Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Charles Thomas Kitchens

Charles Thomas Kitchens

Aug 29, 2017

Charles Thomas Kitchens, 81, of Shawnee, OK passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in an Oklahoma City hospital.Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Westgate Freewill Baptist Church with Bro. Ernie Deeds officiating.  Burial will follow in Dale Cemetery.Charles was born September 21, 1935 in Stuart, Oklahoma to Jesse & Iva Kitchens, and graduated from Stuart High...

Virginia Mae Reynolds

Virginia Mae Reynolds

Aug 27, 2017

Virginia Mae (McClure) Reynolds, 93, of Shawnee, died August 27, 2017. Virginia was born to Roy and Dessie (Foust) McClure on April 26, 1924, in Euchee Creek, Oklahoma. She married J. T. Reynolds on his birthday, June 18, 1941. Virginia had been a member of the Downtown Pentecostal Holiness Church for over 60 years and she loved Jesus.  In fact,...

James Doyle Roberts

James Doyle Roberts

Aug 25, 2017

Shawnee resident James Doyle Roberts, 60, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017. The family will be at Walker Funeral Service on Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm to receive friends.    Services will be 10:00 A.M Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center in Shawnee.  Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project or Tulsa Burn Camp.                                                                      ...

Bertha Ann Young

Bertha Ann Young

Aug 19, 2017

Bertha Ann Young was born to John and Lydia Young on June, 22, 1928, in Eastland Texas.  Bertha Ann began serving the citizens of Shawnee as a cashier in the water department on August 9, 1948, and retired after fifty-one years of loyal service as the City Treasurer/Finance Director on August 31, 1999.  She dedicated her life to Shawnee City...

Ralph Doyle Roberts

Ralph Doyle Roberts

Aug 19, 2017

Ralph Doyle Roberts, 72, of Atoka, OK, died Saturday, August 19, 2017 in Okla. City, OK.Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Bro. Bobby Roe officiating. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery in Lane, OK  @ 3:00 p.m. Doyle was born November 17, 1944 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Ralph & Lettie Roberts. ...

Ramah Lee Rutherford

Ramah Lee Rutherford

Aug 19, 2017

Ramah Lee (Giles) Rutherford, 82, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday, August 19 in a local nursing home.She was born October 27, 1934 in Shawnee, OK to Clyde & Irene Giles.  She graduated from Shawnee High School, where she was a Drum Major and twirler, as well as on the high school swim team.  She was an avid bowler with a...

Pat J. Weir

Pat J. Weir

Aug 19, 2017

Shawnee real estate agent, Pat J. Weir, 83, passed away Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 in Shawnee, OK.Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church with Rev. Tom Dahlman officiating.  Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park.Pat was born May 5, 1934 in Linn County, Missouri to Arnold Jean & Juanita (King) Sparks. She was...

Emma L. Harris

Emma L. Harris

Aug 18, 2017

Shawnee resident Emma L. Harris, 72, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 at a local nursing home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Johnnie Stephens officiating.  Burial will follow in Marlow Cemetery at 3:00 p.m.Emma was born August 10, 1945 in Marlow, Oklahoma to Claude & Tommie (Homer) Worthley. ...

Anna Jean Henshall

Anna Jean Henshall

Aug 17, 2017

Anna Jean Henshall, 76, of Meeker, OK, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at her home.Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2017 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating.  Burial will follow in   New Hope Cemetery, Meeker, OK.  Family will be a t funeral home on Sunday evening from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M....

Jerry E. Ozeretny

Jerry E. Ozeretny

Aug 14, 2017

Jerry E. Ozeretny, 85, of Shawnee, OK, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 in a local nursing home.Services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Dr. Steven Dominy officiating.  Burial will follow in  Resthaven Memorial Park.  The family will be at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm to visit with friends...

Toni Lynne Eads

Toni Lynne Eads

Aug 11, 2017

Toni Lynne Eads, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Friday, August 11, 2017 in her home.   Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 18, 2017 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel.  Burial will follow in Little Cemetery.   Born in Purcell, Oklahoma, November 24, 1952 to Vernon and Pat Schneider. Toni was an excellent student and thoroughly enjoyed being a...

Helen Marie Rose

Helen Marie Rose

Aug 4, 2017

Shawnee resident, Helen Marie Rose, 70, passed away Friday, August 4 in Shawnee. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 9 at Walker Funeral Chapel with Dr. Wesley Paul Coffey officiating. Helen was born April 13, 1947 in Okemah, OK to Bill Franklin Meeks and Geraldine “Jerry” Meeks.  She was a 1965 graduate of Shawnee High School.  On July...

Susan Mae Lipinski

Susan Mae Lipinski

Aug 3, 2017

Susan was born May 16, 1947, to Thomas Walter and Helen Marie Lipinski, who preceded her in death, along with her brother Thomas Walter Jr. After graduating from Draughan’s Business College, Susan proceeded to work for the government for over 50 years in several different areas including 22 years as an Administrative Assistant with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, The...

Bradley Lewis Hembree

Bradley Lewis Hembree

Aug 3, 2017

Bradley Lewis Hembree, 59, of Shawnee, OK, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 in Shawnee. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Walker Funeral Chapel with Wayne Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park.  The casket will be open until service time only. Brad was born April 23, 1958 in Houston, TX to Lewis A. & Jeanie (Faucett)...

Robert Edward Goff

Robert Edward Goff

Jul 31, 2017

Meeker resident Robert Edward Goff, 72, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 in Shawnee.   The family will be at Walker Funeral Service from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday to receive friends. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 7, 2017 at Fort Sill National Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Folds of Honor, https://www.foldsofhonor.org,...

Evelyn Fowler

Evelyn Fowler

Jul 29, 2017

Meeker resident Evelyn Fowler, 79, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Meeker Assembly of God with Bill Forman officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker.  She was born March 5, 1938 near Davenport, Oklahoma to Thomas Bert and Ola May (Sharp) Newnam.  She...

Hannah Mae Foster

Hannah Mae Foster

Jul 28, 2017

Hannah Mae (Johnson) Foster passed from this life at the age of 85 on July 28, 2017.  Hannah was born to Charley Johnson and Judy (Bear) Johnson on September 19, 1931 in Calvin, Oklahoma.  She graduated high school from Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas in 1951. She attended nursing school in Lawton then went to Washington where she was a nurse...

Walden Lee Soderstrom

Walden Lee Soderstrom

Jul 28, 2017

Walden Lee Soderstrom, 84, of Shawnee, Oklahoma entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on July 29, 2017. He was born September 27, 1932 in Chandler, Oklahoma the son of Floyd and Ruby Soderstrom, the sixth of ten children. After graduating from Chandler High School in 1950, Walden joined the United States Air Force where he...

Roma Nyrene Barnes

Roma Nyrene Barnes

Jul 21, 2017

Roma Nyrene Barnes was born August 13, 1924 in Oklahoma City to John Thomas & Edith Hope (Helm) Cheatwood, and passed from this life Friday, July 21, 2017 at her home.On November 27, 1943 she married Norman Barnes in Waco, TX.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 2 sisters: Ruth Stumbaugh and Delia Yount, and 2 brothers:...

Frances Elizabeth Hampton

Frances Elizabeth Hampton

Jul 19, 2017

Frances Elizabeth Hampton, beloved wife of the late Emmett Merle Hampton, went home with to be with her Lord and Savior on July 19, 2017.  She is also preceded in death by her parents, Howard Leonard Hale and Zena Petrie Hale, son-in-law Dan Smith, great-granddaughter Emilee Grace, and Emilee’s father Mike Loughmiller.  Frances, and husband Merle, owned the Hampton Brothers’...