Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Harold Jones
Mar 19, 2017
Harold Raymond Jones, 80 year old Prague, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. He was born February 21, 1937 in Greenwood, Arkansas to parents Carl Hobart Jones and Ora (Griffith) Jones. Following high school Harold went on to join the United States Navy. While serving in the Navy Harold was a sheet-metal...
Lois L. Smith
Mar 19, 2017
Lois Louise Smith, 89, longtime Seminole resident, died Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Lois was born August 25, 1927 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Rufus Truman Campbell and Sarah Jane Gayler. She attended school at Ong, Oklahoma for 4 ½ years and latter she attended Bowlegs Public Schools. Lois was a homemaker and worked for 8 years at...
Jon Michael Stone
Mar 16, 2017
Jon Michael Stone, 75, longtime Seminole resident, died Thursday March 16, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Jon was born January 14, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Ralph Stone and Mildred “Hanna” (Williams) Stone. Jon grew up in California, but spent most of his life in Seminole, Oklahoma. Jon was a self-employed oilfield pumper and consultant. He enjoyed trout fishing, watching OU...
Bessie Lang
Mar 15, 2017
Bessie Leola Lang, 77 Bessie Leola Lang, Wewoka resident passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 77. She moved to Seminole county from Quinton, Oklahoma 20 years ago. Bessie was born April 23, 1939 in McCurtain, Oklahoma to parents, Floyd Winford Lane and Thelma Trudy (Hume) Lane. Bessie was a certified nurse’s aid...
Jo Ann (Wheeler) Lucas
Mar 15, 2017
Jo Ann (Wheeler) Lucas, age 68 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma, and burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. Rev. Guy M. Cagle will...
Robert Leon Short
Mar 15, 2017
Robert Leon Short, 66, former Seminole resident, died March 15, 2017 in Madison, Alabama. Robert was born December 27, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Leon Bobby Short and Patsy (Jennings) Short. Robert was a welder and pipe-fitter and work for the Department of Energy in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Robert is survived by his parents Leon and Pat Short...
WaDean Cowan
Mar 13, 2017
WaDean Margarita Cowan, 64, longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, died Monday, March 13, 2017 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. WaDean was born October 6, 1952 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Wallace Reed Cowan and Maxine (Coker) Cowan. WaDean grew up in Maud, Oklahoma and attended Maud Public Schools, later at Mesa Community College where she studied nursing. She was a L.P.N., and loved caring...
Jonas Burgess
Mar 12, 2017
Jonas Ceasar Burgess, 95, longtime Seminole resident, died Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jonas was born February 18, 1922 in Konawa, Oklahoma to Walter Ceasar Burgess and Nancy (Alexander) Burgess. Jonas grew up in the Vamoosa and Konawa area of Seminole County and attended school at Vamoosa Independent School in Konawa, Oklahoma. Jonas worked at Tinker Air...
William Henry "Bill" Houck
Mar 11, 2017
William Henry “Bill” Houck, Jr., 74, longtime Seminole resident, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma. William was born May 5, 1942, in Seminole, Oklahoma to William Henry Houck and Naoma Louise (Lee) Houck. Bill was retired from Southwestern Bell after 29 years of faithful service. After his retirement in 1992, he pastored...
Shirley Smith
Mar 11, 2017
Shirley Louise (Bateman) Smith, 71 Shirley Louise (Bateman) Smith, a long time Seminole resident passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 71. Shirley was born November 17, 1945 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Orville Bateman and Louise (Self) Bateman. Shirley was a member of First Baptist Church, was employed at My-T-Quick Convenience Store,...
Lee Roy Tilley
Mar 9, 2017
Lee Roy Tilley, 33, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Lee Roy was born July 1, 1983 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Alfred Leroy Tilley and Frances (Bear) Tilley at the Creek Nation Hospital. Lee Roy grew up in Seminole, worked for Blue Wave Boats, McCoy Tree Service and worked on cars. He loved spending...
Carolyn Sue Cannon
Mar 9, 2017
Carolyn Sue Cannon ,58 July, 20 1958 - March, 9 2017 Carolyn Sue Cannon(McAusland) 58, Seminole resident died Thursday, March 9, 2017, at her home in Seminole Oklahoma. Carolyn was born July 20, 1958 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents Roy Lee McAusland and Eddie Ellen Bleuins. Carolyn moved to Seminole 18 years ago from Atoka, Oklahoma. Carolyn was a...
David Burl Pierce
Mar 9, 2017
David Burl Pierce, 68, longtime Seminole resident, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. David was born on August 22, 1948 to Dempsey Burl Pierce and Irene Lilly (Gaylor) Pierce. David attended schools in ONG and New Lima. David was a propane service driver. He was a Vietnam War Veteran, serving in the U.S. Army and attained the...
Donna Stealey
Mar 5, 2017
Donna Mae Massey Stealey, 89 Donna Mae Massey Stealey was born October 11, 1927 in Davis, Oklahoma. At age two weeks, she lost her mother to blood poisoning during childbirth and was taken in and raised by her grandmother, Agnes Elizabeth Coburn Massey and aunt, Idelia Camelia Massey Swindell. Donna passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at...
James Walter Pierce
Mar 4, 2017
James Walter “J.W.” Pierce, 77, longtime Seminole County resident, died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Sunset Estates Nursing Home in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. J.W. was born October 14, 1939 in the Wolf, Oklahoma area at home to his parents Joe Pierce and Leva (Burgess) Pierce. J.W. worked in the Seminole Oilfields all of his adult working life as a tool...
Richard James Whigam
Mar 3, 2017
Richard James Whigam, 53, Seminole resident died, Friday, March 3, 2017, in Seminole, Oklahoma. Richard was born August 20, 1963 in Jeannett, Pennsylvania to Parents Terrall James “J.T.” Whigam and Betty Lou (Postiseck) Whigam. Richard moved to Seminole, Oklahoma 3 years ago from Arizona. Richard was a auto mechanic at the 6th Street Motors in McAlester, Oklahoma. Richard married Annette...
Ernestine Dacus
Mar 3, 2017
Ernestine Dacus, 79, Seminole resident, died Friday, March 3, 2017 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Ernestine was born September 27, 1937 in Mountain Home, Arkansas to Henry Powers and Emily Jane ( Taylor) Powers. Ernestine worked for over 22 years at the Wonder Bread Outlet in Seminole, Oklahoma and after her retirement she worked for American Exchange Bank for 5 years. She...
Alvin Cornelius Rees
Feb 28, 2017
Alvin Cornelius "A.C." Rees, 85, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in Seminole. A.C. was born October 18, 1931 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Ottis Cornelous and Hazel (Grove) Rees. A.C. worked for the City of Seminole, Sanitation Department for over 20 years. A.C. served in the U. S. Army from 1950 to 1952 and attained the rank...
Mildred Lou Stillwell
Feb 23, 2017
Mildred Lou (Ransom) Stillwell, 82 year old longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Thursday, February 23, 2017 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was born July 10, 1934 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to parents Roosevelt Ransom and Rosa Lee (Grant) Ransom. Mildred was a homemaker and a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Seminole. Mildred married Herman Stillwell in May...
Linda Louise (Collinsworth) Payne
Feb 22, 2017
Linda Louise (Collinsworth) Payne, age 70 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma. Rev. Kevin Duck will officiate, and burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery, east of Konawa. Casket bearers are Gary Elliott, Jerrod Collinsworth,...
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