Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
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 college, Audrey attended Seminole State College. She beading, reading, and listening to music. Audrey was a member...
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...
Penny Dawn Claborn
Dec 3, 2025
Penny Dawn Claborn passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with her family by her side.
Penny was born on January 3, 1963, to Earmond and Norma (Shockey) Robbins, in Seminole, Oklahoma. She enjoyed working as secretary-bailiff, for District Judges in both Seminole and Wewoka courthouses for over 25 years. She also loved spending time with her precious grandchildren and family.
Penny...
Darel Gene Smart
Dec 2, 2025
Darel Gene Smart, age 75, passed away on December 2, 2025, in Drumright, Oklahoma. He was born on February 9, 1950, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Joseph “Carl” Smart and Opal Elizabeth (Shipman) Smart.
Darel grew up in Wewoka, Oklahoma, where he spent his childhood and adolescence on the grounds of Missionary Cosmopolitan Church Home Incorporated, M.C.C.H., his family’s childrens’ home—a...
Agnes Louise Williams
Dec 2, 2025
Agnes Louise (Tyler) Williams, 85, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on December 2, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Agnes was born on April 23, 1940 in Hanford, California to John Wesley “Wes” Tyler and Dorfie Gertrude (Smith) Tyler.
Agnes married Herbert Duaine “Herb” Williams on October 10, 1958 at Bethel Church in Wewoka, Oklahoma and he preceded her...
Veronica Lynn Robinson
Nov 30, 2025
Veronica Lynn (Pompa) Robinson, age 64 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed from this life at her home in Wichita, Kansas on November 30, 2025.
A Wake service is scheduled for Friday night, December 5th at High Springs Baptist Church of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Veronica will be taken to the church at...
Gary Wayne Smith
Nov 25, 2025
Gary Smith, St. Louis, OK resident, made Heaven his permanent home on November 25, 2025. Gary was born on October 15, 1949 to Bill and Opal Smith in Fort Smith, AR. He graduated in 1967 from Capital Hill High School in Oklahoma City. Gary was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He married Pam Sullivan on May 13,...
Mody B. Harjo
Nov 23, 2025
Mody B. Harjo journeyed to the spirit world on November 23rd, 2025 in Denver, CO. He was born in Seminole, OK on August 16th, 1952 to George and Christine B. Harjo. Honorably raised by his paternal grandmother Sena Wolfe and grandfather Cornelius Larney. He was raised a member of Hitchitee United Methodist Church. Mody is a member at Tvlvhvsee Wakokaye...

