Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
John Stephen McClure
Dec 12, 2012
John Stephen “Steve” McClure, age 68 and a former longtime resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Church of Christ of Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow at Violet...
Venora "Babe" Davis
Dec 9, 2012
Venora Lugene “Babe” (Peek) Davis, 86 year-old longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Kindred Health Center in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was born July 2, 1926 in Jenks, Oklahoma to parents Pearl (Peters) Peek and Fredrick Ashley Hopkins “Fred” Peek. Babe attended Jenks High School and later married Gerald Loyd Davis on August...
Evelyn Fretz-Bohanon
Dec 9, 2012
Evelyn Eva (Godfrey) Fretz-Bohanon, 90 year-old, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Elmwood Manor Care Center in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was born May 28, 1922 in Boonville, Arkansas to parents Anna Ola (Weaver) Godfrey and Clarence James Godfrey. Evelyn attended Seminole Schools and went on to further her education at Seminole State...
Stephen Livesay
Dec 7, 2012
Stephen “Big Steve” Austin Livesay, age 65 and a former resident of Seminole County, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was a current resident of Canadian, Oklahoma. Services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 10th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at...
Helen Cole
Dec 4, 2012
Helen Juanelle (Guthrie) Cole, 70 year-old Maud, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was born April 19, 1942 in Canyon, Texas to parents John Archie Guthrie, Jr. and Irma Laverne (Curyea) Guthrie. Helen earned her Associate Degree from the University of Houston. She worked as a registered nurse at the...
Ray Northern
Dec 4, 2012
Seminole resident, Ray Northern, departed this life on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in Midwest City, Oklahoma at the age of 90. Ray was born on April 17, 1922 to parents George and Florence Northern in Sulphur Springs, Texas, they preceded him in death. He married Mollie “ Iola” (Lawson) Northern on December 28, 1941 in Mesa, Arizona; the couple moved...
Margaret White
Nov 30, 2012
Margaret Ann (Moreland) White, 59 year-old, Seminole County resident passed from this life on Friday, November 30, 2012 at her home. She was born September 6, 1953 to parents Bill Moreland and Elsie Mae (Jackson) Moreland. Margaret attended Shawnee Schools and on March 21, 1969 she married Freddie Joe White in Chandler, Oklahoma. The couple moved to Seminole County 37...
Sylvester "Chick" Tiger
Nov 28, 2012
Sylvester “Chick” Tiger, 84 year-old, Wewoka, Oklahoma resident died at his home Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Chick was born August 7, 1928 to Jesse and Mindy (Jones) Tiger in Seminole County, Oklahoma. In 1938 the family moved to Altus, Oklahoma where Chick graduated from Altus High School. He went on to serve in the United States Coast Guard where he...
Paul Sharp
Nov 25, 2012
Paul Anthony Alex “Herb” Sharp, 42 year-old, Ada, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on November 25, 2012 at his home in Ada. He was born April 26, 1970 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. His grandparents, Melba Jean Owens and Frank Owens raised him in Tupelo, Oklahoma. Paul married Kimberly Lucille Barber on March 9, 1989 in Ada, Oklahoma. He worked as...
Jane Calger
Nov 22, 2012
Jane Calger, 53 year-old, longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Thursday, November 22, 2012 at her home in Seminole. She was born February 10, 1959 in Lawton, Oklahoma to parents Acie Calger and Velma (Barker) Calger. Jane graduated from Pleasant Grove High School. She later worked as a manager at Braum’s and then as a Home Health Provider at...
Orlan Lee Campbell
Nov 21, 2012
Orlan Lee Campbell, 77, Seminole resident died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Orlan was born April 12, 1935 in Colorado City, Texas to Oscar and Mamie (Dawson) Campbell. He was preceded in death byhis parents, his wife Esther (Briggs) Campbell and his sister Bertha L. Campbell. Orlan worked for Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado for 35 years...
Ruby Lee Laxton
Nov 18, 2012
Ruby Lee (Brewer) Laxton, age 70 and a resident of Seminole, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21st at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole. Roy Robertson, Pastor of the Assembly of God Church in Bowlegs will officiate. Ruby was a high school...
Amel Darr
Nov 17, 2012
Amel Paul Darr, 93 Amel Paul Darr a Seminole county resident for 76 years passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 93. Amel was born on November 23, 1918 in rural Van Buren, Arkansas to parents, Charles William Darr and Louiza (Tuggle) Darr. Amel worked on the pipe lines in surrounding states, retired from...
Donald Ray Ellis
Nov 15, 2012
Donald Ray Ellis, 66, lifelong Seminole area resident died Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Donald was born October 25, 1946 in the Little Community north of Seminole, Oklahoma to Marvin and Ella Mae (Estep) Ellis. Donald grew up in the Little Community and attended Strothers schools and graduated from Strothers High School in 1964. He was formerly...
Mandi Michelle Middleton
Nov 15, 2012
Mandi Michelle Middleton, 21, Seminole resident died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mandi was born January 14, 1991 in Claremore, Oklahoma to John and Raina (Branham) Middleton. Mandi moved to Seminole in 2001 from Skiatook, Oklahoma. She attended Pleasant Grove Schools and was home schooled through high school. Mandi was a rancher and an equipment operator; she...
Tina Anson-Conatser
Nov 10, 2012
Tina Marie (Anson) Conatser, 44, longtime Seminole resident died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Seminole Medical Center. Tina was born October 8, 1968 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Christopher Lee and Donna (Phillips) Anson. Tina was a homemaker and had graduated from New Lima High School. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Seminole. She enjoyed reading,...
Nicholas Duane Tilley
Nov 9, 2012
Nicholas Duane Tilley, 16, Seminole resident died Friday, November 9, 2012 in Seminole. Nicholas was born May 9, 1996 in Ada, Oklahoma to Alfred Leroy Tilley, Jr. and Frances Lee (Bear) Tilley. Nicholas was a student at Seminole High School, he loved sports, playing football and basketball and lifting weights. Nicholas was a very talented person who loved to draw...
Linda Ruth Henington
Nov 9, 2012
Linda Ruth Henington, 52, Wewoka, Oklahoma resident died Friday, November 9, 2012 at her home in Wewoka. Linda was born September 21, 1960 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Frank Junior and Margaret Ruth (Bryant) Gore. Linda was a member of the Bearden Holiness Church and worked as a Nurse’s Aid. Linda is survived by a daughter, Angela Mariott of Wewoka, Oklahoma;...
Alta Levon (Menser) Lunsford
Nov 8, 2012
Alta Levon (Menser) Lunsford, age 80 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Ballard’s Nursing Home in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10th at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa. Rev. Mona Fulks will officiate, and burial will follow at Dora Cemetery, north of Konawa. Pallbearers are Leo...
Troy Brown
Nov 7, 2012
Troy Dalton Brown, 19 year-old, Bowlegs, Oklahoma resident was a victim of homicide and was taken from this life on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in Seminole County, Oklahoma. He was born on December 22, 1992 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Donny Ray Brown and Glenda K. (Hailey) Brown. Troy attended Bowlegs High School where he was involved in football, basketball...