Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Donald R. Cooper
Oct 19, 2019
Donald R. “Don” Cooper, Sr., age 82, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away October 19, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born August 7, 1937 in Archer City, Texas to parents Bert Albert Cooper and Louise (Lowack) Cooper. He married Margaret Johnston Douthit on December 7, 1979 in Verden, Oklahoma. Don was an entrepreneur, a buyer and seller of...
Fred Medley Calaway
Oct 19, 2019
Fred Medley Calaway, Jr., age 87, former Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away October 19, 2019 at his home in Midland, Texas. He was born January 20, 1932 in Ivanhoe, Texas to parents Fred Medley Calaway, Sr. and Zaradah (Ford) Calaway. He was a high school graduate and received an Associate’s Degree from Oklahoma A & M (now Oklahoma State University)....
Sean Ray Chalepah
Oct 18, 2019
Sean Ray Chalepah, 48 year old Shawnee, Oklahoma resident and former Seminole County resident, passed from this life Friday, October 18, 2019 at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born June 1, 1971 in Lawton, Oklahoma to parents Pattis Larney and Earl Chalepah. Sean graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in Seminole County, Oklahoma in 1989. He went...
Paul E. White
Oct 15, 2019
Paul Edwin White, 85, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at his home in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born October 23, 1933 in Blue Mound Township in Wagoner County, Oklahoma to parents Elva C. White and Trusie Schmieder. He moved to Seminole after high school graduation and lived and worked there the rest of his life. Paul served his country...
James Doyle Nix
Oct 15, 2019
James Doyle Nix, 92, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Avonlea Cottage in Seminole, Oklahoma. Doyle was born on September 10, 1927 in Eldorado, Oklahoma to William Oliver Nix and Viola Joan (Simpson) Nix. He married Leora Faye Lanning on November 17, 1949. Doyle was the longtime owner and president, of D & B Trucks,...
Lyle Howell Collins
Oct 13, 2019
Lyle Howell Collins, age 80 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at SSM Health St. Anthony Shawnee, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate, and burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery. Casket bearers are Cameron Collins,...
Evelyn Gail Ilbery
Oct 10, 2019
Evelyn Gail Ilbery, 69 year old Shawnee, Oklahoma resident, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at her home. She was born August 17, 1950 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Thurman Earnest Nunnelley and Sara Vanita (Watts) Nunnelley. She was a high school graduate and a homemaker. She married Robert Ilbery on September 16, 1970 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Sadly, he passed...
Veronica Patricia (Khoury) Musser
Oct 9, 2019
Veronica Patricia (Khoury) "Pat" Musser, age 87 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Wedgewood Nursing Home in Ft. Worth, Texas. A wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2019 at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, and Fr. Adrian Vorderlandwehr, O.S.B. will officiate. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m....
Kenneth Gene Harbeston
Oct 7, 2019
Kenneth Harbeston went peacefully into the arms of his loving Savior on Monday, October 7, 2019, surrounded by family. He was born the only child of Ed and Marie (Horn) Harbeston in Mounds, Oklahoma on March 21, 1935. He was raised east of Seminole, graduating from Strother High School in 1952, the only boy in his graduating class. As a...
JoAnn (Bateman) Oakley
Oct 5, 2019
JoAnn Bateman Oakley, born September 11, 1937 to Truman R. and Winnie Lorene Brown Bateman in Durant, Oklahoma, passed from this life on October 5, 2019 as a result of a stroke in Sugar Land, Texas at the age of 82. JoAnn graduated from Seminole High School in 1955. She was very active in Mixed Chorus, Glee Club and Girls’...
Joe D. Peeper
Oct 5, 2019
Joe D. Peeper, 69 year old Seminole Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Saturday, October 5, 2019 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was born April 15, 1950 in Okemah, Oklahoma to parents Loretta Marie (Morris) Peeper and Alvin Dee Hodge. Joe had many business ventures. He was self-employed being the owner and operator of Peeper Cattle Ranch, owner - operator Peeper...
Donald Fixico
Oct 5, 2019
Donald “Duck” Fixico, 72 year old current Shawnee, Oklahoma resident and former Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed from this life Saturday, October 5, 2019 at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee. He was born August 30, 1947 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Oscar Fixico and Emma (King) Fixico. Donald was a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma the Nurcup...
Kenneth Melvin Lawrence
Oct 4, 2019
Kenneth Melvin Lawrence, age 67 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be at the home. A Wake service is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at his home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 9th at the home under...
Helen Virginia (Loftis) Rush
Oct 3, 2019
Helen Virginia (Loftis) Rush, former Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away on October 3, 2019 at her home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 93. She was born May 25, 1926 in Little Rock, Arkansas to parents Henry Loftis and Sara (Cline) Loftis. She worked as a nurse’s aide in nursing homes in the Oklahoma City area until her...
Petra Ulrika (Adams) Thurman
Oct 1, 2019
Petra Ulrika (Adams) Thurman, Seminole resident, received her angel wings on October 1, 2019, she was 60 years old. On April 27, 1959, Petra was born in Karlsruhe, Germany to parents Rosemarie (Bertsch) Adams and adoptive father, Howard Ellsworth Adams. Petra is fondly remembered as a free spirit and for her love of life. Her younger brothers remember her always...
Forrest Wayne New
Sep 30, 2019
Forrest Wayne New, 88 year old Wewoka, Oklahoma resident, passed away September 30, 2019 at his home. He was born December 8, 1930 in Bowlegs, Oklahoma to parents George Harrison New and Ollie Maxine (Carney) New. He was a high school graduate. He was a farmer, cow herder and oil field worker. Forrest served his country in the United States...
Tamara Rene Harper
Sep 30, 2019
Tamara Rene Harper, age 33 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at her home Monday, September 30, 2019. A memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2019 at the Pentecostal Holiness Church located at 126 N. Konawa Street under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Ron Gadberry will officiate. Tamara was born October...
Clarence Clark
Sep 26, 2019
Clarence M. “C.M.” (Chuck) Clark, a longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Regency Skilled Nursing and Therapy Home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Clark battled congestive heart failure for several years. He was born August 27, 1929 in Meeker, Oklahoma to parents Milton E. Clark and Lula (Martin) Clark. Clark served in the United States Army from...
Thelma Mae Whitt
Sep 26, 2019
Thelma Mae Whitt, 94, longtime Seminole, Oklahoma resident, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 26, 2019. She was born January 4, 1925 in Stroud, Oklahoma to parents William Lee Russell and Lillie Lillian (Hulsey) Russell. She married James L. Whitt on December 25, 1943 in Stroud, Oklahoma and sadly, he passed away February 6, 2006. Thelma received her...
James Lawrence Hubbard
Sep 24, 2019
James Lawrence Hubbard, loving and devoted husband and wonderful father, passed from this life on September 24, 2019 in Seminole, Oklahoma at 91 years of age. James, a resident of Lima, Oklahoma, was born September 30, 1927 in Lima, Oklahoma as the only child to parents Edward Douglas Hubbard and Elizabeth (Gross) Hubbard. James attended Lima Elementary and Middle schools...