Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Jessie Harrelson

Jessie Harrelson

Jan 20, 2009

Jessie Leora Harrelson, 90, longtime Seminole resident died January 21, 2009 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Jessie was born on November 15, 1918 to Roy Clarence and Nellie ( Murler) Harrelson in Pharoah, Oklahoma. She came to Seminole in 1943 from Milfay, Oklahoma. She was attended the Assembly of God Church.rnrnShe was survived by three brothers, Raymond Harrelson...

Jay McAlvain

Jay McAlvain

Jan 18, 2009

James Walter ?Jay? McAlvain, 71-year-old longtime educator and Seminole resident passed from this life January 19, 2009 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born November 10, 1937 in Oologah, Oklahoma to parents William Polk McAlvain and Sara Louise (Woodside) McAlvain.rnrnJay graduated from Oologah High School in 1956 and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts...

Juanita Frazier

Juanita Frazier

Jan 18, 2009

Juanita A. Frazier, 84-year-old longtime Seminole resident, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, January 19, 2009 at Unity Health Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born March 10, 1924 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Lon Yancey and Lillie (Ross) Yancey.rnrnJuanita married Neal Frazier on October 22, 1969; he preceded her in death on September 29, 1983. Juanita...

Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon

Jan 17, 2009

Mark Lee Dixonrn09/22/1961-01/18/2009rnrnMark Lee Dixon, age 47, died on Sunday, January 18, 2009, at his home in Asher, Oklahoma.rnrnA memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Chris Carter will officiate.rnrnMark was born on September 22, 1961, in Wewoka, Oklahoma, to Berle Dixon and Leona (Cheek) Dixon....

Sammie Lucas

Sammie Lucas

Jan 17, 2009

Sammie Butler Lucas, 69, longtime Seminole resident died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born May 24, 1939 in Anthony, Texas to Samuel Ebenezer and Irene (Cook) Butler.rnrnSammie married Earl Milton Lucas on June 2, 1956 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mrs. Lucas has lived in the Seminole area for the past 45 years and attended the Highway Baptist...

Barbara Hooker

Barbara Hooker

Jan 16, 2009

Barbara Kay (Jackson) Hooker passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Seminole County at the age of 56. rnrnShe was born on September 15, 1952 in Seminole, Oklahoma to William Hilton and Dorothy Marie (Marx) Jackson. rnrnShe married Floyd Eldon Hooker on May 12, 1972; he preceded her in death on May 22, 2008. rnrnShe is survived by three...

Joe Griffith

Joe Griffith

Jan 16, 2009

Joe Francis Griffith passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Seminole at the age of 73. He was born on October 26, 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to George Griffith and Margurite (Collins) Griffith. He worked for Meadow Gold Dairy, Borden Dairy, B.J. Hughes and owned and operated Seminole Quick Stop before retiring. He...

Carolyn Raper

Carolyn Raper

Jan 15, 2009

Carolyn Rae (Jolly) Raperrn03/30/36-01/16/2009rnrnCarolyn Rae (Jolly) Raper, age 72, of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009, at Sterling House Nursing home in Ada, Oklahoma.rnrnServices are scheduled for 2:00p.m. on Monday, January 19, 2009, at the Church of Christ in Konawa, Oklahoma, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow in Konawa Cemetery. Richard...

Juanita Reynolds

Juanita Reynolds

Jan 14, 2009

Juanita Reynolds passed away peacefully in her home on Friday evening, January 15, 2009.rnrnJuanita Ruth Kinnamon was born on August 1, 1929 to Walter and Gertrude Kinnamon in Seminole, Oklahoma. Juanita attended Seminole Schools, graduating in 1947. She began studying piano at age five and continued until college, majoring in piano performance at Oklahoma Baptist University. During her time at...

Ivy Forbis

Ivy Forbis

Jan 13, 2009

Ivy Edward Forbisrn08-01-1937 ? 01-14-2009rnrnIvy Edward Forbis, age 71, from Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.rnrnA funeral Mass is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Konawa, Oklahoma, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. A...

Sheila Stargell

Sheila Stargell

Jan 12, 2009

Sheila Melinda Stargell, 36, longtime Earlsoboro resident died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at her home in Shawnee. rnrnSheila was born May 27, 1972 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Kenneth Ray and Willie Mae( Hinex) Stargell. She was a graduate of Earlsboro High School and took several business classes before going to work for Lowder's Transportation where she was a machine operator....

Lula Jones

Lula Jones

Jan 10, 2009

Lula Jones, 88, longtime Seminole resident, departed from this life, Sunday, January 11, 2009 after a lengthy battle with cancer at the Chickasaw Nation Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Mrs. Jones was born on March 19, 1920 in Seminole to John and Lizzie (Johnson) Kernell. Lula was married to Fred Robert Jones who preceded her in death.rnrnMrs. Jones was a lifelong...

David Vivier

David Vivier

Jan 8, 2009

David Lee Vivierrn06/12/1935-01-09-2009rnrnDavid Lee Vivier, age 73, of Ada, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2009, in Valley View Hospital in Ada.rnrnGraveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Hutche?Chuppa Cemetery in Weleetka, Oklahoma, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma. Ed George will officiate. Pallbearers are Josh Goodenkauf, Dalton Vivier,...

Sylvia Forson

Sylvia Forson

Jan 7, 2009

Sylvia Ann Forson, 74, longtime Seminole resident died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Seminole Medical Center. Mrs. Forson was born May 6, 1934 in Maud, Oklahoma to James L. and Edna L. (Lindsay) Wilson.rnrnSylvia grew up in Carr City, Oklahoma and attended Pleasant Grove Schools west of Seminole. She married David Forson on May 9, 1951 in Ada, Oklahoma. In...

William Walker

William Walker

Jan 7, 2009

William Wallace Walkerrn03/01/1935-01/08/2009rnrnWilliam ?Wallace? Walker, age 73, passed away at Valley View Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma, on Thursday, January 8, 2009.rnrnFuneral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 12, 2009, at the Assembly of God Church in Konawa, Oklahoma, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa. Burial will follow at Dora Cemetery. Rev. Mitch Williams will...

Lessie Holt

Lessie Holt

Jan 7, 2009

Lessie Lee (Speers) Holtrn01/30/1931-01/08/2009rnrnLessie Lee (Speers) Holt, age 77, passed away on Thursday, January 08, 2009, at her residence in Asher, Oklahoma.rnrnFuneral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2009, at the First Baptist Church of Asher, Oklahoma, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow at the Wanette Cemetery. Rev. Dewayne Johnson...

Charlotte Harjo

Charlotte Harjo

Jan 6, 2009

Charlotte Ann Harjorn06/30/1956-01/07/2009rnrnCharlotte Ann Harjo, age 52, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, on Hwy 99 near Wolf, Oklahoma.rnrn A Wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2009, at the Pentecostal Church of God in Konawa, Oklahoma, and funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2009, at the Pentecostal Church of...

Ray Shultz

Ray Shultz

Jan 6, 2009

Ray Ernest Shultz, 82-year-old Wewoka resident passed from this life Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at his home in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He was born February 16, 1926 in Olney, Illinois to parents Frank Ernest Shultz and Nora (Curtis) Shultz.rnrnRay served in the United States Navy earning the rank of coxswain USNR. He also received the Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal, the...

Thelma Hayden

Thelma Hayden

Jan 5, 2009

Maud, resident Thelma Hayden passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 99. She was born on May 10, 1909 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to J.C. "Clint" and Mary Theresa (Slape) Armstrong.rnrnThelma, was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God in Maud, Oklahoma.rnrnShe married "Walter" Sims in 1929 and later remarried J.C. "Johnny"...

Jerry & Imogene Mask

Jerry & Imogene Mask

Jan 4, 2009

Jerry Lee Mask, 72 years old and his wife Imogene ?Babe? (Acree) Mask, 67 years old both passed from this life Monday, January 5, 2009 at Norman Regional Hospital. Jerry was residing in the Norman Veterans Home and Imogene was a resident of Whispering Pines Nursing Center in Norman. Their Lord called them both home on the same day with...