Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
John Jerome Jackson
Jul 1, 2021
John Jerome Jackson , age 78 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021 at his home.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel of Konawa. Rev. Bruce Sanders will officiate, and honorary casket bearers are...
Curtis Gene Wolf
Jul 1, 2021
Seminole resident Curtis Gene Wolf passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at the age of 69 in Midwest City.
Curtis, the son of Redmond Sr., and Kizzie Kay (Tiger) Wolf, was born, January 18, 1952 in Claremore. He graduated high school at Pleasant Grove. Curtis proudly served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam...
Mary Ellen Vandever
Jun 27, 2021
Seminole resident Mary Ellen Vandever, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the age of 66 in Seminole.
Mary, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Adoretti) Ferranti, was born March 21, 1955, in Westfield, Massachusetts. She graduated from Westfield High School with the class of 1973. On July 1, 1989, she married Leroy William Vandever in...
Lizzie (Fox) Downing
Jun 26, 2021
Lizzie Fox Downing, Seminole resident, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Lizzie was born on August 14, 1967, in Lawton, Oklahoma to Milo and Rosie (West) Fox. She took great pride in her career as a Certified Medication Aide.
Lizzie married Jamie Downing on July 15, 2006 at Seminole...
Lloyd Lindell Fisher
Jun 24, 2021
Lloyd Lindell Fishe r , age 90 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021 at his home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Rev. Ed Bray will officiate, and burial will...
Cindy Lou (Dennison) Coffin
Jun 24, 2021
Husband and wife, Gary Alvin Coffin and Cindy Lou (Dennison) Coffin , ages 64 and 62, passed away just two days apart. Gary passed away at his home in Konawa, Oklahoma under the care of Kindful Hospice on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, and Cindy passed away at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City on Thursday,...
Curtis Kenneth Ward
Jun 23, 2021
Curtis Kenneth Ward, 91, of Richardson, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2021. He was born November 27, 1929, near the community of Pearson, Oklahoma, in rural Pottawatomie County, and attended school in nearby Seminole County where he graduated from Cromwell High School in 1947. Having received an academic scholarship for study at Oklahoma City University, he...
Gary Alvin Coffin
Jun 22, 2021
Husband and wife, Gary Alvin Coffin and Cindy Lou (Dennison) Coffin , ages 64 and 62, passed away just two days apart. Gary passed away at his home in Konawa, Oklahoma under the care of Kindful Hospice on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, and Cindy passed away at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City on Thursday,...
Susie (Ahaisse) Jones
Jun 20, 2021
Susie (Ahaisse) Jones , age 84 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at her home in Konawa, Oklahoma.
A Wake service is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 22nd at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Funeral services for Susie (Ahaisse) Jones...
Lord Kordel J.A. Ross-McGuire
Jun 19, 2021
Seminole resident Kordel J.A. Ross-McGuire, 25, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Kordel, the son of Jeff McGuire and Shonda (Ross) Ross-McGuire, was born January 6, 1996, in Shawnee. He grew up in Seminole and graduated with the Seminole High School, class of 2015. He was employed at Lowe’s and worked in their tool...
Jeremy Douglas Bounds
Jun 19, 2021
Jeremy Douglas Bounds , age 41 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021 at his home.
A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 24th at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Tommy Jesse will officiate and Phillip Bentley will assist, and burial will...
Johnny Curtis Dempsey Jr
Jun 18, 2021
Seminole resident Johnny Curtis Dempsey Jr., died on Friday, June 18, 2021, at the age of 38.
Johnny, the son of Johnny Curtis Dempsey Sr., and Erma (Lyle) Crawford, was born June 26, 1982, in Seminole. Johnny worked for Chemoil. He loved to fish and play guitar; Johnny loved animals, his friends and family...
Roy Foster "Red Boy" Cosar
Jun 17, 2021
Roy Foster “Red Boy” Cosar , age 51 and a resident of Ada, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at his home.
A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 23rd at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel of Konawa, Oklahoma. Skip Foster will officiate, and burial will follow...
Veronica Lynn Simon
Jun 17, 2021
Veronica Lynn Simon, Newkirk resident, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Veronica was born on October 15, 1957, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to William and Opal Vivian (Tiger) Paschal.
Veronica enjoyed working outside in her yard. She also liked baking, sewing, playing bingo and spending time at the casino. ...
Shirley Ann Morris
Jun 15, 2021
Seminole resident Shirley Ann Morris, 68, passed away on Tuesday, June 15.
Shirley, the daughter of Henry LT Canaday and Ethel Roberta (Halstead) Devlin, was born March 6, 1953 in Tempe, Arizona. Shirley had an associate’s degree in computer science and spent her career doing secretarial work. On January 4, 1970, she married Robert Stephen Morris in...
Richard Clayton Porter
Jun 14, 2021
Richard Clayton Porter , age 68 and a resident of Ada, Oklahoma passed away Monday, June 14, 2021 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City.
A memorial celebration of life service is planned for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Konawa, Oklahoma under the direction...
Jean Dale (Sexton) Akerman
Jun 12, 2021
Jean Dale (Sexton) Akerman , age 94 and a life-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at her home.
A Rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Konawa. A funeral mass is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June...
Thomas "Tommy" Leroy Arnold
Jun 11, 2021
Thomas Leroy (Tommy) Arnold, longtime Seminole resident, peacefully passed from the arms of his loving family into the arms of his loving Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, June 11, 2021. Tommy was born May 14, 1960 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Seth Thomas and Maxie Wayne Lee Arnold. He was a member of a family with deep roots in...
Jamie Lee Morris
Jun 11, 2021
Jamie Lee Morris , age 65 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on June 11, 2021 at Fountain View Manor in Henryetta, Oklahoma.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate, and burial...
James "Babe" Lee Jones Jr
Jun 10, 2021
Shawnee resident James “Babe” Lee Jones Jr., 72, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Shawnee.
Babe, the son of James Jones and Cora Jones, was born October 13, 1948 in Seminole. He grew up in Bowlegs, he then went to school at Haskell Indian School in Lawrence Kansas. After high school, James...

