All Obituaries

James “Jim” or “Dutch” Roche passed away on October 10th, 2021, at the age of 87, in his hometown of Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born in Parsons Kansas, October 22, 1933, to Thomas Raymond Roche and Myrtle Cora (Carper) Roche. His father was a machinist for the Katy Railroad and his mother owned a local cafe. He was the second youngest of 8 children (6 brothers and 2 sisters).  Theirs was a traditional large Catholic family. Growing up in Parsons, Jim...

Errol Duane Bruner Sunrise:05/25/1956   Sunset:10/11/2021 Errol Duane Bruner, age 65 and a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away peacefully surrounded by family members at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City on October 11, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Pastor, Walter Whitney will officiate, and burial will follow...

Bill Gene Lewis was 95 years old when he passed from away from life on October 14, 2021, to his eternal life in heaven. He spent most of his childhood days living around Portales, New Mexico before heading out to work as a hired hand on many ranches across New Mexico, California and Arizona. He often traveled by foot or train with only his bridle and saddle in hand. Mr. Lewis enjoyed talking about those experiences which included having to sleep in the bunkhouse rafters because there...

Richard Monroe Jackson passed away on October 12, 2021, at the age of 88, at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born June 9, 1933, in Vasco, Texas to Darrell Benjamin Jackson and Gladys Eugene (Thomas) Jackson. He spent most of his life in Grand Prairie, Texas and Lake Creek, Texas before moving to Seminole. He married Marion Sue Jackson on April 25, 1952, in Plano, Texas. They were married for 63 years before she passed away on November 22, 2015. Richard worked as a laborer in the...

Arlene Renner of Butner, Oklahoma, died and went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 4th, 2021.  Arlene was born on March 18th, 1945, to Earl and Merle Amos.  Arlene married the love of her life Jerald Duane Renner Sr., on March 14th, 1964.  They met on a blind date where it was love at first sight, and they were married soon after.  You could always spot them together proudly wearing one of their many sets of matching shirts. Arlene worked at the Bowlegs School...

Seminole resident Katharine Sue Cline passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021. Katharine, the daughter of Jackie and Susie (Snowden) Cline, was born January 20, 1957 in Oklahoma City.  She graduated from Strother High School, with the class of 1975.  Katharine continued her education at East Central University, where she received a degree in business.  She enjoyed pottery and doing cross stitch.  Katharine retired from Tinker Air Force Base where she...

Sharon Kay Crabtree, Seminole resident, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021, in Seminole, Oklahoma, at the age of 66.  Kay was born on January 8, 1955, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Reuben McKinley Myers, Jr. and Elnora Jane (Clark) Myers.  She retired in 2013 from her career as case manager for the OU College of Nursing.  Kay married David Crabtree on September 27, 1974 in Van Buren, Arkansas. Kay is survived by her husband of 47 years; three sons, Chad Crabtree, Cory...

Shirley Yvonne (Welty) Gatewood, age 83 passed away September 20, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. A family graveside memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Oakman Cemetery near Ada, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma. Shirley was born December 25, 1937 in Clarkton, Missouri to Elza Welty and Ernestine (Summers) Welty.  She graduated from Kennett High School in Missouri and attended East Central...

Daniel Ray Stillwell was born on January 6, 1972, to Phillip Ray Stillwell and Winnie Mae (Harris) Stillwell in Seminole, Okla.  He attended Pleasant Grove School and graduated in 1990. Daniel married his high school sweetheart, Regina L. (Smart) Stillwell on October 12, 1996.  He is preceded in death by his mother, Winnie Mae (Harris) Stillwell, Lilly & Floyd Harris and Lois & Buster Stillwell. He is survived by his father, Phillip R. Stillwell; wife, Regina L....

“Life is But A Stopping Place” Arnold Gene Kemp passed away on September 25, 2021, at the age of 72. He was born February 15, 1949, in Wewoka, Oklahoma to William and Herlena Kemp. He received his education from Douglas School System and later attended Okmulgee Tech. As a young child, he accepted Christ and then reunited with the Lord in August of 2016. In 1965, he united with Alzetta Doolittle with whom he shared four children, Denardo Kemp, Arnell Kemp, Charles Kemp and...