Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Kathy Fay Long

Kathy Fay Long

Aug 31, 2023

Katherine (Kathy) Fay Long of Seminole passed from this life on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Kathy was born October 25, 1964 in Bakersfield, CA to Frank and Linda (Joyner) Long. She graduated from Bakersfield High School and attended Taft College.

Kathy worked in security at Packtive and as a teacher’s aide at McKee School. She enjoyed watching hummingbirds, making dream...

Willard Conner

Willard Conner

Aug 31, 2023

Willard Conner of Shawnee, OK passed away at the age of 91 on Thursday, August 31, 2023.

Willard was born on August 16, 1932, in Silver Lake, KS, to Elmont Owen Conner and Susie Ann (Jeffries) Conner. He attended high school in New Lima, OK. He and his twin brother, Millard, joined the United States Air Force in 1949, where...

Thomas Gale Sanders

Thomas Gale Sanders

Aug 29, 2023

Thomas Gale Sanders went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, 29 August 2023 at the age of 65.

Tom was born on 16 July 1958 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to his parents Roberta Jean and Gaylord “Sandy” Sanders. He retired from Tinker Air Force Base in 2019 after nearly 35 years of civil service. During his...

Carolyn Sue Hughes

Carolyn Sue Hughes

Aug 28, 2023

Carolyn Sue Hughes passed from this life on Monday, August 28, 2023. Carolyn was born December 9, 1939 in Wanette, OK to Jack and Viola Gladys (Durham) Lamirand. She graduated from Tucson High School.

Carolyn married George Floyd Hughes on June 15, 1998. She worked as a cook, baker, and a healthcare provider. Cooking and baking though was her passion...

Teddy Hale

Teddy Hale

Aug 24, 2023

Teddy (Ted) Hale, 83 of Tecumseh, passed away on Thursday, Agust 24, 2023 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Ted was born on May 3, 1940 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Ira and Lilly Lorean (Hendley) Hale. He was raised in Shawnee and lived the last 13 years in Tecumseh.

When Tedy was 16, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Following his...

Betty Jean Sikes

Betty Jean Sikes

Aug 24, 2023

Betty Jean Haralson Sikes was born on August 27, 1921, to Thomas Albert and Willie Pearl Pryor Haralson in Paden, OK. She passed away on August 24, 2023, at the age of 101 years old. She was a long-time resident of Bethel Acres, OK.

 

Betty was the youngest of 15 siblings, all of whom predeceased her along with her...

Tom H. Willoughby

Tom H. Willoughby

Aug 22, 2023

Thomas Harvey Willoughby, 74, was called home on August 22, 2023, surrounded by family.  Tom was born September 21, 1948, in Lindsay, OK to Jr. & Corine (Hightower) Willoughby.  He kept Shawnee, OK and the surrounding area looking good for 55 years by upholding the slogan, “Keep Shawnee Beautiful – Get a Haircut!”

He graduated from Vanoss High School in...

Johnnie Ralph Mauldin

Johnnie Ralph Mauldin

Aug 14, 2023

Johnnie Ralph Mauldin, resident of Guthrie, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023. He was 70 years old. A funeral ceremony to celebrate Johnnie's life will be held on Monday, August 21, 2023 at 11:00 am in the Chapel at Walker Funeral & Cremation Service, Shawnee, OK. Johnnie will be laid to rest at Resthaven Memorial Park privately at a...

Dana Kay Reeder

Dana Kay Reeder

Aug 11, 2023

Tecumseh resident Dana Kay Reeder, 72, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023 in Shawnee, OK.

Dana was born January 19, 1951 in Meeker, OK to Tom L. Birt and Doris (Smith) Birt.  She graduated from Ventura High School in CA and later returned to Oklahoma in 1976.  She married Wayne Reeder in 2017.  She loved reading, cooking and being with...

Janet Faye Stryjewski

Janet Faye Stryjewski

Aug 10, 2023

 

Janet Faye Stryjewski, 79, from Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away unexpectedly at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City on August 10th with husband and daughters by her side. 

She was born in Ada, Oklahoma to William Andrew and Mabel Fay (Dickey) Ryan on December 18, 1943. She attended school at Shawnee Schools in Shawnee, Oklahoma graduating in 1961. After graduating,...

Anna Retta Stacy

Anna Retta Stacy

Aug 7, 2023

Shawnee resident Anna Retta Stacy, 81, passed away August 7, 2023 in Harrah, OK.

 

She was born July 12, 1942 in Shawnee, OK to William W. Flessa, Sr. and Anna Retta Sarah (Taylor) Flessa.  On August 25, 1959 she married Jimmy O. Stacy.  Anna enjoyed gardening and loved her family with all her heart.

 

She was preceded in...

Bill James Jameson Jr.

Bill James Jameson Jr.

Aug 7, 2023

Bill James Jameson Jr. passed from this life on August 7, 2023. Bill was born on November 26, 1956 in Inglewood, CA to Bill James Jameson Sr. and Gertrude “Trudi” Lucille Root. He received a Bachelor’s degree.

Bill was a part of the United States Air Force from 1973 to 1984. He grew up in Orange County until 2008 when...

Carla Jean Moor

Carla Jean Moor

Aug 6, 2023

Carla Jean Moor, Shawnee resident, passed away on August 6, 2023 in Oklahoma City, OK.  She was born on June 19, 1974 to Johnny William Garner and Ima Jean (Blalack) Garner in Cordell, Oklahoma.  She attended Putnam City High School and was a cheerleader.  During her elementary school years, she got the opportunity to sing for President Ronald Reagan.  She...

Michael William Haney

Michael William Haney

Aug 3, 2023

Michael William Haney, resident of McLoud, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023. He was 65 years old. 

Michael was born on May 17, 1958 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He graduated from Meeker High School. After graduation, he served his country in the United States Army. Michael was a brilliant mechanic and enjoyed working on cars and motorcycles. When he...

William Michael Odom

William Michael Odom

Jul 30, 2023

William Michael Odom, Papa Mike, 82

William Michael Odom was born April 21, 1941 in San Angelo, Texas to Kitty Jo (Catherine Josephine Buck) and John William Odom. Mike’s dad was a test pilot in the United States Army and the family moved numerous times during his childhood including time in Africa, Florida, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Texas.

Mike’s career as...

Charles Wesley Wolfe

Charles Wesley Wolfe

Jul 29, 2023

Charles Wesley Wolfe was born to George Ann (Clutter) and Ted Wolfe in Edmond, OK on November 9, 1965.  At the age of 4 he was lucky enough to gain his “Momma” Marilyn, when she married Ted.  The marriage of Ted and Marilyn joined Charlie and his older brother T.J. with Marilyn’s daughters Trica and Carla.  The family then welcomed...

Paul Donnie Wolf

Paul Donnie Wolf

Jul 27, 2023

Paul Donnie Wolf, 75, resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away July 27, 2023, in Oklahoma City, OK.

Paul was born on December 31, 1947 to Delmar Wolf and Martha Alexander Wolf in Seminole, Oklahoma.  Paul served his country in the United States Army.  He earned the National Defense Service Medal and was an expert rifleman.  He worked in construction for...

Doris Florence Newton

Doris Florence Newton

Jul 26, 2023

 

Doris Florence (Likens) Newton passed from this life on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Doris was born April 10, 1936 in Dale, Oklahoma to William Roscoe and Laura Lorene (Boone) Likens. She graduated from Dale High School as Class Valedictorian. 

Doris worked for Bell Telephone and Tinker Air Force Base from which she later retired after 26 years of...

Mark Thomas Larch-Miller

Mark Thomas Larch-Miller

Jul 18, 2023

Shawnee resident Mark Thomas Larch-Miller, 71, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023 in Shawnee, OK.

 

No memorial services are planned at this time.

 

Mark was born July 20, 1951 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Burke and Gertrue Larch-Miller. He graduated from Shawnee High School and worked various jobs locally.  He spent over 31 years at Tinker Air Force Base...

Hilda Quintana

Hilda Quintana

Jul 16, 2023

Our family lost our family’s matriarch, Hilda Wood Quintana, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. She had just weeks before celebrated her 87th birthday. Hilda was the daughter of Florence Carter Pawpa and grew up in Meeker along Moccasin Trail. Hilda attended several U.S. Boarding Schools including Pawnee Indian School, and was a graduate of Haskell Institute in 1955, before signing...

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