Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Amber Dawn Downey
Jun 11, 2012
Amber Dawn Downey, 25, Maud, Oklahoma resident died Monday, June 11, 2012 in Maud, Oklahoma. Amber was born December 27, 1986 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to William and Kathy (Winter) Downey. Amber moved to Seminole area 17 years ago from Tecumseh, Oklahoma. She had lived in both Seminole and Maud, Oklahoma over the past few years. Amber was a member of...
Melvin Arnold Long
Jun 9, 2012
Melvin Arnold Long, 85, life long Maud, Oklahoma resident died, Saturday, June 9, 2012. Melvin has been a resident of Maud for over 70 years. Melvin was born January 13, 1927 in Nuyaka, Oklahoma near Okemah, Oklahoma to Delmer and Muriel (Baird) Long. Melvin was married to Virginia (Garrison) Long on December 24, 1953 in St. Louis, Oklahoma; sadly she...
Lavern Jones
Jun 7, 2012
Lavern “Skinny” Jones, 91 year-old, life long Seminole resident passed from this life Thursday, June 7, 2012 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born March 11, 1921 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents, Callie (Lane) Jordan and William “Bill” Jordan. Lavern married Rev. Jack Jones on August 17, 1940 in McAllen, Texas and together they served as Missionaries for several years. She...
Herbert Collins
Jun 6, 2012
Herbert Eugene Collins, 77 year-old, longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Seminole Medical Center. He was born April 2, 1935 in Ozark, Arkansas to parents Margaret (Ragsdale) Collins and Herbert Collins. Herbert served in the United States Army where he obtained the rank of Private 2nd Class. He earned the OCC Medal and the...
Bobby Stanberry
Jun 4, 2012
Bobby Allen Stanberry, 76 year-old, longtime Seminole County resident passed from this life Monday, June 4, 2012 in Ada, Oklahoma. He was born December 16, 1935 in Centralhoma, Oklahoma (near Coalgate) to parents Oral Stanberry and Lucy (Hembree) Stanberry. Following High School he served in the United States Army as a paratrooper. He then worked as a pipeline X-ray Tec....
Glover Mainord
Jun 2, 2012
Glover F. Mainord, 91, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Rose Manor Nursing Home in Shawnee. Glover had lived in Seminole for over 61 years before moving to Shawnee. Glover was born April 24, 1921 in Bryant, Oklahoma to John Wesley and Celia Ann (Hardin) Mainord. Mr. Mainord was a longtime welder for Atlantic Richfield in the...
Frank Pryor
Jun 2, 2012
Frank Wesley Pryor, 85, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident died Saturday, June 2, 2012 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Frank was born April 27, 1927 in Cromwell, Oklahoma to Earl and Annabelle (Anthony) Pryor. Frank was a longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident. Frank married Geraldine " Jeri" (Sparks) Pryor on May 2, 1947 in Seminole, Oklahoma Frank was a self-employed mechanic and business owner for...
Urschel Hilterbran
Jun 1, 2012
Urschel Ray Hilterbran, 78, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma died Friday, June 1, 2012 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Urschel was a former longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident. He was born August 15, 1933 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Ralph Simon and Pearley May (Morton) Hilterbran. Urschel managed convenience stores for Conoco-Phillips. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. His daughter, Brenda Freel...
Mable Lenora Lewis
May 31, 2012
Longtime Seminole resident, Mable Lenora (Coston) Adams Lewis passed into eternal life on Thursday, May 31, 2012, in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was 90. Oscar and Alva Henrietta (Garner) Coston welcomed Mable into this world on December 18, 1921 in Hughes County near Holdenville, Oklahoma; she was their only child. Mable lived in and around Seminole all her life. She married ...
George Odor
May 30, 2012
George Samuel Odor, Jr. 83 year-old, life long Seminole resident passed from this life Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at his home in Seminole surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 18, 1928 in Seminole County, Oklahoma to parents George Samuel Odor, Sr. and Fay Loney (Ketcher) Odor. George attended Seminole Schools and then served in the United States...
Dorothy Narcomey
May 29, 2012
Dorothy Jean Narcomey, 81 year-old, lifelong Seminole County resident passed from this life May 29, 2012 of natural causes at Seminole Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 1, 1930 in Seminole County to Moses and Martha Bean, She attended Pleasant Grove High School graduating in 1947. Dorothy married Willie Narcomey and he preceded her in death in 1996....
Calvin Skaggs
May 28, 2012
Calvin Edgar Skaggs, 87 year-old, longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home in Seminole. He was born June 30, 1924 in Eakley, Oklahoma to parents Jessie Mae (Brisendine) Skaggs and Luther Winters Skaggs. Calvin graduated from Eakley High School in 1941 and went on to serve in the United States Coast Guard where...
Idus England
May 28, 2012
Idus Franklin England, 91, longtime Seminole resident, died Monday, May 28, 2012, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Idus was born March 30, 1921, in Gans, Oklahoma to Benjamin Franklin and Pollie Ann (Edwards) England. Idus will always be remembered and loved by all who knew him as a man who lived to serve God. Idus was a minister for the gospel for...
Patrick Horace Harris
May 26, 2012
Patrick H. Harris, Jr, 61, loving husband and father, longtime Seminole resident and previous owner of Little Grocery and Deli in Little, Oklahoma died May 26, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Patrick was born May 12, 1951 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Patrick Horace Harris, Sr. and Retha Aldean (Phillips) Harris. Pat worked hard every day of his life. He loved...

Mark Paluch
May 25, 2012
Mariusz “Mark” Paluch, 46, Macomb resident died May 25, 2012 at Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mariusz was born May 13, 1966 in Poland to Jan Richard and Stanislawa (Kapusta) Paluch. Mariusz was a carpenter by trade and was able to do many things in construction. He moved to the Macomb area 24 years ago from Detroit, Michigan, and was a member of...
Martin Haynes
May 21, 2012
Martin Wayne “ Baby Boy “ Haynes, 47, passed away at home on May 21, 2012 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born September 22, 1964 to William and Delores (Thlocco) Haynes in Claremore, Oklahoma. Martin attended Seminole Public Schools. He worked with Coates Roofing and went to school at Tahlequah job corp for a heavy equipment operator. He also worked...
Jim McNeill
May 19, 2012
Jim Edward McNeill, 55 year-old, lifelong Seminole County resident passed from this life Saturday, May 19, 2012 in a motorcycle accident northwest of Seminole. He was born August 9, 1956 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Charles Edward McNeill and Daisy Violet (Vincent) McNeill. Jim graduated from Seminole High School in 1974. He was currently working for Stewart’s Wholesale located in...
Harold Douglas Reed
May 18, 2012
Harold Douglas “Doug” Reed, age 90 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away at his home on Friday, May 18, 2012. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Lance Reed will officiate, and Honorary Pallbearers are Michael D. Calhoun, Jacob W. Calhoun, Trey Rigsby, Aaron Rigsby, David...
Kenneth Fixico
May 17, 2012
Kenneth Wayne Fixico, Sr., 72 Kenneth Wayne Fixico, Sr. a long time Seminole county resident passed away, Thursday May 17, 2012 at his home. He moved to Seminole from Shawnee, Oklahoma 22 years ago. Kenneth was born on February 27, 1940 at Pawnee, Oklahoma to parents, Edmond Smith Fixico and Magdalene Tanyan Fixico. Kenneth was a machinist for 25 years,...
Wanda Turbeville
May 16, 2012
Wanda Dacus Turbeville, 87, a long-time former resident of Seminole, died of natural causes on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Athens, Georgia. Wanda was always proud to call Seminole "home." She graduated from Seminole High School, was a member of the Seminole chapter of Beta Sigma Phi professional women’s sorority, and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Before...