Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Charles Ward Padgett
Jul 12, 2025
Charles Ward Padgett, age 82, of Yukon, Oklahoma, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, July 12, 2025, after a brief battle with acute leukemia.
Charles grew up in Kentucky and Illinois, graduating from Zeigler High School in Zeigler, Illinois, in 1960. That same year, his family moved to McAlester, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and completed basic military training...
Midge Vera Dean Richards
Jul 12, 2025
Maud resident, Vera Dean “Midge” Richards, 85, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
Midge, the daughter of Loy and Veral (Raper) Acree, was born November 4, 1939, in Maud. She graduated from Maud High School with the class of 1958. On January 27, 1958, she married Noel Lee Richards, in Chandler. Midge and Lee enjoyed fifty-seven years of...
Patricia Kaye Moore
Jul 9, 2025
Patricia Kaye Moore
“Honor her for all that her hands have done, and
let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” Proverbs 31:31
Patricia Kaye Moore passed peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on July 9, 2025. The fourth of eighteen children, Patricia was born in Holdenville, OK, to Joseph and Velma Anson on October 6, 1947.
She grew up...
Gene Lovoe Miller
Jul 7, 2025
Gene Lovoe Miller died July 7, 2025. Gene was born on July 23, 1930, to Jacob Joseph “Jake” Miller and Bessie Jewel Rodgers Miller on a farm near Weatherford, Oklahoma.
He attended school at Deer Creek, a one room schoolhouse near Weatherford, Oklahoma, until his family moved to the Cowden, Oklahoma community when he was in the 3rd grade. Gene graduated...
Angela Michelle Fox
Jul 6, 2025
Angela Michelle Fox, Seminole, OK resident, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025 in Seminole at the age of 47. Angela was born on July 4, 1978 in Elgin, Illinois to Dave Keith Conley and Mary Annette (Haseker) White. She loved her job as a CNA at Elmwood Manor Nursing Home. One of her favorite ways to spend her time...
Noah "Jay" Jefferson Phillips III
Jul 6, 2025
Seminole resident, Noah Jefferson “Jay” Phillips III, 82, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his home.
Jay, the son of Noah and Isla Mae (Hennington) Phillips, was born December 22, 1942, in Seminole. He attended Pleasant Grove Schools and graduated with the class of 1961. Jay later attended the GM Training Center, where completed additional education. On August 17, 1994,...
Coretta Marie Cole
Jul 4, 2025
Coretta Marie Cole, Seminole, OK resident, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025 in Seminole at the age of 82. Coretta was born on April 27, 1943 in Shawnee, OK to Melvin H. and Tressie Marie (Galloway) Brown. She married Eugene Cole on August 19, 1981 in Durant, OK.
Coretta loved her kids and her grandkids. She would give her last...
Robert Lee "Bob" Fallis, Sr.
Jul 3, 2025
The life of Robert Lee (Bob) Fallis, Sr. is being celebrated following his passing on July 3rd, 2025 in Marble Falls, TX at the age of 94. Bob was born on February 20th, 1931 in Charlotte, AR to James Butler and Velma (Robertson) Fallis and he died peacefully surrounded by his loving family.
Graduating from Konawa High School in 1949 where he excelled...
Robert Wayne Leatherman
Jul 3, 2025
Robert Wayne Leatherman, Seminole, OK resident, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025 in Seminole at the age of 69. Robert was born on August 16, 1955 in Silver City, New Mexico to Ralph Eugene and Mary Elizabeth (Bignell) Leatherman and moved to Oklahoma when he was three. He was a 1975 graduate of Seminole High School.
Robert is survived by...
Flossie Lee Spoonemore
Jul 1, 2025
Seminole resident, Flossie Lee Spoonemore, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at her home, at the age of 97.
Flossie, the daughter of George and Josephine (Allen) Moore, was born May 20, 1928, in the oil boomtown community of Three Sands, Oklahoma. At a young age, Flossie’s family followed the oil patch to the Seminole area. Flossie attended Strother Schools into...
William "Bill" Burton Lozier
Jul 1, 2025
William "Bill" Burton Lozier, affectionately known as "Weazer," passed away peacefully at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025, just as he wished, surrounded by his loving children. Born in Seminole on July 29, 1947, Bill lived a full 78 years, leaving an everlasting mark on everyone he met.
Bill was a man who truly embodied the principles...
Freddy Joseph Corona
Jun 29, 2025
Frederick “Freddy” Joseph Corona passed away on June 29, 2025 in Oklahoma City, OK. With heavy hearts, we remember and celebrate the life of Freddy Corona, age 59: a man whose kindness, strength, and unwavering love touched everyone fortunate enough to know him. Freddy was a beloved son to his parents who went on before him, Frederick Corona and Lena...
Paul Grant Rackley
Jun 29, 2025
Paul Grant Rackley passed peacefully on Sunday, June 29, 2025, in McAlester, Oklahoma, after a short struggle with cancer. Born December 6th, 1933, to Perry Lunceford (Lawrence) Rackley and Etta Margaret Sorrells Rackley in Nicoma Park, Oklahoma, Paul was 91 “and a half” at passing.
Paul was a longtime resident of Maud, Oklahoma along with his wife of 49 years, Karolyn...
Gabriel "Gabe" J. Wallace Sears
Jun 21, 2025
Gabriel “Gabe” J. Wallace Sears, Seminole, OK resident, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025 in Cromwell at the age of 24. Gabe was born on December 18, 2000 in Santa Maria, CA to Donald H. Sears Jr. and Crystal Marie Palmer-Perea. In 2014 he moved to Oklahoma where he was raised by his mom and his step-father Lupe “Auggi”...
James "Chris" Christopher Bottoms
Jun 21, 2025
Seminole resident, James Christopher Bottoms, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Seminole at the age of 57.
Chris, the son of James Odell and Lavoy Louise (Tate) Bottoms, was born June 15, 1968, in Oklahoma City. He attended Strother Schools and was a truck driver. Chris enjoyed fishing and shooting, he was always available to help people, and he enjoyed...
Vickie Ann Maye
Jun 21, 2025
Vickie Ann Maye, Seminole resident, passed away on June 21, 2025 in Oklahoma City at the age of 68. She was born on June 21, 1957 in Wewoka, OK to Joe and Lois Marie (Bernel) Azlin. She married Kent Maye on August 22, 2000 in Oklahoma City. Vickie enjoyed gardening and fishing.
Vickie is survived by her husband of 24 years,...
Vina Mae Crockett
Jun 20, 2025
Vina Mae (Thomas) Crockett who was also known as “Smiling Lady” went to be with the Lord on June 20, 2025 at her home at the age of 85. Vina was the third child born to Toby Thomas and Eula Faye (Hughes) Wilson. She was raised between Seminole and Hughes Counties. She met and married O.T. Johnson Jr. and to...
Bobby Dean Berry
Jun 18, 2025
Bobby Dean Berry July 9, 1937 – June 18, 2025
Bobby Dean Berry was born at home in rural Stephens County, Oklahoma, on July 9, 1937. He was the son of Robert Isaac Berry and Annie Helen Berry (née Dean). Tragically, Bob never met his father, who died of complications from appendicitis just before he was born. Life was not easy...
Dennis Wade Robertson
Jun 16, 2025
Seminole resident, Dennis Wade Robertson, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025, at his home at the age of 47.
Dennis, the son of Randy and Marilyn (Coots) Robertson, was born August 16, 1977, in Shawnee. He grew up in the Seminole area and graduated from Bowlegs High School, with the class of 1995. Dennis worked in the oilfield most of his...
Ernestine T. Mitchell
Jun 16, 2025
Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, Ernestine T. Mitchell passed away on June 16, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on October 9, 1938 in Pawnee at the Indian Hospital to Evelyn Tanyan and Edmond Tiger. She was raised by her grandparents, Sallie Davis Tanyan and Nina Tanyan in Seminole, OK. Her grandpa was a preacher, so she grew up in...