Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Don Roberts

Don Roberts

Jan 18, 2014

Jessie "Don" Roberts, 77 year old, Saint Louis, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home.  Don was born June 1, 1936 in Stigler, Oklahoma to parents Jim Bob Roberts and Opal Georgia (Bonds) Roberts. Don married Anna Sue Ford on November 12, 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Following high school, Don went on...

Shirley  Ann House

Shirley Ann House

Jan 17, 2014

Shirley Ann House, 62, Seminole county resident died Friday, January 17, 2014 at her home in Seminole county. She was born November 29, 1951 in Brownsville, Kentucky to Gracie (James) Carder and Unie C. Carder.   Shirley was a homemaker and a member of the Wolf Free Will Baptist Church in Wolf, Oklahoma.   She loved to sing, preach, teach and counsel...

Margaret Garner

Margaret Garner

Jan 16, 2014

Margaret Lee (Houck) Garner, 76 year old, longtime Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on January 16, 2014 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  She was born January 23, 1937 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Clifford C. Houck and Drew “Evelyn” (Westerman) Houck. Margaret attended Seminole Public Schools graduating from Seminole High School in 1956.  She went on to marry the love...

Darlene Smith

Darlene Smith

Jan 15, 2014

Darlene Condulle Smith, 74, longtime Seminole county resident, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Darlene was born November 6, 1939 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Alice (Yahola) and Arthur Charlie Condulle. Darlene was a member of the Achena Presbyterian Church and a longtime cook for “Project Heart” in Maud, Oklahoma. She married Glen Smith in Konawa, Oklahoma on September...

Vina  Nicholson Estes

Vina Nicholson Estes

Jan 14, 2014

Vina Ethel (Tidwell) Nicholson Estes, 91 year-old, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in Yukon, Oklahoma.  She was born September 5, 1922 in Marion County, Alabama to parents, Ola Bessie (Crow) Tidwell and Virgil Randolph Tidwell. Mrs. Estes was a homemaker and a longtime member of the Wolf Freewill Baptist Church in Wolf,...

Thelma  Ivalue Reese

Thelma Ivalue Reese

Jan 14, 2014

Thelma Ivalue Reese, 79, longtime Seminole resident died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at the Cedar Creek Living Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Thelma was born on May 8, 1934 in Seminole, Oklahoma to her parents Lula Bell (Mills) and Hubbard Williams. Thelma grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole Public Schools. She was a longtime member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church...

Chloe  Cheyenne Sharber

Chloe Cheyenne Sharber

Jan 8, 2014

Four month old, Chloe Cheyenne Sharber passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at her home in Konawa, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa.  Rev. Ed Bray will officiate, and burial will follow at Dora Cemetery.  Pallbearers are Justin Boisenen, Jonathan Davis, Jeremy Herriman, and Dusty Herriman.  Chloe...

Raymond Smith

Raymond Smith

Jan 8, 2014

Raymond N. Smith, 89 Raymond N. Smith, lifelong Seminole resident passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the age of 89 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born on September 20, 1924 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Edward Josh Smith and Daisy Jewel Chandler. Raymond while in the United States Army, served in New Guinea, and in South Philippines where he...

"Smiley" Harold Dean Stone

"Smiley" Harold Dean Stone

Jan 7, 2014

"Smiley" Harold Dean Stone, age 62 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 10, 2014 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  He will be taken to the home for a private family service at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, and he will...

Eric Haney

Eric Haney

Jan 4, 2014

Eric Pyle “Packy” Haney,44 Eric Pyle “Packy” Haney, born in Seminole on March 24, 1969 to parents Ernie Pyle Haney and Dora Bear Haney passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 44. After graduating from High School, Packy worked for Coates Roofing, CoJac and Citizen Potawatomi Nation. He was a member of the Hitchitee...

Ben  Michael LeBarre

Ben Michael LeBarre

Jan 3, 2014

Ben Michael "Mickey" LeBarre, 59, of Seminole, crossed the great divide on Friday. He was born to the late Benny and Eunice LeBarre, March 26, 1954, in Seminole, OK.  Mickey graduated from Seminole High School in 1972.  Mickey was a lifelong resident of Seminole, OK. Mickey is survived by two brothers: Larry LeBarre, of Houston, Texas; Robin LeBarre, of Oklahoma...

Bill Harrison

Bill Harrison

Jan 2, 2014

James William “Bill” Harrison, 87, Maud area resident, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bill was born August 22, 1926 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Ruth Rosetta(Travis) and Lee Wood Harrison. Bill lived most of his life in the Harjo and Maud areas of Pottawatomie County. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and...

Bob Laird

Bob Laird

Dec 30, 2013

Bob Laird, 83 year-old, lifelong Maud area resident passed from this life on Monday, December 30, 2013 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.  He was born January 10, 1930, the youngest of 11 children born to Lee and Minnie Mae (Barrick) Laird.  At the time of his birth, the Laird family was living around Thorn Lake in the Punkin Center area (north east...

Curtis  Wayne Harjo

Curtis Wayne Harjo

Dec 29, 2013

Curtis Wayne " Bonnie"  Harjo, 42, longtime Bowlegs, Oklahoma resident died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Wewoka Care Center in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Curtis was born January 21, 1971 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Mary Jane ( Carbitcher) and Johnson Harjo. Curtis was an asbestos removal contractor working in demolition and construction industry. Curtis is survived by two daughters Nina Harjo...

Louis  "Shorty" Snodgrass

Louis "Shorty" Snodgrass

Dec 28, 2013

Louis “Shorty” Snodgrass, 66 year-old long time Saint Louis and Konawa, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Saturday, December 28, 2013.  He was born on July 19, 1947 in Doniphan, Missouri to parents Quincy Snodgrass and Maxine (Woodruff) Snodgrass. Shorty attended Saint Louis, Oklahoma High School with the class of 1965.  He later worked in the oilfield and enjoyed...

Margaret  Ruth Schroeder

Margaret Ruth Schroeder

Dec 27, 2013

Services for longtime Seminole resident Margaret Ruth Schroeder, 89, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014, Graveside at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Seminole.  Viewing will be Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Swearingen Funeral Home from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.  The oldest of eight children, Margaret Ruth was born on November 6, 1924 in Kaw...

Jessica  Guinn Brummett

Jessica Guinn Brummett

Dec 26, 2013

Jessica Erin Guinn Brummett, 35, Seminole resident died  Thursday, December 26, 2013 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Jessica was born September 16, 1978 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Connie Kay (Briscoe) Guinn and Estel James Guinn, Jr.   Jessica was a self-employed business owner and had moved to Seminole two years ago from Stillwater, Oklahoma.   Jessica is survived by her husband Brian Brummett...

Paul Mathews

Paul Mathews

Dec 24, 2013

Longtime Seminole County public servant and philanthropist Paul Mathews, 86 years-old, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Midwest City Regional Hospital. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 27, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma with Pastor Marvin Kehl and Greg Walker officiating the service.  Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Seminole, Oklahoma....

Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith

Dec 20, 2013

Stephen Keith “ Steve” Smith, 50, of Ames, Oklahoma died Friday, December 20, 2013 at Bass Medical Center in Enid, Oklahoma.  Steve was born May 19, 1963 in Prague, Oklahoma. Steve is survived by his parents Shirley and Ray Carson of Ames, Oklahoma. Steve was a former Seminole resident. Steve attended school in Hennessey, Oklahoma and worked as a Hydro...

Donald Canfield

Donald Canfield

Dec 17, 2013

Donald Lloyd “ Don” Canfield, 84, longtime Seminole resident died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Don was born November 16, 1929 in Spencer, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Margaret “Muna” (Shadrick) Canfield. Don married the love of his life, Lula (Hill) Canfield, on May 20, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she preceded him...