Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Juanita (Sexton)  Thomas

Juanita (Sexton) Thomas

Jul 13, 2013

Juanita (Sexton) Thomas, age 91 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 17th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Richard Winters will officiate.  Pallbearers are nephews, J.D. Branscum, Jason Sexton, Mike Akerman, Tommy Sexton, Jon Campbell, and Brent Sanders.  Honorary Pallbearers...

Cookie Hawkins

Cookie Hawkins

Jul 12, 2013

Cookie Hawkins, 85 year-old long time Seminole county resident passed away, Friday July 12, 2013 at Seminole, Oklahoma.  She was born February 24, 1928 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents, Carl Vincent Boggess and Edith Evelyn (Strait) Boggess. Cookie married Arvel Lee Hawkins on September 24, 1944. They moved to Seminole in 1952 from California. She was a homemaker who...

Pamela  Ann Adams

Pamela Ann Adams

Jul 6, 2013

Pamela Ann Adams, age fifty-two and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at her home. Graveside services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10th at Vamoosa Cemetery.  Rev. Arthur Carpitcher will officiate.  Pallbearers are David Hill, Hatuk Hill, Sunhawk Hill, and Randy Casteel. Pam was born on February 15, 1961 in Ada,...

Lucy Hayes

Lucy Hayes

Jul 5, 2013

Lucy Ima Jean Hayes, 79 year-old Shawnee, Oklahoma resident and former Seminole County resident passed from this life Friday, July 5, 2013 at her home in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  She was born January 23, 1934 in Konawa, Oklahoma to parents John Oliver Mcbroom and Annie Ruth (Gentry) Mcbroom. Lucy married Charlie Hayes on February 5, 1949 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  They...

Zariah  Rose Randle

Zariah Rose Randle

Jun 30, 2013

Zariah Rose Randle was born May 18, 2013 in Ada, Oklahoma to parents Ashley Brinsfield and Anthony Brandon Randle.  She died at the age of 1 month and 12 days at her home in Seminole on Sunday, June 30, 2013. Funeral services are scheduled for 12:00 noon, on Friday, July 5, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole. Survivors...

Mary  Teresa Lee

Mary Teresa Lee

Jun 30, 2013

Mary Teresa (Hollingsworth) Lee, formerly of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, born September 12, 1947 and died, Sunday June 30, 2013. Teresa received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Tulsa University in 1996. A member of the NSPE and IEEE professional organizations, Teresa worked in her field from 1996 to 2013. Teresa was a member of the Lord’s Community...

William  H. Hatley

William H. Hatley

Jun 30, 2013

William H. “ Bill “ Hatley, 69, of Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma went to his Heavenly Home on Sunday, June 30, 2013 in Ft. Gibson. Bill was born February 27, 1944 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Millard David and Julia Irene (Walker) Hatley. Bill grew up in Henryetta, attended and graduated from Henryetta High School, and graduated from OSU Okmulgee Tech School...

Ida  Marie Ham

Ida Marie Ham

Jun 28, 2013

Ida Marie Ham, age 60 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013 at Countryside Estates Nursing Home in Warner, Oklahoma. A Memorial Graveside service is scheduled for Noon, Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Collins Cemetery near St. Louis, Oklahoma.  Cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Ida Marie Ham...

Raymond  Andrew Alexander

Raymond Andrew Alexander

Jun 25, 2013

Raymond Andrew Alexander, 71, longtime Seminole resident, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Raymond was born July 12, 1941 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Andrew E. and Irene (Coker) Alexander. Raymond grew up in the Shawnee, Oklahoma area and had lived in Seminole the past three years. He attended and graduated high school at Haskell Institute in...

Michael Daniels

Michael Daniels

Jun 25, 2013

Michael Krag “Opie” Daniels, 57 Michael Krag “Opie” Daniels, long time Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 57. Opie was born May 27, 1956 in California to parents, Willard and Hope Daniels. He moved to Seminole county 33 years ago and worked in the pipe line construction and for the...

Kathlene  Ruth Landrum

Kathlene Ruth Landrum

Jun 25, 2013

Kathlene Ruth Landrum, 57, lifelong Seminole resident, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Kathlene was born March 22, 1956 in Oklahoma, to Frank and Edith Vivian (McGill) Kelley. Kathlene grew up in Seminole and became a Registered Nurse for her working career. She loved spending time and caring for Rodney, being with her family and  taking vacations to...

Mary  May Guinn

Mary May Guinn

Jun 23, 2013

Mary May (Jensen) Guinn passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the age of 89.  She was born in Hennessey Oklahoma on May 3, 1924 to James Peter Jensen and Elizabeth (Scheulen) Jensen.  She was the youngest of six children. She and Leo E. “Gene” Guinn were married on December 1, 1949 in Tulsa, Ok.  She...

Susye  Gladys James

Susye Gladys James

Jun 21, 2013

Life History for Susye Gladys “Hoochie” Davis James  1/23/1917 – 6/21/2013, 96 Years Susye Gladys was born January 23, 1917 at the family farm home in Smithland Texas to William “Cap” Gray and Ophelia Melton Davis.  Smithland was never an incorporated town, just an area where a few farm families lived in East Texas about 20 miles from historic Jefferson...

Barbara  Ann Waller

Barbara Ann Waller

Jun 20, 2013

Barbara Ann (Barham) Waller, 67 year-old life long Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole.  She was born October 16, 1945 in Seminole to parents Robert Jerald Barham and Bonnie Daisy (Lofton) Barham. Barbara worked as a nurse’s aid (C.N.A.) most of her life.  Her life passion was to take...

Rosie  Lee (Cosar)  Harjo

Rosie Lee (Cosar) Harjo

Jun 17, 2013

Rosie Lee (Cosar) Harjo, age 69 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, June 17th at her home surrounded by her family and friends. A Wake service is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19th at Swearingen Home Chapel in Konawa.  Then, a second wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June...

Roberta  Caroline Freese

Roberta Caroline Freese

Jun 14, 2013

Roberta Caroline Freese, age 69 and a resident of Seminole, Oklahoma and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life on Friday, June 14, 2013 at Midwest City Regional Hospital. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Rev. Jim McMillan, Pastor of the First Baptist Church...

Nelda  A. Bailey

Nelda A. Bailey

Jun 11, 2013

Nelda A. Bailey, 66, Seminole resident died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Nelda was born September 11, 1946, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Evert and Lillian (Housdon) Anderson. Nelda was a C.M.A. and retired from Seminole Estate Nursing Home in Seminole, after 17 years of service. She grew up in the Maud, Oklahoma area and attended and graduated...

Fred Jackson

Fred Jackson

Jun 10, 2013

Fred Edgar Jackson, 93 year-old Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Monday, June 10, 2013 at his home.  He was born March 3, 1920 in Kingston, Arkansas to parents, Mary Lucinda “Molly” (Hillard) Jackson and Stilman Edgar “Tom” Jackson. Fred graduated from Strother High School in 1936, where he along with his brother Clinton, was well known for...

Shannon Slagle

Shannon Slagle

Jun 8, 2013

Shannon Slagle : 5/28/1943 – 6/8/2013 On June 8, 2013 a sunbeam from this world vanished, for at 2:00 p.m. on that Saturday afternoon Shannon Slagle departed this world.  Her genuine sincerity, infectious personality and wonderful smile are lost to this earth forever.  Shannon was born in Paul’s Valley Oklahoma on May 28, 1943; she attended grade and high school...

Timothy  Chris Akerman

Timothy Chris Akerman

Jun 7, 2013

Timothy Chris Akerman, age 46 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013 at his home. A wake service is scheduled for Monday night, 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church located West of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Funeral Mass is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 11th at...