Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

James Robert Hurst

James Robert Hurst

Mar 24, 2024

James Robert Hurst was born to Robert and Fayrene (Lovelady) Hurst in St. Louis, Ok., on October 19, 1930 and left this life on March 24, 2023, at the age of 93. For the past sixty plus years, he has been a resident of Tecumseh, Ok.James attended St. Louis public schools, and after graduating, he served two years active duty...

Debra Gail Fielding-Jackson

Debra Gail Fielding-Jackson

Mar 20, 2024

Debra Gail Fielding-Jackson, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. She was 70 years old. Debra was born on March 1, 1954 in Indio, California to her parents, George Olin Blue and Gladys Louise (Prater) Blue. She graduated from Shawnee High School as part of the Class of 1972. After completing cosmetology school, Debra worked as a...

Connie Jo Byrd

Connie Jo Byrd

Mar 17, 2024

Connie Jo (Allemann) Byrd passed from this life on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Connie was born December 31, 1942 in Miami, Oklahoma to John and Nellie (Lynch) Allemann. She graduated from Miami High School and Seminole State.

Connie’s proudest moment was receiving her Associates degree. She worked for many years as a daycare worker and being a stay at home mom.

Connie...

Jason Patrick James

Jason Patrick James

Mar 17, 2024

Jason Patrick James was born August 8, 1972, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He went home to be with the LORD on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2024. Because his dad was serving overseas in the military, his mom was transported to the hospital by her neighbor to give birth to Jason. On the way, the neighbor encountered a roadblock and...

Claude Wayne Henderson

Claude Wayne Henderson

Mar 11, 2024

Claude Wayne Henderson, 78, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, died Monday March 11, 2024 after long suffering Alzheimers Dementia. Claude passed from this life embraced by the loving care of daughters, Shelly Fazio of Okahoma City, Oklahoma and Trisha Routen of Pink, Oklahoma, granddaughter, Cortney Bales of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and grandson, Cody Skye of West Haven, Utah.  Claude was born in...

Jim P. Curtis

Jim P. Curtis

Mar 10, 2024

Shawnee resident Jim P. Curtis, 73, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024 at his home.

Jim was born May 26, 1950 in Ada, Oklahoma to E.T. Curtis and Jacquelea (Shelton) Curtis. He graduated from Shawnee High School and later earned a Master’s Degree from Southeastern. Jim served in the United States Air Force from 72’ to 77’. On August 5, 1994,...

Carol Jean Vogt

Carol Jean Vogt

Mar 8, 2024

Carol Jean Vogt, age 92, passed on Friday, March 8, 2024. Services will be held at a later date.

Peggy Joyce Askins

Peggy Joyce Askins

Mar 7, 2024

Peggy Joyce Corley Askins, passed away of natural causes, in her home on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Peggy was born August 1, 1935, in Fame, Oklahoma to Evadew Bruce Corley and Carlon C. Corley. After graduating from Stidham High School her family moved to Shawnee, Oklahoma so she could attend Oklahoma Baptist University. She graduated OBU in June 1957 and...

Ferrell Eugene Fletcher

Ferrell Eugene Fletcher

Mar 4, 2024

Shawnee resident Ferrell Fletcher passed on March 4th at home with his loving wife of 58 years and other family and friends. He was born February 27, 1942 at the family farm in Berlin, Oklahoma to Virgil E. and Anna Mae (Jobe) Fletcher. Ferrell grew up on the family farm and attended school at Berlin through the 10th grade. The...

Barbara Allen Harris

Barbara Allen Harris

Mar 2, 2024

Barbara Allen Harris, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024. She was 82 years old. Barbara was born on September 17, 1941, in Denison, Texas to her parents, Cecil and Amy Jackson. She worked as a cashier and a warehouse worker at Western Electric. She enjoyed doing puzzles and painting. Barbara loved to go shopping, travel, and...

Brad Roy Scroggins, Jr.

Brad Roy Scroggins, Jr.

Feb 29, 2024

Brad Roy Scroggins, Jr., resident of Shawnee, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024. He was 71 years old. Brad was born on November 12, 1952 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to his parents, Brad Roy Scroggins, Sr. and Jewell (King) Scroggins. He graduated from Shawnee High School as part of the Class of 1971. Following high school, Brad joined the United States...

Gail T. Hocker

Gail T. Hocker

Feb 28, 2024

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother (“GiGi”) and friend Gail Thomas Hocker passed away on February 28, 2024 in Shawnee. 

Gail was born July 20, 1941 in Boonville, Missouri. When she was a teenager, her family moved to Shawnee, where she met and fell in love with Phillip Hocker at Shawnee High. The two were married in 1962. They remained devoted and inseparable...

Irene Marie Seaborn

Irene Marie Seaborn

Feb 27, 2024

Irene Marie (Sheilds) Seaborn, 100, passed away February 27, 2024 in Camarillo, CA.Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 25, 2024 at Little Cemetery.Irene was born May 7, 1923 in Seminole County to Walter Hershal Shields and Lena Ann (Abney) Sheilds. She married Clayton B. Seaborn on May 28, 1941. Irene retired from Government Civil Service in CA....

Deanna Sue Rowe

Deanna Sue Rowe

Feb 27, 2024

Deanna Sue (Roddy) Rowe aka Dee Dee passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in Ponca City.   Dee Dee was born to Roy and Frances (Osborn) Roddy on July 19, 1961 in Ponca City. Unfortunately, Deanna lost her parents at a young age and was later adopted by Eddie and Charlene Barnes.   At a young age DeeDee attended Central Baptist Church and...

Thomas Randall Hooton

Thomas Randall Hooton

Feb 25, 2024

Hooton, Thomas R., age 84, resident of Shawnee, passed away Sunday, February 25th, 2024 in Shawnee.

According to Thomas' request, there will be no public viewing.  A graveside ceremony to celebrate his life will be held at 10am Friday, March 1, 2024 at the Dale Cemetery where he will be laid to rest next to his wife Roberta.  Thomas was born on...

Lynn Mae Kellogg

Lynn Mae Kellogg

Feb 23, 2024

Lyndell Mae (Hart) Kellogg was born late Saturday afternoon, January 15, 1938, in Oklahoma City, OK.  She passed suddenly in the early morning of February 23, 2024, in Shawnee, OK. She lived 86 years, one months, and eight days.  For Lynn, the days were long, but the years were short.

Lynn was born to Rev. Wendell and Thelma Hart, the first...

Brian Paul Brown

Brian Paul Brown

Feb 20, 2024

Brian Paul Brown of Shawnee, Oklahoma went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. He was born on September 3, 1980, at the Mission Hill Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Sherman and Patricia Brown. He was 43 years old. He was the second son born of three children.

He attended Shawnee High School and...

Darcee Dee (Baptiste) Yancey

Darcee Dee (Baptiste) Yancey

Feb 20, 2024

Shawnee resident Darcee Yancey, 62, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at her home surrounded by family and friends.

Viewing and visitation will be Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 5 pm to 7 pm at Walker Funeral and Cremation Service.  A memorial ceremony will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Immanuel Baptist Church. 

Darcee was born December 6,...

Richdean Elouise McElhaney

Richdean Elouise McElhaney

Feb 18, 2024

Richdean Kennedy McElhaney, lovingly known as Deanie, passed away peacefully at her Shawnee, Oklahoma home on Sunday, February 18, 2024. She is preceded in death by her parents Bill and Opal Kennedy, sister June Elliott, cherished sons Billie McElhaney and Larry McElhaney, firstborn grand nephew Matthew Heinen, and her beloved husband of 67 years, Bill McElhaney. 

She leaves behind nieces Janet...

Charlotte Jean Zierke

Charlotte Jean Zierke

Feb 18, 2024

Zierke, Charlotte J. (Hightower), age 44, Tecumseh resident, passed away tragically on Sunday, February 18th, 2024, in rural Pottawatomie County. 

Charlotte was born on March 22, 1979, in Shawnee.  She was raised in Shawnee, graduating from Shawnee High School in 1997.  Charlotte worked at Braum's for many years and enjoyed working with the public.  Being outside and spending time with others...

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