Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Kyligh Rumbaugh
Jul 24, 2009
Kyligh Nicole Rumbaugh Kyligh Nicole Rumbaugh, infant daughter of James Franklin Rumbaugh III and Ashley Nicole Sanchez, passed away Friday, July 24, 2009 at her home in Maud, Oklahoma. Kyligh was born on June 9, 2009 Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kyligh is survived by her parents James and Ashley of Maud, Oklahoma, grandparents, Roy Sanchez of Chickasha, Oklahoma and Marian Gholson of...
Johnnie Mae Alford
Jul 22, 2009
Johnnie Mae Alford, 62 year-old, Seminole County resident passed from this life Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Unity North Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born January 11, 1947 in Seminole to parents John Larney and Malinda (Alexander) Larney. Johnnie graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City. She worked as a “presser” for several different drycleaners including Rod’s Drycleaners...
Beth Davis
Jul 21, 2009
Beth (Nutter) Davis, 63 year-old, longtime Seminole resident, left this life to go home on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Beth was born December 20, 1945 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Jess and Corene (Gibson) Nutter. Beth married Jeff Davis of Little on April 3, 1969 in Little, Oklahoma where they made their home in that community for...
Ben Carter
Jul 18, 2009
Ben Carter, 69, longtime Seminole resident went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 18, 2009 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Ben was born May 9, 1940 in Seminole to Ben F. and Edith (Calaham) Carter. Ben grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole Schools and Graduated from Seminole High School, while there Ben was a star football...
Jeff Rutherford
Jul 15, 2009
William Jeffery “Jeff” Rutherford, age 34 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, died on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Valley View Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20th, at the Pentecostal Holiness Church located at 126 N. Konawa St. in Konawa. Rev. Mona Fulks will officiate. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery...
Bertha Deere
Jul 15, 2009
Longtime Seminole resident Bertha Lindsey Deere passed away on July 15, 2009 in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 57. She was born on September 22, 1951 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Willie and Lizzie (Coody) Lindsey. She was a waitress and a member of the Mekuskey Indian Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons; Charles William Deere of Checotah...
Juanita Able
Jul 13, 2009
Juanita E. (Cowger) Ables, 84 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, July 13, 2009 at her home in Seminole. She was born October 10, 1924 in Byars, Oklahoma to parents Conzie Cowger and Dollie (Bratcher) Cowger. Juanita married Louis E. Ables on January 12, 1942 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She had worked as a switchboard operator and later...
Kenneth Williams
Jul 13, 2009
Clyde “Kenneth” Williams, 68 year-old, Wewoka resident passed from this life July 13, 2009 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born January 31, 1941 in Claremore, Oklahoma to parents Edmond Johnson and Nora Williams. Kenneth served in the United States Navy then he worked as an electronics engineer draftsman for many years in the Houston, Texas area...
Chris Heathcott
Jul 11, 2009
Christopher Reeves “Thumper” Heathcott, 32 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Saturday, July 11, 2009 as the result of a tragic automobile accident that involved he and his family in Seminole County, Oklahoma. Chris was born October 17, 1976 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents Joel Henry Heathcott and Evelyn (Wyrick) Heathcott. He was raised in Wetumka, Oklahoma. Following his...

Rebecca McLeister
Jul 10, 2009
Rebecca Rowena (Pate) McLeister, age 77 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Grace House of Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18th, at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, May 17th from...
Norma Presley
Jul 6, 2009
Norma Jean Presley, age 74 and a resident of Maud, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2009, at her residence. Graveside services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 9th, at Little Cemetery under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home in Maud. Rev. Carl Whitfield, Pastor of Highway Baptist Church, will officiate. Pallbearers are her grandsons, Ashley Postman,...
Lowell Gosa
Jul 3, 2009
Lowell Gosa, lifetime Seminole resident passed away, Friday, July 3, 2009 at the age of 83. Lowell was born, November 18, 1925 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Norman Mathis and Pearl Jane (Thomas) Gosa. He was a resident of Seminole County for 83 years. Lowell married Dadie (Myers) Gosa in Byng, Oklahoma on May 1, 1964, she preceded him in...

Mary Brown
Jul 2, 2009
Mary Sue (Hudson) Brown, age 56 and resident of Macomb, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Graveside services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2009, at Wanette Cemetery in Wanette, Oklahoma, with Frank Brewer officiating under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma. Visitation is...
Rosie Harjo
Jun 28, 2009
Rosie Anita Harjo of Maud, Oklahoma, a life long Seminole, County resident passed away Sunday, June 28, 2009 at the age of 52. Rosie was born on August 14, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents Jonases and Mary Ellen Scott. Rosie was a wife, homemaker, and a member of First Baptist Church of Maud, Oklahoma. Rosie is survived by...
Dorothy Murphy
Jun 26, 2009
Dorothy Mae Murphy, 77 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Friday, June 26, 2009 at Seminole Integris Medical Center. She was born July 30, 1931 in Maud, Oklahoma to parents Oscar Samuel Mitchell and Marie Mae (Riddle) Mitchell. Dorothy graduated from High School in Gainesville, Texas. She married Bill Autry and he preceded her in death in 1977. She...
Darnell Brannon
Jun 26, 2009
Former Seminole resident Darnell A. Brannon, age 43, died June 26, 2009, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born February 22, 1966 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Ethel (Brannon) Thomas and Devon Winrow. Darnell worked at T.D.K. in Shawnee for several years. He is survived by his mother, of Midwest City, Oklahoma; daughter, Loren Brannon, of Shawnee, Oklahoma; and brother, Alfred...

Emozett Phillips
Jun 25, 2009
Emozett Tyler Phillips, 77, longtime Konawa,Oklahoma resident died Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Emozett was born on December 6, 1931 to John Wesley and Dorfie G. (Smith) Tyler in Konawa, Oklahoma. Emozett married Vivian Huland “ Bill “ Phillips on March 13, 1953 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Mrs. Phillips grew up in Konawa...
Rosa Jett
Jun 22, 2009
Rosa Mae Jett, 80, passed from this life on June 22, 2009 in Shawnee. Rosa was born October 10, 1928 in the Maud Hospital to parents Vergie and Cecil Pratt. She grew up north of Maud and attended Cook grade school. Rosa graduated from Maud High School in 1946 and married her high school sweetheart Dale Jett of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. ...
Thomas Hansen
Jun 21, 2009
Thomas William Hansen, 60 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Sunday, June 21, 2009 at his home in Seminole. He was born August 6, 1948 in Wasco County, Oregon to parents Henry L. Hansen and Amy (Jones) Hansen. Following High School Hansen served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He later married Linda Faye (Mayes) Hansen...