Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Karlos Quillin

Karlos Quillin

Jun 25, 2024

Karlos Quillin, 82, of Seminole, Oklahoma died June 25, 2024. He ended his great journey on this earth in the company of his family and in the comfort of the house that he built with his own hands. He died after a long battle with Alzheimer's Dementia.  

Karlos was born to Erma (Mortan) Quillin and A.D. Quillin in Seminole Texas...

Aiden Xavier Jesse-Cully

Aiden Xavier Jesse-Cully

Jun 25, 2024

Aiden Xavier Jesse-Cully, age 18 and a resident of Ada, Oklahoma passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loving family on June 25, 2024 at OU Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City.

A Wake is scheduled for 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 27th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 28,...

Jimmy "Jim" Mack Robertson

Jimmy "Jim" Mack Robertson

Jun 23, 2024

Jimmy “Jim” Mack Robertson, Oklahoma City, OK resident, passed away on Sunday June 23, 2024 in Oklahoma City, at the age of 85. Jim was born on September 1, 1938 in Seminole, OK to Bross and Marie (Quinalty) Robertson. 

Jim was the oldest of the family and always set a good example for his siblings. He was proud to be a...

Bryon Ervin Gates

Bryon Ervin Gates

Jun 21, 2024

Seminole businessman and community leader Bryon Gates has succumbed after a three-year battle with cancer, passing away Friday night, June 21, 2024, at home in the arms of his loving family. 

Bryon Ervin Gates was born Aug. 11, 1953 in Glens Falls, NY, to Ervin Foster Gates, and wife Elizabeth Charlotte Edmunds Gates. He moved to Seminole County in 1978, having...

Jeremiah Burton Lozier

Jeremiah Burton Lozier

Jun 20, 2024

Jeremiah Burton Lozier, Seminole resident, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Seminole, OK at the age of 47. Jeremiah was born on November 15, 1976 in Holdenville, OK to William Burton Lozier and Debra Kay (Bemo) Lozier. 

Jeremiah never met a stranger. Most people knew him from his work in the car industry. It was said that he could...

Dennis Wayne Isaacs

Dennis Wayne Isaacs

Jun 19, 2024

Dennis Wayne Isaacs, age 65 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma on June 19, 2024. 

A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate, and honorary bearers are Mark Stoup, Brandon Stoup, Randy Stokes, Carl Capps,...

Lawrence "Larry" Bachhofer

Lawrence "Larry" Bachhofer

Jun 17, 2024

Lawrence “Larry” Bachhofer, Prague resident, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024 in Prague, at the age of 94. Larry was born on January 6, 1930 in Ringling, OK to Henry Wesley and Thelma Hazel (Gear) Bachhofer. He proudly served in the United States Army, Army National Guard and Reserves. He later worked as a stockman at General Motors. Larry...

Alex K Adwan

Alex K Adwan

Jun 15, 2024

Alex K. Adwan, retired Senior Editor of the Tulsa World, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 15, 2024, in Edmond, Oklahoma, following a brief illness. 

Alex was born in Maud, Oklahoma on April 14, 1930, to Fred and Lois Harkey Adwan, Alex attended both high school and junior college at the Oklahoma Military Academy in Claremore. Alex got his...

Charles Austin Grant

Charles Austin Grant

Jun 13, 2024

Charles Austin Grant, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024, at his home, at the age of 84. 

Charles, the son of Henry and Viola (Doyle) Grant, was born October 26, 1939, in Durant. Charles grew up traveling the fruit harvest with his family, with Phoenix, Arizona, being home. On November 7, 1959, he married Nancy Fowler, in Phoenix, and they moved...

Michael Boyd Kerr

Michael Boyd Kerr

Jun 11, 2024

Prague resident, Michael (Mike) Boyd Kerr, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Prague with his daughters by his side. 

Mike, the son of Ernest and Margaret (Morelock) Kerr, was born January 16, 1951, in Guymon, Oklahoma. Mike graduated from high school in Southgate, California, with the class of 1969. By trade Mike worked as a Transmission mechanic for many years,...

Violet Mae Ranells

Violet Mae Ranells

Jun 3, 2024

Violet Mae ‘Granny Mae’ Ranells, received her heavenly wings, June 3rd, 2024, at the age of 93 years. 

 

Mae was born on March 29, 1931, in Seminole County, Oklahoma, to Silas Joe and Mary Etta (Persinger) Wilson.  On October 18, 1947, she married Virgil Lee Ranells, in Konawa, Seminole County, Oklahoma.  To this union was born three children, Mary Sue, JoAnn,...

Carol Sue Melton

Carol Sue Melton

May 31, 2024

Carol Sue Melton, Norman, OK resident, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2024 in Norman at the age of 79.  Carol was born on June 4, 1944 in Clinton, OK to Robert Louis and Clara (Nickel) Chew.   

Carol enjoyed traveling, genealogy, photography, sweepstakes, sewing and politics.  She grew up on a farm near Corn, OK with her mom, sister and...

Roman Marcellus Cox

Roman Marcellus Cox

May 28, 2024

Roman Marcellus Cox, 22, formerly of Maud, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at his home in Oklahoma City.

 

Roman, the son of Windy Cox, was born November 29, 2001, in Ada, Oklahoma.  After growing up in Maud, he and his family moved to Lexington, where he graduated with the Lexington High School class of 2020.  Roman settled in Oklahoma City,...

Pamela Christine Patterson

Pamela Christine Patterson

May 27, 2024

Pamela Christine (Gulley) Patterson, age 77 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away from this life to her eternal home Monday, May 27, 2024 at her home in Konawa surrounded by her loving family.Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 31st at the First Baptist Church located at 129 S. Broadway in Konawa under the direction of...

Alma Ruth Hopper

Alma Ruth Hopper

May 26, 2024

Alma Ruth Hopper, 90, longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Sunday, May 26, 2024 in Ada, Oklahoma. Alma was born on June 15, 1933 in Maud, Oklahoma to Anna Alma (Mahoney) and Phillip Easton Knowles. Alma grew up in Maud, Oklahoma and attended grade school there. Alma worked at many different occupations during her life, she was...

Margie Mary Tracy

Margie Mary Tracy

May 26, 2024

In the early morning hours of May 26th, 2024, Margie Mary Tracy, the matriarch of her family, passed from this life. Margie was born on October 21st, 1927 to Mary C (Rayfield) and Wesley S. Anderson in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. The oldest of seven siblings, Margie joined her family as they headed west to seek opportunity, but that stay was cut...

Terry Gene Winterscheid

Terry Gene Winterscheid

May 25, 2024

Terry G. Winterscheid, born on April 11, 1958, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Edward and Janise Winterscheid, passed away on May 25, 2024. A proud graduate of Catoosa High School, class of 1976, Terry pursued higher education at Claremore Junior College and the University of Tulsa, where he studied Business and Marketing. 

Throughout his life, Terry worked as both an electrician and...

Billy BD Sipes

Billy BD Sipes

May 21, 2024

Billy Don “BD” Sipes, 72, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at his home in Wagoner.

 

BD, the son of Billy and Loeva (Williamson) Sipes, was born April 12, 1952, in Hobart.  A home builder by trade, BD owned and operated Sipes Construction.  He enjoyed collecting coins and knives, and antiquing.   When BD’s health no longer allowed him to build,...

Kenneth "Kenny" Lee Williams Sr

Kenneth "Kenny" Lee Williams Sr

May 18, 2024

Seminole resident, Kenneth Lee Williams Sr., passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Oklahoma City. 

Kenny, the son of Silas E. and Betty Lou (Cox) Williams, was born April 22, 1955, in Fresno, California.  He attended Selma High School, in Selma, CA., and then continued his education at RSI in Phoenix, Arizona.  Kenny was a truck driver and worked in construction....

Boyd Clinton Cornett

Boyd Clinton Cornett

May 17, 2024

Boyd Clinton Cornett, Seminole, OK resident, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024 in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 73. Boyd was born on May 11, 1951 in Cheyenne, OK to Glen Freeman Cornett and Jean Geraldine (Walker) Cornett.  He was a 1969 graduate of Southeast High School.  Boyd married Delilah “Dee” Ficke on May 1, 1970 in...