Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Charles Gene Fowler
Oct 27, 2022
Charles Gene Fowler , age 92 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma, passed away October 27, 2022 at Ada Care Center in Ada, Oklahoma.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Steven Fowler will officiate, and burial will follow...
Nell (Whitley) Patterson
Oct 26, 2022
Nell Whitley Patterson, Noble resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 81. Nell was born on July 4, 1941 in Milfay, Oklahoma to Cecil Whitley and Sadie (Price) Whitley. She spent most of her life in Prague, Oklahoma.
Nell is survived by her daughter, Michele Hardy...
Robert Coleman "RC" Thomas Jr.
Oct 25, 2022
Seminole resident Robert Coleman “RC” Thomas Jr., passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022, in Midwest City.
RC, the son of Robert and Betty (Thetford) Thomas, was born, September 27, 1958, in Holdenville. RC proudly served in the US Navy. After growing up in Del City, he and his family moved to the Seminole area, where RC remained. ...
Anna Marie (Willoughby) Thompson
Oct 23, 2022
Anna Marie (Willoughby) Thompson, 70, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
Anna was born in Oklahoma City, OK on November 02, 1951. The only child born to Floyd and Lillie Anna (McDonald) Willoughby. She graduated from Carl Albert High School in 1970.
She was married...
Ruby Rose
Oct 21, 2022
Ruby Rose, 76, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Ruby was born November 3, 1945 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Martha Mae (Factor) and Lawrence Frank Chambers. Ruby was a very good cook and was in food service most of her life.
Ruby is survived by her two...
Gary Steven Pettet
Oct 21, 2022
Gary Steven Pettet, Seminole resident, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022 in Oklahoma City, at the age of 71. Gary was born on April 14, 1951 to Thomas Pettet and Elizabeth (Spears) Pettet, in Westpoint, Mississippi. Gary married Katherine Baker on February 15, 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Gary worked as an engineer...
Derinda Ann (Simmons) Reade
Oct 19, 2022
Derinda Ann (Simmons) Reade, 71 of Eufaula, OK, formally of Seminole, OK, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. She was born July 4, 1951 in San Joaquin, California to George Earl and Jimmie (Gammill) Simmons.
On December 22, 1983 she married Donald Reade. They were married 30 years before his passing on May 19, 2014.
...Frances Jack "Jackie" (Crenshaw) Campbell/ Norback
Oct 17, 2022
Frances Jack “Jackie” (Crenshaw) Campbell Norback
06/21/1932 - 10/17/2022
Jackie Norback, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away at the age of 90 on October 17, 2022 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK.
Jackie was born June 21, 1932 in Konawa, Oklahoma to Elmer Hill Crenshaw and Ara Lucille...
Mark Timothy Reese
Oct 12, 2022
Mark Timothy Reese was born October 5, 1970 in Seminole, OK to Preston and Thelma Reese. He was the baby of eight children. Mark graduated from Seminole High School and attended the University of Oklahoma. He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Larry Payne. Mark loved to cook. He also loved spending...
Patsy "Pat" Fern Smith
Oct 10, 2022
Bowlegs resident Patsy “Pat” Fern Smith passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at her home.
Pat, the daughter of Truman and Lenora Opal (Dotson) Ring, was born August 27, 1942 in Carr City Oklahoma. In 1957, she married John Smith. She enjoyed socializing on Facebook and spending time with her family.
She was preceded in...
John "J.R." Ray Hunter
Oct 8, 2022
John Ray “J.R.” Hunter, Santa Ana, California resident, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at the age of 42. J.R. was born on May 4, 1980 in Lawrence, Kansas to Gary Edwin Hunter and Janell Raylene Ponkilla.
J.R. loved music, riding his debo bike and reading his Bible. He also loved playing video...
Stephen "Steve" Philip Matthews
Oct 7, 2022
Steve Matthews, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away October 7, 2022, at his home. He was born March 17, 1949, in Effingham-Clay, Illinois to Winifred (Winnie) and Henrietta Matthews.
Steve attended Seminole Public Schools and graduated from Seminole High School in 1967. From there, he attended East Central University graduating in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science...
Sandra Marie "Sandy" Reed-Alexander
Oct 7, 2022
Sandra Marie "Sandy" Reed-Alexander , age 77 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away from this life October 7, 2022 at her sister’s home in Konawa under Traditions Hospice loving care.
A private family memorial will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and burial will follow at Floral Haven Cemetery...
Thurman Smith
Oct 7, 2022
Bowlegs resident Thurman Smith died Friday, October 7, 2022 in Sulphur.
Thurman, the son of Edward and Daisy (Chandler) Smith, was born March 7, 1931 in Seminole. Thurman proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. On April 10, 1954, he married Betty Jo Owen, in Seminole. He and Betty Jo were married 42 years...
Billy Ace Sheets
Oct 3, 2022
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.
John Frank Fleming, II
Oct 2, 2022
John Frank Fleming, II , age 59 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma passed away October 2, 2022 at his home.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2022 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma. Scott Hamilton will officiate.
John was...
James Andrew McDonald, II
Sep 30, 2022
James Andrew McDonald, II age 75 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away September 30, 2022 at Ada Care Center in Ada, Oklahoma.
A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.
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Genevieve P. (Venegas) Jones
Sep 29, 2022
Genevieve Jones, longtime Maud resident, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at her home, at the age of 100. Genevieve was born on March 12, 1922 in Los Angeles, CA. She married W. H. Jones on August 27, 1944 in Nevada.
Genevieve is survived by three sons, Billy Jones and wife, Gail of...
Bonnie Joleen (Akins) Grant
Sep 29, 2022
Bonnie Joleen Grant passed away peacefully at her home in Seminole, Oklahoma on September 29, 2022. She was born on March 23, 1945, in Lancaster, Nebraska to Ora and Imo Akins. Bonnie married Charles Grant on June 3, 1991, in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Bonnie is survived by her husband Charles Grant of Seminole, 3 sons Gary...
Judy Gayle (Quinality) Bussey
Sep 28, 2022
Judith “Judy” Gayle Bussey, Seminole resident, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at her home at the age of 67. Judy was born on November 10, 1954 in Kansas City, Kansas to Daniel Quinality and Iris Vivian (Hargress) Quinality.
Judy was an avid animal lover and would always take care of one in...

