Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Vernon Ray Martin

Vernon Ray Martin

Feb 27, 2018

Shawnee resident Vernon Martin, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at his home.The family will be at Walker Funeral Service on Friday from 5pm to 7pm to receive friends.  Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 3, 2018 at University Baptist Church with Rev. Glen Pence officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Vernon was born near McLoud,...

Catharine Jane (Whittenberg) Collum

Catharine Jane (Whittenberg) Collum

Feb 26, 2018

Catharine Jane Whittenberg Collum, 93, formerly of Shawnee, died February 26, 2018 at her home in Okla. City, OK.Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, with Father Bill Carroll and Father Tom Dahlman officiating. Memorials may be made in the form of donations to a local food bank or meals program.Catharine was born April...

Rita May Tefertiller

Rita May Tefertiller

Feb 26, 2018

Shawnee resident Rita Conner Tefertiller, 80, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2018 in Oklahoma City.Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Johnson Cemetery. Rita was born March 16, 1937 in Shawnee to John and Velva Souders. She married Bill Conner and they had 4 sons. She spent most of her life in the Johnson Community where...

Pauline Wilson Young

Pauline Wilson Young

Feb 21, 2018

Pauline Wilson Young of Shawnee, was born July 10, 1931 and passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 86.Funeral services will be Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Walker Funeral Service Chapel in Shawnee with Amy Busse officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee. Services are under the...

Donald Eugene McKee

Donald Eugene McKee

Feb 20, 2018

Donald Eugene McKee of Oklahoma City, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the age of 82.Don, the son of Ralph and Clement McKee was born August 1, 1935 in Shawnee Oklahoma. He graduated from Shawnee High School and then attended Oklahoma State University. Don proudly served in the US Army. He was the part owner of McKee Lumber;...

George Earl Kursar

George Earl Kursar

Feb 20, 2018

George Earl Kursar, 71, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed from this life to the next on February 20, 2018 at his residence.George was born in Seminole, Oklahoma on March 15, 1946 to Dr. G.M. “Doc” and Mabel (Holman) Kursar. He graduated from Konawa High School and attended East Central University. He went on to manage Gibson’s Department Store in downtown Shawnee...

Gene Reed

Gene Reed

Feb 15, 2018

Gene Lewis Reed, 81, of Noble, passed away on Thursday February 15, 2018. He was born October 26, 1936 in Norman, OK to the late Lewis and Virgie (Darling) Reed. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sue (Allred) Reed, his parents, Lewis and Virgie Reed, his brother, Don Reed and step-daughter Nita Coker.He graduated Noble High School...

Daniel Wayne O'Brien

Daniel Wayne O'Brien

Feb 10, 2018

Daniel Wayne O'Brien, 68, of Asher, died Saturday, February 10, 2018 in an Oklahoma City hospital.Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018 at White Dove Cemetery, in Sparks, Oklahoma with Winston Manning officiating, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Nola Dean Spencer

Nola Dean Spencer

Feb 9, 2018

Nola Dean Spencer, 93, went to be with her Lord on February 9, 2018. She was born October 25, 1924 to John Knox Pool and Gertrude Mae (Wist) Pool in Durham, Arkansas. Later the family moved to Jenks, OK where she met and married Jack L. Spencer. During their lifetime, they traveled the 48 states in their motor home. They...

Norma Jeane Kelly

Norma Jeane Kelly

Feb 3, 2018

Norma Jeane Kelly, 88, of Tulsa, died Saturday, February 3, 2018 in Tulsa.Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 7 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Ken Kerbo officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Clarehouse Hospice House, 7617 S. Mingo, Tulsa, OK 74133.Jeane was born February 26,...

Everette Scott Jr.

Everette Scott Jr.

Jan 31, 2018

With the most loving memories ofEverette Scott, Jr.(10-04-1934 to 01-31-2018)Everette Scott, Jr. was born to Everette Scott and Jewel Scott on October 4, 1934, in Proctorville, Ohio. After a family tragedy, Everette, along with his only sister, Londa Lena Scott were raised by their grandparents, Ona Alice Scott and Edward Barnes Scott of Livermore, Kentucky.Everette attended Livermore High School where...

Charlene (Lee) Walling

Charlene (Lee) Walling

Jan 27, 2018

Charlene (Lee) Walling, 79, of Shawnee, died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 31 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Charlene was born February 15, 1938 in Odessa, Texas to Edgar...

Ramona "Mona" Jane Cleek

Ramona "Mona" Jane Cleek

Jan 27, 2018

Former Shawnee resident, Ramona “Mona” Jane Cleek, 87, died Saturday, January 27 at her home in Oklahoma City. A Celebration of Life will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Pastor Bill Farrell officiating. The family has designated AMA Pro-Flat Track Rookies, www.amaft79.com, as appropriate for memorials. There will be a family visitation...

Jim William McGaha

Jim William McGaha

Jan 27, 2018

Long-time McLoud resident Jim William McGaha, Sr. passed away January 27, 2018 at the age of 93. Jim was born February 21, 1924 in McLoud, as one of eight children of William and Dora (Clark) McGaha. Jim lost his loving wife, Betty (Williams) McGaha, five years ago. They were married November 9, 1946 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Their 66 year...

David Robert Lane

David Robert Lane

Jan 26, 2018

David Robert Lane of Shawnee, OK, departed this earth on January 26, 2018. He was born March 2, 1958, to Floyd Robert Lane and Ivadene Kimmet Lane Crawford, both of whom have preceded him in death.David grew up in McLoud and Meeker, OK, and later resided in Shawnee where he was a respected and successful business owner of Lane Trucking....

Jessie Willodean (Ennis) Bohannon

Jessie Willodean (Ennis) Bohannon

Jan 24, 2018

Jessie Willodean (Ennis) Bohannon went to be with her Lord on January 24, 2018.She was born November 28, 1927 to Earl and Mary “Mae” Smalley in Eakly, Oklahoma. She lived on the family farm until she moved to Oklahoma City at the end of WWII where she went to work at the Daily Oklahoman and attended Oklahoma Christian University. She...

Larry B. Dockrey

Larry B. Dockrey

Jan 23, 2018

Larry Brant Dockrey entered Heaven’s Gate on January 23rd, 2018. Larry was born on May 22nd, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Pascal “Dute” Dockrey and Myra “Madge” Dockrey. Larry passed on to be with the Good Lord at the age of 75 to be reunited with many family members including parents Dute and Madge, along with twin brother Garry, older...

John Robert Bird

John Robert Bird

Jan 19, 2018

John Robert “Jack” Bird of McLoud, was born on July 31, 1927, in Shonn, Kentucky and passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 90.Jack was the son of George David Bird Sr. and Margaret K. (Stinson) Bird. He graduated from McLoud high school with the class of 1945. He then went to Oklahoma...

Norma Lee Johnson

Norma Lee Johnson

Jan 16, 2018

Norma Lee Johnson died in Edmond, OK on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. She was 88 years old. Norma was born on June 14, 1929 in Seminole, OK. She is the daughter of James Holt and Anna Elizabeth Hazelwood. They moved to Oklahoma City where she grew up and attended Classen High School. Norma went to the University of Oklahoma and...

Barbara "Bobbie" J. Thompson

Barbara "Bobbie" J. Thompson

Jan 14, 2018

Shawnee resident Barbara J. (Bobbie) Thompson, 90, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 in Shawnee. Bobbie was born February 8, 1927 in Snyder, Oklahoma to Thomas J Beason and Sarah Hammons Beason. After her family had moved to Tribbey, Oklahoma in the early 1940s, she came to Shawnee to work and attend school. She graduated Shawnee High School in 1945. She...