Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma

Grayson Lane Atchison
Apr 24, 2020
Grayson Lane Atchison, age 76, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away April 24, 2020 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He was born July 7, 1943 to John Paris Atchison and Sara Jane (Flud) Atchison in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Later he was joined by two brothers, Richard Atchison and Robert Atchison. The family lived in California for some time and then returned to...
Joan Isabell Bartosh
Apr 24, 2020
Joan Isabell Bartosh, 79, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home in Seminole. Joan was born on July 20, 1940, in Denver, Colorado to parents Delbert Valentine Coates and Grace (Johnstone) Coates. She spent many years in Golden, Colorado, before moving to Seminole. Joan married John Bartosh on August 7, 1960, in Denver,...
Gary Paul Trout
Apr 22, 2020
Gary Paul Trout, age 61, passed away April 22, 2020 at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born in Seminole on November 9, 1958 to parents Iloff Lonzo Trout and Ruth (Moore) Trout. Gary lived his entire life in Seminole. He attended school in Bowlegs and graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1976.
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Denver Malone
Apr 20, 2020
Denver Carlock Malone passed away April 20, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born July 7, 1946 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Lewis Malone and Vina Deial. He joined church at an early age and later united at Open Arms of Faith Church. Denver had served his country in the United States Army and received an honorable discharge in...
Karen Marlene Brewer
Apr 18, 2020
Karen Marlene Brewer, 80, longtime resident of Bowlegs, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at St, Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Karen was born on December 18, 1939 in Paden, Oklahoma to Gordon White and Bertha (Southard) White. Karen came to Seminole, Oklahoma as a young girl in the early 1950’s and attended Seminole Public Schools,...

Barbara Mendenhall
Apr 18, 2020
Barbara Mendenhall, former Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away April 18, 2020 at the age of 83 in Drury, Missouri. Graveside services for her will be Friday, April 24, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, east of Seminole. Arrangements are under the direction of Ava Family Funeral Home in Ava, Missouri. Funeral Information: April 24, 2020, 11:00 AM
Anthony Vernell Conley
Apr 18, 2020
Anthony “Tony” Vernell Conley, Jr., a resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Saturday, April 18, 2020, one day after his thirty-fifth birthday, in Seminole, Oklahoma. Anthony was born on April 17, 1985, in Ada, Oklahoma, to Anthony Vernell Conley, Sr. and LaRhonda DeShown (Rowles) Conley. Anthony lived in Seminole, until the age of five and attended New...
Wilma Jean Butler (Crenshaw) Lamb
Apr 17, 2020
Wilma Jean (Crenshaw) Butler Lamb, age 92 and life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at her home. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2020 at Konawa Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, and Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate. Singing and playing guitar will be Mitch and...
John T. "Bud" and "Jac" Guthrie
Apr 14, 2020
John T. Guthrie, Jr., (known as “Bud” to his mom and step-dad and known as “Jac” by his friends) age 55, and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away at his home in Oklahoma City. A memorial service will be planned at a later date, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. “Bud” was...
Ervin Foster Gates
Apr 12, 2020
Ervin Foster "Pee Wee” Gates, age 97, and longtime resident of Seminole, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 12, 2020. Ervin was born in Wilton, Connecticut to parents Myron James and Mary Edith (Tripp) Gates on March 4, 1923. Ervin was married to Elizabeth (Betty) Edmunds on June 16, 1948 at the First Methodist Church...
Ralph Harvey Black
Apr 12, 2020
Ralph Harvey Black, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away April 12, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 70. He was born November 26, 1949 in Oklahoma City to parents Harvey Erwin “Pete” Black and Molly Lucille (Jackson) Black. Ralph grew up in Midwest City, Oklahoma, playing in the fields where today stands Rose State College. He married...
John Michael (Mike) Goines
Apr 11, 2020
John Michael (Mike) Goines, Seminole, Oklahoma resident, departed this life on April 11, 2020, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on June 2, 1970 to Johnny Lee and Eunice Fern (Sisemore) Goines. He grew up in Checotah and Seminole. He worked at “Johnny’s Mobile Home Moving Service” and moved mobile homes. Mike loved to spend time...
Mary Janet Tampleton
Apr 9, 2020
Mary Janet Tampleton, 85 year old Maud, Oklahoma resident, passed away April 9, 2020 in Ada, Oklahoma. She was born April 26, 1934 in Macomb, Oklahoma to parents Joe Peavler and Alverta (Thomas) Peavler. Janet was raised in Maud, Oklahoma and graduated from Maud High School in 1952. In 1966, she moved to California, then to Arizona for a while...
Sadie Lynn Larney
Apr 9, 2020
Sadie Lynn Larney, age 19 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 in an auto accident on Hwy. 39 south of Konawa, Oklahoma. There will be no wake service. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at High Springs Baptist Church Pavilion under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of...
Raegan Marie Larney
Apr 9, 2020
Raegan Marie Larney, two years of age and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 in an auto accident on Hwy. 39 south of Konawa, Oklahoma. There will be no wake service. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at High Springs Baptist Church Pavilion under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home...
Randal Pritchard
Apr 9, 2020
Randal “Randy” Lowell Pritchard, Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away April 9, 2020 at the age of 58 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was born April 8, 1962 in San Pablo, California to parents Ronald Leroy Pritchard and Jimmie Pearl (Smith) Pritchard. Randy grew up in Pinole, California and moved to Seminole in 1992 with his parents to the family ranch. He...
Hazel Marjorie (Taylor) Grubbs
Apr 8, 2020
Hazel Marjorie (Taylor) Grubbs , age 91, went to meet her Lord and Savior on April 8, 2020 at her home in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born in San Angelo, Texas to her loving parents, Wilfred O’Rourke and Lula Hazel (Snow) Taylor on November 8, 1928. She was the youngest of four children. She married the love...
Edna Robins
Apr 8, 2020
Edna “Cleria” Robins, age 85 of Seminole, transitioned into Eternity on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. She was the fourth of eight children born to Odie Wortham and Icelena Mustin-Wortham in Arbeka, Oklahoma. Edna attended school in Arbeka and graduated from Douglas High School in Wewoka. In 1960, Edna married Lindburg Robins in St. Louis, Missouri. From this union, two children...
Raymond Leroy Blain
Apr 7, 2020
Raymond Leroy Blain, age 90, passed away April 7, 2020 at his home in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. He was born April 19, 1929 in Sparks, Oklahoma to parents Oscar Raymond Blain and Thelma Juanita (Turner) Blain. He married Cordelia (Mathis) on January 16, 1957 in Gainesville, Texas. She passed away December 17, 1992. He grew up in Sparks and Harjo in...
Anna Charlene (Maloy) Hart
Apr 7, 2020
Anna Charlene (Maloy) Hart, 83, former Seminole, Oklahoma resident, died at her home in Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. She was born on August 7, 1936 to Ike Maloy and Marie Owens (Maloy) Young. Charlene received her Bachelor of Science in Education and taught at Rush Elementary for 30 years. She was President of Eta Rho Chapter of...