attended Tulsa High School and later worked in sales for Sigma Processing.rnrnOn November 5, 2004 he married Michelle...

Doc Jordan

Doc Jordan

Apr 12, 2009

Henry O. ?Doc? Jordan, 94 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, April 13, 2009 at his home in Seminole. He was born October 2, 1914 in Sylvia, Oklahoma to parents William ?Bill? Jordan and Callie (Lane) Jordan.rnrnDoc had lived between Oklahoma and California for many years. He worked as manager for Cotton Ginner retiring in 1977. He most...