Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Ruby (Walton) Claborn
Nov 25, 2017
Ruby (Walton) Claborn, age 89, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2017 at Sasakwa Baptist Church. Rev. Gary Choate and Rev. Wesley Martin will officiate. Service is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Ruby was born in Sasakwa December 11,...
Loretta "Joan" Gillham
Nov 23, 2017
Loretta “Joan” (Hollis) Gillham, 76 year old longtime Tecumseh, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Thursday 23, 2017 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was born October 21, 1941 in Purcell, Oklahoma to parents Clarence Hollis and Florence (Hughes) Hollis. Joan worked as a waitress at the “Arrow Café” in Tecumseh, Oklahoma for several years. On May 2, 1990 Joan married...
Bettie Louise (Moore) Scott
Nov 22, 2017
Bettie Louise (Moore) Scott, age 89, a resident of Crowder, Oklahoma and former long-time resident of Oklahoma City, passed from this life surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Assembly of God Church in Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. ...
Joe Clyde Stackhouse
Nov 21, 2017
Joe Clyde Stackhouse, 70 year old longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Colonial Estates Care Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born June 4, 1947 in Fort Worth, Texas to parents Joyce (Grooms) Stackhouse and Clyde E. Stackhouse. Joe had worked several jobs throughout his life. He had worked in the petroleum...
Annette Gail Stark
Nov 21, 2017
Annette Gail Stark, age 54 and a resident of Ada, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at her home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 27, 2017 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Rev. Dwayne Johnson will officiate, and burial will follow at Wanette Cemetery. Casket bearers are Cody Stark, Keith...
Guss Andrew Williams
Nov 15, 2017
Guss Andrew Williams, age 92 and a resident of Wewoka, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at the Oklahoma Veteran’s Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma. A service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Viewing will be Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Guss was born January 27, 1925 in...

Jana Lois McNeill
Nov 14, 2017
Jana Lois (Mahoney) McNeill, 75 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Seminole Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 17, 1942 in Maud, Oklahoma to parents Zachariah Harald Mahoney and Sarah Elizabeth (Harkey) Mahoney. Jana graduated from Tuskahoma High School in Tuskahoma, Oklahoma. She attended the First United Methodist Church...
Melvin Meril Burkhart
Nov 14, 2017
Melvin Meril (Davis) Burkhart, 92, longtime Seminole resident, died Tuesday, November 14, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born March 24, 1925, in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma to Charlie Davis and Lulu Ann (McFarland) Davis. Melvin and her husband Bert Burkhart owned and operated the Circle B Chuckwagon Steakhouse south of Seminole for many years. They also started and operated the...
Leslie Richard Lookingbill
Nov 12, 2017
Leslie Richard Lookingbill, 78, former longtime Seminole resident, now of Fairland, Oklahoma, died Sunday, November 12, 2017 in Joplin, Missouri. Leslie was born on February 6, 1939 in Turley, Oklahoma, near Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Lyle L. Lookingbill and Jessie Lee (Haas) Lookingbill. Leslie grew up in northeast Oklahoma and later attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M University where he graduated with a...
Irene Harjo Carpitche
Nov 9, 2017
Irene Harjo Carpitche, 92, longtime Seminole County resident, died Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Rose Manor Nursing Home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Irene had been living in Shawnee, Oklahoma for the past few years, near her daughter. Irene was born in Sasakwa, Oklahoma on August 13, 1925. She was of the Seminole/Creek Nation Tribes of Oklahoma. Irene lived most of her...
Mikah Jerrad Lee Moreno
Nov 9, 2017
Mikah Jerrad Lee Moreno, 42, Mcloud, Oklahoma resident, died Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Mikah was born May 21, 1975 in Anadarko, Oklahoma to Mario Gandarilla Moreno and Donita Susan (Walls) Moreno. Mikah was a tribal member of the Creek Nation of Oklahoma. Mikah had worked as a auto mechanic at Sears Automotive Department. He enjoyed watching...

John Dexter Roberts
Nov 8, 2017
John Dexter “ Dex” Roberts, Jr., 51, Seminole resident, died November 8, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at St. Johns Hospital. Dex was born May 7, 1966 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he grew up. Dex was a High Volume Technician at Enviro Systems ( Zodiac Aerospace) in Seminole, Oklahoma, where he built galley chillers for Boeing 747 Dreamliner’s. Dex loved...
Clinton "Chick" Palmer
Nov 7, 2017
Clinton Lee “Chick” Palmer, 85 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born December 18, 1931 in Punkin Center, Oklahoma (near Maud, Oklahoma) to parents Jesse Lee Palmer and Mary Jane (Robertson) Palmer. Chick graduated from Maud High School in 1951. On August 27th,...
Philip R. Neill
Oct 30, 2017
Philip R. Neill, a longtime certified public accountant active in Seminole community affairs, died Monday after a brief illness. He was 76. Services are set for 1 p.m. Friday, November 3, 2017 at Seminole First United Methodist Church, at 910 W. Wrangler Blvd., in Seminole, Oklahoma with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery. Pastor Mark Watson will officiate at the service....
Minnie Lou Andrison
Oct 29, 2017
Minnie Louise (McDoniel) Andrison was born April 4, 1929 in Marianna, Arkansas to Minnie G. and M.W. “Mac” McDoniel. She passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 88. Minnie lived most of her life in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma holding both bachelors and master’s degrees in education. ...
Charles Dean Campbell
Oct 27, 2017
Charles Dean Campbell, 73, Eufaula, Oklahoma resident, died Friday, October 27, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Charles was born April 6, 1944 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Charles Arthur Campbell and Miranda “Catherine” (Partain) Campbell. Charles lived in Seminole county for 19 years and attended several public schools in Seminole county. He always said he was educated primarily in the school of...
Bobby Northrip
Oct 24, 2017
Bobby Joe Northrip, 78, lifelong Seminole resident died, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bobby was born on February 13, 1939 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Clarence Northrip and Zelma (Simpson) Northrip. Bobby attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School in 1957. Bobby married his sweetheart, Shirley Jean (Belyeu) Northrip on June 20, 1958 in Seminole, Oklahoma...
Don Wheeler
Oct 24, 2017
Donald William “Don” Wheeler, 74 year old Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at his home in Shawnee surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 1, 1943 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to parents Viola Kathelene (Brooks) Wheeler and Ira Daniel Wheeler. Don grew up in Wewoka, Oklahoma and spent most of his life...
Dora Moreland
Oct 23, 2017
Dora Jay Moreland, 81, longtime Seminole area resident, died on Monday October 23, 2017 in Midwest City, Oklahoma at Alliance Health Midwest. Dora was born at home on February 10, 1936 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Dora grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma. She attended Seminole public schools and graduated from Seminole High School. She lived many years in the New Lima community....
Floyd Kelough
Oct 23, 2017
Floyd Junior Kelough, 84 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on October 23, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born, August 23, 1933 in Ryal, Oklahoma to parents Myrtle (Null) Kelough and Wesley Kelough. Floyd worked as a tire distributer. He is survived by three daughters, Rose Peace of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, Brenda Coker and her husband Ed...