Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Richard "Dick" Earl Grace

Richard "Dick" Earl Grace

May 3, 2021

Richard Earl (Dick) Grace went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 3rd 2021. He was born on October 6th 1939 in Okemah Oklahoma. His family eventually settled in Oklahoma City, where he attended school. He graduated from Classen HS in 1957 and went on to graduate from Oklahoma City University with a degree in Accounting. He had...

Floy Mae Cook

Floy Mae Cook

May 3, 2021

Shawnee resident Floy Mae Cook, 87, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 in Shawnee, OK. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 7, 2021 at Blackburn Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. Burial will follow at Blackburn Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Floy was born July 31, 1933 in Gulfport, Mississippi to Louis Allen...

William "Bill" Steele

William "Bill" Steele

May 1, 2021

Bill was born January 1, 1950, in Princeton MO to Mae (Ross) and Jessie Lee Steele, Sr. The family later moved to Oklahoma City where he attended school and finished at Classen High School. Bill and Edith Steele were married July 1, 1976; to this marriage were step-son Brian Smith, son Blake Steele and daughter April Lynn Steele Maston. Throughout...

Clifford Ray Blanchard

Clifford Ray Blanchard

May 1, 2021

Shawnee resident Clifford Blanchard, 68, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 in Shawnee, OK. Wake services will be Wednesday Evening at the Sac and Fox Community Building in Stroud, OK. Burial will be Thursday Morning at the Sac and Fox Cemetery in Stroud, OK under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Clifford was born March 7, 1953 in Shawnee, Oklahoma...

Connie Joyce Bly

Connie Joyce Bly

Apr 24, 2021

Connie Joyce Schillings Bly, 82, passed away Saturday, April 24, surrounded by family. Connie was born February 10, 1939, in Shawnee. She graduated from Dale High School where she met her husband, William (Bill) Bly. They were married November 4th, 1955. Connie was a wife, mother and homemaker and still found time to follow her passion and love for animals,...

Richard Brown

Richard Brown

Apr 20, 2021

Richard Brown passed away peacefully the morning of April 20, 2021 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City surrounded by his wife and children. He was born on July 22, 1944 in Orange County, California to David and Mildred Brown. Richard attended Horace Mann Elementary and graduated from Shawnee High School in 1963. After graduation, he served with the Oklahoma...

Rocky Fields

Rocky Fields

Apr 19, 2021

Rocky Fields was the son of W.C. “Buck” Fields and Marjorie Evelyn (Doshier) Fields. Rocky married his best friend, Debra (Conger), on March 17, 1973 in Nowata, Oklahoma. Together they enjoyed a marriage built on love and laughter and were blessed with a beautiful daughter, Stefanie and three beautiful granddaughters, Grace, Adison, and Isabelle. Rocky was an R.N. who took...

Bill G Pemberton

Bill G Pemberton

Apr 17, 2021

Bill Pemberton, age 91 of Shawnee died Saturday, April 17, 2021 at a local nursing center. Private services will be held. Bill was born May 28 1929 in Wichita Falls Texas to Gertie William and Lucy Ella (Herring) Pemberton. He attended schools and Graduated from Burkburnett, Texas. He was an Engineer for Skelly Oil for 37 years. He married Louise...

Larry Paul Chilcoat

Larry Paul Chilcoat

Apr 16, 2021

Larry Paul Chilcoat passed away Friday, April 16th 2021 at the age of 75 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Larry was born August 1st, 1945 to Ocie Lee Chilcoat and Grace Irene Isbell Chilcoat in Seminole, OK. He married Ida Nell Wood on July 24th, 1965. They were married 55 years. He was enlisted in the United...

Kenneth Ray Branson

Kenneth Ray Branson

Apr 14, 2021

Ken “Kenny” Branson went to his heavenly home Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the age of 66. Kenny was born in Tulsa, OK on February 1, 1955 to Ray and Joan Branson. He grew up in the Johnson community where his dad was a pastor at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church for ten years. The family moved to Roswell, NM in...

Fonda Kay Loftis

Fonda Kay Loftis

Apr 11, 2021

Fonda Kay (Wilson) Loftis passed away peacefully at her home in Shawnee, OK on Sunday, April 11, 2021 surrounded by family. Fonda was born in Charlotte, NC on November 5, 1948 to Judson Wilson and Aileen (Broyles). She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1967. Fonda married her High School sweetheart, Darrell Loftis On July 29, 1967 in Texas. They...

Jerry Paul Perkins

Jerry Paul Perkins

Apr 10, 2021

Jerry Paul Perkins, age 83 of Shawnee Oklahoma passed away on Saturday April 10th 2021. Pastor Wayne Sloan will present memorial services at C3 Cross Connection Church, 329 North Pesotum Avenue, Shawnee Oklahoma on Wednesday April 28th 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. in Tecumseh Cemetery followed by a dinner at C3 Cross Connection Church...

Gladys M. Harmon

Gladys M. Harmon

Apr 8, 2021

Gladys Harmon of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed into the arms of her savior on April 8, 2021, at the age of 99. Gladys Maria Swink was born March 27, 1922, to Homer and Ethel Swink, the seventh of eight children. She grew up on the family farm in Bethel Acres and graduated from Shawnee High School in 1940. "Toots", as she...

Barbara JoAnne Lane

Barbara JoAnne Lane

Apr 7, 2021

Shawnee resident Barbara Lane, 84, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in Shawnee. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 12, 2021 at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. Phil Thompson officiating. Barbara was born February 5, 1937 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to James and Ada (Garrett) Gray. She attended Shawnee schools. On September 16, 1985 she married Charles Boyd Lane....

William "Bill" Sherman Kuykendall

William "Bill" Sherman Kuykendall

Apr 3, 2021

Bill Kuykendall, age 79, of McLoud, OK, passed away Saturday April 3, 2021 in Shawnee, OK. He was born February 14, 1942 to William and Marie Kuykendall in Lawton, OK. He married Della (Lane) in 1969 in Lawton, OK. No children were born from this union. He grew up in Lawton, OK then joined the Navy serving on the USS...

Douglas Vaughn Switch, Sr.

Douglas Vaughn Switch, Sr.

Mar 30, 2021

Douglas Vaughn Switch Sr., 77, of Shawnee, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at his home. Douglas, the son of Melpherd James and Faye Ramona (Longhorn) Switch, was born on July 21, 1943, in Shawnee in the Johnson Community. Douglas was a heavy equipment operator and auto and diesel mechanic at various places for 37 years. On June 3, 1999,...

Craig Ashley Cooper

Craig Ashley Cooper

Mar 29, 2021

Craig Ashley Cooper was born in Columbus, Ohio on February 16, 1968 to Robert and Leslie Cooper. Craig grew up in Garland, Texas where he graduated from North Garland High School in 1987. He received a degree in Health and Human Performance from Oklahoma Baptist University. He came to Shawnee to run track, helping the team win a National Championship...

Cleo F Quinton

Cleo F Quinton

Mar 28, 2021

Cleo F. Quinton passed away peacefully in her home in Shawnee, Oklahoma on March 28th 2021 at the age of 86. She was born in Roff, Oklahoma on April 18, 1934 to James Sadel King and Frances Leona Woods. Services will be Friday, April 2, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. Burial...

Terry Don Hollis

Terry Don Hollis

Mar 21, 2021

Terry Don Hollis, 52, of Shawnee died Sunday, March 21, 2021 in an Oklahoma City hospital following a year-long battle with cancer. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 in Wetumka Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Tiffany A. Nagel Monroe officiating. Terry was born October 17, 1968 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Roy L. & Janice C. (LaValley) Hollis....

Samuel Clayton Young

Samuel Clayton Young

Mar 21, 2021

 

Samuel Clayton Young, 13, passed away Sunday, March 21 at his home in Shawnee, OK.

Samuel was born to Trevor and Andy (Hinton) Young on September 18, 2007 in Shawnee. He was a 7th grade student at Shawnee Middle School.

Samuel grew from a tiny precious baby to our gentle giant with a big, deep voice. He was everything...