Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Juanita Burk
Dec 31, 2022
Funeral services for Juanita Burk, 94, of West Monroe, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, January 5, 2023 at The Assembly. Pastor Christopher Miller, Linda Burk Crews and Pastor John Burk will officiate. Interment will follow on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. at Little Cemetery in Little, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Emma Cheyenne Sky Oranchak
Dec 31, 2022
Emma Cheyenne Sky Oranchak, Tonkawa resident, passed away on December 31, 2022 at the age of 20. Emma was born on July 26, 2002 in Wichita, Kansas to Opal Nicole (Tewell) Oranchak and Ricky Keith Oranchak.
Emma grew up in Missouri and moved to Oklahoma at the age of 8 where she spent most...
Tracy Wayne Mullings
Dec 27, 2022
Tracy Wayne Mullings, Maud resident, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 in Maud, at the age of 48. Tracy was born February 20, 1974 in Shawnee, OK to Dennis Wayne Mullings and Lou Ellen (Bland) Mullings. He was raised in Maud, OK. He married Valonda Frantz on October 6, 1998 in Texas.
Tracy...
Dena Mae (McLemore) Oliphant
Dec 27, 2022
Dena Mae (McLemore) Oliphant , age 82 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away December 27, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2022 at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Rev. Michelle McCarty will officiate, and...
Michael Larney
Dec 26, 2022
Seminole resident Michael Larney, died Monday, December 26, 2022, in Oklahoma City.
Michael, the son of Thomas George “TG” and Mozella (Warledo) Larney, was born April 9, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Pleasant Grove High School, with the class of 1986. He then attended East Central University in Ada. Michael worked in manufacturing for...
Scott William Jones
Dec 23, 2022
Scott William Jones, Seminole resident, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at the age of 36. Scott was born on May 30, 1986 in Oklahoma City to Cliffton Thomas Jones and Mary Margaret Mathews. He married Kandy Jewel Marris on February 4, 2014.
Scott was an amazing father, husband, son, brother and uncle. ...
Leona Mae (Johnson) Moppin
Dec 23, 2022
Leona Mae Johnson Moppin was born Dec. 24, 1939 in Wewoka, Oklahoma and died Dec. 23, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church at Wolf and attended there all her life and loved cats. Leona went to grade school at Wolf, Eufaula boarding school and was a Bowlegs high school graduate...
Benny Warledo
Dec 22, 2022
Tulsa resident Benny Warledo, died Thursday, December 22, 2022 in a Tulsa hospital.
Benny, the son of Simon and Lizzie (Johnson) Warledo, was born May 31, 1946, in Seminole. He was a machinist by trade, working for different companies in the Tulsa area. After retiring, Benny continued working, serving as a valet at Tulsa International Airport. Benny...
Marlene June (Knop) Thomas
Dec 22, 2022
Marlene June (Knop) Thomas, our beloved mom, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on December 22, 2022 in Spring, Texas. She was 86.
Marlene was born in Great Bend, Kansas on June 5, 1936 to Hilda (Fuhr) Knop and Leonard Knop, both deceased. She briefly attending Wichita State University before she met her forever...
Fredricka (Barnett) English
Dec 21, 2022
Fredricka English, Seminole resident, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at her home, at the age of 79. Fredricka was born on March 16, 1943 in Holdenville, OK to Johnnie Mae (Washington) Barnett.
On July 16, 1956 Fredricka and her brother, David, were baptized at Shiloh Baptist Church in...
Benny "Max" Dye
Dec 21, 2022
Benny "Max" Dye , age 94 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away December 21, 2022, at Purcell Municipal Hospital in Purcell, Oklahoma. Max was born October 12, 1928, in Konawa to Ambrose Worley and Lula Mae (Scott) Dye. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Vocal Music Education from East Central University in...
Debra Elaine (Nero) Washington
Dec 18, 2022
Debra Elaine Washington, Seminole resident, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022 in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 66. Debra was born on July 12, 1956 in Wichita, Kansas to Johnell Clinton Nero and Beverly Ann (Roney) Nero.
Debra married King David Washington on August 27, 1975 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was...
Teddy Esco Oliphant
Dec 13, 2022
Teddy Esco Oliphant , age 83 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away December 13, 2022 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital North in Oklahoma City surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church of Konawa under...
Jerry Lou Tipton
Dec 12, 2022
Jerry Lou Tipton, 81, passed from this life on December 12th, 2022, in the comfort of her bed surrounded by her family.
She was born in Lamesa, Texas on December 17th, 1940, to the late Bird and Clara (Works) Owen. At a young age she moved with the family to Earlsboro. OK, where she attended the Prairie...
Babette "Betty" (Dorrfus) Fowler
Dec 10, 2022
Babette (Betty) Fowler, longtime resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the age of 82. Betty was born in Neuses, Germany on November 27, 1940, to Nickolaus and Katharina Dorrfus. She met Thomas Harry Scott while he was stationed in Germany. They were married on December 31, 1963. He and Betty...
Dollie Marie French
Dec 6, 2022
Dollie Marie French, Wewoka resident, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at the age of 94. Dollie was born on February 28, 1928 in Bowlegs, Oklahoma to Robert Melton Young and Alice Marie (Riddlin) Young.
Dollie loved the Lord, hymns and family. She prepared her mansion her entire life and went peacefully in...
Sharlene Hammons
Dec 6, 2022
Sharlene Hammons, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at the age of 101. Sharlene was born on April 14, 1921 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Charles R. Cox and Ellen (Harbison) Cox. Sharlene spent her first years in Shawnee and then moved to Seminole with her parents in 1934. Sharlene started high school...
Lacy Sane Cumpton
Dec 5, 2022
Lacy Sané Cumpton, Wewoka resident, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022 in Wewoka, at the age of 31. Lacy was born on March 18, 1991 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Bill Ray Cumpton and Vausy (Coots) Vernell. Lacy loved animals, watching Disney movies and spending time with family.
Lacy is survived by her two...
Donna Elizabeth (New) Ingram
Dec 5, 2022
Donna Elizabeth (New) Ingram , age 75 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away December 5, 2022 at Heritage Skilled Nursing Home in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.
No service is planned at this time, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.
Donna was...
Renee Lenor Williams
Dec 4, 2022
Konawa resident Renee Lenor Williams passed away Sunday, December 6, 2022 at her home.
Renee, the daughter of Clyde and Betty Lou (Jones) Williams, was born February 27, 1975, in Talihina, Oklahoma. She worked as a nurse’s aide at nursing homes, until her health no longer allowed her to work. Renee enjoyed shopping, whether that meant a...