Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Dorthy Slusher
Mar 24, 2008
Dorthy Lee (Hailey) Slusher, longtime Konawa resident, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Kindred Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age of 77.rnrnShe was born October 28, 1930 in Sasakwa, OK to Alvie T. Hailey & Mamie Jane (Huddleston) Hailey.rnrnDorthy married Benny Slusher on July 21, 1962 in Gainesville, TX.rnrnShe was a loving homemaker and a member of Konawa...

Jordan Permetter
Mar 23, 2008
Jordan Shay Permetter was born on March 24, 2008 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City to Staci Lynn Permetter and Alex Johnson. She passed away on March 24, 2008 at OU Medical Center.rnrnShe is survived by her parents, Staci Lynn Permetter of Earlsboro and Alex Johnson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, one sister, Raven McClain of Earlsboro, Oklahoma, grandparents John...
Ethel Darnell
Mar 22, 2008
Ethel Alberta Darnell departed this life to go the Lord on Sunday, March 23, 2008, after a lengthy illness at her home in Seminole. rnrnEthel was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Seminole. Over the years, she worked in the laundry and restaurant business to help support her family. She enjoyed crocheting and visiting with...
Wilma Hill
Mar 19, 2008
Wilma Dean (Carter) Hill, 73 year-old, longtime New Lima resident passed from this life Thursday, March 20, 2008 at her home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born September 2, 1934 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to parents John Harvey Carter and Dena (Harbour) Carter.rnrnIn 1954 Wilma moved to Seminole County from McAlester, Oklahoma. She then married Bryce Dale Hill on August 16,...
Hazel White
Mar 17, 2008
Seminole resident Hazel Gwyndolyn ?Gwyn? White passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 91.rnrnHazel was born January 16, 1917, near Damascus, Arkansas, to David Clyde Jennings and Hattie Cline (Merchant) Jennings. Gwyn grew up in Wagoner, Oklahoma, with her four brothers, Gerald, Gale, Groffe and Glen. On October 12, 1938, she married...

Wesley Butts
Mar 17, 2008
Longtime Seminole county resident Wesley George Butts passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in Seminole Estates Nursing Home at the age of 71.rnrnHe was born on September 25, 1936 in Apple Springs, Texas to John and Lottie (Collins) Butts. rnrnHe married Kathryn (Cullum) on February 25, 1959 in Okemah, Oklahoma; she preceded him in death on October 23, 2004....
Bill Kepler
Mar 11, 2008
William Hugh "Bill" Kepler, 75 year-old, longtime Seminole resident and painter passed from this life Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born April 2, 1932 in Galena, Missouri to parents Hugh William Kepler and Loccie Leona (Liles) Kepler. Kepler moved with his parents as a child to Seminole, Oklahoma and lived there most of his life.rnrnMr. Kepler...
Justin Howard
Mar 7, 2008
Justin Ray Howard, Sasakwa area resident, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008 in Sasakwa at the age of 15.rnrnHe was born May 8, 1992 in Oklahoma City, OK to Phillip Ray Howard and Tessa Sheree Hill.rnrnJustin was a freshman at Sasakwa Public Schools. He enjoyed playing football and riding motorcycles.rnrnHe is survived by his parents, Phillip Ray Howard and Tessa...
Nathan Howard
Mar 7, 2008
Nathan DeAngelo Howard, Sasakwa area resident, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008, in Sasakwa at the age of 13.rnrnHe was born June 6, 1994 in Oklahoma City, OK to Phillip Ray Howard & Tessa Sheree Hill.rnrnNathan was a seventh grader at Sasakwa Public Schools. He enjoyed hanging around his big brother and playing video games.rnrnHe is survived by his parents,...
Mary (Khoury) Wood
Mar 3, 2008
Mary LaFern (Khoury) Wood, longtime Konawa area resident, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at Seminole Estates Nursing Home in Seminole at the age of 81.rnrnShe was born January 27, 1927 in Davenport, OK to Maron K. Khoury & Thelma B. (Lozer) Khoury.rnrnShe married William "Roy" Wood on January 26, 1947 at Sacred Heart, west of Konawa. He preceded her...
Clarence Benard
Mar 1, 2008
Clarence Joseph Benard, Sr., 53 year-old, longtime Earlsboro resident passed from this life Sunday, March 2, 2008 at his home in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. He was born November 17, 1954 in Beaumont, Texas to parents Elmer Benard and Mary (Thompson) Benard.rnrnClarence graduated from Douglas School in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He married Veronica Anita Harris on June 3, 1977 in Spencer, Oklahoma. Clarence...
Lula Harris
Mar 1, 2008
Lula Mae(Woody)Harris, 88, longtime Seminole resident went to be with her Lord and Savior and a host of friends and relatives, Sunday, March 2, 2008 after a period of declining health. Lou was born in McComb, Oklahoma on August 24, 1919 to Rosa Denton ( Maness) Woody and James rnMonroe Woody. Lou lived most of her life in Seminole County...
Betty Lozer
Mar 1, 2008
Longtime Seminole resident Betty Sue (Yancey) Lozer passed away Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Integris Seminole Medical Center at the age of 61.rnrnBetty was born August 25, 1946 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Howard Lonzo and Laura Mae (Brown) Yancey.rnrnBetty was employed at BP Gas & Oil as a plant operator for 26 years from which she retired from on...

Alan Jones
Feb 27, 2008
Alan Ray Jones, 49 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the Ada Retirement Center. He was born August 19, 1958 in Arlington, Texas to parents Kenneth Jones and Gail (Allen) Jones.rnrnAlan married Deborah Gayle (Monks) on October 15, 1992 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and they moved to Seminole.rnrnJones had worked as a truck driver and...
Benjamin Winn
Feb 26, 2008
Benjamin S. Winn, 92, Longtime Seminole resident died, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Seminole, Oklahoma. Mr. Winn was born December 15, 1915 in Canton, Oklahoma to Clarence A. and Mary Ann (White) Winn. He and his family moved to Seminole in 1930 from Drumright, Oklahoma. He worked for Scott's Well Service for many years as a pulling unit operator and...
Imogene Harjo
Feb 25, 2008
Imogene Harjo, 80 year-old, longtime Sylvan, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Tuesday, February 26, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born March 12, 1927 to parents Rev. Buddy Little and Alice Miller Little. Imogene attended grade school at Red Mound and Pikes Peak and later she attended Chilocco Indian School in Chilocco, Oklahoma, where she learned the art...
Midge Machado
Feb 24, 2008
Midge E. (Hargrave) Machado, 84, longtime Seminole resident died, Monday, February 25, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on October 15, 1923 to George and Blanche Kernan (Marquis) Hargrave in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She grew up in Wewoka, Oklahoma until her junior year at Wewoka High School, then the family moved to the Strothers community where they lived for...

Mildred Richardson
Feb 24, 2008
Mildred L. (Hamrick) Richardson, longtime Konawa area resident, passed away Monday, February 25, 2008, at Ada Retirement Center at the age of 89.rnrnShe was born August 28, 1918 in Whitesboro, Texas to Clarence & Vida (Tucker) Hamrick.rnrnMildred married James Lloyd Richardson on September 18, 1935 in Tishomingo, OK. rnThey moved to Konawa in 1941.rnrnMrs. Richardson was a loving homemaker and...
LaDina Tiger Larney
Feb 23, 2008
LaDina Michelle Tiger Larney, former Konawa resident, died Sunday, February 24, 2008, at her residence in Shawnee at the age of 31.rnrnShe was born February 25, 1976 in Hawaiian Gardens, California to Leah Ann Larney. rnrnShe attended Konawa Public Schools and graduated from there in 1994.rnrnLaDina was a homemaker and a member of Bird Creek Baptist Chuch in Sasakwa.rnrnShe is...
Jo Carol Hurst
Feb 22, 2008
Graveside services for life long Maud resident Jo Carol Hurst are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Cummings Cemetery in Maud, Oklahoma with Rev. Wayne Taylor officiating.rnrnJo Carol Hurst passed from this life at the age of 66 at her home in Maud on Saturday, February 23, 2008. She was born February 24, 1941 in Maud to...