Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County
Darla Jean Wood
May 31, 2016
Darla Jean Wood, 80, passed away May 31, 2016 in her home in Oklahoma City. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 6, 2016 at Walker Funeral Chapel with Willie Points officiating. Burial will follow in Tecumseh Cemetery. Viewing will begin 8:00 a.m. Monday and continue thru service time. She was born January 11, 1936 in Chickasha, OK to Olivia...
William Thomas Winfrey
May 30, 2016
William Thomas Winfrey, 82, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at his home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 2, 2016 in Walker Funeral Chapel with Pastor Ken Kerbo officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Park Cemetery – Chandler, OK. William Thomas Winfrey was born August 23, 1933 in Oklahoma City, OK to Plen Elmer & Elizabeth...
Alice Rose Haley Beeson
May 29, 2016
The ever-smiling effervescent Alice Rose Haley Beeson was born in Lincoln County north of McLoud December 20, 1923 to Clarence and Jessie (Bird) Haley. She lived her life in and around her hometown. During her teen years she worked at McLoud Telephone Company and a local eatery known as Si’s Café. She was a proud 1943 graduate of McLoud High...
June Dutton Tate
May 26, 2016
June Dutton-Tate passed away on May 26th 2016 due to complications from a surgical procedure. She is survived by her life partner Bill Combs of the home. Three daughters - Susan Smith of Paden, Oklahoma; Terrie Dixson of Tribbey, Oklahoma; Buffy Tate of Houston, Texas. Three Grandchildren - Micah Kosemund of San Diego, California, Keevin Dixson of Byars, Oklahoma; Emily...
Joyce Vernell McElroy Smith
May 26, 2016
Joyce Vernell Smith age 78 of Newalla, Oklahoma died Thursday, May 26, 2016 in Oklahoma City. Services are set for Wednesday, June 1st at 2:00 P.M. in Walker Funeral Service Chapel in Shawnee. Rev Larry Sparks officiating. Burial to follow at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. Joyce was born June 6, 1937 in Hollis, Oklahoma to William Vernon and Goldie May (Mefford)...
John "Bill" W. McGowan
May 22, 2016
John W. “Bill” McGowan, 68, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 in an Oklahoma City hospital. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2016 in Walker Funeral Chapel. The family will be at the funeral home Thursday evening from 4-8 p.m. to visit with friends and family. Honorary pallbearers will be the Tecumseh High School graduating...
Irma Lee Bridgewater
May 19, 2016
Irma Lee Bridgewater Irma was born November 30, 1924 in Oklahoma City, OK. She attended Oklahoma City secondary schools. During WWII, she worked transporting workers to the McDonald Douglas plant in Tulsa. After WWII, she worked at OG&E until she married Robert Earl Bridgewater in September 1950. She and Bob started their married life in Midland, TX. They moved to...
Clifford D. Sikes
May 18, 2016
Clifford D. (Grumpy) Sikes, World War II Veteran, Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, Great Great Grandpa and life-long Shawnee resident left this earth for his Heavenly home on May 18, 2016. Clifford was born February 3, 1922 in Prague, Oklahoma to Charley John and Georgie Marie Sikes. Clifford farmed until 1942 then proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps...
Billie Hoyt Davis
May 18, 2016
Shawnee resident, Billie Hoyt Davis, 86, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Bill was a member of Dale Baptist Church. He was born on February 7, 1930 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to J. Hoyt Davis and Jennie Douthitt Davis. Bill's family has lived in the Shawnee area for 128 years after first arriving during...
Mary Margaret Kasterke
May 16, 2016
Mary Margaret Kasterke, 70, of Shawnee, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 in Shawnee. She was born December 11, 1945 to William and Juanita Saunders in Seminole. Mary Margaret was raised in Shawnee and graduated from Shawnee High School in 1963. She attended East Central University and later graduated from the University of Oklahoma. Mary Margaret married her high school...
George Lindsay Peters
May 13, 2016
George “Lindsay” Peters, lifelong resident of Shawnee, died on Friday, May 13, 2016. He was 90 years old. Lindsay is survived by his children, Melanie (Robert) Shurden of Wichita, KS, Debbie Peters of Edmond, Oklahoma, and Sam (Betsy) Peters of Plano, Texas; his sister-in-law Mona Fearheiley of Mt. Carmel, Illinois; five grandchildren, Lynn Mitchell-Parrish (John Parrish), Nicolette Mitchell Bailey (Brendan),...
Robert "Bob" Leonard Franklin
May 13, 2016
The Greatest Generation lost one of its own when Robert Leonard (Bob) Franklin made his transition on May 13, 2016. Bob was born April 30, 1925 in Duncan, Oklahoma. The son of Leonard (Frank) and Alma Franklin, he had two sisters, Irene and Loretta. Bob was moved with the family at the age of four to Seminole where he grew...
Ray M. Murdock
May 11, 2016
Ray M. Murdock, 88, of Mcloud, Oklahoma died Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at his home. Native American Services will be held Wednesday Evening at the home. Burial will be early Thursday morning at the Frye Family Cemetery. Ray M. Murdock was born on December 31, 1927 near Mcloud to Oliver and Mattie Frye Murdock. He attended Mcloud grade school in...
Luther "Jay" Buckner
May 11, 2016
Shawnee resident, Luther “Jay” Buckner, 71, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in an Oklahoma City hospital. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Spencer Davis and Wallace Gambler, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Friday to visit with friends...
Jenetta Sumner
May 7, 2016
Jenetta Large Sumner was born March 11, 1939 to Jewell and Nettie Large in McLoud, Oklahoma. Jenetta graduated from McLoud High School in 1957. Jenetta married Don Sumner on December 23, 1958. They had two children, Jennifer and Jeffrey. Jenetta was preceded in death by her son, Jeffrey, her parents, a grandson: Derek Douglas, two brothers: Herb and Ernest Large....
Douglas Foraker
May 6, 2016
Douglas Foraker, 87, of Shawnee, OK, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 in Oklahoma City, OK. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow in Little Cemetery. Douglas A. Foraker was born January 9, 1929 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Harry A. Foraker and Flossie (Alexander) Foraker. He attended school at Bowlegs...
Alyce "Joan" Webb
May 3, 2016
Alyce “Joan” Webb, 77, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, May 5, 2016 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Ray Miller officiating. Burial will at 2:00 PM at Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow. Joan was born January 14, 1939 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas to Homer & Velma Rhea (Craft) Watts. She...
Jennifer Lynn Birchett
May 2, 2016
The Community mourns as Heaven gained an Angel. On May 2, 2016 we lost a daughter, mother, fiancé, and friend. Jennifer Lynn Birchett was born September 20, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois to Dave and Geri Federighi. She graduated from Milpitas High School in California and received a Bachelor’s Degree from The University of Phoenix. Jennifer came to Shawnee nearly 20...
Katherine Barclay Schunk
May 1, 2016
Katherine Barclay Schunk Services are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 4 at Walker Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Memorial Park, Tulsa at 2:30 p.m.
Jack William Scott
Apr 30, 2016
Jack W. Scott, 81, of Shawnee, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 in a local nursing home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Walker Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Jack was born October 29, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Glenn & Ada (Waikel) Scott, and graduated from Concordia Lutheran High School. On March...
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