Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Cynthia Gunter
Jun 20, 2009
Cynthia Anna Gunter, 92, longtime Seminole resident died, Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Mrs. Gunter was born August 17, 1916 in Pope County, Arkansas, to Henry and Hattie (Payne) Harris. Mrs. Gunter moved to Earlsboro with her family in November of 1938 and later to Seminole where she lived and raised her three sons. ...

Dorothea Dickson
Jun 18, 2009
Dorothea Kaye Dickson passed away Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Norman Regional Hospital at the age of 51. Dorothea was born June 28, 1957 in Guthrie, Oklahoma to parents Russell and Isabella Foutz. Dorothea was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Whitness of Wewoka, Oklahoma. Dorothea married James Dickson in Ada, Oklahoma on September 4, 1997. James survives...
Tammy (Hughes) Silmon
Jun 17, 2009
Memorial services for Tammy Kay Silman, 38, are planned for 2:00 P.M., Friday, June 19, 2009 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Drue Freeman officiating. Tammy died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tammy was born September 6, 1970 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Tommy Wayne and Bertha Kay (Watson) Hughes. Her father, Tommy and Sharla Hughes...

Lois Adachi
Jun 17, 2009
Longtime Seminole County Resident Lois Marie (Carpitcher) Adachi died on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Lois was born on February 20, 1950 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parent’s Freland & Susie (Albert) Carpitcher. Lois was a homemaker and a member of theVictory Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK. She is survived by daughters Sandra...
Lois (Carpitcher) Adachi
Jun 17, 2009
Longtime Seminole County Resident Lois Marie (Carpitcher) Adachi died on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Lois was born on February 20, 1950 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Freland & Susie (Albert) Carpitcher. Lois was a homemaker and a member of the Victory Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK. She is survived by daughters...
M.D. Fowler
Jun 14, 2009
M.D. Fowler, Jr., 89 year-old, longtime Maud resident passed from this life Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Unity Health Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born October 6, 1919 in Oklahoma to parents, Mood Daniel Fowler, Sr. and Francis Arabelle (Lucas) Fowler. M.D. married Minnie Bee Williams on November 22, 1939 at Pumkin Center near Maud, Oklahoma. She preceded him...
Ellen Carriger
Jun 12, 2009
Ellen Tilda (McIntyre) Carriger, age 99 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009, at Jan Francis Care Center in Ada, Oklahoma. Ellen had lived in Konawa for the past twenty-five years. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16th, at the Assembly of God Church in Konawa under the direction...
Agnes West
Jun 10, 2009
Agnes (Douglas) West, age 89 and long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at Holdenville General Hospital in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Agnes was born on January 10, 1920, in Konawa to Alex and Jennie (Powell) Douglas. She married Thomas West on July 1, 1937. Agnes was a member of the Cedar Creek Eufaula Baptist Church. Graveside...
Peggy Quisenberry
Jun 9, 2009
Peggy Lorene Quisenberry, 71, former Seminole resident died, Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Peggy was born May 6, 1938 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Henry Noah and Rosie Ellen (McCoy) Quisenberry. Peggy was a certified home health care nurse's aide and also worked for Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City for over 15 years. Her son,...
Violet "Vi" Ball
Jun 9, 2009
Violet Sylvia “Vi” Ball, 91 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at her home in Seminole. She was born May 3, 1918 in Biscay, Minnesota. She was a member of the Church of Christ and had worked at Wrangler Jean Company as a seamstress until her retirement. She moved to Seminole County in 1961 from...
Carey Walsh
Jun 7, 2009
Carey Ann (Hays) Walsh, age 33 and long-time resident of Konawa, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2009, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 12th, at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate. Assisting will be Rev. Bruce Christian. Burial will follow at...
Joy Drake
Jun 5, 2009
Joy Garrison Drake, 80, longtime Seminole resident died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at her home in Seminole. rnrnJoy was born November 21, 1928 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Birtchell B. and Velma Vivian (Criswell) Garrison.rnrnJoy grew up in the Little and Seminole areas and attended area schools. She received her Bachelor Degree from East Central University in Ada. Mrs. Drake taught...
James Holt
Jun 4, 2009
James Hendrix Holt, 73, of Seminole, Oklahoma died Friday, June 5, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Holt was born June 27, 1935 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Nat and Pauline Cleo (Rushing) Holt.rnrnMr. Holt moved to Seminole in April of 2006 from Tehachapi, California. He attended school in California and graduated in 1951 from Arvin High School in Arvin, California....
Roger McCracken
Jun 3, 2009
Roger Dale McCracken, 46 year-old, longtime Maud resident passed from this life Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born March 19, 1963 in Oklahoma City to parents Doyle Ray McCracken and Sue (Cripps) McCracken.rnrnRoger attended Maud Public Schools and then worked as a forklift operator for ?Blue Bell Jean Company? in Seminole....
Beatrice Plummer
Jun 2, 2009
Longtime Seminole resident Beatrice Ann Plummer passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2009 in Bedford, Texas surrounded by her daughters and grandchildren. She was born August 19, 1915 at Hulbert, Oklahoma to Frankie Beatrice Groover and Arthur Walter Haskew. She was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she graduated from Tulsa Central High School in 1933. Singing was her passion and...
Milford Gates
Jun 2, 2009
Milford Ernest Gates, 86, Seminole resident, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Seminole Care and Rehabilation Center in Seminole. Mr. Gates was born March 4, 1923 in Wilton, Connecticut, to Rev. Myron James and Mary Edith (Tripp) Gates.rnrnMr. Gates moved to Warrensburg, New York as a child and spent most of his youth there. He joined the U.S. Army on...
Bob Davis
Jun 2, 2009
Bob F. Davis, 69, longtime Seminole businessman died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at his home in Seminole after a seven month battle with cancer. Bob was born August 15, 1939 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to Robert F. and Iva Inez (Campbell) Davis.rnrnBob grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma and attended Shawnee Schools. Bob graduated in 1958 from Shawnee High School and celebrated...
Juanita Chupco
May 31, 2009
Juanita (Buck) Chupco, 80 year-old, lifelong Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, June 1, 2009 at her home in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born October 4, 1928 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to parents Marchee Buck and Lucy (Coker) Buck. Rev. C.W. Kinney baptized Juanita on September 12, 1941.rnrnShe married Louis Chupco on May 1, 1993 at the Wewoka Indian Baptist...

Tawana Bassett
May 28, 2009
Tawana Lea (Bussey) Bassett, 80 year-old, longtime Maud resident passed from this life Friday, May 29, 2009 at Crescent Care Center in Crescent, Oklahoma. She was born February 12, 1929 in Maud, Oklahoma to parents Allum Bussey and Sarah Velma (Raider) Bussey.rnrnTawana attended Maud Public Schools and later worked for ?Blue Bell Jeans? in Seminole, currently ?Wrangler Jeans?. Tawana then...
Billy Pace
May 27, 2009
Billy Max Pace, age 80 and long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, May 28th at his residence in Claremore, Oklahoma. Graveside services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3rd at Cummings Cemetery in Maud, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa and with Rev. Mitch Williams officiating. Billy was born on March...