Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Grover Lawson
Jul 2, 2007
Grover A. Lawson, Jr. former Seminole resident passed away July 3, 2007 in Hobbs,New Mexico at the age of 80.rnrnHe was born on March 28, 1927 in Florena, Kansas to Grover A. Lawson, Sr. and Helen (Jeffery) Lawson.rnrnGrover married Shirley ( Hankins) on April 25, 1958 in Brownfield, Texas, Grover was a member of V.F.W. Post 3274 where he served...
Cleopatra Johnston
Jul 2, 2007
Cleopatra (Franklin) Johnston, longtime former Konawa resident, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Granbury Care Center in Granbury, TX at the age of 95.rnrnShe was born April 11, 1912 in Comanche, TX to Charles Sledge Franklin and Cleopatra (Isom) Franklin.rnrnShe married Otis Sidney Johnston on October 19, 1929 in Pauls Valley, OK and he preceded her in death...
James Riley
Jun 27, 2007
Seminole resident J. A. Riley, 87 passed away, Thursday, June 28, 2007 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mr. Riley was born February 14, 1920 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Grover Cleveland and Mae (Bankston) Riley. rnrnMr. Riley met and married Glenda Prevett on March 29, 1944 at the Church of Christ in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Mrs. Glenda Riley survives him of the home in...
Hazel Kelough
Jun 26, 2007
Longtime Seminole resident Hazel M. Kelough passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at Pioneer Nursing Home at the age of 64.rnrnShe was born on September 26, 1942 in Paris, Texas to Joe Edgar and Bertha Irene (Pollard) Galloway.rnrnHazel married Floyd Kelough on May 5, 1955 in Lawton, Oklahoma; she was a mother and housewife.rnrnShe is survived by her children...
Flora Johnson
Jun 25, 2007
Flora "Flo" (Scott) Johnson a Seminole resident for the past 15 years passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at Norman, Oklahoma.rnrnFlora was born December 21, 1939 at Scott, Arkansas to parents Walter and Ruth (Lackie) Scott.rnrnFlora worked in the Health Care field as a caregiver in Coalgate, Oklahoma and was a member of Akasvmkv (Faith) Baptist Church of Wewoka.rnrnFlora is...
James Hughes
Jun 25, 2007
Funeral services for longtime Seminolernresident James August Hughes are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home chapel with Norma Tate & Rev. Allen Wood officiating.rn Interment is to follow at Little cemetery under the direction of Swearingen funeral Home, Seminole.rn Hughes, 87, died Thursday, July 26, 2007, at his home. He was born on August 21, 1919, in...
Joe Sharber
Jun 24, 2007
Joe Edd Sharber, life long Vamoosa resident passed away at his home Monday, June 25, 2007.rnrnJoe was born at Vamoosa, Oklahoma January 6, 1934 to Edward Franklin and Rachel Nancy (Baker) Sharber. A life long resident of Seminole County for 73 years where he worked as an Independent Oil and Gas Producer.rnrnJoe married Zoila (Nunez) Sharber on November 13, 1969...
Glenn Merriman
Jun 23, 2007
Glenn Merriman was born December 28, 1919 in Walters, Oklahoma. His parents were Frank and Eua Estella (Brown) Merriman.rnrnGlenn married Dorothy (Dean) Merriman who preceded him in death on December 16, 2006.rnrnGlenn was a Wetumka resident who eventually moved to the Seminole area for seven years then moved to Holdenville.rnrnGlenn served in the United States Navy, he was a heavy...
Cynthia Chandler
Jun 23, 2007
Cynthia Denise Chandler a long time Seminole resident passed away June 24, 2007 at the age of 45.rnrnCynthia was borned November 12, 1961 in Cushing, Oklahoma to the parents of Samuel Laffon and Rose Marie (Weinsauer) Keener. At the age of 6 she moved to Seminole from Eufaula, Oklahoma.rnrnCynthia graduated for Bowlegs High School in 1980. She married Raymond Chandler...
Leo Alexander
Jun 22, 2007
Funeral services for Konawa resident Leo Amos Alexander, Sr. are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at High Springs Indian Baptist Church in Konawa with Rev. Dorsey Nero and Rev. Houston Tiger officiating. Wake services will be held on Tuesday evening, June 26 at High Springs Indian Baptist Church in Konawa.rnServing as pallbearers will be Herschel Mitchell, Joshua...
Lorene McClatchey
Jun 19, 2007
Lorene Neva McClatchey, former longtime Konawa resident, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, at the age of 72. rnrnLorene was born on April 5, 1935 in Jackson, OK to George & Edna (Penny) Sparks.rnrnShe married Homer McClatchey on April 5, 1954 in Maricopa, CA and he preceded her in death on July 13, 1990.rnrnLorene...
Phillip Parks
Jun 18, 2007
Phillip G. Parks was born July 6th, 1921, in Hugo , Oklahoma to James Henry and Roxie Parks. His father founded Parks Drug in Seminole in 1926 and because of its success, the entire family moved to Seminole in 1931. In 1940, after the death of his father, Phillip and his brother, Henry, took over the business. Phillip attended Seminole...
Estelle Sutton
Jun 17, 2007
Funeral services for former Seminole resident Estelle Blackwood Sutton are scheduled at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating. Interment will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery, South of Seminole. Visitation for Mrs. Sutton will begin Wednesday, June 20, 2007.rnrnMrs. Sutton died June 18, 2007 in Picayune, Mississippi where she had resided for...
Jimmy Rodgers
Jun 17, 2007
Jimmy Joe Rodgers, Sr., longtime Konawa resident, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada at the age of 80 years.rnrnHe was born August 23, 1927 in Konawa to Joe Rodgers, Sr. and Mary (Doolen) Rodgers. rnrnJimmy was active in all sports as a child. He grew up on the streets of Konawa and was...
Janet Brock
Jun 16, 2007
Lifelong Maud resident Ella ?Janet? Brock passed away in her home on Sunday, June 17, 2007 at the age of 59.rnrnShe was born on January 15, 1948 in Maud, Oklahoma to Lillard Terry ?T-Boy? and Mildred Berniece (Duncan) Palmer.rnrnMrs. Brock worked for Citizen State Bank in Maud and then for Acker Industries in Wewoka until 2002. She was a former...
Lemual Hale
Jun 15, 2007
Longtime Maud resident, Lemual Roy Hale went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at the age of 88. rnrnHe was born on February 18, 1919 in Hazel, Oklahoma the ninth child born to Lee Roy and Amanda Ella (Layton) Hale. He moved with his family to Maud in 1924 at the age of 5.rnrnLemual married Rachel...
Jack Gill
Jun 15, 2007
Longtime Seminole resident Jack Perry Gill passed away on June 16, 2007 at the age of 74. He was born in Amasa, MI. on May 12, 1933 to Harry and Villian (Perry) Gill.rnrnHe was retired from the Air Force.rnrnHe married Edith Iona (Hoft) Gill she preceded him in death on March 6, 1993.rnrnHe is preceded in death by his parents,...
Michael York
Jun 15, 2007
Michael Allen York, 53 of Shawnee, Oklahoma died with his best friend Michael Snyder and his loving family at his bedside on Saturday, June 16, 2007.rnrnMichael was born on February 5, 1954 to Raymond Dan and Juanita L. (Adams) Myers, in Clinton, Oklahoma. Later Michael moved to Enid, Oklahoma where he grew up.rnrnMichael pursued his lifelong passion as a musician....
Virginia Young
Jun 14, 2007
Longtime Seminole resident Virginia Dee Young passed away on June 15, 2007 in her home at the age of 76.rnrnShe was born in Pottawatomie County on November 5, 1930 to Frank and Lola Mae (Hollingshead) Shorney.rnrnVirginia married Troy V. Young on February 14, 1948 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She retired from the Bowlegs School System in 1993 where she was a...
Richard Jackson
Jun 12, 2007
Richard Allen Jackson, Sr., 69 year old Miami, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at his home in Miami, Oklahoma. He was born May 19, 1938 in Santa Cruz, California to parents Lester Edward Jackson and Pearl Mildred (Harbison) Jackson.rnrnMr. Jackson married Theresa Yvonne Cowan on May 30, 1962. He served in the United States Air...

