Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Claude Cornelison
Dec 31, 2008
Longtime Seminole resident Claude Cornelison, 81, died Thursday, January 1, 2009 at Seminole Medical Center. Mr. Cornelison was born April 27, 1927 in Panhandle, Texas to Hugh and Mae (Tunin) Cornelison. After his birth the family moved to California and at the age of 6 the family moved to Seminole. Claude attended Seminole schools and graduated in 1946 from Seminole...
Ernest Carter
Dec 29, 2008
Ernest ?Mac? Carter, a longtime community leader of Seminole, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at the age of 67.rnrnHe was born August 11, 1941 in Ada, Oklahoma, to parents Ernest Edward ?Buster? and Maude (McPhetridge) Carter.rnrnMac graduated from Coalgate High School in 1959 and in 1963 received a Bachelors Degree from East Central State University in Ada. In 1970...
Carroll Brooksher
Dec 27, 2008
Carroll Dean Brooksher, 53 year-old Wewoka resident passed from this life Sunday, December 29, 2008 at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born August 7, 1955 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to parents Raymond Brooksher and Ethel (Blackwood) Brooksher.rnrnMr. Brooksher was a school administrator and coach. He just retired as Superintendent of New Lima School in 2008. He had also...
Piney Thomas
Dec 27, 2008
Longtime Seminole resident Piney Ravey (Johnson) Thomas passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 84. rnrnShe was born on November 8, 1924 in Boatman, Oklahoma to Eldridge "Ed" and Goldie Rae (Hossman) Johnson. rnrnShe was a member of the Bowlegs Baptist Church. She loved to dance, read and be with her grandkids. rnrnShe...

Gregory Crawford
Dec 27, 2008
rnGregory Steven Crawford, 47, of Mansfield, Texas went home to be with the Lord on December 28, 2008. Services will be held on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Seminole with Pastor Tommy Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.rnrnGreg was...

Clevia Hughey
Dec 26, 2008
Former Seminole resident Clevia Hughey passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Integris Seminole Medical Center at the age of 80. rnrnClevia was born on March 14, 1928 in Lyman, South Carolina to William and Lillie (Hammond) Campbell. She married W. Glen Hughey on May 31, 1947 in South Carolina. She attended Cumberland University and Furman University where she...
Agnes Pulliam
Dec 25, 2008
Agnes F. Pulliam, 93, lifelong Seminole resident died Friday, December 26, 2008 at Intergris Seminole Medical Center. Agnes was born in Seminole, Oklahoma on September 15, 1915 to George and Lowila (Spencer) Tiger. rnrnAgnes attended Mountain View Elementry School East of Seminole, and Graduated from Emehaka Girls Indian School, South of Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was married to Robert Pulliam who...
Bonnie Atkinson
Dec 21, 2008
Benita Louisa ?Bonnie? Atkinson, 80 year-old longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, December 22, 2008 at her home. She was born April 17, 1928 in Camden, New Jersey to parents Benjamin Brey and Bertha (Rupp) Brey.rnrnBonnie married Joseph Richard Atkinson in 1959 in Georgia and he preceded her in death on August 22. 1983.rnrnBonnie was wife of a...

Betty Penuel
Dec 21, 2008
Longtime Seminole resident Betty Lou Penuel passed away on Monday, December 22, 2008 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 77. rnrnShe was born on July 6, 1931 in Eades, Colorado to Everett E. and Helen (Hooker) Howell. rnrnShe was a member of South Rock Creek Church. rnrnShe married George Penuel on March 19, 1977 and he preceded her in...
Sherry Chambless
Dec 20, 2008
Lifelong Seminole resident Sherry Lynn Chambless passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 52. rnrnSherry was born on November 19, 1956 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Clyde Elmer Seay and Edith Irene (Dunn) Harper. rnrnSherry married Michael Chambless on August 27, 1988 at Cedar Vail Garden?s outside of Davis, Oklahoma. rnrnSherry?s passion was...
Wade Wood
Dec 20, 2008
Longtime Seminole resident Wade Lee Wood passed away at his home on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at the age of 42. rnrnHe was born on July 12, 1966 to Virgil and Mary Amelia (Mondragon) Wood in Shawnee, Oklahoma. rnrnHe was a painter and asbestos worker. rnrnHe is survived by his companion Crystal Hensley Wood of the home, by his father,...
Lucy Reinschmidt
Dec 19, 2008
Lucy Emaline Reinschmidtrn03/05/1910-12/20/2008rnrnLucy Emaline Reinschmidt, age 98, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Solara Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma.rnrnGraveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2008, at Gotebo Cemetery in Gotebo, Oklahoma, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma. Richard Sisco will officiate. Pallbearers are Eddie Bottom, Eddie Bottom, Jr., Ronnie Wartchow,...
Ruth Mulliken
Dec 17, 2008
Ruth E. (Benscoter) Mulliken, 94 year-old Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Seminole Estates Care Center in Seminole. She was born June 2, 1914 in Clay Township, Iowa to parents Effie (Traister) Benscoter and Fay Benscoter.rnrnRuth married Kenneth Colivin Mulliken on February 9, 1941 in Iowa and he preceded her in death.rnrnMrs. Mulliken worked...
Beatrice Ledbetter
Dec 16, 2008
Beatrice Christine (Poling) Ledbetter, age 89 passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 in Seminole, Oklahoma. rnrnBea was born on October 10, 1919 in Coyle, Oklahoma to George Emmet Poling and Bertha Lou (Longan) Poling. She married Leonard Pershing Ledbetter October 29, 1939. They were joyfully married for 65 years. rnrnShe is survived by two sons, Leonard Dick Ledbetter and...
Georgia Mullen
Dec 15, 2008
Lifelong Seminole county resident Georgia Mullen passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Valley View Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 64. rnrnShe was born on April 12, 1944 in Wolf, Oklahoma to William Leroy and Ruby Lwanda (Brown) Richards.rnrnShe married James Mullen on May 20, 1960 in Wolf, Oklahoma; he survives her of the home. She...
Vivian Jones
Dec 14, 2008
Vivian Morene (Gosnell) Jonesrn12/11/1915-12/15/2008rnrnVivian M. Jones, age 93, passed away at her residence on Monday, December 15, 2008, in Asher, Oklahoma.rnrnFuneral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at the Wanette Cemetery in Wanette, OK. rnrnVivian was born on December 11, 1915, in Marlow, Oklahoma, to...
Jessie Grant
Dec 14, 2008
Jessie Francis (Sumpter) Grantrn03/02/1918-12/15/2008rnrnJessie Francis (Sumpter) Grant, age 90, passed away at Jan Frances Care Center on Monday, December 15, 2008.rnrnFuneral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2008, at the Assembly of God Church in Sasakwa, Oklahoma, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Pastor Wesley Martin will officiate. Burial will follow at Konawa...

Imogene Mushinski
Dec 14, 2008
In Loving Memory of Imogene MushinskirnrnrnImogene Brown Mushinski, 84, longtime former Seminole resident went to be with her lord, Monday, December 15, 2008 at her home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Mushinski was born July 11, 1924, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Virgil and Florence (Allstott) Brown.rnrnImogene was a waitress most of her adult working life in area restaurants. She was...

Lee Wyatt
Dec 13, 2008
Lee Wyatt, beloved Dad, Grandpa and Uncle passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home in Choctaw, Oklahoma at the age of 89. He was a former longtime Seminole area resident. Lee moved to Choctaw in 2006 to be near his family. Lee was born on March 24, 1919 in Belmont, Oklahoma, to Milliage and Pearl (Thomas) Wyatt.rnrnLee...
Edna Brinker
Dec 13, 2008
Longtime Seminole resident Edna Jean Brinker passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the age of 57. rnrnShe was born on February 7, 1951 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to William ?Bill? Clyde and Ida (Bowden) Adkins. She was a graduate of Seminole High School. Edna worked for the City of Seminole water office, The Seminole Police Department and Wrangler. rnrn...