Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Michael  Wayne Cossey

Michael Wayne Cossey

Mar 10, 2019

Michael Wayne Cossey was born October 18, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Curtis Dewayne Cossey and Hazel Juanita (Olive) Cossey. He departed this life suddenly on March 10, 2019 at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 66. Mike graduated from U.S. Grant High School in 1969 and received a scholarship to play football for the Wichita...

Jimmie  Pearl Pritchard

Jimmie Pearl Pritchard

Mar 10, 2019

Jimmie Pearl (Smith) Pritchard, 89 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Sunday, March 10, 2019 at her home in Seminole.  She was born June 23, 1929 in Carnegie, Oklahoma to parents James Thadeus Smith and Edna (Wallis) Smith. Jimmie married Ronald L. Pritchard in her senior year at Carnegie High School, December 22, 1946 in Carnegie, Oklahoma....

Wanda  Lou McPherren

Wanda Lou McPherren

Mar 10, 2019

Wanda Lou McPherren, 95, Midwest City, Oklahoma resident, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 in Oklahoma City. Wanda was born January 22, 1924 in Bryant, Oklahoma to John Wesley Mainord and Celia Ann (Hardin) Mainord. Wanda grew up in the Bryant area and attended Weleetka Public Schools and graduated from Weleetka High School. Wanda was a Material Manager/Supervisor in the...

W.E.  "Bill" Timmons

W.E. "Bill" Timmons

Mar 10, 2019

Willie Edward “Bill” Timmons was born July 1, 1925, the second son of Charley Lee and Grace Liew (Allen) Timmons, at Franks, Oklahoma. His early years were spent in the Franks area.  In 1940, at the age of 15, he quit school to help on the farm.  In 1944 he was drafted for WWII. (He received his GED in 1960,...

Thaddeus  "Tad" Alford

Thaddeus "Tad" Alford

Mar 9, 2019

Thaddeus Ethan "Tad" Alford, 29 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at his home in Maud. He was born November 25, 1989 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Terry Wayne Alford and Sherri Dawn Horton. Tad attended Maud Public Schools and graduated in 2008 from Maud High School. He worked as a heavy...

Marshalene  "Cookie" Harjo

Marshalene "Cookie" Harjo

Mar 9, 2019

Marshalene “Cookie” Harjo, 66, Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed way Saturday, March 9, 2019 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on October 26, 1952 to William Moses Yeager and Juanita (Mitchell) Yeager. She married Jerry Harjo in September of 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Marshalene graduated from high school and attended Gordon Cooper Vo-Tech and received her certification...

John Tallbear

John Tallbear

Mar 8, 2019

John Edward Tallbear, 61 year old Shawnee, Oklahoma resident and former Saint Louis, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life March 8, 2019 in Seminole County, Oklahoma.  He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on June 8, 1957 to Johnnie Mae (Rhodd) Tallbear and Alvin Tallbear. John attended Saint Louis and Maud Public Schools.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic...

Joe Payne

Joe Payne

Mar 8, 2019

Joe “Earl” Payne, age 70 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away March 8, 2019 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Rev. Ronald Gadberry, Pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Konawa will officiate, and burial will follow at Vamoosa...

Rhindi  Kay Isaacs

Rhindi Kay Isaacs

Mar 8, 2019

Rhindi Kay Isaacs, age 12, and a member of the Konawa Junior High Softball Team, passed away too soon from this life on Friday, March 8, 2019. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2019, at the Konawa Public School Performing Arts Center under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma.  Rev. Drew Isaacs will...

Charlotte Steward

Charlotte Steward

Mar 8, 2019

Charlotte Sue (Boone) Steward, 73 year old Sulphur, Oklahoma and former Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Friday, March 8, 2019 at Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur, Oklahoma.  She was born November 30, 1945 to parents Frank Boone and Wanda L. (Wiggins) Boone. Charlotte graduated in 1963 from Nowata High School in Nowata, Oklahoma. On December 20, 1985 Charlotte...

Ethel  Juanita Bates

Ethel Juanita Bates

Mar 7, 2019

Ethel Juanita Bates, 78 year old Earlsboro, Oklahoma resident passed away March 7, 2019 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born June 10, 1940 in Portland, Arkansas to Lofton and Betty (Spiras) Griffin. Ethel married Lyle Dewayne Bates on September 30, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska. She worked as an LPN at Meeker Nursing Home. Ethel was a member of The Church...

Tina  Jane Mathews

Tina Jane Mathews

Mar 6, 2019

Tina Jane Mathews, 88, longtime Seminole resident, passed away, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Jane was born October 26, 1930 in Konawa, Oklahoma, to James Otis Joyner and Maggie Leona (Slay) Joyner. Jane grew up in Konawa and attended Konawa Public Schools and graduated from Konawa High School. Jane worked all her life, worked at...

Johnny  Leroy Goodnight

Johnny Leroy Goodnight

Mar 4, 2019

Johnny “Leroy” Goodnight, 79 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Monday, March 4, 2019 at Seminole Care and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born April 4, 1939 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Johnny Orvil Goodnight and Lela (Knight) Goodnight.  He was raised by his grandparents Hope and Sadie Knight in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Leroy graduated from Butner High School...

Rachel Hale

Rachel Hale

Mar 4, 2019

Rachel (Taylor) Hale, 94 year old lifelong Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Monday, March 4, 2019 in Seminole, Oklahoma.  She was born August 2, 1924 in Carr City (near Maud), Oklahoma to parents Wiley Taylor and Lois Kelly (Slaughter) Taylor.  Rachel beat her twin brother Raymond into the world by 2 minutes and reminded him often that, “She...

Ernest Stephens

Ernest Stephens

Mar 1, 2019

Ernest Darrell Stephens, 70, longtime Seminole resident, passed away, Friday, March 1, 2019, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Ernest was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on August 8, 1948 to Donald Stephens and Wanda (Mound) Stephens-Albright. Ernest was a career owner of his own trucking company. He later worked for a span of 20 years for Jack’s trucking of Seminole, Oklahoma and Dale...

Minnie  Lee (Bayne)  Kinder

Minnie Lee (Bayne) Kinder

Feb 28, 2019

Minnie Lee (Bayne) Kinder, age 91 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully from this life on Thursday, February 28, 2019 surrounded by her family and friends. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Assembly of God Church located at 205 W. 3rd in Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral...

Micheal  Eugene Pierce

Micheal Eugene Pierce

Feb 28, 2019

Micheal Eugene Pierce, 29 year old Seminole County, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Thursday, February 28, 2019 in Vancouver, Washington.  He was born July 27, 1989 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to parents John Warren Pierce and Diane (Mahoney) Jessen-Edgell. Micheal enjoyed to travel and spend time with his friends. Micheal was also a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma....

Harold  Edward Glover

Harold Edward Glover

Feb 28, 2019

Harold Edward Glover, age 84 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Grace Living Centers in Norman, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Assembly of God Church located at 205 W. 3rd in Konawa, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. ...

Robert Strickland

Robert Strickland

Feb 27, 2019

Robert Leslie Strickland, 59, Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away February 27, 2019 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Robert was born October 31, 1959 in Bridgeton, New Jersey to Calvin Johnson Strickland, Jr. and Shirley Carol (Hasher) Strickland. Robert worked as a laborer in the construction industry. Robert is survived by brothers; Richard Hasher of New Jersey and Vince Strickland of Seminole...

Leah Labrada

Leah Labrada

Feb 26, 2019

Leah Jean (Bender) Labrada, 59, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Leah was born January 14, 1960 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Bennie Bender and Ella (Colbert) Bender. Leah attended high school at Butner Schools in Cromwell, Oklahoma. She married David Labrada in May of 1979. Leah was a tribal member of the Muscogee...

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