Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Judy Carter
Feb 13, 2025
Seminole resident, Judy Carter, passed away, Thursday, February 13, 2025, in Seminole, at the age of 86.
Judy, the daughter of Mark and Marjorie (Thomas) Carter, was born November 24, 1938, in Wewoka. She grew up in Wewoka and attended New Lima High School. Judy enjoyed shopping and going to the beauty shop to get her hair done. She worked at...
Stefan Lee Harjo
Feb 13, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stefan Harjo who passed away on 02/13/2025.
Stefan Harjo was born on 04/25/1973 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Sebert Lee and Esther Lee Harjo. Stefan was a graduate of Wewoka High School and then worked as an electrician, plumber, and carpenter. He met the love of his life, Angela, while working...
Rev. James Eugene Jackson
Feb 7, 2025
Rev. James Eugene Jackson, 62, Prague, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life to his heavenly reward on Friday, February 7, 2025, at his home in Prague, Oklahoma. James was born on January 24, 1963, in Grand Prairie, Texas to Marion Sue (Peoples) Jackson and Richard Monroe Jackson. James grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas and moved to Oklahoma in 2001,...
Shelia Reana Grant
Feb 4, 2025
On September 14, 1962 in Seminole, Oklahoma Jim and Barbara Grant were blessed with one of God’s special angels on earth. They named that special blessing Shelia Reana Grant. On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in Cromwell God called that special angel back home. Though her life from the beginning had some complications, God blessed her with 62 years here with...
Joseph "Joe" Allen Tarmina
Feb 1, 2025
Joseph “Joe” Allen Tarmina, Seminole, OK resident, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025 in Seminole at the age of 75. Joe was born on February 19, 1949 in San Francisco, CA to Allen Alphonso Tarmina and Barbara (Weaver) Friesen. Joe was a graduate of McLane High School in Fresno, CA. He earned his bachelors degree at Fresno State. He...
Lenora Snow
Feb 1, 2025
Former Shawnee resident, Lenora Snow, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2025, in Meeker, at the age of 103.
Lenora, the daughter of Dallas “D.J.” and Lula (Parker) Dye, was born January 9, 1922, in Sulphur. Lenora married Dee Snow and they enjoyed many years together. Mr. Snow preceded her in death on January 27, 1978. She was a home maker, who...
Clinton Leon Sullinger
Jan 30, 2025
Clinton Leon Sullinger, born on December 9, 1935, in Wewoka, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who dedicated his life to his family, hard work, and the land he loved.
In 1963, Clint and his wife, Joyce Earles Sullinger, moved to Bowlegs, Oklahoma, where they...
Shirley Ann Hopper
Jan 26, 2025
Shirley Ann Hopper, Maud, OK resident, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025 in Seminole, OK at the age of 70. Shirley was born on July 8, 1954 in Boles, AR to Robert Richmond House Sr. and Juanita Onita (Payne) House. She married John L. Hopper on October 5, 2013 in Pink, OK.
Shirley had a love for life and her...
Joseph Davis
Jan 22, 2025
Maud resident, Joseph Davis, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Edmond, at the age of 44.
Joseph, the son of Herschel and Linda (Simmers) Davis, was born October 29, 1980, in Shawnee. He graduated from Maud High School, with the class of 1999. On December 23, 2013, he married Jessica Severson, in Shawnee. He enjoyed shooting guns, watching movies and...
Don Sachse
Jan 22, 2025
Seminole resident, Don Sachse, passed away in Oklahoma City on January 22, 2025.
He and his identical twin brother, Ronald Sachse, were born on Gary Air force Base near Austin, Texas on November 1, 1954, to Claude and Opal Sachse. Don moved as a young boy with his family to Seminole in the early 1960’s. He graduated from Varnum High School...
Vonda Lee Mangus
Jan 22, 2025
Vonda Lee Mangus, Shawnee resident, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 in Shawnee at the age of 66. Vonda was born on March 31, 1958 in Chicago, IL to Claud William Hall and Betty Lou (Heddlesten) Davis. She was a Shawnee High School graduate. Vonda married Keith Mangus on August 5, 1983 in Shawnee, OK.
Vonda took great joy in...
Ewell Alvin Stafford
Jan 21, 2025
Bowlegs resident, Ewell Alvin Stafford, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at his home, at the age of 86. Ewell, the son of Luie and Lela (Redus) Stafford, was born August 25, 1938, in Bowlegs. He is preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Kaitlynn Marie Stafford; and by one sister, and four brothers. Ewell is survived by his...
Gary Dean Lay
Jan 20, 2025
Gary Dean Lay, whom his friends and family knew as BigDog, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025 in Oklahoma City at the age of 61. Dean was born on December 4, 1963 in Holdenville, OK to Earl Dean Lay and Alice Jolene (Conley) Conger. He and his siblings grew up back and forth between Holdenville, Oklahoma and Boise, Idaho....
Naomi DeLois Raffety
Jan 20, 2025
Naomi DeLois Raffety was born in Holdenville, OK on December 28, 1927, to Addie Bell and Grover Bottoms. Her childhood was spent around Seminole, OK as well as a year in Seattle, Washington at the age of 12. On Christmas Day, 1944, she married Lawrence Arlington Raffety, a marriage which lasted 54 years until his death in 1998.
Naomi went to...
Della Pitts
Jan 20, 2025
Della Pitts went to be with the Lord on January 20th, 2025, at 5:00 A.M. She was born February 23, 1956, in Wewoka, Ok. to Frank and Ruth Gore and was raised in Wewoka. Della married Dwain Pitts, November 16, 1972, in Seminole, Oklahoma. She worked at Pioneer Nursing Home for many years, then Maud Nursing Home and retired as...
Vivian Ann Lemmings
Jan 20, 2025
Vivian Ann Lemmings, 78, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Vivian was born on November 27, 1946 in Meeker, Oklahoma to parents Garvin Roberts and Laverne (Ash) Roberts. Vivian grew up in Seminole, went to school and graduated from Varnum High School in 1966. She enjoyed being with her family and spending...
Danna Sue Deatherage
Jan 18, 2025
Danna Sue Deatherage was born on March 20, 1985 in Modesto, California to Lorene Elyese Deatherage. She left this world on January 18, 2025 at the age of 39 in San Jose, California.
Danna was raised by her Mama, Elyese and the Deatherage village that included aunts, uncles and grandparents.
She is survived by her mother, Elyese Deatherage of OKC; her grandmother,...
Cindy La Dene Barker
Jan 18, 2025
Cynthia La Dene Barker, “Cindy” was born in Gridley, California to parents Jim and Peggy Sorrell on October 12, 1961, and passed away on January 18, 2025.
Cindy spent most of her life in northern California. She graduated from Chico High School and was a bookkeeper by trade. For the last 18 years, she has lived in Seminole, Oklahoma. Cindy served...
Patrick Reeder
Jan 16, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Patrick Reeder on January 16, 2025, in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born on February 9, 1989 to his loving parents Jimmy Reeder and Christine Berger.
Patrick lived a full and vibrant life, leaving a lasting impact on all who knew him. He was a devoted son and cherished friend, always...
Helen Pauline Senter
Jan 16, 2025
Helen Pauline Senter, Norman, OK resident, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2025 in Oklahoma City at the age of 87. Helen was born on December 18, 1937 in Exeter, MO to Cecil Long and Frances (Ball) Long. She was raised in Neosho, MO where she graduated high school in 1955. Helen married Mark Senter on April 7, 1957 in...

