Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Carrie Dawn Stachmus
Nov 17, 2011
Carrie Dawn Stachmus, 35, for longtime McAlester resident died November 17, 2011 in San Miguel, Mexico. She was born March 8, 1976 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Houston and Deborah (Huff) Collinsworth. Carrie was a graduate of Seminole High School. She had worked in Sales and helped in her husband’s business. She was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church....
Wanda Sims-Knaus
Nov 17, 2011
Wanda Lee (Sims) Knaus, 81 year-old, longtime Maud resident passed from this life Thursday, November 17, 2011 at her home in Maud, Oklahoma. She was born August 23, 1930 in Macomb, Oklahoma to parents Chesley C. Sims and Thelma (Armstrong) Sims. She married William H. Knaus on October 4, 1996 of Bentonville, Arkansas. Wanda was a member of the Church...
Barbara Ann (Berry) Chase
Nov 16, 2011
Avid horse lover, Barbara Ann Chase, age 78 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at her home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Burial will follow at Konawa City Cemetery. Richard Chase, her husband who passed away on March 19, 2009...
Martha Hoover
Nov 15, 2011
Martha Jean Hoover, 83, former Seminole resident died, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at her home in Cherokee, Kansas. She was born on December 31, 1927 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Alvin Thomas and Dorthula (Likens) Scott. Martha was a longtime Insurance Clerk and bookkeeper and was a member of the Baptist Church. Martha married Glenn Gene Hoover in Seminole on June...
Alex Lindsay
Nov 12, 2011
Alex Lindsay, 61 year-old, lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at his home in Seminole. He was born November 17, 1949 in Seminole to parents Willie Lindsay and Lizzie (Coody) Lindsay. Alex served in the United States Army and later worked for Double Cola Bottling Co. until his retirement. On February 8, 1968...
Leonard A. Copeland
Nov 7, 2011
Leonard A. Copeland, 83, went home to be with his Lord and other family members on Monday, November 7, 2011 in Sherman, Texas. Leonard was a former longtime Seminole and Maud area resident who was born August 27, 1928 in Post Oak, Oklahoma to Alexander and Sefrona Catherine (Morse) Copeland. Leonard was a member of the Good Hope Church of...
Marvin Walker
Nov 7, 2011
Marvin Dale Walker, 29 year-old, former Seminole County, Tecumseh and Norman resident fell victim of a homicide in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 7, 2011. He was born February 19, 1982 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents Cecil Lamont Walker and Kathy Jean (Claunch) Walker. Survivors include his mother, Kathy Walker of Purcell, Oklahoma; two sons, Skyler Hensely of Hinton, Oklahoma...
Virginia Louise Byrd
Nov 6, 2011
Virginia Louise Byrd, 85, died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at her home in Seminole. Virginia had lived in Seminole for the past 15 years moving from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where she had lived for many years. Virginia was born January 27, 1926 in Seymour, Texas to Archie D. and Dorah Omega Wyatt. Two daughters Sherrill Ann Rose of Oklahoma City,...
Don LanCaster
Nov 2, 2011
Don LanCaster, 72 year-old resident of Allen, Oklahoma died Wednesday, November 2, 2011 in Ada, Oklahoma. Don was a former longtime Seminole resident who was born July 3, 1939 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to E.L. and Marie (Moutaw) LanCaster. While Don had many jobs in his life, ranging from driving a truck to being a mechanic he spent most of his...
Walter Glendon Carroll
Oct 31, 2011
Walter Glendon Carroll, age 80 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Specialty Hospital of Midwest City, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2nd at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. Rev. Pam Shirk, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of...
Elva Doshier-Hays
Oct 31, 2011
Elva Doshier-Hays, 89 year-old, Tecumseh resident and former Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, October 31, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born February 28, 1922 in Boonville, Arkansas to parents Dewey Quinalty and Almedia (Martin) Quinalty. Elva married Fred Doshier on February 3, 1939 and together they began a family that consisted of eight children. Elva was...
Phil Wright
Oct 31, 2011
Phil “ Gary” Wright, 67, Shawnee resident died October 31, 2011 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Gary was born January 18, 1944 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Melvin and Arvzene (Casey) Wright. Gary came to Shawnee 34 years ago from Chandler, Oklahoma. Gary was an electrical contractor and worked for the Shawnee Housing Authority, he later retired from working at the Commercial Brick...
Nevaeh Raye Harjo
Oct 30, 2011
Nevaeh Raye Harjo passed away on October 30, 2011 at Unity Health Center in Shawnee; she was born on October 29, 2011 to Franky Dean Harjo and Rachel Luvena Michelle Powell. She is survived by her mother and father Franky Dean Harjo and Rachel Powell of Seminole, Oklahoma, paternal grandparents, Jimmy Dean Harjo, Sr. and Susan Denise Gentry, maternal grandparents,...
Leon Cross
Oct 27, 2011
Hanley Leon "Popie" Cross, 85, longtime Bowlegs, Oklahoma resident died, Thursday, October 27, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Leon was born July 31, 1926 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Louis and Maggie (Vinson) Cross. He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 59 years, 6 months and 23 days, Bernice Cross of the home. They were married April 4,...
Javonah Sue Evans
Oct 26, 2011
Javonah Sue Evans, 72, lifelong Seminole, Oklahoma resident died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at her home in Seminole. She was born November 12, 1938 in Seminole to Alvin D. and Vivianna (Hudson) Wallace. Javonah retired as office manager for Lillian Russell Custom Size in Wewoka, Oklahoma after 20 years with the company. She also worked for many years at Dresser...
Iris Bumgarner
Oct 25, 2011
Iris Vivian (Turley) Bumgarner, 85 year-old longtime Seminole resident passed from this life surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at her home in Seminole. She was born January 6, 1926 in Bristow, Oklahoma to parents Ira Turley and Nellie (Rector) Turley. Iris married Leonard Bumgarner and together they made their home in Seminole. Mrs. Bumgarner worked...
Curtis Ernest Baird
Oct 24, 2011
Curtis Ernest Baird, age 83 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma, passed away at his home on Monday, October 24, 2011 from liver failure as a result of contracting Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion in 1972 after suffering life threatening injuries in a tornado. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 27th, at Asher First Baptist...
Larry Self
Oct 23, 2011
Larry D. Self, 63 year-old, lifelong Seminole County resident passed from this life Sunday, October 23, 2011 at his home. He was born February 5, 1948 along with his twin brother, Jerry in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Leonard Clifford Self and Jane Ellen (Myers) Self. Larry graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1966 then worked in the oilfield most of...
Garrett Lawson
Oct 23, 2011
Michael “Garrett” Lawson, 32 year-old, lifelong Seminole resident passed from this life Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born Oct 16, 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents Mike Lawson and Gayla Duvall. Garrett graduated from Seminole High School in 1999. He then earned a business administration degree from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. Michael worked...
Elbert Bristow
Oct 17, 2011
Elbert Eugene “ Gene” Bristow III, 45, lifelong Shawnee resident died Monday, October 17, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Gene was born July 7, 1966 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Bobby Joe and Bertha (McCray) Bristow. Gene grew up in Shawnee and attended schools there. He was a long haul truck driver for more than 30 years. He enjoyed country music,...
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