Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Randy Fleetwood

Randy Fleetwood

May 31, 2016

Randy Ray Fleetwood, 57 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born September 27, 1958 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Fred Fleetwood and Ratha Melissa (Stephens) Fleetwood. Randy grew up in the Maud area where he graduated from Maud High School in 1976.  He went...

Kathryn Holder

Kathryn Holder

May 29, 2016

Kathryn (Kay) Fern Holder, age 73, of Meeker, Oklahoma passed away peacefully at home on May 29, 2016 surrounded by her family. Kathryn was born June 26, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Robert C. Whitaker and Mary Maxine (Ellis) Whitaker. Kathryn was married to Charlie Holder for 34 years, the father of her children. She later married Sammy Lee Holder...

Charles  "Dean" Johnson

Charles "Dean" Johnson

May 26, 2016

Charles "Dean" Johnson, 81, Prague resident, died Thursday, May 26, 2016 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Dean was born on June 3, 1934 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Charles “Bud” Johnson and Flossie (Gragg) Johnson. Dean grew up in the Stroud area and attended and graduated from Stroud High School. Dean owned and operated the Downtowner Phillips 66 Service Station in Seminole for...

Mable Works

Mable Works

May 23, 2016

Mable Noma Works, 81, longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, died Monday, May 23, 2016 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Mable was born on April 15, 1935 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Vester William Henderson and Ruby Roe (Porter) Henderson. Mable was a homemaker and a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Maud, Oklahoma. She married Henry David Works on December 31, 1954 in...

Frank  "Lillard" Berry

Frank "Lillard" Berry

May 21, 2016

Frank “Lillard” Berry, age 84 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Mercy Hospital of Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Church of Christ of Konawa.  Richard Winters will officiate, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Honorary casket bearers...

Alfred W. "Nuge" Robertson

Alfred W. "Nuge" Robertson

May 21, 2016

Alfred W. “Nuge” Robertson, Jr., 90, Konawa, Oklahoma resident, died Saturday, May 21, 2016 in Ada, Okla. Alfred was born October 29, 1925 in Wolf, Oklahoma to Alfred Wesley Robertson, Sr. and Nettie Lee (Goss) Robertson. Alfred graduated in 1950 from East Central College in Ada, Oklahoma. After receiving his teaching certification, he did his practice teaching at Horace Mann...

Janice Stackhouse

Janice Stackhouse

May 20, 2016

Janice Diane (Hodge) Stackhouse, 64 year old longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  She was born November 25, 1951 in Ft. Worth, Texas to parents, Eugene Hodge and Ruth (Weddel) Hodge. Janice had worked for Albertson’s Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician for several years.  Then on December 3, 1988...

Felicia  Marie Echelle

Felicia Marie Echelle

May 19, 2016

Felicia Marie Echelle, 38 year old, lifelong Seminole resident passed from this life on Thursday, May 19, 2016 following an automobile accident in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.  She was born November 8, 1977 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Bill Preston Miller and Deborah (Monks) Miller. Felicia graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1995 and went on to earn her Master’s degree...

Theodore  "Jack" Wood

Theodore "Jack" Wood

May 18, 2016

Theodore Jackson “Jack” Wood, 90 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in Shawnee, Oklahoma where he was a resident of Brookdale Senior Living Center.  Jack was born July 7, 1925 in Caviness, Texas to parents, Lawson L. Wood and Vera George (Mann) Wood. Following High School Jack served in the United States...

Armetta Jones

Armetta Jones

May 13, 2016

Armetta “ Rusty” Jones, 78, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident died Friday, May 13, 2016 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was born on October 17, 1937 in Ada, Oklahoma to Jack Jones and May (Burgess) Jones. Armetta moved back to Seminole 8 years ago from Del City, Oklahoma. She retired from Dana Corp where she worked as a machinist for over...

Randy Hester

Randy Hester

May 12, 2016

Randy Earle Hester, 62 Randy Earle Hester, long time Seminole, Oklahoma, resident passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at his home in Seminole at the age of 62. Randy was born July 27, 1953 in Fairhope, Alabama to parents, Clinton Benjamin Hester and Bobbie Claire (Jolley) Hester. Randy married Nancy (Thomas) Hester, January 1, 2001 at Atoka, Oklahoma. He was...

Hazel Pierson

Hazel Pierson

May 11, 2016

Hazel “Kathleen” (Hammond) Pierson, age 91 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at her home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Charlie Henthorn will officiate and burial will follow at Little Cemetery.  Casket bearers are Joe Morgan, Ty Huckleberry,...

Billy  Joe Higdon

Billy Joe Higdon

May 11, 2016

Billy served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a master sergeant. He served for 20 years and was active in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He played basketball while in the U.S. Air Force and was known as “Shanks”. He also voluntarily coached little league baseball and basketball while in the military. Billy grew up in Seminole and...

Donna Bergen

Donna Bergen

May 11, 2016

Donna Bergen, 52, Del City, Oklahoma resident died, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in Del City, Oklahoma. Donna was born November 25, 1963 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Homer and Virginia Bergen. Donna grew up in the Maud, Oklahoma area and attended Maud Public Schools. She was a dress shop manager and a hostess at a restaurant. Donna enjoyed the summer....

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...