Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Katherine Marie Hill
May 24, 2026
Seminole, OK resident Katherine Marie Hill passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at her home surrounded by family at the age of 72. Katherine was born on August 28, 1953 in Seminole, OK to Glenn Ervin and Josephine Jane (King) Gilkey. She graduated high school in Bridgeport, TX in 1971. She spent her first years after high school in...
Casey Robert Franklin
May 23, 2026
Casey Franklin was born on February 7, 1972, in Meeker, Colorado, the only son of Linda Susan Orton Franklin Carter (2019) and Delbert Franklin (2024). Casey came from deep roots in the White River Valley of northwestern Colorado. The Spurlock and Watkin families have been part of Colorado's Western Slope since approximately 1870 and were among the families who helped settle...
LaVere Bishop
May 23, 2026
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of LaVere Bishop, 96 of Seminole, OK on May 23, 2026 from a cardiac arrest. She was born on May 27, 1929 in Oklahoma City to Myrtle and Clare Williams. She attended the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Delta Gamma. She met and married...
Larry Bryant Hicks
May 23, 2026
Larry Bryant Hicks, 79, passed away on May 23, 2026, in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born on May 11, 1947, in Duncan, Oklahoma, to Oscar Bryant Hicks and Ada Jo (Huff) Hicks.
Larry was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, veteran, and friend. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gayla (Hobson) Hicks; his daughter and son-in-law, Kellie...
Betty Jean Bonetti
May 19, 2026
Betty Jean Bonetti, 87, and longtime Seminole resident, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at her home.
Betty was born February 10, 1939, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Arthur and Mildred (Fullbright) Rogers. As a child, she moved with her family to northern California. On September 16, 1958, she married James Bartley in Sacramento, California. Later, on February 18, 1989, she...
Jena Renia Newell
May 17, 2026
Wewoka resident Jena Renia (Burnett) Newell, 56, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Oklahoma City.
Renia, the daughter of Jerry and Julie Ann (Bowen) Burnett, was born February 3, 1970, in Enid, Oklahoma. She attended Lahoma Public Schools and, following high school, attended tech school where she studied paralegal studies.
On August 8, 1992, Renia married Robert “Butch” Newell in Ponca...
Maretha Opal (Fuchs) Kerezman
May 14, 2026
Maretha Opal (Fuchs) Kerezman, age 80 and a resident of Macomb, Oklahoma passed away May 14, 2026 at her home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Highland Church of Christ in Tecumseh, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma. Viewing will be just prior to the service. Mark Kerezman will officiate,...
Ishmael "Lynn" Blankenship
May 14, 2026
Maud, OK resident Ishmael “Lynn” Blankenship passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026 in Shawnee, OK at the age of 65. Lynn was born on January 4, 1961 in Concord, CA to Ishmael Lynn Blankenship Sr. and Shirley Ann Blankenship. He was a 1979 graduate of Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, OK. He lived in Colorado for a...
Johnny Lee Goines
May 14, 2026
Seminole, OK resident Johnny Lee Goines, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026 in Oklahoma City at the age of 85. He was born on May 4, 1941 in Checotah, OK to John and Lula (Thompson) Goines. He grew up in Onapa and moved to Seminole in the 1970’s. Johnny was an Onapa High School graduate. He owned and operated...
Herman "Kay" Dotson
May 13, 2026
Herman Kay Dotson, longtime resident of Seminole and recent resident of Oklahoma City, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 in Oklahoma City at the age of 94. He was born on December 11, 1931, to Ewell and Vera Marie (Taylor) Dotson. He was the youngest of four children and was born in the family home which was located in...
Jerry Lee Harjo
May 12, 2026
Seminole resident Jerry Lee Harjo, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at his home.
Jerry, the son of Andrew Burgess and Wainey Mae Harjo, was born October 9, 1941, in Holdenville. He graduated from Sasakwa High School with the Class of 1961 and later attended Seminole Junior College, where he earned his associate degree.
Following college, Jerry entered the United States...
Beautrice Lucille "Lucy" Cook
May 8, 2026
Beautrice Lucille “Lucy” Cook — beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend — passed away peacefully at her home on May 8, 2026, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Her life was marked by devotion, resilience, generosity, and an unwavering love for family.
Lucy was born on July 16, 1937, in Snomac, Oklahoma, to Tom and Retha Edmonds. She was...
Otis Ancel Johnston
May 7, 2026
Otis Ancel Johnston, 90, of Houston, Texas, died peacefully on May 7, 2026. Otis was born August 19, 1935, in Byars, Oklahoma, to Otis Sidney and Cleopatra Johnston. The youngest of four children, he graduated from Roff High School in 1954 and volunteered for the Army, where he served as an auto repairman, Specialist 3, from 1954 to 1957, and...
Leopoldo "Leo" Marquez
May 6, 2026
Leopoldo “Leo” Marquez, resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed from this life to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at the age of 44 years.
Leo was born November 11, 1981 in Jalisco, Mexico to Leopoldo and Ana Maria Marquez. The family moved to Corcoran, California in 1987. After moving to Seminole, Oklahoma in 2022, Leo and Maricia Allensworth were...
Maria Consuelo Saldana Delarosa
May 4, 2026
Seminole resident Maria Conseulo Saldaña Delarosa, 68, passed away Monday, May 4, 2026, at her home.
Maria was born on December 1, 1957, in Santa Maria del Río, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, to Ignacio Rodriguez Saldaña and Felicitas Alonso (Ibarra) Saldaña. On February 7, 1985, she married J. Carmen Delarosa in her hometown of Santa Maria del Río. Maria’s greatest joy...
Quinton (Doyle) Davidson
May 3, 2026
Quinton Doyle Davidson, passed away at the age of 81 on May 3, 2026, at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born March 20,1945 in Seminole to Clinton Theodore Davidson and Lola Teresa (Lindsay) Davidson. He grew up mostly in Seminole but spent his younger years in New Mexico. He attended Varnum Public Schools. Doyle married his soulmate Reta...
Joel Nolen Wilson
May 2, 2026
Texarkana, TX resident Joel Nolen Wilson passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026 in Texarkana at the age of 58. Joel was born on February 22, 1968 in Shawnee, OK to James Olen and Geannetta Joy (Craig) Wilson. In his earlier years Joel managed Ball Pipe and Supply. He married Shelia Cully on August 15, 1997 in Arkansas.
Joel had a...
Geannetta Joy Wilson
May 2, 2026
Texarkana, TX resident Geannetta Joy Wilson passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026 in Texarkana at the age of 78. She was born on May 27, 1947 in Holdenville, OK to Alvin Stanley and Bobbie Maude (Cordell) Craig. She was a Seminole High School graduate. She owned and operated Pat’s Café in Seminole, OK.
Geannetta was kindhearted and often helped the...
Peggi Charlene (Lumley) Franklin
May 2, 2026
Peggi Charlene (Lumley) Franklin, age 55 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away at her home May 2, 2026.
A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2026 at the First Baptist Church in Konawa. Cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral of Konawa. Honorary bearers are Dan Sampson, Jon Horn, Nick Hamilton, Lela...
Sonia Rena Scott
May 1, 2026
Sonia Rena Scott, 63, of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, May 1, 2026, in Oklahoma City.
Born on October 29, 1962, in Seminole, Sonia was the daughter of Herbert and Elizabeth (Littlejohn) Gunter. A lifelong resident of Seminole, she cherished her community and roots. As a young woman, she spent her summers helping her father at a local swimming pool, where...
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