Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hattie Marie Jackson

Hattie Marie Jackson

Jan 11, 2022

Hattie Marie Jackson, 75, of Columbus Ohio was born in 1946 to Alvin and Mary Jackson in Shawnee Oklahoma. Hattie went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday January 11, 2022. After graduating from Shawnee High School, Hattie moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with husband JC, where they lived for fifteen years and reared four children. Her love...

Lea Dawn Rhodd

Lea Dawn Rhodd

Jan 11, 2022

Lea D. Rhodd, age 38 of Shawnee died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in an Oklahoma City Hospital. Tribal services will be Thursday evening January 13th at the McKosato home at 52319 Moccasin Trail with burial in Wakolee Cemetery Friday morning at 10:00 am. Lea was born July 29, 1983 in Shawnee to Michael Ellis and Connie Rhodd. She attended Davenport...

Louie Gene Johnson

Louie Gene Johnson

Jan 8, 2022

Shawnee resident Gene Johnson, 70, passed away peacefully at his home, where his father grew up, surrounded by family on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Calvary Cemetery. Gene was born August 4, 1951 in Shawnee to Paul and Norma Johnson. He attended school at St. Benedicts until it closed and...

Steve Leroy Beardmore

Steve Leroy Beardmore

Jan 3, 2022

Stephen Leroy "Steve" Beardmore, 68, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022 in Shawnee, OK. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 5, 2022 from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Graveside Services will be at 1:00 P.M. Thursday at Kingfisher Cemetery, Kingfisher, OK. Steve was born August...

Kathryn Gansz

Kathryn Gansz

Jan 3, 2022

There is more to my life than the date of my birth and the date of my death. For when on this Earth I shall draw my last breath I will go on to live forever. I am an Heir and therefore have a share in the timeless life of God. —Kathryn Sue (Speak) Gansz Services for Kathryn Sue (Speak)...

Wynnell Robertson

Wynnell Robertson

Jan 1, 2022

Wynnell Robertson-Winnie to close friends and relatives-resident of Shawnee, OK, passed away on January 1, 2022. She was 90 years old. A graveside ceremony for Wynnell will be held at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 2:00 pm. Casketbearers will be: Jim Robertson, II, Trevor Robertson, Ryan Ward, Jett Ward, Teddy Robertson, and Seth Robertson. 

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Sherri Lynn Wolf

Sherri Lynn Wolf

Dec 29, 2021

Sherri began her adventurous life of 68 years on the hot and humid morning of August 4, 1953 in Stillwater, OK. As a wee girl her favorite things were fishing trips with her Daddy who affectionately called her "mousehead" and playing dress-up with her mother's high heels and equally high fashion clothes. She and her brother Kerry loved to play...

Richard Lee Carter

Richard Lee Carter

Dec 28, 2021

Richard Lee Carter, resident of Shawnee, passed away on December 28, 2021 at 67 years of age in his family home.

Richard was born in Shawnee to Jesse and Gwendolyn Carter on September 28, 1954.  He attended Washington Elementary and then on to Dale where he graduated. Richard later received a certificate of Complete Automotive from Southwest Automotive School in...