Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County
Charles Edward Matthews
Oct 15, 2023
Charles Edward Matthews, 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2023.
He was born on March 3, 1940 to William Edgar Matthews and Bertha Lillian Fullerlove. Charles graduated from Shawnee High School in 1958 & lived in the Shawnee/Seminole/Earlsboro areas all his life. He had a diverse career that started at a young age. Charles worked at the...
Donna Diane West
Oct 10, 2023
Diane (Gatlin) West passed away on October 10, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. Diane was born in Oklahoma City on May 13, 1959, the oldest of four children, to Calvin and Darlene Gatlin. The family moved to Meeker when she was five. Diane graduated from Meeker High School in 1977 and attended East Central University, graduating with a...
Michael Eston Pritchard
Oct 8, 2023
Michael Eston Pritchard, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023. He was 60 years old. Michael was born on July 25, 1963 in the old Mission Hill Hospital in Shawnee to his parents, Jimmy and Wanda Pritchard. He attended school in Tecumseh, Duncan, Shawnee, and Prague. After high school, Michael attended Seminole State College, OSU, and East...
James R. Tidmore, II
Oct 5, 2023
Dr. James R. Tidmore, II, beloved husband, father, papa, brother, and uncle, passed away on October 5, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born January 11, 1949, in Shawnee, Oklahoma to James R. and Mary Ellen Tidmore. He grew up in Meeker, Oklahoma, alongside his sisters Donna Lee Tidmore Paddyaker and Carol Jean Tidmore Nelson.
James...
Eleanor Ruth Davis
Oct 3, 2023
Eleanor Ruth Davis, 97, of Shawnee, a retired Registered Nurse and homemaker, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023 following a brief illness.
Graveside services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 6, 2023 at Resthaven Memorial Park with Shawnee Salvation Army Captains Ian and Brittany Carr officiating.
Ruth was born May 19, 1926 in Shawnee to Erma LaVeta and William...
Peggy Pecore
Sep 29, 2023
Born on August 1, 1949, Peggy Pecore lost her battle to cancer on September 29, 2023. She worked in Human Resources and accounting at Flowserve, Worthington Pump Division, transferred to work in Virginia, and returned home to Oklahoma to work for Winter Wringer, Inc. A lifelong lover of music, avid traveler, and proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she...
Hazel Rose Heinzig
Sep 27, 2023
Hazel Rose (Hollon) Heinzig passed from this life on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Hazel was born March 6, 1930 in Prague, OK to Noah and Manerva K. (West) Hollon. She was a high school graduate.
Hazel married Earl E. Heinzig on December 29, 1949. She worked as medical transcriptionist for many years.
Hazel loved her family immensely and spending time...
Jane Hammons
Sep 25, 2023
Avril (Jane) Justine Hammons was born on December 7, 1925 in Bates, Arkansas, and departed this life on September 25, 2023, in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, at the age of 97.
Jane knew the meaning of hard work, growing up on a farm in a large family during the Great Depression. In her teen years, she worked in a factory in Sacramento...
Tammy Palmer
Sep 20, 2023
Tammy Mason Palmer of Shawnee passed from this life on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Tammy was born March 7, 1970 in Guymon, OK to Jimmy and Doris Mae (Roubidoux) Palmer. She received her GED.
Tammy loved singing, drinking her coffee, reading, cooking, playing pool, and loved to sit in the rain. She was so proud to be a grandma and...
Mary Margaret Brock
Sep 18, 2023
Shawnee resident Mary Brock, 85, passed away Monday, September 18, 2023 in Shawnee.
Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, September 22, 2023 at Walker Funeral Chapel followed by inurnment at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Ponca City at 2:30 P.M.
Mary was born August 11, 1938 in Ponca City, OK to Morris Lee Oney and Mary Ruth (Wright)...
Floyd "Gene" Murphy
Sep 16, 2023
Floyd "Gene" Murphy, age 82, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 16, 2023 surrounded by his family.
Gene was born August 18, 1941 in McLoud, Oklahoma to Leonard and Cleo Ann (Chambless) Murphy. He was raised in McLoud and graduated from McLoud High School in 1959. Following high school, Gene joined the U.S. Army, serving three years before his honorable discharge....
Vaughn Thomas Park
Sep 13, 2023
Vaughn Thomas Park, who everyone knew as Tom, passed away on September 13, 2023, at the age of 75 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He was born on April 20, 1948 to John and Helen (Hill) Park in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
He was a graduate of Meeker Public Schools.
After graduation Tom served his country with honor and dedication in...
Sherry Lynn Miller
Sep 9, 2023
Sherry Lynn (Bohannon) Miller of Shawnee passed from this life on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Sherry was born October 5, 1952 in Tulsa, OK to J.C. and Dorothy Ann (Baker) Bohannon. She graduated from Duncan High School and received her LPN degree. Sherry worked as an LPN for many years.
She married the love of her life Allen Miller on...
Janice Lynn Nagle
Sep 9, 2023
Janice Lynn (Hanson) Nagle from Meeker, OK went home to Jesus with her son and daughter standing by her side holding her hands on September 9, 2023. She fought a tough battle against Frontotemporal Dementia and Primary Progressive Speech Aphasia for several years. Jan was born on March 25, 1945, in Eau Claire, WI to Arnie & Reta Hanson. She...
Bobby Jack Cannon
Sep 2, 2023
Shawnee resident Bobby Cannon, 89, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Bob was born December 24, 1933 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Jack and Thelma (Hixon) Cannon. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1952 and joined the United States Army where he served from 53’ to 55’ and was stationed in Sanpigny,...
Betty Jean Tate
Sep 2, 2023
Betty Jean Nabors Tate was born on February 7, 1964, to her parents, Virgil and Dora Nabors in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Betty was the youngest girl in a family of six girls and two boys. The family lived in Kingston, Oklahoma where Betty attended both elementary and high school. She graduated from high school in 1982.
In 1985, Betty moved to...
Kathy Fay Long
Aug 31, 2023
Katherine (Kathy) Fay Long of Seminole passed from this life on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Kathy was born October 25, 1964 in Bakersfield, CA to Frank and Linda (Joyner) Long. She graduated from Bakersfield High School and attended Taft College.
Kathy worked in security at Packtive and as a teacher’s aide at McKee School. She enjoyed watching hummingbirds, making dream...
Willard Conner
Aug 31, 2023
Willard Conner of Shawnee, OK passed away at the age of 91 on Thursday, August 31, 2023.
Willard was born on August 16, 1932, in Silver Lake, KS, to Elmont Owen Conner and Susie Ann (Jeffries) Conner. He attended high school in New Lima, OK. He and his twin brother, Millard, joined the United States Air Force in 1949, where...
Thomas Gale Sanders
Aug 29, 2023
Thomas Gale Sanders went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, 29 August 2023 at the age of 65.
Tom was born on 16 July 1958 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to his parents Roberta Jean and Gaylord “Sandy” Sanders. He retired from Tinker Air Force Base in 2019 after nearly 35 years of civil service. During his...
Carolyn Sue Hughes
Aug 28, 2023
Carolyn Sue Hughes passed from this life on Monday, August 28, 2023. Carolyn was born December 9, 1939 in Wanette, OK to Jack and Viola Gladys (Durham) Lamirand. She graduated from Tucson High School.
Carolyn married George Floyd Hughes on June 15, 1998. She worked as a cook, baker, and a healthcare provider. Cooking and baking though was her passion...
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