Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County
William "Gene" James
Sep 18, 2021
William Eugene James, well known as Gene, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021. He was 92 years old. Gene was born in Durant, Oklahoma, to T. W. James and Carrie Anderson James on November 4, 1928.
He entered the United States Army in 1950 and spent 17 months in Korea and Japan before being discharged in 1952. He received...
Enid Maxine Jones
Sep 16, 2021
Tecumseh resident, Maxine Jones, 93, died Thursday, September 16, at her home. She was born February 13, 1928, in Keota, Oklahoma, to Sherman and Freda Wright Hall.
Maxine was a member of the Broadway United Methodist Church of Tecumseh where she enjoyed teaching Sunday School.
She married Leo Jones February 28, 1948, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
After graduating from San...
Lynnette Gail Medley
Sep 16, 2021
Shawnee native, Lynnette Gail Medley, died Thursday, September 16, 2021, at her residence in Moore, OK at the age of 70.
She was born Lynette Gail Loftis on June 26, 1951 in Shawnee to her parents, Donald and Mary Loftis. As the firstborn child, she grew up as a big sister to her two brothers, Rodney and Randy. Later in...
Sherri Lyn Hightower
Sep 14, 2021
Sherri Hightower, resident of McLoud, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. She was 65 years old.
Sherri was born on December 3, 1955 in Oklahoma City to her parents, Martin Parks and Joyce Stratton.
Survivors include her daughter, Amber Smith of Okemah, son, Robert Hightower, of Shawnee, and her four grandchildren, Garrett Walkup, Ty Walkup, Hannah Walkup, and Allissa...
Carrold Eugene "Gene" Smith
Sep 13, 2021
Carrold Eugene "Gene" Smith, 79 years old, Died on Monday, September 13 in a local hospital. Graveside Services will be September 15th @ 10:00 am in Dale Cemetery. Pastor Terry Presley will officiate Gene was born July 28, 1942 in Carney, Oklahoma to Carol Smith and Nellie (Jones) Smith. He graduated from Choctaw High School and was a longtime Meat...
Susan Fay Rider
Sep 10, 2021
Susan Fay Rider, 75 years old, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Susan was born April 26, 1946 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Jewel Dexter Rider and Elsie June (Odor) Rider. Susan is survived by her brother, Jewel Dexter Rider, Jr.
Susan was a person full of life and enjoyed attending church. She enjoyed bible study, gospel...
John Hogin Howard
Sep 10, 2021
John Hogin Howard was born in Shawnee on January 17, 1953 to Carl and Dozier Howard and stepped into heaven on Friday, September 10, 2021. He attended Shawnee Public Schools graduating in the Class of 1971. He spent most of his high school and college summers coaching tennis to area adults and children for longtime SHS tennis coach Paul Duffield....
Della Kathyleen Maier
Sep 8, 2021
Della Kathyleen “Kathy” Maier, was born in Seminole County, OK to Calvin Delworth Button and Berchie Lee Clagg Button on February 13, 1946. She married her sweetheart, George Maier, on April 1, 1964 at age 18. Over the next 57 years they raised nine children and are proud grandparents and great-grandparents to 54 grandchildren. Kathy and George served two missions...
Karleen H. Osborn
Aug 31, 2021
Karleen Helen (Moore) Osborn, 90, of Shawnee died peacefully in her home on August 31, 2021. She was born July 15, 1931, in Dallas, Texas, to Reverend Karl H. Moore, Th.D., and Jennie (Ross) Moore. She attended schools in Brownwood and Sonora, Texas, before graduating from high school in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music education with...
Phyllis Joan (Koehler) Shatto
Aug 31, 2021
Phyllis Shatto, 64, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at her home in Shawnee. Visitation will be from 1pm to 3pm Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Walker Funeral Service. Phyllis was born March 20, 1957 in Shawnee to Paul Koehler and Jesse (Millar) Koehler. She married John Shatto on April 17, 1981. She was a homemaker and housewife but also...
Bartona Manning
Aug 28, 2021
Bartona "Toni" Manning, of Shawnee, OK went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the age of 86 years and 8 months. Her husband and both daughters were at her side.
Bartona was born on Saturday, December 29, 1934 in Quinton, OK to Lee Freeman Morris and Grace Elizabeth Morris....
Juliette Renae (Blanchard) Torres
Aug 28, 2021
Juliette Renae (Blanchard) Torres, 41, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Wake services will be Tuesday Evening at the Sac and Fox Nation Ceremonial House, Stroud, OK. Burial will be Wednesday Morning at Wakolee Cemetery.
Sandra Hackney
Aug 27, 2021
This is the story of Sandra Lynn Hackney. Sandy was a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed and will always be cherished. Our NaNa, as she liked to be called by her grandchildren, was an amazing wife, mom, daughter, sister and friend. On August 27, 2021 at the age of 74, Sandy left her earthly home. Because of her...
Oleta Ray McCalip
Aug 26, 2021
Oleta Ray McCalip, life-long resident of Shawnee, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at her home. She was 79 years old. "Leta" was born on March 18, 1942 to her parents, Archie and Ola Miles in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Leta retired from Tinker AFB where she met life-long friends. Her love of Christmas was evident throughout the year watching Christmas...
Floyd Raymond Hood
Aug 26, 2021
We mournfully announce the passing of Floyd Raymond Hood, 67, of Shawnee. He was born to Charles Hood and Janie Hood (Burnes) on February 28, 1954, in Shawnee, OK. After a hard fought battle with cancer, Floyd went to be with the Lord on August 26, 2021, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was preceded in death by...
Velma D. Cosar
Aug 26, 2021
Velma D. Cosar, resident of Harrah, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Harrah, Oklahoma. She was 81 years old. Velma was born on July 16, 1940 to her parents, Floyd and Minnie Watts in Paden, Oklahoma. Velma was preceded in death by her sisters, Dorothy and Willie Pearl, her husband, Galvos Cosar, and her daughters, Sandra and Janet....
Gena Lynn Duncan
Aug 26, 2021
Gena Lynn Duncan, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Tulsa. She was 58 years old. She lived in Owasso with her loving boyfriend, Andre Rocha and his two daughters Emily and Ashley.
Gena was born on September 1, 1962 in Pacoima, California to her parents, Harold Duncan and Mary Proznyk.
Gena was a great cook. She especially loved...
Sally Jo Jett
Aug 24, 2021
Sally Jo Jett passed away on August 24th, 2021 at the age of 77 in Shawnee, Oklahoma with family in her son’s home. Sally was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was the daughter of Edward and Ann Vallandingham. She graduated from Fremont High School in Iowa in 1962. She attended college in Missouri, Virginia, and Oklahoma; ultimately earning her Master’s...
Carolyn Lou Martin
Aug 20, 2021
Carolyn Lou Martin received her call Home to Glory on Friday, August 20, 2021, after 94 years of life. She was born on the family farm in Seminole County, Oklahoma near Little in 1927. She arrived a month after Charles Lindburgh completed the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. While growing up on the farm she watched the waving wheat and helped...
Ladonna Kay Eddings
Aug 19, 2021
On August 18, 2021, Ladonna Kay Eddings joined our Father in Heaven. Ladonna was born on January 21, 1961 to her parents, Donnie and Glenda Anderson in Tecumseh, OK. She was a kind hearted person who was quick to be at anyone's side who needed her. Ladonna was loved by many and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in...
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