Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Rebecca Ann Richards
Jul 22, 2010
Rebecca Ann Richards,43, Wewoka, Oklahoma resident died, Thursday, July 22, 2010 at her home in Wewoka. Rebecca was born May 18, 1967 in Artesia, New Mexico to Jerry Lee and Betty Edwina (Lott) Smith. Rebecca moved to Wewoka 13 years ago from Louisana. She was a homemaker. Rebecca loved to do many things, among them were fishing, car racing and...
J. D. Sherwood
Jul 21, 2010
J. D. Sherwood, age 83 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at his home. Funeral services are schedule for 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 24th at the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa. Rev. Mona Faulks will officiate. Pallbearers are Kenneth...
Gene Cathey
Jul 21, 2010
Elmer Eugene “Gene” Cathey, 66 year-old, life-long Seminole County resident, passed from this life July 21, 2010 in Albion, Oklahoma. He was born December 3, 1943 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Elmer Cathey and Shirley Ann (Taber) Cathey. Gene graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1961. He had worked in the oilfield as a roustabout and tool-pusher for many years...
Susie Edgell
Jul 20, 2010
Susie Esther (Griffith) Edgell, 71 year-old, longtime Seminole resident passed from this life on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Integris Seminole Medical Center. She was born October 26, 1938 in Lamar, Arkansas to parents Theodore George Griffith and Alice Beatrice (Ellsworth) Griffith. Susie married Daryl Wayne Edgell on June 27, 1959 in Seminole, Oklahoma. The couple returned to Seminole in...
Colleen Frederick
Jul 20, 2010
Colleen Frederick was born January 4, 1927 in Sulphur, Oklahoma, the oldest of eight children born to Jesse and Claudia (Goodnight) Gentry. She was married June 23, 1944 in Sulphur, Oklahoma to James W. Frederick. They lived in Oklahoma City until 1957 then returned to Sulphur where they owned and operated James Café’ and Archie’s Café’. After they sold the...
Minnie Hendricks-Westmoreland
Jul 14, 2010
Minnie Oneta Hendricks- Westmoreland Longtime Seminole resident Minnie Hendricks –Westmoreland passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 in Seminole at the age of 85. She was born on August 18, 1924 to Floyd and Molly (Turner) Jones in Arkansas. She retired from Big Yank where she worked for 33 years as a supervisor. She loved to travel, be with her...
James Richard
Jul 14, 2010
James Elmer “Duke” Richard, 80 year-old, longtime Seminole resident past from this life Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Pioneer Care Center in Seminole. He was born August 31, 1929 in Noble, Oklahoma to parents Elmer Richard and Laura (Johnson) Richard. James married Ethel Oleta Davis on May 12, 1947 in Maud, Oklahoma. He worked in the oilfield for several years...
Fred Joseph Kuestersteffen
Jul 12, 2010
Fred Joseph Kuestersteffen, Jr., age 48 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 12, 2010, at Valley View Regional Hospital after battling cancer. A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 15th at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Rev. Pam Shirk, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Konawa,...
Ruby Wood
Jul 11, 2010
Ruby Lee (Stafford) Wood, 96 year-old, longtime Seminole County resident passed from this life Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born November 14, 1913 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to parents Aulby Eldon Stafford and Effie Ruby (Hixon) Stafford. Ruby moved from Ada, Oklahoma to Seminole in 1949. Ruby earned her bachelors degree from East Central University in...
Evelyn Jean Hammond-Willingham
Jul 10, 2010
Evelyn Jean Hammond-Willingham Longtime Seminole City Leader Evelyn Willingham passed away Saturday after a brief hospital stay. She was very active in the community and had a great passion for making Seminole a better place to live. Evelyn was involved with many organizations in her life including Seminole Girls Softball, the Chamber of Commerce, the Arts Council of Seminole, various...
Vincent Haney
Jul 6, 2010
Longtime Seminole area resident Vincent Bryant Haney passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the age of 47. Vincent was born on April 5, 1963 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Dora (Bear) and Ernie Haney. He graduated from Strother High School in 1981. He was a member of the Hecete Band, Alligator Clan and a Seminole Nation Tribal Member. He...
Joann Beverly Tiger
Jul 4, 2010
Joann Beverly Tiger, 68, longtime Seminole resident died, Sunday, July 4, 2010 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Joann was born May 17, 1942 at Wichita Falls, Texas to Sterling M. and Mattie Emma (Cavin) Price. Joann moved to Seminole 34 years ago from Holliday, Texas and was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church in Seminole she was retired from Hayes Axle...
Larry Moyer
Jul 4, 2010
Larry Raymond Moyer, 62 year-old, lifelong Seminole resident passed from this life Sunday, July 4, 2010, in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born December 2, 1947 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Neal A. Moyer and Anna Bell (Anthony) Moyer. Larry graduated from Seminole High School in 1966 and went on to pursue a teaching degree from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. ...

Carolyn Dagenhart
Jun 25, 2010
Carolyn Joyce Dagenhart, 61 year-old, Maud area resident passed from this life Friday, June 25, 2010 at her home near Maud. She was born May 17, 1949 in Humble Lake, Texas to parents Charlie and Ruth Andrews. Carolyn married Robert Dale Dagenhart and he preceded her in death on May 27, 2003. The couple had owned and operated D&D Concrete...
Paul Morrell
Jun 22, 2010
Paul Quinton Morrell, 44, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident died, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at Integris Seminole Medical Center. Paul was born March 7, 1966 in Seminole to Paul Clinton and Eva (Rain) Morrell. One son Paul Morrell of Shawnee, Oklahoma, one brother Clinton Morrell and three sisters Sherry Smith, Paula Morrell and Melina Kerry survive Paul. His parents and a...
Rex Ginn
Jun 22, 2010
Rex Allen Ginn, 44, longtime Maud resident died Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at his home in Maud, Oklahoma. Rex was born June 8, 1966 to Bobby Eugene and Erma (Beaty) Ginn in Orange County, California. Rex moved to Maud, Oklahoma at age 9. Rex attended school at St. Louis Schools and Graduated from Maud High School. He was a member...
Ted McGeisey
Jun 21, 2010
“I have lived long enough: my way of life Is fall’n into the sear, the yellow leaf” ~W. Shakespeare Chrisman Theodore McGeisey, lovingly known to family and friends as Teddy or Tedd, passed gently in sleep on June 21, 2010. Teddy was born in Los Angeles, California on December 22, 1950 to Thomas and Jane (Herrod) McGeisey. Teddy served in...
J.T. Lawson
Jun 20, 2010
J.T. Lawson, 91, longtime Seminole County resident passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2010. He was born on June 14, 1919 in Maud, Oklahoma to Mal and Pearl (Edgman) Lawson. He married Edna Louise (Thomas) Lawson on May 20, 1940 in Konawa, Oklahoma. They just celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary with their family and friends. He graduated from Punkin Center...
Rita Marks
Jun 19, 2010
Rita Marks, 53 Rita Marks longtime Wewoka resident passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 53 years. Rita was born December 27, 1956 at Talahina, Oklahoma to parents Victor and Rhoda (Harjo) Hardy. She lived in Wewoka, Seminole and Konawa. Rita was a member of the Birdcreek Baptist Church of Sasakwa, Oklahoma. She...
Leon Brooks
Jun 19, 2010
Avery Leon Brooks, 71 Avery Leon Brooks, Seminole county resident, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his home at the age of 71 years. Leon, a long time resident of Maud, Oklahoma moved to Seminole12 years ago he was born November 2, 1938 at Maud, Oklahoma to parents William Lee and Beulah Belle (Choat) Brooks. Leon’s religion affiliation was...