Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Teresa Elaine Carroll
Jun 17, 2017
Teresa Elaine Carroll, 52, Omaha, Nebraska resident, died Saturday, June 16, 2017 in Omaha. She was born March 9, 1965 in West Covina, California to Eugene Beaty and Judith ( Morrison) Beaty. Teresa was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Seminole, Oklahoma and a homemaker. She is survived by her children Jordan Carroll,...
John Shull
Jun 17, 2017
John Phillip Shull, Bowlegs, Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 at the age of 74. John was born January 30, 1943 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Cecil Alvin Shull and Myrtle Ruth (Stealey) Shull. John graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1961. John was married to Judith Ann Teltow. He worked in the oilfield for Joe Mills and...
Paul Allen Wheeler
Jun 15, 2017
Paul Allen Wheeler, 55 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Midwest City Regional Hospital. He was born January 11, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents, Gerald Walter Wheeler and Armetta “Rusty” Jones. Paul graduated from Del City High School in 1980. He then worked for Metro Signs in Oklahoma City...
Joyce Marie Payn
Jun 14, 2017
Joyce Marie (Craft) Payn, 59 year old lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born November 5, 1957 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to parents Roy Thomas Craft and Wanda Lou (Nunnelley) Craft. Joyce graduated from Seminole High School in 1975 and went on to attend Seminole...
Elizabeth Clare Emarthle
Jun 12, 2017
Elizabeth Clare Emarthle, age 56 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 at St. John’s Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Wake service is planned for Friday, June 16th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017...
Cynthia "Cindy" Compton
Jun 12, 2017
Cynthia Gay (Melton) “Cindy” Compton, 55 year old longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Monday, June 12, 2017 at her home in Seminole. She was born July 13, 1961 in Kirkwood, Missouri. Following her high school graduation, Cindy went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Accounting. On July 15, 2000, Cindy married John Edward Compton, sadly...
Carl James Minter
Jun 11, 2017
Carl James Minter, 80 year old lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on June 11, 2017 at Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born July 27, 1936 in Seminole to parents Carl Thomas Minter and Bernice Leona (Moore) Minter. Carl was a member of the Assembly of God Church. He loved to carve wooden toys,...
Emma Juanita Phillips
Jun 11, 2017
Emma Juanita Phillips, 86, longtime Seminole resident, crossed the great divide Sunday, June 11, 2017 at her home. Juanita was born August 11, 1930 at the Sun Oil Camp at Carr City, Oklahoma to Henry Albert Welch and Viola Lee-Bell (McHenry) Welch Courim. She attended Bowlegs Public Schools and graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1948. She loved reading, self...
Tiffany Zanea (Vivier) Barton
Jun 10, 2017
Tiffany Zanea (Vivier) Barton, age 30 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Saturday, June 10, 2017. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Grace Community Church of Vamoosa, four miles east of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. Rev. Drew...
Janice King
Jun 10, 2017
Janice Carol King, 72, died Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Janice was born May 5, 1945 in San Diego, California, to parents Olin Moore and Doris (Mitchell) Moore. Janice attended and graduated from Richmond Union High School in Richmond, California. Janice worked as a waitress for many years in various restaurants. Janice married Stanley King and he...
Virginia (Yahola) Powell
Jun 9, 2017
Virginia (Yahola) Powell, 70, longtime Seminole resident, died Friday, June 9, 2017 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Virginia was born March 15, 1947 in Yeager, Oklahoma to Alex Yahola and Minnie (Lowe) Yahola. Virginia moved to Seminole 12 years ago from Foley, Alabama. She was a member of Pecan Grove Methodist Church, and a member of the Creek Nation of Oklahoma....
Floyd Marvin Osborne
Jun 8, 2017
Floyd Marvin Osborne, age 68 and a long-time resident of Sasakwa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Thursday, June 8, 2017 at his home. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 14th at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Seminole Indian Baptist Church Cemetery. Viewing will begin Tuesday, June 13, 2017 from...
Mike Rose
Jun 8, 2017
Mike Rose, 69, lifelong Seminole resident died Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Mike was born April 15, 1948 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Van Ben Clark Rose and Emma Mae (Fick) Rose. Mike attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School in 1966. After high school Mike attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated with a Bachelor...
Margaret Carney
Jun 8, 2017
Margaret Joan Carney, 76 Margaret Joan Carney former Seminole a current resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 76. Margaret was born June 8, 1941 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Sam Ripley and Sally (Larney) Ripley. She married Johnny Lee Carney on June 20, 1978 at Billy Hooten...
LaGlenda Bohannon
Jun 5, 2017
LaGlenda Lee (Benson) “Mea-Mea” Bohannon, 74 year old longtime Shawnee area resident, passed from this life Monday, June 5, 2017 at St. Anthony Hospital Shawnee. She was born October 25, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. LaGlenda was a homemaker and was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church on Hwy. 3 just west of the Hwy. 99 turn off. On...
William Earl "Bill" Saunders
Jun 4, 2017
William Earl “Bill” Saunders, age 85 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Mercy Hospital of Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Burial will follow with military honors at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery in Shawnee, Oklahoma. ...
Thomas Edwin Sumner
Jun 3, 2017
Thomas Edwin Sumner, 49, Wolf, Oklahoma resident died Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma, Thomas was known by many names such as; “ Bubby”, “Bubba” and “Bub”. Thomas was born August 28, 1967 in Modesto, California to Gerald Edwin Sumner and Shirley Jerlene (Frazier) Sumner. Thomas moved to the Seminole area six years ago from Jay, Oklahoma. Thomas was...
Janice Jones Morgan
Jun 3, 2017
Janice Jones Morgan, 65, of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, formerly longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, died Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Janice was born on March 16, 1952 to Fred and Lula (Kernell) Jones in Pawnee, Oklahoma. She had moved to Ft. Smith, Arkansas in 2014. Janice worked for Wrangler in Seminole, for 15 years and retired in 2007....

Thomas Sumner
Jun 3, 2017
Thomas Edwin Sumner, 49, Wolf, Oklahoma resident died Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma, Thomas was known by many names such as; “ Bubby”, “Bubba” and “Bub”. Thomas was born August 28, 1967 in Modesto, California to Gerald Edwin Sumner and Shirley Jerlene (Frazier) Sumner. Thomas moved to the Seminole area six years ago from Jay, Oklahoma. Thomas was...
Ramona "Mona" Barneck
Jun 1, 2017
Ramona Rhea (Overbey) “Mona” Barneck, 47 year old Seminole Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at her home in Seminole surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 2, 1970 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky to parents Ronald Gene Overbey and Dorothy Ruth (Hendricks) Overbey. Mona graduated from Strother High School in 1988. She went...