Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Billy L. VanFleet

Billy L. VanFleet

Feb 15, 2016

Billy L. VanFleet, 79, of Shawnee, OK, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 in a local hospital. Memorial Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 22, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service with Travis Hurst officiating. Billy Luther VanFleet was born July 2, 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Virgil and Pauline (Lewis) VanFleet. He married Patsy (Hudson) on December 2,...

Gene Raymond "Frog" Nadeau

Gene Raymond "Frog" Nadeau

Feb 15, 2016

Gene Raymond “Frog” Nadeau, 81, of Earlsboro, Oklahoma died Monday, February 15, 2016 at Golden Rule Nursing Home. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Mars Hill Cemetery, (West of Macomb). Gene Raymond “Frog” Nadeau was born October 19, 1934 in Pottawatomie County to Vincent and Lela Nadeau. He attended Harjo Schools. He married Twana (Hunt)....

Thomas W. Cook, Sr

Thomas W. Cook, Sr

Feb 13, 2016

Thomas W. Cook, Sr., 79, of Shawnee, OK, died Saturday, February 13, 2016 in a local hospital. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Liberty Baptist Church with Phil Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Tom was born March 23, 1936 in Decatur, Texas to Menzo D. Cook and Flora A. Martin. He was a...

Wilford L. Petricek

Wilford L. Petricek

Feb 7, 2016

Wilford L. Petricek was born September 5, 1925 in McLoud, Oklahoma to Mattie and Jake Petricek, and passed away February 7, 2016 in Oklahoma City at the age of 90. He graduated from McLoud High School in 1943. After graduation he joined the Unites States Navy and served until 1946. After returning home he met the love of his life,...

Alma F. (Hall) Andsager

Alma F. (Hall) Andsager

Feb 5, 2016

Alma F. (Hall) Andsager, 76, of Shawnee, OK passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 in Shawnee, OK. CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE: Day/Date: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 Time: 2:00 p.m. (Visitation: 1:00 p.m.) Place: Brown’s Funeral Home, Atoka, OK Officiating: Rev. Henry Siems Day/Date: Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 Time: 2:00 p.m. (Visitation: 1:00 p.m.) Place: Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, KS Alma was born...

Clayton Eugene Ledford

Clayton Eugene Ledford

Feb 3, 2016

Clayton Eugene Ledford, 64, of Shawnee, OK died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in a local hospital. Services will be 2:00 p.m. February 6, 2016 in Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Tom Harrison & Rev. James Eustace officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home on Friday, February 5 from 6-8 pm to...

Judith Eileen "Judi" Forslund

Judith Eileen "Judi" Forslund

Jan 14, 2016

Judi Forslund was called to be with her Father in Heaven on Thursday, 14 January 2016. She was born Judith Eileen Negri on 21 February 1953, at the Divine Infant Hospital in Wakefield, MI. She was the 3rd child of John D. Negri and Patricia J. (Hemkes) Negri. She attended school in Wakefield and later graduated in June 1971 from...

Frances Allene Cash

Frances Allene Cash

Jan 10, 2016

Services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2016 at Rock Creek Baptist Church with Richard Zimmer and Danny Napier officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Frances Allene Cash was born November 25, 1933 in Roanoke, Alabama to Stephen Allen and Elsie Blanch (Dollar) Osborne. She attended Hadley High School. On December 27, 1951 she married the love of...

Barbara Jean (Akins) Drew

Barbara Jean (Akins) Drew

Jan 8, 2016

Barbara Jean Akins Drew Barbara Jean Akins Drew, 79, of Shawnee went home to be with her Lord on January 8, 2016. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Rev. Clint Dawkins officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery, Meeker, Oklahoma Barbara was born on May 23, 1936 to Montague...

Bobbie Faye Walls

Bobbie Faye Walls

Jan 6, 2016

Bobbie Faye Walls was born March 2, 1935 to Gaines and Rosella (Dunn) Shults in Bearden, Oklahoma. She died on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in a Midwest City Hospital. Graveside Services will be Friday, January 8, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Fairview Cemetery, with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview. She is survived by: 2 daughters: Cynthia...

Marquetta Louise Williams

Marquetta Louise Williams

Jan 6, 2016

Marquetta Louise Williams Marquetta Louise Williams age 61, of Shawnee died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at her home. Born to Barry and Sally (Krause) Whitelock. Attended Saline High School in Saline, Michigan. She married Robert (Bob) Williams in June 1999. She was a bus driver for McLoud Schools, cashier for Wal-Mart and did House and Business Cleaning. She is preceded...

Jack Copeland

Jack Copeland

Jan 2, 2016

Jackie (Jack) Phil Copeland, 83, of Macomb, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully January 2, 2016 at Belfair of Shawnee, Oklahoma. A celebration of life service will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Romulus Baptist Church. Sergio Browning and Tony Black will be officiating. Burial will be at Romulus Cemetery. Jack was born Sept 17, 1932 to...

Leon Wesley Kaskuske

Leon Wesley Kaskuske

Jan 1, 2016

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Kickapoo Friends Center in Mcloud. Burial will follow at Kaskuske Family Cemetery. Leon Wesley Kaskuske Sr. was born May 11, 1933 in Mcloud, Oklahoma to Walter and Myrna Kaskuske. He attended school in Dale, OK. He served in the United States Army where he played on the Army basketball team....

Britt Jones, Jr.

Britt Jones, Jr.

Dec 31, 2015

Visitation: The family will be at Walker Funeral Service from 5pm to 7pm on Monday to receive friends. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Mammoth Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Hazelwood officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mission:Dignity, Care of Mammoth Baptist Church, P.O. Box...

Virginia Elizabeth Shaw

Virginia Elizabeth Shaw

Dec 31, 2015

The family will be at Walker Funeral Service to receive friends on Monday from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Dave Price and Rev. Ron Baldridge officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker. Virginia Elizabeth Shaw was born April 16, 1920 in Meeker, Oklahoma...

Loretta Richardson

Loretta Richardson

Dec 30, 2015

Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at Dale Cemetery with Doyle Loveland officiating.

Virginia Limke

Virginia Limke

Dec 30, 2015

Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Fairview Cemetery

David Ray Rice

David Ray Rice

Dec 27, 2015

David Ray Rice went to his heavenly home on December 27, 2015. He was born to Henry and Marie Rice in Colbert, Oklahoma on January 30, 1933. David graduated from Guthrie High School, and attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College on a football scholarship. March 7, 1953, David enlisted in the Air Force where he was stationed in Miko, Japan for...

Maurine E. Shepard

Maurine E. Shepard

Dec 26, 2015

Maurine E. Harvey Smith Shepard was born September 15, 1919, near Annona, in East Texas. She attended schools in the area, where she enjoyed classes and playing sports, especially basketball. She died December 26, 2015, in Shawnee OK. Maurine married Lewis Smith in 1938. They lived in Annona, Kress, and Hart, TX until his death in 1967. They had two...

Juanita Catherine Arrington

Juanita Catherine Arrington

Dec 25, 2015

Juanita Catherine Denton Wilson Arrington, 95, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 in a local nursing home. She was born January 23, 1920 in Hollis, Oklahoma to Henry Jeptha & Sara Catherine (Adams) Denton. She graduated from Oklahoma A & M (now Okla. State University) in 1942. Juanita taught 8th grade American History at Shawnee Schools from 1961 – 1980....