Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Betty Lou (Stacy) Walker
Oct 11, 2016
Betty Lou (Stacy) Walker, age 78 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life October 11, 2016 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Cross Timbers Church located at 320 E. Main in Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Pastor Ed...
Sally Ann Johnson
Oct 11, 2016
Sally Ann Johnson, age 72 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away October 11, 2016 at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2016 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Frank Harjo and Jimsey Harjo will officiate. Burial will follow at the Johnson-Emarthle Cemetery. Casket bearers are Ronnie George,...
Stacey Jo (Henslee) Mathis
Oct 10, 2016
Stacey Jo (Henslee) Mathis, age 54 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at Alliance Health Hospital in Durant, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Assembly of God Church in Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Pastor Steve Lowrance will officiate, and...
Amye Lea Dickerson
Oct 8, 2016
Amye L. Dickerson, age 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 8, 2016 at home surrounded by family members and compassionate care givers. Amye was born March 19, 1924 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Glenn and Alice Akins of Mounds, Oklahoma. Amye grew up on a farm in Mounds, Oklahoma along...
Rhonda Jean Overbey
Oct 5, 2016
Rhonda Jean Overbey, age 51 and a resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole. ...
Ida Mae Little
Oct 2, 2016
Ida Mae Little, 83 year old longtime Seminole County resident passed from this life on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home. She was born March 5, 1933 in Konawa, Oklahoma to parents, Ishlum Harjo and Eliza (Walker) Harjo. Mrs. Little was a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (the Ocese Band). She was also a member of Bird...
Faye Evelyn (Finch) Sherwood
Oct 2, 2016
Faye Evelyn (Finch) Sherwood, age 90 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church located at 126 N. Konawa Street in Konawa, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Rev. Mona Fulks will...
Donna Sue Gunter
Oct 2, 2016
Donna Sue (Southern) Gunter, 69 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on October 2, 2016 at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Donna was born January 15, 1947 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to parents Raymond “Bunny” Southern and Dortha (Repsher) “Ricky” Southern. Donna worked for the Department of Human Services for many years. She would often joke and...
Bessie Alexander
Sep 29, 2016
Bessie Alexander, age 67 and a former Seminole, Oklahoma resident, now of Shawnee, Oklahoma, died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Golden Rule Nursing Home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bessie was born January 6, 1949 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Johnson Alexander and Pauline (Fixico) Butler. Bessie was a member of the Seminole Nation Tribe of Oklahoma and a former receptionist for the...
Bennie Cunningham
Sep 28, 2016
Bennie Wayne Cunningham, 52 Bennie Wayne Cunningham, a resident of Prague, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the age of 52 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Bennie was born September 15, 1964 at Amarillo, Texas to parents, Billy Wayne Cunningham and Donna Elaine Roberts. Bennie married Gwendolyn Diane (Geraldon) Cunningham on February 13, 1993 at...
Jonathan D. Eck
Sep 26, 2016
Jonathan D. Eck, age 64, passed away at Elmwood Manor Nursing Home in Wewoka, Oklahoma on September 26, 2016. Services are pending at this time. Jonathan was born December 3, 1951 in New Haven, Connecticut to Ruth (Ponders) and Robert Eck. He earned a bachelor Degree and was an instructor for OU. Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral...
Jeremy Culver
Sep 25, 2016
Jeremy Michael “Ferret” Culver, 39 Jeremy Michael “Ferret” Culver, a long time Seminole county resident passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his home in Seminole County, Oklahoma. Jeremy was born November 4, 1976 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Sheryl Ann (Switzer) Yetter. Jeremy moved to Seminole 25 years ago from Katy, Texas. Jeremy attended Maud High School and played...
Dutch Pierce
Sep 20, 2016
Margret Verdie Lee “Dutch” Pierce, 87 year old longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at her home in Maud. She was born December 12, 1928 in Tilly, Arkansas to parents, James Edward Fountain and Lela Ola (Ross) Fountain. Dutch married Verlin “Charlie” Pierce on December 1, 1950 in Henderson, Texas. Dutch’s early occupations...
Wanda Lou Conner
Sep 16, 2016
Wanda Lou Conner, 71, longtime Seminole resident died, Friday, September 16, 2016 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Wanda was born September 8, 1945 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Lawrence L. Lewis and Shirley ( Knight) Lewis. Wanda also lived in Santa Maria, California for several years. Wanda was a homemaker and also for many years she worked at several Seminole businesses, including Homeland...
Annette Green Miller
Sep 16, 2016
Annette Green Miller, 86, longtime Sasakwa, Oklahoma resident, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at Brookdale Assisted Living Center in Ada, Oklahoma. Annette was born on July 22, 1930 in Stratford, Oklahoma to William H. Green and Mary Agnes (Bouska) Green. Throughout her life, Mrs. Miller worked as a librarian and established both a children's library and medical library at several...
Roland James Neal
Sep 12, 2016
Roland James Neal, 65, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident and formerly of Seminole, Oklahoma, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after a lengthy illness. Roland was born January 21, 1951 in Seminole, Oklahoma where he grew up. Roland attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School in 1969. While at Seminole High School he was an outstanding...
Nora Lillian Hayes
Sep 12, 2016
Nora Lillian Hayes, 38, Bache, Oklahoma resident, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nora was born July 28, 1978 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Richard Lawrence Dickie and Audrey Lynn Hayes. Nora went to join the heavens after a tragic accident riding her motorcycle that she enjoyed so much. Nora met the love of her life, Chris Factor,...
James L. Phillips
Sep 12, 2016
James Lewernce Phillips, Jr., 53, Wewoka resident, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. James was born on February 3, 1963 in Madera, California to James Phillips, Sr. and Pauline Phillips. James moved to Seminole County 17 years ago from Madera, California. James was disabled but was great at working on cars, small motors, building and many other things....
Ethleen (Lusty) Harjo
Sep 11, 2016
Ethleen (Lusty) Harjo, 66 year old Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at her home in Shawnee. She was born April 10, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents, John Wayne Lusty and Elizabeth (Williams) Lusty. Ethleen was a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (the Mekusukey Band). She was a homemaker and...
Kenneth Tiffin
Sep 11, 2016
August 2, 1933 - September 11, 2016 LUFKIN, TEXAS Kenneth Levon Tiffin, 83, of Lufkin, Texas, died Sunday, September 11, 2016, at his residence. He was born August 2, 1933 in Remas, Oklahoma, to the late Homer Henry Tiffin and Ora Lee (Bodkin) Tiffin. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. There will be a luncheon Saturday,...