Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Max John Johle
Dec 29, 2025
Seminole resident, Max John Johle, 84, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
John, the son of William and Mary Martha (Kozielsky) Johle, was born January 10, 1941, in Sherman, Texas. He proudly served in the US Air Force. John was a construction worker by trade. He enjoyed shooting and doing leatherwork and woodwork. A deeply religious man, John...
Linda Kay (Drennan) Norred
Dec 29, 2025
Linda Kay Norred, age 82 and a long-time resident of Asher, Oklahoma passed away at her home December 29, 2025.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at First Baptist Church, Asher, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Gary Caldwell will officiate, and burial will follow at Wanette Cemetery. Casket bearers are grandsons, Jamie...
Khalil Caleb Harris
Dec 28, 2025
Seminole, OK resident, Khalil Caleb Harris, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025 in Seminole at the age of 26. Khalil was born on April 23, 1999 in Tulsa, OK to Natasha Nicole Walker and Reginald Clark Harris. He was a 2017 graduate of Seminole High School. Khalil married Krystin Elaine Rose on February 14, 2021 in, Las Vegas, Nevada....
Butch Harold Laverne Welch
Dec 27, 2025
Seminole resident, Harold Laverne “Butch” Welch, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
Butch, the son of Hubert Solon and Elsie Fern (Kay) Welch, was born December 8, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Strother High School with the class of 1956. On April 4, 1958, Butch married Lynne Johnson in Tucson, Arizona, while stationed there with...
Alvin Frank Lucas
Dec 27, 2025
Alvin Frank Lucas, age 88 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away at his home December 27, 2025.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Southwest Church of Christ located at 505 W. 17th St. in Ada, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Brian Lewis will officiate, and burial will...
Jerry Clyde Allen
Dec 22, 2025
Seminole, OK resident Jerry Clyde Allen passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025 in Oklahoma City at the age of 73. Jerry was born on March 8, 1952 in Seminole to William Clyde and Nettie Marie (Cross) Allen. He was a Bowlegs High School graduate. After serving in the United States Navy, Jerry went to OSU to earn his degree...
Audrey Catagas
Dec 21, 2025
Seminole resident, Audrey Catagas, 46, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025, at her home.
Audrey, the daughter of Mervin Catagas and Margaret (Bellymule) Jenkins, was born February 18, 1979, in El Reno. She graduated from Shawnee High School, with the class of 1996. After high school, Audrey attended Seminole State College. She enjoyed beading, reading, and listening to music. Audrey was...
Jack Harold Meeks
Dec 21, 2025
Jack Harold Meeks, age 90, of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on December 21, 2025. He was born on October 23, 1935, in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Newt and Odessa Meeks.
Jack was raised in Seminole and was a proud graduate of Seminole High School. In February of 1959, he married the love of his life, Marjorie Safley, and...
Wanda Jean Moss
Dec 20, 2025
Norman resident, Wanda Jean Moss passed away on Sunday, December 20, 20205 in Norman at the age of 99. Wanda was born on July 11, 1926 in Hazel, Oklahoma. In her early years she was proud to be a Rosie the Riveter. She married Kenneth J. Moss on April 8, 1953 in Harrison, Arkansas. Wanda was a quiet person who...
Ronald Edward Herzer
Dec 17, 2025
Wewoka, OK resident, Ronald Edward Herzer, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 in Wewoka at the age of 56. Ronald was born on October 4, 1969 in Oklahoma City, OK to Charles Edward and Imogene (Cowell) Herzer. He graduated from Clayton High School in 1988. He enjoyed his time growing up in Tuskahoma. He moved to Oklahoma City after...
Hudson Bruce Holt
Dec 17, 2025
Hudson Bruce Holt, 29, passed away at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City on December 17, 2025.
A service honoring Hudson's life will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Chisholm Creek Baptist Church, 17600 N. Western, Edmond, Oklahoma, 73012. Burial will follow at the Dora Cemetery located at 35379 EW 1360 Road in Seminole County under...
Terry Ann (Payne) Birdwell
Dec 16, 2025
Terry Ann (Payne) Birdwell, age 71 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away December 16, 2025 at Inspire Specialty Hospital in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
Terry was born October 20, 1954 in Denver, Colorado to Donald Payne and Elizabeth June (Brown) Payne. She graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, California, and proudly served in the United States Army until the...
Custer Leroy Crawford
Dec 16, 2025
Maud resident, Custer Leroy Crawford, 88, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in Seminole.
Leroy, the son of Custer and Nettie (Cain) Crawford, was born December 6, 1937, in Maud. Leroy left high school to join the US Army. On July 23, 1964, he married Artie Hester, in Ada. Leroy was a pipeline worker for many years, which kept him very...
David William Haney Sr.
Dec 16, 2025
Seminole resident, David William Haney, 75, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
David, the son of Rev. Vernon and Francis (Jim) Haney, was born December 26, 1949, in Holdenville. A resident of Hughes County, David graduated from Moss High School, with the class of 1968. David proudly served in the US Army, and fought in the Vietnam War....
Shawna Kay Brown
Dec 11, 2025
Shawna Kay Brown (Hester) was born on July 4, 1966 at Seminole Municipal Hospital to Kenneth and Martha (Jackson) Hester. She passed peacefully on December 11, 2025 in Seminole, Oklahoma, at the age of 59. Shawna was a lifelong resident of Seminole and she deeply loved her community.
Shawna graduated from Strother Public Schools in 1984. She was an excellent cook...
Joe Stuart Shirley
Dec 9, 2025
Obituary for Joe Stuart Shirley
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Joe Stuart Shirley, aged 79, who left us on December 9, 2025. Born on October 19, 1946, in Ada, Oklahoma, Joe was a proud native of the Sooner State, raised in the close-knit community of Konawa. His early life laid the foundation for a remarkable journey characterized by...
Peggy Lou Jackson
Dec 8, 2025
Seminole resident, Peggy Lou Jackson, 92, passed away Monday, December 8, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
Peggy, the daughter of Tom and Cora Bell Nelon, was born April 2, 1933, in Sasakwa. Peggy graduated from the Strother school system, where she met Clinton Jackson. On July 22, 1950, she and Clinton were married in Seminole; a marriage that would last for 70...
Bridget Nicole Wolf
Dec 6, 2025
Bridget Nicole Wolf, 29, of Seminole, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
Bridget lived her life with a vibrant spirit and a heart that loved deeper than it ever let on. She found joy in the simplest of moments—diamond painting, coloring, shopping, trying new things, playing bingo, visiting the casino, listening to music, and creating TikTok videos that reflected her...
Lorene Davis
Dec 4, 2025
Lorene Davis, age 78, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025 in her home of Holdenville, OK. She was born February 10, 1947 in Wewoka, OK to Jessie Davis and Ora Johnson Davis.
Lorene graduated from Pleasant Grove Seminole High School and then graduated from East Central University. She worked in education for over 40 years. She was a member of the...

