Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Wilma Tappe
May 29, 2008
Wilma Plank Tappe, age 82, longtime Seminole resident died Friday, May 30, 2008 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home. rnrnWilma was born March 14, 1926 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Lee and Ethel (Thomas) Darnall.rnrnWilma attended and graduated from Seminole High School and later married Ervin Plank in 1946, in Seminole and later married Harry Tappe in 1969 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, he...
Donald Smith
May 28, 2008
Donald Ray Smith, Sr., Seminole resident graduated to heaven on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at the age of 67. Donald was born December 24, 1940 to Jack and Pearl Smith in Wewoka, Oklahoma. rnrnDonald served in the military for 22 years and after his retirement from the Air Force, he drove a semi-truck for several years.rnrnOn October 10, 1959 he...
Earl Bowen
May 27, 2008
Graveside services for Seminole resident Earl Bowen are scheduled for 10:00am, Monday, June 2, 2008 at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker, Oklahoma with Mickey Shaw officiating. rn rnEarl passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Seminole Estates Nursing Home at the age of 87. rn rnHe was born on October 26, 1920 in Duffield, Virginia to Henry and Nina...
Joseph Price
May 22, 2008
Funeral services for Jody Price are scheduled for 11:00am, Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at the Swearingen Funeral Chapel with Rev. Wesley Martin Officiating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Garden, Seminole, Oklahoma. rnrnJoseph H. "Jody" Price passed away on Friday May 23, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 55. rnrnHe was born on January 17, 1953...
Lorraine Davis
May 22, 2008
Funeral services for Seminole County native Etta Lorraine (Phillippi) Davis are scheduled for 10:30am, Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at the Church of Christ at Little with Rusty Dawson and Howard Byerly officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery with services under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole.rnrnLorraine passed away on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the age of 96...
Floyd Hooker
May 21, 2008
Floyd Eldon Hooker, 56 year-old Maud resident passed from this life Thursday, May 22, 2008 at his home in Maud, Oklahoma. He was born August 14, 1951 in Roswell, New Mexico to parents Bud Hooker and Doris Evelyn (Hathcoat) Hooker.rnrnDuring 1967 and 1968 Floyd helped build a game refuge in Clayton, Oklahoma, that was something he was always very proud...
Richard Gunter
May 21, 2008
Richard Gunter, Sr., 63 year-old longtime Seminole resident passed from this life and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 22, 2008 north of Seminole in a tragic auto accident. He was born November 15, 1944 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to parents Robert Lee Gunter and Ida Mae (Raney) Gunter.rnrnRichard attended Okmulgee Public Schools and served in...
Lorene Mercer
May 19, 2008
Graveside Services for Lorene Mercer, 90 year-old Seminole resident, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2008 at Holdenville Cemetery in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Chris Stinnett will officiate the service.rnrnLorene passed from this life Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born December 8, 1917 in Lamar, Oklahoma to parents Elena (Thompson) Cox and George Cox. She married...
Mildred Parks
May 18, 2008
Mildred Heath Parks passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008 at Seminole Estates Rehab Center at the age of 83. rn rnMildred Heath Parks was born on June 9, 1925 in Louisville, Kentucky, to James L. and Ora Alice Kelley Heath. During the late 30's, the Heath family moved to Idabel, Oklahoma, where Mildred graduated from Idabel High School in...
Lueetta Darr
May 18, 2008
Lueetta (Scott) Darr, 93 year-old, longtime Seminole resident went to be with the Lord on May 19, 2008 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She attended Old Glory Assembly of God Church for over 80 years and was a member for over 50 years. She loved children and taught the beginner?s class for many years. She loved raising flowers and enjoyed spending time...
Louise Carpenter
May 18, 2008
Louise (Reynolds) Carpenter, 84 year-old, longtime Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, May 19, 2008 at her home in Seminole. She was born March 23, 1924 in Wilson, Oklahoma to parents Exie "Irene" (Hogue) Reynolds and Earl Reynolds.rnrnLouise married Norman Howard Carpenter on December 31, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. They lived in Ulysses, Kansas for 27 years, from 1961...
Gwendolyne Presley
May 18, 2008
Longtime Seminole resident Gwendolyne Mae Presley passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008 at the age of 81. rnrnShe was born on August 22, 1926 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Sherman and Leila (Rumsey) Robinson. rnrnShe was a nurse?s aide at Seminole Hospital and Pioneer Nursing Home and was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Seminole. She loved bowling...

Tony Lee
May 15, 2008
rn Funeral services for longtime Ada then Seminole area resident Tony Derril Lee are scheduled for 2:00pm, Monday, May 19, 2008 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Tom Newell officiating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Seminole, Oklahoma.rnrnTony passed away on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Seminole Estates Nursing Center at the age of 52.rnrnTony was born...
Kenna Harjo
May 15, 2008
Kenna Harjo, Sr., age 79, longtime Seminole resident passed away at his home, Friday, May 16, 2008. Kenna was born December 23, 1928 in Konawa, Oklahoma to Ishlum and Eliza (Walker) Harjo. rnrnKenna served his country in the Korean War, as a Master Sergeant in the 45th Division of the U.S. Army. He was a longtime member of the Achena...

Kari Welch- Sanders
May 15, 2008
Kari Lavon Sanders, Sasakwa area resident, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at her residence at the age of 49.rnrnShe was born February 11, 1959 in Bartlesville, OK to Kenneth Sanders & Georgia Lavon (Abbott) Sanders. rnrnAs a child, Kari was a Tricky Trotter and enjoyed playing basketball.rnrnKari began nursing school with only a 7th grade education. She became an...
Finis Impson
May 13, 2008
Finis E. Impson, former Konawa and Lawton resident, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada at the age of 75.rnrnHe was born July 29, 1932 in Antlers, OK to Dickie John Impson and Myrtle (Bohanon) Impson.rnrnFinis attended Goodland Indian School.rnrnHe enlisted the the United States Marine Corps on July 8, 1952. He served his...
Jonnie McCaslin
May 13, 2008
Former Longtime Seminole resident Jonnie E. McCaslin passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Metroplex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grand Prairie, Texas at the age of 92. rnrnShe was born on December 6, 1915 in Vestee, Arkansas to Celia Ann (Hardin) and John Wesley Mainord. rnrnShe graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1933 and was a homemaker. rnrnShe...
Theopolis Crooms
May 12, 2008
Theopolis ?Kenneth? Crooms passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at his home in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 65.rnrnHe was born on April 28, 1943 in Atoka, Oklahoma to Leonard Crooms and Irene (Williams) Crooms-Burris.rnrnHe received his diploma from Seminole High School. He worked for Mr. and Mrs. Agar for over 25 years and Mr. and Mrs. Artman...
Larry Phillips
May 8, 2008
Larry Wayne Phillips, Sr., 55 year-old Longtime Seminole resident died May 9, 2008 in Oklahoma City, following a heart attack. Larry was born July 18, 1952 to Wayne J. "Snuffy" Phillips and Ethel Lee (Treadwell) Phillips. rnrnLarry attended Seminole Public Shcools. He worked as a roustabout in the Seminole oilfields for over 25 years with Seminole Company until he became...

Troy Dame
May 5, 2008
Longtime Seminole County resident Troy Dame passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Seminole Estates Nursing Center at the age of 81.rn rnHe was born on May 3, 1927 in Center, Oklahoma to George Andy and Ethel (Chaplin) Dame. rn rnTroy married Betty L. (Jones) Dame, she preceded him in death on March 16, 2007. rn rnHe retired from...