Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Patricia  E. Price

Patricia E. Price

Sep 21, 2015

Patricia E. (Holland) Price, 71 year old former Seminole resident and current Owasso resident, left this earth on Monday, September 21, 2015, to join our Savior, Jesus Christ, in Heaven.  She was born September 2, 1944 in Seattle, Washington to parents Raymond E. Holland and Alice Lorene (Risenhoover) Holland. Patricia moved to Seminole at the age of one.  Following High...

Melvin  Lee Schauer

Melvin Lee Schauer

Sep 19, 2015

Melvin was born July 10, 1928 in the Andy James Community, NW of Dalhart, TX. He was the first child and only son of Edward Ruben and Sadie Mae (Lamkin) Schauer.  But if you asked Melvin, he would say he was born in Lapland where Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas and Colorado lapped together. The Schauer’s moved to Channing, TX...

Tom  Franklin Harjo

Tom Franklin Harjo

Sep 18, 2015

Tom Franklin Harjo, 70 year-old Earlsboro, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Friday, September 18, 2015 at his home in Earlsboro.  He was born July 7, 1945 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Edward Harjo and Leah Harjo. Tom graduated from Vamoosa High School in 1965.  He went on to serve in the United States Army.  Tom and Irene Tanyan...

Marvin  Lane Cole

Marvin Lane Cole

Sep 18, 2015

Marvin Lane Cole, 81 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Friday, September 18, 2015 in an automobile accident near Maud.  He was born February 15, 1934 in Salem, Arkansas to parents Hiram Rufus Cole and Orine (Williams) Cole. Marvin joined the United States Army and served in World War II.  Following his military service Marvin worked...

Dollie  V. Smith

Dollie V. Smith

Sep 17, 2015

Dollie Verry (Gosnell) Smith, 90 year-old former Seminole, and Tecumseh resident passed from this life on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Colonial Estates Care Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  Dollie was born December 14, 1924 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to parents Maggie Evelyn (McPherson) Gosnell and Johnny Franklin Gosnell. Dollie was a homemaker and had worked several different jobs through the...

Clifford  W. Beichner

Clifford W. Beichner

Sep 11, 2015

Clifford W. Beichner, 97, longtime Seminole resident, died Friday, September 11, 2015. Clifford was born on May 12, 1918 in Avant, Oklahoma, near Tulsa, to William Fredrick Beichner and Edith Blanch (Miller) Beichner. He grew up in Avant, Oklahoma area and later moved to Seminole with his parent and four sisters in 1935. He was a graduate of the 1936...

Thomas Ray " Tommy" Martin

Thomas Ray " Tommy" Martin

Sep 11, 2015

Thomas Ray “ Tommy “ Martin, 85, Newalla, Oklahoma resident, died Friday September 11, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tommy was a longtime former Seminole resident. He was born August 23, 1930 in Seminole County to Thomas Ray and Dadia Jo (Robinson) Martin. Tommy was a Heavy Equipment operator for Silver Star Construction, had worked in the oilfields as a...

Jeanne Sanders

Jeanne Sanders

Sep 5, 2015

Jeanne Sanders, 87, lifelong Wetumka, Oklahoma resident, died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Alliance Health Hospital, Seminole, Oklahoma. Jeanne was born on December 7, 1927 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to William “Bill” Smith and Bertha (Seals) Smith.   Jeanne was a nurse at Wetumka General Hospital for 30 years. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Wetumka....

Josh Howell

Josh Howell

Sep 4, 2015

Josh Kevin Howell, 29 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on September 4, 2015 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.  He was born May 15, 1986 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents, Karen Elaine (Diamond) Howell and Mark Kevin Howell. Josh attended Butner Public School and went on to work for McCoy Tree Service. Survivors include one son, Steiger...

Alexia  Dawn Kopp

Alexia Dawn Kopp

Sep 4, 2015

Alexia Dawn Kopp, infant daughter of Christina and Robb Allen Kopp entered and passed from this life on September 4, 2015 at Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Survivors include her parents, Christina Lenee (Keffer) Kopp and Robb Allen Kopp of the home in Maud, Oklahoma; three brothers, Ben Skogland of Russellville, Arkansas, Myron Kopp and Albrecht Kopp both of...

Marilyn  J. Brown

Marilyn J. Brown

Sep 1, 2015

Marilyn Jeanne Brown, 72, Earlsboro resident, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at her home.   Marilyn was born May 9, 1943 in Long Beach, California to Freddy Gould and Jessie Ferna (McGregor) Gould. Marilyn came to the Seminole area ten years ago from Ponca City, Oklahoma.   Marilyn was a loving mother and housewife, and a former member of the Red Hat...

Wynema Coody

Wynema Coody

Aug 29, 2015

Wynema Coody, age 47 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City surrounded by her family. A Wake service is scheduled for 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 3rd at the...

"Doug" Raymond Douglas Walker

"Doug" Raymond Douglas Walker

Aug 29, 2015

“Doug” Raymond Douglas Walker age 74 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery, and Earl Hood will officiate.  Pallbearers are Josh Walker, Joey Walker, Casey...

James Rose

James Rose

Aug 28, 2015

James Edward Rose, 79, Seminole resident, died Friday, August 28, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. James was born May 20, 1936 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Arthur Richard Rose and Violet Marie (Lewis) Rose. James was an auto mechanic and lived in the Seminole area most of his life. He is survived by three daughters Latricia Young of Shawnee, Oklahoma and...

Cathy  Lynn Williams

Cathy Lynn Williams

Aug 28, 2015

Cathy Lynn Williams, age 59 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at her home. No memorial service is planned at this time, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Cathy was born December 19, 1955 in Pampa, Texas to Glenda Faye (Moss) and Doyle Fon Tucker.  After college, she...

Viola  Ruth Hopkins

Viola Ruth Hopkins

Aug 27, 2015

Viola Ruth Hopkins, 83, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, died Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Shawnee.  Viola was a longtime Shawnee resident who was born on September 26, 1931 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Earnest William “E.W.” Welch and Ophelia Beatrice (Campbell) Welch. On April 22, 1948 she married Ivan Gordon Hopkins.  They spent most of their 64 happily married years living in...

George Burton

George Burton

Aug 25, 2015

George Hayward Burton, 76 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in Seminole, Oklahoma.  He was born November 14, 1938 in Piedmont, South Carolina to parents Mallie (Sanders) Burton and Rufus A. Burton. George was a musician and entertainer most of his life.  He had recorded several albums throughout his career. In 2012...

Theresa (Powell)  Ahgoom

Theresa (Powell) Ahgoom

Aug 24, 2015

Theresa Ann (Powell) Ahgoom, 55, resident of Holdenville, OK passed away, Monday, August 24, 2015 at 11:40am at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Theresa was born on July 29, 1960 to James John and Clara Jane (Tims) Powell. Theresa attended school at Douglas High and Central High Schools in Oklahoma City. She graduated from Central High School but...

Melanie Stone

Melanie Stone

Aug 23, 2015

Melanie Pahke Stone, 39, Konawa, Oklahoma resident, died Sunday, August 23, 2015 in Konawa. Melanie was born on November 9, 1975 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Harold Dean Stone and Karen Sue Miller. Melanie attended and graduated from Strother High School in 1994 and from Seminole State College with an associate’s degree in 2010. She worked in Child Care as a...

Percy Harrell

Percy Harrell

Aug 23, 2015

Percy Wayne Harrell, 56 Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on September 12, 1958, Mr. Harrell was the oldest of four children of Lottie Mae Coody and Clarence Augusta Harrell. He passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his home at the age of 56. Mr. Harrell, married Kim Miller Nulek; they were married for 22 years. He was the father of...