Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Thomas  Charles Johnson

Thomas Charles Johnson

Mar 30, 2010

Thomas Charles Johnson, age 56 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.  Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate. He was born on September 2, 1953 in...

Angel Talmasey

Angel Talmasey

Mar 28, 2010

Angel Louise Wise – Talmasey Lifelong Seminole resident Angel Louise Wise ~ Talmasey passed away on March 28, 2010 at her home at the age of 57. She was born on July 26, 1952 to Andy Wise – Talmasey and Jonah (Johnson) in Bowlegs, Oklahoma. She graduated from Bowlegs High School and went on to receive her associate’s degree in...

Marjorie Lester

Marjorie Lester

Mar 28, 2010

Longtime Seminole resident Marjorie B. Lester passed away on March 28, 2010 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 86. She was born on February 22, 1924 in Healdton, Oklahoma to Elias Preston Nickens and Deloree (Penney) Nickens. She was a nurse’s aide and homemaker. She was a member of God’s Assembly Church in Seminole and was a prizewinner at...

Ronnie Harjo

Ronnie Harjo

Mar 28, 2010

Ronnie Lee Harjo Longtime Seminole resident Ronnie Lee Harjo passed away on March 28, 2010 at Carl Albert Indian Hospital at the age of 53.  He was born on August 5, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Isaac Harjo and Juanita (Little) Wise. He graduated from Varnum High School and was a college graduate from Haskell Jr. College. He attended...

Margaret Louise Villines (McNally)  Matthews

Margaret Louise Villines (McNally) Matthews

Mar 28, 2010

Margaret Louise (McAnally) Villines Matthews, age seventy-nine and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31st at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Burial will follow at Wolf Cemetery.  Rev. Mark Streetman will officiate...

Kenneth Dye

Kenneth Dye

Mar 27, 2010

Kenneth Dye Kenneth Dye, life long Seminole resident passed away, Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 76. Kenneth was born December 24, 1933 at Prague, Oklahoma to parents, Dallas Jackson and Lula Morgan (Parker) Dye. Kenneth’s religious affiliation was with the Church of God and he attended the Seminole School system. Kenneth was a roughneck...

Anthony Harper

Anthony Harper

Mar 26, 2010

Anthony “Tony” Frank Harper, age 54 passed away on Friday, March 26, 2010, at his residence in Concord, North Carolina. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.  Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate.  Pallbearers are Gary Harper, Randall Pratt, Christopher Wilkinson, Nathan...

James Furr

James Furr

Mar 24, 2010

James Levi Furr, 83 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born May 5, 1926 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to parents Walter Furr and Etta Mae Furr. James served in the United States Air force and worked as a special equipment operator for Del Monte Foods from...

Dixie Smith

Dixie Smith

Mar 23, 2010

DIXIE SMITH Funeral services for long-time Seminole resident Dixie Mae Smith have been scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. at Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole. Services will conclude at the funeral home.  Burial will follow in the Little Cemetery. Chris Stinnett, minister of the Seminole Church of Christ, will officiate. Dixie, age 94, died Tuesday at Avonlea Cottage Assisted Living...

Ben  Farland Reeves

Ben Farland Reeves

Mar 22, 2010

Ben Farland Reeves, age 80 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life on Monday, March 22, 2010, at Wynnewood Care Center in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 26, 2010, at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery in Konawa.  Brandon Thomas will officiate and...

Joyce Kean

Joyce Kean

Mar 22, 2010

Joyce Kean, 58 year-old, former Seminole County resident passed from this life Monday, March 22, 2010 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.  She was born April 15, 1951 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Cecil James Driskill and Ethel (Moody) Driskill. Joyce graduated from Varnum High School in 1968.  She later married Jerry Ray Kean on April 29, 1971 in Seminole.  She was...

Onita (Payne)  House

Onita (Payne) House

Mar 22, 2010

Onita (Payne) House, age 79 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2010, at Jan Frances Care Center in Ada, Oklahoma. Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 25th at the Assembly of God Church in Sasakwa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Rev. Wesley Martin, Pastor of the...

Robert  Lindley Giles

Robert Lindley Giles

Mar 22, 2010

Robert Lindley Giles, age eighty-two and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2020, at Jan Frances Care Center in Ada, Oklahoma. No memorial services are scheduled; however, a memorial book is available for signing at Swearingen Funeral Home located at 217 N. Broadway in Konawa, Oklahoma. Robert was born on February 1, 1928, in...

Buddy Harjo

Buddy Harjo

Mar 18, 2010

Lifelong Seminole resident Buddy Keith Harjo passed away on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 56. He was born on August 12, 1953 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Isaac Harjo and Juanita (Little) Wise.  He was band chief and chairman of Hecete Band and also served as a council rep for Seminole Nation. He worked for...

Jason Lozier

Jason Lozier

Mar 17, 2010

Jason Wayne Lozier, 37 year-old, former Seminole resident passed from this life Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at his home in Ninnekah, Oklahoma.  He was born June 9, 1972 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to parents James B. Lozier and Vickie (Yancey) Lozier. Jason graduated from Varnum High School in 1991.  He was currently working for Midwest Towers in Ninnekah who manufacture cooling...

Butch Coble

Butch Coble

Mar 16, 2010

W. F. “Butch” Coble, 78, long time Seminole resident, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Norman Veterans Center, Norman, Oklahoma. Butch was born on October 24, 1931 to Omar F. and Hazel I. (Berryman) Coble in McAlester, Oklahoma.  He married Roberta (Dickerson) Coble on April 6, 1956 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Butch owned and operated...

Fred Roy

Fred Roy

Mar 16, 2010

Fred Roy, 87 year-old, longtime Maud resident passed from this life Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona.  He was born July 1, 1922 in Navajo, Montana to parents Martin Clarence Roy and Frances Madge Irene (LeClair) Roy. Fred married Reta Schleicher on May 8, 1971 in Henderson, Nevada.  He worked for Greyhound Bus Company in Tucson as a bus...

Doris Dyck

Doris Dyck

Mar 14, 2010

Former longtime Seminole resident Doris Dyck passed away on March 14, 2010 in El Reno, Oklahoma at the age of 90.  She was born on March 25, 1919 in Coalgate, Oklahoma to James Howard and Rachel (Dillon) McKinnon. She married Max Herbert Dyck, Jr. on April 6, 1946 in Seminole, Oklahoma and he preceded her in death on June 26,...

William Haddican

William Haddican

Mar 12, 2010

William Paul Haddican, 91year-old, died at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma, March 12, 2010. He was born to Walter Paul Haddican and Mary (Schmitz) Haddican in Satanta, Kansas, on September 29, 1918. He graduated from Satanta High School in Satanta, Kansas. He went on to serve in the Army Air Force during World War II where he earned the rank...

Robert  Lee Ilbery

Robert Lee Ilbery

Mar 12, 2010

Robert Lee Ilbery, Jr., 63 year-old, Earlsboro resident passed from this life Friday, March 12, 2010 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born November 26, 1946 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois to parents Robert Lee Ilbery, Sr. and Dorothy D. (Davis) Ilbery. Robert graduated from Coalgate High School in 1968.  He had been involved in the Boy...