Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Jo Ann Kaskuske

Jo Ann Kaskuske

Jan 26, 2022

Jo Ann (Tate) Kaskuske, 78, a resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Jo was born on May 7, 1943 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Irvin and Doris Tate and lived in and around Shawnee the rest of her life. Jo graduated from Tribbey High School in 1961. Following High School, she married and...

Michael Christopher Stone

Michael Christopher Stone

Jan 26, 2022

Michael “Christopher” Stone made his grand entrance into this world on April 29, 2000 in Shawnee, OK. Christopher was raised in Earlsboro, OK by his father Michael and grandparents Oatus and Michele Stone. He lived with his parents Michael, Cecilia, and brothers Hayden and Grayson Stone in Earlsboro, OK. Christopher began his first race onto the golden streets of heaven...

Reba Jo Conway

Reba Jo Conway

Jan 25, 2022

Reba Jo (Wano) Conway, age 67, Shawnee resident passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 in Shawnee.

Reba was born April 25, 1954 in Pawnee, OK to Rev. Franklin S. Wano and Dorothy L. (Turner) Wano. She grew up in Shawnee and graduated from Shawnee High School in 1972. She later attended Gordon Cooper Vo-Tech and Seminole State College. She married...

Elizabeth Ellen Williams

Elizabeth Ellen Williams

Jan 25, 2022

Elizabeth Ellen Loula Williams of Shawnee was born April 12, 1972 at St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Don L. Loula and Gail L. Willis Loula. Elizabeth was a loving daughter, sister, wife and grandmother. She died of complications of pneumonia due to septic shock on January 25, 2022. She was preceded in death by her mother Gail, her...

Betty Jean Gregory

Betty Jean Gregory

Jan 23, 2022

Betty Jean Gregory, long-time resident of Shawnee, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022. She was 90 years old. Betty was born on January 14, 1932 in Vamoosa, Oklahoma to her parents, Leonard L. and Rachael Scroggin. She graduated from Vamoosa High School and was the salutatorian of her class. Betty worked for Oklahoma Natural Gas from November 1977 until...

Barbara Ann Morphis

Barbara Ann Morphis

Jan 22, 2022

Barbara Ann Morphis, 80, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, went to be with The Lord on January 22, 2022. She was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, December 17, 1941 to Frank & Velma McCalip. In 1958, she married Raymond Griggs in Shawnee, Oklahoma. They were married for many years. She later married Benny Leon Morphis and they remained married until his death in...

Mike Jeffers

Mike Jeffers

Jan 22, 2022

Edward Michael "Mike" Jeffers passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the age of 81. He lived a full life of adventure, love of family and friends. He was born on April 22, 1940 in Haileyville, Oklahoma. He was a member of the 1959 graduating class of Shawnee High School.

Mike joined the Oklahoma...

Joyce L. Lasley

Joyce L. Lasley

Jan 20, 2022

On Thursday, January 20, 2022, Joyce L. Lasley, 88, passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior.

Joyce was born on May 5, 1933, at her childhood home in Meeker, Okla., to Raymond and Norma (Gallaway) Stearman.  She was raised in Meeker where she graduated high school with the class of 1951.  Joyce then attended Neff’s Business...

James Luther Givens

James Luther Givens

Jan 18, 2022

James Luther Givens was born November 4, 1931, to Luther Adolphus and Eulalia (Fitch) Givens of Chickasha, Okla. He passed from this life on January 18, 2022, at the age of 90. Jim's family moved to Anadarko, Okla., when he was three years old where he actively participated in Boy Scouts. He spent one summer delivering ice door-to-door for the...

Alan Blair Yoder

Alan Blair Yoder

Jan 17, 2022

Alan Blair Yoder passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2022 in Shawnee, OK. He was 66 years old. Alan was born on September 23, 1955 in Mansfield, Ohio to James Yoder and Sara Norris (Yoder). Alan attended the Mansfield City schools. Alan worked in construction all his adult life, specializing in Dry Wall hanging all over the country. He was...

Frances Elizabeth Henry

Frances Elizabeth Henry

Jan 16, 2022

Frances Elizabeth Henry, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022. She was 85 years old. A funeral ceremony for Frances will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 10:00 am at the Walker Funeral Chapel. Viewing will be at Walker Funeral & Cremation Service on Thursday and Friday until 6:00 pm with a family visitation from...

Marilyn Thrasher

Marilyn Thrasher

Jan 16, 2022

Marilyn was born March 5, 1929 in her family’s home in Seminole County in the community of Little, Oklahoma. As a girl she grew up on the family farm watching crops grow and, once old enough, performing various chores including hand picking cotton with her siblings. She met and married I. B. (Ted) Thrasher in 1949 in Gainesville, Texas and...

Micco Lei Tiger

Micco Lei Tiger

Jan 15, 2022

Micco Lei Tiger, aka C.J. Laundereaux, age 39 of Shawnee, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 in an Oklahoma City Hospital. Services will be Thursday, evening at 6:00 P.M. at Temple Baptist Church. Funeral Service will be Friday at 2:00 at Temple Baptist with burial to follow at Johnson Cemetery. Rev. Mike Craig and R.J. Stokes officiating. Micco was born August...

Jerry Wayne Voss

Jerry Wayne Voss

Jan 14, 2022

Jerry Wayne Voss, 62, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 in Oklahoma City. Graveside services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 24, 2022 at Dale Cemetery. Jerry was born October 29, 1959 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Jerry Wayne Voss and Billie L. (Jones) Barnes. He worked construction much of his life as a carpenter and bricklayer. He enjoyed music...

Lisa S (Case) Cook

Lisa S (Case) Cook

Jan 14, 2022

Shawnee resident, Lisa Suzanne (Case) Cook, 44, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022. Viewing will be available at Walker Funeral Service, 201 East 45th Street, Shawnee, Oklahoma. Viewing will be Sunday, January 16th, from 1 PM – 5 PM, and Monday, January 17, from 8 AM – 6 PM. Family will come and go, so anyone may visit at...

Delmer Davis Lane

Delmer Davis Lane

Jan 14, 2022

Delmer Davis Lane, age 93 of Shawnee, died Friday January 14, 2022 in a local nursing center. Services will be in Walker Funeral Service Chapel on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. with burial to follow at Dale Cemetery. Preceded in death by: Wife Gertrude; Brothers: Tony, Floyd and Loyd; Sisters: Della Mae Kirkendall and Anna Marie McGlothin. Survived...

Joel Thomas Catlett

Joel Thomas Catlett

Jan 13, 2022

Joel Thomas Catlett age 96 of Shawnee, died Thursday, January 13, 2022 at his home. Graveside services will be Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 2:00 PM in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Gerard Nsabimana officiating. Joel was born March 25, 1925 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to George and Bertha (Yandel) Catlett. He retired from Tinker Air Force Base where he...

Kilte Cynthia Reeves

Kilte Cynthia Reeves

Jan 13, 2022

Kilte Cynthia Reeves, 68, of Shawnee died January 13, 2022 in Ada, Oklahoma. She was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Jerry Reeves and Vivian Dolores Dockrey. She attended Shawnee Public Schools and Oklahoma Baptist University. Throughout her life she was involved in theatre and music. She played Blanche in OBU’S production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”. She also appeared in...

Jerry Franklin Matthews

Jerry Franklin Matthews

Jan 12, 2022

Jerry Franklin Matthews, resident of Shawnee, OK passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. He was 84 years old. A funeral ceremony for Jerry will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Walker Funeral Chapel. Following the ceremony, Jerry will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery. Casketbearers will be: Kirk West, Rory West, Clay...

Diane Marie Graves

Diane Marie Graves

Jan 12, 2022

Diane Graves was born July 2, 1960 to James William McEneaney and Nancy Yung Ja Yum at Ft. Dix New Jersey Army Base. She has one sister, Debbie Thomas, two sons, Richard Graves and Ryan Graves, daughter-in-law Beth, and seven grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her late husband Richard A. Graves. There wasn’t a soul that momma didn’t...

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