Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County
Billy Gene Knight
Nov 7, 2020
Billy Gene Knight was born on October 6, 1938 in Sulphur, OK to “Bud” Newton Knight and Edna Knight. He passed away on November 7, 2020 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
He is survived by his kids: son, Danny Waller of Shawnee, OK, daughter, Dee Koehn and husband Patrick of Okla. City; grandkids Cassidy & Gage Koehn...
Mark James Betterton
Nov 7, 2020
Mark James Betterton was born in Spearfish, South Dakota, on June 26, 1961. He went home to be with his Heavenly Father on the evening of November 7, 2020 after a prolonged battle with COVID-19 at the age of 59. Mark grew up in Guymon, Oklahoma where met his future wife, Karla Bennett at a young age while attending junior...
Monroe June Harjo
Nov 4, 2020
Monroe June Harjo, 72, of Shawnee, died Wednesday, November 4 in Norman. Monroe, the son of Edmond and Lillie (Fixico) Harjo, was born November 2, 1948, in Ada. He graduated high school at Sasakwa High School, with the class of 1967.
Monroe proudly served in the US Army in Vietnam. Monroe then attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence...
Ben R. McKee
Nov 4, 2020
Pastor Ben R. McKee (CW4 Ret.) of Elba passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. He was 78 year old.
Ben was born May 29, 1942 to the late Edgar and Grangia McKee.
He was a poultry and cattle farmer, an athletic official and an Alabama GOP representative. He was a pastor for over 19 years at First United...
Martha Marie VanBeber
Nov 3, 2020
Martha VanBeber, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and niece, died November 3, 2020 in Shawnee, OK.
Wake and Rosery will be Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be Friday, November 20, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Benedict Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents: John...
Clara Evelyn Hudson
Nov 2, 2020
Clara Evelyn Hudson, born November 20, 1933 to Roy and Myrtle Brown in Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed from this earthly home on November 2, 2020.
Evelyn graduated from Bethel High School in 1951. On July 1, 1960 she married Max Hudson, her husband of 60 years.
Evelyn is survived by her husband, Max; son Chris Hudson and wife Dorraine...
Vasant Hanratanagorn
Nov 1, 2020
Vasant Hanratanagorn, 70, of McLoud, died Sunday, November 1, at his home.
Vasant was born on August 9, 1950, in Surat Thani, Thailand, to Hun Mengkwung Sae-Hun and Pranee Sae-Lim. He received an associate’s degree from St. Gregory’s University and bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
Vasant worked for Lucent Technologies for over 30...
Glendon Lyle McCarter
Oct 29, 2020
Glendon Lyle McCarter December 14, 1936 – October 29, 2020 Glendon was born on December 14, 1936 in Dale, OK to Arvel and Leta (Stell) McCarter. He graduated from Dale High School in 1955. A few years later Glendon joined the US Army, where he served during the time of the Korean Conflict and the Cuban uprising. He spent the...
Glendon McCarter
Oct 29, 2020
Glendon Lyle McCarter December 14, 1936 – October 29, 2020 Glendon was born on December 14, 1936 in Dale, OK to Arvel and Leta (Stell) McCarter. He graduated from Dale High School in 1955. A few years later Glendon joined the US Army, where he served during the time of the Korean Conflict and the Cuban uprising. He spent the...
LaVonta Lucille Miller
Oct 28, 2020
LaVonta was born on August 19, 1931 in Canton, OK to James and Ethel (Noah) Coffey. She graduated from Canton High School in 1945. In 1961, LaVonta married Frank D. Miller. They originally lived in Oklahoma City, moving to Shawnee in 1968 where they raised their family and lived for the remainder of their lives together. LaVonta worked as a...
Gary Leon Kasterke
Oct 27, 2020
Gary Leon Kasterke, 78 of Shawnee died Tuesday, Oct. 27th 2020.
A memorial service will be held at Walker Funeral Service on Saturday, Oct. 31st at 11am, with Pastor Scott Hendry officiating.
Gary was born on Sep. 30th 1942 in Shawnee to Lester & Syble (Rogers) Kasterke. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1960 and went on...
Harry DeWynne Wood
Oct 27, 2020
Meeker resident Harry “H.D” Wood, 77, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 in Shawnee.
Public viewing will be from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Monday, November 2, 2020 at Sallateeska Baptist Church (45703 Garrett’s Lake Road). Guests are asked to PLEASE WEAR A MASK.
Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 2, 2020 at Johnson Cemetery.
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Ray Reid
Oct 26, 2020
Ray Wesley Reid, 90, of Shawnee, passed away on Monday, October 26, in an Oklahoma City hospital.
Ray, the son of William “Tollie” and Martha Jane (Milburn), was born in Trousdale, on December 14, 1929. Ray proudly served in the US Army. On June 29, 1957, he married Betty Marie Blalock, in Shawnee. Ray worked at Tinker for 25...
Vernon Thomas McLaughlin
Oct 25, 2020
Shawnee resident Vernon Thomas McLaughlin, 83, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 in Shawnee.
Vernon was born June 6, 1937 in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Robert and Goldie McLaughlin. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1955. He then served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1959 and then in the reserves until 1963. He retired from...
Bobby Glen Cox
Oct 24, 2020
Bobby Glen Cox, 89 of Dale, passed peacefully into his eternal life in Heaven on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Bob was the third born son of John Wesley and Leona Bell (Austell) Cox in Hydro, Oklahoma. He was born July 4, 1931. Bob was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard. He spent his adult life working as a...
Henry Jerrell Chesney
Oct 20, 2020
Henry Jerrell Chesney of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away October 20, 2020. Jerrell was born on December 18, 1932 to Charles Earnest and Edna Geneva (Sanders) Chesney in the dark, devastating days of the great depression outside of Rocky, Oklahoma in the farm-home of William and Olive Etsell, who were kind enough to provide a place for his homeless family and...
Oliver Keith Hanratanagorn
Oct 20, 2020
Services will be Thursday Evening, October 22, 2020 at the home of his mother, Carolyn Hanratanagorn. Burial will be Friday Morning in the Frye Family Cemetery.
Jo Ann Gilmore
Oct 18, 2020
Jo Ann Gilmore (Jojo) 82 years of age, passed away on October 18th 2020 in Harrah, Oklahoma.
Jojo was born on May 7th, 1938 to Oscar and Irene Surface in Jefferson City, Missouri. Jojo loved her family and never met a stranger. She loved playing bingo, word search and cross word puzzles, putting puzzles together and arts & crafts...
Connie Elaine Patterson
Oct 14, 2020
Dale resident Elaine Patterson, 72, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at her home.
Funeral services will be 2:00PM Monday, October 19, 2020 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel.
Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery.
Elaine was born September 17, 1948 in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Ralph Hill and Cornelia (Holt) Hill. She graduated from Dale High School....
Raychel Youngblood
Oct 11, 2020
Raychel Ann (Honeycutt) Youngblood, 78, of Shawnee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2020.
Raychel was born on September 21, 1942, in Shawnee, Oklahoma to the late Ray and Anna Mae Honeycutt. She attended Meeker Public Schools and graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in Education. Besides spending time with her family, Raychel loved teaching, especially...
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