Diana Nadine (Hodges) Wilkerson

Diana Nadine (Hodges) Wilkerson, age 72 and a resident of Choctaw, Oklahoma, and a long-time Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away November 9, 2025 at Regency Skilled Nursing and Therapy in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 14, 2025 at Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole. Rev. Butch Bradley will officiate.

Diana was born October 8, 1953 in Denison, Texas to Richard Allen Hodges and Cora Nadine (White) Hodges. She married Ormal Dee Wilkerson December 9, 1986 in Gainesville, Texas. Diana was the Materials Control Supervisor for Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. She loved cross stitching and quilting, baking cakes, ceramic making, and watching OU Sooner games. Her favorite color was purple.

She is survived by her life partner, Brent Castle of the home; one son, William Billy Barneck and wife, Gloria of Seminole; one daughter, Leslie Huff and husband, Gerald of Konawa, Oklahoma; one brother, Steven Hodges and wife, Cherie of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; one brother-in-law, Jim Wilkerson and wife, Wilberta of Shawnee; eight grandchildren, Derrick Gregg and wife, Shayla, Abigail, Julianna, Meagan, and Elijah Barneck, Jason, Kelsey, and Sydney Loving; five great grandchildren, Ian, Alexxander, Axxel, Emma, and Hazel.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Cora Hodges; husband, Ormal “Dee” Wilkerson on August 23, 2013; one brother, Dennis Hodges; and one granddaughter, Courtney Gregg.