Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County
Rod Eric Schwerdtfeger
Jan 2, 2023
Shawnee resident Rod Eric Schwerdtfeger, 53, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at his home. Memorial services are scheduled for 1pm Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the Capron United Methodist Church in Capron, Oklahoma. Rod was born October 13, 1969 in Alva, Oklahoma to Terry and Karen Schwerdtfeger. He graduated from Alva High School where he played football. While in...
Judith Anne Simmons
Jan 2, 2023
Judith Anne "Judy" Simmons, age 71, a long-time resident of McLoud Nursing Center, McLoud, Oklahoma fortified by the Last Rites of the Catholic Church passed away on January 2, 2023, at the center.
Friends and loved ones may pay their respects to Judy at Walker Funeral & Cremation Service from 5-7pm on Sunday, January 8, 2023. A Mass of Christian...
Robin Sue Scarberry
Jan 1, 2023
Robin Sue Evans Scarberry, of McLoud, OK departed this life, Sunday, January 1, 2023 at her home. But like any great story, Robin’s story began, January 12, 1954 in Tulsa, OK with her parents, Robert Franklin and Norma Sue (Francis) Evans.
She graduated from Richfield High School in Waco, TX and then went on to receive her Bachelor of Music...
Teddy "Ted" Vern Robertson
Dec 31, 2022
Teddy “Ted” Vern Robertson, 94, passed on December 31, 2022 He resided in Shawnee, OK for 71 years. Ted was born July 28, 1928 in Tulsa, Ok, and graduated from Jay High School. He then joined the U.S. Army and served in Japan before his honorable discharge. He returned to Oklahoma and met his future wife, Wynnell, and they were...
Kevanna Jade Starr
Dec 30, 2022
Kevanna Jade Starr, resident of Shawnee, OK passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022. She was 20 years old. Kevanna was born on July 3, 2002 in Shawnee to her parents, Kevin Starr and Thomasine Grass. She graduated with the class of 2020 from Shawnee High School. Kevanna worked as a Slot Tech at the Black Hawk Casino. She loved...
Charles Vernon Thurman
Dec 27, 2022
Charles Vernon Thurman, resident of Norman, OK, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. He was 71 years old. Charles was born on June 25, 1951 in Okemah, OK. He worked as a lineman with OG&E for 31 years before retiring.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Thurman of Sand Springs, daughter, Amanda Dyan Thurman Paine of Oklahoma City,...
Mary Helen White Lale
Dec 26, 2022
Mary Helen White Lale departed her earthly home for her heavenly home on Monday, December 26, 2022. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, wife and friend to many.
Mary was born on January 24, 1934, in Allen, Oklahoma to Amp and Ester Davis. She was one of 10 children in a large and loving family. In 1948 she married Gerald...
Wesley Wilson Tucker
Dec 23, 2022
Bethel Acres resident Wesley Wilson Tucker, 75, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 at his home. Visitation will be 10am to 5pm Wednesday, December 28, at Walker Funeral Service. Funeral services will be 2pm Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Walker Funeral Chapel with Larry Townsend officiating. Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery. Wesley was born October 21, 1947 in Oklahoma...
Audrey Allison Roach
Dec 15, 2022
Audrey Roach, age 73, a resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 15, 2022. She was born Audrey Allison Roach on October 13, 1949 to Leonard and Charlett Roach. She was raised in Broken Arrow and graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 1967. Audrey earned her bachelor in education at Oklahoma Baptist...
Opal Louise Tucker
Dec 14, 2022
Opal Louise Tucker, Shawnee resident, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Opal was born November 19, 1948 to Vestal and Bertha Kessinger. She was a factory worker at TDK Corp and worked at various nursing homes. Preceded in death by: parents Vestal & Bertha Kessinger, brothers Danny Kessinger and Troy Kessinger, sisters Vesta Saxton, Mary Kay Colon, Leona Cearley, and...
Jimmy D. Murdock
Dec 10, 2022
Jimmy D. Murdock, resident of the Shawnee/Dale area, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022. He was 82 years old.
Jimmy was born on December 15, 1939 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma to his parents, James and Ella Murdock. Jimmy enjoyed the outdoors whether he was tending to his vegetable garden, hunting, fishing, or practicing archery. He bowled in various leagues...
Terry L. Schwerdtfeger
Dec 10, 2022
Terry Lynn Schwerdtfeger, resident of Shawnee, OK, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022. He was 73 years old. Terry was born on May 4, 1949 in Capron, OK to his parents, Wesley and Winona Schwerdtfeger. Terry loved watching Oklahoma State Football and old western movies. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandson, Bryce, fishing and riding around in...
Norma Jean Head
Dec 9, 2022
Norma Jean (Greer) Head, resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2022 at the age of 84. Norma was born to Richard and Erma Greer on February 23, 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Norma was a loving wife and mother, always there in time of need to listen and speak the truth you needed to hear....
Kyle Jay Gipp
Dec 8, 2022
Reverend Kyle Jay Gipp, age 43, made his journey December 8, 2022, at home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kyle was born August 26, 1979, in Fort Yates, North Dakota on the Standing Rock Reservation to Robin D. Tiger and Miles J. Gipp. He descended from the Lakota Sioux, Muscogee, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Nations. Kyle’s grandparents had a strong influence...
Jimmie Brownell, Jr.
Dec 5, 2022
Jimmie Brownell, Jr., age 99, Shawnee resident, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022. He was born on August 28, 1923, in Purcell, OK to Jimmie Brownell, Sr. and Hattie Mae (Northcutt) Brownell. He was a graduate of Arkansas City High School and then attended Cowley College in Arkansas City, KS. Lura "Catherine" Mitchell became his wife for 74 years until...
Jettie Mae (Chesser) McKimmey
Dec 4, 2022
Jettie was born Jettie Mae Chesser to John Henry Chesser and Georgia Chesser on December 4, 1938 in Dry Prong, Louisiana. She was reunited with the Lord on her 84th birthday, December 4, 2022. In between she met Joe McKimmey at age 14 and worked with him at Top Hat Drive In. He was 15. They rode the school bus...
Dakota Jayde Garroutte
Dec 3, 2022
Garroutte, Dakota J., age 28, Shawnee resident, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022, at his home. A memorial ceremony to celebrate Dakota's life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2022, in the chapel at Walker Funeral & Cremation Service. Following the ceremony, he will be laid to rest at the Tecumseh Cemetery. Dakota was born on September...
Frances Louise (Sealock) Hankins Mason
Dec 3, 2022
Frances Louise (Sealock) Hankins Mason, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022. She was 90 years old.
Louise was born on February 20, 1932, in McLoud, OK. She graduated from Prairie Valley High School in Seminole County. On August 13, 1950, she married Doyle Wayne Hankins at Highway Baptist Church in Little, Oklahoma, where they met. Doyle...
Linda Gail Whitney
Dec 2, 2022
Linda Gail Whitney, resident of Harrah, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022. She was 73 years old.
Linda was born on November 23, 1949, to Vona Lee Coker and Cecil Coker in Oklahoma City. She married Floyd Kennon Whitney on September 3, 1971, in Oklahoma City.
She was preceded in death by her mother, father, sister, Darlene Wages, mother-in-law,...
Andrea Francene Ellis
Nov 26, 2022
Andrea Francene (Berry) Ellis, age 80, of Shawnee, passed away in a local hospital on Saturday, November 26, 2022. A memorial ceremony will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. Andrea was born September 13, 1942, in Mountain View, Oklahoma, to Andrew Edwin and Wynona Francene...
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