Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Peet Foran
Jan 20, 2013
Peet Foran, age 73 and a resident of Sasakwa, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nevada. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Jimmy Freeman will officiate. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemtery. Pallbearers are Kerry Davis, Steven Nail,...
Minnie Beavers
Jan 19, 2013
Minnie Beavers, 93 Minnie Beavers, long time Seminole county resident, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 93. Minnie was born on May 1, 1919 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents, Dempsy Sutton and Rosa (Cryus) Sutton. She attended Nobletown School and at an early age she attended Spring Creek...
Glen Hughey
Jan 18, 2013
Walter "Glen" Hughey, former Seminole resident, entered eternal life on Friday, January 18, 2013 in Prague, Oklahoma at the age of 90. Glen was born December 18, 1922 in Chesnee, South Carolina to Wofford S. and Lala (Ezell) Hughey. On May 31, 1947, Glen married Clevia Campbell in South Carolina; she preceded him in death on December 26, 2008. They...
Tisha Renae (Harjo) Gibson
Jan 17, 2013
Tisha Renae (Harjo) Gibson, age 29 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Midwest City Regional Medical Center. A Wake service is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Sunday night, January 20th at the Pentecostal Church of God Indian Mission in Konawa. Rev. Arthur Carpitcher will officiate. Funeral services will be held at...
Terry McCormick
Jan 16, 2013
Terry Don McCormick, 52 Terry Don McCormick, life long Seminole resident passed away Wednesday January 16, 2013 at Seminole, Oklahoma. Terry was born October 31, 1960 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Glenn McCormick and Betty June (Scott) McCormick. Terry attended and graduated from Seminole High School and after graduation he joined the Oklahoma National Guard and earned the rank of...
Nina Barnett
Jan 16, 2013
Nina Mae Barnett, 86, longtime Seminole resident died, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at her home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Nina was born August 31, 1926 in Earlsboro, Oklahoma to Onie and Beulah (Moore) Palmer. Nina moved to Seminole from Shawnee 60 years ago. She was a homemaker and a longtime checker at Chesser’s Grocery Store. Nina was a longtime member of...
Ruth White
Jan 15, 2013
RUTH EDWARDS WHITE WAS BORN JUNE 17, 1916, IN SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA, TO MARY AND J.W.(BONEY) EDWARDS. AFTER GRADUATION FROM SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL, RUTH ATTENDED COLLEGE AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ZTA SORORITY. RUTH ALSO STUDIED FASHION DESIGN IN NEW YORK CITY. SHE WAS A LIFE LONG MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN SEMINOLE. ...
Larry Goostree
Jan 15, 2013
Larry Max “Butch” “Goose” Goostree, 58, longtime Seminole resident died, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at his home in Seminole. Larry was born November 12, 1954 in Cassville, Missouri to Aulton and Amanda (Howerton) Goostree. Larry graduated from Cassville, Missouri high school and Tech School in Monett, Missouri. Larry was assistant body shop manager at ATC Freightliner in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma....
Debbie Lynn Harrison
Jan 15, 2013
Debbie Lynn Harrison, 56, longtime Wewoka, Oklahoma resident died, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at her home. Debbie was born on May 16, 1956 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Frank and Ora (Dutey) Chesser. As a child, Debbie overcame Polio and many of the hardships that went with that disease, through her faith in God. She attended and graduated from New Lima...
Bob Laxton
Jan 13, 2013
Bobby Lee “Bob” Laxton, 82 year-old, former Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Sunday, January 13, 2013 in Dowling Park, Florida. He was born July 17, 1930 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Homer Franklin Laxton and Viola Taylor Laxton. Bob married Freida Mae Gentry on December 18, 1950 in Snyder, Texas. Sadly she preceded him in death on...
Phyllis Nicholson
Jan 12, 2013
Phyllis Ann Nicholson, 62, longtime Seminole resident died, Saturday, January 12, 2013 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born June 18, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Vernon Lloyd and Florence Edna (Thompson) Perry. Phyllis graduated from Seminole High School in 1969 and married Lowell Thomas “Tommy “Nicholson on October 3, 1970 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Phyllis worked for many years at...
David Kelley
Jan 9, 2013
David M. Kelley, longtime Seminole resident left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in Copell, Texas. David was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on September 9, 1924 to John and Minta (Mills) Kelley. David and his family moved to Seminole where David went to school and completed the 8th grade. David joined the...
Ginger Holt
Jan 8, 2013
Virginia Ann “Ginger” (Fairman) Holt, 70 Virginia Ann “Ginger” Holt former Seminole County resident passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Tishomingo, Oklahoma at the age of 70. Ginger was born August 25, 1943 in Tishomingo, Oklahoma to parents, Earl F. Fairman and Doris (Gamble) Fairman. Ginger married James Holt on August 14, 1990 in Sherman, Texas. James preceded her...
Joyce Burnett
Jan 8, 2013
Joyce Darlene (Downey) Burnett “Granny”, longtime Seminole resident, passed into eternal sunshine on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Joyce was born on December 15, 1936 in Tyrone, Missouri to Walter Maxwell and Helen Zenith (Selfridge) Downey. Joyce was known as Granny, Mom and Sissy to everyone. She loved taking care of her family; she loved roses, orchids and...

Patricia Yancey Whitham
Jan 8, 2013
Patricia Jo “Trish” (Yancey) Whitham, 49 year-old, lifelong Seminole County resident passed from this life Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born November 27, 1963 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents Laura Mae (Brown) Yancey and Howard Lonzo Yancey. Trish graduated from New Lima High School in 1982 where she had been active in several activities including cheering...
Martha Smith
Jan 8, 2013
Martha Smith, 75, longtime Seminole resident died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born in Ansbach, Germany on April 11, 1937 to Anton and Katharina (Gunther) Popp. Martha moved to the United States from Germany in 1958 and later to Seminole in 1973. She was a homemaker while her husband Edward Smith was alive. After his death...
A.C. Shaw
Jan 7, 2013
Andre Lamont “A.C.” Shaw, 44 Andre Lamont “A.C.” Shaw a long time Seminole resident passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 44. A.C. was born on July 20, 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents; Seymore Shaw, Sr. and Geraldine (Wright) Shaw. A.C. moved to Seminole 20 years ago from Midwest City, Oklahoma....
Melba L. (Crenshaw) Austin
Jan 7, 2013
Melba L. (Crenshaw) Austin, age 83 and a longtime resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 in Konawa at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery. Pastor Jerry States will officiate. Pallbearers are...
Mourine Gentry
Jan 6, 2013
Mourine (Plumlee) Gentry was born January 19, 1930 at Meeker, Oklahoma to J.E. and Callie Plumlee. Mourine began her eternal life on Sunday, January 6, 2013. She had eight brothers and one sister. She attended first grade in a one-room schoolhouse at Union Point. Then, attended second grade at Musson School near Shawnee. From 3rd grade to 8th grade, Mourine...
Gregory Van Parker
Jan 4, 2013
Gregory Van Parker was born in Eureka, Kansas on November 29, 1960 to Van and Claudene (Bleeker) Parker. He was the oldest of four children. During his early childhood, his family lived in several different places, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia. His family moved to Cromwell, Oklahoma when he was in seventh grade and he graduated from Butner High School in...