Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Pearl Emmitt
Mar 19, 2019
Pearl Emmitt Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident, Pearl Dea (Bailey) Emmitt, 80, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the Temple of Praise Church located at 1100 University Ave. in Seminole, Oklahoma with Pastor Jeff Nance officiating the service. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Seminole, Oklahoma. Pearl died Tuesday, March 19, 2019...
George Junior Nelson
Mar 17, 2019
George Junior Nelson, 89 year old Seminole County, Oklahoma resident, passed away March 17, 2019 at his home. George was born on October 17, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska to George H. Nelson and Iva (Cue) Nelson. George was a high school graduate and attended college for two years. George married Mary Helen Cruson on April 27, 1948 in San Diego,...

Lorne Dean Fixico
Mar 17, 2019
Lorne Dean Fixico, 52 year old Shawnee, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Sunday, March 17, 2019 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He was born July 31, 1966 to parents Rev. Thomas Fixico and Katie (Haag) Fixico. Lorne graduated from Strother High School in 1984. He was a member of the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe of Oklahoma. Lorne worked as a brick...
Judy Marlene (Watkins) Loftis
Mar 14, 2019
Judy Marlene (Watkins) Loftis, age 66 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at her home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Rev. Drew Isaacs will officiate, and burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemtery. Casket bearers are Willie Livesay, Chris McHaney, Clayton Palmer, Johnny Lewis, Tommy Lewis,...
Naoma "Grandma" Houck-Robinson
Mar 14, 2019
Naoma Louise (Lee) “Grandma” Houck-Robinson, 95 year old long time Seminole, Oklahoma resident, went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Seminole Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 19, 1923 in McClain County, Oklahoma to parents George Washington Lee and Mary Magdalene (Williams) Lee. On June 2, 1941 Naoma married William Henry “Bill”...
Patricia Colclazier
Mar 13, 2019
Patricia Joy “Pat” Colclazier, age 89, passed away peacefully March 13, 2019 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born on November 18,1929 in Durant, Oklahoma to Theron and Louise (Pohlman) Stratton. Pat graduated from Durant High School in 1947. She attended Southeastern State College in Durant for two years. On June 19, 1949, she married James “Jim” Lee Colclazier, her high...
Ronald Lynn High
Mar 11, 2019
RONALD LYNN HIGH APRIL 1. 1959—MARCH 11, 2019 Ronald Lynn High, age 59 of Seminole, OK and formerly of Altus, OK departed this life March 11, 2019. Ronald was born in Altus, OK to parents Alton High, Sr. and VeEtta (Lett) High. He attended public schools and graduated Altus High School in 1978. After high school graduation, Ronald worked for...

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
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,...
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....
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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...

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...
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
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
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...