Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Floyd Hooker
May 21, 2008
Floyd Eldon Hooker, 56 year-old Maud resident passed from this life Thursday, May 22, 2008 at his home in Maud, Oklahoma. He was born August 14, 1951 in Roswell, New Mexico to parents Bud Hooker and Doris Evelyn (Hathcoat) Hooker.rnrnDuring 1967 and 1968 Floyd helped build a game refuge in Clayton, Oklahoma, that was something he was always very proud...
Richard Gunter
May 21, 2008
Richard Gunter, Sr., 63 year-old longtime Seminole resident passed from this life and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 22, 2008 north of Seminole in a tragic auto accident. He was born November 15, 1944 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to parents Robert Lee Gunter and Ida Mae (Raney) Gunter.rnrnRichard attended Okmulgee Public Schools and served in...
Lorene Mercer
May 19, 2008
Graveside Services for Lorene Mercer, 90 year-old Seminole resident, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2008 at Holdenville Cemetery in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Chris Stinnett will officiate the service.rnrnLorene passed from this life Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born December 8, 1917 in Lamar, Oklahoma to parents Elena (Thompson) Cox and George Cox. She married...
Mildred Parks
May 18, 2008
Mildred Heath Parks passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008 at Seminole Estates Rehab Center at the age of 83. rn rnMildred Heath Parks was born on June 9, 1925 in Louisville, Kentucky, to James L. and Ora Alice Kelley Heath. During the late 30's, the Heath family moved to Idabel, Oklahoma, where Mildred graduated from Idabel High School in...
Lueetta Darr
May 18, 2008
Lueetta (Scott) Darr, 93 year-old, longtime Seminole resident went to be with the Lord on May 19, 2008 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She attended Old Glory Assembly of God Church for over 80 years and was a member for over 50 years. She loved children and taught the beginner?s class for many years. She loved raising flowers and enjoyed spending time...
Louise Carpenter
May 18, 2008
Louise (Reynolds) Carpenter, 84 year-old, longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, May 19, 2008 at her home in Seminole. She was born March 23, 1924 in Wilson, Oklahoma to parents Exie "Irene" (Hogue) Reynolds and Earl Reynolds.rnrnLouise married Norman Howard Carpenter on December 31, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. They lived in Ulysses, Kansas for 27 years, from 1961...
Gwendolyne Presley
May 18, 2008
Longtime Seminole resident Gwendolyne Mae Presley passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008 at the age of 81. rnrnShe was born on August 22, 1926 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Sherman and Leila (Rumsey) Robinson. rnrnShe was a nurse?s aide at Seminole Hospital and Pioneer Nursing Home and was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Seminole. She loved bowling...

Tony Lee
May 15, 2008
rn Funeral services for longtime Ada then Seminole area resident Tony Derril Lee are scheduled for 2:00pm, Monday, May 19, 2008 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Tom Newell officiating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Seminole, Oklahoma.rnrnTony passed away on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Seminole Estates Nursing Center at the age of 52.rnrnTony was born...
Kenna Harjo
May 15, 2008
Kenna Harjo, Sr., age 79, longtime Seminole resident passed away at his home, Friday, May 16, 2008. Kenna was born December 23, 1928 in Konawa, Oklahoma to Ishlum and Eliza (Walker) Harjo. rnrnKenna served his country in the Korean War, as a Master Sergeant in the 45th Division of the U.S. Army. He was a longtime member of the Achena...

Kari Welch- Sanders
May 15, 2008
Kari Lavon Sanders, Sasakwa area resident, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at her residence at the age of 49.rnrnShe was born February 11, 1959 in Bartlesville, OK to Kenneth Sanders & Georgia Lavon (Abbott) Sanders. rnrnAs a child, Kari was a Tricky Trotter and enjoyed playing basketball.rnrnKari began nursing school with only a 7th grade education. She became an...
Finis Impson
May 13, 2008
Finis E. Impson, former Konawa and Lawton resident, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada at the age of 75.rnrnHe was born July 29, 1932 in Antlers, OK to Dickie John Impson and Myrtle (Bohanon) Impson.rnrnFinis attended Goodland Indian School.rnrnHe enlisted the the United States Marine Corps on July 8, 1952. He served his...
Jonnie McCaslin
May 13, 2008
Former Longtime Seminole resident Jonnie E. McCaslin passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Metroplex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grand Prairie, Texas at the age of 92. rnrnShe was born on December 6, 1915 in Vestee, Arkansas to Celia Ann (Hardin) and John Wesley Mainord. rnrnShe graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1933 and was a homemaker. rnrnShe...
Theopolis Crooms
May 12, 2008
Theopolis ?Kenneth? Crooms passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at his home in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 65.rnrnHe was born on April 28, 1943 in Atoka, Oklahoma to Leonard Crooms and Irene (Williams) Crooms-Burris.rnrnHe received his diploma from Seminole High School. He worked for Mr. and Mrs. Agar for over 25 years and Mr. and Mrs. Artman...
Larry Phillips
May 8, 2008
Larry Wayne Phillips, Sr., 55 year-old Longtime Seminole resident died May 9, 2008 in Oklahoma City, following a heart attack. Larry was born July 18, 1952 to Wayne J. "Snuffy" Phillips and Ethel Lee (Treadwell) Phillips. rnrnLarry attended Seminole Public Shcools. He worked as a roustabout in the Seminole oilfields for over 25 years with Seminole Company until he became...

Troy Dame
May 5, 2008
Longtime Seminole County resident Troy Dame passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Seminole Estates Nursing Center at the age of 81.rn rnHe was born on May 3, 1927 in Center, Oklahoma to George Andy and Ethel (Chaplin) Dame. rn rnTroy married Betty L. (Jones) Dame, she preceded him in death on March 16, 2007. rn rnHe retired from...
Bettie Adams
May 3, 2008
Bettie Mae (Stephenson) Adams passed away on May 4, 2008 at Unity North Health Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 77.rnrnBettie was born on April 6, 1931 in Cuyahoga Fall, Ohio to parents Stanley and Ruth (Thayer) Stephenson.rnrnBettie was a registered nurse where she worked at the old Seminole Hospital, Pioneer Nursing Home and Seminole Estates Nursing Home....
John Robertson
May 3, 2008
John Jackson Robertson, 90 year-old lifelong Seminole County resident passed from this life Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born October 6, 1917 in Wolf, Oklahoma to parents Jessie Elijah "J.E." Robertson and Losogee "Rose" (Harjo) Robertson.rnrnJohn served in the United States Army during WWII where he earned a World War II...
Midge Hewitt
May 3, 2008
Myrtle Ruth ?Midge? Hewitt was born August 21, 1916 in Lovell, Oklahoma. She went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 4, 2008 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Her parents were Laura Ella (Foreman) Stealey and John W. Stealey. She attended school at Beggs, Oklahoma where she graduated in 1934. As a Senior there, she won a scholarship to business school,...
Ozie Stone
May 3, 2008
Bob Stone, Jr. a life time Seminole county resident passed away Sunday, May 4th, in St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 46.rnrnBob was born in Talihina, Oklahoma on August 12, 1961 to parents Ozie Bob and Lana Joyce (Wood) Stone,Sr..rnrnBob was an imorative and popular hairstylist to many in the 1980's and 1990's, after receiving his degree...

Colleen Harrison
May 1, 2008
Colleen Marie Harrison passed away on Friday May 2, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 75. rnrnShe was born on December 21, 1932 in Arkansas to Hartsell V. and Beulah (Hogan) Smith. rnrnShe married Otis Gene Harrison on April 4, 1953 and he preceded her in death on September 28, 2003. rnrnShe is survived by her son...