Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Billy Gene Stubbs

Billy Gene Stubbs

Sep 15, 2022

Shawnee resident Billy Gene Stubbs, 74, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022 at his home. No memorial services are planned at this time. Billy was born November 22, 1947 in Shawnee, OK to Charles and Margaret (Paris) Stubbs. He served in the United States Marine Corp. and later retired from Tinker Air Force Base where he was an equipment operator....

Leonard Walter Leniewski

Leonard Walter Leniewski

Sep 14, 2022

Leonard W. Leniewski was born on April 15, 1924 to Bernard Leniewski and Helen Jonas Leniewski in Milwaukee, WI. Leonard passed from this life on September 14, 2022 at age 98. Leonard enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 3, 1943. He served in the Army Signal Corp achieving the rank of T-5 during WWII. The army had him listed...

Richard A. Walters

Richard A. Walters

Sep 9, 2022

Walters, Richard A., age 78, resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma, (formerly of Hobbs, NM and Sand Springs, Ok) , passed away Friday, September 9, 2022, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Richard was born on November 21, 1943, to Arlin D. and Clara Lilly (Scheller) Walters in Durham, North Carolina.  He was raised in the New Mexico area graduating from high school in Hobbs, New...

Thalia Jane Odell

Thalia Jane Odell

Sep 9, 2022

Thalia Jane Odell, our wife, mama, nana, and best friend, passed just beyond our earthly view into the presence of His glorious light and love on Friday, September 9, 2022.She was born on June 18, 1956, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Ovney and Herman Mink. She grew up in Stratford, Oklahoma where she made many lifelong friends and graduated Valedictorian...

Ann Flewallen

Ann Flewallen

Sep 8, 2022

Barbara “Ann” Flewallen, of Dale, Oklahoma, passed away on September 8, 2022. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 12, 2022 at Walker Funeral Chapel with Russell Currie officiating. Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery. Viewing will begin Sunday at 1:00 P.M. She was born September 15, 1940 to Virgie Anna Alexander Baber and Leslie Baber in Dale, Oklahoma....

Phillip Len Hudson

Phillip Len Hudson

Sep 8, 2022

Phillip Len Hudson passed from this world in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the age of 63. His friends and family gathered by his bed during his final hours to give him comfort and offer their goodbyes. Born in Memphis, Tennessee to William Jasper Hudson and Paula Gene Hudson he was the third of six...

Katie Ann Klimkowski

Katie Ann Klimkowski

Sep 5, 2022

Klimkowski, Katie Ann, age 20, lifelong Harrah resident passed away unexpectedly Monday, September 5, 2022 in Norman, Oklahoma.

Friends and loved ones may pay their respects at Walker Funeral & Cremation Service from 1-6pm on Sunday, September 11 and from 8am-6pm on Monday, September 12.  A memorial ceremony to celebrate Katie's remarkable life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on...

Billie Francis Horton

Billie Francis Horton

Sep 4, 2022

Billie Francis Horton, loving wife, mother and grandmother left this world Sunday, September 4, 2022, in Shawnee, OK. Billie was born Billie Francis Tabor in Dodson, TX on February 1, 1930, to Raymond and Veona Tabor, one of two children. Billie grew up and attended the Church of Christ in Dodson. Billie graduated high school in 1948. While working in...

Oliver P. Benton

Oliver P. Benton

Sep 2, 2022

Oliver Proctor Benton, 79, from Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away unexpectedly at Oklahoma City Heart Hospital on September 2nd with his wife and daughters by his side. 

He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Robert Proctor and Irma Jeanne (Abbott) Benton on September 1, 1943. He attended school at St. Benedict’s Catholic School and St. Gregory’s High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma...

Ricky Allen Wiens

Ricky Allen Wiens

Sep 1, 2022

Ricky Allen Wiens, loving son, brother, father, and grandfather, passed from this earth to his heavenly home on Thursday, September 1, 2022. He was 59 years old and a lifetime resident of Bethel Acres. Ricky was born on December 31, 1962, in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Diana and Carl Wiens of Bethel. Ricky started working in the electrical field in 1998...

Amar R. Snell, Jr.

Amar R. Snell, Jr.

Aug 31, 2022

Amar R. Snell, Jr.  was born on August 26, 2022 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Amar Snell, Sr. and Josilyn T. Wakolee. He passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2022 in Oklahoma City. 

Patricia Lueze Carrington

Patricia Lueze Carrington

Aug 31, 2022

Patricia Lueze Carrington was born in Konawa, Oklahoma to Hubert and Lucille Grove on July 2, 1944. The family later moved to Maud, Oklahoma where Patricia attended and graduated from Maud Public Schools. She married Tommy Carrington and made their home in Maud. After Tommy’s passing in 1996, Patricia continued to reside in Maud until 2005 when she moved to...

Warren Louis Summers

Warren Louis Summers

Aug 30, 2022

Warren Louis Summers, 89, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2022 in Sugar Land, Texas. He was born on April 24, 1933 in Norman, Okla. to Tony and Nelly Mae Summers and graduated from Norman High School in 1951. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he was a member of the ROTC and OU rifle team. After earning an...

John L. Wilson

John L. Wilson

Aug 30, 2022

John L. Wilson, resident of Oklahoma City, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. John was born on September 15, 1949 in Poteau, OK. He was a 1967 graduate of Great Bend High School in Great Bend, Kansas. He graduated from OBU in 1971 and earned his master’s degree from UCO in 1977.

John met Carol Goins at OBU as...

Barbara Ellen Davis

Barbara Ellen Davis

Aug 26, 2022

Barbara Ellen Davis, 75, of Shawnee, OK passed away unexpectedly following a brief illness on August 26, 2022. Born November 21, 1946 to Ralph and Lavon Davis, Barbara Ellen spent her early childhood in Moore before the family moved to Oklahoma City. Barbara Ellen’s lifelong passion for music took root in early childhood as a young piano student and chorister....

Billie Gayle Williams

Billie Gayle Williams

Aug 23, 2022

Our wonderful mother, Billie Gayle Foster Williams, has passed from this earth to her heavenly home, a gift she received by having faith in Jesus Christ. Billie Gayle was the daughter of Beulah and Walter Gayle Foster. Billie Gayle was a student leader at Lawton High as well as a Cheerleader. She made many lifelong friends, one she decided to...

Glenn R. Grizzle

Glenn R. Grizzle

Aug 14, 2022

Glenn R. Grizzle, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Sunday, August, 14, 2022. He was 75 years old. Glenn was born on May 13, 1947, to Mauna Jean Grizzle in Tulsa, OK. He was raised by his grandparents, George and Katrina Grizzle in Holdenville, OK. He served his country for ten years in the United States Army during Vietnam. Glenn...

Bobby L Denney

Bobby L Denney

Aug 12, 2022

Bobby Leon Denney went to his Heavenly home Friday, August 12, passing peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. He spent 88 years loving his family and being a shining example of how to love his Savior and serve Him in His Church. He was born January 25, 1934 to Jesse Lilburn Leon and Pearl (Cook) Denney near Prague,...

Lillie Jenelle Cox

Lillie Jenelle Cox

Aug 7, 2022

Jenelle Cox, age 90 of Dale, passed peacefully into her eternal life in Heaven on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Graveside Services will be Friday, August 12, 2022 11:00 A.M. at Dale Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday evening 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the funeral home. Jenelle was the fourth born child of W.A. (Bill) and Bertha (Greene) Swanda in Carnegie,...

Connie Maxine White

Connie Maxine White

Aug 4, 2022

Tecumseh resident Connie Maxine White, 86, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at her home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 6, 2022 from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at Walker Funeral Service. Connie was born March 20, 1936 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Virgil Noland and Vashta Nadine (Watson) Noland. She married Bobby Joe White. Connie worked as...