Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Michael Shane Lemmings
Apr 7, 2019
Michael Shane Lemmings, age 45 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at his home in Mustang, Oklahoma. A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Rev. Tommy Jesse will officiate, and casket bearers are Robert Dennie, Lane...
Melvin "Bud" Dorsett
Apr 6, 2019
Melvin A. “Bud” Dorsett, 85 year old lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Saturday, April 6, 2019 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born September 12, 1933 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Melvin grew up in the Pleasant Grove area around the oilfield camps and oilfield plants. “Bud” worked for over 20 years at Homeland grocery store as a sacker. He...
Edward Branscum
Apr 5, 2019
Edward “Leon” Branscum, age 89 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019 at Norman Regional Health System. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa with military honors. Rev. Bruce Sanders and Rev. Adam Dyess will officiate and burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. ...
Hattie Mae Harjo
Apr 4, 2019
Hattie Mae Harjo, 81, Wewoka, Oklahoma resident, died Thursday, April 4, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hattie was born January 15, 1938 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Eddie Lindsey and Lucinda (Noon) Lindsey. Hattie attended and graduated from Old Butner High School in 1955. Hattie was a homemaker and grandmother, who loved sewing, cooking, traveling and attending grandkids ballgames. Hattie was...
Joshua Adam Hamilton
Apr 3, 2019
Joshua Adam Hamilton, 28, Tahlequah, Oklahoma resident, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019 in Danville, Pennsylvania. Joshua was born February 4, 1991 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Johnnie Bruce Hamilton and Debra Ann Ross. Joshua attended grade school at Bowlegs Public Schools and at the age of 12 moved to Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Joshua was a professional truck driver and worked for Z.J.D....
Michael Kelough
Apr 2, 2019
Michael Don Kelough, 43 year old McAlester, Oklahoma resident, passed away from this life on April 2, 2019 in Seminole County, Oklahoma. He was born in Seminole, Oklahoma on February 5, 1976 to Barbara (Kelough) Corona and Jimmy Cole. Mike was a painter by trade. He enjoyed spending time with his children, hunting and fishing with his sons and playing...
Hugh Frank Simmons
Mar 31, 2019
Hugh Frank “ Sonny “ Simmons, 80, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away, Sunday, March 31, 2019 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Sonny was born on July 15, 1938 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Hugh Frank Simmons, Sr. and Mary Kathryn ( Killingsworth) Simmons. Sonny was a 1958 graduate of Seminole High School. Sonny was a dental lab technician at the Thrasher Dental...
Mark Allen Carr
Mar 30, 2019
Mark Allen Carr “Big Iron”, 67-year-old Bowlegs, Oklahoma resident, passed away due to a lengthy illness Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mark was born December 24, 1951 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents Billy John Carr and Dorsalene “Honey” Upton Carr. Mark married Marsha Carlene (Prescott) Carr on August 5, 1976. Mark worked in the oil field...

Lonnie Smith
Mar 30, 2019
Lonnie “Darryl” Smith, 73 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Darryl was born February 11, 1946 in Prague, Oklahoma to parents Benjamin Franklin Smith and Ruth Helen (Rogers) Smith. Darryl was active in the Memory Lane Cruisers auto club, was a CB/Ham radio operator known as “Pony” and played bass guitar...

Virginia Schauer
Mar 30, 2019
Virginia Ruth (Estes) Schauer 09 December 1931 – 30 March 2019 Virginia Ruth, the first-born child of Thelma Ruth (Brown) and Ezra Le Roy Estes Jr., was born December 9, 1931 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In Late December 1948, Clyde introduced Melvin to Virginia on a blind date just months before she graduated from Dalhart High School in 1949. Upon marring...
Charles Wayne Deere
Mar 29, 2019
Charles Wayne "Pops" Deere of Sherman, Texas, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the age of 71. He was born on September 24, 1947 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Taylor Harjo and Cindy (Deere) Harjo. He was of the Methodist faith. Charles graduated from Strother High School in 1965. He married Marguerite “Marcie” (Hause) Deere on August 27,1980...

Margaret Deloris (Abbott) Kuestersteffen
Mar 28, 2019
Margaret Deloris (Abbott) Kuestersteffen, age 85 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Thursday, March 28, 2019 at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. A graveside memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Rev. Pam Shirk will officiate. Margaret was...
Jackie Jones
Mar 28, 2019
Jackie Allen Jones, 50 year old lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Thursday, March 28, 2019 following a motorcycle accident in Hughes County. He was born June 26, 1968 in the old Seminole Hospital to parents, Nancy Lee (Hill) Gordon and Jackie Kelly “Big Jackie” Jones. Jackie graduated from Seminole High School in 1986. Jackie was self-employed...

Benjamin Dunn
Mar 27, 2019
Benjamin Timmy Dunn, 67, Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away, Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Benjamin was born on July 8, 1951 to Noah Dunn, Sr. and Louisa (Harjo) Dunn. Benjamin was a truck driver and machinist. He graduated from Haskell Indian University and enjoyed visiting and being with his family. Benjamin is survived by his brother Norman Simmons...
Bobby E. Jones
Mar 24, 2019
Bobby E. " Bob" Jones, Sr., age 79, passed away peacefully March 24, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born August 12, 1939 in Waycross, Georgia to James Riley and Helen (Carter) Jones. He was the oldest son and second of five children. At the age of ten, the family moved to Jacksonville, Florida. After high school, Bob...

John A. Smith
Mar 23, 2019
John A. Smith, 81, longtime Bowlegs, Oklahoma resident, passed away March 23, 2019 in Seminole, Oklahoma. John was born December 16, 1937 in Paden, Oklahoma to parents, Arley Newton Smith and Norma Evelyn (Coleman) Smith. John was self-employed and owned his own construction company. John is survived by his son Rick Smith of Bowlegs, Oklahoma, his brother; Jerry Smith of...

Pamela Lee Harrod
Mar 23, 2019
Pamela Lee Harrod, 65, Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away, Saturday, March 23, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Pamela was born October 21, 1953 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Paul Loyd Lewis and Frances Lee (Chastaine) Lewis. Pamela was a Registered Nurse and worked at St. Paul’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas for several years. She enjoyed quilting, knitting, making jewelry and...

Bill Harrison
Mar 22, 2019
George William “Bill” Harrison, 77 year old longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Friday, March 22, 2019 at his home near Maud. He was born February 11, 1942 in Blocker, Oklahoma to parents Lymon Harrison and Mary Lee (Thrasher) Harrison. Bill had served on the Maud Auxiliary Police force in 1969 and 1970. He worked in construction and...

Sandra Renae Larney
Mar 22, 2019
Sandra Renae Larney, 57, Wewoka, Oklahoma resident, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at her home in Wewoka. Sandra was born December 17, 1961 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Samsochee James Harjo and Imogene (Little) Harjo. Sandra was a homemaker, sno-cone maker at Frost Bites and an administrative assistant at the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. She was a member of the Seminole...
Major Donald Lee Martin
Mar 21, 2019
Major Donald " Don" Lee Martin, Ret., 78, Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Donald was born January 21, 1941 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Paul Martin and Myrtle ( Becks) Martin. Don entered the United States Army, and had attained the rank of Major, and had a distinguished career, before his honorable discharge from...