Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Letha "Jo" Dockrey

Letha "Jo" Dockrey

Dec 19, 2019

Letha “Jo” Dockrey, 81, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at home, on December 19, 2019.

Jo was born September 28, 1938.  She graduated from Shawnee High School.  Jo married the love of her life, Pascal Grant Dockrey, on May 13, 1956.  Grant and Jo enjoyed 58 years of marriage together.  Jo worked as a title abstractor and ranched...

Ramona Colburn

Ramona Colburn

Dec 17, 2019

Ramona Colburn, 67, of Shawnee, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 in Midwest City, OK.  Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2019 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating.  Burial will follow in Blackburn Chapel Cemetery.

Ramona was born November 8, 1952 in Duncan, Oklahoma to Shon & Lillie Bradley.  She was a...

Truman Franklin Rankins

Truman Franklin Rankins

Dec 16, 2019

Former Enid resident Truman Franklin Rankins, 85, passed away on Monday, December 16, at his home in Shawnee. 

Truman was born November 21, 1934, in Sugar Grove, Arkansas, to Granville and Verna (Townsend) Rankins. He graduated high school at Booneville High School in Booneville, Arkansas with the class of 1952. Truman proudly served in the US Army then continued service in...

Mary Aline Robbins

Mary Aline Robbins

Dec 15, 2019

Tecumseh resident Mary Aline Robbins, 83, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 in Shawnee, OK. Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Cross Connections Church (formerly Oak Park Church of God) with JoAnn Kirkhom officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Mary was born August 23, 1936 in Seminole,...

Cheryl Christina Holmes

Cheryl Christina Holmes

Dec 13, 2019

Shawnee resident Cheryl Christina Holmes passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 in Shawnee.

Memorial services are pending at this time.

Cheryl was born November 2, 1949 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Alva Lee Cox and Victoria Ramona (Stubbs) Cox.  She attended McLoud schools.  On June 5, 1969 she married Elmer Carl Holmes.  She spent much of her life as...

George "Eddie" E. Fowler

George "Eddie" E. Fowler

Dec 12, 2019

Longtime Meeker resident George “Eddie” E. Fowler, 67, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 in Shawnee.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Pastor Mike Neal officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker.

George “Eddie” E. Fowler was born on June 14, 1952 in Meeker, Oklahoma...

Constance "Connie" Colleen Condray

Constance "Connie" Colleen Condray

Dec 11, 2019

Constance Colleen Condray, 91, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, in Shawnee, OK.  She was born to the late Milburn and Lucille Sanford Condray, December 6, 1928, in Estella, OK.  Most of her childhood was spent helping on the Craig county family ranch, the Lazy A.  After graduation from White Oak High School, Vinita, OK, she began working for Southwestern Bell...

Myrtle (Dickenson) Hood

Myrtle (Dickenson) Hood

Dec 10, 2019

Myrtle (Dickenson) Hood, 87, passed away on December 10, 2019.  

She was born May 23, 1932 in Johnson Community to Lonnie and Alma Dickenson.  Myrtle was one of ten children that was raised in the Johnson area.  She worked as a cook most of her life, first starting at Biscuit Hill Café.  She spent many years at the Pottawatomie...

Roberta Ray Hooton

Roberta Ray Hooton

Dec 10, 2019

Shawnee resident, Roberta Ray Hooton, 83, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in Shawnee.

Services will be at 2:00pm Friday, December 13, 2019 at New Life Baptist Church (8900 S. Peebly Rd, Newalla 74857) with Pastor Rick Ham officiating.  Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Roberta was born May 20, 1936...

Linda Loraine Stone

Linda Loraine Stone

Nov 30, 2019

On Saturday, November 30, 2019, Linda Loraine Stone, loving mother of seven children, passed away at the age of 92. She was a long-time resident of Shawnee. Loraine was born on December 25, 1926, in Hobart, OK, to Edward and Ola Long. She raised seven children on her own and did it well. As the children got older, Loraine began...

William E. Malone

William E. Malone

Nov 24, 2019

Shawnee resident William Eugene Malone, 95, passed away on Sunday, November 24, at his home.  

William was born on October 7, 1924 in Jackson, Tennessee to Eugene and Thelma (Hawk) Malone.  William graduated high school at Brown’s High School in rural Jackson Tennessee.  He continued his education receiving his bachelor’s degree at Oklahoma A & M, then his master’s...

Donald Lee Carpenter

Donald Lee Carpenter

Nov 23, 2019

Donald Lee Carpenter was born to Dow Lee and Stella (Gilpin) Carpenter in Shawnee, OK on February 26, 1936.  After attending several different elementary schools in Oklahoma and in California, Don completed his education at Bethel High School, where he excelled in baseball and basketball, graduating in 1954.  On November 26, 1953, during his senior year, he married the love...

Reba Elizabeth King

Reba Elizabeth King

Nov 21, 2019

On Thursday, November 21st, 2019, Reba Elizabeth King went home with her Lord and Savior in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Reba, or “Nanny,” as her grandkids referred to her, was born in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to John and Nora Abney on November 26th, 1939.  She graduated high school in Meeker, Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma Baptist University.  She worked as a telephone operator...

Barbara Lou Lang

Barbara Lou Lang

Nov 20, 2019

Barbara Lou Boggs Lang, age eighty-six, of Tecumseh, passed away on November 20, 2019, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  Barbara was born in South Charleston, West Virginia to William and Edwina Weddington Boggs on March 17, 1933.  She graduated from South Charleston High School, Charleston General Hospital of Nursing and attended the Medical College of Georgia.  She worked as a Registered Nurse...

Patricia Louise Ramsey

Patricia Louise Ramsey

Nov 20, 2019

Shawnee resident, Patricia Louise Ramsey, 78, died November 20, 2019 at her home. Patricia was born December 16, 1940 in Bakersfield, California to Charles Edgar & Hazel Louise (Winkle) Sullivan. She served in the United States Air Force for 2 years, and worked as an item manager for Tinker Air Force Base for over 30 years. In 1983 she married...

Mary Jean Davis

Mary Jean Davis

Nov 17, 2019

Yukon resident Mary Jean Davis, 85, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Shawnee, OK.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow at Orr Cemetery near Wilson, OK.

Mary was born May 4, 1934 in OKC, OK to Berton Alonzo Warner and Lois (Green) Warner.  She graduated...

Gloria (Slavens) Vandaveer

Gloria (Slavens) Vandaveer

Nov 17, 2019

Gloria E. (Slavens) Vandaveer, 79, of Shawnee, OK peacefully passed away Sunday evening at Integris Hospice House, Oklahoma City, OK. She was born March 15, 1940 in Jacksonville, IL, the daughter of George B. and Roberta M. Cummings. She grew up in White Hall, Illinois and graduated from North Greene High School. She obtained an English degree from Illinois College...

Keith Lee

Keith Lee

Nov 17, 2019

Richard “Keith” Lee, of Meeker, entered into eternal life on November 17, 2019. He was 63 years young.

Keith was born February 1, 1956 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Richard and Wanda Lee.  He attended Shawnee High School and continued to reside in Shawnee for many years before returning to the old Lee Family Farm in Meeker.  Keith’s life was...

Joy Charlene Wright

Joy Charlene Wright

Nov 16, 2019

Shawnee resident Joy Charlene Wright, 66, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 16, in Oklahoma City. Joy, the daughter of Emmit and Ruth (Lamirand) Veitenheimer, was born May 31, 1953 in Pawnee. She graduated from Shawnee High School, with the class of 1971. Joy married her sweetheart, Tommy Wright on January 22, 1971 in Shawnee. Joy loved...

Auburn Clayton Sims

Auburn Clayton Sims

Nov 14, 2019

Shawnee resident Auburn Clayton Sims, 100, passed away on Thursday, November 14 at his home. Auburn was born June 13, 1919, in Yell County, Arkansas, to Darlin and Carrie (Vinson) Sims. Auburn married Audra Lee in Muskogee, on January 31, 1937. He enlisted the Army during World War II, when he was 24 years old in spite of the fact...