Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Thomas Fleming
Apr 7, 2011
Thomas “Tommy” Michael Fleming, 51 Thomas “Tommy” Fleming a resident of Seminole for the past 18 years passed away, Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. “Tommy” was born February 9, 1960 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents, Clarence Wayne Fleming and Edith (Anderson) Fleming. “Tommy” retired from the Wrangler Seminole Plant and he had a great love for bow...
Bobby "Spanky" Wayne Robinson
Apr 7, 2011
Bobby Wayne Robinson, known as “Spanky” age 57 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Visitation is schedule for Saturday, April 9th at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Then, he will be taken to Bird Creek Indian Baptist Church...
Stella Peoples
Mar 31, 2011
Stella Mae Peoples, 71, longtime Seminole resident died Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Stella was born on May 10, 1939 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to James Marion and Viola (Adkins) Addington. Stella, moved to the Seminole area at an early age, and was a nursing assistant for most of her working career. She was a member of the Coney...
Ruth Martin
Mar 24, 2011
Ruth Mae (Fox) Martin, 81 Life long Seminole resident Ruth Mae (Fox) Martin passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Ruth was born November 11, 1929 in Snomac, Seminole County, Oklahoma to parents, Andrew Jackson and Ida Mae (Crider) Fox. Ruth’s religious affiliation was with the Assembly of God and she worked as a legal secretary. Ruth is...
Roy Gurley
Mar 24, 2011
Roy Everett Gurley, 80, longtime Seminole resident died Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Solara Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Roy was born February 14, 1931 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Everett M. and Maudie (Combs) Gurley. Roy graduated from Strothers High School and worked in the Seminole oilfields for The Dowell Company in Sales for 32 years. He retired in 1995. Roy...
Winston Ice
Mar 23, 2011
Winston “Ed” Edward Ice, 78, Seminole resident died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Colonial Estates Nursing Home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Winston was born October 10, 1932 in Vinson, Oklahoma to Ray and Rosa Pearl (Ray) Ice. Ed grew up in San Jose, California and graduated from Campbell High School. He served four years in the United States Navy as an...
James Hurst
Mar 22, 2011
James Walter “Red” Hurst, 85 year-old life long Seminole County resident passed from this life Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Norman, Oklahoma. He was born April 10, 1925 in “Carr City” south west of Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Ethel Grace (Byers) Hurst and John Charles Hurst. Following graduation from Carr City High School in 1944 James enlisted in the United...
Evans Junior Wise
Mar 19, 2011
Evans Chambers Wise, Jr., 40 year-old Meeker resident passed from this life on March 19th, 2011. He was born to Evan C. Wise and Teresa Wise on December 3, 1970 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He leaves behind his parents and a very special friend of four years Diana Zapata and two sons Evans Chambers Wise III of the home and Tanner...
Roland Van Pelt
Mar 18, 2011
Roland V. “ Rollie” Van Pelt, 74, former Seminole Resident now of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma died March 18, 2011 at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born October 17, 1936 to Vernal Otis and Virginia L. (Saul) Van Pelt in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Van Pelt was a self-employed carpenter who had lived in Seminole from 1975 to...
Nellie Marie Mize
Mar 17, 2011
Nellie Marie Mize, 83, Tecumseh area resident, died March 17, 2011, at Unity Health Center North in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mrs. Mize was born April 10, 1927, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Raymond and Stella (Hartley) Sadler. Nellie was a homemaker and had lived in the Tecumseh area most of her life. One son Jimmy Mize and his wife Brenda of...
Nellie Mize
Mar 17, 2011
Nellie Marie Mize, 83, Tecumseh area resident, died March 17, 2011, at Unity Health Center North in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mrs. Mize was born April 10, 1927, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Raymond and Stella (Hartley) Sadler. Nellie was a homemaker and had lived in the Tecumseh area most of her life. One son Jimmy Mize and his wife Brenda of...
Michael Barrett
Mar 16, 2011
Lifelong Seminole resident Mickey Barrett passed away on March 16, 2011 at the age of 64. He was born on July 2, 1946 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Mickey Barrett and Bertha Mae (Ford) Barrett. He was a welder and did ornamental ironwork, and oilfield welding in the Seminole area for many years. He graduated from Tulsa Welding School and attended...
Marguerite Newcomb
Mar 15, 2011
Marguerite Ann Newcomb passed away on March 15, 2011, in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 82. She was born on March 8, 1929, in Peoria, Illinois to Louis Jacob Bales and Rose Mae Groth Bales. Marguerite worked for Cargill Turkey Factory in California, Missouri where she retired after 30 years. She married Lavern Newcomb on March 6, 1951 in...
Maggie Bell (Harper) Jones
Mar 14, 2011
Maggie Bell (Harper) Jones, age 87 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on March 14, 2011 at her home surrounded by her adoring family. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18th, at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Richard Winters, Pastor of the Church of...
Maurine Wright
Mar 14, 2011
MAURINE BONNIE CAMPBELL WRIGHT passed away on March 14, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born April 3, 1915, in Konawa, Oklahoma to Sam and Bertha (Rodden) Campbell. She attended school at Konawa, Central High, and East Central College in Ada, Oklahoma. She married Jesse Wright, March 21, 1936 and lived in Seminole, Oklahoma until his death in 1995. ...
Honor Hishaw
Mar 14, 2011
Honor Louise (Johnson) Hishaw, 64 year-old Wewoka resident passed from this life on March 14, 2011 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was born March 18, 1946 in Konawa, Oklahoma to parents Ercy “Doebelly” Johnson and Sylvia (Nero) Johnson. Honor graduated from Earlsboro High School in 1964. She had worked for Allen Bradley; Central Plastic both in Shawnee and later for the...
Zalese Turk
Mar 12, 2011
Millie Zalese Turk, 94 year-old former Maud resident passed from this life on March 12, 2011 in Ada, Oklahoma. She was born March 1, 1917 in Maud, Oklahoma to parents John William Vanmeter and Ida Mae (Jones) Vanmeter. Zalese lived most of her life in Oklahoma City where she was a member of the St. Luke’s Methodist Church. She was...
Juanima Faye (Rhodd) Forbis
Mar 12, 2011
Juanima Faye (Rhodd) Forbis, age seventy and a long-time resident of Konawa, passed away on March 12, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church...
Bonnie Ruth Stevenson
Mar 11, 2011
Bonnie Ruth Brashears Stevenson The Lord needed another rose for his garden and on Friday March 11, 2011 Bonnie Ruth Brashears Stevenson went to be with Him. She passed away in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 89. She was born on July 20, 1921 in Stonebluff, Oklahoma to Robert Fulton and Floody Elizabeth (Brittenham) Graves. She moved from Haskell,...
Dorothy Marie Davis
Mar 10, 2011
Dorothy Marie Davis After a long and wonderful life and walk with Jesus, her Lord, our mother Dorothy Marie is now and forever walking with Jesus in Heaven. Born March 11, 1923 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, she journeyed to Heaven on March 10, 2011 in Mesquite, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Leona Johnson of Guthrie,...

