Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Ruby Wood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Luci Harjo

Luci Harjo

Jun 18, 2010

Luci Deere Harjo, 62, longtime Seminole resident died at her home on Friday, June 18, 2010. Luci was born on July 18, 1947 to Jackson and Inez (Mitchell) Deere. Luci was a graduate of Seminole Public Schools and attended Seminole State College and also three years at the University of Oklahoma. Luci was a Seminole Nation General Council member for...

Howard Reynolds

Howard Reynolds

Jun 17, 2010

Howard Lewis Reynolds, 82 year-old, Tecumseh resident passed from this life Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born October 3, 1927 in Stidham, Oklahoma to parents Lewis Stanton Reynolds and Ruby (Stephens) Reynolds. Howard married Doris June Shafer on January 31, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas.  He worked as a self-employed auto...

Sam Houck

Sam Houck

Jun 16, 2010

RICHLAND HILLS -- Charles Samuel "Sam" Houck, 63, a loving husband, father and grandfather went to be with his Lord Wednesday, June 16, 2010, after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis.        Funeral: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Swearingen Funeral Chapel in Seminole, OK.        Interment: Resthaven Memorial Garden in Seminole.               Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be...

Lillian Knight

Lillian Knight

Jun 14, 2010

Lillian Odessa (Moore) Knight, 95 Former longtime Seminole resident Lillian Odessa (Moore) Knight passed away on June 14, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 95. She was born on November 1, 1914 in Seminole County to Douglas and Bessie Matilda (Carpenter) Moore. She married her first husband and the father of her children Carey Dillman who preceded her...

Nettie Farrow

Nettie Farrow

Jun 14, 2010

Nettie Pearl “Jitter” Farrow God wanted another flower for his bouquet and called Nettie Pearl Farrow home to be with the Lord on June 14, 2010. She passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 68. She was born on February 27, 1942 in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma to Jess Lee Mayo Sr. and Julia Faye (France) Mayo.  She...

Frankie Gore

Frankie Gore

Jun 13, 2010

Lifelong Seminole county resident Frankie “Shorty” Gore, 80 has gone to be with the Lord.  He was a loving Daddy and Grandpa. Frankie was born in Savanah, Oklahoma on September 25, 1929 to Monroe and Jewel Gore.  He married Margaret Ruth Bryant the mother of his children on March 23, 1955 in Wewoka, Oklahoma.  He lived in Clinton, Oklahoma for...

Donald  Lorenzo Talton

Donald Lorenzo Talton

Jun 12, 2010

Donald Lorenzo “Darkwing” Talton, 46 year-old, lifelong area resident passed from this life Saturday, June 12, 2010 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.  He was born February 18, 1964 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Albert Hishaw and Beatrice Talton. Talton attended school in Earlsboro and later worked at Wrangler Jean Manufacturing Company in Seminole. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife Frances...

Verna Gallemore

Verna Gallemore

Jun 10, 2010

Verna Eleanor (Law) Gallemore, 94 January  18, 1916 – June 10, 2010 On June 10, 2010, Verna Eleanor (Law) Gallemore passed from this life that she had lived so very abundantly. She was born to E.D. Sr. and Clara Mae (McGuire) Law on January 18, 1916 near Geary, Oklahoma and grew up there, graduating from Geary High School. She was...