Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Aaron  Jay Christensen

Aaron Jay Christensen

Feb 12, 2011

Aaron Jay Christensen, age 36 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, died on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at his home. A book is available for signing at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Viewing is Tuesday from noon until 7:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Aaron was born on August 7, 1974 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota...

Mary Muncy

Mary Muncy

Feb 12, 2011

Mary Garnett (Wingate) Muncy, 89 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Norman Regional Hospital.  She was born July 4, 1921 in Kingstree, South Carolina to parents Jessie Ruston “J.R.” Wingate and Myrtie (Driggers) Wingate. Mary moved to Seminole in 1968 from California.  She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

Aubrey Lee "Al" Monday

Aubrey Lee "Al" Monday

Feb 7, 2011

Aubrey Lee “Al” Monday, 80 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Monday, February 7, 2011 in Seminole, Oklahoma following a short illness.  He was born July 11, 1930 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to parents Jake Monday and Gladys (Callaway) Monday. Aubrey married Lorene Griffin on January 20, 1951 in Holdenville, Oklahoma.  He worked for Tinker Air Force Base...

Vivian  Ozelle Haffner

Vivian Ozelle Haffner

Feb 5, 2011

Vivian Ozelle Haffner, 91, former longtime Seminole resident died February 5, 2011 in Grand Prairie, Texas. Vivian was born January 27, 1920 in Howe, Texas. to Elisha Lee Brown and Maggie Zella (Spencer) Brown. Vivian had been living in Grand Prairie, Texas for the last few months near her brother. Vivian graduated from Seminole High School in 1937. She was...

Kenneth  Burns Hughes

Kenneth Burns Hughes

Feb 4, 2011

Kenneth Burns Hughes II, 50, longtime Seminole resident, died at his home in Seminole on Friday, February 4, 2011. Kenneth was born October 8, 1960, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to James and Janice (Marshall) Hughes. Kenneth was a lab Tech at Oklahoma Custom Coating in Seminole and had also worked in the Seminole Oilfields for several years. Kenneth moved to Seminole...

Donna  Jean Kiser

Donna Jean Kiser

Jan 28, 2011

Donna Jean (Radford) Kiser, 77 year-old, life long Seminole County resident passed from this life on Friday, January 28, 2011 at her home in Wewoka, Oklahoma.  She was born December 14, 1933 in Anaheim, California to parents Tulley Radford and Lovonia (Jordan) Radford. Donna Jean was raised by her grandparents, Bill and Callie Jordan in Seminole, Oklahoma.  Following high school...

Pauline (Harjo)  Doyle

Pauline (Harjo) Doyle

Jan 27, 2011

Pauline (Harjo) Doyle, age 76 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada, Oklahoma. A wake service is scheduled for 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on...

Allan Mahler

Allan Mahler

Jan 26, 2011

Allan Kenneth Mahler, 61 year-old, Seminole, Oklahoma resident was welcomed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Seminole Intgris Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He survived brain cancer in 1991. He was born March 11, 1949 in Rochester, Indiana to parents Harold Melvin Mahler and Norma Elaine (Thompson) Mahler. Allan was named the...

Robert  James Huckleberry

Robert James Huckleberry

Jan 25, 2011

Robert James “Jack” Huckleberry, age 77 and a long-time resident of Konawa, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Burial will follow at Dora Cemetery.  Rev. Kevin Duck will officiate.  Pallbearers are Ty Huckleberry,...

Mary  Lee Brewer

Mary Lee Brewer

Jan 24, 2011

Lifelong Seminole resident, Mary Lee (Hedrick) Brewer went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 24, 2011 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  Mary was born to Frank William and Lois Kelly (Slaughter) Hedrick on November 14, 1941 in Maud, Oklahoma. On October 2, 1959 Mary and Raymond Gale Brewer were married in Ada, Oklahoma; he preceded her in death on May...

Benny  Douglas Slusher

Benny Douglas Slusher

Jan 24, 2011

Benny Douglas Slusher, age 80 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life on Monday, January 24, 2011 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 27th at the Assembly of God Church in Konawa.  Rev. Steve Lowrance will officiate.  Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.  Pallbearers...

Jeannette  Pearl Postoak

Jeannette Pearl Postoak

Jan 22, 2011

Jeanette P. Postoak , 72 year-old Tulsa resident died on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was born June 2, 1938 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to parents Susie M. (Powell) Miller and Charles Homer Miller. Jeanette graduated from Chilocco Indian Boarding School in Newkirk, OK in 1956. She married Alexander Postoak on December 6th 1959...

Vera  Faye Roberts

Vera Faye Roberts

Jan 22, 2011

Vera Faye Roberts, 67, longtime Seminole resident died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Intergris Seminole Medical Center. She was born October 7, 1943 in Seminole to John Wesley Quinalty and Dorothy Patricia (Lewis) Quinalty. Mrs. Roberts worked as a machinist at Eaton Corporation in Shawnee, Oklahoma from 1978 to 1997 when she retired. She moved to Seminole 20 years ago...

Helen Brazell

Helen Brazell

Jan 21, 2011

Helen “Marie” (Hyatt) Brazell, age 84 and long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2011 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 24, 2011 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.  Ed George will officiate.  Pallbearers are Richard Brazell, Ryan...

Jacob  "Jake" Dorrough

Jacob "Jake" Dorrough

Jan 21, 2011

Jacob “Jake” Jackson Dorrough, 74 Longtime, Seminole resident Jacob “Jake” Jackson Dorrough passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 in Ada, Oklahoma. Jake was born January 9, 1937 in Paris, Arkansas to parents; Rasmus Ray Dorrough and Cornelius Maxine(Rogers) Dorrough. Jake worked in the oil field for Moran Oil Company and was of the Pentecostal faith. Jake is survived by three...

Anna  Rene (Harris)  Yarbrough

Anna Rene (Harris) Yarbrough

Jan 19, 2011

Anna Rene ( Harris) Yarbrough, 72, Shawnee, Oklahoma resident died at her home on January 19, 2011. She was born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma on August 21, 1938 to Arthur Lee Harris, Sr. and Elizabeth (Miller) Harris. She was a retired Teaching Assistant from the San Diego, California School district. She was a longtime member of the Ware Chapel C.M.E. Methodist...

Norma  Jean Dodson

Norma Jean Dodson

Jan 19, 2011

Norma Jean (Mullins) Dodson, 86 Norma Jean Dodson, longtime Seminole resident went to be the Lord, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Norma was born February 22, 1924 in Okemah, Oklahoma to parents Gilbert Tim Mullins and Nannie Elizabeth (Woods) Mullins. Norma married William H. Dodson on November 16, 1940 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. They lived in Seminole from 1949...

Bryce  Dale Hill

Bryce Dale Hill

Jan 17, 2011

Bryce Dale Hill, 80, former Superintendent of New Lima Public Schools died Monday, January 17, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Bryce was born March 5, 1930 in Twin Oaks, Seminole County, to Charles Daniel and Ollie Willow (Nichols) Hill. Bryce attended numerous small rural grade schools throughout Seminole County and was a 1948 graduate of Pleasant Grove High School.  As a...

Tommy  C. Mills

Tommy C. Mills

Jan 17, 2011

Tommy C. Mills, 72, former longtime Seminole area resident died, Monday, January 17, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tommy had made his home in Sallisaw for the past few years. Tommy was born on November 27, 1938 in Mesa, Arizona, to Robert John Young and Oma Jewel (Stapp) Mills.  Tommy grew up and attended schools in Mesa...

Alma Cooley

Alma Cooley

Jan 15, 2011

Alma (Norman) Carter Cooley, 88 year-old, former Seminole County resident passed from this life Saturday, January 15, 2011 at her home in Oregon City, Oregon.  She was born November 19, 1922 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents R.T. Norman and Jessie Alma (Nalley) Norman. Alma is survived by her three loving daughters, Karen Fresh of Oklahoma, Janyth Carter of Oregon and...