Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Melford Leon Rumsey
Jul 27, 2011
Graveside services for Melford Leon Rumsey will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, July 29, 2011 at the Little Cemetery with Chaplain Russell Vicars officiating. Melford passed away at his home in Seminole early Wednesday morning. Melford, who was a long time Seminole county resident, was born September 8, 1920 in Dustin, Oklahoma to Thomas Jefferson and Emma C. Rumsey....
Carl Chester Sutton
Jul 24, 2011
Carl Chester Sutton, age 90 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Solara Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. A graveside service is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27th at Vamoosa Cemetery. Rev. Kevin Duck, Pastor of Vamoosa Baptist Church, will officiate. Pallbearers are Rob Doolen, Jim Tatum, Jerry Love, Arnold Robertson, Barry...
Michael Collins Starns
Jul 20, 2011
Michael Collins Starns, age 59 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday morning, July 20, 2011 at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Oklahoma. A private family service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 22nd at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery, and Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate. Public...
Donald Selfridge
Jul 18, 2011
Lifelong Seminole resident Donald Vincent Selfridge, Sr. passed away on Monday, July 18, 2011 at the age of 77. He was born on May 21, 1932 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Fred Lemuel and Opal (Anson) Selfridge. He married Earlene (Fine) on August 3, 1955 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Don retired from the United States Army and was a part time police...
Junior Mize
Jul 18, 2011
Oscar Junior Mize, 86 passed away peacefully in his home July 18, 2011 after a six month illness. Junior was born May 29, 1925 in Earlsboro to Oscar and Ora (Crutchfield) Mize. He was the middle child of six sons. Except for two and a half years in the service, Junior lived all his life in Earlsboro. Two months after...
Van Rose
Jul 16, 2011
Van Rose, 85, longtime Seminole resident died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Unity Health Center-North in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Van was born August 19, 1925 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Arthur V. and Vera M. (Wood) Rose. He grew up in Last Chance just outside of Okemah, Oklahoma. Later attending Okemah public schools and graduating from Okemah High School. Van worked for...
Keith Whitley
Jul 15, 2011
Robert “ Keith “ Whitley, 49, longtime Seminole resident died Friday, July 15, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born July 6, 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona to Sherman Otis and Gladys Billie (Wallace) Whitley. Keith moved to Seminole in 1973 from Phoenix and attended Pleasant Grove Schools where he graduated. He was District Manager for Boom-A-Rang /J-Pats Diners for...
Linda Marie Yott
Jul 14, 2011
Linda Marie (Roach) Yott Linda Marie (Roach) Yott, age 68 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Linda was born on April 1, 1943 at St. Louis, Illinois to parents George Roach and Margie (Johnson) Roach. Linda married David Andrew Yott on June 30, 1963 in St. Louis, Illinois. David and...
Charlie Williams
Jul 13, 2011
Charlie Williams,81 Charlie Williams, lifelong Seminole county resident passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at the age of 81. Charlie was born August 27, 1929 at Maud, Oklahoma to parents, Joney Williams and Ellen Chupcogee Williams. Charlie was a member of the Achena Presbyterian Church and he retired as a ranch hand working for Emral Guinn. Charlie is survived by...
Edith Addington
Jul 11, 2011
Edith Vivian Addington, 80, Seminole county resident died July 11, 2011 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Edith was born May 15, 1931 in Daisy, Oklahoma to Thomas Columbus and Callie Gertrude (Snow) McGill. She was a lifelong resident of Seminole County. She worked at the New Horizon Nursing Home as a Certified Medication Aide. She was married to Frank Kelley who preceded...

Teagan Perry
Jul 8, 2011
Tegan Glenn Perry, infant Tegan Perry, infant son of James Erwin Perry and Sally Ann Perry was born July 8, 2011 and went to be with the Lord, July 8, 2011 at Shawnee, Oklahoma. Tegan is survived by his parents, James and Sally Perry, two brothers, James Perry, Jr., and Bryan Perry both of Wewoka, Oklahoma. Two sisters, Kara Baker...
Orvel M. Malone
Jul 7, 2011
Orvel M. Malone, 77, longtime Seminole resident died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Integris Seminole Medical Center in Seminole. He was born September 9, 1933 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Lawrence Edward and Mabel Inez (Burkes) Malone. Orvel was a former Seminole County Commissioner for District # 2 from 1996-2004), prior to that he was a mechanic for Phillips Petroleum for...
Sharon Kay (Young) Gentry
Jul 7, 2011
Sharon Kay (Young) Gentry, age sixty-five and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away from this life on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at her home. A memorial register book is available for signing from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 11th at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa. Sharon was born on May 25, 1946 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to...
Kenny Blain
Jul 5, 2011
James Kenneth “Kenny” Blain, 80 year-old Konawa resident passed from this life July 5, 2011 at Valley View Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. He was born April 20, 1931 in Sparks, Oklahoma to parents Oscar Raymond Blain and Thelma (Turner) Blain. Kenny served in the United States Army. He then went to work for General Motors where he worked until his...
Lloyd Edward Williamson
Jul 4, 2011
Lloyd Edward Williamson, age 85 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 at his home. A Rosary service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. A Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 8th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...
Norma Lee Coker
Jul 3, 2011
Norma Lee Coker passed away quietly on July 3, 2011, in Vallejo, California. A long-time resident of Vacaville, California. Mrs. Coker was born to Frank and Sadie Wilson in Oilton, Oklahoma, on September 3, 1927. Mrs. Coker was the devoted wife of sixty years to George Coker, who preceded her in death. She supported the ALS Association in memory of...
Margrete Howell
Jul 2, 2011
Margrete Ruth (Stokes) Howell, 84 year-old Seminole County resident passed from this life Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born February 10, 1927 in McClain, Texas to parents Roy Marvell Stokes and Katherine Hamilton (Henderson) Stokes. Margrete married Arthur “Wayne” Howell on November 9, 1946 in Clinton, Oklahoma. In 1959 the couple...
Homer Neill
Jul 1, 2011
Homer L. Neill was born November 14, 1921. He passed away Friday, July 1, 2011. He was born on November 14, 1921 to James Asa Neill and Jeanette Westmorland Neill on a farm 9 miles Northwest of Holdenville, OK. He attended school at Bethel and graduated from Yeager High School. After graduating he worked as a carpenter's helper building camps...
Margaret Ann Hall
Jun 27, 2011
Margaret Ann Hall, 86, former longtime Seminole resident died Monday, June 27, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where she had been living the past few years. Margaret was born February 3, 1925 in Purcell, Oklahoma to Nicholas and Jessie Arms. Mrs. Hall moved to Seminole in 1944 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker, member of the Jolly Homemakers group,...
Shiloh Mitchell
Jun 23, 2011
Shiloh Amanda Francis Mitchell, 24, Seminole resident died, Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Shiloh was born March 27, 1987 in Fort Worth, Texas to Samuel Paul Keller, Jr. and Stella Marie (Welborn) Keller. Shiloh moved to Seminole last year from Phoenix, Arizona. She was a homemaker and also a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints...