Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Judith Beaty

Judith Beaty

May 9, 2016

Funeral services for Judith Morrison Beaty are scheduled for 1:00 P.M., Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 2500 John Street, Seminole Oklahoma. Bishop Jim Choate will officiate. A family visitation will take place on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Swearingen Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Burial will follow...

Ruby Stailey

Ruby Stailey

May 9, 2016

Ruby Lee Stailey, 92 Ruby Lee Stailey, long time resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away Monday May 9, 2016 at the age of 92 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Ruby was born July 14, 1923 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents William Daniel “Willie” Parsons and Laura (Hopkins) Parsons. Ruby married Carl “Buster” Stailey, Jr. on April 17, 1946 in Ochiltree County, Texas...

Pauline (Flanery)  Phillips

Pauline (Flanery) Phillips

May 8, 2016

Pauline "Polly" Phillips, age 75 and a resident of Seminole County, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016. A Memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Thursday at Cornerstone Tabernacle Church in Sasakwa, Oklahoma.  Bill Chesser will officiate and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole, Oklahoma. Polly was born May 10, 1940 in Riverside, California...

George  Franklin Lozer

George Franklin Lozer

May 8, 2016

George Franklin Lozer, 62 year old lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Sunday, May 8, 2016 at his home in Seminole.  He was born September 29, 1953 in Seminole to parents, William Franklin “Bud” Lozer and Kathlene Donna (Roberts) Lozer Coxs. George work several years in the oilfield as an oil rig operator.  He was also a member...

Raymond Vandever

Raymond Vandever

May 5, 2016

Raymond Leroy Vandever, 86, Seminole resident, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, in Seminole, Oklahoma. Raymond was born August 1, 1929 in Macomb, Oklahoma to John William Vandever and Ethel Lee (Dickson) Vandever. Mr. Vandever retired after 30 years of service to a local nursing home working in housekeeping and maintenance. Then  he opened and operated Vandever’s Grocery Store in Bowlegs,...

Joe  Kenneth Craft

Joe Kenneth Craft

May 4, 2016

Joe Kenneth Craft, 95, longtime Seminole/Earlsboro resident, died Wednesday May 4, 2016 at Avonlea Cottage in Seminole, Oklahoma. Joe was born August 26, 1920 in Cordell, Oklahoma to Albert Edward Craft and Norma (Haliburton) Craft.  Joe worked for Skelly Oil Company for 15 years in the Velma, Oklahoma area.  After Skelly Oil merged with Getty Oil Company, he worked for...

Dorothy "Dottie" King Craft

Dorothy "Dottie" King Craft

May 4, 2016

Dorothy "Dottie" King Craft, 82, passed away on May 4, 2016 in Shawnee, OK after a long illness. She was the wife of Joe Craft of Earlsboro, Oklahoma who passed from this life on May 4, 2016 just a few hours after Dorothy. Dorothy was born on September 6, 1933 in Many, LA, the daughter of Lena Graham and Willie...

Summer Underwood

Summer Underwood

May 2, 2016

Summer Dawn Underwood “MESKE”  Summer Dawn Underwood, 42, Seminole resident, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Monday May 2, 2016 in Seminole, Oklahoma. “She is now absent from the body and present with the Lord”.  Meske was born June 16, 1974 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Ramona Ponkilla and Ted Underwood. She is Mikasuki and Sweet potato, her traditional...

Thomas Ahaisse

Thomas Ahaisse

May 1, 2016

Thomas Lee Ahaisse, 69 year old former Seminole County resident, passed from this life on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born March 28, 1947 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Odis B. Harjo and Betty Jo Ahaisse. Thomas graduated from Varnum High School.  Following High School, he served in the United States...

Julia Neel

Julia Neel

Apr 30, 2016

Julia Margaret “Judy” Neel, lifelong Seminole resident passed away, Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Midwest City, Oklahoma, at the age of 76. Judy was born May 5, 1939, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to parents, Joseph “Joe” Peschl and Christine Nichols.  She attended John Marshall High School and Wright Business School of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Judy married Earl Neel in Oklahoma...

Herman  Hugo Thomas

Herman Hugo Thomas

Apr 29, 2016

Herman Hugo Thomas was born June 1, 1934 in Seminole, Oklahoma.  He passed away April 29, 2016 in Tyler Texas. Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole, Oklahoma.  Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee Louie and Sallie Mae Thomas; and...

William Adkins

William Adkins

Apr 29, 2016

William Dale “Billy” Adkins, 62, lifelong Seminole resident, died Friday, April 29, 2016 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Billy was born on March 4, 1954 in Seminole, Oklahoma to William Clyde “Bill” Adkins and Ida Maud (Bowden) Adkins. Billy grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School. Billy joined the United States Army in June...

Frances  Mae (Harjo)  Osborne

Frances Mae (Harjo) Osborne

Apr 29, 2016

Frances Mae (Harjo) Osborne, age 76 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at the Chickasaw Medical Center in Ada, Oklahoma. A Wake service will be held at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa from 6:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2016.  And, a second Wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday,...

Kenneth Inman  Sr.

Kenneth Inman Sr.

Apr 27, 2016

Kenneth A. Inman Sr., 90 year old longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Seminole, Oklahoma.  He was born September 15, 1925 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to parents, R.G. Inman and Opal Edna (Venable) Inman. Kenneth attended Konawa Public Schools. He enlisted in the United States Navy while still in High School in 1942.  While in...

Sherman Mitchell

Sherman Mitchell

Apr 26, 2016

Sherman Mark Daniel Mitchell, Sr. 26, Shawnee resident died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sherman was born July 1, 1989 in Sherman, Texas to Hiram Beverly Mitchell, Jr. and Marilyn Ruth (Shaw) Mitchell. Sherman grew up in Seminole and attended and graduated from Seminole High School, where he played football, basketball and was active in Weightlifting. Sherman...

Minnie June Lee (McGirt)  Tsinhnahjinnie

Minnie June Lee (McGirt) Tsinhnahjinnie

Apr 23, 2016

Minnie June Lee McGirt Tsinhnahjinnie, Born in Seminole, Oklahoma, June 20, 1927 has traveled on to be with her ancestors and the Lord, she began her journey at twilight, April 23, 2016, Caring House, Sacaton, AZ.  Minnie was of the Bear Clan, and Hvteyievlke Band of the Seminole Nation. Minnie, also known as, June, was the daughter of Dick McGirt,...

Emmit  Huegene McCraw

Emmit Huegene McCraw

Apr 22, 2016

Emmit Huegene McCraw, age 80 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Friday, April 22, 2016 at the V.A. Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma. A Wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Monday Night, April 25th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church four miles west of Konawa.  Fr. Adrian Vorderlandwehr, O.S.B. will officiate.  The Funeral Mass will be...

Russell  Lowell Patterson

Russell Lowell Patterson

Apr 21, 2016

Russell Lowell Patterson, Jr., age sixty-six and a former resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Grace Living Center in Oklahoma City. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Little Chapel, and viewing will be 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 25th at Swearingen Funeral...

William  L. Love

William L. Love

Apr 19, 2016

William L. Love, 63, Bowlegs resident, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at his home. William was born August 17, 1952 in Bowie, Texas to Albert Christifer Love and Irma Iune (Fitzgerald) Love,  William grew up on a turkey farm in Jamestown, California and  moved to Bowlegs, 6 ½ years ago from Calipatria, California. William attended and received his Bachelor of...

Danny Kreeger

Danny Kreeger

Apr 18, 2016

Danny Allen Kreeger, 60 year old longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Monday, April 18, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born February 27, 1956 in Hobbs, New Mexico to parents, Billy Wayne Kreeger and Billie A. (Goodwin) Kreeger. Danny graduated from Seminole High School in 1974.  He went on to earn his associate degree from...