Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Rosalie Abella Shores
Jun 23, 2023
Rosalie A. Shores, Seminole resident, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023 in Seminole, at the age of 58. She was born on March 29, 1965 in Cebu, Philippines. After high school she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing becoming a registered nurse. She loved travel, visiting places like China, Thailand and Singapore. She met her husband...
Martha Louise (McNeill) Heaney
Jun 22, 2023
Martha Louise Heaney, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Shawnee, OK, at the age of 73. Martha was born on February 13, 1950 in Seminole, OK to Willie McNeill and Mary (Ruthford) McNeill. She worked as a CNA at Pioneer Nursing Home.
Martha was a member of the Lord’s Community Church in...
Opal Vivian (Tiger) Cloud
Jun 21, 2023
Opal Vivian Tiger Paschal Cloud, 88, of Arkansas City, KS passed away Wednesday, June 21,2023 at the South-Central Kansas Regional Medical Center. Opal was born in Seminole Oklahoma on October 24,1934 to parents, Edmond Tiger and Lucy McGrit Tiger, both deceased. She was from a family of twelve. Those who preceded her in death were her husband, Holland...
Rickie Dewayne Sheets Jr.
Jun 20, 2023
There will be a memorial service, Monday, July 3, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. at Ideal Baptist Church, in Seminole, with Carl Whitfield officiating.
Scott Lee Fox
Jun 20, 2023
Wewoka resident, Scott Lee Fox, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Scott, the son of Raymond and Wanda (Chupco) Fox, was born October 19, 1978, in Wewoka. He worked as an oil field worker. He enjoyed watching football and western movies. Scott also attended the Wewoka Indian Baptist Church. He was well known and respected by his...
Robert Lee Foxx
Jun 17, 2023
Robert Lee Foxx, Shawnee resident, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023 in Oklahoma City, at the age of 79. Robert was born on February 10, 1944, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Andrew Foxx and Doretha Vivian Foxx. Robert graduated from Pleasant Grove High School. He married Johnnie Mae Sneed on November 7, 1961.
Robert...
Ruthie Fay Churchwell
Jun 17, 2023
Bowlegs resident, Ruthie Fay (Dunigan) Churchwell, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023 at her home.
Ruthie, the daughter of Clarence and Ada Bell (Willis) Dunigan, was born March 17, 1950, in Mena, Arkansas. When she was 14, she met her soul mate, Carl Ray Churchwell. On May 11, 1965, she and Carl were married in Oklahoma City. ...
Mary Marjorie (McChesney) Shell
Jun 14, 2023
Mary Marjorie (McChesney) Shell, former resident of Seminole and Bowlegs, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2023 in Artesia, New Mexico at the age of 96. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Fred “Pete” Shell and her son George Fred Shell. She is survived by her son Don Ray Shell and daughter-in-law Norlene Shell of...
Amelia Ann Harjo
Jun 14, 2023
Seminole resident, Amelia Ann Harjo, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at her home.
Amelia, the daughter of Alexander Burgess and Joan Harjo, was born August 10, 1950, in Wewoka. Amelia married Eastman Harjo, SR. She always liked gardening, garage sales, going to the casino, and playing horseshoes, pool and dominoes. Amelia grew up in Konawa. She...
Anna Jane (Duck) Roe
Jun 13, 2023
Anna Jane (Duck) Roe , age 72 and a longtime resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at her home, June 13, 2023.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2023 at Vamoosa Baptist Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Rev. Kevin Duck and...
Jackson Rae Tucker
Jun 10, 2023
Jackson Rae Tucker was born to Tyler and Michelle Tucker on June 5, 2023 in Ada, Oklahoma. Jackson was welcomed into Heaven on June 10, 2023. Though his time on this earth was brief he was treasured and will forever be remembered with great love.
Jackson’s footprints remain in the hearts of his parents,...
Jerry Lynn Jones
Jun 9, 2023
Jerry Lynn Jones, Seminole resident, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023 in Oklahoma City, at the age of 75. Jerry was born on November 19, 1947, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Charles William Jones and Rosa Mae (Hawkins) Jones. He married Judy Brinsfield on August 29, 1970.
Jerry served three years in the...
Tommy Allen Baugus Sr.
Jun 9, 2023
On 9 June 2023, Tommy Baugus Sr. 80, of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at home with his children by his side.
Tommy, the middle of ten children, was born on July 30, 1942, to Henry Valentine Baugus and Leona Price in Sherman, Texas.
Tommy enjoyed recreational activities to include...
Teddy Thomas Lewis
Jun 8, 2023
Teddy (Ted) Thomas Lewis left to be with Jesus, his Lord and Savior on June 8, 2023. This was also his father, Tomie Lewis’ birthday. Teddy was 91.
Teddy was the youngest son of Tomie and Myrt Lewis of rural Seminole County, 11 miles South of Seminole. He lived his entire life on this...
Emma Mae Rose
Jun 8, 2023
Seminole resident, Emma Mae (Fick) Rose, passed away, Thursday, June 8th, 2023, in Shawnee.
Emma, the daughter of Ernest Sr. and Opal (Troy) Fick, was born November 30, 1928, in Derby Kansas. Emma’s family moved to Okemah, where she graduated high school. On July 6, 1945, she married her high school sweetheart, Van Rose, in Ft. Smith,...
Delbert Dennis "D.D." Patterson
Jun 7, 2023
Delbert Dennis “D.D.” Patterson, 92, longtime Seminole resident, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born on June 27, 1930, in Maud, Oklahoma to Aleen (York) Patterson and James Patterson. He grew up in Lefors, Texas and attended public schools there. He moved to Seminole in 1970. D.D. was the owner and CEO of...
Arthur Wallace Coffey
Jun 5, 2023
Seminole resident, Rev. Arthur Wallace Coffey, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023, at the age of 89.
Arthur, Art, the son of Chat and Ethel Lee (McGlassen) Coffey, was born December 15, 1933, in Norman. He grew up in Norman, Shawnee, and the Venice Beach area of California. He proudly served in the US Air Force and...
Patsy "Pat" Jean (Jennings) Short
Jun 4, 2023
Patsy Jean (Jennings) Short, long-time Seminole, Oklahoma, resident, passed away in her home on June 4, 2023, at the age of 92. Pat was born on November 8, 1930, in Seminole, to Robert Lee Jennings and Annie Loise (Jobe) Jennings. Pat spent her school years in New Lima and Bowlegs, where she graduated in 1948. During her school years,...
Donald Clayton "Don" McKee
Jun 4, 2023
Donald Clayton "Don" McKee , age 84 and a resident of Earlsboro, Oklahoma, passed away at Seminole Care and Rehab Center in Seminole, Oklahoma on June 4, 2023.
Cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma, and a memorial graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday,...
Orville Wayne Maxwell
Jun 2, 2023
Orville Wayne Maxwell
1/29/39- 6/2/23
Orville “Wayne” Maxwell was born to Paul and Leona Maxwell on January 29,1939. Wayne was married the love of his life of 64 years to Jeanie Cleveland, on September 3,1958 in the Seminole Church of Christ Parsonage. Wayne is survived by Jeanie Maxwell of Okc, Bruce Maxwell of Edmond, Lisa...